Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donna Kossy


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The result was   no consensus.  Sandstein  08:20, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Donna Kossy

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Non-notable book author. Only a primary source is used for the article. She wrote two books worldcat.org, both of which seem to fail WP:BK. I couldn't find a biography of her in a third party source. Pcap ping  08:22, 23 November 2008 (UTC) 
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 * Delete. Not notable enough. TopGearFreak   Talk  13:57, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Insufficient notability to meet WP:CREATIVE. LeaveSleaves talk 18:56, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The link provided by LeaveSleaves show reviews by the New Scientist and the Los Angeles Times. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:45, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,   Sandstein   18:53, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Reviews in major sources are enough for notability. Besides the two mentioned by Phil, there are reviews of various publications of hers in the chicago sun-Times, Dallas Morning News. On Google Scholar I find her cited as a popular expert in "Political paranoia v. political realism: on distinguishing between bogus conspiracy theories and genuine conspiratorial politics" by Jeffrey M. Bale Patterns of Prejudice, Volume 41, Issue 1 February 2007, pages 45 - 60 On the basis of the material in all these, the article can be expanded--she seems to be regarded as an expert of UFO mythology. DGG (talk) 19:30, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - author of a book or two that do not pass the WP:BK guidelines (despite two reviews in notable publications). Does not meet WP:CREATIVE either, due to lack of reliable sources on the person. Not even close to passing WP:ACADEMIC...--Boffob (talk) 20:41, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. From WP:CREATIVE: "The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, which has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews." How do the reviews referenced above not get the subject through this guideline? Phil Bridger (talk) 21:16, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable author of notable book. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:34, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep In addition to the above sources, and keeping with WP:CREATIVE (particularly being covered by reviews) I found a few further sources. An interview with Zines, a review by Colin Bennett, and a brief mention on Wake Up Down There!. I also found this which mentions the author a few times, but it could possibly be someone else and isn't particularly about the writing.  Regardless I believe they've been covered enough by reliable sources and reviews to meet WP:Creative and be notable. --Banime (talk) 22:03, 28 November 2008 (UTC)


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(This stub is now entirely rewritten and sourced as a C-class article.) &mdash; The Little Blue Frog ( ribbit ) 20:34, 1 April 2009 (UTC)