Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurel Blatchford


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 18:49, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Laurel Blatchford

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Fails WP:GNG. I requested speedy deletion as the creator and primary author of this page, but that request was removed. Any further discussion can take place here. Her only past position, chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not confer notability per WP:NPOL. Novemberjazz 18:14, 11 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Just for clarity, can you explain more fully what happened? The subject was a nominee for a federal job but has just withdrawn. You created the page more than a year ago, presumably believing that the person was notable. Are you saying that she's now not notable because she didn't get the job? JMWt (talk) 18:18, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I have used an informal rule that a Senate-confirmed position confers notability. Because her nomination was withdrawn, we are left to evaluate her other position. When I created the page, I assumed that her nomination would result in more mentions in reliable sources. His has not occurred and the sourcing here remains weak. Novemberjazz 18:38, 11 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Women,  and United States of America. Shellwood (talk) 18:23, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete: per nom. That informal rule could probably stand to be reevaluated. ThadeusOfNazereth(he/they)Talk to Me! 19:19, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete withdrawal from a gov't appointed position isn't notable. Oaktree b (talk) 19:44, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. I strongly suspect withdrawal from a position like this might sometimes be notable, but it would depend very significantly (maybe entirely) on the circumstances of that withdrawal and reliable sources' (coverage of the) reaction to it. The circumstances in this case do not appear to confer notability. Thryduulf (talk) 22:09, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete I found one source about her nomination with SIGCOV but nothing else. Appears to lack notability. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 23:35, 11 October 2022 (UTC)


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