Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/María Elena Holly

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The result was keep. Michig (talk) 10:18, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

María Elena Holly[edit]

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Lacks notability: Being the widow of a notable person doesn't make her automatically notable. Mercy11 (talk) 04:07, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Of course, being the widow of a notable person doesn't make her automatically notable. But it doesn't rule out notability either. If she had quietly gone on with her life, she wouldn't be notable. But instead she spent half a century visibly and somewhat aggressively protecting and profiting from Buddy Holly's legacy, fighting with people and sometimes suing them. She has had a longstanding and well-documented feud with Lubbock, Texas. All this has been well recorded in reliable sources, so there is plenty of coverage of her in Google Books and Google News Archive. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:27, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Cullen³²⁸. Buddy casts a long shadow. In addition to her business dealings, they're still interviewing[2], quoting[3] and mentioning/photographing her[4] to this day. That'll be the day when this article says goodbye. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:26, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:49, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:49, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep also per per Cullen. I was surprised to see the AfD in the first place. She has played an important role which is well documented in keeping the legend of Rock and Roll pioneer Buddy Holly alive. Tony the Marine (talk) 20:36, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Changed my mind - deserves to stay. My name is Mercy11 (talk) 15:09, 27 June 2013 (UTC), and I approve this message.[reply]

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