Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valerie Ding


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:47, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Valerie Ding

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Biography of a promising student who does not meet the general notability requirement, the professor test, or the criteria for a notable musician. She received passing mention in multiple independent news sources, but those articles were covering competitions which are disallowed by the notability guidelines for academics and musicians. DPRoberts534 (talk) 04:57, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the premier science fair, however, the award she won is not the top prize. Given how many recognitions are given at the ISEF, we should limit notability to the top winners. This per WP:ANYBIO "significant honor". The trip to the Whitehouse is not uncommon and she went with a group. The minor planet naming is cool, but it's a 'minor' planet (so far). This looks like WP:TOOSOON. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 19:09, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Ding seems to be teetering on the edge of notability. While she doesn't meet WP:ACADEMIC or WP:MUSICBIO, her multiple appearances as a finalist for science fairs and musical competitions, the earning of a Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship, appearing on the Daily Show, and having a minor planet named for her all add up to demonstrate a degree of notability that meets WP:BIO. Not all of the coverage has been just passing mentions - see for example this article from The Oregonian. Gobōnobō  + c 01:50, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Doesn't really seem notable to me. While her work has been impressive, it doesn't really seem noteworthy enough for an article to me. Laxfan1977 (talk) 02:32, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak delete The WP:PUFFERY at play moves me to the WP:TOOSOON side. For example, the article states she was "featured" on the Daily Show for "her work on quantum physics" but in reality she was not mentioned by name and it was part of a humorous bit that had nothing to do with her work. --Esprqii (talk) 17:59, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete, per my stance on Articles for deletion/Vinay Iyengar, which applies equally here. StringTheory11 (t • c) 05:52, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
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