Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jennifer Huygen

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 as a redirect to Ralph Klein. Changing that into an article about the event, not the person, is left to editor's discretion. (And, obviously, even the person may become WP-notable later) - Nabla 13:43, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jennifer Huygen

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Article doesn't meet notability guidelines. The references are more about Klein and his antics, mentioning Jennifer in passing. UnfriendlyFire 15:41, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete as per nom. Dalejenkins 17:07, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
• Weak Keep lots of news attention, but it will probably fade...borderline, but currently notable. JJL 17:55, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete belongs on Wikinews if anywhere. Also a bit of a coatrack as mentioned above. EliminatorJR ^Talk 19:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
• merge This material can stay in the Klein article. -- but Legislative pages do tend to go into politics eventually, & I doubt she'd mind the publicity. DGG 00:30, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 00:50, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
• Neutral. Although it's been over a year since this happened (and therefore her notability is not temporary) I'm not sure she's as notable as the event, which was notable; reliable sources (canada.com, etc.) say it may have contributed to King Ralph's abdication. However, I don't think merging it to Ralph's article is an answer, since that page is already long enough and the event was one of the most notable of his reign. --Charlene 01:39, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. No significant biographical content. All the relevant facts about the book-toss event are present under Ralph Klein's Controversises section. Canuckle 18:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
• Comment As creator and sole contributor to this article I don't feel qualified to pass a vote on this issue. Furthermore, I know her personally and am as such biased. However, I will endeavour to add an argument in its defense.

As stated in the article, the incident and its fallout received significant provincial news coverage for a number of days and was significant enough to receive national coverage as well. Furthermore, it is my personal assessment that it was a contributing factor to Premier Klein's early resignation, although how heavily it factored in is open to debate. That the incident merits mention on an article as major as that of Ralph Klein I think suggests that, should the opportunity arise, we should endeavour to maintain at least a stub-length article on the issue. I strongly disagree with the assessment that it is superfluous; rather, I would submit that, having passed the test of at least marginal notability, we should maintain and improve it in the spirit of the free availability of information.

I have a friend that, before either of us knew her, wrote a school paper on the incident. While this anecdote is in itself rather insignificant, it serves to illustrate that the event, while small, is not necessarily trivial and as such, I submit, merits keeping.

However, by way of correcting DGG: no former Alberta Page has served in provincial politics to date. Alumni tend instead to find jobs in the civil service at various levels.

For what little it is worth, she received a small degree of media attention again on June 14, 2007 when she became the first Alberta Page ever to address the province's Legislative Assembly.

Thank you for your consideration and I appreciate all of your votes, for or against. —INTRIGUEBLUE (talk|contribs) 03:52, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

• Comment On further reflection, perhaps this should be merged/redirected into an article on the incident itself instead? That might present a suitable compromise. —INTRIGUEBLUE (talk|contribs) 16:54, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

• Comment I was thinking along the same lines. The event certainly seems notable. JJL 18:45, 19 June 2007 (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.