Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chimericana Books


 * 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 Delete DGG says it all really... Spartaz Humbug! 07:10, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Chimericana Books

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fails to meet notability guidlines Psykosonik (talk) 13:59, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 11:43, 10 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 13:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment&mdash;I could not find any specific information that would make this publisher particularly notable. They do appear to exist, but I didn't see any of their publications that had large runs, positive reviews or notable awards. Chimericana Books just appears to be a vehicle for the owner to publish material that others won't touch. So I can't support a keep at this time.&mdash;RJH (talk) 17:53, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

COMMENT I don't see a reason to remove this entry, the author is a legitimate writer, editor and artist. I have a book called The Starry Wisdom, a short story anthology of Lovecraft-inspired tales. Among the contributors- J G Ballard, William S Burroughs, Ramsey Campbell and Mike Philbin, Chimericana editor. You won't find any of his novels in a traditional small bookstore. This does not make the writing illegitimate. Just as there are great, unrecognized independent film makers, there are also great independent, unusual independent writers. His stories are everywhere, there are probably over a hundred on line. Mr. Philbin is a serious and dedicated writer- he is prolific, and the vast number of publications that have published his material is proof that he does have a following, is a legitimate artist, and that he has an uncompromising vision. About me- I won't pretend to be unbiased. Mike Philbin accepted stories by me for two of his anthologies, and I am grateful for that. I had submitted them to him because I was a fan of his writing and publications. But the fact that I am a fan of his writing has nothing to do with this post. I see no legitimate reason to remove this post. All I can think is that perhaps someone has a personal agenda, perhaps someone who had a story rejected for the Chimeraworld anthologies, and that this is more like a subtle harrassment than an attempt to clean up wikipedia. This entry is accurate. This entry belongs on Wikipdeia, and I would be glad to do whatever is possible to keep this entry up and preserve the integrity of Wikipdeia. Because if this is due to some personal agenda it does Wikipedia a disservice to take seriously claims that an entry is not legitimate simply because the author's radical writing and outspoken views have angered some. What is the criterion for deciding this page should be taken down? Davidltamarin (talk) 14:27, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Considering that their apparent flagship publication, "Chimeraworld",   is unlikely to be notable as a book, considering no US library has a copy of it or any book with that word in the title. Nor does any library have "Jane's Game",  or indeed., any other publication from this publisher. DGG (talk) 03:01, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


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