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The result was delete. Sr13 05:39, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeval[edit]

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This is a non-notable novel released in July, written by an author whose article was speedy-deleted last night. It's listed on Amazon, but is printed by BookSurge Publishing, a self-publishing house affiliated with Amazon. A Google search for the author's name comes up blank. Searches for the book itself on Google come up entirely blank. There are no reviews, nor are there reliable sources. I explained this to the article creator and another editor on the article talk page, and suggested they produce sources ASAP, but the PROD tag was removed amid some edits that did nothing to convey notability, so I bring here for discussion. Delete Tony Fox (arf!) review? 02:30, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

then the thing to do is to keep a copy of the article, expand it when there are significant published reviews in reliable sources, and ask at Deletion Review whether there is enough to justify the resubmission. Whoever writes the article, the book has to be recognized as important first. DGG (talk) 00:07, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
So what exactly qualifies as “important”. While we’re having a discussion on qualifications, let me take this opportunity to quote from the guideline section Tony Fox linked to this discussion: “It is generally accepted among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow. However, it is not set in stone and should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception”. I don’t mean to sound irate, and I’m not by the way, I just don’t understand why the rules for this are so damned strict. It is a book. You people let Cleveland steamer, felching and rusty trombone have an article, yet you criticizes and try to delete a controversial novel that makes a statement about graphic violence in America. This is a joke. Again, my sincere apologies for acting so confrontational about the subject. YevalPro 01:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Important? Well, let’s see. The book is important to me because I agree with its message, its an interesting and original subject, and frankly I can relate to a lot of what happens throughout the story. But I’m sure that’s not what you meant when asking about its importance. The best answer I can give you is that it’s a book that exists. People have read it. Without the article, Wikipedia is incomplete. YevalPro 01:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As DGG states above, when the book's notability can be verified, when it's been reviewed by multiple reliable sources, then perhaps it will merit an article. Wikipedia is not a collection of everything in existence; if it was, we'd have ten million articles, eight million of which would be spam, attack pages, and high-school garage bands, in my experience. The policy of verifiability must be met. Reliable sources must be provided to indicate notability. Tony Fox (arf!) review? 02:26, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What about Stanton Samenow, for example? He has an article that hasn't been picked on and also doesn't have a single source that's been cited. Why does he get a page? He is just one of many American psychiatrists, just like "Yeval" is one of many books. Also, comparing this book to "spam", "attack pages", and "high-school garage bands" is an insult. Somebody has written and published a great book. Don't discredit it because it's self-published. With all do respect, you haven't read it. In fact, I'm sure everybody who voted "delete" hasn't read it. It's sold at Amazon.com, "one of the first major companies to sell goods over the Internet" according to Wikipedia itself. That's a pretty reliable source. Amazon.com doesn't sell CDs by "high-school garage bands". Geeky Randy 04:36, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This argument falls under WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS; basically, it doesn't really matter what other articles are out there, as this discussion is about THIS article. Stanton Samenow may be a bad example, I should note; he has a number of published books (at least two of them through Times Books) and papers published in major journals; the article also asserts notability, through his work being used on The Sopranos. The article does need sourcing, and I'll tag it as such. I did not compare this book to those other types of articles; I simply said that without the notability requirements, that's what Wikipedia would turn into. Amazon does, in fact, sell many self-published books and CDs that fail to meet notability guidelines. Once again, what you and the other editor defending this article must do to ensure that it's kept is provide reliable sources backing up its notability. Tony Fox (arf!) review? 04:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh. I did not see the WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS section. Thank you for providing that link. This is much more clearer. Hopefully some better sources will pop up before this article's time is up. I took the liberty of saving the article seperately, if it gets deleted, and repost it when better sources come about. I expect article's creator has already done the same as well. Thanks again for your patience, Tony Fox. Geeky Randy 06:53, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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