Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kaleb Nation (writer)

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The result was keep. J04n(talk page) 18:56, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kaleb Nation (writer)[edit]

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Subject of article is author of three books distributed by a tiny publisher, is a YouTube personality, and is an infamous self-promoter. I question whether this person is notable enough to include on Wikipedia as a writer. There are other problems with the article- like whether he's really notable enough to merit inclusion in 1988 births category? The IMDb reference links to another fan-made/self-made page where he starred in a self-made documentary. Surcer (talk) 18:38, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete for failing WP:AUTHOR, WP:BK, and WP:GNG. Qworty (talk) 23:02, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. I see three independent sources. This small article in Business Week is the most reliable source but it is only a small article. This interview in New Media Rockstars is much longer. Obviously much of it is a direct quote from the subject but there is a small ammount of commentry by the interviewer. This interview for Huffington Post is similar. Yaris678 (talk) 11:32, 21 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. This author was not distributed by a tiny publisher, his first two novels were published by Scholastic, the world's largest publisher of children's books. The IMDb page is weak but the referenced documentary was not self-made, it was distributed by Summit Entertainment. I am unsure about his level of self-promotion but as that claim only reflects a personal opinion, I do not consider it a basis for removal. Janakodak (talk) 8:53, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
weak keep Two books, but by a major publisher, Worldcat shows the first in over 600 libraries, the second in over 300, so there are probably reviews; they need to be looked for. Weak keep only because I am not happy with the article --he is not notable as a YouTube personality; he is mildly notable as an author DGG ( talk ) 05:04, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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