Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Dale (author)


 * 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. Sr13 03:43, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

David Dale (author)

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This article was written by David Dale himself and as such cannot be unbiased. Foobaz&middot;o&lt; 04:37, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as WP:COI and copyvio, copying text from publisher Allen & Unwin. -- Rob C (Alarob) 04:40, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree, but i nominated the article for speedy deletion already, and was told by adminstrator Anetode to AfD it instead. Foobaz&middot;o&lt; 04:44, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy as (poor & puffy) WP:AUTObiography--ZayZayEM 05:41, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as there seem to be few independent sources corroborating notability. I don't see how it's speedy-eligible, myself. WP:AUTO is not even a valid deletion argument, let alone part of WP:CSD. I don't find the supposed copyvio source, either (the text Alarub seems to refer to is merely dressing for a link to a capsule bio shorter than our own). --Dhartung | Talk 06:06, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 12:19, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 12:19, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. I've cleaned up the article. A google search can show that he does contribute to the Sydney Morning Herald, and his published works are enough to push him to notability. Sources do need to be added. Recurring dreams 12:26, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the excellent cleanup job. Foobaz&middot;o&lt; 23:54, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral - wikihistory shows that people have previously created their own BLP's and those BLP's have been upheld if notable and sourced. Just fyi and not endorsing that practice. Piperdown 12:46, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and source as per recurring dreams. Notable Australian journalist and writer. Capitalistroadster 02:24, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep well published author, widely distrubuted newspaper columns, presents at writers workshops, sits on judging panels for awards. I think he meets criteria. Garrie 22:05, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep WP:COI problems seem to have been fixed. Subject is notable per GarrieIrons. -- Mattinbgn/talk 22:17, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Have the copyvio complaints been resolved? MrZaius  talk  09:21, 25 June 2007 (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.