Talk:John Melady

This article was nominated for deletion on 13 July 2010 (UTC). The result of the discussion was keep.

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I'd like to request that the deletion of the article be at least "delayed" at this time.Although Melady might be regarded as a "minor" historical writer on a global scale; in my opinion he meets at least a minimum standard of notability here in Canada as a fairly significant popular history and occasional space science writer. He's written at least nine books on Canadian history that I'm aware of; published by several well known larger Canadian publishing companies such as MacMillan of Canada and Dundern Press.[1] Although he appears to have a fair share of negative reviews concerning his endeavours, the University of Toronto Quarterly Review and a reviewer for the Canadian Armed Forces[2]; amongst other sources, seemed to like his book on the Korean War[3]. That particular book was also picked up a Book of the Month Club selection. He is also cited and discussed in peer reviewed Canadian academic journals, such as the Canadian Military Journal,[4] and publications of The Canadian Forces College[5] and in European journals as well[6]. I'd also like to suggest that if serious consideration is in fact being given to deleting this article, that notification should be posted in appropriate places such as noticeboards for Canadian military history and Canadian culture so that those folks have a chance weigh in on it. Thank you for your time. cheers Deconstructhis (talk) 03:19, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]