Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ami Sands Brodoff


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Ami Sands Brodoff

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As far as my research has gone, this author has never won a major award, has never made a top book list, and the main stream media coverage of her work is limited. She has authored work in major media outlets in Canada, but that is not notable. Hampton (talk) 03:46, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. My continued research into this has shown that her husband's name is "Michael Atkin" who is mentioned in a blog post http://chez-ami.blogspot.com/2008/11/grande-celebration.html and the primary editing users are User:Michaelatkin2009 and User:Atkint. Both accounts have been removed. This is obviously a WP:COI and possibly WP:SPAM. Hampton (talk) 05:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * What do you mean "removed"? Those editors are brand new, few edits and no evidence of blocks or bans. Also, COI is not a valid reason for deletion and spam is something that can be cleaned up. Please evaluate based on the merits (or lack thereof) of the article, not the authors. - Mgm|(talk) 10:17, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Neutral While she may not have won awards, the Pushcart Prize is prestigious enough for a nomination to be notable too. Unfortunately, I have no idea if this was a nomination from the publication she wrote for or a shortlisted nomination by the organization sifting through the incoming nominations. That warrants further checking. The Re-Lit Award she was shortlisted for is judged and maintained by established author Kenneth J. Harvey. Together with and  I think a weak case for notability is possible which would be stronger if more sources come to light. - Mgm|(talk) 10:26, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:02, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Not a notable author. Three novels, held in 63, 12, 21 Worlddcat libraries. For a popular novelist, this is altogether negligible. The nominated item was a single short story. DGG (talk) 03:16, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep While a Pushcart nomination in itself does not suggest notability, a Pushcart nomination from Triquarterly, one of the oldest and most prestigious literary journals in the United States, certainly suggests notability. Combined with her three-books, I think this puts her over the threshold.  COI is not grounds for deletion. Vartanza (talk) 04:48, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability to meet inclusion guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:56, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


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