Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rory Vaden

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Lourdes 06:58, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rory Vaden[edit]

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One bestselling book does not a notable author make. This biography appears to fail WP:GNG as none of the independent, reliable coverage is in depth. Uninvited Company 23:26, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Colorado-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ifnord (talk) 00:42, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete pure PROMO. Yes, his book did make the NYTimes bestseller list in the category "Advice & Misc." books. But sources of the page are overwhelmingly PRIMARY, including a great many articles by Vaden. His book did get him interviewed and quoted a few times, but I'm not seeing notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:58, 3 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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