Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alberta Originals


 * 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 no consensus defaulting to Keep and w/o prejudice to a speedy renomination. Ad Orientem (talk) 01:30, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Alberta Originals

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Not a notable book; the offline refs don't support any particular statements in the article. Three refs are from a publication that Brian Brennan was employed by, and one is by Prairie Books Now, a publication dedicated to promoting books by Prairie publishers. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 04:24, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Newspapers such as the Edmonton Journal and the Calgary Herald had (at least at the time the reviews were published) enough integrity to make their own editorial decisions about whether a book was worth reviewing or not. This Google Scholar search shows a few books that have references to Alberta Originals. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 05:46, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Alberta-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 05:48, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 05:53, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Notable per Eastmain. That Brennan was at some employed by a periodical that reviewed his book cannot be accepted as a grounds for deletion because it would create a systematic bias against book authors who also contribute to periodicals. Such an approach would be likely to exclude the most notable books, because you would expect their authors to contribute to all the best periodicals. In any event, his employment does not affect their independence, because an employee does not (prima facie) control his employer. That would be the tail wagging the dog. James500 (talk) 08:38, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 11:02, 17 June 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amory  (u • t • c) 19:10, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete: does not meet WP:NBOOK; not independently notable of the author, Brian Brennan (author). The page is part of a promotional walled garden, created around by the author by an account that is probably himself: Special:Contributions/Brennanb4. The purpose of the article seems to be to creeat a WP:CATALOG of individuals being profiled, and is indiscriminate. No value to the project. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:56, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


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