Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blanche Cobb

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The result was delete. Redirect at editorial discretion. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:50, 2 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Blanche Cobb[edit]

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There is no notability guideline or policy that says “the fourth oldest X is notable”. The sourcing for this article is pretty sparse and fails WP:GNG (most of the article is family quotes about the individual). Two sources are obituaries and the other four are all local feature articles about her. The only other sources I could find on her WP:BEFORE are WP:ROUTINE generic articles which listed the names and ages of old living people, and a GRG table which tells us nothing other than her name, age and country. Even if these sources meant she was somehow notable, then WP:NOPAGE and WP:BIO1E should almost certainly apply as there is nothing to say about her other than the basic trivial longevity stuff (born, married, had kids, was fourth oldest in the country, loved potatoes, died). Her presence on lists such as List of supercentenarians from the United States is enough, as this article is never going to expand beyond a WP:PERMASTUB and is primarily acting as a WP:MEMORIAL.

Given off-wiki canvassing problems on this topic in the past, for the record, this is WP:NOTAVOTE. Newshunter12 (talk) 06:26, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Newshunter12 (talk) 06:42, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Newshunter12 (talk) 06:42, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or Redirect to appropriate list. This has got to be the most padded supercentenarian article I've ever seen. More than half the article is quotes about her from her family and we apparently need 5 sentences about her love of potatoes. Also fails WP:GNG in that every single source is tied to Jacksonville, Florida. This would be local coverage only as she retired to the area. And do note that she wasn't even the oldest in her state. CommanderLinx (talk) 10:16, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete merely living a long time does not make one notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:01, 25 August 2018 (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.