User talk:Mpatetta

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Proposed deletion of The Iron Dice: World War I


The article The Iron Dice: World War I has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Essay

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As reviewing administrator, I didn't delete it; but you really needs to check your sources: it is NOT a novel. First step would be to see if the author is in Wikipedia, which he is, and look for book reviews. Perhaps the article should be on the book.

Question: you submitted it fully written out except for the addition of the wiki links, so I wonder if it had been previously written elsewhere?

to put it frankly, it is in general a little too well written to seem the work of someone who would confuse the meaning of "book" and "novel"--but that might have been just a typing error, and it might be your own work--probably for some other purpose. I will look here for your clarification, which can save us a good deal of trouble in tracking this down. Remember, Wikipedia can not accept work previously published without a free copyright.  DGG ( talk ) 06:21, 30 January 2012 (UTC)