Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wendy Jedlicka


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The result was   delete. ( X! ·  talk )  · @131  · 02:09, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Wendy Jedlicka

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Deprodded article. I cannot find significant coverage for this person, and there is no indication that the person would meet WP:BIO. Additionally, I don't believe the references cited are sufficiently reliable and independent for a BLP. Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 06:00, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Maybe speedy delete, as this article is mostly copied from  with very minor changes.  My checking has not shown that she is a remotely notable person, and this seems like WP:ARTSPAM.   Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 06:17, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Jedlicka is a known expert in sustainable packaging design - a growing field in itself. I support the inclusion of this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.220.7.85 (talk) 21:40, 4 January 2010 (UTC)  — 67.220.7.85 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Agreed that Jedlicka is a high-profile expert in sustainable packaging design. In addition to her books, she leads the Minneapolis College of Art and Design's sustainable design certificate program, one of the few green design programs in the US.  Green packaging may be a small field, but it is of much more consequence to the world than hundreds of other things with articles in Wikipedia (e.g. videogames and the like). I support the inclusion of this article. (Jeremy Faludi, Stanford University lecturer in sustainable design)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.86.130 (talk) 04:05, 12 January 2010 (UTC)  — 71.202.86.130 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Do you have any reliable sources to indicate that the subject would meet the notability guidelines? -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 00:02, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Articles quoting W. Jedlicka http://www.packagedesignmag.com/issues/2008.10/publisher.shtml http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009914.html http://www.core77.com/blog/events/reflections_from_greener_by_design_2009_13591.asp http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/alissa-walker/designerati/problem-not-packaging-design-its-systems-design http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/strategy/e3i1de189927bfff7588e85b360b414d0a7?pn=2 http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/sustainable_devices/ http://www.energytimes.com/pages/departments/0910/earthmatters0910.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.57.4.163 (talk) 23:32, 6 January 2010 (UTC)  — 66.57.4.163 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:17, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for checking for sources. Ignoring the blogs and a site that she is a writer for (see WP:SPS), the remaining mentions include brief tangential quotes calling her "a designer" or "expert". None is about her or goes any further to demonstrate notability.—Ash (talk) 15:03, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete: Jedlicka may be an expert in packing design but unfortunately doesn't pass WP:BIO. South Bay (talk) 01:05, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak delete Insufficient notability to meet guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak delete: I had previously considered putting the page up for deletion myself, mainly due to a number of awful unreliable sources quoted. However a search on Google Books shows her publications (previously in direct publisher links) which I have now added to the article, giving a bit of weight to a case of notability as a sustainability and packaging expert. However I do not find any evidence so far that the books themselves are particularly notable (no citations in Google Scholar for example), though the publisher certainly is.—Ash (talk) 17:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * After searching further for sources and checking in detail through those posted above, I have changed my view to a delete as it seems unlikely than suitable reliable sources will clearly demonstrate notability in the near future.—Ash (talk) 15:06, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: Ms. Jedlicka is a leader in this growing field and works tirelessly to connect others to sustainable design and practices. Her latest book (just off the press and published by major publishing house Wiley) is over 500 pages in length, and offers 2-3 times the materials, information and resources than other similiar books. The book's contributors also include leading industry organizations such as the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.167.126.211 (talk) 20:44, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- —Ash (talk) 14:50, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
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