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Cynthia Ashley-Nelson

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WP:NOTMEMORIAL, coupled, with her failing WP:GNG. Fiddle Faddle 15:42, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment first, no article here sets a precedent for any other. In order to have an article here Ms Ashley-Nelson must be inherently notable. It's actually quite distressing that we are discussing a recently deceased Wikipedian, but, unless she has inherent notability an article should not have been constructed in the first place. Now we are stuck with a deletion discussion (and yes, I know I initiated it). Fiddle Faddle 16:15, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Cynthia Ashley-Nelson was one of the most active female wikipedists and also was vice-chair of Wikimedia's Affiliations Committee. --Leglish (talk) 16:51, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Has that been mentioned in any secondary sources? — Cirt (talk) 16:52, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't see how this article can be kept, as the sourcing for GNG is not there. So it should be removed. Alanscottwalker (talk) 18:19, 27 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am tempted to do so boldly and out of process, but I've asked Leglish on their userpage if they object to me userfying this page. There is little chance that this AfD would close as anything other than delete, and I would prefer to avoid an AfD about a sensitive issue where the outcome is inevitable. I was friends with Cindy, miss her, and value the work that she did, but at this point in time, the outcome of this discussion is a given, and it would be easier to handle this with immediate userification than a seven day discussion. Best, Kevin Gorman (talk) 00:46, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Perfectly understood. A bold deletion out of process is wholly in order here. The article ought never to have been created, and the creation and only the creation caused the discussion. Such a discussion, while necessary, diminishes the lady's memory. Fiddle Faddle 06:33, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Leglish: - I'd really prefer to take such an action with your agreement since you created the article, so please chime in when you can. Please keep in mind that I comodded gendergap with Cindy, collaborated with her in numerous other ways, and deeply miss her - but this AfD is going to be an unnecessary week of frank discussion about a sensitive topic, and it's pretty much guaranteed to end with deletion if carried through. I'd like something like this to be preserved in your userspace and to avoid the next week of discussion about this, and I sincerely think that userfying the page is in the best interests of all. Kevin Gorman (talk) 06:55, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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