Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kathryn Borel Jr.


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The result was   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 01:28, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Kathryn Borel Jr.

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Non-notable author. There are a few references, but nothing to write a biography from. My speedy deletion tag was removed. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 00:03, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this author. Joe Chill (talk) 00:48, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The referred book along with the three provided references support notability. Rirunmot (talk) 01:38, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * What do the references prove other than that the book exists? BTW, the book doesn't come out till February.  Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 01:59, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete in accordance with WP:Notable, then rewrite when her book comes out and is reviewed and profiles are written about the author.Northwestgnome (talk) 05:42, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as her book was already published in Canada last month by a major publisher, and is due for U.S. release early next year. Jim Heaphy (talk) 05:59, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete writes that the three references in the article establish notability, but they do not. The first source provides one sentence context about the book; the rest of the article is a long excerpt from the book. The second source is a listing from a website that sells books. The third source is also a listing from a website that sells books. Because of the dearth of coverage about Borel's book, I doubt that the book is notable per WP:NBOOK. Google News Archive does not return any sources that establish Borel's notability. Of the five articles there, the first and second are articles written by her. The third is a passing mention. The fourth is written by her. I cannot evaluate the the fifth one because the page is blank. A Google Books search also returns no relevant results, save for a book that was written by her. In sum, Kathryn Borel Jr. fails WP:BIO and WP:AUTHOR because she has not been covered in multiple, independent reliable sources. Cunard (talk) 08:40, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Cunard's in-depth analysis of the sources. Absolutely no notability; the book exists but that's all we know. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 18:39, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cullen. Book has been excerpted in the National Post, which attests to its and her notability. --JohnnyB256 (talk) 23:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Isn't Borel a National Post correspondent? That would make their excerpt a self-published reference.  Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 03:37, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Article says she "was" a columnist there. Even if current it would not make that self-pub, as she is not the publisher of that newspaper.--JohnnyB256 (talk) 12:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per Cunard's excellent analysis. Tim Song (talk) 00:22, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: Per Cunard. --MZMcBride (talk) 01:28, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
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