Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kate Chappell


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Considering the improvements made by User:LovelyLillith, I'm hereby closing this discussion as keep. (non-admin closure)  NNADI GOOD LUCK  ( Talk &#124; Contribs ) 12:26, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Kate Chappell

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Not notable outside of Tom's of Maine. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:38, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:38, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 06:36, 10 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Merge. Hyperbolick (talk) 16:48, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:50, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Merge - to Tom's of Maine - subject of this article does not meet notability criteria for her own article. May be WP:TOOSOON, as I can't find significant coverage. In addition to being a business person, she is also an artist, but does not meet WP:NARTIST yet either. Netherzone (talk) 17:27, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. Honorary degree meets Notability_(people) "1. The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times." Deleting standalone biographies like these undermines the project's goal of presenting the sum of human knowledge. Jokestress (talk) 20:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment: I can't believe we have reached the point where a notable female executive and philanthropist who co-founded one of America's most notable personal care brands is considered non-notable and unworthy of a standalone article. Buildings are named after her. I found 20 books and news articles discussing her in 30 seconds.  Jokestress (talk) 19:27, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge Absolutely no coverage worth looking at. Fails WP:SIGCOV. There has never been any references since the getgo and if they were available they would have been in.  scope_creep Talk  12:09, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  have a ☕️ //  beans  // 08:56, 17 December 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep per . XOR&#39;easter (talk) 16:13, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge. to Tom's of Maine. I don't get significant coverage, Fails WP:SIGCOV.- Nahal (T) 21:32, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 15:30, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Selected significant coverage:
 * Chappel, Kate, and Tom Chappel. American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present, Volume 1 Anne Becher, Joseph Richey, eds. 2008 ISBN 9781592371198
 * The World According to Tom's of Maine by Ilana DeBare San Francisco Chronicle, October 9, 2007
 * Kate Cheney Chappell 83 Center for Book Arts University of Southern Maine
 * Honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Colby College 2009
 * Chapter on Kate Cheney Chappell in The Enterprising Woman by Mari Florence ISBN 9780759524873
 * Many more available if that is not enough to resolve this as keep. Jokestress (talk) 18:41, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep: Article could be better, but notability is established, as per Jokestress. Lamona (talk) 15:35, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep: Searches under her full name, “Kate Cheney Chappell”, give more coverage. Also, in most references, she is jointly mentioned with her husband. If that’s notable enough to keep him standalone, it should apply to her as well. LovelyLillith (talk) 13:03, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 08:52, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: I've made improvements on the article using some of the references supplied here, as well as others. Hopefully this will demonstrate her notability. LovelyLillith (talk) 23:40, 7 January 2020 (UTC)


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