Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Lowry (martial arts)


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The result was   keep. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:00, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Dave Lowry (martial arts)

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While there's evidence to show he's written books, there's nothing to show he meets WP:GNG or WP:AUTHOR.Mdtemp (talk) 17:05, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
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 * Weak keep Prolific martial arts writer in magazines and books. His most held book according to LibraryThing is Bokken: Art of the Japanese Sword. Book reviews: Arresting Solutions, Akido Journal. The next is Autumn Lightning and it has a "stand out" mention in Black Belt magazine, was said to "influence" Barry Eisler's understanding of the warrior arts, as well as cited in many other book bibliographies. Lawrence Kane called him "A highly skilled and knowledgeable martial artist". Finally is Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts which is cited in many martial arts books on Google Books (along with the other books). -- Green Cardamom (talk) 21:28, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep The author is quite well known within the general martial arts community and in that context quite notable.Peter Rehse (talk) 14:35, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete I don't see significant independent coverage. Short reviews and one line mentions in introductions or comments don't show me the significant coverage required by WP:GNG--especially when I read things like "my good friend Dave Lowry".  Since he's a columnist for Black Belt, the "stand out" mention in that magazine carries no weight.  If he's well known then it shouldn't be difficult to find significant coverage of him.  If that happens, I'll change my mind about him.204.126.132.231 (talk) 19:16, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep Per AUTHOR, "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." jmcw (talk) 08:38, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per Green Cardamom. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:20, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
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