Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marcus Stead


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:37, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Marcus Stead

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Non-notable person, a lot of the article is written as if written by the subject or someone close to the subject. No real claims of notability, no reliable sources, nothing at Google news. His two books are listed at over 200,000 and over 350,000 most purchased at amazon.co.uk. Corvus cornix talk  03:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

He certainly had a sizable following in his radio days and he's pretty well-known in the South Wales region as a journalist these days. His books sold far better in the UK than in the US and are widely available. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.226.3 (talk) 03:25, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Please note that I specifically looked for the sales figures at amazon.co.uk because he's British and so are the subjects of his books. Please also provide reliable sources for his notability.   Corvus cornix  talk  03:29, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


 * KeepHis book on Brian O'Driscoll was in the top 10 best-selling rugby union books for some time earlier this year, and remains the only biography of him that has been written. His first book received national press attention, partly because it was released so close to Dettori's Derby win. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.226.3 (talk) 04:03, 13 September 2008 (UTC)  — 87.112.226.3 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Comment Both those are if anything arguments for the notability of the books (which are themselves pretty thin arguments - top 10 rugby union book for some time is hardly a great advert for wide notability). What's notable about the man himself though? I don't see much. MadScot666 (talk) 05:23, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Smells like autobio and no independent references are offered. &mdash; RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 16:42, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete after doing various searches I have to conclude that he doesn't meet the notability guidelines. RMHED (talk) 22:54, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hers fold  (t/a/c) 02:15, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete fails WP:BIO, very likely conflict of interest. Equendil Talk 09:20, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable (yet). Try again when he's got some secondary source coverage.  TrulyBlue (talk) 10:13, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep As far as I can tell, all the info on his page is true and accurate- he remains active and is in the public eye to a resonable extent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.2.251 (talk) 01:21, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * comment The above is the only contribution from that IP address, provides no evidence for its statements, and fails to address the main verifiable notability issue. Someone more cynical than me might have certain suspicions. TrulyBlue (talk) 08:34, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


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