Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joel Magnuson
The relevant standards are  and .  Regarding , while I can find plenty of passing mentions of Magnuson's existence, activities, and book, I can't find anything that might constitute "significant" coverage of him in a reliable, independent source.  Looking at , criteria (1) and (2) would seem to be relevant and at this stage Magnuson falls short of being "regarded as an important figure", "widely cited", or "known for originating a significant new concept".  He's verging on it, so no prejudice against recreation once more sources turn up
— User:DustFormsWords, 05:09, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:N||WP:AUTHOR||WP:N||WP:AUTHOR (Wikipedia:Notability)