Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tracy Van Slyke


 * 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   delete. Tomwsulcer does make a fair case for keeping, but even so the consensus remains in support of deletion due to the lack of sourcing. I have looked through some of the links provided, and find that many of them are articles that interview Van Slyke about an issue, but the article is not really about her. Several of the other links are opinion pieces written by her, something that does not confer notability. The Heeb Magazine link is little more than a portrait and a brief paragraph explaining her occupation. There may be enough in those links to assemble a reasonable biography but it is not a sure thing. Finally, I have considered the unanimous consent that the article is underdeveloped and undersourced in its current state, and while that is a surmountable problem in theory, it is more serious when it comes to BLP articles. This deletion is without prejudice against a better sourced biography for Van Slyke that demonstrates that the notability criteria are passed. Note that WP:CSD does not apply to recreations that have addressed the original reason for deletion and significantly improved on the deleted version. Sjakkalle (Check!)  19:46, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Tracy Van Slyke

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I just removed a cluster**** of CSD, PROD, AfD and other incorrectly added tags. But since there clearly is a notability issue, I will open an AfD. Only given links are not reliable sources. Notability is borderline. Safiel (talk) 18:53, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't agree notability is borderline, I think the subject is completely non-noteable. --82.41.251.96 (talk) 16:06, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete - a true paucity of reliable sources. She seems to have gotten a bit of press some time ago, for an editorial or blog criticizing a children's animated TV show, but that's more of a one-event situation. Bearian (talk) 20:25, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete - Nothing notable here at all. Move along. --50.194.2.252 (talk) 23:39, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails WP:GNG. --Jersey92 (talk) 00:53, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Article is borderline or worse, but subject isn't. I agree the current article is not in the best shape, poorly referenced, one-sided, but these problems can be fixed. The general notability guideline requires significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject and these conditions are met. True, she is a left-leaning progressive advocate, and while Wikipedia is a mainstream information source, it is a big tent in that we can cover people on the left and right as well as the center, and she is an important voice on the left. Further, she gets sufficient attention from mainstream sources (Guardian, CBS News, PBS) as well as elsewhere to qualify. PBS addresses Van Slyke in detail. She is discussed here. She was quoted by CBS News and quoted by Bloomberg News. She is discussed extensively in this article. Her provocative piece published in 'The Guardian' about the kids cartoon show Thomas the Tank Engine set off much battling between left and right leaning viewpoints, such as here in the National Review and here and elsewhere. She criticized US president Obama here so while she is left-leaning, she can criticize left-leaning politicians as well. Overall notable person, although she is not as prominent as someone like Betty Friedan. If the article stays, I will try to fix it up when I have time.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 12:44, 24 July 2014 (UTC).
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