Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rowan of the Wood


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The result was   delete. WP:SNOW  MBisanz  talk 23:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Rowan of the Wood

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Listing at AFD to prevent relisting of prod notices. Listed here, and here, under "No indication that the subject meets notability guidelines for inclusion." Basically a finalist to an award with only 6 worldcat holdings. Ricky81682 (talk) 23:59, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - With regrets, but no way to establish notability. We tried. § FreeRangeFrog 01:30, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: There is much to be read about this book, and as much I love literature, being a finalist just doesn't push it to notability standards for books. Lawshoot! 04:37, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - This book does not pass the criteria for book notability. It lacks significant coverage and was not a finalist for a legitimate award, as stated in a discussion which FreeRangeFrog has linked above. — Cactus Writer |   needles  10:23, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment- I think it is important to emphasize that the National “Best Books” 2008 Awards are a promotional scam. Authors pay a $69 fee to enter and, as stated on the website, are guaranteed Media Coverage for Every Entry. Essentially, every paid entry is a "finalist". As editors, we need to be wary of these kinds of pseudo-awards -- they are simply advertisements posing as some measure of notability. The bottom line is: legitimate awards (Caldecott, Newbery, etc.) do not require payment. —  Cactus Writer |   needles  10:23, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete refs are own sites, Barnes & Noble, and this pseudo prize. No indication of notability per WP:BK. It's a pity that when the author blanked it after the initial prod it wasn't db-authored instead of restored - would have saved all this trouble. Still, I'm glad to have learned about the National “Best Books” Awards. JohnCD (talk) 22:50, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong delete -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  23:05, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete  for all above reasons. My thanks to those identifiers of the National Best Books Awards. I'll be watching for that now.... Peridon (talk) 21:00, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


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