Talk:William Smaldone

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Notability[edit]

The individual in question is a prominent author and scholar of Oregon. He is mentioned on another page (Socialist Party of Oregon) as a notable socialist and contributor to socialist ideals in Oregon politics. Furthermore, the information given is valid and illustrates the individual's notoriety in the local public sphere.

Criteria for notability can be found at WP:ACADEMIC and WP:POLITICS. Accordingly, the subject of this article does not meet the established criteria. You have included a "Bibliography" section. Does this equate to "Published works", i.e., books authored by the subject? If so, can you add ISBNs for the publications? We can take a look to see if he meets the criteria for WP:AUTHOR. Thanks, Cind.amuse 11:51, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]