Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dania Suleman

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 Dania Suleman, and merge Les malentendues to Dania Suleman. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:23, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dania Suleman

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WP:BLP of a writer and an article about her book, neither properly referenced as passing Wikipedia notability criteria for authors or their books.
The only notability claim being made in either article is that she and her book exist, which is not automatically enough in and of itself -- an author needs to have notability claims like notable literary awards and/or the reception of enough media coverage about her and her work to pass WP:GNG on the sourcing -- but the author is sourced to one valid news article about her book (which is a start, but not in and of itself enough) and one video clip in which she's simply giving soundbite to the media on a topic that has nothing to do with her writing (which is not support for notability at all), and the book is referenced solely to the same news article.
Obviously no prejudice against recreation in the future if and when she has a stronger notability claim and a greater volume of GNG-worthy sourcing to support it, but nothing here is already enough as of today. Bearcat (talk) 14:15, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors, Islam, and Canada. Bearcat (talk) 14:15, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 16:12, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

*Merge and redirect to article about the author Dania Suleman as WP:ATD CT55555(talk) 17:08, 7 April 2023 (UTC) (since found second review, investigating deeper)[reply]

Keep the biography. Her book (really an essay), doesn't appear to meet WP:NBOOK so should be merged into the author's page. pburka (talk) 17:13, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the biography. The combination of a publication that attracted two series reviews, working on a (French Wikipedia notable) documentary, being featured in the documentary, and on The Current combined lead me to conclude she is sufficiently notable. I initially said to redirect the book, but since I found a second review, I am undecided, and waiting to see if more sources arise, leaning redirect on the book. This vote is informed by the spirit of WP:AUTHOR and WP:CREATIVE although it probably fails a strict reading of it...not a bureaucracy...no firm rules...WP:IAR...etc etc..CT55555(talk) 17:33, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep biography. Neutral on book but if it is not kept, do not delete but redirect to author keeping categories and incoming redirects. PamD 07:51, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Suleman has made regular appearances in Quebec and Canadian media and is an author and journalist. Her thesis received awards. Likewise, she contributed to an award winning documentary. Jaireeodell (talk) 13:31, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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.