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The result was keep. If there are still any doubts, after going through the sources listed below, about the subject's notability, feel free to renominate it. (non-admin closure) — Yash ^talk stalk 01:16, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Elwood Reid[edit]

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No indication this fella is notable. Fails WP:GNG, WP:NAUTHOR, and if it's even the same guy, WP:NCOLLATH. John from Idegon (talk) 07:52, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.  ^B E _C K ^Y _S A ^{Y L} E _S  08:05, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions.  ^B E _C K ^Y _S A ^{Y L} E _S  08:06, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 11:21, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete no indication he is notable as a writer either of novels or screen plays.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:14, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep passes WP:AUTHOR because his books get reviewed. And, yes, he is "a former college football player." Here:[1] is a search in his name @ NYTimes.com. It shows both book reviews and feature articles.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:34, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

Nom and user who iVoted delete. Both of you need remedial lessons in how to run a google search. Editors who think I'm overreacting should click the toolbar. Sheeessh.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:37, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – Passes WP:AUTHOR with multiple book reviews having been written about works by the subject. Please consider trying WP:BEFORE searches when assessing notability. See also WP:NEXIST. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:19, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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