User talk:Elbelle94

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Speedy deletion nomination of Bonnie Grove
Hello Elbelle94,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Bonnie Grove for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Itsalleasy (talk) 18:48, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Status and Advice
As reviewing administrator, I deleted the page: not because there was no indication of importance-- asserting someone has published a book (other than an obviously self published book) is a clear indication of possible importance, but I deleted it  because the article was promotional. It seemed designed to promote her book,  based on the quotes from her that made up most of the article. It r reads very much like a publisher's blurb.  DGG ( talk ) 03:27, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

An encyclopedic article  on an author will not talk about how she happened to get stated writing because her parents gave her a typewriter, nor give an irrelevant quote on the role of a pastor's wife,  nor list her influence as the Grace of God. Nor will it refer to "novels" when there is only one published novel. the awards too seems very minor, and is sourced only to a blog. It needs a better source.

What an encyclopedic article does is use references, including  book reviews, from   references providing substantial coverage from  3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.  DGG ( talk ) 03:27, 21 March 2014 (UTC)