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The result was delete. Will userfy if the article's author requests so at my talk page. Deor (talk) 13:33, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Brian J. Costello[edit]

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Non-notable author. Sources seem to be about a place, not him, nothing on Google, nothing that supports any of the text. Publisher of his book appears to be purely local history imprint Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:57, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerlyHMSSolent|lambast 06:14, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerlyHMSSolent|lambast 06:14, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:51, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The sources are so vague, that you can not check them. Seeing his massive field of knowledge, it seems a hoax or at least massively overblown to me. The Banner talk 09:18, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Costello is a well recognized local historian of the Pointe Coupee area in Louisiana. His works have misty centered on Pointe Coupee but have also included New Orleans and South Louisiana. At least one work, the Flood of 1912, is of interest to the entire Mississippi River region. Everything I read on the page of his bio is correct. He has been honored by the Creole Heritage Center at the university in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Perhaps instead of being called an American author, a better title would be a Louisiana historian. But I do not think it should be deleted. Our company, Avoyelles Publications dba ^[1], published some his early books. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.119.7.235 (talk) 06:32, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ thelouisianapurchase.net

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 11:32, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete non-notable local author. filomena source is a dead/expired link.Cramyourspam (talk) 14:57, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Not a hoax, but sources have not yet been provided to show this prolific author's notability much beyond the borders of Pointe Coupee Parish. Google searches turn up a lot of mentions, and in there might be substantive reviews or other indications of notability. Maybe this could be userfied or sent to draft space for further sourcing and development, if the creator is interested. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:29, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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