Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert Tralins (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 14:36, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Tralins[edit]

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I came across this article when investigating copy/pastes and realized the subject likely isn't notable. Although he's published a lot of works, I don't really see any credible reviews or news coverage that would meet GNG (or any accomplishments that would meet NAUTHOR). Correct me if I'm wrong though Sam-2727 (talk) 03:39, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Sam-2727 (talk) 03:39, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I see that the previous AfD discussion talked about his obituary. But are there any other reliable sources besides that? Sam-2727 (talk) 04:02, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
~~Weak Delete~~ Weak Keep I did some digging and everything I found is in the article at the moment. Basically: pulp fiction author who wrote, among many, many other things, some nasty racist books in the 1970s. His most notable activity was to ghost-write a book (although he was credited on the cover) about prostitution that was labelled obscene and then got to the Supreme Court, which said it wasn't obscene. Doesn't pass WP:AUTHOR, nor is his notability inherited from the court case (which probably wasn't notable either—obscenity cases were a dime a dozen in the old days). On the other hand: he's interesting as an emblem of some of the more sordid trends in mid- to late-20th century American lowbrow fiction. Could live with this article as the stub it seems destined to remain; could also live with tossing it in the garbage. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 05:25, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also would note the oddly extensive article in dewiki. I don't read German, but the article has a list of mostly English-language sources—none of which turned up in my searches. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 05:32, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Went through the sources cited in the dewiki article and they check out. He was listed in a few biographical dictionaries of writers at the time. I'm starting to be convinced that he was a known quantity; I changed my !vote above accordingly. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 05:59, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 05:32, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Toughpigs (talk) 06:04, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I found several more articles on Tralins from The Miami Herald and The Tampa Bay Times, which I added to the article. The racist and prostitution books were in the 60s — in the 70s, he started writing about the supernatural, and some of his stories were adapted for TV in the 90s. There's enough coverage to pass GNG. — Toughpigs (talk) 06:03, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: as enough coverage to pass the GNG. Archrogue (talk) 19:20, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep a deceased author with historical value and passes WP:GNG. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 07:26, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.