Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nathan Johnson (writer)


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:15, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Nathan Johnson (writer)

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Fails WP:GNG. Not notable local politician or activist. Article was previously deleted. The creator of the article is almost certainly Nathan Johnson himself as the editor name for the original article's creator matches Johnson's email. ...William 16:35, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note to closing administrator If this AFD results in a delete, could you possibly SALT this article, plus Nathan L. Johnson, and Nathan Johnson (author) to prevent an article on this person from being created again. This is as least the 3rd attempt....William 12:41, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * The last attempt was 4 years ago which is a long time. If it is salted it shouldn't be forever this person may be notable in the future. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 15:50, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * It might snow in the part of Florida I'm from too. Seriously, these articles have been created by the subject to promote himself. That's a WP:COI issue. Not to mention other behavior- WP:OWN and sockpuppetry as seen at the previous AFD(He is using two registered accounts and anywhere from 1 to 5 IPs to edit from). I raised all of these at ANI but noone seems interested even though the evidence is damning. If these names aren't SALTED I think its only a matter of time before he tries recreating one again. He did so a month after the last AFD was closed....William 16:14, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions....William 16:43, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Minnesota-related deletion discussions....William 16:43, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Note - the previous AFD can be found here: Articles_for_deletion/Nathan_L._Johnson. SmartSE (talk) 16:45, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete According to GNG multiple articles from the same source on the same topic count as a single source. So MinnPost is a single source. bringmethenews.com says at the bottom "My thanks to Nathan Johnson for contacting Shelby Shares and inviting me to tell its story." which makes it less than an independent source. minnesota.publicradio.org doesn't mention Nathan Johnson. presspubs.com appears to be OK. Reuters is a trivial mention. The rest are primary source. So that leaves two source, both local papers. Better than the original AfD, but still not a lot for WP:GNG purposes (how many "multiple" source is usually defined by how strong the sources are, such as major national sources). Green Cardamom (talk) 17:24, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Weak delete There's no doubt that the Minnpost article provides significant coverage of the subject. I agree that the bringmethenews article doesn't appear completely independent, but according to this press release it was written by Don Shelby which does add some credibility. On the other hand though, the subject of the article is Pine City, not Johnson. I've checked factiva and google news but can't find any more suitable sources. With there only being one solid source the multiple sources requirement of the GNG isn't met so I lean to weak delete. SmartSE (talk) 18:19, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 20:01, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete This is an overly promotional peace about a person who has not done anything notable. The claims about shaping curriculum and being among the first to graduate with an associates degree when graduating from high school are not supported in the link given.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:25, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Perhaps the subject or someone associated with him created this article, but let's look at notability aside from that. The article says he's an author. So, what has he written? Other than a few pieces in regional periodicals, which are not linked, it's not documented. He isn't inherently notable as city planner of a small municipality. He ran for a political office but lost in the primary. It is certainly possible we should have an article for him in the future, especially if he runs for office again and is elected, but for now, delete. Jonathunder (talk) 02:51, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete Laughably non-notable 78.105.23.161 (talk) 08:31, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
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