Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mary Douglas Drysdale


 * 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   keep. (non-admin closure)  C T J F 8 3  chat 01:36, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Mary Douglas Drysdale

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Not apparently notable by Wikipedia standards, at the moment it just reads like a resume. The article is strewn with copyright infringing scans. Fred the Oyster (talk) 16:34, 17 February 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Pcap ping  10:37, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * KeepPlease re-read WP:BEFORE. It is a good idea to determine if there are reliable and independent sources about a subject before nominating for AFD, even if there are problems with the current form of the article. Winner of many awards for her designs, and written up in numerous publications. On House Beautiful's list of America's "top 100 designers" per Google search summary of  a Wash Post story. Easily satisfies WP:N and WP:BIO. If the article has scans of magazine coverage of her work, and they violate copyright policy, the editing can correct the problem. Google News archive has 129 hits for her and her work, with the Washington Post calling her  "prominent Washington interior designer" and "urbane designer" and "a leading lady of Washington's interior design community." See also House Beautiful which called her "one of the most sought-after designers in the nation's capital" Interior Design called her a "discerning collector of art". She is not just a locally prominent designer. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called her a "nationally known designer". Internationally, she was covered by the Toronto Star. Copley News Service called her a "top designer" who is "widely celebrated for "unexpected surprises." Google Book Search provides 66 results. See, , ,  and , for examples of coverage of her work. Edison (talk) 19:04, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep as per Edison.Edward321 (talk) 03:24, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Edison. --Joe Decker (talk) 19:44, 27 February 2010 (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.