Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Early (author)


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The result was speedy delete. asserting that one is a self published author is not a valid assertion of significance. There can be exceptions, but they have to be demonstrated.  DGG ( talk ) 08:22, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

John Early (author)

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Declined speedy since there is a source, but nevertheless I dfon't think this character passes WP:GNG. One swallow does not a summer make. Incidentally, judging by the name of the creating editor, this is an autobiography. Rarely a good sign. TheLongTone (talk) 13:07, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:43, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:43, 1 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete. The CBC source is certainly a step up from the kind of crap that self-promoting WP:AUTOBIO editors usually try to pass off as sourcing, but it's still not enough as WP:GNG requires multiple reliable sources and not just one. No prejudice against recreation in the future if and when there's a stronger claim of notability than "he exists" and better sourcing than just one piece of local coverage in his own hometown media, but Wikipedia is not a free public relations platform on which a writer or a musician is automatically entitled to an article just because he exists. Bearcat (talk) 19:29, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete the fact he is self-published mitiagates against getting to notability, and nothing in the sources moves us closer. Wikipedia is not a book promoting venue.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:46, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable author. Thelmz (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2016 (UTC)


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