Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dianna Booher


 * 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   no consensus.  Sandstein  08:36, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Dianna Booher

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Suggest deletion as not notable. Since this article's creation it reads as just a self promotional piece. Improving it would be hard, as google searches only appear to link to other advertorial articles. Therefore, it appears unlikely that any independent and reliable bio info on this person exists. The fact that this individual has published books, does not in itself meet our notability guidelines either. The sentence: “Booher is the chief executive of Booher Consultants, Dallas, Texas-based consultancy that gives companies advice on communication and productivity.” appears repeatedly across the web, suggesting the same copywriter is responsible for this article too. If not, then half the text is a copyvio too. --Aspro (talk) 14:37, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:41, 31 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 6 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Appears to be notable enough.  Listed her name in the New York Times.  Quite a few books published.  LogicalCreator (talk) 10:31, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * That is not sufficient to establish notability. Read WP:GNG.  Anyone can publish books, and simply having your name listed doesn't meet the requirement for substantial, in-depth coverage. --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep I've found a couple of shortish reviews of her books. A Forbes article discusses her ideas.  She's also mentioned more briefly in other publications, e.g. cited as an expert in LA Times, NY Times, Houston Chronicle, Business Week, USA Today  Also, world's shortest review.. She seems to be a leading expert in business communication. --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:45, 6 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment: As far as the LA Times is concerned, being an expert in  "Career Transitions for Journalists."  doesn’t  equate to being able to give    a peer review. Like all the other columnist reviews mentioned, these are to be viewed  as nothing more than editorial commentary and opinion pieces.  It is unwise to  to take too much notice of them: . Had this author any standing and notability  in within the academia fraternity it would not be this hard to uncover something of substance. Therefore, this it is baffling to see how this author can  be thought of as coming within WP policy of notable either.--Aspro (talk) 16:53, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
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