Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laura Ikeji (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. Ad Orientem (talk) 02:20, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

Laura Ikeji
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Sister of a famous blogger and married to an ex soccer player, per WP:NOTINHERITED that does not make her notable. I have known Laura for close to a decade and one thing is that she always pushes herself to be in the news, however, I can't seem to place my hand on what makes her notable for Wikipedia. As an actress, she fails WP:NACTOR, as an entreprenuer, she fails WP:NOTABILITY (people). The abysmal net worth in the infobox is not only laughable but very incorrect. Her sister's wealth is not her wealth. This well-written article was created by a "new editor", but the state of an article is not a reason to keep an article, what matters is passing the notability guidelines. HandsomeBoy (talk) 18:13, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Mahveotm (talk) 20:17, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Mahveotm (talk) 20:17, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. Mahveotm (talk) 20:17, 17 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep The article meet WP:GNG as we all know, she also meet WP:CELEBRITY criteria 2 which stated having a large fanbase following. She's verified on Instagram with over 968k followers, almost a million following. She meet WP:ANYBIO being honored by ECOWAS and also for her to be listed on YNaija magazine on a list to celebrate African women means she has contributed to her field. Also note if she hasn't contributed to her field she wouldn't be a brand ambassador of any of the brand most importantly "PayPorte".. Just like it is stated by Wikipedia, a person only establish notability by meeting at least one of it guideline but here I don't see her meeting one or two but three. Also sorry to say you keep saying this "New Editor" like it not possible for someone to make research before doing something, I have watched YouTube videos, read articles online and I understand how Wikipedia work's so please stop using the word "New Editor" as a means of kicking my article's into nomination like you did before HandsomeBoy.. Thank you. --Timi422 (talk) 05:57, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If you get a reliable source that speaks about her having a cult following, that will give better credence to your argument. Social media following has never been a valuable argument for assessing notability. There are numerous individuals and organizations with one million followers on IG that are not notable, besides people buy likes and followers on IG.
 * ECOWAS, AU, UN honour people regularly, that is not a big deal. Most actressess, singers, humanitarian, etc are UN Youth ambassadors.
 * Please be careful not to mislead readers of Wikipedia by using sources that does not substantiate a statement. Wikipedia is serious business. I went through this source and didn't see anything that said she was one of 50 incredible women women in Africa by Ynaija as stated in the article. And even if she was listed in their countdown - I go through YNaija countdown list regularly, and less than 50% are usually notable for Wikipedia. The online blog can only solidify notability, not confer it. In terms of media houses in Nigeria, they are not even a top media site so their ranking can't be held in high standards.
 * Being a brand ambasandor means nothing, my friend was a Google ambassador at my university, and Google is even bigger than Payporte yet he is not notable.
 * Your articles were nominated because I didn't think they met the notability guidelines. Period.
 * Regards. HandsomeBoy (talk) 18:21, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment You first said "Laura likes to be in the news" indirectly you condemned the fact she meets WP:GNG then you went forward and said "ECOWAS, AU, UN honour people regularly, that is not a big deal. Most actressess, singers, humanitarian, etc are UN Youth ambassadors" are you also trying to say also meeting WP:ANYBIO doesn't count. This wasn't my write up but it is stated in the guideline whereby an article meet at least 1 of it criteria but here am seeing two. Let me give chance to other editor to contribute then I see thing's from their point of view. --Timi422 (talk) 04:26, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * She likes to be in the news for trivial info such as "Laura Ikeji flaunts a new Gucci bag", "Laura Ikeji thinks all Nigerian men are after sex", etc. GNG is interested non-trivial significant in-depth independent coverage, such as an essay on the Punch titled "The entrepreneurial drive of Laura Ikeji" or "How Laura Ikeji is redefining fashion through blogging" on Guardian. What I mean is the process to becoming an ECOWAS youth ambassador is not one that is very thorough by WP standards. Besides, I just went through the source and she was not chosen as an ambassador neither was she honored directly by ECOWAS, rather it was just a female association attached to ECOWAS ie ECOFEPA that honoured her and some other persons. HandsomeBoy (talk) 12:43, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note I made a clear statement "The ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Abuja, honour" it even written on her article Laura Ikeji. I never said ECOWAS honor her rather I said a body attached to ECOWAS which is a subsidairy of ECOWAS. Also this are example of WP:GNG | Vanguard.--Timi422 (talk) 13:42, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 14:00, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep She meets WP:CELEBRITY Buzzy anslem (talk) 10:52, 31 July 2018 (UTC)


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