Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paula Huston


 * 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 keep. (non-admin closure) Sam Sailor Talk! 00:40, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Paula Huston

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Seems to be a not-particularly-notable author. Article is really glowing with praise, which is not surprising given it's written by the author herself and what I assume is a PR firm on her behalf. — foxj 00:35, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
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We are still learning how to create these pages. Is it the inclusion of endorsements that is the problem? We can remove those if absolutely necessary.Avemarpr (talk) 21:25, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete as News, Books and Highbeam all found links including words such as accomplished but there's simply nothing better for a better article at this time. SwisterTwister   talk  08:35, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Are you being paid to write/maintain articles like these? You need to declare this on your userpage or you are in breach of the Wikimedia Terms of Use. — foxj 00:50, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment got a book review in the NYT, and has more of a bio at Amazon than here. I strongly suspect the editor who wrote the BLP simply needs to understand WP:RS as part of the means to establish "notability".  I am pretty sure the author meets those criteria, and suggest this AfD be placed on "hold" for a bit. Collect (talk) 23:12, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
 * keep There are enough reliable, secondary sources (and book reviews) already in the article to pass WP:AUTHOR. But, Can someone explain why an, "American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and creative nonfiction writer." (or a fan of such) but certainly an SPA devoted to promoting this writer can't manage to write a simple encyclopedia article?  If article crator is reading this, just read a few WP articles about famous and imfamous writers, and get a clue.E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:08, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * keep, meets WP:GNG, here is a review from the LA Times for Simplifying the Soul - "it's encouraging reading for people struggling with big challenges or the smaller daily distractions that upset our peace of mind." and heres a review of A Land Without Sin from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography Weekender magazine  - "What Paula Huston gives the reader is a mature and cynical adventure novel.".  oh and good old Buffalo library shows reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly for Signatures of grace, The holy way, Daughters of song, and A land without sin.Coolabahapple (talk) 15:27, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
 * and Kirkus also has a couple of reviews,; could a kind administrator please speedy keep this so no more editor's time is wasted, thanks Coolabahapple (talk) 15:35, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam Sailor Talk! 02:21, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems clear at this point. Collect (talk) 14:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Well-documented coverage is more than clearly sufficient. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo) (talk) 17:51, 24 November 2015 (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.