Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harry Shapiro (author)


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The result was   keep. -- Cirt (talk) 02:34, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Harry Shapiro (author)

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This article has Copied-and-pasted text from: http://www.uknscc.org/2005_uknscc/speakers/shapiro_pringle.html. It has had a little bit omited, but the article is not in the own persons words. Please help improve or delete this article RedBlue82  talk  21:00, 8 September 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  14:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as article fails notability criteria for authors. Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  09:34, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Very sloppy article construction, as no WP:RS are cited.  EnabledDanger (talk) 20:49, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete doesn't pass WP:AUTHOR. Spatulli (talk) 21:16, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:01, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep I started expanding the article properly to show all his publications, which are in hundreds of libraries, and some of the reviews they have received. --his book on Hendrix, for example,  was reviewd by both  Rolling Stone and The Economist--among others.  This is a typical carelessly written article that inadequately shows the notability, and where the nom hasn't  checked. Good practice,  when it's indicated that someone has written a book, is to try WorldCat, which typically either shows all his books, & some of the reviews, or proves he's self-published or unpublished, and thus settles the issue one way or another.    DGG ( talk ) 02:45, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Agree with  DGG. Poorly written article, as of now, but the guy's books are widely avaible and covered, and he seems to meet WP:AUTHOR. Vrivers (talk) 11:14, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Thanks to DGG the article now shows his notability. His major book went into a second edition and was translated into Chinese; multiple reviews in Reliable Sources. --MelanieN (talk) 20:07, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Weak Keep - Terrible stub article but adequate career achievement to merit inclusion, in my opinion. Carrite (talk) 16:36, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep as per DGG. Edward321 (talk) 13:48, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
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