Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kathleen Ferguson


 * 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 no consensus. However, since there was no opposition to redirecting/merging to an article about the book, creating such an article and redirecting/merging then might be preferable to renomination.  So Why  10:40, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Kathleen Ferguson

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Delete: author of one known published work (The Maid's Tale). Does not meet WP:NWRITER, IMHO. Quis separabit? 19:04, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:31, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete: Fails WP:AUTHOR. Kbabej (talk) 23:40, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep, considering the book was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award and was the 1995 winner of the Irish Literature Prize . It's been the subject of study in a number of books too . I would describe that as significant critical attention. Sionk (talk) 16:31, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Weak delete: I tend to concur that she fails WP:NWRITER especially as some of the suggested links are essentially just book reviews rather than critical discussion. ww2censor (talk) 10:25, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  So Why  11:46, 12 July 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep As author of notable novel The Maid's Tale. Covered in multiple books on Irish literature (some already cited) including "The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel". Sole subject of a journal article.. Nominated for one very prestigious prize and winner of another long-standing prize awarded by a leading Irish newspaper (which presumably provided non-trivial coverage of her work) - this indicates additional press coverage is likely. Despite the claims above, WP:AUTHOR counts book reviews as contributing to notability. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:14, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:22, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Weak delete yes the prize is prestigious but there's not much in the way of coverage.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 22:30, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment, there aren't many authors with a wikiarticle who is known for one (allbeit notable) work (a notable exception until recently is Harper Lee), as there are plenty of sources on The Maids Tale but (apparently?) not much on Ferguson, would the "keepers" and "deleters" be happy with a redirect to an article on the book (that could include a sentence or two on the author)? Coolabahapple (talk) 07:28, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind that; if the book is notable she is notable by WP:AUTHOR, but it doesn't make sense to have 2 articles if everything can be said in one.--Colapeninsula (talk) 13:58, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't realy understand the eagerness to delete the article. She is notable based on having "created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work" so deserves due credit. If authors need to have created multiple notable works to meet notability criteria, then the notability guidelines need amending. Sionk (talk) 18:35, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: To answer Coolabahapple's question

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  So Why  09:43, 27 July 2017 (UTC)


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