Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Elfman (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Baseball Watcher 00:23, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Elfman

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No improvement or evidence of notability added since surviving first AfD nearly six years ago. » Swpb^{τ • ¢} 21:08, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment- Minor author; verified two X-Files books, not comparable to Kevin J. Anderson. Can you link the previous AfD? Dru of Id (talk) 23:19, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, previous AfD is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Elfman. » Swpb^{τ • ¢} 00:41, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. He's better known for his young reader books, especially The Almanac of the Gross and Almanac of Alien Encounters which have received coverage and recommendations in reliable sources (mainly obstructed by pay walls, but the Google results show some of this coverage).[1][2][3] [4] Great L.A. Times quote: "This book is literally so revolting that I couldn't bear to look at it for more than a minute at a time. Kids should adore it."[5]--Arxiloxos (talk) 04:29, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:20, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:20, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep- Appears to meet WP:AUTHOR, more definitively meets WP:CREATIVE (in the gross books for children mega-category); sources are available and I'll see if I can get his bibliography completed, and work in the review above. Dru of Id (talk) 22:52, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Noted sci fi author.--BabbaQ (talk) 15:30, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ITSNOTABLE and WP:JUSTAVOTE. note to closing admin, this is part of a spree of 7 keep votes in 7 minutes by this user. LibStar (talk) 11:57, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And how do you know that I didnt read trough all these article before making my judgement. For this one for example it is a clear cut keep case. Libstar, relax. Please.--BabbaQ (talk) 13:11, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete don't see how he meets WP:AUTHOR or WP:BIO. a mere 3 gnews hits. don't see the significant peer recognition for him as an individual required for WP:AUTHOR. LibStar (talk) 12:01, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Even a "mere 3 Gnews hits" is still 3 hits. Gnews as I have told you before in my opinion doesnt equal notable or non-notable. I find Gnews tool to be unpredictable etc etc.. Anyway meets WP:AUTHOR.--BabbaQ (talk) 13:11, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

well I'd like to know where you find reliable sources from, if you bother to search at all. I find vague blind voting to be quite unpredictable etc etc. LibStar (talk) 13:18, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, meets multiple different subsects of criteria, in addition to the sources mentioned above. -- Cirt (talk) 06:40, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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