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There is too little published information about this subject in order to advance the article beyond a stub. Although the article describes the subject as an "Estonian émigré politician in Australia", the book The Liberals: a history of the NSW division of the Liberal party of Australia only mentions the subject in a picture and a footnote. The Four Deuces (talk) 05:48, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
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Delete'Keep her awards if true would make her notable but I can't find any sources verifying that. she also has no coverage in gnews also for her maiden name . LibStar (talk) 10:28, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- actually she has a British Empire medal. I change my vote. . LibStar (talk) 22:56, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
Comment (for now)Information is not always in the expected places. There was virtually NO coverage of Baltic activities during the half century of Soviet occupation. Google book and news searches are not going go yield anything of much use. On the other hand, one can find references such as this, with mention of Looveer's 50 years of service at the Parliament of New South Wales site. The article has been mired in speculation as to whether she was a Nazi collaborator, this has detracted from any useful work on the article for some time. PЄTЄRS VЄСRUМВА ►talk 15:12, 23 November 2009 (UTC)- Keep Not enough morning coffee. Forgot about her being a recipient of the British Empire Medal. That award should make her notable enough and we should get back to positive activities on improving the article. I added the missing category to the article and a link to a page listing her as a recipient. PЄTЄRS VЄСRUМВА ►talk 15:21, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- Keep per Vecrumba, the fact that a half a dozen of people from around the globe edit war about aspects of the the biography of a dead woman clerily indicate that she is notable and her biography is of public interest Alex Bakharev (talk) 22:27, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
- Comment I can't tell if she would be notable enough for wikipedia purposes nor do I have an opinion about either the article should be deleted or not. But since I've been involved with the article somewhat, here is a citation so people who are better experts on WP:Notability issues could make up their mind easier, a citation from the State Library of New South Wales--Termer (talk) 03:10, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Lia Looveer was Secretary General of the United Council of Migrants from Communist Dominated Europe in Australia and was Secretary of the Captive Nations Council of New South Wales from 1968. Born in Estonia in 1920, she came to Australia with her husband and daughter in 1949. She settled in Sydney in 1952 and became a member of the Joint Baltic Committee. She was a member of the Board of the Estonian Society of Sydney and office manager of the Estonian weekly Meie Rodo, 1956-1966. Looveer joined the Liberal Party of Australia, N.S.W. Division, in 1955, and was a member of its Migrant Advisory Committee and of the federal Party's Advisory Committee on Ethnic Affairs, 1976-1981, as well as a member of the State Council over the same period. She is a foundation member of the Ethnic Communities' Council of N.S.W. Looveer was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1978 and received a Heritage Award from the Liberal Party of Australia, N.S.W. Division, in 2002.
- Comment While I agree that Looveer is notable because of her connection with right-wing extremists Lyenko Urbanchich, David Clark, and Douglas Darby and his son Michael, the problem is that there are no reliable sources that explain her relationship. Although ASIO investigated the group, I cannot find anything they wrote about Looveer. Also, the ADL, SPLC and Searchlight have no articles about her. The problem is that we do not have adequate sources at this time to establish notablity. The Four Deuces (talk) 06:05, 24 November 2009 (UTC)