Talk:Tom Behan

Notability?
I appreciate that this page was probably started in tribute to the subject (noting the year of death in the article), but the article does not currently satisfy WP:GNG in my opinion. Is there anything which would make the subject notable, other than him being a socialist and an Italian lecturer? Strange Passerby (talk) 10:53, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi - as the person who started this, I can see your point but I think that he does have a claim to notability - as seen from even just the references to his works on other pages of wikipedia currently. He was a recognised authority on Italian organised crime and the anti-fascist movement in Italy and a translator of the works of playwright Dario Fo. It is difficult to really demonstrate this now, but I think as more tribute pages spring up on the internet to his contribution, his notability will become more apparent - I'd just ask the wikipedia owners to be patient for now if possible. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.11.76.216 (talk) 15:47, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi again - have added a link to Macmillan books and an early tribute from an Australian socialist group if that helps...cheers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.11.76.229 (talk) 12:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Do be aware that Wikipedia is not a memorial; there's got to be something other than links to memorials. If he's a published author, some information about his works - reviews, bestseller lists - might help with establishing more notability. If, as you say, he was a "recognised authority on Italian organised crime and the anti-fascist movement", if anything he's done in this regard has been cited in news articles, it would also help. Otherwise, the page might still end up being deleted. Strange Passerby (talk) 12:56, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Okay - thanks - there are plenty of reviews of his works in both academic journals and online sources, but by way of 'proof' that he was indeed a 'Mafia and Camorra expert' I have linked in an interview with him from FHM - hardly generally regarded as a pro-socialist source. Hope this satisfies for now...cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.11.76.229 (talk) 15:18, 3 September 2010 (UTC)