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[edit]- Mong-Lan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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This article looks like an autobiography, with all references from her website. Not sure if this person meets WP:GNG. Cherry Cotton Candy (talk) 13:09, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Comment - at first glance she appears notable, but I will look deeper into the sources, as well as potential sources in a BEFORE search within the next few days before iVoting. It appears there are several SPA's who have worked on the article, however, that may or may not mean it's an autobio, which while strongly frowned upon, is not forbidden - if the person is notable. It may have influenced the neutrality of the article, so if it turns out that they meet notability criteria and the article is kept, it may need to be cleaned up. Netherzone (talk) 23:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Jonathan Maxwell (businessman) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:ANYBIO or WP:GNG. Sources are not great in terms of coverage. A cursory search does not prove otherwise. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:20, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Vedprakash Dongaonkar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:NPROF, WP:WRITER or WP:ANYBIO. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:56, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: Fails WP:PROF as in a non-notable position. Fails WP:GNG as no significant coverage sources were found, and WP:AUTHOR as the books are non-notable. In my view, it does not meet any notability criteria. GrabUp - Talk 16:12, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Does not meet WP:GNG, WP:PROF, as there isn't even a single reliable reference to support his significance. Dcotos (talk) 16:44, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- James Wise (businessman) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:ANYBIO or WP:GNG. Sources are not great in terms of coverage. The wedding coverage fails WP:SIGCOV. Every other source (like this, this, or this) from the article critically fails WP:SIGCOV. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:17, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Jonny Griffiths (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Mathematician who self-publishes by the looks of it. Fails WP:SIGCOV. UPE. Fails WP:BIO. Its likely him. scope_creepTalk 14:16, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Comment Wow, that's a lot of Lulu.com books. It's conceivable in principle that a self-published book could be article-worthy in its own right or contribute to the article-worthiness of the author if it were well-reviewed, but so far I haven't found any indications of that happening here. XOR'easter (talk) 23:41, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Lilia Tarawa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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WP:BLP1E only notable in regards to Gloriavale. Most of the stuff not in regards to Gloriavale are from promotional pieces and Tarawa herself. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:36, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Most of the sources are neither reliable nor independent. They are full of primary sources written by the subject or from unreliable blogs. Ibjaja055 (talk) 21:37, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep There's enough here to show GNG. She's written a book that Martin van Beynen has called "bestselling". It created a lot of publicity, for example, John Campbell interviewed her for 10 min on Radio New Zealand. She gets keynote speaking slots and, whilst that's nothing unusual, it is unusual when Stuff reports on that. She's been invited to give a talk at TEDxChristchurch and it takes quite something to get invited to TEDx. The pieces by Kurt Bayer (NZHerald; based in Christchurch), Eleanor Black (Stuff), and Now to Love (which belongs to Are Media) go into plenty enough depth to fulfil the criteria of three independent reliable sources. And all those sources are in the article already. All up, that's an easy keep. Schwede66 04:23, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- The Waikato Times piece is a promotional piece for the business awards. The Now to Love piece is just her interview with Women's Daily. The other Stuff piece is also a promotional piece.
- This is the same for most of the refs, they're either promo pieces or interviews about Gloriavale. Traumnovelle (talk) 06:20, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Ram Krishna Bantawa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Very promotional article that doesn't meet WP:NAUTHOR and WP:SIGCOV. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 05:53, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Ravieshwar Singh (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Doesn't meet WP:GNG. It's just the blatant non adherence to the reviewer's comment/decline reason by the page creator/submitter. If we are considering the sources, they are mostly WP:SELFPUB. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 22:07, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete - not notable, self-published sourcing, and editor has not taken into account advice. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 05:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - editor corrected TV Guide link, author published through reputable sources (not blogs), many citations to his work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1017:B837:8C03:E011:E929:8629:EFF (talk) 16:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - not notable. If it is kept then "Rgs21" should clarify if they have any link to Ravi Guru Singh, the nickname of the article subject. Ttwaring (talk) 17:28, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - substantively this page has more citations and support than many other notability pages. Rgs21 may be on vacation or unavailable and the page should not hinge on that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.114.12 (talk) 15:18, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Klaus Schnellenkamp (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Request for deletion of the Wikipedia article about Klaus Schnellenkamp due to lack of relevance according to the WP guidelines. These state that public reporting on the person in question must be independent of time or over a long period of time. However, there was only selective reporting, and this was done around 15 years ago. Hence the deletion request!KSW72 (talk) 07:31, 28 September 2024 (UTC)KSWKSW72 (talk) 07:31, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Diane Hamilton (behavioral specialist) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Entirely promo Amigao (talk) 19:12, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete. Self-promotional autobiography. I blocked the creator for promotional username and promotional edits. Cullen328 (talk) 02:31, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Quite so, thank you Cullen328. Axad12 (talk) 02:33, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per everyone above. The article is a promotional bio of a non-notable subject. Best, GPL93 (talk) 15:12, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Tendai Ruben Mbofana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:SIGCOV. Refs are WP:SPS and paid PR. No indication of significance. Fails WP:BIO scope_creepTalk 19:47, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Roberto G. Carbone (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Article about a person that doesn't meet WP:GNG. The first source is a database result as well as unverifiable. The second sources was like that too. The third one, embt.org, is solely a tribute to another man called "Alberto", and has nothing to do with this article. Source 5 is undoubtedly unreliable, and source 6 is a WP:PRIMARYSOURCE (because it's written by him, I would call it a WP:SELFPUB. ORCID isn't needful especially when citing as a biographical information. I don't know much about it, but it does appear like a user generated site. I was thinking how we can structure a person's research as academics always write many publications. On this aspect, there are many primary sources; books written by him, and thy are from source 9 to 11. Primary sources may be useful and good, but at the same time doesn't tell us how notable was that research. WA it reviewed by critics, did it appear on TV sites, e.t.c.
The subject's co-authored work, and his first book according to the article, doesn't appear to meet WP:NBOOK. This is applicable to the third (there was no mention of the second book). A Fellow of the American College of CHEST Physicians isn't notable per WP:NACADEMIC as the membership including non elected paid position is shown here. Same as the American Heart Association. Additionally, a letter of recommendation on someone doesn't show his notable that person is, and it isn't an award per WP:ANYBIO. This was accepted via AFC by me, for the sale of this AFD. The creator is likely a COI editor who has moved this page twice, and it has been draftified twice too. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 22:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete. Low GS citations in a very high cited field. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:16, 27 September 2024 (UTC).
- Comment ORCID's mean nothing with regards to notability. I have one, you can register for one, for free. We were encouraged at one point to register for one with our Wikipedia credentials... Not sure how useful it is, but it doesn't help notability. Oaktree b (talk) 00:41, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete I tend to agree with the explanation above, doesn't seem to have gained recognition in the field yet due to the low citation index. Oaktree b (talk) 14:27, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Based on the changes I have reported and the previous scientific material collected, I completely disagree with your opinion that the Roberto G. Carbone page is not worthy of being published on Wikipedia English.
- By reading your criticisms and opinions, you are asked to evaluate the page according to the scientific criteria already adopted with other biographical pages of more or less famous scientists that I have taken as a comparison to evaluate the validity of the page and the sources cited by me.
- Please remember that there are many sources from English scientific societies that cannot be considered unreliable. I would also like to point out that many of the secondary sources cannot be cited as they do not exist on the web but only physically in paper format (for example scientific magazines, local newspapers, independent information). I therefore ask you to let me know how I can possibly insert this additional data.
- It is recommended to use international scientific criteria to evaluate the quality and scientific impact of the research carried out by Dr. Roberto G. Carbone with those who have the appropriate scientific requirements.
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- The English Wikipedia version is much more accurate than the Italian one. In detail, in the introduction I have added more accurate information regarding the scientific studies and the collaboration of Roberto G. Carbone's closest colleagues.
- I added in the "Research" section the close collaboration with the Nobel Prize winner Prof. Renato Dulbecco in the physiology of lung cancer.
- I added a quote with the photograph of the current president of the Royal Society Medicine who recommended that I write as a courtesy that Roberto G. Carbone is honored to be a member of the Royal Society Medicine.
- Finally I added the appointment of Roberto G. Carbone to the editorial board of the scientific journal The Lancet by the Editor. Rolando8891 (talk) 16:07, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep, per discussion above by Rolando8891. Jeffrey Beall (talk) 20:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC).
- Delete. Citation record does not look like a pass of WP:NPROF C1. Editorial board membership is WP:MILL, and does not contribute to notability. The fellowships in the Royal College and in CHEST appear to be based in large part on ability to pay, to be open to early career researchers, and in general not to be the kind of thing discussed by NPROF C3. Fellowship in American Heart Association failed WP:V. Little sign of GNG notability. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 09:52, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Eduard Dorneanu (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Created as a draft which was declined twice and then moved to mainspace by the draft creator, who restored it to mainspace after it had been draftified again. I have cleaned it up pretty extensively and looked for better sources, but I can't see how WP:NAUTHOR or WP:GNG are met – it looks like a case of an up-and-coming writer who is not yet notable. The single possibly independent source in the article (other than all the sources that don't mention Dorneanu) gives me a warning so I have not assessed that, but one source would not be sufficient in any case. A WP:BEFORE search yields nothing. bonadea contributions talk 12:57, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: Fails WP:TOOSOON. Maybe in a few years he'll be notable. - Sumanuil. (talk to me) 05:43, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Does not meet WP:GNG. Ktkvtsh (talk) 17:04, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Carmelo Strano (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I'm not finding this professor and art critic notable per WP:Nacademic nor WP:NAUTHOR. The current sourcing consists of two press releases and a listing that is a simple name check. Part of a group of articles created to promote the "Empathic Movement". Netherzone (talk) 03:30, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: As per nom. Axad12 (talk) 03:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. GS citations are tiny. Xxanthippe (talk) 05:56, 27 September 2024 (UTC).
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- Tracey Collins (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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This is a low-profile individual who is not notable. Notability is WP:NOTINHERITED from her famous boyfriend. "de facto first lady of NYC" is not a factoid that confers notability. The NYT piece cited is a brief mention of her, and the WP:NYPOST source is unreliable for U.S. politics. WP:BEFORE produced only this in addition. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:02, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom or merge to Eric_Adams#Personal_life, these souces do not justify a separate article since she does not have even an informal public role. Reywas92Talk 17:33, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep I see a NY Post article with her as the main focus as well as a People article and a few others. Sure, this page is going to be brief but it's still notable enough to keep. Nweil (talk) 17:53, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- I commented on those. They do not establish notability. Have you seen WP:NYPOST?
There is consensus the New York Post is generally unreliable for factual reporting, especially with regard to politics, particularly New York City politics. A tabloid newspaper, editors criticise its lack of concern for fact-checking or corrections, including examples of outright fabrication. Editors consider the New York Post more reliable before it changed ownership in 1976, and particularly unreliable for coverage involving the New York City Police Department. A 2024 RfC concluded that the New York Post is marginally reliable for entertainment coverage; see below.
– Muboshgu (talk) 17:58, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not positive the subject of Tracey Collins falls under "politics". You said yourself she is a low-profile individual. I get that this is all tangentially related to politics but the tone of that article does not seem slanted or biased in a political way. I think the RfC does not apply here. Nweil (talk) 18:08, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Neither the NY Post nor People would have published those if not for her relationship to Eric Adams, hence NOTINHERITED and the connection to NYC politics. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:24, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- You’re Crystal Balling with that claim. An alternate timeline is unknowable. The point is that they were written. Nweil (talk) 05:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Written in relation to Adams. It's not crystal balling to say she'd remain low profile without the relationship. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:51, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- You’re Crystal Balling with that claim. An alternate timeline is unknowable. The point is that they were written. Nweil (talk) 05:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- I commented on those. They do not establish notability. Have you seen WP:NYPOST?
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- Redirect to Eric Adams. An article about a person is an article about a person, even if the motivation for writing the article was the person's relationship. NOTINHERITED isn't about discrediting sourcing about that person, but discrediting the idea that someone is automatically notable for their relationship. That said, there's just not enough sources about Collins directly to support WP:BIO at this point. Add to that the ongoing legal issues around Adams will likely mean this bio will run into WP:BLPCRIME issues, and I think it makes sense to just redirect here. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:43, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete “per nom or merge to Eric_Adams#Personal_life … since she does not have even an informal public role,” per Reywas92. The New York Post is a tabloid notorious for its headlines and isn’t a reliable source for such purposes: “ There is consensus that the New York Post … are considered to be marginally reliable sources for entertainment coverage, including reviews, but should not be used for controversial statements related to living persons.” I also want to remind you all of a longtime precedent that we almost always delete articles about education administrators. If we keep this, we either need a crispy clear change of consensus, or we need to address the issues that would be raised. Please don’t go there. Bearian (talk) 18:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Every article about her is directly tied to her relationship with Adams. Hiphopsavedmylife (talk) 18:21, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment The mayor of New York City is the most prominent mayoral position in the United States. The spouse/partner of the mayor is treated like that of a state's governor. Have there been discussions about the notability of a governor's significant other? I would apply them to the First Lady of NYC if so. Thriley (talk) 20:16, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- The significant others of Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg were not treated akin to first ladies of a state. De Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, has independent sourcing directly about her, not her husband. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:50, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- I disagree. The New York press has historically covered the First Lady of New York with the same interest as if she were the wife of the governor of New York State. Thriley (talk) 23:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- And yet, we don't see evidence of that with RS going into Collins as a person, just passing mentions in articles about Adams. McCray served in the role, Collins has avoided it, it would seem. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:09, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- If I were to guess, she has been deliberately low profile during his administration due to the concerns raised during the campaign. Thriley (talk) 23:14, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- And yet, we don't see evidence of that with RS going into Collins as a person, just passing mentions in articles about Adams. McCray served in the role, Collins has avoided it, it would seem. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:09, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- I disagree. The New York press has historically covered the First Lady of New York with the same interest as if she were the wife of the governor of New York State. Thriley (talk) 23:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- The significant others of Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg were not treated akin to first ladies of a state. De Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, has independent sourcing directly about her, not her husband. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:50, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Steven Ujifusa (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Tried draftfying this, and it was more or less immediately put back in mainspace. Tried find independent, and I couldn't find any. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 19:09, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete. The article is not written in correct format, and the author is clearly the subject (check username).
- TheMotto (talk) 19:18, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Slightly off topic but can I request some eyes on this article [1] which the same author created 18 minutes before creating his own article. Google suggests some connection between author and subject. Axad12 (talk) 02:44, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete as per nom. Axad12 (talk) 02:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. I added 17 reviews of his three books to the article, many of them reliably published in a mix of major newspapers and academic journals. There's easily enough for WP:AUTHOR here, even if we don't count the more-routine Publishers Weekly and Kirkus reviews. I don't know what the nominator tried but finding several of these took only plugging his name into Google News. As for formatting, see WP:DINC, but User:XOR'easter seems to have already done much of the necessary cleanup soon after the deletion nomination was made. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:27, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per above. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per found sources. Geschichte (talk) 08:19, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- I refuse to !vote to avoid encouraging anybody from using this platform as a free web host to draft an autobiography. He might be notable, but this creates a terrible precedent. Bearian (talk) 17:30, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Just as we should not allow indiscriminate creation of autobiographies, we should not distort our content by letting the bad creation of an article on a notable subject prevent us from having an article on that subject. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:06, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Menotti Lerro (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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All right, I'll bite, this article is probably not notable. The refbombing makes it really hard to assess the quality of the sources, but even then, it seems most coverage is either WP:ROUTINE or about the movement he founded, empathism. Allan Nonymous (talk) 12:50, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete per @Netherzone. Tavantius (talk) 16:16, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Note that the previous deletion discussion (here [2]) is informative as per source quality. I would additionally suggest salting. Allan Nonymous (talk) 13:28, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - Many of the sources are local, and many are written by followers/adherents/members of his so-called "cultural movement", Empathism, who have signed his "manifesto", therefore are not independent.
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- Delete - As I'm slogging through the 94 ref-bombed citations I am finding that many of these sources are user-submitted content, blogs, things written by his Empathism adherents and members, and some sources don't mention him at all. The article is bloated with content supported in this way, and I do not think it should remain in the encyclopedia, per WP:PROMO by the two now-blocked sockpuppets (see: [3] and [4]). Also WP:TNT, and WP:NOTADVERTISING may apply. Netherzone (talk) 22:05, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. For full disclosure I was recently heavily involved in both the ANI thread and the SPI which resulted in the socks being blocked. However, I agree with the positions taken by Allan Nonymous and Netherzone above. The fact that the equivalent article was deleted on Italian Wikipedia on notability grounds is, I suspect, a relevant consideration here. Axad12 (talk) 03:28, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete — maybe if this were started from scratch by impartial editors it could amount to something, but as things stand, it’s irremediably tainted by promotional spam. — Biruitorul Talk 12:36, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete Seems to be a WP:TNT case right enough. I thought because he was poet but looked at a whole bunch of the references (not the whole first block though) and seems to be non-notable. Which is unfortunate really. If it wasn't empathism and the concerted effort to stuff it full of crap along with the several articles I came across mentioning the term during NPP sprint, I suspect there could be enough for a wee stub as a poet. These directed action gangs on here turn a lot of people off. Its unfortunate. scope_creepTalk 10:19, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:TNT. It’s so poorly written, designed, formatted, and duplicative (especially references) that, even if an argument could be made that he’s notable, the article would have to be written from scratch. If the subject paid for this crap, then he was scammed. Bearian (talk) 19:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Wow, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. That takes me back. Anyway, this is a heap of vanispamcruftisement. XOR'easter (talk) 00:06, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- I thought Cambridge Scholars Pub. seemed a slightly dodgy. Thanks for that link. Netherzone (talk) 00:13, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
- Brock Frost (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Semi-advertorialized rticle about a city councillor, not properly referenced as having any strong claim to passing WP:NPOL #2. As always, city councillors are not automatically notable enough for Wikipedia articles just because they exist, and have to show evidence that they should be seen as special cases of significantly more nationalized notability than the norm -- but this is showing nothing of the sort, and instead is trending in the direction of trying to promote his post-council business as a mortgage agent, and is referenced entirely to the type of run of the mill local coverage that's merely expected to always exist for all city councillors in their local media, except for a single brief glancing namecheck of his existence in a national newspaper article about somebody else, which isn't support for notability and doesn't even support the sentence it's footnoting anyway.
Nothing here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt him from having to have a lot more sourcing and substance than this. Bearcat (talk) 06:52, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete or Redirect to Cornwall River Kings. Per nom. Bkissin (talk) 14:29, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- I don't particularly think a redirect to the hockey team is needed. Despite the article saying that he "is" the owner of the team, he actually only owned it for a few months in 2014 before selling it to other owners again, so I don't think owning a minor hockey league team for a brief time 10 years ago is enough to warrant a redirect: he's not a terribly likely search term on that basis per se, and in the incredibly unlikely event that somebody was searching for his name on that basis, the team's article would come up in the list of search results anyway. Bearcat (talk) 15:50, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - he buys things and sells things. Many tens of thousands of people in North America do the same, including several of my family members who are not notable in any way. He owned a minor league hockey team for a few months: that’s not the big deal it’s asserted. I’m an hockey fan, FWIW. He is not automatically notable as a small city council member, as discussed above by Bearcat. Unless someone can find significant coverage of him in reliable sources, I don’t think he is otherwise notable. Bearian (talk) 19:32, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Paul Boross (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Doesn't meet WP:CREATIVE with only minor roles in various TV and music. I can't find any sources getting close to discussing him. This is just the latest iteration in attempts to promote him as a speaker going back to 2014 (I've already removed that). SmartSE (talk) 08:07, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: No RS available which cover the topic significantly, to establish notability. Ratekreel (talk) 21:51, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Redirect - the subject is not notable for doing any of his various endeavors, except for Morris Minor and the Majors. I won’t be broken up if it’s outright deleted, but a redirect is a reasonable option. Bearian (talk) 19:24, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
- Gareth Ward (author) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:GNG, couldn't find much else online. GMH Melbourne (talk) 08:53, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep Yes, the article needs some work, but I believe the subject is notable. TheSwamphen (talk) 09:01, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Do you have any sources that could establish notability? GMH Melbourne (talk) 10:00, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep the two press sources in the article seem pretty good. There's also this, this, this, all from a quick and non extensive search. His books have several reviews on Gale and Proquest which help him pass WP:NAUTHOR/ Also many interviews with RS. A pretty decent article could be written here, IMO PARAKANYAA (talk) 12:48, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: Sources identified above seem fine, we have some reviews of the body of work as well. Ok for AUTHOR notability. Oaktree b (talk) 15:58, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: Per above. Ratekreel (talk) 21:47, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Laura M. Brotherson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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lacks notability. ―Howard • 🌽33 21:48, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete. I'm not finding any significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Run-of-the-mill sexuality/intimacy author. Softlavender (talk) 10:40, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Fails WP:AUTHOR. LibStar (talk) 13:47, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Delete per the nomination and subsequent discussion. Doesn’t meet WP:GNG. Go4thProsper (talk) 23:08, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Peter J. Levesque (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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No indication of significance. References are PR, profiles, appointment news and non-salient coverage. Fails WP:SIGCOV, WP:BIO. UPE. scope_creepTalk 22:01, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: I don't find coverage about this person, Gnews has only PR items. He wrote a book "he Shipping Point: The Rise of China and The Future of Retail Supply Chain..." but I don't find any reviews. These appear to be republished articles [5], [6]. I don't see AUTHOR or business person notability. Oaktree b (talk) 01:00, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete for lack of significant coverage. All of the references cited are literally one page each. That’s fleeting, not significant. To be notable, an author needs articles about him and reviews of his books, not just the book itself. We are not a gazette of every business person and/or book author. It’s 2024, and while our readers might not know all of our policies, everyone knows that we don’t have an article about everyone ever mentioned in a newspaper. Bearian (talk) 18:46, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- Andrew Mangham (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Part of a walled garden revolving around “empathism”. No credible evidence of notability. Conveniently, Mangham is cited in the article on Menotti Lerro, the guru of empathism, calling him “one of the most interesting poets in modern-day Europe”. Of course, this opinion just happens to appear in the introduction to a volume of poetry by Lerro, who just happens to be friends with Mangham. See how these things work? Biruitorul Talk 11:03, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep. Mangham is pretty clearly notable as an academic, whether or not the article was created as part of a walled garden. His Science of Starving, for example, is from a major university press and was reviewed in (for example) Dickens Quarterly, Victorian Studies, and a German language journal. His Violent Women and Sensation Fiction, meanwhile, was reviewed in Women's Writing, Victorian Studies, and Medical History. Josh Milburn (talk) 15:16, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. I added the reviews linked above and several others to the article. They are easily enough for WP:AUTHOR, regardless of any connection to a questionable school. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:58, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- PS I removed the claim of being connected with empathism from the article. I don't think its source was adequate for WP:BLPRS. That leaves his professorial position and his books. Among edited volumes, I'm only listing the ones for which I found reviews, and for that reason the Lerro volume is not even listed. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:04, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Comment I think this subject needs to be assessed according to ACADEMIC or AUTHOR standards of notability regardless of his connection to Menotti Lerro. Writing an introduction to one book doesn't define his career. Liz Read! Talk! 00:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Ajit George (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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This biographical article does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FactCheckAdam (talk • contribs) 09:14, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
Note: Fixed formatting to follow WP:AFDHOWTO. Sariel Xilo (talk) 16:53, 25 September 2024 (UTC); notified article creators along with WikiProjects (WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons & WikiProject Role-playing games). Sariel Xilo (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - Per WP:ANYBIO, "the person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times" – George won the Diana Jones Award in 2022 after being nominated the year before; following that, he was the project lead on Journeys through the Radiant Citadel which was nominated for several industry awards (such as Nebula Award for Best Game Writing). Sariel Xilo (talk) 17:18, 25 September 2024 (UTC) (Updated to AfD terms Sariel Xilo (talk) 19:02, 25 September 2024 (UTC))
- Keep The subject is notable in two different fields, and there seems to be a plethora of reliable sources confirming his notability in both aspects of his life. Guinness323 (talk) 18:53, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep I am sincerely confused why this is an AfD discussion. This author has been nominated for major awards in their field, has been the primary subject of coverage in major national publications (USA Today, Gizmodo), etc. Unless I am misunderstanding something, this article seems to easily clear any notability challenge. Geethree (talk) 20:17, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per all the arguments above, and improvements made since the AFD started. BOZ (talk) 20:56, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep Notability and sourcing issues have been resolved since the AFD process began. (talk) 17:44, 25 September 2024 (EDT)
- Slava Smelovsky (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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WP:BLP with zero real coverage. Refs are profiles, other work and oddments. Fails WP:SIGCOV, WP:BIO. No indication of significance. scope_creepTalk 17:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: per nomination and WP:GNG. While on the surface Smelovsky does appear to have references about him, many of these do seem like profiles (16 being probably the easiest one to spot). SirMemeGod 19:55, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Sources 2,3,5,6,7 and 11 are red per Source Highlighter, so those are non-RS. I can only find social media, this person's website, streaming sites, then not much else. Zero hits/nothing turns up in gnews. I don't see musical notability. Oaktree b (talk) 00:57, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Merge (selectively) into Grundik+Slava as an WP:ATD. No need for an article on this musician since his individual notability is not established. The target does need more information and some info on the duo participants is legitimate. gidonb (talk) 15:17, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete Fails WP:SIGCOV. 181.197.42.215 (talk) 05:14, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Jens Hammer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Non-notable "author" (blogger). Feels self-promotional. Lacks WP:RS, fails WP:GNG, WP:AUTHOR. Cabrils (talk) 02:20, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete promotional article of a non-notable figure Traumnovelle (talk) 02:25, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete In no way meets the WP:GNG or WP:NWRITER. Image was previously published by Hammer, so either it's copyvio or there's an obvious COI at play. Given the tone, could be either. GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 02:44, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:GNG. Sidenote: Is this the same person as the previous two Afds who seemed to be a porn actor? Mztourist (talk) 04:04, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per GreenLipstickLesbian's comment. APK hi :-) (talk) 04:19, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete per everyone above. Best, GPL93 (talk) 14:15, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
- Margaret Pargeter (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Completely unreferenced article about the pseudonym of a writer of romance novels. As always, writers are not "inherently" notable just because their work exists, and have to show evidence of passing WP:GNG on third-party coverage and analysis about their work -- biographical information, reviews of their books by professional literary critics, evidence of noteworthy literary awards, etc. -- but this cites no GNG-worthy sourcing at all, and in fact the closest thing to a "reference" in it (until I stripped it just now) was the self-published directory profile of a non-pseudonymous writer who wasn't claiming herself to be the author of any of these books, and thus appears to have been a "publicize her by piggybacking onto an unrelated article" stunt (or possibly, but not verifiably, insider info) rather than evidence of the notability of "Margaret Pargeter".
Nothing here is "inherently" notable without proper GNG-compliant sourcing for it. Bearcat (talk) 17:11, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
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Delete: surprise, surprise, there is no coverage for this unknown person. Not sure what we're supposed to do with this, unref. stub about a fake person. Oaktree b (talk) 00:20, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Delete I am unable to find any coverage, or even any reviews of any of the books. The only reason we know that Pargeter *is* a psuedonym is the unreferenced claim in the Wikipedia article itself. Shame really - I rather think this would make a fascinating journalistic investigation - but without such we can do naught but delete. ResonantDistortion 19:23, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Strike pending review of article improvements. ResonantDistortion 08:27, 30 September 2024 (UTC)Delete: I was able to find listings for some books through Newspaper Archive (At First Glance, Hold Me Captive), but they're not reviews and thus, do not establish notability for either the book or author. Ping me if anything is uncovered. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 20:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)Wait.I am adding sources to the article now. Carefully. Stay tuned. (Seems ironic we are giving so much weight to an unsourced, unverified claim that there is no information available about this author.) Cielquiparle (talk) 21:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)- Keep per WP:AUTHOR and WP:HEY. There is also a clear notability argument now as Margaret Pargeter was one of the most widely read authors in Britain as reported by the New York Times Book Review in 1986. The best source, now added to the article, is the analysis of her works by Arlene Moore which has been reprinted in many volumes, including Twentieth Century Romance and Goth Writers (Gale Research, 1982) and Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers (St. James Press) in 1990 and again in 1994. Her works as a major author of Harlequin romances has also been the subject of close analysis by feminist scholars such as Tania Modleski in her chapter "The Disappearing Act: Harlequin Romances" in Gender, Language, and Myth, which analyzes and interweaves many excerpts from Pargeter's Hold Me Captive (1976). Pargeter's The Jewelled Caftan (1978) is one of the novels analyzed in a widely cited article by Evelyn Bach, "Sheik Fantasies: Orientalism and Feminine Desire in the Desert Romance". All of these sources have been added to the article, which has been expanded, also with confirmed details about the author's biography (even though they are scarce). In addition, a surprise discovery was an autobiographical essay by Margaret Pargeter published in 1979 by Harlequin Enterprises. I could find no sources claiming that "Margaret Pargeter" was a pen name...and while we can't add it to the article because there is no stated connection, there does happen to be someone with that name who otherwise fits the description exactly who died in 2023. Need to run now but will ping the author discussion participants later. Cielquiparle (talk) 10:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Pinging @Significa liberdade, @ResonantDistortion, @Oaktree b, @Bearcat for reconsideration if you are interested, as article is quite different now. Cielquiparle (talk) 15:11, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep With the new sources identified, we have GNG. Good job in finding them. Oaktree b (talk) 16:38, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep Notability has now been well established. Good work, Cielquiparle. Cullen328 (talk) 18:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per HEY. Hats off to the work of Cielquiparle. ResonantDistortion 18:36, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per the sources Cielquiparle found. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 21:09, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 15:28, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Marius Chelaru (writer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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No particular indication of notability here. The subject has participated in some random conferences, which hardly makes him encyclopedically notable.
As a side note, someone should look more closely at the article creator and his activity. He seems deeply involved with an obscure movement called Empathism (do check out that article, though fair warning: your eyes may hurt), and has been creating stubs about even more obscure figures associated with this supposed literary current.
Anyway, to return to Chelaru: nothing about his record, and certainly not the mediocre sources, suggests that he should have an article here. Thus, delete. Biruitorul Talk 15:35, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: I don't find any coverage for this person. The Romanian wiki article seems to be sources to CV's or biographies on various websites, hardly notable either. Oaktree b (talk) 15:55, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- I tagged the "empathism" article for clean-up, it's too wordy and over-quoted for what it's trying to day. Oaktree b (talk) 15:58, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete it falls dangerously below WP:GNG and all other known notability guidelines. Even his listed works do not mention him and the works do not have tittles, where they were published and their identifiers such as ISBN, ISSN. Piscili (talk) 16:00, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete - this article on a non-notable writer fails WP:GNG and WP:NAUTHOR. This article is one of a series of promotional articles (a walled garden of sorts) surrounding the so-called Empathism "movement" and the poet Menotti Lerro (who "invented" Empathism and wrote it's manifesto), and the "award" given to the people who adhere to Empathism. Other articles of questionable notability are the other "members" as well as Lerro's Cilento International Poetry Prize and others that I do not have the time at the moment to add. Two SPA's are creating numerous articles that all connect back to Lerro (hence the "walled garden"), whose article on Italian Wikipedia has been deleted for lack of notability. The whole group of articles are WP:PROMO. Netherzone (talk) 01:41, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete, aggressive WP:PROMO. Allan Nonymous (talk) 12:51, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: as per all of the above. Axad12 (talk) 04:00, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Brad Farmer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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There has been a lot of IP nonsense in the history of this article, so while I agree with the IP's PROD, I think this merits an AFD. Farmer has been cited, but since OA isn't sufficient I don't see WP:BIO level coverage Star Mississippi 21:06, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep: Looking at the sources currently in the article there is borderline notability. Online I have also found quite a bit that can also contribute towards WP:GNG ([7][8][9][10]). I will add what I can to the article. GMH Melbourne (talk) 02:56, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment I have semi'ed the article due to the blanking, but not this discussion. If someone feels I should not have done so as nom, feel free to amend. Star Mississippi 00:52, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep: Sources 3 and 4 in the comment above are good, in addition to the 3rd source in the article. Should be enough for GNG. Oaktree b (talk) 12:15, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Guy Finley (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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There is no significant coverage of Guy Finley, his work or his teachings in reliable secondary sources. Most of it is blog posts and primary sources. A 2007 discussion ended with a Keep result, but the votes all relied on notability determined by Google hits, a Google featured link and Amazon sales rankings. These are outdated standards. Ynsfial (talk) 17:48, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: This is a great example of a clear WP:NBIO fail. None of the sources are reliable as they are blogs, and I couldn't find any other coverage of this specific Guy Finley (there were other hits but nothing of interest). Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:40, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- !vote I think most musicians deserve a chance Natlaur (talk) 23:16, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete couldn't find any non-trivial coverage. Shapeyness (talk) 18:46, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
- Sam Forster (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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This is a vanity article for a little-known freelance writer. His only claim to fame is drawing widespread mockery and condemnation for his book about wearing blackface across the United States. Much more notable Canadian journalists do not have Wikipedia pages, and the achievements listed are negligible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TrashPandaMan (talk • contribs)
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Keep - The critique overlooks the broader context of Sam Forster's contributions to the public discourse. While it's true that not every writer or journalist gains widespread recognition overnight, dismissing someone's work solely based on their level of fame or controversial moments is short-sighted. Forster’s book, which has indeed sparked debate, addresses sensitive and complex issues, and the ensuing reactions—both positive and negative—demonstrate that his work has provoked meaningful conversations.
It's essential to recognize that public figures who challenge societal norms often face harsh criticism, but that doesn't diminish the value of their contributions. Many notable figures throughout history were initially met with ridicule before their work was acknowledged as significant. Forster's willingness to tackle uncomfortable topics is an important part of his role as a writer. Furthermore, Wikipedia is a platform that reflects public interest, and Forster's coverage there simply mirrors the fact that his work, controversial or not, has sparked significant public attention.
Additionally, comparing Forster to other Canadian journalists based on fame is a false equivalence. The presence or absence of a Wikipedia page is not a measure of a person’s accomplishments, nor does it negate the relevance of their work. It's important to focus on the substance of what a writer has contributed to discussions, rather than focusing on how well-known they are or how their work has been received in certain circles.
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This approach emphasizes the importance of intellectual discourse, the value of confronting complex societal issues, and challenges the assumptions about fame equating to worth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daves598 (talk • contribs) 01:15, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
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- The keep vote above by the blocked editor was entirely AI generated (according to gptzero.me), and on that basis should surely be entirely disregarded. Axad12 (talk) 03:09, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Abdullah Hashem (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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BLP of the founder of a religious sect. The sect itself appears to be notable but it does not seem that the leader himself is. I think a redirect to Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light would probably be best. Mccapra (talk) 22:12, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep Google searches easily turn up hundreds of high-profile mentions. There are articles from Amnesty International, the UN, and various governments, and dozens of major newspapers that all mention him. Easily meets WP:BIO and WP:SIGCOV criteria. For sects with that many media mentions, their founders and leaders would usually also be notable enough. There is also plenty of information about Hashem that would fit well into a standalone article. DjembeDrums (talk) 17:46, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
- ok which three of these do you think provide the best in-depth coverage? Mccapra (talk) 21:49, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Merge Article only cited one source almost which shows they still need to meet WP:GNG to stand alone Tesleemah (talk) 20:10, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Judith Mok (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Tagged for sourcing issues since 2006. Not clear the subject meets WP:GNG. 4meter4 (talk) 00:13, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
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Speedy Keep Finding sources was really easy for this person, they have multiple books with multiple reviews, and numerous interviews. I removed a lot of the material that I couldn't find sources for other than her website and CV. Dr vulpes (Talk) 03:57, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
- After rereading that I wanted to clarify that I'm not being snippy with @4meter4 I'm just so used to having to do deep dives into archives at AfD that this was a welcome change of pace. Dr vulpes (Talk) 04:09, 18 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Jason Emer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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1. It was moved from draft space to article space before it was reviewed and made live by the creator of the page
2. It was moved to draft space by other editors due to promotional tone, it seemed as it was written by someone closely connected to the subject
3. It was proposed for deletion and the final decision was to keep. However, the keep voters: 1 was a new account created just for this debate only (seems like it and it was an open IP, one was an editor banned for sock-puppetry)
4. There is someone constantly removing a section that is a bit negative about the subject
All this makes me believe that this page is being managed by someone closely connected to the subject. Additionally, i don't believe the subject is notable and most of the references are PRs and he is constantly self-promoting on the internet. WikiProCreate (talk) 13:49, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: Appears to be a celebrity plastic surgeon [11], [12], [13]. I'm not sure any of these show notability. Discussion in AfD last time was also questioning the Academic notability, noting that 1000 citations was rather low for his field. I don't see that much has changed since the last AfD. Oaktree b (talk) 14:53, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: He's been investigated by a few regulatory bodies [14], which doesn't affect notability. This information has been added/removed, suggesting this page is being actively curated by editors, likely for promo purposes. Oaktree b (talk) 15:00, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Siue Moffat (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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WP:BLP of a cookbook author and filmmaker, not reliably sourced as having a strong claim to passing notability criteria for either occupation. As always, people are not automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because they exist, and have to show evidence of WP:GNG-worthy coverage about them in media independent of themselves -- but the only notability claim on offer here is that her work exists, and the article is referenced to one (deadlinked but recoverable) short blurb that isn't enough to get her over GNG all by itself if it's all she's got for GNG-worthy coverage, and one primary source that isn't support for notability at all.
The article, further, has been tagged for needing more sources since 2011 without ever having better sources added, and a WP:BEFORE search came up dry as all I found in ProQuest was the blurb and a small handful of glancing namechecks of her existence in coverage of events.
Nothing here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt her from having to have more and better referencing than this. Bearcat (talk) 18:01, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Delete: I don't see any book reviews, or much of anything in sources otherwise. Nothing in news or a general Gsearch. Oaktree b (talk) 22:24, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- I can see three reviews for "Lickin' the Beaters 2: Vegan Chocolate and Candy" via Proquest, but not much else. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 07:15, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
- At the very least, reviews exist for Lickin' the Beaters 2 from Library Journal [15] and Vegetarian Journal [16], and there are two shorter reviews for the two Lickin' the Beaters cookbooks from Broken Pencil magazine [17][18]. Broken Pencil also has a good number of reviews on her zines, e.g., one for The Day I Stopped Being Punk [19]. There's also an interview with her in Joe Biel's Beyond the Music: How Punks are Saving the World with DIY Ethics, Skills, & Values (Microcosm Publishing) on pages 150–152. With more research, I think we could probably find more reviews of her works that would warrant inclusion of this article (per WP:NAUTHOR). Best, Bridget (talk) 15:40, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering (talk) 22:44, 23 September 2024 (UTC)- Yes a lot of reviews/mentions are before the internet existed as we know it. Broken Pencil reviewed all the zines, even some not listed on the wiki page. I've just found a Fascinating Folks from Broken Pencil (hopefully I'm doing this correctly, first time in one of these discussions... Maulydaft (talk) 13:48, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
- I "vote" Not to Delete. To the article I added an example of the HeartaCk column (magazine defunct), an inclusion of Fascinating Folks in Broken Pencil, an interview with Boardwalk Chocolates with T.O.F.U Magazine. Bitch Magazine also highlighted Fascinating Folks in an article but Bitch is also defunct. Maulydaft (talk) 19:51, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
- Sebastian Cluer (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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There doesn't appear to be significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources. None of the links in the article help establish notability. toweli (talk) 09:04, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
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- This is a subjective opinion coming from a lack of awareness of Canada's television entertainment scene. Sebastian Cluer is one of the most well known and in-demand directors in his country, having directed, produced and developed many notable shows that have had massive success both in his home country and abroad. Lots of them are on airlines, including Still Standing, Bollywed, Property Brothers...and the list goes on. These along with receiving many nominations and wins, particularly with The Canadian Screen Awards, which are the country's equivalent to the Oscars and Golden Globes combined.
- Sebastian was also instrumental in the success of the hugely popular and successful show Kenny vs. Spenny and has been appearing in commentaries alongside Kenny Hotz as of late.
- IMDB Sebastian Cluer for further validation Cliuthar (talk) 15:06, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
- That's fine, but we need sources about him. Simply being named in a list of nominees isn't enough for notability here. Oaktree b (talk) 23:01, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. Article does need improvement, but there are far too many Gemini Award and Canadian Screen Award nominations and victories listed here to deem him "non-notable" at all. That's top-level national awards, equivalent to Emmys and Oscars, which is a notability lock even if the sourcing still needs improvement, and the sourcing for that kind of stuff most certainly can be improved. Bearcat (talk) 17:27, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
- But there isn't any sourcing to be found. I agree he's notable, but having a permastub for lack of sourcing isn't what we look for. Oaktree b (talk) 23:02, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
- "Is notable" and "delete" cannot coexist. Gemini Awards and Canadian Screen Awards are an inherent notability lock, meaning that every person with those awards on their mantle must be allowed to have a Wikipedia article. I'll grant that not everybody named in our Genie, Gemini and CSA articles already has an article yet, but everybody named in any of them must be allowed to have an article as soon as somebody gets around to it, and there can be no exceptions to that: it's a top-level national award that nails inherent notability to the wall right on its face per WP:ANYBIO's "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times", which means it's inherently notable enough that it locks notability down even if the sourcing is inadequate. The only legitimate grounds for deleting a Gemini/Genie/CSA winner would be if sourceability were completely nonexistent (e.g. a person whose article falsely claimed a nomination or win that they didn't really have). Bearcat (talk) 17:08, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
- But there isn't any sourcing to be found. I agree he's notable, but having a permastub for lack of sourcing isn't what we look for. Oaktree b (talk) 23:02, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: Nominations suggest notability, but there just isn't enough coverage about him. I had to dig to even bring this up [20]. An interview that doesn't quite help notability. Delete for lack of sourcing. Oaktree b (talk) 23:00, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
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- S. J. Dahlstrom (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Not notable writer, doesn't pass WP ANYbio and other guidelines. J. P. Fridrich (talk) 07:34, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
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- Comment. I created the article because I believe the subject passes WP:NAUTHOR due to the awards. Also worth saying is that the nominator of this discussion only had 11 edits before nominating this article, all of them made on a single day in 2022. Badbluebus (talk) 16:59, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]- Nazareth Hassan (via WP:PROD on 9 October 2023)