Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Wiggin (author)

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The result of the debate was delete. Mailer Diablo 12:02, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Andrew Wiggin (author)

Deprodded article. Doesn't seem to meet WP:BIO. The "Golden Clitorides" Award doesn't seem to have more notability. It's awarded by the ASSTR [1], which is, in itself, notable, but I don't if it warrants a winner getting a Wiki article, which is what I'll let you all decide. Metros232 03:28, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, fails WP:BIO. --Terence Ong 04:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - per nom or maybe redirect to Ender Wiggin. I'm quite hesitant to vote to keep an author who has only published several pieces online only. Wickethewok 07:02, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Perhaps you can point out some major publishers of erotica? There really aren't many. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 19:37, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, fails WP:BIO for authors. Death by Fucking sounds like great literature, though. Rockpocket ^-talk- 07:37, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as non-notable biography, according to WP:BIO.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  08:15, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Notability for the authors of erotica is probably harder to establish than for mainstream authors, simply because publishers are less likely to touch the genre. A Golden Clitorides award does suggest some notability, being a major prize on a significant online publisher (or distributor) of erotica. But is it enough notability? I'm not sure, so I abstain. Paddles 15:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Paddles. His argument sways me more than it might sway him/her, and I'd normally ignore this type of AfD, but considering the difficulty of erotica to have any significant publishing, it does no harm in having articles on the best of an overlooked lot. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 19:17, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Comment - I would disagree with the premise that erotica doesn't have significant publishing outlets. Erotica publishing is a fairly big business. For example, Harper Collins recently created an imprint for erotica publishing[2]. ScottW 17:44, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad HarperCollins stepped up. Geared toward women, however, I'm not sure it demonstrates that it's easily big business, and I should have clarified in my original comment, erotica pulbishing isn't going to get a lot of mainstream press as a result of its subject matter. --badlydrawnjeff (WP:MEMES?) 20:21, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - almost notable perhaps, but not quite there yet. Redirect the resulting empty title to Ender Wiggin - Ender in later life was a universally-renowned author (if not under his own name :o) ➨ ≡ЯΞDVΞRS≡ 20:14, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete for reasons already given. DVD+ R/W 20:22, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

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.