Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gleda and the Sparkling-Cloth
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was Delete, notability has not been established. Davewild (talk) 13:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Gleda and the Sparkling-Cloth (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)
The proposed deletion of this self-published book is related to the Frank Wilson deletion proposal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Frank_Wilson_%28children%27s_author%29 Please see the arguments given there. Thank you. Qworty (talk) 04:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. —Littleteddy (roar!) 10:18, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Found one source so far, beyond web sites selling the book: [1]. Powers T 18:45, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Wknight94 (talk) 21:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete The author seems to fail notability criteria; therefore, so does the book. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 21:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not sure that logic is sound. Is it necessarily true that a notable book has a notable author? (Here's an example of a notable book whose authors do not have articles: King & King. Lack of article is not necessarily indicative of lack of notability, but it's anecdotal, at least.) Powers T 23:40, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Self-publications tend to reflect the notability of the author/publisher. Also, I have problems with the prose (extreme clean up needed!), the lack of sources, and the lack of assertion of notability (nothing indicating independent review or discussion of the book, no mention of appearances in best selling lists, etc.). Delete B.Wind (talk) 05:16, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm not sure that logic is sound. Is it necessarily true that a notable book has a notable author? (Here's an example of a notable book whose authors do not have articles: King & King. Lack of article is not necessarily indicative of lack of notability, but it's anecdotal, at least.) Powers T 23:40, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.