Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ana Kasparian

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The result was Obvious (Speedy) Keep. ~ ⇒TomTomN00 @ 12:04, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Not to be too pedantic, but this was not a speedy keep; see WP:SK. Drmies (talk) 01:38, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ana Kasparian (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

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Although the co-host of a notable Internet and TV talk program, Kasparian does not have very many third-party sources about her primarily, unlike Cenk Uygur, thus failing WP:BIO. My search on LexisNexis returned:

• A Los Angeles Daily News article from 2003 reporting that Kasparian won a California Community College Forensics Association state championship;
• another article, same publication same year, reporting another such college speech championship;
• An article by The Australian in 2010 quoting her from TYT;
• An article by the New York Daily News in 2011 briefly mentioning her as a co host of TYT. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 21:20, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:12, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:13, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Armenia-related deletion discussions. Milowent • ^hasspoken 16:13, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep--Wikien2009 (talk) 23:08, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Do you have a policy-based reason for opposing? You cannot influence this discussion solely by "voting" one way or the other - you need to find legitimate reasons based on Wikipedia policy and notability guidelines in order to influence the discussion. 173.52.209.154 (talk) 04:41, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think she's notable enough to have an article.--Wikien2009 (talk) 21:18, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Not super-notable, but fairly high profile, enough to meet WP:GNG. Also big in Armenian-media.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 16:24, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Could you provide any such links then please? Andrewlp1991 (talk) 20:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • The "big in Armenian-media" stuff is all to do with the "Young Turks" name - since it is like a Jew appearing on a show named "The Young National Socialist Germans' Show" in a context in which Germany says 6 million Jews didn't die but just all went on holiday somewhere and haven't yet returned. Meowy 21:11, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Cool observation, but could you provide some links to substantiate your claim? Otherwise it's still groundless without any sources. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 03:21, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • If I recall correctly, it was mostly message board-type discussion, so not appropriate as a source, but I think there was an interview she did for an Armenian news website which questioned her about the appropriateness of the name. Meowy 01:34, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
          • Can't find the interview. But here is where the show's main host, Cenk Uygur, denies the Armenian Genocide [1], and here is where Kasparian says "If Cenk ever said something offensive about Armenians or the genocide, I wouldn't be working for The Young Turks" [2], and here is a (not particularly highly regarded) Armenian news website with mentions the title controversy [3] "As if the name of the show was not offensive enough to Armenians". Meowy 01:56, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep agree with Milowent, Kasparian shows enough notability. Nocturnal781 (talk) 17:58, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Prominent political internet personality and fairly notable political commentator. -- Evans1982 18:23, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Notability is not subjective. Kasparian already has more than enough coverage about her to warrant a standalone article. TML (talk) 21:00, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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