Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magellan (book)


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The result was   Speedy Deleted by User:Alison, G12 copyright infringement, non-admin close. ukexpat (talk) 13:00, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Magellan (book)

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Clearly fails WP:NB ukexpat (talk) 04:10, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

This web page provides full details of the most comprehensive and prominent book concerning Magellan. The book completely fulfills criteria 5 of WP:NB : "The book's author is so historically significant that any of his or her written works may be considered notable." The authors include (1) Antonio Pigafetta, who was aboard Magellan's ship, and who for years has had his own Wikipedia article, (2) Francisco Albo who was aboard Magellan's ship and who for years has been inluded in the Magellan article, (3) Gaspar Correa, the most famous Portuguese historian, who was a contemporary of the events, and whose books are used as the original source of most 15th and 16th century Portuguese history. --Jan Van Leer (talk) 07:22, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Keep Clearly notable. I'd even go as far as to say Speedy Keep Alberon (talk) 08:46, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Did you even read WP:NB? – ukexpat (talk) 12:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete. Copyvio in its entirety of viartis.net/publishers/magellan.htm (I can't include the full URL here, as the site is blacklisted). In addition, the book is apparently yet to be published and has attracted no notice whatever, and I wouldn't be surprised if the article weren't the work of a sockpuppet of the community-banned General Tojo (aka Keith Bridgeman, one of the editors of the book), whose long-term abuse page may be relevant here. Deor (talk) 12:11, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Well spotted, I will tag as such. – ukexpat (talk) 12:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


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