Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Francis Frangipane

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The result was keep. MBisanz ^talk 01:16, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Francis Frangipane[edit]

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Found this while wading through the underlinked backlog. Article seems to assert some notability (author of many books, founder of an online "school") but there are no third party references provided. All of the subject's books look to be vanity press stuff. No reviews of the books to be seen anywhere, no compelling results for the subject on Google News. No academic papers, no major awards. This doesn't pass WP:BIO and very few other articles link here. A Train^talk 11:44, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:43, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:43, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:43, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note on sources I ran a proquest news archive search, there are sufficient articles about this minor preacher/author him to source, write and demonstrate notability. sources I saw are book reviews and articles re: his activities in general circulation media. bios profiles may exist in ,ore specifically Christian, alumni, or denominational RS. someone would have to do a rewrite. if no one is willing to undertake that, then delete as WP:DEL4.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:34, 9 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Frangipane is a notable Evangelical Christian preacher. Articles on notable people should not be deleted just because they are poorly written, they should be revised.John Pack Lambert (talk) 07:12, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnpacklambert: I'll gladly reconsider if you've been successful in finding sources.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:22, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnpacklambert: as E.M.Gregory said, the problem isn't the quality of the article, it's the absence of sources. I'd happily help revise the article if some reliable sources for Frangipane's notabilty turn up. A Train^talk 18:31, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as a notable pastor and author. GS (which is notoriously low for religion cites) has 58 citations for The Three Battlegrounds I know ghits don't mean that much, but when we get 100,000 for an unusual name in direct quotes, we really ought to keep. St Anselm (talk) 10:09, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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