Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Pelzer

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. — CharlotteWebb 05:10, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dave Pelzer

As there is been some question Re: the validity of his claims, and given this authors penchant for shameless self promotion, I say delete it and let someone willing to quote sources write a replacement. Notability is asserted, but I still it's at best marginal. Weak delete. --Nlu (talk) 22:32, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

• Weak keep. I'm not thrilled about the article, but he has published six books. It's borderline, but I think that's notable enough. Natalie 23:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep - A Child Called It was an immensely popular book and appears in 3,171 libraries ([1]). Pelzer has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial articles in major press, including controversy over the accuracy of his work. This guy is a bona fide famous author. --Hyperbole 23:02, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Hyperbole; Pelzer's books have spent months on the bestseller lists. However, the trivia in the article should be removed. --Metropolitan90 23:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep He is assigned reading by the juvenile courts here in certain child abuse cases. He is definitely notable, and well-known. Bejnar 05:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep, it was created three years ago. By Danny, no less. oTHErONE _(Contribs) 08:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy keep Best-selling author. Catchpole 10:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Wow. Per above, pretty clear cut. Suggest the nom withdraws. --badlydrawnjeff talk 11:06, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep - We need to keep it. He's a strong example of what child abuse can do, and his story has saved many lives. Taking him off here would be wrong.
• Strong keep. No question about his notability - significant author whose books are sold all over the world. Ohconfucius 01:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep - We should keep it.. it's important to have such information, as it has influenced (and could) many peoples lives. Child abuse is an important issue, and should be dealt with and maybe, through keeping such an article - one or two lives could be made better due to public awareness.
• Strong keep - Bestselling author. Definitely meets Wikipedia:Notability (people). SWAdair 08:31, 28 October 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.