Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emily Matson

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The result was no consensus‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:18, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Emily Matson[edit]

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The majority of the article is sourced from obituaries, and they (and related things covering her death) contribute the vast majority of the press coverage about her---though I understand obituaries are considered reliable for the most part (see Wikipedia:Obituaries as sources), I think it is odd to say that they can contribute notability, given that a large amount of semi-well known but not wikinotable people can get obituaries about themselves published. Also, her only notability comes from her suicide, which in itself I do not believe to be a notable event.

AriTheHorse^{talk to me!}

00:08 (updated 13:23), 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women, Journalism, Television, and Pennsylvania. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 01:49, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - to the nom, did you do a BEFORE? There seems to be a lot of coverage of her death in the American press. Netherzone (talk) 02:00, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I did. There is a lot of coverage of her death, but I do not think that this necessarily qualifies her for a biography as per WP:1E. Suicide on its own, I do not believe is a "significant event", and had she not commited suicide, none of those sources about her would have been written.
AriTheHorse^{talk to me!}
05:11 (Updated 05:20), 21 December 2023 (UTC)
Keep. Press coverage nevertheless indicates basic notability.--Ipigott (talk) 12:48, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:52, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:22, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: I don't think she passes BIO, the journalism awards appear minor. Rest of what we have is a basic resume, worked as a journalist, was hit by a train and passed away. Oaktree b (talk) 14:31, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist. Some policy-based arguments would be helpful in coming to a consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:40, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.