Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yasmine Arrington


 * 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. joe deckertalk 02:17, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Yasmine Arrington

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The subject of the article seems to be a truly admirable young woman  doing her bit to improve the lot of others. However, I struggled to find anything in the refs which conferred the sort of notability that Wikipedia needs. The awards are all very local. I don't believe this meets WP:GNG  Velella  Velella Talk 09:44, 18 November 2015 (UTC)


 * This is so sad that within about 5 minutes of this article going up, it is already on the chopping block. Yes, she is an admirable young woman, who started a very important organization while still in high school. She has also distinguished herself academically and in her career, and I believe this is just the beginning for her, and her achievements and recognition will grow. As far as only being mentioned in local sources, she was in Huffington Post, The Washington Times (that is Washington, DC, a reputable, well-read newspaper,) and several other moderately read sources. I found out about Arrington perusing the list of requested articles here in wikipedia, and I worked hard on it because I was convinced that she is notable and deserves recognition here in wikipedia. She is a role model for others, and is exactly the kind of person Wikipedia was created for. No she is not a superstar yet, but she is of interest, and interesting. I beg other editors to look for more information on her on-line, and add it here. It would be a real pity if this article was deleted.Granolalover (talk) 09:58, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Granolalover, would you be interested in taking the article to Articles for Creation where you will get more time to work on it? Starting new articles in "main space" means risking quick deletion. I see some problems with the article that might be fixable. If so, I'll vote "userfy". LaMona (talk) 03:49, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I would be content with moving this into draft under AfC to see if there is something more in the way of notability that can be established. My suspicion is that there isn't more but I would be happy to see if it can be developed "off line".  Velella  Velella Talk 10:27, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I would like to wait and see how the votes go, and if it is voted for deletion, I would obviously prefer the article go back to the drawing board on the "articles for creation" space and try and improve it. Please advise me on what some of the problems you saw with this article that could indeed be fixed.Granolalover (talk) 09:14, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * There is a real problem if you wait for deletion as it will disappear totally so you would need a locally saved copy to reconstruct a new article in Draft space. Better to move this version to draft and it will safe to work on for a while.  Velella  Velella Talk  10:27, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete Every community in America has people like this, creating admirable organizations and getting local awards and recognition. Should they all have wikipages? Not sure what makes this person more worthy than any of the others. Nor should wikipedia be a place to bestow notability on subjects for their potential in life. ShelbyMarion (talk) 03:31, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I dont believe she is such a "localized" phenomenon and my proof is that Huffington Post felt she was worth space, and the Washington Times, a nationally read newspaper, wrote about her.Granolalover (talk) 09:14, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I also want to add that there are dozens and dozens of articles that I have seen on Wikipedia which are about much less interesting or notable people, with considerably fewer supporting references, which do not get tagged IMMEDIATELY for deletion. Wikipedia is supposed to be a collaborative effort. Why not leave the article up and add to it as she continues to gain in notability. If she does not, there is always the delete process in the future. Granolalover (talk) 09:14, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:52, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. In addition to coverage in the article, she has been covered by BET's Black Girls Rock show, Essence, TeenVogue, emPower. The coverage spans several years so wasn't just one news cycle or a flash-in-the-pan. Fences  &amp;  Windows  01:05, 27 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Sources here. In-depth coverage here and here.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 00:43, 30 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep – Meets WP:BASIC:, , , , , . North America1000 01:02, 4 December 2015 (UTC)


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