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The result was Keep. Fram 10:41, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vernon Johnson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

Delete nn author, the four books Amazon carries are ranked 102,040th, 37,795th, 789,366th, 914,573rd in sales at Amazon.com and there is no evidence that any of them meet WP:BK or that he meets WP:BIO. Carlossuarez46 18:59, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom. CRGreathouse (t | c) 00:45, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions. —David Eppstein 17:00, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete the books don't appear sufficiently notable. Eusebeus 17:24, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Keep. 33,739 Amazon.com ranking for I'll Quit Tomorrow [1] seems pretty high to me for a book first published in 1980; the fact it's still in print is evidence of its notability. There are likely to be independent reviews for the first edition, but the date of publication might mean that they are not accessible online. Espresso Addict 20:18, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If you examine the book cover carefully, it says "OVER 350 000 COPIES SOLD". That was the number when they were designing the cover. However, since that version probably sold some copies too, the number must have risen since then. --Puchiko 21:13, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep on the basis of a very notable book, but thee is surely a fuller bio waiting to be written. DGG (talk) 23:30, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Delete but DGG may be right that there may be more. Willing to change my vote if someone provides references establishing notability. --Crusio 10:16, 28 September 2007 (UTC) Keep as per Puchiko --Crusio 12:00, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have added, and referenced the fact that seven editions of I'll Quit Tomorrow have been published. Five editions of Intervention have been published. Is that proof of notability? --Puchiko 13:00, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

there are also two separate sound recordings of the work. The book is held in 1615 libraries; DGG (talk) 05:51, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep I have expanded, and referenced the information about the Johnson institute. There were third party sources, and therefore the subject is notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Puchiko (talk • contribs) 17:39, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Note: Sorry, keep forgetting to sign. --Puchiko 17:49, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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