Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shane Dix

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The result was keep. j⚛e decker ^talk 00:26, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Shane Dix

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Does not meet WP:BLP requirements. It has no reliable sources and no indication of notability. Nathan121212 (talk) 06:00, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This should be re-categorised under Biography. Bondegezou (talk) 12:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:38, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:36, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep The problems with the article lie not with notability but a lack of biographical information on the author. I have added in biographical and interview references where I can find them, as well as including a list of the author's award wins (4) and nominations (13). These alone indicate a high level of notability within the Australian sf field. Perry Middlemiss (talk) 03:39, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - it's definitely "niche" notability but there's nothing wrong with that. I don't think the nominations add much (some of those awards just nominate anyone who writes sci-fi because there aren't that many local sci-fi writers) but being a multiple Ditmar Award and Aurealis Award winner is enough for me. And to be clear, he didn't win "fan fiction" categories - these are best long fiction and best novel awards. St★lwart¹¹¹ 09:56, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The author has won several significant awards. Plus, he's gotten some coverage from reliable sources. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 22:05, 8 October 2014 (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.