Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Campbell (writer)

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The result was keep, withdrawn by nominator. BD2412 T 02:19, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Campbell (writer)

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non-notable author. The only sources in the article are primary and a link to some gaming website. There's nothing about the person that seems to pass WP:GNG or WP:AUTHOR from what I can find. Adamant1 (talk) 23:38, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 23:47, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 23:47, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 23:48, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep--this writer especially was known for high volume productions of children's or adolescent paperbacks of the sort that might be learned in middle or high school. I would be very surprised of there weren't reviews in various educational and parent themed periodicals at the time. But since this was before things were put online you aren't going to find them by searching "Sam Campbell" on google. To properly search for him, you are going to need to use an academic library and look up relevant periodicals to find reviews of his books.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 03:51, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Many of the relevant journals have been digitised so by using a search engine such as Google Scholar reviews can be found online. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:16, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I wish I could say that I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned ISBN 9781572582217, a 160-page biography of the subject. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:50, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per, as well as the biography mentioned above, the many avaliable sources available simply by searching Google Scholar for the author's name along with a title. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:16, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I see that there's another biography at ISBN 9781597655422. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:33, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per sources cited above. Would also note that one of Campbell's books was apparently reprinted in the early 2000s—I'd imagine that's rare for a rather obscure mid-20th century writer? Would also love to find backup RS for the rather extravagant claim here that he has delivered "3,000 Nature [sic] talks" on the radio—which surely would count in favour of this already notable author. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:42, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Adamant1, don't you think that it would be a good idea to withdraw this nomination in the light of the sources that have been found, rather than have an article about such a notable topic have a deletion template on it for any longer than necessary? Phil Bridger (talk) 18:51, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I guess that's a possibility. I don't know how to do that though. Plus, I really haven't looked at the sources or read the AfD over. Which I'd like to do if I'm going to withdraw it. --Adamant1 (talk) 19:25, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
As regards the first point, if you simply say "I withdraw" here then someone who knows the technical details will see to them. And, as for the second point, if you start a discussion then I would have thought it polite to continue discussing. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:24, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. Thanks for the information. Adamant1 (talk) 20:46, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the biographies that Phil Bridger cites above: Letters from the Sanctuary: The Sam Campbell Story (2019) and Sam Campbell: Philosopher of the Forest (2012). — Toughpigs (talk) 19:05, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw Adamant1 (talk) 20:46, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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