Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LGBT Poet Laureate


 * 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 delete.  MBisanz  talk 03:14, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

LGBT Poet Laureate

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Article, based mainly on primary sources, about a position created by a local LGBT organization, which is serving much more as a WP:COATRACK for a BLP of the incumbent titleholder than as an encyclopedic article about the title. Trudy Howson might be eligible for an article of her own — the few acceptable reliable sources here point toward the possibility of her being sufficiently notable as an individual (although they're not enough to slamdunk that by itself without some additional sources) — but nothing here supports or properly sources that the title is a notable one in its own right. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 17:41, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:06, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment, and added a couple of projects to the article talkpage so this afd appears on their alert lists. Coolabahapple (talk) 15:15, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Rename to Trudy Howson and expand. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 13:06, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete This a newly created award and a local one at that. We don't create articles on every local award. Fails GNG and WP:TOOSOON. The poet doesn't seem to be notable either to me, so it is a clear delete. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 05:50, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 06:58, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - award doesn't seem notable, apparently not a position appointed by a major national organisation. Blythwood (talk) 12:33, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * delete sourcing is just not out there.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:09, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - Non-notable award dealing largely with a possibly notable poet. I suggest a possible rewrite along those lines if the creator feels that can be sourced out. Carrite (talk) 18:04, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete -- non notable award and insufficient coverage. K.e.coffman (talk) 21:09, 6 August 2016 (UTC)


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