Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patrick Chapman


 * 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. From my own reading of this discussion, it's possible that he may just squeek by but there's not enough participation to make a call. If someone wants to speedy renominate this they can but I would recommend waiting a while. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:57, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Patrick Chapman

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Does not appear to pass the notability guidelines. Fails WP:CREATIVE, as neither his poetry nor his screenwriting has received major critical attention (Burning the Bed did win a WorldFest prize, but only bronze). Insufficient independent sources found for the alternative route of GNG to be available. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 13:06, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep, hey... bronze in a worldwide fest is still pretty darn good, yes? Anyway, I was able to find numerous references. I think it's good under wp:gng Easily verified many published works, honors, variety of media.   Wikipelli Talk   18:09, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The work on sourcing is appreciated. However, I'm unconvinced that these sources do provide a pass of WP:GNG.
 * Irish Writers Online has an extremely low bar for inclusion: "At least one poetry or short story collection, novel, play or script published by a bona fide publisher or if it’s a play or film, produced professionally." I'd be open to discussing this one at WP:RSN.
 * The IFTN article is a passing mention of the film Burning the Bed, and doesn't even mention Chapman.
 * Anyone can submit poetry to the Dublin Quarterly; they don't even pay for submitted work.
 * This Irish Film Board entry lists Chapman's name at the end of a string of writers, but provides no information about him.
 * As far as I can tell, The Short Review is essentially compiled by bloggers. It does seem to have some editorial controls, though, so again, may be worth discussion at WP:RSN.
 * The GoodReads source is merely a plot synopsis, and says nothing about Chapman save for a credit as author.
 * Ditto the Doctor Who Guide entry.
 * I don't mean to be an arse about this; if the man is genuinely notable then I want to see an entry on him as much as anyone. However, with the only-faintly-possible exceptions of 1 and 5, above, I see nothing here that passes the requirements of GNG. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 07:29, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:45, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:45, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:14, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 01:47, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * 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.