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| * One of the references is a book entitled "''Virtually Useless Information''" and really that sums up the encyclopedic value of this article. ] (]) 11:31, 19 February 2018 (UTC) | * One of the references is a book entitled "''Virtually Useless Information''" and really that sums up the encyclopedic value of this article. ] (]) 11:31, 19 February 2018 (UTC) | ||
| *'''Keep''' I was ready to have the article deleted until I did a search in Google on "Evelyn Adams lottery" and found dozens of sources, many of which were added to the article. Many of the sources that include her name are brief mentions, but the two sources from ''The New York Times'' are in-depth coverage about her, both from 1986 when she won for the second time (arguably a BLP1E) and in 1993 after she had blown it all. The coverage has continued over the decades, using her example as a two-time lottery winner who lost it all as a cautionary tale. I plan on nominating the expanded article for inclusion in DYK, though the AfD would have to end successfully for inclusion. ] (]) 13:53, 19 February 2018 (UTC) | |||
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Evelyn Adams (lottery winner)
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Non-notable lottery winner. Don Cuan (talk) 09:15, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. MT Train 10:48, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. MT Train 10:48, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- One of the references is a book entitled "Virtually Useless Information" and really that sums up the encyclopedic value of this article. Prince of Thieves (talk) 11:31, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- Keep I was ready to have the article deleted until I did a search in Google on "Evelyn Adams lottery" and found dozens of sources, many of which were added to the article. Many of the sources that include her name are brief mentions, but the two sources from The New York Times are in-depth coverage about her, both from 1986 when she won for the second time (arguably a BLP1E) and in 1993 after she had blown it all. The coverage has continued over the decades, using her example as a two-time lottery winner who lost it all as a cautionary tale. I plan on nominating the expanded article for inclusion in DYK, though the AfD would have to end successfully for inclusion. Alansohn (talk) 13:53, 19 February 2018 (UTC)