Deletion of Chris Mary Francine Whittle

Comment: Six months ago I would have vigorously fought for this article's retention. I've learned a lot since then. Wikipedia is not perfect. Its policies and guidelines are mostly situational and highly discriminatory but simple. The criteria is plainly written. The subject must receive significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent secondary sources to be notable, period. The same basic story written in several sources, albeit reliable, does not constitute multiple. I may disagree with the guideline. I would probably be the first to vote to alter it but it is what we have and the only criteria we are instructed to follow for AfD's. The subject fails  after conducting a thorough  search using different renditions of her name. I struggled with !voting to delete and it pains me to do it but I agree with the nominator on Wikipedia principle, not my own. I want that noted
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:BEFORE)

Comment: I'm going to go with  here, with reference to the two encyclopedia entries. GNG says ""Significant coverage" addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that no original research is needed to extract the content". "Significant coverage" and "detail" should not be confused with length. Brief encyclopedia refs satisfy the criterion. The two encyclopedia refs addresses the topic directly {{tick}} in sufficient detail that 'no original research is needed to extract the content'. {{tick}} One does not get put in a paper encyclopedia b/c one is not notable. One does not get put in two paper encyclopedia's, ditto. Further, it is inconceivable that someone who toured for 20 years and was besides a composer, did not amass press to which we have no access. THe purpose of this encyclopedia is to inform. This article usefull informs us of her life and work, and, provides information on the composer for users who come across any of her compositions - which are still sold today and thus likely to be of some current interest. A user on the Boosey & Hawkes Sheet Music Shop (ref 7) is well within their rights when coming across Intermezzi, opus 32, to wish to be able to find out more about its composer. Finally I note that a composer having opus numbers is again an indicator that she has been found notable enough for someone to catalogue and index her work
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Meets criteria #3 of , as she has an entry in a ''Dictionary of National Biography'' or similar publication, per her inclusion in the ''International encyclopedia of women composers''. To my mind, this and the other encyclopedia is enough to indicate notability. Some of the sourcing in the article could be trimmed, such as the "Boosey" link to purchase sheet music. The article may always exist as a stub, but there is nothing wrong with that
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ANYBIO)

Comment: per . Inclusion in a national encyclopedia or equivalent is sufficient for any body
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)