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The result was keep. John254 04:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Megan Rose Gedris

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Last nom was closed no consensus. This person continues to not pass WP:N - the three blog and advert sites listed in her article are not reliable sources, and the only RS is the Curve (magazine) piece, which is only ~450 words. One fluff piece does not qualify for "significant coverage in multiple, reliable, third-party sources". SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 05:04, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep the Curve magazine piece is actually non-trivial (ie, not a "passing-mention" or "directory listing"). Contrary to some editors statements WP:BIO does NOT define "non significant" coverage as "fluff pieces" which are in fact secondary reliable sources on a topic. --Oakshade (talk) 06:36, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Just to be clear, the 462 word Q&A in Curve – that is mostly about her webcomic I Was Kidnapped By Lesbian Pirates From Outer Space and not about her – is that "significant coverage" about Gedris? Also note that a Q&A is almost entirely 1st person, not 3rd person. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 19:49, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not only is that piece about her and her work, she is being interviewed by that source. The issue of 1st vs 3rd person pertains to verification of article content, not notability. An interview is in fact being the subject of a secondary source, which directly pertains to notability. 462 words is far beyond "passing mention" or "directory listing." --Oakshade (talk) 20:00, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:12, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: There is really nothing in that interview that one can write a biography from. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 00:39, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment I had a nose around and found an interview which could help with the bio. Also Everything2 have a better page [1] which includes other sources like [2]. I'll add what links look useful to the article and see what people think. I'll see what I can find but it look like a provisional keep. (Emperor (talk) 15:44, 27 November 2008 (UTC))[reply]
- Keep I did more digging and looked over the links in more detail - coverage in Southern Voice and Gay and Lesbian Times, winning the Queer Press Grant, becoming a finalist in the Comic Book Challenge and the last two points led to her webcomics going into print. That is not bad going for a webcomic creator where coverage can be difficult to find (she was also on the "Gays in comics" panel at the recent San Diego Comic Con which is quite significant - it all contributes to a picture of a relatively important figure in gay comicdom). There also looks to plenty of potential for writing a longer biography which would round the article off and leave it in a decent shape. (Emperor (talk) 16:53, 27 November 2008 (UTC))[reply]
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