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Per WP:BLP1E. While there are few reliable sources covering her crowdfunding efforts for education, other sources are either self-published or not independent such as[1], [2], [3] etc. Herinalian (talk) 20:22, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Women, and Canada. Bobby Cohn (talk) 20:25, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 05:37, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. I removed the 3 self-published sources and the promotional lines they pointed to. I equally toned down the page to suit WP:NPOV and removed the tone tag. I also did a further deep search in Googlenews and found extra 5 WP:RS and added them. I believe the subject now meets WP:SIGCOV, WP:ANYBIO and WP:GNG. Furthermore, I carried out a source assessment to further check each of the 15 sources.Maltuguom (talk) 20:06, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the table as given below:

Source assessment table

Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/23/toronto-woman-goes-from-homeless-harvard-with-help-crowdfunding-site/28Q3rfjitQtf1YjmnEsWqM/story.html	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/homeless-to-harvard-toronto-dropout-accepted-to-ivy-league-school/article_d06525a5-4f31-51ef-8a8f-0a97f678700e.html	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tonika-morgan-once-homeless-now-harvard-bound-seeks-funding-for-tuition-1.3035908	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/from-homelessness-to-harvard-university	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2016/04/15/former-homeless-woman-invite-teens-from-jane-and-finch-to-harvard/	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://globalnews.ca/news/1945257/once-homeless-toronto-woman-crowdfunds-more-than-60k-for-harvard-tuition/	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://www.ethics.harvard.edu/files/%5Bvsite%3Asite-purl%5D/files/2016_17ar_live_cg_v4.pdf?m=1526319187	~ Harvard Ethics PDF doc	~ Harvard Ethics PDF doc	~ minor mention	~ Partial
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2015/05/13/homeless-to-harvard-crowdfunding-education.html	Online news media	Online news media	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/communityrising/people/toni-morgan	~ Harvard Project link	~ Harvard Project link	~ minor mention	~ Partial
https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2016/02/a-brave-new-harvard-chapter/	~ Online news media	~ Online news media	~ minor mention	~ Partial
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/harvard-student-s-invitation-proves-the-power-of-a-role-model/article_58c60c51-3180-5653-b4eb-85c69fbca687.html	Newspaper tabloid	Newspaper tabloid	focused on the subject	✔ Yes
https://goodblacknews.org/2015/05/26/toronto-native-tonika-morgan-goes-from-homeless-to-harvard-graduate-school-thanks-to-crowdfunding/	~ Online news media	~ Online news media	focused on the subject	~ Partial
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/reach-out-and-change-the-story-869816	~ Online news media	~ Online news media	~ minor mention	~ Partial
https://www.nsb.com/speakers/toni-morgan/	~ Online news media	~ Online news media	~ minor mention	~ Partial
https://accessinpractice.ca/speaker/	~ web platform	web platform	focused on the subject	? Unknown
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

• Note - The source assessment table above clearly reveals that the subject passes the notable test. Also the discussion nominator partially agreed that there are reliable sources cited Maltuguom (talk) 20:06, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I removed some more language that I felt was blatantly promotional. Also, since this is listed under educators, I want to point out that she does not meet the WP:NPROF criteria - the awards are insufficient. No opinion on WP:GNG. Qflib (talk) 20:14, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak delete. It is still the case that the only sources in the article that contribute towards GNG (reliable, independent, and with in-depth coverage of her) are about a single thing (the crowdsourcing campaign for going to Harvard). The 2018 tbnewswatch source is not in-depth, and the remaining sources are self-written profiles on speaker's bureaus promoting her work as a speaker and a source from Harvard itself; they do not count as independent and reliable. I am not convinced that this article passes WP:BIO1E. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:29, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:33, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak delete, per David Eppstein. We are missing WP:SIGCOV in non-primary reliable sources after the initial blitz of media in 2015. I searched all the usual places, found one follow up in 2016[4] and a mention/quote in 2020[5]. Subject is now working in AI field as a standard corporate professional. Setting aside the coverage from the one event, is there any argument to be made for notability? I don't see one, which makes me doubt this passes WP:BIO1E. Zzz plant (talk) 01:49, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per David Eppstein. Fails to pass WP:BIO1E with the sources in the article and what I could find online. GeorgiaHuman (talk) 06:00, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Maltuguom and everyone, I found extra source to back her service at ByteDance, TikTok's parent company as well as her role as managing director at Northeastern University's Center for Law, Innovation, and Creativity. Here's the source I found https://www.businessinsider.com/creator-economy-hires-promotions-investments-dba-tiktok-and-cameo-2021-4 and I have also added this to the page. Truly, she passes the notability test if I am to add a voice!TBalanx (talk) 18:13, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]