Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Nikola Tesla (1856–1943)


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The result was   delete. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  00:11, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Dr. Nikola Tesla (1856–1943)

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Contested prod. This 43 page book is not notable in itself, and by a non notable author and publisher. The article claims that the book was the basis for a newer book, but as it is a book by the same author and again by a small publisher (Ragusan Press is a company specialized in Croatian Heritage books. THe book is mentioned in one other independent book and is not referenced in any article in Google Scholar. Fails WP:NOTE. Fram (talk) 06:54, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - While Tesla is indeed notable a book that is a bibliography of Tesla's work is not. Also, I note the claim that it's a rare book, yet one that is held by many libraries. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 08:43, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge. Rare book. Used information as reference in Tesla article. J. D. Redding 12:22, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete I vet the nominator's analysis. - Eldereft (cont.) 14:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect to Nikola Tesla 70.51.8.75 (talk) 05:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. It is not relevant that the book was used as a reference for an article in Wikipedia: tens of thousands of books would meet this criterion. Per Beeswaxcandle, it's not a rare book, and reached at least a second edition. Books on Tesla are very common (this site lists 444 titles), and at 43 pages, this is more of a booklet than a book. &mdash; BillC talk 17:48, 4 October 2008 (UTC)


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