Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lin Tan (2nd nomination)


 * 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 soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Previous AFD was about a different individual with the same name. Also a note that "articles contains no english citations" is not a valid reason, on its own, for article deletion Liz Read! Talk! 02:58, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Lin Tan
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Article contains no english citations and does not meet basic criteria for WP:NBIO. No WP:RS could be identified to substantial much of the material as presented. Appears to be written as a self-promotional WP:BROCHURE Volcom95 (talk) 22:14, 4 July 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  23:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, News media, Television,  and China. Volcom95 (talk) 22:14, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment. The prior AfD (Articles for deletion/Lin Tan) was about a different person with the same name. I don't rule out the possibility that this person could be notable enough for a Wikipedia article, but this article apparently does not have any relevant inline citations (in any language); only two of the five external links, none of which are used to support any of the statements in the article, appear to actually be about the television host Lin Tan. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 22:48, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Here are some reference links:
 * https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/resolutions/2017/j4218
 * https://wmbctv.com/sinovision-63-4/
 * https://bkreader.com/2018/04/10/photos-healthfirst-celebrates-women-trailblazers-womens-history-month/
 * https://www.bxtimes.com/healthfirst-holds-womens-history-month-community-awards/ 173.56.19.182 (talk) 21:06, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Tricky one, this. She is clearly an established anchor for Sinovision, a significant broadcaster in the US Chinese media market, but she has little or no coverage in her own right that would meet WP:NBIO. The references in the article, which are not inline, don't support notability for our purposes. I searched in English under  "Lin Tan" and "Tan Lin" and in Chinese under "谭琳" and "sinovision" but could find only routine coverage, such as videos of her programming, not specifically about her.   So it's delete. Fiachra10003 (talk) 23:31, 12 July 2022 (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.