Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Basil Gentleman

~ UDScott (talk) 14:58, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

Basil Gentleman
Contested prod because "This self-published author does not appear to be sufficiently notable for an article at Wikiquote, and does not have an article at Wikipedia." — Ningauble (talk) 17:25, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 18:00, 7 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete as nom. ~ Ningauble (talk) 17:25, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. No indication that this person is more quoteworthy than I am, and I don't get a page. BD2412 T 18:35, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom. ~ UDScott (talk) 18:57, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete While I do not agree that lack of a Wikipedia article is grounds for deletion, I agree that he is not notable.--Abramsky (talk) 21:26, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Who are you disagreeing with? I for one did not mean to assert that lack of a Wikipedia article is itself grounds for deletion. ~ Ningauble (talk) 19:39, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep—Lack of a Wikipedia article should not be ipso facto grounds for deletion. The presence of a Wikipedia article is only a general indication of the notability of a given topic; thus, the lack of a Wikipedia page for this writer is only an indication that this particular author might not be notable, not proof that this author is not notable.  Nor is the fact that this person is only self-published ipso facto grounds for deletion.  For what it's worth, this person has multiple published works, and even if that is not notable enough for Wikipedia, I do think that's notable enough for Wikiquote.  For example, if there were an indie band that had released a couple independent albums, I would argue that that band is notable enough for Wikiquote even if said band did not yet have a Wikipedia page.  (Besides, the quotes on this page seem to have a certain flair to them, which is more than I can say for the page I previously uploaded on Chick Island.  (That page was deleted with my approval after I had been convinced by Ningauble that the quotes on that page just weren't interesting enough.)  The Chick Island quotes had no flair, nothing interesting or memorable about them, unlike these quotes, which are interesting and memorable.)  allixpeeke (talk) 01:48, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, having a Wikipedia article is an indication of notability. Having a publisher that exercises editorial judgement is an indication of notability. Having many Google hits that are not self-authored or social networking would also be an indication of notability. Lacking these, what actual indication have you found that this person is notable in any sense, i.e. that he has been "noticed" in any significant way? ~ Ningauble (talk) 19:28, 4 September 2015 (UTC)