Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leigh Alexander (journalist)


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The result was   keep. postdlf (talk) 00:21, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Leigh Alexander (journalist)

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While there is a large body of work from the subject, coverage about her by reliable secondary sources is self-generated to near non-existent. Fails WP:BIO. § FreeRangeFrog croak 20:00, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Not the subject of dedicated works, but an easy pass of WP:JOURNALIST #1—widely cited either for her reporting or as an authority in gaming:


 * http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/21/7413619/2014-in-review-the-year-that-sucked
 * http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/22/5926193/women-gaming-harassment
 * http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/3/5862916/snowpiercer-bioshock-infinite
 * http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/19/4445018/games-for-change-2013-keynote-speakers-leigh-alexander-jesse-schell
 * http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/14/3875420/video-game-violence
 * http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/28/4155650/women-in-the-gaming-industry-share-their-number-one-reason-to-be-in
 * http://www.slidetoplay.com/news/gaming-and-tech-memoir-breathing-machine-now-available/ "an esteemed games and culture critic whose work has appeared in The Guardian, Slate, The Atlantic, and many other places"
 * http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/19/the-rps-electronic-wireless-leigh-alexander/
 * http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/31/the-electronic-wireless-leigh-alexander-gdc/
 * http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08/21/red-alert-3-trailer-analysis-war-and-boobs/
 * http://kotaku.com/5853739/this-video-might-convince-your-doubtful-friends-that-games-can-be-art
 * http://kotaku.com/will-the-21st-century-be-defined-by-games-1293867009


 * http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/02/02/the-sunday-papers-300/
 * http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/23/4255756/2013-gdc-1reasontobe-panel-free-to-watch-on-the-gdc-vault
 * http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/20/7863077/intel-initiative-leads-to-big-goal-doubling-of-woman-in-game
 * http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/2/5674940/tale-of-tales-sunset-announced
 * http://kotaku.com/over-at-gamasutra-longtime-kotaku-contributor-leigh-al-509178826
 * http://kotaku.com/the-nirvana-of-video-games-video-games-need-a-grunge-m-1156140732
 * http://kotaku.com/5990472/


 * czar ⨹   01:51, 16 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - Czar's sources, plus one more - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/07/in-praise-of-leigh-alexander-gamergate-video-games-sexism-bullying - Nomination is a terrible failure of WP:BEFORE. Sergecross73   msg me  01:54, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment The problem with all of those (except the Guardian one) is that they're circular. Of course the subject is popular in gaming blogs, which by definition are not independent of her. I did not overlook those, I looked for more material similar to the Guardian article. Unfortunately I didn't find any. This is the same problem where startups are "notable" because they're mentioned in Valleywag and TechCrunch. None of those are independent of the subjects, and the situation is the same here. Compare to other tech journalists who are actually notable outside of their scratch-my-back-and-I'll-scratch-yours walled garden environment. § FreeRangeFrog croak 08:10, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * And niche, tabletop RPGs will be notable when covered in niche, tabletop RPG publications. (More like the argument's circular.) Video game journalists (in vetted publications) refer to the author as an authority. This isn't a GNG argument—that lots of people have discussed her in depth—but a creative professional argument—that she is widely seen to be a figure in the field. Her work is quoted somewhere in every major publication that ever covers games as a cursory issue. Nothing else to add on this topic. czar ⨹   13:37, 16 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:JOURNALIST. The available sources suggest that the person is regarded as an important figure by peers. -Thibbs (talk) 15:17, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
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