Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Julian Simpole

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 delete. Jenks24 (talk) 11:40, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Julian Simpole

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This article does not meet WP:GNG as he has not been the subject of multiple third-party coverage in reliable sources. This article simply reads "X is a chess author," and the sources cited give more an air of blatant advertisement than anything else. The article does not even address why the subject may be notable. Should have been speedied. I nominate this article for deletion under those grounds listed and whatever other grounds may be raised during the discussion. Thank you for your consideration. OGBranniff (talk) 06:27, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:33, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I just want to point out that the article (see this revision) was written in 2006 by User:Sam Sloan, actually Sam Sloan, who seems to be an authority in this field. The article was trimmed down and remains a poor stub. Google books search reveals that Mr. Simpole is a published author and a chess popularizer in England. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 16:13, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Theopolisme (talk) 00:59, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete- A good club level chess player who got involved in some chess books. FIDE International Organizer, but not much else to say about him from published material. Not enough for WP:GNG. Regards, Sun Creator^(talk) 20:29, 8 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Does not appear to meet any of the requirements from WP:AUTHOR; nor does Google search turn up any significant independent sources discussing Simpole. --Noleander (talk) 05:30, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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