User talk:LindaWinters551

A tag has been placed on Elizabeth Jane McDonald requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it 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 assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page (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. Corvus cornix 22:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


 * 1) We can't have biographical articles that do not include reliable soruces which contain enough information to write a biography from. The source you provided does not qualify as a reliable source.
 * 2) Regardless of whether or not there are reliable sources for Ms. McDonald's notability, unless she, in her own words, in a reliable source self-identifies as MTF transsexual, the claim that she is such violates the WP:BLP policy. Corvus cornix 22:55, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Regarding point #2 above - I did not know that. Thanks Corvus.  --EarthPerson 22:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Is Elizabeth Jane McDonald Published?
Are her novels published in book form? From searches, it seems like they are only available in electronic form. I was thinking she had a publisher. This may not be notable after all. Can you get a WP:CITE for the claim of her being named "Top New Writer" in the Transgendered Fiction community? If not, you may want to copy the text of the article and put it up on a free web hosting service. It may not stay here long. Sorry. She may be a great writer in a field were few exist, but I doubt there is enough to keep the article on Wikipedia. --EarthPerson 22:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)