Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katherine Needleman


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:39, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

Katherine Needleman

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Delete Proposing this article for deletion. Being an oboist in an orchestra is not enough - if we did that for every orchestra we'd have tens of thousands of oboist Wikipedia articles. The notability criteria are at WP:MUSICBIO. The only reference on the page is to a 13 year old local news article when Needleman went to a school to teach 10 year olds how to play. Searching further I don't find much coverage except for promotional pages and a bullying incident involving her. 82.173.133.70 (talk) 20:05, 17 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete - Completing nomination on behalf of IP editor. Above text is copied from article talk page.  As for my own opinion, it appears that the subject has only received run-of-the-mill local coverage in the Baltimore/Washington area, which doesn't satisfy WP:NMUSIC or WP:GNG --Finngall talk  21:27, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. --Finngall talk  21:28, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maryland-related deletion discussions. --Finngall talk  21:28, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 21:42, 17 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep. She's been the subject of significant coverage in reliable sources, e.g. "BSO principal oboist Katherine Needleman soars through Rouse concerto" (Baltimore Sun; 2016), "BSO debut of ‘Oboe Concerto’ bursts with trills and colors" (Washington Post; 2016), and "Baltimore Symphony musician makes harrassment complaint against concertmaster" (The Strad; 2018). Finngall's complaint that coverage is mostly in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area isn't policy based (WP:TOWN failed), and besides, nearly 10 million people live there. pburka (talk) 23:15, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. based on sources provided above. I have added them to the article. Lesliechin1 (talk) 09:02, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Subject has received coverage in multiple, independent reliable sources (WP:GNG) and appears to be a notable musician based on her pioneering work with triple oboe ensembles. Article just needs a little more work and research. — Johnnie Bob (talk) 13:57, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Clearly meets the WP:GNG. This nomination from an IP is not based on a thorough WP:BEFORE and hence disruptive. gidonb (talk) 16:36, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Per all, enough sources available to secure a pass for WP:GNG. Frigidpolarbear (talk) 15:27, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:SIGCOV.4meter4 (talk) 12:24, 24 June 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.