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(Deb407 (talk) 23:45, 9 September 2012 (UTC))

Nomination of Maura Stone for deletion
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November 2020
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like you to assume good faith while interacting with other editors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. ''To be honest, I was completely unaware that she supported Trump or that she endorsed his assertions that there was election fraud. Honestly, none of that matters to me. What matters to me is whether there is coverage of her in independent and reliable sources. Her appearing on shows to discuss topics doesn't automatically make those appearances a sign of notability unless the piece is focusing on her - in other words, she's not there to discuss other topics such as the election but rather herself and her books. However that said, interviews and talk segments like this are typically seen as WP:PRIMARY sources because it's usually candid and not vetted before or after, at least not enough to assert notability. That's not a stance I always agree with, TBH, but it's widely held enough to where interviews are not a good way to establish notability.

You need to assume good faith. I did try to find coverage that focused on Stone prior to nominating the page for deletion. There's just not enough to establish notability per Wikipedia's guidelines, which are known for being fairly strict and difficult to pass. FWIW, there have been cases of authors failing notability guidelines despite selling enough books to land on the NYT Bestseller list, as the overall coverage wasn't heavy enough to pass WP:NAUTHOR. I don't enjoy deleting articles, nor am I more likely to delete an article if the person is controversial, yet passes notability guidelines.'' ReaderofthePack (formerly Tokyogirl79)  (｡◕‿◕｡)  03:51, 18 November 2020 (UTC)