Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joyce Dyer (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) JoelleJay (talk) 03:09, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Joyce Dyer
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Extremely obvious WP:CONNECTION issues, as well as WP:NOTABILITY (no secondary coverage that I can find). It was previously nominated and kept based on now-outdated guidelines. An anonymous username, not my real name 17:05, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. An anonymous username, not my real name  17:07, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Women,  and Ohio. Skynxnex (talk) 18:01, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. She's definitely in gscholar, has a published NYT opinion piece I'm also seeing a significant number of reviews of her work:
 * Reviewed Work: The Awakening: A Novel of Beginnings by Joyce Dyer Review by: Denise D. Knight, American Literary Realism, 1870-1910 Vol. 27, No. 2 (Winter, 1995), pp. 88-89 (2 pages).
 * BOOKMARKS: Writers and events of regional interest Literary women reclaim their culture The Roanoke Times, May 10, 1998 (multi-paragraph review of a book she edited)
 * Reviewed Work: Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers by Joyce Dyer Review by: Lynda Ann Ewen, Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1998), pp. 340-342 (3 pages)
 * Reviewed Work: Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers by Joyce Dyer, Review by: Nancy Carol Joyner NWSA Journal Vol. 11, No. 3, Appalachia and the South: Place, Gender, Pedagogy (Autumn, 1999), pp. 195-197 (3 pages)
 * Reviewed Work: Goosetown: Reconstructing an Akron Neighborhood by Joyce Dyer Review by: Sharon Hatfield, Appalachian Journal Vol. 39, No. 1/2 (Fall 2011/Winter 2012), pp. 171-172 (2 pages).
 * Book Talk: Plot thickens in 'Evil Under the Tuscan Sun' by the USA Today network has a multi-paragraph review.
 * and just some general coverage Professor at Hiram compiles essays into a book, Akron Beacon Journal is a multi-paragraph story about her and her editing a book.
 * (and there are more reviews). Looks like the article does need some cleanup and reference work but the above and with a significant body of published works seems to meet WP:NACADEMIC #1? Skynxnex (talk) 18:29, 23 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Keep. I agree that the previous AfD did not adequately provide justification for notability. But I think there are enough published book reviews (now added to the article) for WP:AUTHOR. And although much of the text of the article is currently unsourced, we could use this Encyclopedia.com article as a source. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:47, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - per WP:AUTHOR#3 - my initial online search finds WP:SECONDARY coverage of some of her work, e.g. 2 reviews from Kirkus Reviews (for Bloodroot and Pursuing John Brown) and the journal Appalachian Heritage (Bloodroot). At the WP Library, the first page of results include the review "From Curlers to Chainsaws: Women and Their Machines, by Joyce Dyer" By: Pesses, Michael W., Women's studies, Vol. 47, Issue 6 (via EBSCOhost), reviews of Bloodroot in the NWSA Journal (via JSTOR), the Journal of Appalachian Studies (via JSTOR) and Appalachian Journal (via JSTOR), a review of Goosetown in Appalachian Heritage (via JSTOR), a review of The Awakening in American Literary Realism (via JSTOR), an article about her and her book "Author traces father's life in 'Gum-Dipped'" in Rubber & Plastics News (via EBSCOhost) and a brief biographical entry in the Writer's Directory via Gale. On the second page of results, she also has an entry in the Directory of American Scholars (via Gale. These sources can be used to help further develop the article and suggest further sources likely WP:NEXIST. Beccaynr (talk) 18:54, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for providing this. I suppose I am not terribly well-versed in the specific notability criteria for authors. Should I close this, or do you believe this discussion has any further value? An anonymous username, not my real name  19:36, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Cheers,, and while allowing the discussion to remain open for a bit could allow more editors to become aware of the opportunity to conduct more research and develop the article, if you also agree that notability now appears supported, then it looks like a speedy keep is supported. And thank you for bringing this article up for discussion! Beccaynr (talk) 23:14, 23 November 2022 (UTC)


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