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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 12:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
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I apologize if this is not a good nomination I don't normally deal with biographies. He doesn't seem that notable based on Wikipedia:Notability_(people) criteria , having only published one book and that book does not seem to be that impactful to me. EvilxFish ( talk) 10:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
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✎ 10:42, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: The book reviews cited in the article exceed notability standards. Showrunner312 ( talk) 18:35, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: Probably passes AUTHOR with book reviews in the Guardian, Washington Post and NY Times [1], [2] and [3] Oaktree b ( talk) 22:48, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: And a long, rambling NPR discussion/review/analysis thing [4]. Not to be negative, but they always have lots to say about stuff... Oaktree b ( talk) 22:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep as the book reviews included above show that he passes notability standards for authors. DaniloDaysOfOurLives ( talk) 04:12, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep This article plainly passes Notability standards. 81.134.244.122 ( talk) 23:05, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: This strikes me as having been written by the author. Ambleside1805 ( talk) 23:12, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 12:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
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I apologize if this is not a good nomination I don't normally deal with biographies. He doesn't seem that notable based on Wikipedia:Notability_(people) criteria , having only published one book and that book does not seem to be that impactful to me. EvilxFish ( talk) 10:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
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✎ 10:42, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: The book reviews cited in the article exceed notability standards. Showrunner312 ( talk) 18:35, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: Probably passes AUTHOR with book reviews in the Guardian, Washington Post and NY Times [1], [2] and [3] Oaktree b ( talk) 22:48, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: And a long, rambling NPR discussion/review/analysis thing [4]. Not to be negative, but they always have lots to say about stuff... Oaktree b ( talk) 22:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep as the book reviews included above show that he passes notability standards for authors. DaniloDaysOfOurLives ( talk) 04:12, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Keep This article plainly passes Notability standards. 81.134.244.122 ( talk) 23:05, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
- Delete: This strikes me as having been written by the author. Ambleside1805 ( talk) 23:12, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
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