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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 11:47, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lina Ben Mhenni[edit]

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A blogger who has apparently been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (the article doesn't say by whom). Any obscure university professor or politician for example can nominate anyone for the Nobel Peace Prize, and the committee receives hundreds of nominations/proposals each year. Nominees hold no official status, and the committe doesn't comment upon the proposals it receives (so there is really no way of verifying whether someone has been nominated at all). The way the article presents her, this nomination is her main claim to fame. Note that the committee rejected the proposal and awarded the prize to someone else. (the article was originally tagged for speedy deletion) Josh Gorand (talk) 10:07, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep She and her blog "A Tunisian Girl" received wide coverage during the Arab Spring and she remains significant as a commentator on Tunisia and the Arab world. See links on article and these:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. The Nobel nomination doesn't establish notability but she seems to have been considered worldwide to be a serious candidate.[8][9][10][11][12][13] --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:19, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep In combination with the sources currently on the article, the sources provided by Colapeninsula above add up to this person meeting the general notability guideline. The AlJazeera, The New York Times, and Brisbane Times refs are particularily significant, and go well beyond WP:ROUTINE. Quasihuman | Talk 17:16, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:08, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:11, 18 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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