Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gregory Wm. Gunn


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The result was   keep.  MBisanz  talk 05:02, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Gregory Wm. Gunn

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Apparently non-notable author. Only claim of notability is his authorship of three books, one published by vanity press AuthorHouse and the other two by presses I can't even find websites for. Only 162 Google hits combined for various versions of his name, most of which aren't relevant. -Elmer Clark (talk) 04:17, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  --  Double Blue  (talk) 05:47, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nominator. Edward321 (talk) 06:55, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - He is a notable Canadian poet. Esasus (talk) 12:55, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Notability is determined by the presence of reliable sources in the article, not by simply saying "he's notable". I suspect you're right, because even I've heard of him, but the article doesn't have any sources (or even actually contain any statements) which demonstrate that he's sufficiently notable to be here. Keep if sources can be added; delete if they can't. Bearcat (talk) 16:31, 26 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep I will ask him for updates for references as he is a know London Poet WayneRay (talk) 20:26, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep -- One day, I'm hoping, the quality of a writer's work will be the criteria for inclusion. After all, what's between the covers should count at least as much, if not more, than the imprint on the spine. If the main issue is a release with Author House, keep in mind that the waiting period/turnaround time for a mss. is three to four years from submission to published book. Mr. Gunn is one of the first in the present wave of New Formalist poets. I think his inclusion is an important part of the story of this genre. Greenwichbeat (talk)


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