Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashlee Vance


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The result was no consensus. (non-admin closure) CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 00:07, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Ashlee Vance

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Fails WP:AUTHOR. Subject has written two books, a serious biography and a travel guide, but that is not sufficient to meet the criteria of GNG or the guideline on creative professionals. Article lacks sources independent of the subject sufficient to establish notability. The article is sourced almost entirely to the subject's own writings, and frankly I am surprised that this article has survived quite so long in the years since it was created by an SPA. Coretheapple (talk) 15:30, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:14, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:14, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:15, 15 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep Created by an SPA is misleading; while it's true the first edit of this page was the only contribution by, there have been many other contributors over the past decade. Having authored a book with its own Wikipedia page plus having a decade-long career at top newspaper publications should definitely be enough for notability; if WP:AUTHOR suggests otherwise I suggest it be changed. power~enwiki ( π ,  ν ) 01:22, 16 November 2017 (UTC)


 * If the book is notable (the article seems rather promotional) then perhaps the solution is to merge this article into the one on that book. That's the path that is often taken with articles of this kind. We have no real biography here, just a list of credits, as well as some unsourced biographical details published nowhere and probably added by the subject. Coretheapple (talk) 16:44, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 17:37, 22 November 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 04:18, 29 November 2017 (UTC)


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