Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paco Ahlgren


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The result was   delete. Secret account 01:06, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

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Nominating for deletion. I believe this to be a vanity page for self-promotion of this blogger. His only possible claim to notability is a self-published book that was reviewed by his local hometown newspaper.

Per the notability guidelines for authors, an author is notable if:


 * 1) The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors.
 * 2) The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique.
 * 3) The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
 * 4) The person's work (or works) either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.

Certainly none of the preceding apply in this case. Snookyboo (talk) 19:01, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:52, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:52, 25 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete The book award isn't notable. The Midwest Review isn't notable it's basically a review mill. The Durango review is reliable but a local source, and one review isn't enough for #4 (prefer 3 to 5 reviews depending on source quality). The film would be notable, but it appears stalled. --  Green  C  03:04, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * What makes an award notable or un-notable? Jonpatterns (talk) 18:29, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Well as you can see in the history of Eric_Hoffer_Award, this award is so non-notable that its was deleted a while back. Awards for notability purposes are typically the large ones like Pulitzer or Nobel. Per WP:ANYBIO "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor". Eric_Hoffer_Award is not well known or significant among literary awards. --  Green  C  14:17, 11 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, j⚛e deckertalk 16:26, 3 July 2014 (UTC)




 * Delete - The coverage is insufficient to establish notability. Having one's book optioned is no guarantee that it will ever be turned into a film.  -- Whpq (talk) 17:03, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep - Author is notable having gained a Eric Hoffer Award and coverage in The Durango. Jonpatterns (talk) 16:39, 10 July 2014 (UTC)


 * WP:AUTHOR #3 requires multiple book reviews, and normally of a national media rather than local sources. See comment above re: the award. -- Green  C  14:17, 11 July 2014 (UTC)


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