Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Krach

Aaron Krach

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Aaron Krach, whose article has had considerable input from User:Aaronkrach, is an editor, writer, photographer and curator (or so we are told). "He is the former editor of Empire magazine in New York and senior editor at Cargo Magazine." Wikipedia's "Empire magazine" is not in NY; this is a different magazine. Cargo magazine is an unsourced article. He's put out two books: Half-Life (an unsourced article, kicked off by User:Aaronkrach) and the self-published (via lulu.com) 100 New York Mysteries. His work has been exhibited in a number of cities (galleries and sources unspecified). This month he's curating an exhibition that runs for a few hours on each of two days somewhere or other, according to his own website. Krach's article has been flagged as unsourced since May 2007; the article on Half-Life (an article that's recycled publicity material) has been flagged as unsourced since December 2008. That's more than enough unsourcedness, especially in view of the frequent presence of User:Aaronkrach who might be expected to know of citably reliable sources. Hoary (talk) 10:18, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following related page because it too is chronically unsourced and about a book that lacks obvious notability:

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. —Hoary (talk) 10:26, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. —Hoary (talk) 10:29, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. —Hoary (talk) 10:32, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete WP:COI, and no sources, I think we should give it the boot. --Cleave and Smite, Delete and Tear! (talk) 13:49, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If something in either article seems particularly silly when you happen to see it, check in the history to see if it has recently been dehanced by some Telstra IP. -- Hoary (talk) 15:22, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not notable as an artist or journalist. Not sure about the novel - I'll go with consensus on that. Johnbod (talk) 16:12, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe it is possible to make an informed decision on this matter until you have actually read the novel. Before taking any drastic measures, it is imperative that we know all of the facts involved. I have ordered my copy of "Half-Life", and will register my vote after having read it. I would urge all of you who have voted to retract your vote, order a copy of the book, and register an informed vote once you have read it. Thank you. Murrarie (talk) 23:50, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]