Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mimi Gardner Gates

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 no consensus, defaulting to keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 17:17, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mimi Gardner Gates

Article is non-notable. Fails multiple criteria of WP:BIO. --GoOdCoNtEnT 07:52, 3 September 2006 (UTC)art

• Strong Delete - per nom --GoOdCoNtEnT 07:52, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, two-off from notability. Gazpacho 09:05, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. VegaDark 09:38, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - a CSD A7 looks tempting but unfortunately it isn't a speedy. MER-C 12:02, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, she is individually notable for her career, see. And with her husband she is a noted philanthropist. Not just "Bill Gates' step mom", despite the stub. --Dhartung | Talk 16:55, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Bigtop 20:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
• Merge with William H. Gates, Sr., not sure why this wasn't suggested before. RFerreira 18:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

• Actually, in anticipation of a consensus for deletion (at which I'm baffled -- accomplished academic, leader of notable cultural institution?), I was expecting to smerge relevant info into Gates family. Doesn't seem appropriate to handle one person's career within another's article. --Dhartung | Talk 21:26, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep the article in its expanded form. Notability has now been established such that this warrants an indepedent page. RFerreira 19:35, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Merge to William H. Gates, Sr. per Dhartung, unless the article can be expanded by the time this AfD ends. In no case delete. Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 07:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

• Keep expanded version, seems she has made significant, recognised contributions in her field of work. Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 18:15, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Keep Being director of the Seattle Art Museum during it's largest and most significant period of expansion is distinctly notable, regardless of who her step-son is. I included into the article a reference to her work in establishing the Association of Art Museum Director guideline against selling museum collection art (a very hot button issue in the art world). Also please look at the biographies in the American curator category and the individuals whose notability is intrinsically tied to their position as Museum curator. Being a major North American museum, SAM's director is a notable position. Additionally she is considered an expert in Asian art and I included reference with ISBN for her work. I would ask the delete votes to review the updated article and reconsider their votes. Agne 17:44, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep as notable as the average tenured college professor. Not to mention her work as a curator is noteworthy.  ALKIVAR™ 21:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.