Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott Malcomson

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Szzuk (talk) 22:57, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Malcomson[edit]

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An individual who fails notability, whether you look at it from a GNG or NPOL standpoint. The sources available are primary and it appears the article, particularly the intro, is copied from the lone reference--a big no-no around here. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 20:20, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I'm not convinced that he fails notability criteria, but there is little claim of notability in the article, plus the referencing is woefully inadequate at present. Deb (talk) 20:26, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Did either of you look for sources covering him and his work? FloridaArmy (talk) 21:46, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you are referring to the sources you added -- links to groups he is directly associated with, the company that published his book, and passing mentions -- then yes; those are not indicators of notability and, in fact, show just how unnotable he is.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:49, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Noting that article looks prima facie notable, a former foreign editor at the New York Times with a long list of books, I started by searching the title of one of his books One Drop of Blood: The American Misadventure of Race my search here: [1]. Right on the first page there are enough reviews in notable publications to carry him past WP:AUTHOR. User:FloridaArmy asks a very reasonable question. Keep and tag for sourcing.E.M.Gregory (talk) 02:04, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep E.M.Gregory said it better than I could - book reviews come up immediately from well-respected sources like The Economist, and I even searched the title of a different book (Splinternet). SportingFlyer talk 04:18, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep A simple search turned up material that provides the reliable and verifiable sources that establish clear evidence of notability. Alansohn (talk) 21:32, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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