Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marie-Andrée Beauchemin (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Number  5  7  14:32, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Marie-Andrée Beauchemin
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fails WP:BIO. all I could find is one line mentions of her. Those wanting to keep should not just say "ambassadors of major countries are generally notable" but actually find sources to demonstrate WP:BASIC. LibStar (talk) 14:24, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  15:00, 9 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep for the same reasons I raised the last time this editor nominated this biography for deletion: Like most permanent ambassadors, she attracted significant coverage in reliable sources due to her prestigious and influential position. In 2000 she caused a minor controversy in Cairo when she painted her official residence (a former palace) pink, an event which was was reported on by the Cairo Times. The coverage doesn't appear to be on-line, but is described here. Several sources, including that one, describe her important role in the Omar Khadr affair when she was High Commissioner to Pakistan. She's also published scholarly articles about international relations.. Pburka (talk) 15:20, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * the first source you provide contains small mentions of the ambassadors, the article is more about the work of various Canadian organizations and not the actual ambassador. And how many articles has she published? LibStar (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete as non notable person. →Davey 2010→  →Talk to me!→  01:32, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, j⚛e deckertalk 15:05, 21 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment. It wasn't particularly difficult to find a copy of an article from the Cairo Times about the pink embassy: . It was also possible to find secondary references to her role in the Omar Khadr affair, and odd references to embassy parties, conferences, etc.. However, careful work would be required to disentangle her scholarly publications from those of a Canadian doctor of the same name. What I would like to say, though, is that even if she is not notable purely as an ambassador she would probably gain slight notability in Commonwealth countries, where there is probably marginally more prestige to being a High Commissioner. The jobs are in practical terms identical, but certainly in the UK, and probably for other Commonwealth countries, a High Commissioner posting is at the top end of the diplomatic scale, on a par the very top ambassadorships. Still, it is surprising how little evidence there is for this person's notability. RomanSpa (talk) 15:29, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. Painting your house a strong colour doesn't make you notable. If the pink house situation was a big deal then it should get it's own article, but it still wouldn't transfer notability to the person who chose to paint it pink. Macktheknifeau (talk) 15:52, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Macktheknifeau ♥ Solarra ♥  ♪ 話 ♪  ߷  ♀ 投稿 ♀ 11:49, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
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