Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dull Boy (novel)


 * 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. v/r - TP 03:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Dull Boy (novel)

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Almost immediately after its creation, the article was proposed for deletion twice. The creator first claimed that the book's notable publisher established its notability, but this is clearly untrue; notability is not inherited. The references are just blog posts and passing mentions by some book reviewers. I don't think this meets the general notability guideline. Inter change  able | talk to me  19:52, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 01:28, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - Though blog reviews don't necessarily constitute reliable sources, the number of blog reviews on top of the Publisher's Weekly review help this book clear notability and suggest that the work is having a significant impact in the YA community, Sadads (talk) 18:36, 1 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 5 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete One review from a reliable source is not sufficient to establish notability. The blog reviews from booksale sites provide no evidence of notability. Was it ever a New York Times bestseller? That implies notability for some editors who participate in AFD, as shown by a discussion at the talk page of Notability (books), which guideline this book does not appear to satisfy. Was it just an also-ran, which disappeared into the remainder racks after a couple of months? Notability is not inherited from the name of the publisher. I need to see more reviews published in reliable sources. "Having a significant impact" in some "community" assertions by an editor here do not establish notability. Where is the reliable source that established s that impact? That would help the notability argument. Edison (talk) 17:26, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. The references cited in the article are not reliable souurces that establish notability, and I'm not seeing any in Web searches. Deor (talk) 03:31, 8 September 2011 (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.