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The result was no consensus. Black Kite (t) (c) 21:55, 27 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Miniter

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I see no reason whatsoever for giving Richard Miniter Wikipedia page status. His accomplishments were extremely minor, and he hasn't done anything for quite a while. He was nothing but a minor Bush-era neo-con journalist who published a couple of minor books and was involved in a couple of lawsuits. If anyone wants to actually justify why this page should stay, I'd be happy to debate with that person. -217.136.87.133 (talk) 01:51, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination completed on behalf of the anon.-gadfium 04:42, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Arguing that a page should be deleted because "he hasn't done anything for quite a while" is very weak because notability is not temporary and we have probably hundreds of thousands of articles about people who haven't done anything in a while. This is an encyclopedia, not People magazine. As for Miniter, one of his books appeared on the top ten nonfiction New York Times bestseller list. Personally, I don't like his politics much, but he is (or was) notable. There is plenty of discussion about him and his books and articles in reliable sources, both pro and con. Cullen328 (talk) 06:28, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment WP:AUTHOR is the relevant guideline to look at to decide whether the article should be kept or not. It's not clear at the moment that there has been enough significant coverage of him to meet WP:BIO, so it really boils down to whether sources can be found to satisfy part of WP:AUTHOR. The closing admin may also like to be aware that IPs have a history off attacking the article, so the nomination may not be in good faith. SmartSE (talk) 12:47, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Cullen328, I understand where you're coming from. I don't believe, however, that Miniter is relevant enough as media personalities go to warrant a Wikipedia page - and while I'm glad that his page no longer reads like an advertisement, which was the case previously, it's still a real stretch to suggest that a minor media commentator from a few years ago with one moderately successful book is in any way worthy of Wikipedia article status. By that measure, my dad also deserves a Wikipedia article about himself. 217.136.80.232 (talk) 16:58, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:BK and WP:AUTHOR per WP:RS. Qworty (talk) 23:32, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 01:22, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As Cullen328 points out, notability is not temporary. Miniter has been the subject of multiple articles in a number of reliable sources independent from him, and the available sources are adequate to compose a useful, well-sourced encyclopedia article. Miniter is also the author of multiple books that have landed on the New York Times bestselling non-fiction list, and he is notable enough that a dispute between Miniter, three fellow authors, and their shared publisher was covered by the New York Times. Seems like a WP:IDONTLIKEIT nomination to me. DickClarkMises (talk) 19:25, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A quick Google search led me to Miniter's own website, which includes this list of media coverage of his work, book reviews, interviews with him that others have published, etc. Although this self-published list isn't itself useful as a source for establishing notability, it is useful for finding numerous sources which I believe do establish it. The question of Miniter's notability doesn't even seem like a close call to me, with substantial coverage in the NYT, Forbes, Washington Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun-Times, and many others. DickClarkMises (talk) 20:54, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Miniter is indeed a notable person. He was recently featured on C-Span with Brian Lamb for an hour-long interview about his recent book on the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. He is also a two-time New York Times best-selling author. WikiMises (talk) 13:46, 27 June 2011 (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.