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The result was Keep Non-Admin Closure. Tiddly-Tom 07:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No sourcing; not totally convinced on his notability. Nominating for AFD review. Lawrence § t/e 03:38, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Writer for the New Yorker, publisher of multiple books, at least one of which sold well...I think he passes WP:NOT. Perhaps the cause would be better served by adding cite tags to the article. Vrac (talk) 06:52, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - agree with rationale of Vrac. SidP (talk) 22:37, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. His book, 'The Orientalist', received a fair amount of coverage from reliable sources, and he seems fairly notable himself. The article could use better sourcing, though. Terraxos (talk) 02:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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