Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard J. Novic, M.D.


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The result was delete. Punkmorten (talk) 08:07, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Richard J. Novic, M.D.

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Psychiatrist/author/blogger. One vanity-published book, which was nominated (but did not win) award. Very likely autobio, judging from creator's other contribs. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 15:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Possible autobio or not, he (she? sorry, couldn't resist) seems to fail notability guidelines in general; only book is vanity publishing. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 17:51, 12 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete as a non-notable person failing WP:BIO. Of course, the self-promotional angle helps things not at all. B figura  (talk) 22:35, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. These vanity-press authors pay for publication then they come here and write vanity articles about their vanity books.  I'm sick of it.  No notability whatsoever, nothing but WP:SPAM.  Get rid of it. Qworty (talk) 20:31, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Spam comment. He/she also went all around WP posting spam to the vanity-press book and now I'm going to have spend the next hour cleaning it up. God I hate the people who spam us!  Example:
 * Comment Shouldn't you "assume good faith" and wait to see how the AfDs close? Links to a notable author or book may be relevant to the articles. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 21:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * With all due respect, I sadly don't know if there's ever "good faith" behind WP:SPAM. Qworty (talk) 21:26, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions.   -- Fabrictramp (talk) 23:32, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment it cartainly comes up a lot on google when serched for and not just from spam but genuine reviews some of them...  Search_engine_test might explain why a transgender book does not get the massive notable hits you would expect from book about computers???Flutterdance (talk) 16:35, 14 April 2008 (UTC) QWORDTY you make me want to weep for your poor soul having to do all that tidying up Flutterdance (talk) 16:36, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


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