Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kermit the Hermit


 * 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   keep. Consensus appears to be keep. Nominator may wish to note google news hits, as well, which appears to have multiple non-trivial mentions:. Nonadmin closure. The Evil Spartan (talk) 06:30, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Kermit the Hermit

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A non-notable book. The author is notable; but probably not so as to meet the criterea "The book's author is so historically significant that any of his or her written works may be considered notable." akaDruid (talk) 12:37, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Also, the content is only the publication date and a short plot summary. akaDruid (talk) 12:44, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   -- Ned Scott 21:54, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, surely some other sources exist about the book. It was written by a famous author and published by a major publisher. Everyking (talk) 08:28, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Evil Spartan (talk) 00:31, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep -- Google has a scan of the book, and although it might not be as notable as 101 Dalmations, it obviously exists as a published book by a famous author and has enough hits, imo, to merit an article. I retract my vote if article does not improve from its current state within the next six months.
 * Comment Google Book Search scans whatever it can get hold of, with few limitations, sometimes even without respect to copyright. The presence of a book there means no more than finding it in Amazon: it exists, and nothing more. They make no claim whatever to scan only the important.DGG (talk)
 * Keep That said, the book is notable, as shown by its presence in 1247 libraries according to worldCat. Since it was published in 1980, when worldCat was not yet comprehensive, and since older childrens' books that are no longer popular are not even retained by most smaller public libraries, this is very clear evidence of notability. There will certainly be reviews, which should be found and added. I know by long professional experience people dont like to use library catalogs, but in trying to find information about an article actually on a particular book, then at least it can be a useful way to start.  DGG (talk) 23:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep None of you have ever read Kermit the Hermit? I loved that book when I was a kid... 45,000 hits on Google, 1,000 libraries, etc. Bill Peet is also a very notable children's author. Amazon has part of the Kirkus Review of this book. Erik the  Red  2 ( AVE · CAESAR ) 23:21, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - current article is poorly written, but the book is notable --T-rex 00:13, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


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