Unsure if this profile is really a notable [closed]

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I came across this profile because of the error suggestions.  I've sourced the profile, but question whether she's a notable.  She is the spouse of a notable, but see no other reason for her own fame or notoriety.  This profile is managed by the project, so someone might want to take a look.

The error suggestion is Project Account without Project Box
WikiTree profile: Lucy Gilbert
closed with the note: Resolved
in Policy and Style by Melissa Jamison G2G6 Mach 4 (48.9k points)
closed by Melissa Jamison
Sometimes Projects manage the spouse, and/or children, and/or parents of some notables.

In this case, to make the error "go away", just add {{Notables}} above the Biography header.  (Her husband is PPP, which may explain why she is managed by the Project.)
But would I want to add Notable to her profile if she wasn't notable?
In this case, she is deceased, open privacy, and not a Notable. Based on what information there appears to be about her, she is not known for any specific Notable activity, there's very little information on the internet about her, and it does not appear that additional information has been found regarding her specific acts of notability.

I have removed the Notables account from this profile.

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Best answer
Once a person has a Wikipedia-page (no matter in which language), s/he is considered a Notable. Because Lucy is only mentioned in the Wikipedia-entry of her husband, she is not considered a Notable here.
by Jelena Eckstädt G2G Astronaut (1.5m points)
selected by Susan Laursen
Well, almost, . . . the requirement is that they meet the "Wikipedia standard for notability" and this will generally mean that a Wikipedia article already exists.  That does not mean that it does exist nor that you MUST create a Wikipedia article if the person meets the standard and an article does not yet exist. . . . but why wouldn't you?

 See: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Notables for details.
+3 votes
The only other way to clear that suggestion is for the Notables Project to be removed as manager. The project does not wish to manage profiles for deceased people but some PMs are adding them. This is causing many of these suggestions.
by Living Ford G2G6 Pilot (159k points)
The Project has been co-manager since 2015.  Wouldn't someone have removed it by now if there were no reason for it?
I would think the project could remove themselves that's why I posted the question to get their attention, but I also sent a pm to the creator.

Thank you ladies!
Apparently not. Someone did tell me last year that she had recently started to clear the list of suggestions relating to the project box errors but I am not sure whether she is still doing it. There was a large number of suggestions at the time.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Notables#Goals
They can. There's a large number of suggestions that requires someone with access to the project account to clear them, so it won't happen quickly.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:DBE_Project_Status#WikiTree-11_Notables_Project
+4 votes
An article does not have to exist as long as it meets the standards detailed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_%28people%29

Also, see my response to Jelena.
by Living Anderson G2G6 Mach 7 (79.4k points)

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