Deletion of Dr. Lisa Christiansen

Comment: lacks significant coverage in |reliable sources to establish |notability
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS||WP:N)

Comment: I initially opposed the inclusion of this article on Wikipedia due to blatant promotional tone. The article was copy edited, but still lacked content establishing her notability. After extensive work on the article, review of her books, and research of books and magazines that mention her, I realized that notability is established, based on the fact that a book has been written entirely about her. '''''' states: ''A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject.'' The book, ''Gi–Dee–Thlo–Ah–Ee, of the Blue People Clan'', was written in 1974, independent of any involvement by Christiansen, published by the Cherokee Nation, with copies in the Library of Congress, which includes this book and noted in their catalog and listings. Gi–Dee–Thlo–Ah–Ee is Christiansen's native Cherokee name given at birth. I am now recommending that this article be kept, due to established notability as the subject of a published book, reliable and independent of the subject. Christiansen was eight years old when this book was written. Her notability was established according to the Nation upon the death of her mother, since Christiansen was then the last surviving descendant of Sequoyah. The article is no longer written in a promotional tone and cannot be considered spam
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BASIC)

Comment: Despite the concerted efforts by the |SPA that created this article and has argued above at amazing length against all comers, the article '''still''' contains no indication that there exists significant coverage in independent reliable sources. Nor have I found any evidence elsewhere of such coverage. Yes, there's Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, www.drlisacoaching.com, www.pr.com/press-release, etc etc, but nothing reliable and independent. (Incidentally, I agree with a post above that says this should have been speedy-deleted. The speedy deletion tag was removed by an IP editor with no other edits. And one final comment: I don't remember ever before seeing an AfD discussion anywhere near this long in which ''only one person'' is arguing for "keep
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Single-purpose account (WP:SPA)

Comment: Not a single reliable source to show any sort of notability, much less prove any of the grandiose claims asserted in this article, no matter how many times it's been edited to remove "promotional" content. '''Extraordinary claims require extraordinary sources''', so, for example, the claim "She is known for her status as one of the last surviving descendants of Sequoyah of the Cherokee Nation." will continue to be heinous until it can be adequately supported by a significant, independent news article published in a recognizable, reputable publication meeting . And, for example, claims made about Donald Trump, Tony Robbins, Kelly Clarkson and the others do not meet the requirements of  -- their association, comments and endorsements require significantly better sourcing than the subject's non-notable website or an uploaded photo
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS||WP:BLP)

Comment: With all sincere respect, the AfD process is established to make recommendations to a closing editor for actions regarding the deletion status of an article. While some editors may have the time to mentor or offer suggestions (and oftentimes I do), others may not have that same time. Before I discuss an article or make a recommendation, I read the article and talk page, review the history, and perform a comprehensive search for reliable sources. In my opinion, the article is not appropriate for inclusion on Wikipedia and should have been speedy deleted under the G11 criteria entitled, "Blatant Advertising." I concur with the nominator, that the article qualifies as . It's nothing personal; just policy
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Spam (WP:ARTSPAM)

Comment: user|Cindamuse}} has done a great job at cleaning up this article and removing any of the "gee wow what a great person" tone of the article.  But she still hasn't provided an article that validly asserts the |notability of Christiansen.  The only independent source provided is a local hometown newspaper profile ("local girl makes good" type of thing).  The rest of the references are from Christiansen's own website or from websites promoting her books or her appearances.  There's nothing here that makes Christiansen anything other than another motivational speaker
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)