Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kimberly Thompson

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Nomination withdrawn. There may be trouble ahead, but while there are citations to Zildjian's official website biography and Billboard, I think we can retain this and stay perfectly within WP:BLP policies. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:32, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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This BLP is sourced either to unacceptable sources or local news. There's no obvious indication merely from the article that she merits inclusion on Wikipedia. Normally in itself that's not necessarily a reason for deletion; however, the subject has threatened legal action, and per WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE, I think we should at least honour her request to not have a badly sourced biography. Discuss. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:09, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support deletion per WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:13, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:26, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:27, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – I disagree that this is a "non-notable person" as defined in WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE. The article needs to be improved and have some questionable sources replaced, but the bones of the article are sound, and the subject is notable enough to have an article. —    Bill W.    (Talk)  (Contrib)  (User:Wtwilson3)  — 14:37, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I trimmed the article and added some other sources. I didn't see the date of birth in the citation given so I took that out, but if somebody can point to a good quality reliable source containing it, it can go back in. Unless I see evidence to the contrary, I'm prepared to believe that a combination of inexperience with Wikipedia, a lack of time and angry mastadon fear was to blame here. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:09, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
http://savannahnow.com/features/jazzfest/performers.shtml looks quite sufficient for the year. The performance claims for the 2001 Sisters in Jazz Ensemble would correspond to that birthdate fairly well, so I see no reason to doubt it.—Kww(talk) 17:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It also corresponds well with "She went to the Manhattan School of Music and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance and Composition in 2003, just four short years after graduating in 1999 from high school" from http://www.thenewsburner.com/2012/09/17/beyonces-drummer-kim-thompson-takes-her-career-to-a-whole-new-level-her-own/ .—Kww(talk) 17:22, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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