Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mika Yamamoto


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The result was SNOW kept.  S ven M anguard  Wha?  14:53, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Mika Yamamoto

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Surely there must be a point where the upteenth killed reporter in Syria is not notable. Maybe make a page reporters killed in Syria BernardZ (talk) 13:27, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep (for sure), she is certainly notable. You are not authorized to put this template on the page. Egeymi (talk) 13:29, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It seems that 17,000 people around the world do not agree with you concerning her notability. Egeymi (talk) 13:39, 24 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong keep- This is a silly AfD. There are tons of reliable references for this person, and her death is particularly, extremely notable, being the first of its kind for a Japense journalist in the Syrian uprising.  We have a treasure trove of references, and a quick Google search discovers that many more can be found as they are updated.  This article certainly passes the criteria for WP:GNG. -- Activism  1234  15:18, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:26, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
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 * Speedy Keep. Perhaps this AfD might have had a sliver of reason if it could be argued that she is notable only because she died and that, given the number of deaths, her death was trivial. But as the article already shows and has properly sourced, she was notable even before her death, given the awards and other recognition she had been given. Since anyone familiar with WP:GNG would have recognized this, I can only conclude this was an unreasonable AfD submitted by someone unfamiliar with the criteria. Michitaro (talk) 16:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - The article needs a grammar check, clarification on awards, and expansion on the circumstances of her death in line with not an AfD nomination. Jun Kayama 17:55, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per Michitaro. As others have said, there are many sources provided and is known for matters other than her tragic death. LlamaDude78 (talk) 19:55, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems to have lots of coverage in reliable sources. Zeromus1 (talk) 00:21, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I intend to improve this article ASAP, and the person the article concerns was a highly notable person and award winning journalist. حرية (talk) 04:48, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Her death has received SIG COV and she was notable before the incident.Crtew (talk) 11:50, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I am currently thinking of 3 S's. They are: Strong, Speedy and Snow. Keep. She is clearly notable, she was covered by several reliable sources even before her death, she won awards, so this is not a WP:BLP1E (or in this case BDP1E) article, and finally, AfD is not cleanup. I recommend that this AfD be closed ASAP, and that the nominator be minnowed, or at least be reminded of our notability guidelines. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 14:42, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
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