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The result was delete.  Sandstein  16:44, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Patti Dunn[edit]

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The sources here are almost all local coverage fluff articles from the Atlanta newspaper. I think to argue that Dunn is important we would either need coverage that is fully about just Dunn and not in light of beauty pageant competition, or coverage of a significant nature that comes from outside of metro-Atlanta. I could find neither. John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:38, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 02:44, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Everymorning (talk) 02:45, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Why? There is no reason the coverage cannot be local for a biography, as long as the sources are reliable. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:06, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Beauty pageants-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 18:38, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete or Redirect: I agree with Megalibrarygirl because Atlanta Journal is considered a reliable source. According to the lead there is no notability "...competed in the Miss USA pageant and has held a number of other pageantry titles.", but apparently the subject (in the body) won Miss Georgia USA 2000 and placed 4th in the Miss USA 2000. I disagree that just winning Miss Georgia USA and taking part in a TV reality episode gives notability for an article. Otr500 (talk) 18:33, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak keep: Atlanta coverage is a major metro area, that's adequate to meet "significant". There is some debate over whether just winning a state pageant confers notability, but she's gone a bit farther than that, she's at least a B-list tabloid semi-celebrity. Montanabw^(talk) 22:07, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete -- an unremarkable pageant contestant. Sources are weak with The Atlanta Journal covering the subject because it was her hometown as I understand. Nothing more than "local person gets award". K.e.coffman (talk) 06:14, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question: Would we say the same if a Miss New York was covered in the New York Times? Montanabw^(talk) 20:35, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Yes, that would be the same situation: "local person gets award". If would be different if NYT covered, say, Miss Oregon. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:21, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• I find that unpersuasive. Atlanta is a major metro area, the major papers don't waste time on Little League. Montanabw^(talk) 08:28, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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