Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brian Merchant


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. (non-admin closure) Ktkvtsh (talk) 14:22, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Brian Merchant

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Notability in question. Ktkvtsh (talk) 21:34, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and Journalism. Ktkvtsh (talk) 21:34, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
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 * Keep - As Mr. Merchant is a published author and a columnist with a regular byline, I find him notable. I think the article, presently a stub, is lacking in content, but that is no reason to delete it. Far better to add useful comment to the brief history and his growing corpus of work. Jax MN (talk) 23:23, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep. Meets WP:NAUTHOR by a mile. The One Device was reviewed by Financial Times, New York Times, and The Guardian, among others. Blood in the Machine was reviewed by Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and New Scientist. Jfire (talk) 16:07, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep: Needs a rewrite, but the book reviews posted in a comment above mine are good for passing AUTHOR. Oaktree b (talk) 21:14, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article needs work, but AfD is not for quick fixes. identified many potential sources. Bearian (talk) 20:53, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep Jfire makes a good case. The subject specific guideline for authors has been met.   D r e a m Focus  06:05, 2 March 2024 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.