Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scot D. Ryersson

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The result was keep. No arguments in favour of deletion other than the nominator's in a month of discussion. Michig (talk) 09:36, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Scot D. Ryersson

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Non notable creative professional. Did a check on some of the awards, and most hits for both "Book of the year selection", "Certificate of Merit in Biographical Writing" and "what we love selection" are from Wikipedia or Wikipedia mirrors. Doesn't pass Wikipedia:AUTHOR#Creative_professionals, and my gut feeling is that most of the awards are not awards in the sense that he competed with others and won something, but more that he sold enough books to end up in a top 100/10/whatever list. I'm not able to check the two references listed, but considering the number of awards and books and how little media attention he seems to have gotten this just doesn't look right. Bjelleklang - talk 00:10, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep: Seems to be a significant biographer of Luisa Casati. Citations on his poster designs would be most helpful. Faustus37 (talk) 05:35, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 16:17, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 16:17, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Noted biographer and curator of Luisa Casati material. Books have received significant coverage in multiple reliable sources (some briefly discuss the author as background). None of the awards alone are "major" but with so many and most from respectable institutions it adds up to a sum greater than the parts. If the article is delete, the book Infinite Variety is certainly notable and needs a dedicated article (should be anyway). It was covered in TLS, Guardian, NYTBR etc. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 18:55, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 08:50, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Cheers, Riley Huntley 00:08, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 00:09, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 November 24. Snotbot t • c » 02:35, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Very weak keep just about notable. --Shorthate (talk) 22:54, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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