Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katherine Mangu-Ward


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The result was delete. S warm  we ♥ our hive  06:58, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Katherine Mangu-Ward

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I do not believe that being the managing editor of a relatively small magazine means automatic notability. While the internetz prove she has written many things in different venues, I did not find secondary sourcing that discusses her in any detail. Drmies (talk) 17:08, 23 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment: Yeah, meh, I cleaned up the article as best I could, but it seems like I could only find pretty trivial mentions. This is the best source I found, but it's bloggish and still not super notable. As a point of curiosity, do our deletion guidelines contain any guidance on if a journalist or writer's own publications ever make them notable? I think Mangu-Ward is an interesting case of someone who has been widely published (not just in Reason), but who has not been the subject of much secondary coverage. Thanks. Safehaven86 (talk) 22:40, 23 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment: She is the managing editor of an influential magazine. She regularly appears at think-tank events, book talks, and (my opinion) is prominent in the under-40 demographic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by History.fact.checker (talk • contribs) 23:12, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete She is a bit of a presence as a pundit. But she is not Editor in Chief of Reason, she is Managing Editor. Nor is Editor in Chief Matt Welch a mere figurehead, or a doddering old guy they keep on the masthead.  Reason is respected, certainly, but having the # 2 job does not produce notability.  More problematic is the fact that I found notheng substantive and in depth about her.  No profiles. Just plain not sufficient reliable secondary sources to support an argument for notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:48, 24 July 2015 (UTC)


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