Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sameer Khan (author)


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 22:27, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Sameer Khan (author)

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WP:BLP of a writer, with no strong claim of notability per WP:AUTHOR and no strong reliable source coverage to support it. The most substantive claims here are that he just published his debut book a couple of weeks ago and that he "has been featured on nurdd.com", but the first is sourced entirely to his own self-published website and the book's sales pages on online bookstores like Amazon and Pothi, and nurdd.com is a clickbaity Buzzfeed-type thing, not a reliable source. There's also a probable conflict of interest here, as the creator's username is "Awarriorofart" and the subject is the "owner" of something called "Thy Warriors O Art". As always, Wikipedia is not a free publicity platform on which a writer is entitled to an article just because he exists; reliable source coverage in media has to support something that actually constitutes a notability claim for an article to become earned. Bearcat (talk) 23:34, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * For added bonus, the creator started this in draftspace and then immediately copy-pasted it into mainspace without actually submitting it for AFC review. But that's not how draftspace works. Bearcat (talk) 13:41, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. FITINDIA&#160;(talk) 12:17, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. FITINDIA&#160;<b style="color:pink">(talk)</b></i> 12:17, 18 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete yon non-notable creative person, O sysop of yore. Bearian (talk) 20:39, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete-Fails WP:AUTHOR .<i style="font-family:Sans-serif"><b style="color:blue">FIT</b><b style="color:orange">INDIA</b>&#160;<b style="color:pink">(talk)</b></i> 17:59, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Besides failing WP:AUTHOR it also fails WP:SIGCOV. The sources are either not independent or not reliable. nurdd.com is a blog and goodreads is an open wiki. The author profiles are written by the authors themselves. Also as the nominator pointed out the username indicates it could very well be promotional. --Rogerx2 (talk) 20:17, 23 April 2017 (UTC)


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