Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Squitieri


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The result was withdrawn - I still don't think the sources presented demonstrate notability, but clearly the consensus is against me. SmartSE (talk) 18:35, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Tom Squitieri

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Does not meet WP:BASIC. None of the sources given are about the subject, but are instead merely articles he has written. The independent sources that I can find, aren't really the best to use to write a neutral NLP article, since they are about alleged plagiarism or about doing covert PR for the Bahraini government. Even if these sources were suitable, I still don't think they are sufficiently in depth to merit the inclusion of this article. SmartSE (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Writing biographies of journalists is tough because material by them is so much more common than material about them.  His career is so long and diverse that I judge him notable, and it is just a matter of finding good sources.  Cullen 328   Let's discuss it  21:47, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. It says something about his notability when his resignation is covered by The New York Times and Washington Post. There's also an Associated Press biography and all those awards he won, plus his post USA Today activities. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:34, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * There's no "quit" in Squitieri. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:02, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Yes, our rules don't work very well for journalists. Squitieri has however made himself notable not just by a long career but by winning awards, and at least by being written about when he resigned. It's hard to dispute his notability. Chiswick Chap (talk) 22:46, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. I've added more citations, and will continue to upgrade as per your good suggestions above. In creating the article I tried to use other existing journalists of note as a guide for proper citations, so the Squitieri article is in line with numerous existing articles in terms of its citations. If you have other suggestions, please feel free to note on my talk page. Sacoca (talk)
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