Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/His PhD is in Hypocrisy…And Other Poems about My Crappy Ex-Boyfriend


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The result was delete. Opabinia regalis (talk) 03:46, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

His PhD is in Hypocrisy…And Other Poems about My Crappy Ex-Boyfriend

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This article does not cite reliable references. One reference links to a Twitter post which generally is not acceptable as a reliable reference. If this article is fixed with reliable references, than I can withdraw nomination. However, as of now the article's references do not establish this poem as notable.  CookieMonster755   (talk)   19:03, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. I do not see any indication that this meets the standard of WP:Notability (books). Worldcat shows only three library holdings. So far as I can make out from the publisher's website, this is their only book. Article author appears to be the author of the book. Online searches suggest an energetic marketing campaign, e.g. on Tumblr the author appeals to anyone who finds the copies of the book she is leaving around Wellesley College to "leave a review everywhere you can (Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Smashwords, Librarything, Shelfari etc)... Help me make this book go as big as it can." Sorry, but Wikipedia is not here to help market your book. JohnCD (talk) 21:48, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete Can I write an article about a self-published book by myself where I rant about my ex too? Seeing no reliable sources here, no demonstration that this is a legitimate book of note.  Does not seem to pass any criteria of WP:NBOOK, and the article's creator looks like they might be the author of the book. &#8213;  Padenton &#124;&#9993;  22:03, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. I like the title (it has a Tucker Max-esque spin to it) and the marketing gimmick is interesting, but neither of those two things would give the book notability. I tried to see if the author would have notability enough to warrant an article, but I don't see where she would pass Wikipedia's admittedly very strict notability guidelines. Other than the one local newspaper article (which cannot be verified easily) there just isn't any coverage out there. I wish the author well, but right now this is just too soon for an entry. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  06:03, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete This article falls way below the notability threshold.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:01, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
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