Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephens Gerard Malone


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The result was keep. Ad Orientem (talk) 00:11, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Stephens Gerard Malone

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Declined PROD, pinging as decliner, original reason for nomination quoted below. Despite changes made since PROD nomination I believe the issues per WP:NAUTHOR persist. Source searches reveal no major reviews of Malone's work or sustained critical reception, suggesting he fails WP:NAUTHOR.  SITH   (talk)   22:59, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  Ruyaba   (talk)  23:42, 3 February 2019 (UTC)


 *  Delete.  Failed to find sources beyond a review or two, like just one in the Globe & Mail. 66.198.222.67 (talk) 19:02, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. Opinion changed after research by E.M.Gregory below. 66.198.222.67 (talk) 23:44, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. The Globe and Mail book review is certainly a start toward getting him over WP:GNG, but it doesn't get him to the finish line all by itself as the only source in play — if the notability standard you're shooting for is "notable because he and his books exist", then it takes a lot more than just one reference to get there. Bearcat (talk) 19:04, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:02, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Comment, may or may not be signicant enough to meet WP:BIO or WP:AUTHOR (i reckon close but not quite ... yet:)), library holdings of books are double figures only 36 for Big Town, 34 for Miss Town, and 22 for Endless Bay, some reviews available: Quill & Quire - Miss Elva here, The Coast - Miss Elva and some author background, Literary Review of Canada - I Still Have a Suitcase review listed here, biography here that lists more reviews. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:38, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment When I deprod an article, it does not necessarily meant I think it should be kept, but that it needs wider discussion. BeforeI say keep or delete on this, from the comments above there are other reviews, Since others have looked for them, what are they?  DGG ( talk ) 05:41, 5 February 2019 (UTC) :
 * Keep - WP:HEY, widely reviewed books carry him past WP:AUTHOR. I used Proquest archive search to find some and add them to the page.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:12, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Note that a 2008 comment on the talk page declining a SPEEDY deletion asserts that the article contains a long list of sources. I checked, it did (2008 version ), and they were deleted at some point.  I haven't checked those old sources, but the book reviews, article listed probably exist, reputable newspapers,  and, yeah, the page was probably created in 2008 by Malone or by someone who loves him or his books and copy-pasted from the author bio page linked above by Coolabahapple.  But it's  Always a good idea to check the talk page and look for mass deletions of material BEFORE a nomination for deletion.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:32, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep, Per above, I agree with WP:HEY,Alex-h (talk) 08:39, 8 February 2019 (UTC)


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