Talk:Melville Davisson Post

Notability of Melville Davisson Post
A tag has been placed on Melville Davisson Post requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. oedipus (talk) 23:08, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Melville Davisson Post is a critical figure in the development of the mystery novel. That there wasn't already an entry for him was quite surprising. The references to facts are being cross-checked with the Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing by Rosemary Herbert. oedipus (talk) 23:08, 5 October 2008 (UTC)


 * i fail to understand why the Melville Davisson Post article is a candidate for deletion? it is factual, the author has a place in the evolution of the mystery/crime novel, and his vital statistics have been documented. A bibliography is included, and might i suggest you google "Melville Davisson Post" and you will find that he is (a) far from obscure and (b) still in print, and hence still germane. what was/is your criteria for recommending "speedy deletion"? what caused this knee-jerk reaction? oedipus (talk) 23:28, 5 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by GJR (talk • contribs)

Nevins article
I have added Francis Nevins' article on MD Post as a reference. I'm sure this article was once online free in its entirety somewhere but I can't find it now - just a paywalled link. If someone can locate it online without the paywall, that would be great. Muzilon (talk) 14:03, 1 January 2016 (UTC)