Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donald Yates


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The result was delete.  So Why  12:16, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Donald Yates

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Nothing seems to have changed since Articles for deletion/Donald Panther-Yates. Fringe author, no reliable sources shown or found by me discussing him sufficiently to meet GNG. It appears that Bardill's review (note that her field is indigenous literature in any case may not have been read by the editor adding it but simply copied from somewhere, eg here as the quoted text is identical. Doug Weller  talk 08:20, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Forgot to point out that the original AfD was brought by someone saying he was the subject and wanted it deleted. Doug Weller  talk 08:29, 12 June 2017 (UTC)


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 * Delete A quick search has thrown up lots of books by him, few real references, , not enough to establish notability.Slatersteven (talk) 09:24, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. The references show that he has written two papers, one of which has been reviewed. That doesn't constitute notability. My own search came up with nothing better. Maproom (talk) 22:31, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Yates is a prolific writer, but most of his work has been published by his own publishing company (Panther's Lodge) or by Common Ground Networks, a publisher that has been identified in several sources as a predatory publisher. No signs of any real notability.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 02:26, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
 * delete insufficient RS to meet GNG. No academic impact. Dlohcierekim (talk) 10:58, 20 June 2017 (UTC)


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