Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jordan Shapiro


 * 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. Despite valid COI concerns, the consensus here is to Keep this article given the coverage the subject and his books have received. Thanks to editors for spending time improving the article. It looks like the accounts that were thought to be the subject have been blocked. Liz Read! Talk! 01:23, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Jordan Shapiro

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No one has ever edited this page except Shapiro himself through various sockpuppets (see here and here). There is nothing on the page to establish notability and all the sources used are either primary or only mention him in passing. I listed it through WP:PROD and Shapiro removed the tag. GordonGlottal (talk) 01:08, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Psychology-related deletion discussions. GordonGlottal (talk) 01:08, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment most of the sources given are articles he's written, and he writes quite a bit. Brief public radio chats (more like an extended interview) here and . Semi-useful for GNG. I'll keep looking; article as it is now is very promotional. Oaktree b (talk) 01:33, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Book reviews in the NYT link above, but I'm at my limit for free articles,so I can't say how useful they are. Book reviews in Kirkus and the WSJ . Article needs a rewrite. Oaktree b (talk) 01:38, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to The New Childhood which is a notable book. The coverage for Shapiro himself remains subpar. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 14:50, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Authors,  and Pennsylvania.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:23, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. His other book, The Father Figure, does not appear to be as notable, but it has a review in Publisher's Weekly, non-review but independent and nontrivial coverage in the Washington Post , and is excerpted in Parents Magazine . I think that's enough for a borderline pass of WP:AUTHOR and a save from WP:BIO1E. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:11, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - A Google search found a lengthy Philadelphia Inquirer feature story of the subject, which I added to the article. In addition, the subject's two books were published by a large traditional publishing house and received reviews from The New York Times and an interview with the subject about one of the books by The Washington Post, with a review by Publisher's Weekly, another national publication. The subject has had coverage from National Public Radio (NPR) as well. The Inquirer, The Times, NPR, Publisher's Weekly - cannot be dismissed. The coverage is not mere mentions. There clearly is wide coverage by reliable sources about the subject. I cleaned up the article some but it could use more work. Despite that, this clearly passes WP:GNG and meets WP:BASIC. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 03:31, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Weak keep: He passes WP:NAUTHOR on the merits of having several independent reviews of several different books, but it is not a strong pass, as I wish there was more biographical coverage of him. Curbon7 (talk) 16:35, 22 December 2022 (UTC)


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