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Julie Lorenz

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WP:NPOL presumes in favor of statewide officials, but there is some ambiguity in AfDs on if that counts for appointees. Personally, I interpret this as elected officials and a small number of appointees (i.e. appointed attorneys general). Others believe a governor's cabinet members are included. I do not believe we should presume notability for the reasons in my personal essay. After a number of searches, I do not believe the subject is notable.

Newspaper searches revealed passing mentions of WP:ROUTINE funding announcements and grant awards. Similarly, an EBSCOHost search revealed a lot of passing mentions in industry-specific publications.

I also searched on the Transportation Research Board's website, EBSCOHost, and Google Scholar, to see if she could meet WP:AUTHOR. The group authorship on TRB contributions make determining if contributions can meet #1 and #2, but I think that is a moot point #3 and #4 are not met for what does not appear to be a large sample of work.

On the note of the TRB: She has served on the national board of the TRB (what that service entails I am unsure) and she did win the George S Bartlett Award in 2022. WP:ANYBIO notes winning awards as non-independent sources note this as a prominent award. However, a corporate bio states she won the award for leading development of a national vision for transportation for state DOTs, which was unanimously approved by all 52 state and territory departments of transportation in October 2022. TLDR: An organization gave her an award for making their own plan. Other award winners with Wikipedia articles either qualify as national politicians, or are individuals like Edward N. Hines and Francis B. Francois where unique innovative approaches to transportation are far more apparent.

The subject lacks significant coverage in reliable sources and I don't think winning the George S. Bartlett Award meets ANYBIO #1 (which in of itself would not guarantee notability). Mpen320 (talk) 03:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Clancy O'Connor

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Fails WP:NACTOR. Credits are far too skimpy. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:24, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Alex Bailey (musician)

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Fails WP:SINGER. Let's see the sources, [1]—seems reliable enough [2]—primary [3]—IMDb [4]—just a Google search [5]—another IMDb [6],[7],[8]—all seem reliable enough (though I'm not doing a full check to see whether they are truly reliable) Per WP:SINGER, I can't seem to find where this musician meets points 2, 3, and 9, I haven't checked further, but this article potentially fails other points too. Doing a WP:BEFORE, I only found vast swaths of social media posts and primary sources, with finding only one source which talks a bit about how he ended his music career. I found nothing else in my search. The article content is littered with unsourced and short sections that are basically fancruft. So violating WP:BLP too. I think this subject isn't notable enough for wikipedia after doing all the checking. Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 16:16, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Left guide (talk) 16:29, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I've had a look at the sources too (and pulled some from the archives). Can't verify [1] due to paywall. [3]/[4]/[5] have been covered above and are not reliable sources. [6] and [7] are reliable but only passing/trivial mentions so can not contribute to demonstrating notability. [8] is authored by someone connected to the subject and can't demonstrate notability. Looking at available sources online, the only ones I can find are all passing mentions and ones listed by the nominator. No other indication of notability therefore I don't think that WP:BAND or WP:BLP are met at all. sk satsuma 17:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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