Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cedella Booker

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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 was keep. The result was keep. The subject is notable as the mother of a major celebrity, but that is totally seperate from her notability as a published musician and author. Keep. Lawrence Cohen § t/e 23:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

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Well i saw that bob marleys mother passed away, but instead of deleting the article i was thinking of having a merge to Bob Marley Under Family. What do you think? All thoughts are welcomed.--Pookeo9 (talk) 21:51, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Don't delete. Instead, merge with Marley family page. There will be a lot of interesting bio articles all over the web that can be linked. She also had a singing career of her own, and was the matriarch of this very famous and large family. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kwgreen (talk • contribs) 12:29, 10 April 2008 (UTC) — Kwgreen (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

She deserves a page on her own, even if she is Bob Marley's mother. Just like Bob's wife would probably deserve a page because of her work in The We-Fives, and in raising Bob's legal children. I say legal, because Bob left descendants other than Ziggy, Rohan and their siblings. gtdanyelz --198.150.12.32 (talk) 22:09, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

  • merge with Bob Marley's article - she has no notability except by connection with him.Be best (talk) 23:35, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep, but give the article better citations. A number of good articles from reputable news media outlets are now available and more info will probably be available in the next few days.[1][2]Scanlan (talk) 00:21, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep subject is notable for her albums and books. Editorofthewiki 10:46, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 13:52, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep References like the ones Scanlan found can be added. Her relationship with Bob Marley alone wouldn't be enough. But if you combine that with the books and albums I'd say there's just enough to pass for a solo article.--Cube lurker (talk) 15:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. But work on the article is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.109.4.6 (talk) 21:07, 10 April 2008 (UTC) — 200.109.4.6 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. .
  • Delete. Giving birth to someone who later became famous doesn't make you notable. Are we to have articles on the parents of every celebrity? 195.188.40.144 (talk) 10:22, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment Not all of them, just the ones that go on to author books, release albums or partake of other notable activity.--Cube lurker (talk) 13:35, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. She has written books, and recorded a couple of albums on her own. Some people have done much less than that and can be found on WP... Jahsensie (talk) 17:09, 11 April 2008 (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.