Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Moore (author)


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The result was delete.  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 20:07, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Mark Moore (author)

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I have not been able to establish that this person meets WP:BIO or WP:GNG. The best I could find were this and this. Adam9007 (talk) 19:54, 31 January 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kurykh (talk) 00:36, 8 February 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete a non-notable writer.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:48, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've removed a lot of copyvio from the article, which is much slimmer as a result. I don't think much is lost, there was a mass of unreferenced stuff there. I found one more source, this, which seems to be typical "local boy makes good" coverage by a very local paper. In general, the chances of a writer meeting WP:AUTHOR before the publication of his first book are pretty slim. I don't think this one does. It's perhaps questionable whether he's actually an author at all: his name is on the book, but so is that of Andy Butcher, in the sort of small type that's often used to credit a ghost-writer. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:40, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  05:33, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:15, 20 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Userfy The book will be published in April by Hachette. If page creator  is willing, we could move it to userspace.  It could be moved back to mainspace if the book gets reviews and/or in-depth feature article or author profile coverage in multiple major media.E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:59, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * At this time, however, page is mere pre-publication book PROMO. In-depth coverage of Moore's career in major media would make him notable, but Moore is a hard name to google.  Still, if there are articles about him in WP:RS publications (places like, I urge User:MarkMoore325 to add them to the page.  Businessmen and philanthropists can be notable, of course, but their activities have to be covered in places like daily newspapers, or magazines.  Does nayone know the name of the IT company he is said to have co-founded?E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:59, 20 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete At best WP:TOOSOON but more likely WP:COI self-promotion. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 02:39, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Only one reference is remotely notable, and that's not close to dedicated. Search tools produce nothing, even with 'author' removed. Not notable. Delete. Tapered (talk) 02:58, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - there is so little (either text or sources) in this stub, and the odds of a bestseller are so difficult to state, that I'd urge deletion for now. Bearian (talk) 04:47, 27 February 2017 (UTC)


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