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The result was keep. —Tom Morris (talk) 23:15, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

James L. Nelson[edit]

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I see not indication of notability per WP:GNG or WP:AUTHOR. I would support keeping or recreating the article in the future if such notability can be demonstrated. West Eddy (talk) 01:53, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 02:27, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 02:27, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep meets WP:AUTHOR. As a non-fiction writer, his book George Washington's secret navy : how the American revolution went to sea is in 797 libraries according to WorldCat; With fire & sword : the battle of Bunker Hill and the beginning of the American Revolution is in 551 libraries, As a fiction writer, he has 8 nov els with 600 or more library holdings. -- see the listing in ^[1] We do need to find reviews, but that should be quite easy for an author of this degree of importance. Quickest way of finding a few reviews is G News: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] DGG ( talk ) 00:33, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:11, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep Reviews on Chicago Tribune[6], Kirkus[7][8] and Publishers Weekly[9][10][11][12][13]. Cited as a historical expert by NY Times[14]. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:37, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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