Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kristen Ransom


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The result was no consensus. North America1000 02:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Kristen Ransom

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Semi-advertorialized WP:BLP of a software engineer and entrepreneur, not properly referenced as passing our notability criteria for software engineers or entrepreneurs. As always, people are not automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because they're technically verifiable as having jobs -- the notability test requires evidence of the significance of their work, not just verifying that their work exists. The strongest notability claim here is that a magazine in her hometown named her one of "30 rising local tech stars" in a local-interest listicle, which is not in and of itself a notability-clinching award -- and other than that listicle, three of the other four footnotes are primary sources that are not support for notability at all, such as the self-published website of her own company, a short blurb on the website of her own alma mater, and a Q&A interview in which she's answering questions in the first person on the website of an advocacy organization that isn't a media outlet. There is one footnote here that's genuinely solid coverage in a reliable source (Forbes), but a person needs a lot more than just one of those to clear WP:GNG. Bearcat (talk) 17:56, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
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 * Delete- Unless someone produces some more sourcing, I don't see how she is notable. A local magazine and a short human interest story in Forbes is not enough.--Rusf10 (talk) 03:26, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Additional coverage added to the article that supports WP:BASIC notability: Bay State Banner (October 18, 2017) Making design inclusive, an in-depth feature focused on Ransom; The Root (March 17, 2017) The 10: These Black Women in Computer Science Are Changing the Face of Tech; The Boston Globe (April 5, 2021) Can Boston’s new ‘All Inclusive’ tourism campaign help change its racist image?. There is also a February 18, 2021 WBUR interview: Being Black In The Boston Business World, "Today, we speak with three Black professionals who are part of Boston's business community, and discuss their experiences working in this city, and working to diversify it racially, economically and otherwise," and some additional brief coverage from The Bay State Banner in 2017 with some biographical information. Beccaynr (talk) 16:29, 15 April 2021 (UTC) Upgrading !vote after further review of the sources. Beccaynr (talk) 18:47, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete Forbes story is a contributor story. I feel it fails WP:GNG. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 04:13, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep While the Forbes article is not acceptable, sources mentioned by Beccaynr make her notable. Chirota (talk) 20:54, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 17:13, 23 April 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: I welcome more comments regarding the sources found by User:Beccaynr. Thanks everyone for participating and assuming good faith.
 * Delete Promotional article, does not meet WP:NBIO as per Rusf10. MrsSnoozyTurtle (talk) 00:54, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 18:26, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:BASIC. The coverage in Bay State Banner, Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and The Root demonstrates significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. pburka (talk) 18:42, 3 May 2021 (UTC)


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