Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Diamond (journalist)

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The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. — JIP | Talk 07:27, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] David Diamond (journalist)

I don't know who nominated this one, but I'll start the voting:

• Delete I love linux, can verify that the book coauthored with LT exists, but why would this make DD notable? Contrast David Diamond (composer), who really is notable.---CH (talk) 02:36, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
• This afd nomination was orphaned. Listing now. No opinion. —Cryptic (talk) 11:50, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep this co-author of a significant book. Non-notability isn't necessarily a reason for deletion. Expansion could be useful.
• Keep per anon vote above. Kappa 13:44, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Ooops. sorry, that was me... Vizjim 13:49, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

• Redirect to Just For Fun. There is no information here that isn't covered in that article. -R. fiend 16:41, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect - per R. fiend... Just not enough notable about Mr. Diamond to justify his own article. The book is notable however and a redirect would do nicely, at least until Mr. Diamond does something more notable.--Isotope23 18:20, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
• Redirect. The question is not so much whether he wrote something. The question is whether anyone has written something about him. That's what's required for encyclopediability; always remember WP:V, WP:RS, WP:N, WP:NOR. If you're going to write an article about someone, something, some school, some concept, some discipline, some subject, you need independent, reputable sources on it before you can write that article (unless you want to break WP:NOR). If there is no material on the subject, you cannot have the school, thing, person, in the encyclopedia. If there is material on the person's book, then write an article about the book, not the person.—encephalonὲγκέφαλον 00:59, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. The book is notable, David Diamond isn't. There's nothing about David Diamond that would lead to greater understanding of the book, so expansion is pointless, even if it is possible. Quale 22:05, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - the author of a notable book strikes me as worthy of an article. Guettarda 02:16, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

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