860:." In some cases it is better to upgrade and source an article rather than be quick to try to delete it. Many of the AfD nominations could be completely avoided if people did this. So much drama and unproductive work could be avoided if more editors were like User: RebeccaGreen. Also, User:Senegambianamestudy made a strong argument. Namely, User:Senegambianamestudy wrote: " plenty of reliable sources that establishes notability
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So why make it harder on her? I think it is great that she has an article and I find her work admirable. She could have done business in the USA easily, but she chose the tougher path. But I am sure it is very rewarding for her (I know a couple of people who have done business in Africa and it
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about her as an individual. The "30 under 30" is about her as an entrepreneur, it's a list of individuals, not of less-than-thirty-year-old companies. That is markedly different from cases where an individual is only mentioned in passing in press coverage of their company. That she is notable
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