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Keep. Hunter wrote a book that has been cited in scholarly articles.
1. She is discussed, still, in news stories about political scandals
2,
3,
4. She writes about equestrian sports
5. Deleting this article was discussed on the
talk page 14 years ago ... and it's still here. --
Jaireeodell (
talk)
21:48, 25 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Hunter is notable in both a conventional sense (for better or worse her relationship changed the course of history and continues to factor in discussions of political issues) and by
WP:GNG. The current article includes reliable sources focused on Hunter as the main topic. The "separate information" (the Poole character appears in five books by the way) may seem less relevant if the topic is John Edwards, but the topic is Hunter here. With hundreds of scholarly articles
1 referring to Hunter and with her abiding presence in discussions of political scandals, I think it would be a mistake to make her a mere section of the Edwards entries. --
Jaireeodell (
talk)
13:17, 27 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
Jaireeodell: Thanks for the reply, but it doesn't address my question. Which specific sources do you believe contribute towards her notability in the Wikipedia sense? I know that there are many sources out there that mention her, but so far I'm not seeing the sort of significant coverage that meets the GNG/NBASIC standard, let alone
WP:BIO1E. However, if I have missed some coverage, please fill me in.
Ed[talk][majestic titan]15:40, 27 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep as the author of a notable and bestselling autobiography. What Really Happened was reviewed in Kirkus and was widely discussed in the press. It easily passes
WP:NBOOK and
WP:GNG. If her life story is notable, then she must be notable.
pburka (
talk)
20:29, 29 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
Pburka: Can you point me to the provision in
WP:N or a sub-page that says that? I'm very open to being wrong, but I've never heard this before. Edit: I've realized that you're probably thinking of
WP:AUTHOR, but that provision is a higher bar than one single notable autobiography (and I'm not sure it's notable, but I'm happy to accept that for the sake of argument).
Ed[talk][majestic titan]01:54, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
The story of her life is notable. We could write an article about her autobiography, which will include most of the same information as this one, or we can just keep the existing biography. Keeping the existing article is simpler, so it's my preferred option.
pburka (
talk)
02:51, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Merge selectively to
John Edwards extramarital affair. While memoir writers may sometimes have
WP:BASIC notability support based on coverage of their life story, this memoir is titled What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me, and seems best incorporated into an existing article based on the context and coverage (e.g.
ABC News, 2012,
NY Daily News 2012,
Guardian Opinion 2012,
Kirkus (2012) "An object lesson in misguided tell-all writing: A woman hounded by the media while raising an infant fathered by a cheating man manages to render herself unsympathetic";
Library Journal (2013) "unnecessarily cheesy, adolescent voicing that makes this unfortunate story best suited to Jerry Springer fans and Oprah whoopers"). She also published In Hindsight, What Really Happened: The Revised Edition: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me (
Hollywood Reporter, 2013, which "apologizes for both her behavior and her decision to write about it";
Vanity Fair 2013 "It is a sequel of sorts to her utterly forgotten 2012 memoir"). I have also reviewed sources with
WP:NOTSCANDAL and
WP:BLP policies in mind, and it does not seem possible to write a balanced standalone biography article at this time.
Beccaynr (
talk)
16:13, 1 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Merge into
John Edwards extramarital affair - known for only that event. A search for her alleged professional film related career prior to Edwards, comes up lacking in substance. She would not warrant a stand-alone article without Edwards. Grundle2600 who created the article is under an indef ban for creating approximately 393 socks.(Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Grundle2600).
— Maile (
talk)
13:32, 4 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Relisting as arguments are split between those advocating Keep vs. those preferring a Merge. Given the age of this scandal, I'm surprised there are not earlier AFDs for this article. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LizRead!Talk!05:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Merge I'd prefer a merge; outside of that "event", there isn't really anything for notability. Scandal perhaps, nothing for GNG. Non-notable as a producer, the book/author isn't meeting AUTHOR that I can see. And frankly, the article has more info about the affair than the rest of the individual's life, pointing to what's potentially notable in the story.
Oaktree b (
talk)
15:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
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.
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.
Keep. Hunter wrote a book that has been cited in scholarly articles.
1. She is discussed, still, in news stories about political scandals
2,
3,
4. She writes about equestrian sports
5. Deleting this article was discussed on the
talk page 14 years ago ... and it's still here. --
Jaireeodell (
talk)
21:48, 25 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Hunter is notable in both a conventional sense (for better or worse her relationship changed the course of history and continues to factor in discussions of political issues) and by
WP:GNG. The current article includes reliable sources focused on Hunter as the main topic. The "separate information" (the Poole character appears in five books by the way) may seem less relevant if the topic is John Edwards, but the topic is Hunter here. With hundreds of scholarly articles
1 referring to Hunter and with her abiding presence in discussions of political scandals, I think it would be a mistake to make her a mere section of the Edwards entries. --
Jaireeodell (
talk)
13:17, 27 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
Jaireeodell: Thanks for the reply, but it doesn't address my question. Which specific sources do you believe contribute towards her notability in the Wikipedia sense? I know that there are many sources out there that mention her, but so far I'm not seeing the sort of significant coverage that meets the GNG/NBASIC standard, let alone
WP:BIO1E. However, if I have missed some coverage, please fill me in.
Ed[talk][majestic titan]15:40, 27 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep as the author of a notable and bestselling autobiography. What Really Happened was reviewed in Kirkus and was widely discussed in the press. It easily passes
WP:NBOOK and
WP:GNG. If her life story is notable, then she must be notable.
pburka (
talk)
20:29, 29 April 2023 (UTC)reply
@
Pburka: Can you point me to the provision in
WP:N or a sub-page that says that? I'm very open to being wrong, but I've never heard this before. Edit: I've realized that you're probably thinking of
WP:AUTHOR, but that provision is a higher bar than one single notable autobiography (and I'm not sure it's notable, but I'm happy to accept that for the sake of argument).
Ed[talk][majestic titan]01:54, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
The story of her life is notable. We could write an article about her autobiography, which will include most of the same information as this one, or we can just keep the existing biography. Keeping the existing article is simpler, so it's my preferred option.
pburka (
talk)
02:51, 30 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Merge selectively to
John Edwards extramarital affair. While memoir writers may sometimes have
WP:BASIC notability support based on coverage of their life story, this memoir is titled What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me, and seems best incorporated into an existing article based on the context and coverage (e.g.
ABC News, 2012,
NY Daily News 2012,
Guardian Opinion 2012,
Kirkus (2012) "An object lesson in misguided tell-all writing: A woman hounded by the media while raising an infant fathered by a cheating man manages to render herself unsympathetic";
Library Journal (2013) "unnecessarily cheesy, adolescent voicing that makes this unfortunate story best suited to Jerry Springer fans and Oprah whoopers"). She also published In Hindsight, What Really Happened: The Revised Edition: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me (
Hollywood Reporter, 2013, which "apologizes for both her behavior and her decision to write about it";
Vanity Fair 2013 "It is a sequel of sorts to her utterly forgotten 2012 memoir"). I have also reviewed sources with
WP:NOTSCANDAL and
WP:BLP policies in mind, and it does not seem possible to write a balanced standalone biography article at this time.
Beccaynr (
talk)
16:13, 1 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Merge into
John Edwards extramarital affair - known for only that event. A search for her alleged professional film related career prior to Edwards, comes up lacking in substance. She would not warrant a stand-alone article without Edwards. Grundle2600 who created the article is under an indef ban for creating approximately 393 socks.(Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Grundle2600).
— Maile (
talk)
13:32, 4 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Relisting as arguments are split between those advocating Keep vs. those preferring a Merge. Given the age of this scandal, I'm surprised there are not earlier AFDs for this article. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LizRead!Talk!05:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Merge I'd prefer a merge; outside of that "event", there isn't really anything for notability. Scandal perhaps, nothing for GNG. Non-notable as a producer, the book/author isn't meeting AUTHOR that I can see. And frankly, the article has more info about the affair than the rest of the individual's life, pointing to what's potentially notable in the story.
Oaktree b (
talk)
15:33, 11 May 2023 (UTC)reply
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
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