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Withdrawn by nominator: After going through the reasons mentioned in this AfD discussion, I would like to withdraw my AfD nomination and request concerned authroity for a quick closure. -
Hatchens (
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18:14, 18 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Comment. Will let the AfD run. But, I wanted to call out two things, the page was created well after the book's launch (2015). I was the creator of this page back in 2017, and specifically responding to the Paid-edit charge, I self-certify that there has been absolutely no payments for any of my online actions, including editing any articles on Wikipedia. The same has been posted on my page as well.
Ktin (
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16:53, 15 August 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. The subject of this article has significant coverage in reliable media, and passes the requirements for
WP:GNG and
WP:NOTABILITY. Coverage of his work is by independent sources, reliable sources, and is more than just a passing mention, and there are multiple such sources of repute. Furthermore, this article has been written to ensure that the language is absolutely consistent of WP:NPOV and is factual, and not infringing on WP:PROMO.
Just a brief snapshot of the extent of this subject's presence in reliable media. A combination of all of these factors, will tell us that this is an subject worth 'keep'ing. Furthermore, there is an assertion being made in the nomination that this article exists only for promoting a book from the subject, the coverage below can clearly prove that the author's notability is not predicated on the book, though the book was a bestseller fwiw, back in 2015.
PS: The number of articles (count) in the above table is not to be misinterpreted as me emphasizing counts in favor of significance. However, clicking on the links on the RHS should give a view of the nature of in-depth / significant articles on the subject's area of expertise.
The subject seems to be quite prolific, and there are lots of sources including those identified above. However, many of these are interviews or articles that he's written (I note that he's been an FT columnist, for instance), and so aren't independent sources. However, given that his first book has received significant media attention, I think he might meet
WP:AUTHOR criterion 4c.
Cordless Larry (
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07:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)reply
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