Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jerry Toupin
A writer is not automatically eligible for a Wikipedia article just because he exists — |reliable source coverage, supporting a claim of notability that passes , is necessary before an article becomes earned. But that's not what's on offer here: his own YouTube channel and a sales page for his book on Amazon are |primary sources, not reliable or independent ones. And on a ProQuest search, I found nothing that would bolster his sourceability at all — although I did at least find an explanation for the "bestseller" claim: it made the ''local'' bestsellers list in the ''Edmonton Journal'' in 2015. But that's not what it takes to pass AUTHOR because bestseller; it takes making the ''national'' bestsellers list, which his book did not achieve. Also , as the article was created by JERRY1414
— User:Bearcat, 20:21, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:RS||WP:AUTHOR||WP:PRIMARYSOURCES||WP:COI (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)