Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Margaret H. Sedenquist

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The result was delete‎. Daniel (talk) 05:21, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Margaret H. Sedenquist

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I found this article because the owner of Imbrifex Books apparently paid at least one editor to create and edit a slew of promotional articles. It turns out there have been socks involved (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/CharlesSquid) and one of the suspected socks created this article. Margaret H. Sedenquist is the mother of the Imbrifex Books publisher and I'm sure she was an amazing person but the article as it stands is referenced by an obituary likely authored by the family and some references that aren't really references.

a Los Angeles Times article that merely mentions her name[1]
a Pasadena Star-News article that also only mentions her in passing and has a quote from her[2]
another Pasadena Star-News article about local events that carries four paragraphs about the local Women's Civic League giving Sedenquist a Woman of the Year award but only two of those four paragraphs are devoted to Sedenquist.[3]

It look like there is only one reference where she is sole subject of the article[4] but it is a local business paper announcing her talk at the local Rotary Club and she is being interviewed. I think that makes it fail WP:INDY as a source.

She appears to have been very active locally and probably a nice person but I don't think it meets WP:BIO right now. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 19:31, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 23:57, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - not notable.

—A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 01:24, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, notable individual. Some of the sources cited appear reliable and also found this one[5] which is not yet cited in the article. AllNotAll (talk) 06:17, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Fails GNG and NBIO. I thought this would be an easy keep, but I didn't find anything that meets WP:IS WP:RS with WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and in-depth.

Source eval:

Comments	Source
Obit, looks like the below source from AfD is sourced from this obit.	1. "Margaret H. Sedenquist 1927 - 2021". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
mentioned in sentence near end of article.	2. ^ Drake, Sylvie (February 21, 1986). "Pasadena Playhouse Reopens In April With 'Arms And The Man'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
Mention with quote, fails WP:IS, WP:SIGCOV	3. ^ Jump up to:a b Williams, Janette (August 11, 2011). "Five Acres children's home leader Bob Ketch to retire after 34 years at the helm". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
Promo for an event they were speaking at, fails WP:IS	Pasadena California, Hotels,CA Real Estate,Restaurants,City Guide... - Pasadena.com". www.pasadenanow.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019.
Promo for an event they were participating in, fails WP:IS	5. ^ "Patt Diroll: Honoring those who help the community". Pasadena Star-News. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
Fails WP:IS, WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth.	6. ^ "Margaret H. Sedenquist Scholarship".
	from AfD
Reprint of what appears to be an OBIT in a press release, all the normal problems with an OBIT	https://chu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-chu-recognizes-2021-congressional-women-year-hometown-hero-edition

See the nom's comments for what their BEFORE found, mine found nothing that meets IS RS SIGCOV. Ping me if WP:IS sources are found with WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth, it really seemed like this would be a Keep, but it needs WP:IS sources with SIGCOV. // Timothy :: talk 00:44, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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