Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Ciccone


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The result was keep. John254 02:06, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Christopher Ciccone

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Contested prod. Notability is not inherited (from his sister), and thus his only claim to fame is his book (ironically) about his sister. WP:ONEEVENT applies, I believe. RayAYang (talk) 18:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Tricky. The book is probably already a WP:BK slam dunk due to its press coverage, but I always say I'd rather see an article on an author than an article on a book (except in select cases), because an author can always write another book, but a book can almost never get another author. This might be one of the select cases where the book is wroth an article but the author isn't. --Dhartung | Talk 18:30, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Keep the article. The author and book have been talked about frequently in the media and are clearly objects of interest.206.41.234.41 (talk) 20:30, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep He's put himself into the media spotlight in a big way. Had this been nominated two months ago, this might have been appropriate.  If he vanishes off the face of the earth after the book furor dies down, take it back to AfD then, when we can take a longer view of his WP:N. Jclemens (talk) 21:16, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I think he merits inclusion as an author of a best selling book. These things change, but as of this writing it's #15 overall on amazon. .  He and his book have been the subject of widespread international coverage.  From Northern Ireland  to South Africa  to China, he's receieved significant coverage.  (There are tons and tons of US and UK papers, as well as more international stories if you'd like to see for yourself at  Google News)  Did he get his notability by leeching off his sister? You bet.  But now that he's been on Good Morning America, has a best selling memoir, and plenty of reviews about it, he's notable. Vickser (talk) 23:55, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep He is the author of a best selling book. -- Andrew Parodi (talk) 00:06, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. He's got his own notability now.  Wasted Time R (talk) 22:14, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


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