The following is an archived discussion of a featured article review. Please do not modify it. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page or at Wikipedia talk:Featured article review. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was delisted by Nikkimaria via FACBot (talk) 5:18, 17 May 2025 (UTC) [1].

Notified: WikiProject Biography, WikiProject New York, WikiProject Journalism, WikiProject Florida, WikiProject Literature, Yllosubmarine

As noted in November 2022 by Buidhe, the referencing in this 2008 FA is unclear and incomplete, and Sorrentino 2014, a work described as "the best biography", "a major and indispensable account", and "the standard source", is used minimally.

I also believe less superficial issues are extant. 60% of this ~10,000-word article is devoted to a biography which spanned just 28 years. This section is bloated by many extraneous quotes and details which greatly lengthen it.

Moreover, overviews such as this encyclopedia entry and this bibliography show a much greater emphasis on literature analysis than this article reflects (currently, the Fiction and Poetry section is just over 25% of the article's prose). There are several aspects the article doesn't touch on at all: for example, the biographical fabrications of Thomas Beer have been the focus of three sources but are not mentioned in the article.

In summary, I think the article needs improvement to meet FA criteria 1a), 1b), 1c), 1d), and 2c). As a rough estimate, I'd suggest that the "Biography" section be cut by a couple of thousand words, and the literary analysis extended by a commensurate amount, with source improvement, if the article is to keep FA status. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:14, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Move to FARC: Above concerns remain unresolved and unaddressed. Z1720 (talk) 05:30, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and coverage. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:19, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delist issues remain unaddressed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:37, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delist - above concerns unresolved. Hog Farm _Talk 02:07, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Delist Concerns remain unresolved. Z1720 (talk) 21:14, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Closing note: This removal candidate has been delisted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please leave the {{featured article review}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:18, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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