Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CJ Werleman

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The result was delete. Notability not established. — Coffee // have a cup // beans // 02:49, 4 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

CJ Werleman

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I don't see that Werleman meets our standards of notability. The independent sources cited in the article are of very low quality, partly blogs, and even the best sound more like opinion pieces than news articles. Huon (talk) 22:15, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete non-notable journalist.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:50, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment, have been unable to find reviews from the mainstream press, gsearch does, however, bring up some reviews that may assist notability(?):- in CounterPunch - "Both books (Athiest Threat and one by another author) are essential reading for anyone seeking to better understand the waywardness of a large chunk of the atheist movement."[1], Minnesota Atheists - "Book Review: God Hates You, Hate Him Back - Werleman definitely gets an 'A' for idea ... Unfortunately, his follow-through isn't as good."[2], in Oxford University Press blog - "We seem to be witnessing a broad reaction against the New Atheism movement by atheists ... C.J. Werleman, in The New Atheist Threat: The Dangerous Rise of Secular Extremists, himself formerly a militant atheist, describes the New Atheists’ uncritical devotion to science, their childish understanding of religion, their extreme Islamophobia, and intolerance of cultural diversity."[3]. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:26, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as this subject fails GNG. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:40, 27 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails GNG.LM2000 (talk) 22:22, 1 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete he is a prolific writer, problem is that I can't find anything that is about him in RS publications - he is mentioned in a few blogs. And the books he writes don't seem to get reviewed in significant publications, although review mentioned above by Coolabahapple [4] in the small, fringe/extremist publication CounterPunch does explain who he is "formerly a speaker in demand on the atheist conference circuit, Werleman was for a time a popular figure within the atheist movement." overall, however, there does not seem to be enough sourcing to support an article.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:27, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as not enough library listings and there's essentially nothing else better from there. SwisterTwister talk 19:25, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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