Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bonnie Bracey

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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 of the debate was keep Proto///type 15:25, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bonnie Bracey

Prodded as non-notable, but it's debatable, so I'm moving it here. Bonnie Bracey is a high school teacher, but one that has received interesting national-level attention, having served on a presidential committee and having won national awards. No vote from me. Mangojuicetalk 12:58, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete non notable academic. Fails to meet WP:PROFTEST and WP:BIO standards. --Strothra 13:32, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Just to point out: WP:PROFTEST is a set of guidelines about when academics are notable for their academic accomplishments. This is clearly not the reason to have an article on Bonnie Bracey, so I think it's a bit orthogonal. WP:BIO does work though. Mangojuicetalk 06:13, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I haven't checked this in a long time. I wasn't saying that the article should be deleted solely on Proftest. The article lists her as an American educator so I was just saying that she didn't meet those standards of an academic. She also fails to meet WP:BIO in addition to that. --Strothra 16:25, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
  • 'Painters, sculptors, architects, engineers, and other professionals whose work is widely recognized (for better or worse) and who are likely to become a part of the enduring historical record of that field' - that's Bonnie Bracey; she's quite active in Education/Technology/Digital Divide related issues and commands a lot of respect for what she has done, what she is doing, and what she will continue to do. Perhaps it's not demonstrated in the article well enough; that can be addressed. Oddly enough, by deleting her entry the Wikipedia would be working directly against what she is working for. There's a bit of irony, there. :-) --TaranRampersad 19:24, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Bonnie is a former high school teacher. She's currently a fellow at the George Lucas Education Foundation and the Thornburg Center for Professional Development, two of the most respected education technology think-tanks in the world. In the primary and secondary education communities, she's very well known. And based on my own research over the last decade or so, I would credit her with popularizing the term "digital divide" in education circles, going back more than 10 years ago. Acarvin 18:10, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Bonnie Bracey is notable in academia and Digital Divide related circles, and by the very nature of the things which she deals with she is not as visible on the internet, but she is noteworthy and held in high regard throughout the United States and International education communities. As Andy Carvin notes, Bonnie is distinguished and continues to be noteworthy. If this entry is deleted and thus discouraged from growing - she'll probably end up here anyway. --TaranRampersad 19:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Notable as per above. ~ trialsanderrors 05:36, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Note: This AfD nomination was incomplete, listing now. — TheKMantalk 04:58, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, per above. --Coredesat 07:42, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep --Terence Ong (talk | contribs | ESP) 09:17, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per above B.ellis 15:10, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak delete per above. --Xyrael T 17:14, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. Per Acarvin and TaranRampersad, among others. — Mike • 20:17, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Just a question: What does "delete per above" mean in this context? All but one of the votes are "keep", and the one delete vote suggests we use a guideline that isn't applicable in this case. Can people not come up with their own reasons? — 199 19:38, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. To digital divide activists, Bonnie Bracey is a role model. I learned some things about her background from the article, and that was useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deborah909 (talk • contribs)
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.