Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anya Kamenetz

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep. John254 00:19, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Anya Kamenetz

Anya Kamenetz (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Per WP:BIO, WP:AUTO and WP:COI. The page (according to the history) looks like it was created by the subject, and it also reads like an autobiography. The history shows it was crafted mostly by single-purpose accounts and/or single purpose ips. There exist at least two books called Generation Debt, which complicates google evaluating, but the subject's book has received limited attention by people other than the subject and it has a sales rank on amazon.com in excess of 500,000. Google searches for the subject's name show the subject's articles in syndication but little else other than a few blog posts. Thus no WP:RS to sustain notability. Being a staff writer and column contributor for magazines is not notable in itself under WP:BIO. Antiselfpromotion (talk) 21:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

• Delete as nom. ~ Antiselfpromotion (talk) 23:37, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
• Keep. Her book seems to be reasonably notable. It's discussed on NPR[1], for instance. Pburka (talk) 01:00, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

• Comment. By her ;-) in a 90 sec segment. The coverage was not about her or her book. It is more like she is giving a quick quote to the press in that interview. Antiselfpromotion (talk) 01:14, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

• Keep, her book GENERATION DEBT: Why Now Is a Terrible Time to Be Young has been reviewed by many reliable sources, obtained via EBSCO library database.
  • Kirkus Reviews; 12/15/2005, Vol. 73 Issue 24, p1311-1311, 1/3p
  • Publishers Weekly; 12/19/2005, Vol. 252 Issue 50, p57-57, 1/5p
  • Library Journal; 1/1/2006, Vol. 131 Issue 1, p132-132, 1/6p
  • Booklist; 2/15/2006, Vol. 102 Issue 12, p24-25, 2p
  • Newsweek; 2/20/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 8, pE2-E2, 1/6p, 1c
  • Business Week; 2/6/2006 Issue 3970, p100-101, 2p, 2c
  • Mother Jones; Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p71-77, 4p, 1c
  • Village Voice; 1/25/2006, Vol. 51 Issue 4, pc69-c69, 2/3p, 1bw
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. —Captain-tucker (talk) 18:41, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

• Comment. I am less sure about the notability of the book but agree it may be notable. Shall I change my nomination to move the personal article to an article for Generation Debt instead of the author? IE reverse the redirect? I am neutral about the notability of the book, but the vanity part of the article is not notable. One day the subject may become independently notable and a separate page can be created about her at the time. ~ Antiselfpromotion (talk) 02:01, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

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.