Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Packwood (2nd nomination)

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The result was redirect‎ to Morehouse College. Viable AtD. Should the addition not end up sourced, this can be handled at RfD. Star Mississippi 14:12, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Joshua Packwood

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WThis subject does not meet the reliable, significant coverage from multiple, independent sources. It fails Wikipedia:GNG. The article is Wikipedia:ONEEVENT. Mpen320 (talk) 03:33, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Economics, Georgia (U.S. state), and Missouri. ― "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (talk) 05:44, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete just a valedictorian. Aintabli (talk) 06:21, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Still not enough for WP:GNG. Xxanthippe (talk) 07:00, 13 April 2023 (UTC).[reply]
Weak redirect. Redirection to Morehouse College looks like a sensible alternative to deletion. Otherwise, the situation looks like a classic case of WP:BLP1E, with sources having no mention of the subject's life after graduation in 2008. The only thing that gives me pause is this 2016 CNN piece [1], which might tend to point to persistant coverage of the sort that overcomes WP:BLP1E. Since I didn't find much else past 2008, and since the CNN piece appears to retread the same ground as the 2008 coverage, I wind up at redirect. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 07:46, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I would agree with a redirect if the article had better sourcing. Until then, I'm leaning towards a delete . Fad Ariff (talk) 12:20, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Fad Ariff: Adding sources to an article that will very likely be redirected or deleted seems silly, but the valedictorian bit was covered by several major news websites: in addition to the 2016 CNN piece, there are [2][3][4]; also coverage in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education [5]. A search for Joshua Packwood Morehouse will come up with plenty more. If you're taking the time to !vote, why not do the search yourself?? Russ Woodroofe (talk) 20:23, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree the content could be merged into the history section of the college. BhamBoi (talk) 06:43, 14 April 2023 (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.