Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poppy King


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 01:49, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Poppy King

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founder of a small and unsuccessful company; she received a youth award--Australian of the Year is notable ; Young Australian of the year is not, as her career indicates.  DGG ( talk ) 02:47, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Her book seems to be in a lot of libraries . And was reviewed, eg, 17 May 2008 The Globe and Mail. She has recieved lots of coverage eg Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times, book, "Poppy King treasures her artwork." 11 October 1997 The Australian, "Poppy King Tells Of Her Will To Survive" BY  Peter Wilmoth 8 October 1998 The Age, "Colour is her living"  BY  ERIN HANAFY 6 January 2004 Montreal Gazette. And some of the ones listed here are probably good. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:43, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep per very extensive news coverage. -- 101.119.15.182 (talk) 22:56, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
 *  Keep any half decent BEFORE search on google or trove would show that she was highly notable in the late 90s as a young, female entrepreneur, and notability isn't temporary. Still pops up in the occasional "where is she now" article. Easily meets GNG. The-Pope (talk) 01:16, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep as per previous comments. Dan arndt (talk) 03:06, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per The-Pope, plus common sense: being selected as the young Australian of the Year is one of the highest honours going in Australia, and recipients receive huge amounts of coverage! Her company was neither small nor unsuccessful at its peak. In all honesty, this is probably the worst single AfD nomination I've ever seen. Nick-D (talk) 09:52, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep, I don't blame DDG for thinking that Young Australian of the Year is not notable, but it gets very wide coverage here in Australia. There's also the fact that to even get nominated, you've pretty much got to have enough of a profile that you'll meet the WP:GNG anyway, as demonstrated above.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 10:39, 28 February 2014 (UTC).
 * Keep. Heaps of coverage. Doctorhawkes (talk) 03:52, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. She still gets coverage, such as this article from The Daily Telegraph.  It's not just "where are they now" articles.  Consensus seems to be that the award confers notability, and I think I agree with that. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:38, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - Disagree with the rationale behind this AfD. Poppy has had quite a bit of media coverage over the years, and disagree that Young Australian of the Year is not notable, it is more than just a youth encouragement award! Dfadden (talk) 23:26, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
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