Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samit Basu

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The result was no consensus. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:25, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Samit Basu[edit]

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No independent sources in the article. Fails to meet WP:AUTHOR. Delete. Shurjoroi (talk) 15:55, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:42, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Subject may be notable but the lack of RS sources constitutes a huge fail for both WP:V and WP:BLP. Additionally the article has a decidedly promotional tone to it and arguably fails WP:NPOV. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:24, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I have added a citation to the article. The article just needs improvement with in-line citations and with some editing. With just one check, Samit Basu has won a number of awards and has recently sold the rights to one of his books to be made into a movie. The article should easily satisfy WP:BLP but does require fixing. - Pmedema (talk) 17:42, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Undecided on this one. The article as it is at present is under-referenced and overpromotional, but I have spotted one or two references (such as this review from Strange Horizons) that help towards notability, and I would expect a few more on a detailed search. And it is still regrettably difficult for fantasy authors from outside North America and the British Isles, no matter how well-known they are in their home markets, to break through into American or British publication, and the places we are likely to look for reliable reviews in an AfD discussion - so even (as in this case) when it starts happening, there can still be a risk of systemic bias because we are missing existing reliable coverage of their earlier careers. PWilkinson (talk) 15:04, 5 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:51, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:26, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This pioneer Indian sci-fi fantasy writer passes GNG. His website neatly collects interviews and such HERE, sort through there until you're convinced for yourself that he is the subject of multiple published instances of independent coverage. That said, this article is highly promotional and needs a neutral rewrite. Carrite (talk) 16:24, 16 April 2014 (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.