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The result was keep‎. Joyous! Noise! 02:21, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Abideen Olasupo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Non-notable activist, Gsearch is straight to social media and primary sourcing. Oaktree b (talk) 15:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. Oaktree b (talk) 15:23, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Nigeria. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:25, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Deeper search revealed nothing. Chamaemelum (talk) 15:56, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting due to low participation and recent changes to the article.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:35, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• OK, I'm gonna go keep on this one. Appears to meet WP:NBASIC. Policy-based rationale follows.
  The rules: Per NBASIC People are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability. WP:SIGCOV clarifies that "significant coverage" is coverage that addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that no original research is needed to extract the content. As we are ultimately here to decide collectively whether an administrator should use the extraordinary power of deletion to remove this article from the wiki, we must as always be mindful to resolve all doubts against deletion, and to apply the rules flexibly in support of our encyclopedic purpose.
  The sources: It should be noted at the outset that search results may have been skewed by West African naming practices -- as in the article itself, the subject's name is written "Abideen Olasupo" about as often as "Olasupo Abideen". I'm seeing three categories of potentially relevant sources: (1) actual profiles, one unusable and one possibly usable; (2) interviews and mentions that are largely irrelevant to NBASIC but tend to show the subject's encyclopedic significance and likely relevance to readers, which may be relevant at the margins; (3) coverage of various political and journalistic initiatives in which Olasupo has played significant roles, containing coverage of the subject that is significant although perhaps not substantial and can be combined under NBASIC.
  1. Profiles: the first source is the worst. The "Foundation for Investigative Journalism", which might easily be confused with other orgs with similar names, appears to be a project of Fisayo Soyombo with, at best, no clear track record of reliability. That delightfully thorough profile must therefore be cast aside. However, Olasupo has also been the subject of another profile, this one in the The Nation Online. Weighing in at 366 words, it contains substantial biographical information. However, as the "hook" for the profile is Olasupo's past work as a reporter for that newspaper, some might prefer to disregard this source as insufficiently independent. (I do not believe that is warranted, but let's move on.)
  2. Neither substantial nor significant, but still illuminating: cited by CNN as a public policy analyst, interviewed by the (UK) Guardian on world youth poll, profiled by Tony Elumelu Foundation for COVID19 fact-checking initiative in 2020, interviewed on his election fact-checking work in 2023.
  3. Significant though not substantial: Numerous independent reliable sources discuss Olasupo in the context of his FactCheck Elections initiative: [1], [2], [3]. Earlier, he received frequent attention as a leader of the Not Too Young To Run initiative in Kwara state: [4], [5] (contains but is not limited to quotes), [6]. There was also some coverage of his attendance at COP26: [7], [8]. Various outlets have covered his appearance at the UN ECOSOC Youth Forum in 2023: [9], [10]. (I have not attempted to compile a complete list.) None of these require OR to extract the content, and all can therefore properly be combined under NBASIC.
  Conclusion: Olasupo has been the recipient of sufficiently widespread coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject, that it is appropriate and consistent with our encyclopedic purpose to combine the available sources under NBASIC. -- Visviva (talk) 03:56, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  Thank you Visviva. I am also agreeing to Keep this per basic. Okoslavia (talk) 14:26, 14 July 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.