Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harris M. Lentz


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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 21:16, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Harris M. Lentz

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Non-notable author. I can't find any sources other than passing mentions or primary sources. He appears to be an obit writer of sorts but with no coverage of him. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  20:20, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Notability is established by the extraordinary extent of citations to this researcher's work. Even if that weren't the case he has an entry on an existing encyclopedia, sonhis notability is established. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:17, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Notability is not established by the equivalent of a directory entry on encyclopedia.com. There is no coverage and if he's so widely cited, please provide a reliable source establishing such. CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  22:22, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. --Animalparty! (talk) 01:20, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. --Animalparty! (talk) 01:20, 29 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete a total lack of 3rd-party secondary sources about him.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:55, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. While Harris M. Lentz III has produced an impressive number of reference books, some of which have been given routine reviews in library science journals (e.g., , , , ), I don't think this satisfies WP:AUTHOR or WP:SCHOLAR and very little can be written other than a list of books. The Encyclopedia.com entry appears adapted from a Gale Writers Directory, which may simply give an entry to anyone who applies (see footnote 6 at WP:BASIC). --Animalparty! (talk) 08:49, 30 December 2017 (UTC)


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