Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sirona Knight

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The result was delete. Sandstein 10:10, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sirona Knight[edit]

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Despite my best efforts WP:BEFORE I can't find any reliable secondary sourcing that covers the subject or her work extensively. Yes, she's published a lot of books, but, she fails WP:NAUTHOR and N:ACADEMIC - even WP:GNG.

Hopefully others can prove me wrong! Missvain (talk) 03:54, 24 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Nothing of significance on GS. I can't find any book reviews to pass WP:Author: maybe somebody else can. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:58, 24 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]
Comment I found a Publishers Weekly review of The Cyber Spellbook: Magick in the Virtual World , and at the Wikipedia Library, a 3-sentence bio published in 2000 by Baker & Taylor Author Biographies, a Publishers Weekly blurb review (Vol. 247, Issue 39, 2000) of Dream Magic: Night Spells and Rituals for Love, Prosperity, and Personal Power, mentions by Publishers Weekly of Celtic Druidism and A Witch Like Me (2001), a mention of Wiccan Spell a Day: 365 Spells, Charms, and Potions for the Whole Year in a Publishers Weekly article about the New Age publishing industry (Vol. 250, Issue 35, 2003), a blurb review in Publishers Weekly (Vol. 248, Issue 12, 2001) of Exploring Celtic Druidism: Ancient Magick and Rituals for Personal Empowerment, a listing of Empowering Your Life with Dreams in The Bookseller's (Issue 5118, 2004) Publications of the Week. On ProQuest, I found a 2001 article in The Arizona Republic ("BE(WITCH) MY VALENTINE 'MAGICK' BOOKS HELP YOU PUT LOVER UNDER A SPELL") that describes her as "an expert on Celtic shamanism, magick, witchcraft and the Goddess" and noting she published Dream Magic, with a few quotes from her, and a brief mention in a 2009 article from The Spokesman Review (BEYOND THE VEIL; At a Methow Valley festival, song, dance and teaching are tools for blurring the line between human, fairy realms) of her book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Elves and Fairies. Without more, I don't think this is enough to support WP:AUTHOR notability. Beccaynr (talk) 20:20, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your hard work. As there is nothing in-depth, I agree that passing mentions in trade journals (which exist to sell product) are not enough to support WP:Author. Xxanthippe (talk) 21:30, 26 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Cheers, and I agree delete is appropriate at this time. Beccaynr (talk) 03:34, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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