Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/5 Days: How I Survived Hurricane Katrina


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The result was   delete. &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  ark  // 09:33, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

5 Days: How I Survived Hurricane Katrina

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After having run some Google queries, I do not believe that the book itself meets the notability criteria at this time. In particular, I was unable to locate significant coverage of the book from a sufficient number of reliable independent sources. The article's references section currently contains only links to the book's listing at 3 different online bookstores, as well as a link to a list of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Furthermore, a Wikipedia article about the book's author does not currently exist. -- SoCalSuperEagle ( talk ) 19:37, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, possibly speedy G11. All references were sites where the book can be purchased (which I am about to delete per WP:EL), no assertion of notability. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 22:16, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks like I can't keep these links out of there without engaging in an edit war. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 22:32, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as of G11. Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  22:24, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Speedy does not apply to books. The article can be (and has been) rewritten to be non-promotional, but there is nothing notable about this self-published book.  No reviews can be found.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete The choice of publisher does nothing much for notability, and there are virtually no ghits. The only one I would cite is http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/media.php?todo=details&todo=details&id=17226 - but that might be self-supplied info. I do wish the author success with his book, though. When it achieves the notability required for Wikipedia, it will get its article. Peridon (talk) 23:18, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete it's a self-published book, according to the article. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  23:54, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as of WP:SELFPUBLISH. Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  00:35, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. This was arguably a speedy delete (as spam) but a nice long, slow delete will suffice.  Per WP:SELFPUBLISH.   JBsupreme  ( talk ) 10:41, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Technically, PublishAmerica is Print on demand rather than fully self-publishing like lulu. In theory, they 'accept' and 'reject', rather than just enabling anything to go out. However, doubts have been cast on the editorial process, and certain other matters in the marketing, according to the article on Wikipedia. This is the reason for the comment in my post above. Peridon (talk) 11:22, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * 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.