Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elizabeth Castro


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 10:55, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Elizabeth Castro

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This subject does not appear to meet the general notability guidelines required for inclusion as a stand-alone article. I can't seem to find significant coverage in reliable sources. ErikHaugen (talk &#124; contribs) 18:37, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 19:32, 29 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: For those wondering about the spa !votes: I mentioned this AFD on Twitter. For those who might have a problem with that, note that my followup recommended that those who want it kept should find reliable sources and add them to the article. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 04:07, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for recruiting and for this note! ErikHaugen (talk &#124; contribs) 06:04, 31 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep This user has become well-known for her work in Catalan publishing, e-books and the future of publishing, and as a writer of numerous books on website creation and other tech help topics. Please do not delete. Several of us who know Liz's work are adding documentation to her article. I just added info re her major award for her work in Catalan publishing: http://www.omnium.cat/ca/noticia/omnium-premia-liz-castro-per-visualitzar-catalunya-al-mon-5472.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtechman (talk • contribs) 14:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)  — Mtechman (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Keep Two motives for keeping Elizabeth Castro's entry in Wikipedia:


 * Elizabeth Castro's ePublishing books are outstanding, with unified laudatory reviews the world over. Her name is most famous in the ePUB world. She is a bestselling author in a category (technology books) where female presence is almost nonexistent: a model to be followed.


 * Elizabeth Castro is admired in Catalonia as an advocate for the dignity and global acknowledgement of the Catalan language (speaking population: 10 million), especially in the United States of America. This shows a person with a moral sense of justice.


 * So she is a double outstanding person. Wikipedia needs more acknowledgement of female achievers, and Castro's presence in Wikipedia could facilitate young women the world over to choose her as a modern role model. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Estrella1975 (talk • contribs) 15:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)  — Estrella1975 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Keep Elizabeth Castro has played a major role in educating millions of individuals world wide in the art of making web pages. Her books on the topic of HTML and CSS alone make her an influential person in the world of technological development. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vdebolt (talk • contribs) 15:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Vdebolt—this is great stuff; do you have any reliable sources we can use in the article to document the impact that this author has had? Thanks! ErikHaugen (talk &#124; contribs) 06:04, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * ErikHaugen-I am adding review sources and quotes to document impact, especially with regards to encouraging self-publishing via ePub format. Mtechman (talk) 02:01, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ErikHaugen-quotes I have added (and will add) are all from reputable sources.Mtechman (talk) 20:22, 1 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Elizabeth Castro is an expert in the field of specialist EPUBs. Please do not not delete her entry. Ken Anderson, Costa del Azahar, Spain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.147.47.165 (talk) 14:04, 2 January 2012 (UTC) — 79.147.47.165 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * 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) 02:50, 6 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Elizabeth Castro meets not one, but two different criteria:
 * WP:AUTHOR requires that "the person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." Searching for her on Google Scholar results in 194 citations for HTML for the WWW: VQS, 80 citations for HTML, XHTML, and CSS:VQS, 36 citations for Perl and CGI for the WWW: VQS, and so on.
 * WP:ACADEMIC includes:
 * 4. The person's academic work has made a significant impact in the area of higher education, affecting a substantial number of academic institutions.
 * Criterion 4 may be satisfied, for example, if the person has authored several books that are widely used as textbooks (or as a basis for a course) at multiple institutions of higher education.
 * Searching across university web sites results in over 11,000 course syllabus pages that reference one or more of her books.
 * Between the above, I believe that she easily meets the notability requirement. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 05:45, 9 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep As stated in WP guidelines WP: Author, "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." Elizabeth Castro certainly qualifies as a widely and frequently cited author and blogger. Currently she is an important source of information about ePUBS. This is easily confirmed by examining Google's listing of links to her blog "Pigs Gourds and Wikis" (link). There are lots.--TPiwowar 17:52, 12 January 2012 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tpiwowar (talk • contribs)
 * Keep Elizabeth Castro is one of the best sources for information about epubs. Please keep. Andrew Partington, Perth Western Australia — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndrewPartington (talk • contribs) 05:15, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
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