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I had been open and honest with my concerns about this Draft to the user showing how the sources, even though about 4 news reviews, were still not enough because even the foreign sources such as Spanish in fact only consisted of interviewed quotes and other self-given information by the man himself, another thing was the fact there are no significant library holdings and he has merely published 3 books in the past few years, nothing is yet actually amounting to substance. Therefore I still confirm my my PROD here and examining this article finds nothing for genuine independent notability and substance aside from having attention for a few events, particularly the bull riding. SwisterTwister talk 05:51, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

• Totally borderline. Outside the review of his book by Chicago Tribune at I don't see anything else that would help establish him for WP:NAUTHOR. He got coverage for being gored, some in quality journals (), but this is WP:ONEEVENT notability. He was subject to a reasonably good interview at CT too, . This seems very borderline to me. Sources are reliable, but neither suffices for notability on their own. Together... tough call. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:43, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

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Bill Hillmann is notable. The Chicago Tribune named him a Remarkable Person in 2011. Hillmann's notability falls into three different categories.

1. His Books and writing: I just added yet another review of The Old Neighborhood done by Barbra Hoffert of Library Journal. Hoffert is one of the most important librarians in the country. The Old Neighborhood is collected by over a thousand libraries, there is a link provided to The Chicago Public Library the third biggest chain of libraries in the country. The Old Neighborhood was named best new book of 2014 by the Chicago Sun-Times a major news outlet. Coverage of Hillmann's second book Mozos appeared on several extensive National TV segments in Spain and the United States. Hillmann appeared on the cover of the Diario De Navarra a regional newspaper in Pamplona, Spain for an interview about his book. There is a pure review by a national outlet in Spain El Imparcial which is cited in the article. Hillmann was published in Spain by the biggest most prestigious publisher in all of Spain, Planeta. Hillmann's audio essay "Running With The Bulls" won a Great Lakes Regional Edward Murrow Award for Radio Excellence in 2010, it was a finalist for the National Edward Murrow Award. Hillmann received the Encierro Divulgation Award from the organization Eh Toro for his writing on the bull run in Cuellar Spain in 2012.

2. Expert Bull Runner Hillmann has run with the bulls more than 300 times over more than a decade. Hillmann has been called an "Expert Bull Runner" by CNN International during a segment they did about Hillmann and his book Mozos. The LA Times called him "The Best Young American Runner". Hillmann appeared on the back cover of Diario De Navarra regional newspaper in Pamplona for a story about his experiences running 200 bull runs in one summer. Hillmann was gored in 2014 and stories appeared in, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Australian, The Hindu, El Mundo Spain, CNN International, NBC Today, The Economic Times of India, and numerous other outlets. Hillmann has been a guest commentator for NBC Today, CBS This Morning, The Esquire Network, on the running of the bulls. Photos of Hillmann running with the bulls have been published around the world including in Life Magazine.

3. Storyteller and Windy City Story Slam creator and host. Hillmann created The Windy City Story Slam a show that was the first of it's kind in Chicago. The show recieved attention nationally in Salon and The Chicago Tribune, and internationally in The Guardian UK. The show attracted massive crowds in Chicago, Philadelphia, London and the Edinburgh Festival. Hillmann also created the first National Story Slam which took place on the main stage of the Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Book Fair and included storytellers representing storytelling series from 10 different cities across the USA. Hillmann won the Boulder Story Slam competition in Boulder Colorado. He has told Stories broadcast on National Public Radio three times for The Story, and Snapjudgment. Hillmann's told stories across the United States and in England, Mexico, Spain, and Scotland.

The notability of Hillmann is obvious. The logic that Hillmann hasn't published enough books is ludicrous man authors only publish one book and become very notable. There are 22 cites for this article from some of the biggest news outlets in the world. I'm worried this article is being targeted in an attempt to censor it due to political reasons, or potentially personal reasons. I have never found a more extensively cited article for an author. DanHamilton1998 (talk)

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