Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quanda S. Francis

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 10:47, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Quanda S. Francis[edit]

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The subject of the article is not notable. The subject's references are exclusively news articles about a candidacy for the NYC Mayor on a minor party line.Yousef Raz (talk) 06:01, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:24, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:24, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete. Completely fails WP:POLITICIAN, nothing else suggests notability.TheLongTone (talk) 14:22, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:NPOL. Created by a WP:SPA, leading me to believe that there are WP:COI and WP:PROMO issues at play as well. KidAd • SPEAK 20:14, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Do not deleteWP: POLITICIAN citations added, references are not paid content, news articles and represent press coverage about the candidacy and the political party the subject established. The subject's candidacy is in Submission process for Collections in National Museum of African American History and Culture as the subject was the first African American woman in history to qualify for ballot access in a general election as candidate for mayor of New York City. looking for information about the age of subject.list of Women-related deletion discussions.list of Politicians-related deletion discussions subject announced a run for Lt. governor of New York as a republican which suggests the request for deletion is politically motivated. The subject has spoken about her education platform and workforce development in London, South Africa and Ghana. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.66.248.15 (talk) 04:13, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Quanda S. Francis is not the was the first African American woman in history to qualify for ballot access in a general election as candidate for mayor of New York City. There were at least two before her; Frances Villar was on the 2009 NYC Mayoral ballot and Lenora Fulani was on the 1989 NYC Mayoral Ballot.Yousef Raz (talk) 05:38, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note A few of the references in the article are just a random number. Like for instance "11".Yousef Raz (talk) 05:45, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
’’’ note’’’ Subject is the first African American woman to qualify for ballot access as a New York City mayoral candidate in a general election with a party line she established. Subject is in the submission process for Collection in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where the subject serves as an ambassador. The subject was the first African American woman to appear on a general election ballot as a mayoral candidate as evidence of all general elections listed on Wikipedia. Lenora Fullani was not listed on the general election ballot in 1989 as a New York City mayoral candidate as mentioned by Yousef Raz. Fullani was listed as a candidate for Lt.

Governor of New York. Francisca Villar is not African American. Lenora Fullani is affiliated with Columbia University which listed the subject’s accomplishment on their Instagram accounts and in their voter guide distributed to students. Barnard College which is reference 5, would not publish inaccurate information. Reference “11” is a resolution passed by the Virginia state senate commemorating the life of the subject’s father-in-law and discusses the subject’s family and ties to the Democratic Party, including Henry L. Marsh and United States Senate Timothy Michael Kaine. Locating more information about the age of subject and names of parents and spouse. Subject is running for Lieutenant governor of New York. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reboot40 (talk • contribs) 20:30, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete only notable for being a failed candidate, fails our notability policies. SportingFlyer T·C 12:52, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

‘’’KEEP’’’meets Wikipedia notability which states, “On Wikipedia, notability is a test used by editors to decide whether a given topic warrants its own article. Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable. reliable and independent sources can be found on the subject and have been added to the article. This subject is notable to the African American community. Deletion would be considered controversial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reboot40 (talk • contribs) 22:23, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:NPOL and WP:GNG. Best, GPL93 (talk) 22:05, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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