Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Tam


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The result was Keep ---  Keeper   |   76   |   Disclaimer  17:27, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Kenneth Tam

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I am completing the AFD nomination on behalf of IP editor User:87.194.210.172. The stated reason for the nomination is "Non-notable author, article doesn't pass WP:BIO." Whpq (talk) 17:43, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


 *  Weak Delete  - although I would have preferred to give the article a bit more time to find reliable sources, my own cursory search indicates there is a likelihood that none will be found, and thus fails WP:RS. -- Whpq (talk) 17:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - The reference provided by Paul Erik that is availabel as full text is more of a mention in what appears to be an events and happenings column. The others have insufficient information to make a judgement.  But these results do indicate a possibility that other references exist and some additional time to find them would be appropriate. -- Whpq (talk) 13:06, 12 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete - the main contributor to the article also created many other articles related to his books, and others from Iceberg publishing. These have now been deleted. Kenneth Tam is basically self published as the Iceberg publishing website describes him as 'A founding partner in Iceberg Publishing' so I don't think multiple reliable 3rd party sources that establish his notability exist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.210.172 (talk) 17:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - no good sources on google. Cxz111 (talk) 17:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak delete - apparently he is a name within the Canadian science fiction community, because several of the cons refer to him coming. However, that is not enough to include him in wikipedia. --Kristjan Wager (talk) 20:34, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep—There are multiple articles about him in The Telegram, enough likely to pass WP:N. I only have full-text access to the one that I added just now to the article, but the other ones are as follows:
 * "Geeks... and proud of it". Tara Mullowney. Telegram. St. John's, Nfld.: Apr 2, 2007. p. A1
 * "Newfoundland-born writer making the Trek". Telegram. St. John's, Nfld.: Jul 15, 2005. p. B4
 * "Young writer on a mission to motivate". Porter, Marcia. Telegram. St. John's, Nfld.: May 9, 2005. p. A3 -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 02:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.   — Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 02:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, seems notable enough. GreenJoe 18:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment "Kenneth is also an author and partner with Iceberg Publishing, his family publishing company" meaning his books are essentially self-published. Reggie Perrin (talk) 04:46, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep per Paul Erik. nat.utoronto 02:48, 15 March 2008 (UTC)


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