Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Hamilton (author)


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The result was delete. Randykitty (talk) 15:06, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Dave Hamilton (author)

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Author, heavily promotional article with a list of their book titles but a distinct lack of secondary sourcing to indicate WP:BLPN. Created years back by a WP:SPA, possibly WP:COI too.

Today it appeared (and why I was influenced to AfD it) as a link from Frome, where it's dubious per WP:UNDUE, see Andy Dingley (talk) 15:40, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:52, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
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 *  Delete  there are sources: "STONE ME Mysterious ‘secret Stonehenges’ of Britain that go back 10,000 years including burial chambers, hillforts and an axe factory. STONE ME Mysterious ‘secret Stonehenges’ of Britain that go back 10,000 years including burial chambers, hillforts and an axe factory...", but almost all of the hits in a gNews search  turn out to be articles Hamilton wrote, or travel articles excepting sections of one of his books, or things like The Guardian promoting its MasterChef series in which Hamilton appears.  What I can't find is SECONDARY coverage or published reviews of his books.  Feel free to ping me if you can, I'm always willing to change my opinion when presented with sources.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:33, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hamilton and his brother and the authors of The Self-Sufficient-ish Bible, which "has received reviews from publications including Library Journal, Resource Magazine, and Publishers Weekly". All of the reviews are cited in the article on the book. MarkZusab (talk) 21:47, 3 May 2019 (UTC)


 *  Keep . Per feature coverage mentioned above and book reviews.  Thanks, User:MarkZusab.  Book is now bluelinked on page; page remains something of a Wild Ruin in desperate need of renovation.   I just found and added a long feature story from the Bristol Post.  E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:53, 3 May 2019 (UTC)


 * See also Articles for deletion/The Self-Sufficient-ish Bible Andy Dingley (talk) 22:14, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment, i am a bit uncomfortable that an author is deemed notable for being known for one notable book, there are exceptions of course (covered under point 3. of WP:NAUTHOR - "The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, ...") like Harper Lee (until recently:)) and To Kill a Mockingbird, but whenever an author article like this comes to afd, i am reminded of people who are known for one event, now if there were reviews of Hamilton's other works/indepth sources that discussed him that would different (sorry, the sources presently in the article don't cut it, although the BP one looks interesting), i will stay on the fence on this one, btw, i wouldn't mind a background section in the book article covering the two authors, well thats enough of coola's ramblings.....Coolabahapple (talk) 02:28, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
 * In response to User:Coolabahapple's concerns, I ran a couple of quick searches and added some sources. While there are some book reviews, he gets coverage more often as a feature story: clambering though little-known ancient ruins, foraging wild plants for food, being a minor guru of the sulf-sufficiency (grow your own food) movement.)E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:04, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Scott Burley (talk) 02:50, 7 May 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   10:25, 14 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. Potential, but currently not enough RS to support the article. Doesn't quite meet WP:AUTHOR.  - Funky Snack  ( Talk ) 20:27, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * revisiting this. One bluelinked book.  1 or 2 reviews of his other books, and a handful of feature and travel articles about him.  But this thing is, these features,  where he takes journalists on food foraging walks, or where a journalist writes about the three yeas he spent hiking around Britain's lesser-known ruins in an article focused on recommending which of the ruins in the book readers might want to go see, don't really contain SIGCOV of him.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:22, 15 May 2019 (UTC)


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