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Speedy deletion nomination of Natural Selection by James Walker


A tag has been placed on Natural Selection by James Walker, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia for multiple reasons. Please see the page to see the reasons. If the page has since been deleted, you can ask me the reasons by leaving a message on my user talk page.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you.  Yash  t  101   16:40, 15 April 2012 (UTC)


 * As reviewing administrator, I have declined the speedy deletion nomination, because I do not think the reasons given apply in this case. However, I have proposed the article for deletion, formal notice below, because I do not believe it meets Wikipedia's requirements. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is selective about article subjects. There is a general requirement called notability, which requires showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." For particular types of article there are more detailed criteria, and for books they are explained at WP:Notability (books).


 * Your question about Stephen King's Needful Things is a reasonable one but, because many of our 3,900,000 articles are below standard, What about that other article? is not an argument that is accepted - each article is considered on its own merits. Needful Things is not a good article: it does not cite independent references, and too much of it is plot summary; but for a book 20 years old, by so well-known an author, which has been filmed, there is no doubt that independent references could be found.


 * There is good general advice at WP:Your first article, and if you are interested in writing about books, see Manual of Style/Writing about fiction.


 * If you are James Walker, please read the guideline on WP:Conflict of interest. JohnCD (talk) 22:11, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Natural Selection by James Walker


The article Natural Selection by James Walker has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * there is no indication that this newly-published book meets the notability standard of WP:Notability (books)

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. JohnCD (talk) 22:11, 15 April 2012 (UTC)