Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elisa Gabbert

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. Tone 22:20, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Elisa Gabbert[edit]

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Biography of a person not noted by mainstream media. WP:BIO requires "multiple published secondary sources" however the only one that really exists is the article in The Kenyon Review. This does not meet the multiple requirement, and as it is also a blog, I do not believe that it is sufficient to be the primary means of showing notability. Much other minor coverage exists, mostly author bios on poetry sites, but the depth of coverage of these is not substantial. Kevin (talk) 23:32, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:51, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:51, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Subject has stated "... it seems pretty hostile and threatening to me.". There is no reason (such as extreme wealth, high political office, or being part of the Wikimedia Foundation) not to respect such a view in this case. -- Seth Finkelstein (talk) 00:38, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Minor poet, interesting blogger. User:Fred Bauder Talk 01:34, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - utterly NN individual & a largely unsourced BLP. Also, Seth's comment above should be taken into account. Primarily, though, it's another NN BLP - Alison ^❤ 03:31, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete It's going to be a nuisance for her more than a benefit for the Wikipedia community. Where did you get all this stuff, Fred? Meanwhile, where's my Wikipedia page? Aren't I a good poet and interesting blogger? :) Atrivedi (talk) 03:39, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Inadequate sourcing and non-notable, unwilling subject. Woonpton (talk) 04:06, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Hell, I've won awards for my poetry and I keep a quasi-blog on Facebook and LJ; where's my article? Answer: I don't pass the GNG, WP:BIO or any other notability criteria, that's where. And neither does this nonstarter. For pity's sake, Fred ... from a former ArbCom member? Seriously? Ravenswing 04:53, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Woonpton. --JN 466 05:48, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete see nothing in the article that would indicate sufficient notability. Also what Seth said.Volunteer Marek (talk) 03:37, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - non-notable person who doesn't want an article about herself. LadyofShalott 03:21, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails to meet the Biography of a living person notability guideline. Alpha Quadrant ^talk 16:23, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Me: 31,100 ghits Her: 23,500 ghits ... now ghits aren't a real metric but geez, I'm not notable, neither is she. Also, what Seth said. Also, per Ravenswing. ++Lar: t/c 20:49, 3 March 2011 (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.