User talk:StripedPants

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Speedy deletion nomination of Matthew Scot Jenkins


A tag has been placed on Matthew Scot Jenkins requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Help request
I recently made a page about an author, but it appears to be up for deletion because they aren't considered notable. I'm not sure what would make the person notable enough for a wikipedia page. I thought being published was enough. Should I just make a page for the book that they had published instead?

Thanks!


 * No, sorry, being published is not enough. Wikipedia is actually quite choosy about article subjects. The general inclusion criterion is called WP:Notability, and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones like publishers, and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about?


 * For authors, the standard expected is explained at WP:AUTHOR.


 * For books, see WP:Notability (books), once again a quite demanding standard. I'm afraid it is unlikely that a newly-published book like this will qualify.


 * See WP:Your first article for general advice. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 09:19, 18 April 2014 (UTC)