Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Creative Writing : A Practical Approach


 * 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. Mr.Z-man 04:16, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Creative Writing: A Practical Approach

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Recent book. Reads like an advert. Is it notable? &mdash; RHaworth (Talk | contribs) 10:41, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete: I read the article and I don't see how the book's notable. I couldn't find any reliable sources for the book also. Schuym1 (talk) 13:18, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep: The article is advert-like, no doubt -- but it does include all the relevant information about the publication. The book is notable since it is one of the bestsellers and includes some unique aspects which no similar book has ever tried to explore. Can anyone not rewrite it according to Wiki rules? Crtive writing is becoming popular here in India and this article will let the world know about the standard of study followed here regarding this extremely popular International interest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiusernew (talk • contribs) 14:57, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I believe that it's a best seller since I barely found any sources for the book. Schuym1 (talk) 19:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep: Good and useful article. Needed for a detailed record of the book. Why it is advert-like - I don't understand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hi shakespeare (talk • contribs) — Hi shakespeare (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * But it's most likely not notable. Schuym1 (talk) 19:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi_shakespeare may be a SOCK of WikiuserNews, who is alleged to be a sock of User:Kumkum creative. Hi Shakespeare has a total of 3 edits, two on this page and one on another paged up for AFD that WikiuserNews created.--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 14:42, 3 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. No evidence of notability either in the article or in the search I conducted. Contains numerous unreferenced claims of importance for which I could find no evidence. I also question the notability claim of the book's author Suman Chakraborty. Basement12 (T.C) 00:39, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. This should be Speedy G11 - the article is a blatant advert for a self-published book by a person whose entry on Wiki also needs to be deleted as he has done nothing other than self-publish his own work. This is self-aggrandizement by an academic. Wikipedia should not be used to further someone's career. The claims made in the article are unsupported by investigation. The publisher of the book has only published two books - both by Suman Chakraborty. The creator of this article may be using sockpuppets - User:Wikiusernew. A speedy tag was removed by an IP address located in India. The article itself states "the publisher of the book has been accused of not circulating and printing the title properly. The book is still not available in major Indian libraries and the Western world too is yet to be notified." I don't feel that Wikipedia is the appropriate venue for the notification advertising of this book. I'll put up another speedy tag and see if an admin can delete it before another IP removes the tag.  SilkTork  *YES! 09:58, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  14:17, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete this is clearly advertising of a non-notable book.--- Balloonman  PoppaBalloon 14:45, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete this advert. And keep watching it, I bet it will be re-created soon after the AfD.... --Crusio (talk) 09:19, 4 September 2008 (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.