Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murder in Samarkand


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The result was   Withdrawn by Nominator Clearly I had misjudged this book Mayalld (talk) 12:41, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Murder in Samarkand

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 * Delete non-notable book Mayalld (talk) 16:28, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep notable book.--EchetusXe (talk) 16:36, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This isn't just a guidebok or a cosy memoir. It's possible that the book itself is a WP:COAT and any notability it has itself is as a result of the murky political situation it describes. It's no work of great literature. However this isn't an issue for WP policy and notability for our purposes is served just as well by the situation it describes as it is by the prose used.
 * It is incidentally a very good read and worth it for an insight into the political immorality of Blair-era UK government. OTOH, this article is poor as it doesn't even explain why the book was written. That's editing work though, not deletion. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:37, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep: it's been extensively reviewed; is referenced in scholarly literature Gonzonoir (talk) 17:19, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  20:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep:I had been adding details to the book section of the Craig Murray wiki and realised that the book really took more space than fitted within the context of the paragraph on post-ambassadorial career. So I thought it deserved its own page anyway, but that page is all the more likely to be useful once the film comes out spurring further interest in the book...Malikbek (talk) 21:25, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - Per users above, notability clearly established. Livna-Maor (talk) 10:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


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