Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ruth Elkins

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The result was delete. Shimeru (talk) 22:41, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ruth Elkins[edit]

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Declined a speedy here, but I can't find much more than about 5 minutes of fame. Ruth has written several articles about herself as the "Babe of Berlin", but interest in other sources appears to have died out quickly. Best I can find is this (is it reliable?), this (in German) and this (also in German). Seems like a case of WP:ONEEVENT, but because language issues are hindering my search, I'm bringing to AfD. Fabrictramp | talk to me 20:27, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 20:27, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Agree that this appears to be a case of WP:ONEEVENT. Deutsche Welle is, I think, a reliable source. The two articles in German cover the same ground as the one in English, and in a quick google new archive search I didn't find any articles mentioning her as a subject. I'm sure she's a decent reporter, but does not appear noteworty --Nuujinn (talk) 22:14, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. Silver seren^C 23:18, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have tagged this article for rescue and added some more sources. You guys should learn to use Google Translate. I went ahead and translated all of the German articles for you guys. Silver seren^C 23:18, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm at a little bit of a loss as to why you think those of us who don't read German didn't use Google Translate. Unfortunately, machine translation is not perfect (I've seen some spectacular google fails in the two foreign languages I speak), and searching with Google translate is never as good as searching in a language one is fluent in.

Also, could you do us the favor of pointing out which source(s) you added shows more than just 15 minutes of fame over a single comment? Perhaps I'm dense, but I'm not seeing it. Thanks!--Fabrictramp | talk to me 18:03, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Silver seren, I admire your enthusiam, but I didn't need Google translate since I speak German rather well. Also, I don't think adding links of her own work helps establish notability, can you clarify? --Nuujinn (talk) 01:31, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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