Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nikole Churchill

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The result was delete. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 23:47, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nikole Churchill[edit]

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Delete notability: "it takes more than just a short burst of news reports.... to constitute sufficient evidence of notability – particularly for living individuals known for one event (WP:BLP1E)." Riphamilton (talk) 16:42, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:BLP1E. --Whoosit (talk) 19:51, 17 October 2009

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Keep:::Nikole Churchill is notable as the first white woman to represent a traditionally black university as homecoming queen and beauty contest winner. Even more so because of the public outrage of some of the black students and alumni. Especially when a notable number of people walked out of the pageant when the winner was announced. Perhaps it is the event that is most notable, but it is through an article about the person that the story can be told. Natwebb (talk) 04:49, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

notability: The Facts of the Article are Accurate and is verifiable through not only the Hampton university Records of the Pageant, but in the numerous news accounts and other archival records that are easily checked. What is in dispute here and what people want to erase or change is the historical fact of what is written in the 2nd article of the controversy caused by her winning the Pageant and where some did not want a "White" woman to win and felt that she was intruding on sacred ground. In response to this Miss Churchill wrote a controversal letter to President Obama asking for his assistance because of his influance with the University itself. In this letter are some comments she took out of context and caused more controversy. Again. All of this is historical facts not subject to change because it is impossible to change history. But there are some who want to erase history and this must be prevented at any costs. The Nazi's did this, the Soviets did this, as have other dictitorial agencies who do not want notariety of particular events especially when it involves insulting or invading their personal bias or beliefs. Nikole Churchill succeeded in creating a point in history that is notable in that she broke a race barrier that may seem insignificant today but might or might not become celebrated as a major changing point in history. Just as it was with a black woman who refused to sit in the back of the bus, which at the time was insignificant but took decades to realize that, staged or not, the event was a point where history was made. "To demand deletion of an article of an historic event simply because one or two "Dissenters" do not like the subject is totally uncalled for. The 1st Black President is a historic event. The 1st White Beauty Pageant winner in a predominantly black contest is a historic event, just as it would be if turned around, a Black pageant winner in a predominantly White contest is a historic event. Bias comes in many forms, one of the most henious is one of 'Changing or deleting History'" Rudeseal (talk) 23:19, 18 October 2009

DO NOT Delete

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 00:07, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Userfy to editors user's page. Ikip (talk) 00:34, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note text copied to: http://wikipopuli.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nikole_Churchill Ikip (talk) 00:37, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I'm suprised more people haven't chimed in on this one. The event is notable whether it is covered here (i choose to ignore to BLP1E chorus hiding in the wings) or elsewhere on the project.--Milowent (talk) 04:36, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Being known for just the one thing means the biography should be deleted. Kevin (talk) 08:51, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - WP:BLP1E article. Coffee // have a cup // ark // 17:52, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: See my above comment!Natwebb (talk) 01:50, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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