Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Hunter (author)
I have to say, I fully expected to slap a COI reasoning on this one because of the publisher issue and "second the speedy" assertion.  Granted, I most certainly agree there is a ''real COI issue'', however, I think this article is actually about a notable person.  Albeit he has only published his first book, it is published by a major publisher. (Bantam Press/Random House).  He has received Queen's Gallantry Medal|a medal (major awards - albeit outside the field of writing) for his work in his field (defusing bombs in Iraq).  Seems to be fairly resource-able by third parties:  For example, reviews of him and his book by three outside book reviewers :  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2007/2087831.htm here, where he appeared on national radio, http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/military/article2929809.ece here, for ''the Times'', and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/books/authors.html?in_article_id=491338&in_page_id=1826 here, for ''Dailymail.co.uk'' in a quick 10 minute goog, I'm sure there's more. According to |outcomes, ''Published authors are notable if they have received multiple independent reviews of'' (emphasis mine)or awards for their work, or if their work is likely to be very widely read. So, surprisingly at least to me, he's notable without ever writing a book (because of his award) and even more so for getting published.  The COI issue becomes secondary, IMO.  The article certainly needs some major copyediting and other Wiki-expertise to help the well-intentioned publisher (publicist?) An AfD is the perfect time to greatly expand what could be a really good article  Cheers
— User:Keeper76, 21:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:OUTCOMES (Wikipedia:Deletion policy)