Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul McHugh (Author)


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The result was delete. Salvio 13:03, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Paul McHugh (Author)

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Article about an author and journalist that fails WP:AUTHOR and WP:GNG. Some of the sources added to the article are self-published and articles he wrote about some stuffs.

From a search on GNEWS, results are barely accessible. Lapablo (talk) 21:12, 31 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Lapablo (talk) 21:12, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
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--None of the articles are self-published. Emitchell62000 (talk) 21:29, 31 July 2020 (UTC)emitchell62000

--Two of the books are, and I can certainly remove these, although this does not seem to be a requirement in any of the Wikipedia documentation. Emitchell62000 (talk) 21:29, 31 July 2020 (UTC)emitchell62000

--Can you please explain what you mean by "barely accessible"? I have cited quite a few articles that are easily available from notable newspapers; a search of Google News using the author's name and San Francisco Chronicle produces results that are quite accessible: https://news.google.com/search?q=%22paul%20mchugh%22%20%22san%20francisco%20chronicle%22&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen Emitchell62000 (talk) 21:29, 31 July 2020 (UTC)emitchell62000

--Articles written for the Miami Herald are not available online. I can remove this mention if you object to it for this reason. Emitchell62000 (talk) 21:29, 31 July 2020 (UTC)emitchell62000
 * Note to closer for soft deletion: This nomination has had limited participation and falls within the standards set for lack of quorum. There are no previous AfD discussions, undeletions, or current redirects and no previous PRODs have been located. This nomination may be eligible for soft deletion at the end of its 7-day listing. --Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Salvio 13:18, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete: I'm seeing nothing that passes the notability bar.   Ravenswing     16:10, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - The sourcing in the article is primarily by McHugh and not about McHugh. The only coverage I could find that would contribute towards notability was this this.  There's not enough to get over the bar for notability. -- Whpq (talk) 18:27, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:OR, WP:SIGCOV, WP:NOTRESUME, and WP:PRIMARY - over 20 of the sources cited are by the subject himself. That's not coverage about the person. We have never published original research, and in 2020, everybody knows we don't provide a free resume service. Bearian (talk) 19:25, 17 August 2020 (UTC)


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