Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Renton


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The result was   keep. Spartaz Humbug! 09:10, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Dave Renton

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Not sure what this person's claim to notability is - the article is entirely cited to webpages authored by him. As a political activist he's written a number of books, but I cannot see multiple reviews of any of them - when there is an occasional review it is in a Social Workers Party publication such as the International Socialism Journal. Fails WP:GNG and WP:AUTHOR Sionk (talk) 19:31, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom. Philafrenzy (talk) 20:58, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
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 * Comment he shouldn't be confused with David Renton, who is deceased and meets WP:POLITICIAN. Barney the barney barney (talk) 12:42, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete -- He might just about qualify for notability as a historian, but I find that his woek is in the catalogue of very few university libraries (according to COPAC). My view is thus that he is NN.  Peterkingiron (talk) 14:45, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep per AUTHOR multiple book reviews: Luso-Brazilian Review, Labour History Review, Labor History Review, Canadian Journal of History, American Historical Review, History Today, Oral History, English Historical Review, African Affairs, African Studies Review. -- Green  C  14:47, 24 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep You found a website that tells you all the reviews someone has gotten. Rather useful.  This author is clearly notable based on the reviews gotten for their work.   D r e a m Focus  09:30, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes "ebsco" any Google search eg:  ..  Ebsco is one of the largest commercial databases it's pretty useful. --  Green  C  14:05, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Delete. Notability will eventually be met if the person keeps on working, why force it now? Jordanee155 (talk) 14:17, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
 * WP:Notability is met by meeting the WP:GNG or a subject specific guideline such as WP:AUTHOR, which this person clearly meets.  D r e a m Focus  18:47, 26 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. The reviews listed by Green Cardamom are enough for WP:AUTHOR for me. (But although the nomination has been withdrawn, there are other delete !votes so the AfD should not be closed early.) —David Eppstein (talk) 19:35, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
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