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Lisa Marie Scott

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Nothing besides the Playboy 1995 pictorial itself and a couple of primary sources. Tagged for lack of sources almost fifteen years ago, at a time when articles were posted up rather nonchalantly. -The Gnome (talk) 14:37, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Well, the Playboy link is gone. Even if we assume it was substantial, that's all there is for sourcing. I can't find anything about this individual. Adult Film Base and her website aren't useful for sourcing. Oaktree b (talk) 14:52, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:08, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers and Florida. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:27, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television, Japan, California, Hawaii, and Virginia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 17:37, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Riana Lynn

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Non-notable "AI pioneer" peddling dubious AI "inventions". Did you know the AI craze has reached foods? This individual has been the recipient of such accolades as "acknowledged in the list of 83 Black founders and investors to know in 2024 by Pitchbook". This is a typical BLP of highly questionable notability that has been jammed full of incidental mentions, paid promotions, self-published source, and listicles which do not contribute to notability. I reviewed a number of the sources looking for anything substantive and came up empty. Setting aside my personal distaste for AI and the notability problems, this is also poorly written boosterism, with cringe-inducing writing such as "In her career, Lynn has graced hundreds of different stages as a public speaker, keynote, and panelist including Keynoting IBM's Innovation conference in 2020, Food AI Summit held in 2023, in Alameda, SXSW future of food in March 2021, and BigIdeasATX3, hosted by Silicon Hills News." I could make a source assessment table, but I'd rather not spend an hour sorting through the 38 low quality references present. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 22:38, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Businesspeople. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 22:38, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Sources I find are PR items and trade journals. This does feel PROMO, having patents isn't terribly notable; most of the sourcing used in the article is mostly yellow per Source Highlighter, of questionable quality. Oaktree b (talk) 23:26, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women, Food and drink, Technology, Illinois, North Carolina, and Virginia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:17, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify I found WP:SIGCOV in one WP:RS of the subject in the Chicago Tribune and a paragraph in USA Today. I would move this article to Draft so it could be re-written to remove the WP:PROMO tone and include more reliable sources. Some of the aforementioned "yellow" sources, e.g. Cosmopolitan, may be OK. Nnev66 (talk) 13:24, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That Chicago Tribune source looks decent, and USA Today is reliable but the extent she's mentioned is below what I'd call significant coverage personally. If editors believe this can be salvaged, I will not oppose draftification. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:57, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Childs (journalist)

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Does not meet WP:BASIC. The New York Times source, a book review, is the only secondary and independent source and it doesn't quite show notability for the book – and not at all for its author. bonadea contributions talk 17:19, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep: The book appears notable, and recent AfDs have indicated that it's best to keep a book with the author (if information is available for the author) rather than BLAR to a page for the book. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:47, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria B. Mars

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Being rich by inheritance and formerly being a chairperson of Mars, Inc. does not make her notable. Significant sources are lacking for WP:BIO. Clarityfiend (talk) 12:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Women. Shellwood (talk) 12:45, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: France, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 17:32, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete the sourcing is a real challenge on this one as the family admits they have kept a low profile. I added those citations to the article, but I struggle to find more. DaffodilOcean (talk) 00:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I agree with the comment above. There does not appear to be enough RS citations to justify an article. Go4thProsper (talk) 21:57, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Allen (bridge)

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I can find no significant or independent coverage of this bridge player, which is demanded by WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. The NYT source is not significant coverage, just a mention, and likewise the bridgewinners.com source. And the bulletin published by the American Contract Bridge League is not independent. Geschichte (talk) 07:31, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Virginia. Shellwood (talk) 08:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 10:48, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:14, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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