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The result was redirect to VoteVets.org#VetVoice_blog. Unanimous. (non-admin closure) --Darkwind (talk) 04:24, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Former BLP Prod--There seem to be sources that he is fairly widely interviewed and cited. I added one to start with. But I am not sure that his career his notable , and I would rather the community decide. DGG ( talk ) 17:24, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:56, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:56, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to VoteVets.org. Blog authors need more than a single passing reference to be assured as notable... if there are more references, please add them and I will reconsider my position. I'm also dubious about whether or not a blog is notable by being cited, though if it were, the WSJ and New Yorker are high-profile enough that his name may indeed be notable. bahamut0013^words_deeds 15:15, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This seems a sensible approach - his notability is in the context of the blog and he can reasonably be mentioned there with a short bio of a couple of sentences, given it informs his writing. Shimgray | talk | 16:25, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect per bahamut0013. — AustralianRupert (talk) 15:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to VoteVets.org#VetVoice_blog. Currently, not much notability is demonstrated outside of his role there. I was just about to close it that way but decided to !vote instead. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:21, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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