Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miri Hanai
Sorry for the absence. I've been off Wikipedia for three weeks. I still think there are significant faults in most of the nominator's claims, beginning of course with the gross error of not understanding who this person was before nominating for delete. (That was why I quickly accumulated some sources to show that  had not been properly performed.) Most of the sources I listed are not self-promotion in that they are produced by reliable third party sources, and are not self-produced. I already made the argument that the claim of "tabloids" (and thus that these fail ) is not supported. Also, all of the sources I provided have her name in the title and thus are not "passing mentions." However, the nominator has made one important point, which is that many of the sources available are close to what one could call interviews. There is an argument that can be made that the very fact someone is interviewed by a reliable third-party publication is a sign of notability, but as  states these have to be treated with caution. I finally had time to do a bit more searching, and I must confess I found it hard to find articles on the net that are not in that category (with some exceptions, like https://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainment/0924/mcz_170924_8743482725.html). I checked Web Oya, the database of the Oya Soichi Bunko, the primary scholarly database for popular magazines, and she has 138 articles listed, but about 130 of those are classified as gurabia or interviews. There are a few of articles not classified as either of those in well-known weekly magazines such as Flash (June 2009 and March 2003) and Friday (April 2006), but I cannot check those personally. Again, it is clear from the fact she has had 138 articles that she is a popular gravure idol, but I am not well versed enough in that world to judge whether she "Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following" or "Has made unique, prolific or innovative contributions" to the gurabia world. She thus still might be notable under  but I confess I don't know that world enough. That is why I still have not voted keep or delete. My initial participation in this AfD was, again, to correct some major errors on the part of the nominator
— User:Michitaro, 03:08, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
Stance: comment
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