Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chandra Minor

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The result was delete. Nakon 04:36, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Chandra Minor

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Non notability. I know that if I speedy this somebody will remove the speedy in the fond belief that being the "African-American woman in Mississippi to serve as certified orthodontist" is a credible claim of notability, so I'm going the long route. TheLongTone (talk) 14:23, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is a notable and significant accomplishment. I've seen wiki entries for things way less. Out of the millions of African-American females that have lived in Mississippi since the inception of the country, she's the first to serve as an orthodontist .... you're being irrational. Please explain how that's not notable? Only a racist would find that offensive or "non notable".Broadmoor (talk) 18:26, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What a very offensive remark. IMO this article speaks volumes about the primitive social development of the United States, but this does not make the woman notable.TheLongTone (talk)

"Only a racist would find that offensive or non-notable". What a silly comment. Grow up. Magnolia677 (talk) 02:44, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If being the first black woman orthodontist in Mississippi is a notable achievement, there should be enough reliable sources to satisfy WP:GNG. Please remember to base arguments on Wikipedia policy. clpo13_(talk) 17:08, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. clpo13_(talk) 17:08, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. clpo13_(talk) 17:08, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mississippi-related deletion discussions. clpo13_(talk) 17:08, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, but not a very strong one. There's this piece dedicated to her in a local newspaper. It contains significant coverage in a reliable source that is independent of the subject, but I'm not sure if the localness of the newspaper abrogates that. - HyperGaruda (talk) 19:10, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

a single article in a local paper???? Not nearly good enough.TheLongTone (talk) 12:17, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete at best as all of this is still questionable at best, we can certainly wait for better if ever available, the current article is simply not convincing. Notifying DGG for his analysis. SwisterTwister talk 05:39, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I'm willing to accept first Afro-American woman in the US to be a dentist; I might be hesitant over first in Mississippi to be a dentist, or first in the US to be an orthodontist. But first in one particular state to be in one particular specialty is absurd as a claim of notability. The nearest rule is NOT TABLOID--this sort of pseudo-importance is for local newspapers, which will print essentially anything about local people. DGG ( talk ) 06:22, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete She is said to be the 1st African-American, female (note that modifier) Orthodontist in Mississippi. However considering this is from a publication of her Alma Mater and written with the intent to give a positive spin to that institution of higher education, I am a bit skeptical if that claim is true. However first in a state who is female African-American in a specific specialty is just too fine to be notable, especially considering how it is sourced.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:49, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The above ad hominen langauge by some would be helped if we had a better grasp of 1-how many orthodontists there are in Mississippi now, 2- what % of them are female, 3- how many orthodontists there were in Mississippi in 1950, 3-how many of them were female. 5- how many people joined the civil rights movement because they were tired of always having to go to a white orthodontist. Somehow I think African-Americans aspiring to help through professions in 1970 would generally pick to be doctors more than dentists, and if dentists to choose to work to keep people's oral health high as regular dentists, instead of entering the orthodontic profession which to many would seem as a truly upper class field involving helping high income people pay to have their children look even better. Plus even those who chose to be orthodontists would probably more gravitate to Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, LA and the San Francisco Area than Mississippi.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:55, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Johnpacklambert, for some of the factors you mention, if she had become a dentist in the 1950s, I would not have !voted for deletion; if it had been even in the 1970s, possibly not. But she became a dentist in 2012. The significance is not the same. DGG ( talk ) 02:59, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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