Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Judy M. Kerr


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  23:50, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Judy M. Kerr

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Has one book out, which got some minor awards, but not enough to pass WP:NAUTHOR, and searches turned up virtually nothing about her, so she doesn't pass WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 15:00, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
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 * Delete as far as the available references concerned, Judy M. Kerr has written only two books which doesn't have much receptions. Her other works did not attract much coverages to pass WP:GNG. Chirota (talk) 17:10, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

HELLO, I believe I have been updating, correcting, and occasionally creating wikipedia pages for at least 13 years, focusing the majority of my interest on LGBTQ+ issues, organizations, and creatives. It's only lately that I've been hit with deletion notices and accusations of conflict of interest. One of the things I have always enjoyed and respected about Wikipedia is that there is a place for all notable people, projects, and subjects, but lately, it seems that if it's lesbian-related, that no longer applies. I feel grave concern about this.

Here are just some of the hundreds of one-book entry authors whose pages do not look all that much different from Judy M. Kerr's page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Shaffer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Wilkinson_(writer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Englehardt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Basil_Edwards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wroblewski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Bakis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_T._Powers

What do all of these pages have in common? All the writers are straight/heterosexual. Like Ms. Kerr, they have only written one book. Unlike Judy, they received mainstream press because they are not lesbians.

I don't know if any of the editors here understand how difficult it is for a talented author writing about lesbian issues to get published, much less receive hordes of notice from the mainstream. So what happens is "minority" authors and poets and artists and musicians who don't receive big-time awards or haven't been immortalized in a movie have a great deal of difficulty receiving any recognition.

I am willing to track down more information about this author to supplement the page, but it's extremely demoralizing to have an unknown editor here write: "Judy M. Kerr has written only two books which doesn't (sic) have much receptions (sic)." Of course she doesn't! She's writing lesbian characters and topics to which the mainstream pays token attention.

One of my new year's resolutions was to create a dozen pages about lesbian authors who have written - ARE writing - some amazing works. Every time I create a page about a small-press little-known but talented author, are you going shoot down the entry because the author is not notable enough? If so, please tell me now and I'll just stop adding and updating information throughout Wikipedia. Sincerely, Dmthompson (talk) 21:08, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment, thanks for your candid and passionate comment. While I extend my best wishes for your standpoint and efforts, in Wikipedia, we are guided by a set of guidelines which have developed over time and the adherence is needed to ensure the quality and authority of this encyclopedia. While assessing the notability of a subject, we need to be very objective and evaluate if the subject is passing the bar of notability. Regarding the specific domain in which you decide to write, please take your time to see the pages under "Category:Lesbian writers", who beside being declared lesbian, have received considerable reception for their literary works and secured place in Wikipedia. Chirota (talk) 11:12, 24 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per the nom and Chirota; I have also not been able to find sufficient sources to support notability per the WP:NAUTHOR or WP:BASIC guidelines. Wikipedia is a lagging indicator of notability, and it therefore appears to be WP:TOOSOON for this article. Beccaynr (talk) 22:41, 23 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom, WP:NAUTHOR, WP:GNG. I was unable to find RS coverage of Kerr beyond a brief mention of a book store event. 130.245.192.7 (talk) 21:07, 29 April 2021 (UTC)


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