Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Norb Vonnegut


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:18, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Norb Vonnegut

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Non-notable blogger and author of a single red-linked novel. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 02:33, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * ""Delete"" - This is a promotional/advertising page for a non-notable person. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Loachwater (talk • contribs) 14:04, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:GNG, coverage in multiple reliable sources.  Links in the article need some cleaning up (some of them are dead links right now) but the coverage is pretty clearly there.--Arxiloxos (talk) 04:52, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * What makes him notable? Everard Proudfoot (talk) 06:18, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * This page evidently has some WP:COI issues in its history, and it could use some further cleaning up to get rid of some of the residue of the self-serving edits. However, the subject of the article has, in fact, received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject: sources mentioned in the article include a starred review and an interview in Publishers Weekly, positive reviews on the NBC Today show (a national network program) and in USA Today, and he was the subject of a long interview on Bloomberg Radio and an article in Harvard Magazine.   Whatever the creation history of the article may have been, evidence of this sort of national media coverage appears to pass WP:GNG easily, and should ordinarily result in a solid "keep" at AfD.  So my question, for those who are advocating delete here: what am I missing?--Arxiloxos (talk) 01:24, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Does he meet the guidelines at WP:AUTHOR? Everard Proudfoot (talk) 20:47, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Reads like an ad for a forthcoming book. Quack quack. Carrite (talk) 19:47, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Clearly notable, based on the coverage provided. His first novel may be a redlink now, but IMO it could pass muster as notable if someone wrote a page about it. His second novel hasn't been published so it would not yet qualify for an article. But the person himself passes WP:GNG easily. --MelanieN (talk) 15:51, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.