Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Veda Shook


 * 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. The Bushranger One ping only 05:16, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Veda Shook

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Sources used don't mention her. Notability appears iffy. CorporateM (Talk) 19:00, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. Actually one of the sources currently on the article does mention her, but only to quote her, and only one sentence. There is plenty of coverage on her and I managed to find one decent source, but the overwhelming majority of sources I found are: 1) published by her, 2) business directory and/or social media sites, 3) published by the Association of Flight Attendants or its parent organization, the Communications Workers of America and therefore not truly independent of the subject, or 4) only mention her in passing or quote her, which is expected given her position. She does not inherit notability from the union or her position in it, and based on what I said above I don't see significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 21:00, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:58, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:58, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep: Gnews seems to me to have plenty of sources indicating she is notable. Eg. Notable for being "international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA" New York Times and having been seated on the Executive Council of the largest federation of unions in the United States, the AFL-CIO. As a member of the Council, The Street PR Newswire. (Msrasnw (talk) 10:27, 19 February 2013 (UTC))


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LlamaAl (talk) 00:03, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep I believe that she is notable. She is International President of a labor union with over 50,000 members, and also a member of the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation in the United States. I've added the source mentioned by KuyaBriBri to the article, which contains significant coverage including a lot of biographical detail. It is an independent source as it has no direct connection to her union. Please note that WP:PEOPLE says that "If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability". I can easily find dozens of brief descriptions of Veda Shook and her union work over the last ten years, all of which add up to notability in my opinion.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  06:27, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Presidents of large national associations are notable, including labor unions.  DGG ( talk ) 04:22, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
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