Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashton Grey

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Writer with no strong evidence of notability. The article cites just one reliable source, but it's not about him in any meaningful way — besides mentioning his name and providing a brief critical analysis of his book, it contains no substantial information about him at all — and Google turns up no other reliable sources about him. I can't properly verify his claimed death, I can't properly verify his claimed friendship with a convicted killer, and on and so forth. Furthermore, the article was written by somebody who is also mentioned in the body as a collaborator of his, meaning there are WP:COI issues here to boot — which, as always, isn't an unforgiveable sin if there are reliable sources we can use to clean it up. But there aren't. And if I trim it back to the one statement in the entire article that can be properly sourced — i.e. the one statement that already is — then there's simply not enough notability there to justify an article at all. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 09:24, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

• Delete Fails WP:WRITER. His book Sweet Home Chicago was appreciated by Yann Martel, but I can't find any WP:RS reviews (either in general Google search or on the usual review sites). Book was published by a small press which Grey co-founded[http://www.bindlestickpublications.com/2012/08/22/sweet-home-chicago/] which doesn't necessarily prove non-notability, but means he's less likely to get reviews than if he was with one of the bigger publishers or well-known indies. Article mentions another novel Soo Line Sling but I can't find anything about it. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:15, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions. Sir Rcsprinter, Bt (confer) @ 12:35, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Sir Rcsprinter, Bt (deliver) @ 12:35, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

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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, Courcelles 05:21, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

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• Delete per Failure to meet WP:WRITER.  Brendon is here 10:13, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
• Delete Does not meet WP:WRITER criteria. Finnegas (talk) 21:14, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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