Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob P. King

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Almost all the references are to his own publications. Is he notable? Rathfelder (talk) 22:56, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. Rathfelder (talk) 22:56, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Astronomy-related deletion discussions. Rathfelder (talk) 22:56, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

• Delete - I did not have any luck finding anything at all on this photographer, except when I searched by "Robert P. King" I found two links to two photo credits with the Duluth newspaper. No exhibition history or collections or publications about him and his work. Does not pass WP:GNG nor WP:NARTIST. Netherzone (talk) 23:03, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
• Keep - He's a freelance astronomy writer for Duluth News Tribune and other Astronomy sites under the name Astrobob. His book was reviewed by Emily Lakdawalla [https://www.planetary.org/articles/11221300-2016-recommendations-space-books-kids]. If you read astronomy news online anywhere, he's got to easily be one of the top-10 regular writers of new articles you'll find on visual astronomy and other astronomy news. Tom Ruen (talk) 23:22, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
• For living people we need some external references. Rathfelder (talk) 22:54, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
• The primary source of personal information for Bob used in the bio was from this interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222253/http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/4151598-looking-astro-bob-king-pens-his-first-book-night-sky-naked-eye]. I'll see what other independent sources I can find. Tom Ruen (talk) 21:38, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

• Keep Per above, Reliable source coverage is available like [https://web.archive.org/web/20171117175327/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/features/weekend/4151598-looking-astro-bob-king-pens-his-first-book-night-sky-naked-eye], [http://www.gadboisproductions.com/cas/] and[http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2016/11221300-2016-recommendations-space-books-kids.html] etc to qualify the subject for WP:GNG. JaredDaEconomist (talk) 11:23, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
• {{u|JaredDaEconomist}}, is that second link correct? I get a splash page for what looks an Astronomy blog, but there is no mention of him. Thanks in advance. Netherzone (talk) 15:03, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

• Weak Keep - Other than the Mayfield review in the Duluth paper, I couldn't find any other strong reliable secondary sources. However, I think the smattering of coverage that does exist is probably sufficient. Here are the sources I found: a passing mention in the Star Tribune,https://www.startribune.com/currents-bob-king-author-photographer-and-skywater/566350802/ a review of his book in Astronomy Now magazine (apparently),https://twitter.com/Alpha_lyrae_uk/status/1053223681797881856 a short bio for an event at the Bell Museum (unclear independence),https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/event/swsp-2020-fri/ and some interviews with community radio stations.https://beta.prx.org/stories/192848https://beta.prx.org/stories/373281http://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/bob-king-astrobob-blogger-talks-junes-full-moon-spacex-launch-and-more/ The Bell bio and the book review together seem like reasonable coverage, but additional evidence that this person has attracted interest beyond regionally is still missing. Suriname0 (talk) 14:11, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

:: Further passing mention in a book:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-33855-2_8 "American amateur astronomer and author Bob King, author of the widely read and respected “Astro Bob” blog ...". Suriname0 (talk) 14:25, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

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• Keep per Tom Ruen, JaredDaEconomist and Suriname0. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 21:40, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
• Delete this article does not state the importance of its subject.--Épine (talk) 01:22, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

:: Hey Épine, thanks for participating in the discussion! I agree the present article has some serious shortcomings (see WP:RUBBISH), but I'm wondering what you think of the notability of the subject independent from the current article content i.e. do they meet WP:GNG? Thanks, Suriname0 (talk)

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