Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Stanford


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The result was keep. W.marsh 06:09, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Peter Stanford


This article was speedy-deleted under CSD A7. A DRV consensus overturned, finding the cited sources sufficient evidence of an assertion of notability. This matter is submitted to AfD for full consideration. This is a procedural listing, so I abstain. Xoloz 17:05, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. Sure, half the notability contained herein is that he got a typewriter thrown at him some years back, but his published biography of a Lord Longford confers at least minor notability.  -- Dachannien TalkContrib 17:19, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete - Clearly the WP:BIO criterion in question for this article is:
 * "Published authors, editors and photographers who received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work."
 * While Stanford is indeed published. I can find no evidence that the biography he penned received multiple independant reviews.  It has no sales on Amazon, and I can't find much about it on google.  That being said, I did find an article which suggests that Stanford is working on creating a televised bio which could boost his notability. If anyone can throw some more sources in the article, I'll be happy to revisit this issue.  →Bobby ← 17:23, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment I think the lack of sales is because your link is to the 1994 biography. The 2003 biography has the title The Outcast's Outcast. There are reviews of some of the books on Amazon (please see my comment below). Alan Pascoe 20:25, 30 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep I've significantly expanded the article. Stanford has written for several national newspapers, and has had numerous books published. Copies of professional reviews of some of the books (The Devil, The Legend of Pope Joan, and Heaven) can be seen by following the ISBN links to amazon.com. A Google search of Peter Stanford produces many results. Alan Pascoe 20:16, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable author and journalist. Note to BOBBY:  I can't understand how you can use Amazon and not conclude that this a notable author.  I note you used Amazon.ca (29 results).  Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk give similar results (admittedly, a few appear to be by authors with the same name - a major failing of Amazon) but checking on any of these gives respectable sales.  Emeraude 23:43, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Very impressive journalist credits. It's ironic that we use articles from The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The Independent as examples of published works from reliable sources that establish notability, yet a person who actually writes those published works is considered not-notable to some people. --Oakshade 02:14, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Oakshade and Emeraude. Stanford has an impressive trackrecord in journalism. I think that Alan Pascoe's edits have significantly boosted this article's status too. --Erebus555 16:43, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep again per Oakshade and Emeraude. While not a household name, Stanford is a journalist well-known beyond the profession. 81.138.12.5 17:59, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Apologies, forgot I wasn't signed in. Barnabypage 18:00, 3 December 2006 (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.