Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alpha Omega Theta
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The result was delete. Deryck C. 12:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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I found no significant coverage for this fraternity. Fails WP:ORG. SL93 (talk) 21:26, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 04:23, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete- As WP:TOOSOON. 2009 Xlibris book Fraternal Brotherhood: The Story of Alpha Omega Theta Fraternity Inc. by member Frederick M. Gross, and supposed 2014 film here. No current coverage found. (Belated signing) Dru of Id (talk) 19:18, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I added links to two books on the subject of Alpha Omega Theta via Google Books. One referencing actor Steve Buscemi's membership in AOT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.52.86.43 (talk) 02:44, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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- Comment By the looks of it, the Fraternal Brotherhood: The Story of Alpha Omega Theta Fraternity Inc. is a reliable source, with decent editorial control. That's plenty of significant coverage right there. If that's so, I'd say it's a keep, especially combined with the scraping-by source from the book The Pledge, which is barely a paragraph. If there are things wrong with the book (i.e., it's mostly fiction, or doesn't have significant coverage on the subject, which seems unlikely, since it's about the subject), then it's a delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:09, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- On what basis are you claiming that it is a reliable source with decent editorial control? It appears to be a self-published source (it's published through Xlibris, which is a self-publishing service) so that doesn't suggest any editorial control. It's the only book listed by that author name at Amazon, so there's not a writer with an existing reputation for accuracy. More importantly, one person feeling it was worth writing a book about doesn't say much for notability (if all it takes is one individual to believe a topic is worthwhile, we'd never delete any articles for notability, since the person choosing to post it would be notable enough. The book is number two-million-and-something on the Amazon sales chart, so that's no sign of a vast general interest in the topic. --Nat Gertler (talk) 14:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- If it's self-published, then I'm all for deletion. I didn't see that the first time around, but had my suspicions that something might be up with it (hence my carefully phrased comment rather than keep). 14:46, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- If you want confirmation, you can see the publisher name listed on the book's Amazon listing, and can confirm that it's a self-publishing service either through their Wikipedia article or the website of the service itself. --Nat Gertler (talk) 15:08, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- If it's self-published, then I'm all for deletion. I didn't see that the first time around, but had my suspicions that something might be up with it (hence my carefully phrased comment rather than keep). 14:46, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
- On what basis are you claiming that it is a reliable source with decent editorial control? It appears to be a self-published source (it's published through Xlibris, which is a self-publishing service) so that doesn't suggest any editorial control. It's the only book listed by that author name at Amazon, so there's not a writer with an existing reputation for accuracy. More importantly, one person feeling it was worth writing a book about doesn't say much for notability (if all it takes is one individual to believe a topic is worthwhile, we'd never delete any articles for notability, since the person choosing to post it would be notable enough. The book is number two-million-and-something on the Amazon sales chart, so that's no sign of a vast general interest in the topic. --Nat Gertler (talk) 14:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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