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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. Liz Read! Talk! 22:08, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew O'Connor (writer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)
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I don't really think this person is notable enough. It has zero sources, and that it hasn't been really expanded that much. JuniperChill (talk) 16:11, 7 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you are only finding hits for others then refine your search. This man wrote a book called Tuvalu so search for "Andrew O'Connor" Tuvalu and you may get better results, such as [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Simple really. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:25, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: BLP, fails GNG and NBIO. Single EL source in article does not meet WP:SIRS, addressing the subject directly and indepth, nothing found in BEFORE that has SIGCOV from independent sources. Info from sources found related to Awards and nominations does not meet SIGCOV and would fail WP:IS. BLPs require strong sourcing.  // Timothy :: talk  15:28, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Austlit lists 17 works about his works. Below are from some of the better known publications listed. Info from sources found related to Awards and nominations does meet SIGCOV and would pass WP:IS.duffbeerforme (talk) 07:19, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pierce, Peter (23 September 2006), "Gaining in translation", The Age
Full length review of Tuvalu. (Peter Pierce is professor of Australian literature at James Cook University.)
Stubbings, Diane (19 August 2006), "All-absorbing look at search for an elusive dream", The Canberra Times
Full length review of Tuvalu.
Ley, James (19 August 2006), "The island in the mind", The Sydney Morning Herald
Full length review of Tuvalu.
Tucker, Genevieve (6 September 2006), "Fraught between two worlds", The Australian
Full length review of Tuvalu.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Article about O'Connor.
  • Keep: this is a classic case of an editor equating a lack of references with notability. It has needed, and has now received, an edit that includes a number of references. The author's novel, Tuvalu, is an Australian prize-winner, which makes it notable. To delete the page of the author of that novel would diminish the encyclopedia. The page still needs more work rather than a deletion. Perry Middlemiss (talk) 22:24, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 20:29, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.