Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William P. Simmons


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The result was   delete.  Sandstein  17:13, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

William P. Simmons

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WP:NN author. Failing to win lots of awards doesn't pass BIO. Failed after sole editor objected. Toddst1 (talk) 19:58, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete for failing to assert notability. The article includes precisely zero sources and a Google search doesn't help much either.  one brave  monkey  20:10, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  22:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:00, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * weak delete I see several references to him, but not as a primary topic. The info in the article seems true, but he appears to be just short of notable. P HARMBOY  ( TALK ) 00:18, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The guidelines state that if "The person has received a notable award or honor, or has been often nominated for them" then they are notable enough to be included. As a longtime reader of Wikipedia, I see it as having two key advantages over other sources:  it's fresh and current, and it's more extensive.  If I'm looking for information on Edgar Allen Poe, I'm probably not going to bother with Wikipedia.  If I'm looking for information on Stephen King, I'll probably check both Wikipedia and other sources.  If I'm looking form information on someone like William P. Simmons or Paul Melniczek I'm not going to bother going anywhere else but Wikipedia.  We're not talking about an unknown author here, this guy is repeatedly published and there are people who are probably looking for information on him (that's actually how I got involved to begin with.  I saw a book by Melniczek on Amazon and wanted to know more about the author.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Halloweiner (talk  19:20, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * — Halloweiner (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * reply The policy also clearly states that all articles *must* be verifiable. I wasn't able to find any references, any news or articles about him.  If you have one or two, then that would likely change everything.  If not, then anything in the article is just a "claim" that is not backed up by any proof, as verified by reliable sources  P HARMBOY   ( moo )  00:38, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


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