Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Walden Writers


 * 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   delete. While numerically more users are in favor of retaining this, those making arguments to keep it have not presented valid, policy based arguments that back their position. That this group may be notable enough for an article sometime in the future is not relevant. Beeblebrox (talk) 00:26, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Walden Writers

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Delete. Article about a regional literary co-op, club, or association. None of the references provided mention the group. Notability is not established through significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. The article needs significant coverage of the writer's club. At this point, none of the sources provided indicates notability of Walden Writers, and the writers within the group, for the most, lack notability.  Cind. amuse  06:51, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, I like this plucky group's response to globalisation and think this the page about this co-op deserves to survive. There are now links to literary festivals they have contributed to. They are an interesting but disparate group. Meeraman (talk) 13:42, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:50, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Seems to me that more material has been added to demonstrate the co-operative's notability and the notability of the authors. It's a Work in progress Troglopedetes (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:13, 31 March 2011 (UTC).
 * While information has been added to the article, the sources merely confirm existence of various nonnotable authors. None of the sources establish notability of the organization.  Cind. amuse  08:09, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

I thiought I'd add to the debate. The group contains influential writers and the fact that the press hasn't picked up on them is more of a reflection on journalists and the time it takes to search out refs than the true notability of the group.... which contains the author of THE book on Children's Lit and several award winners. I think - if allowed - this page will evolve and be a useful contribution. Africawallah (talk) 13:26, 1 April 2011 (UTC) 1st April 2011 2.30pm  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:05, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete Agree with the nomination rationale. This is a walled garden in the making, viz: "The co-operative was set up in 2008 to cross-promote the work of its members, to organise literary events, to exchange information and to give one another mutual support." Whilst not denying that some of the authors in the cooperative may be notable, the SPAs namely, , , , all seem to be "cross-promoting and mutually supporting".  Ohconfucius  ¡digame! 16:25, 2 April 2011 (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.