Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mouse (short story)


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The result was   delete. Nja 247 06:16, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Mouse (short story)

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Non notable short story. Notability of the magazine where this was once published does not transfer to this story itself. No indication of any awards, that it's been the subject of reviews or other writings about the story, or anything else that might show its notable outside of the fact that its been published. RadioFan (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: It has been published in other anthologies since its inception in 1949.--DrWho42 (talk) 23:08, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep You say no indication of beinng the subject of criticism, etc. Did you search? Did you check the anthologies listed for comments by the editor--they often appear, and the opinion of a notable editor beyond the mere inclusion in the anthology can be relevant . Aside from criticism, usually the only reliable standard for short stories is inclusion in multiple anthologies. That it's been in anthologies from 1950 through 1992 is perhaps significant. There seem to be 5, besides the collected works of the author himself, which don;t really count. I note that for some notable stories,  there are additional factors which do clarify it further, such as for the author's Arena (short story)DGG (talk) 01:32, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment, yes, the title makes it a bit difficult. All the more reason the creator of this article should have provided references.--RadioFan (talk) 02:03, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * perhaps those who know him can explain--there seem to be a number of problem articles from that source. DGG (talk) 22:33, 12 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 18 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. According to this page, it doesn't appear that this is even one of the most reprinted and anthologized stories by this particular author, and it apparently was not included in either his anthology The Best of Fredric Brown or The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:18, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, no indication of notability. Stifle (talk) 12:52, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Look at the books it has been published in. He signed a contract, so perhaps he couldn't also publish it in his own work.  It has been featured in numerous publications, over quite a time period.  It is clearly notable.   D r e a m Focus  17:28, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * But seven other stories by this same author have been reprinted at least twice as many times as this one has been. (See, , .) I don't claim to know how many times a short story needs to be reprinted to establish notability, but relative to this author's own works, this story has not reached the top rank in reprint popularity. Finally, I have no idea what kind of contract the author had for this particular story, but another story he published in the same magazine just two months earlier ("All Good Bems") did make it into The Best Short Stories of Fredric Brown. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:32, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete No notability on its own, and notability does not transfer. DreamGuy (talk) 01:41, 24 May 2009 (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.