Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W.K. (Kip) Stratton

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. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:03, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] W.K. (Kip) Stratton

W.K. (Kip) Stratton (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This article had a prod tag placed upon it for reasons that were not made at all clear in the edit history. Perhaps this was due to the lack of anything resembling a statement of notability in the opening paragraph. Rmky87 01:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

• Neutral for now.--Rmky87 01:20, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Whilst the article needs a rewrite and seems like vanity, Google seems to suggest that the author is pretty notable [1] --Veesicle 01:30, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Note that there is an actor of the same name, as the author's website notes - so that may not be the best Google search to go by. ~ Booya ^Bazooka 02:04, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
    • Oh, silly me, it didn't occur to me to check.. however as Kevin Murray says below this author does appear to have some claim to notability. --Veesicle 14:12, 2 January 200(UTC)
  • Comment I'm new to the Wiki thing; I only added the initial article becasue there was a link to it from Stratton's Alma mater sentry. I'm a serious fan of his work, but have no ambitions to be a regular Wikipedia contributor; I apologize for my clumsy work. You can find reviews of Kip Stratton's books in the L.A. Times on Sept. 11, 2002, and October 30, 2005; the Boston Globe on May 8, 2005; Publishers Weekly, March 3, 2005, and September 15, 2002; and Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2005 and June 15, 2002. Author's profile is contained in Contemporary Authors, Volume 242. New contract with Harcourt (for the Patterson book) verified in Publisher's Marketplace, November 28, 2006. --Aitchmark 10:25, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep & rewrite I found a few independent non-trivial sources; however, in one the mention alludes to notability in a brief mention comparing another book to his. Not overly compelling evidence of prominence, but I think we are looking for notabilty not prominence. This has potential way beyond vanity; his books are sold through Amazon and other major booksellers.

• Stratton talks with Texas Public Radio's Ernie Villarreal. November 25, 2005 Interview of Author
• Publisher’s Weekly Discusses one of his books.
• mentioned in Austin Chronicle

--Kevin Murray 02:36, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

• • Comment Would you mind sticking them in the actual article, nonsarcastically speaking? Especially that interview, which smells really valuable.--Rmky87 17:25, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

DONE --Kevin Murray 20:47, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

• Keep Needs some rewrites, but he is notable enough for me. Cleo123 08:12, 6 January 2007 (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.