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Someone with current access to Mowat's account should expand on what he had to say as to why "he was barred due to an old security dossier supplied to the USA by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police."
I'm kind of surprised the redirect was made without any discussion. One of the criteria for notability is the prominence of the author, ensuring the notability of all that author's books. Given that Farley Mowat is undoubtedly one of Canada's most prominent authors, I wonder if that might be enough to ensure notability for this article. Certainly, Mowat's life and work has been the regular subject of study and even the subject of a documentary film. Moreover, this was surely subject to multiple reviews and independent media coverage when it was released, which would demonstrate notability under the 1st criteria at WP:NB. - TheMightyQuill ( talk) 17:52, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your response, Drmies. I certainly didn't mean to suggest that you were acting in bad faith. I'm confused by your statement "that the author is a big shot and the book therefore most likely notable doesn't mean it should have a standalone article." By my reading of item 5 at WP:NB, that's exactly what it means:
My understanding that "notability" for wikipedia's purposes, means that it deserves its own article. Maybe I've misunderstood something. Best, TheMightyQuill ( talk) 21:15, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
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Someone with current access to Mowat's account should expand on what he had to say as to why "he was barred due to an old security dossier supplied to the USA by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police."
I'm kind of surprised the redirect was made without any discussion. One of the criteria for notability is the prominence of the author, ensuring the notability of all that author's books. Given that Farley Mowat is undoubtedly one of Canada's most prominent authors, I wonder if that might be enough to ensure notability for this article. Certainly, Mowat's life and work has been the regular subject of study and even the subject of a documentary film. Moreover, this was surely subject to multiple reviews and independent media coverage when it was released, which would demonstrate notability under the 1st criteria at WP:NB. - TheMightyQuill ( talk) 17:52, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your response, Drmies. I certainly didn't mean to suggest that you were acting in bad faith. I'm confused by your statement "that the author is a big shot and the book therefore most likely notable doesn't mean it should have a standalone article." By my reading of item 5 at WP:NB, that's exactly what it means:
My understanding that "notability" for wikipedia's purposes, means that it deserves its own article. Maybe I've misunderstood something. Best, TheMightyQuill ( talk) 21:15, 9 May 2014 (UTC)