Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

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. Enigma^msg 02:28, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

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This person was in the public eye for just being a contestant on a reality tv show. They were the first contestant to be eliminated from the show. That is the only thing that they are known for. Therefore the article should be deleted as per WP:BLP1E. Lupine453 (talk) 01:55, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Absolutely not. This person's social media following extends further than the Drag Race fanbase, just the regular mainstream fanbase. Being the first eliminated is not the "only" thing they're known for. The article should not and will not be deleted.

Vanessa isn't known for doing anything other than being a contestant on Drag Race. That's her sole claim to "fame". And you have no way of determining what her social media following is comprised of. Besides, social media followings have no bearing on who qualifies for a Wikipedia article. Lupine453 (talk) 06:21, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Let's see, Instagram has over 200,000 followers plus verification, Twitter has 41,800 followers plus verification, and again, there are thousands of people who have barely to never seen the show know about the meme. And before you say "well some queens have higher followings but they don't have pages" the fact is they deserve pages too, and in fact there are some queens with smaller followings who have pages, so that's not an excuse, and it's hypocritical. Do not delete this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ratherbe2000 (talk • contribs) 14:41, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles are not based on social media followings. This is an encyclopedia, not a random listing of people. If you take away the fact that Vanessa was a contestant on that show, there is literally no other reason she would even be mentioned in the media. Lupine453 (talk) 17:00, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I've not completed a notability assessment, but if this individual is not notable enough for a standalone article, the page should be redirected to RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), not deleted. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 02:20, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 04:49, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: She became the most famous queen of the season in just one episode, she made a huge viral impact, people still talk about it, there are petitions to bring her to the next season ... She may not be the most notable contestant, but she is a notable one. People want to know who this "Miss Vanjee" is and Wikipedia has the power to give them this information. Alecsdaniel (talk) 22:31, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Reminder to editors that fame and number of Instagram followers are not bases for keeping an article - notability is. Fortunately for those, there is evidence that the subject qualifies under the WP:GNG for generating significant coverage in independent, reliable sources, including: Bustle, Billboard, Decider, Billboard (again), etc. This is certainly enough notability to Keep the article. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 01:25, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 01:21, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.