Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Relatives of John Lennon
John Lennon's grandparents, distant cousins, childhood schoolmates, or bus drivers" (from the nom) do not, should not, and will never have articles about them - nor is there a floodgate of such articles waiting to open. That's a straw man argument, and kind of silly to boot - Julia and Mimi were both very important to John personally and professionally - they are arguably the greatest female (or not)  influences on him prior to Yoko Ono - and their articles give us insight into him that adds to our knowledge.  Exactly what an encyclopedia is supposed to do. Indeed, Wikipedia is not paper, and we do not have the kinds of space constraints that Britannica does - but we try to keep the length of articles in somewhat manageable form, so we create sub-articles such as these so as to not overload people.  If we had no such concerns, then these two women  would likely each have a major section in John's article, as long as their separate articles or nearly so. That would be unmanageable, so they are forked off and people who want to learn more about these influential individuals can do so, while those who only want the overview get it in the main article.   Just like every other complex Wikipedia article.   I also object to the implicit denigration of "mother and aunt" as if that's prima facie not enough to make someone notable - is Freddie more notable because he's male?   These are GA for reasons, and this nomination is way off base.   I'd be happy to see this |snowed, but I'll leave that to someone else, as I've edited some on Beatles articles
— User:Tvoz, 18:58, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:SNOW (Wikipedia:Snowball clause)