Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Best of The Harveyville Fun Times!


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was   delete. Jayjg (talk) 01:50, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

The Best of The Harveyville Fun Times!

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Self-published book of unclear notability; 65 "unique" Google results, all booksellers and blogs. Contested prod. ... disco spinster   talk  16:07, 17 October 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tim Song (talk) 00:06, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this book. Joe Chill (talk) 02:36, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  -- Joe Chill (talk) 02:39, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

Note: Text copied to http://thebookthing.wikia.com/wiki/The_Best_of_The_Harveyville_Fun_Times Ikip (talk) 00:46, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not seem to meet notability requirements. Dragoneer (talk) 01:28, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Have you never heard of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richie Rich, or the others? They had their own movies made, plus long running comics and cartoon series.  This is a reprint of these notable series, and if it was a bestseller, then of course its notable.  See how many blue links there are for the comics collected in it?  A bestselling history book covering popular long running comic book characters.   D r e a m Focus  02:35, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The fact that a book discusses notable comics characters does not mean that the book itself is necessarily notable. This article claims that the book was a bestseller, but no sources have been provided to back up that assertion. The book title does not generate any Google News Archive hits at all. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:45, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Self-published book with no important reviews or media coverage. The article's claim that the book inspired a touring museum exhibit might tip things over to Keep, but that statement is not referenced or independently confirmed. Warrah (talk) 13:11, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge. I'll do some digging through Journals, but I think it might be plausible to create instead an article on The Harveyville Fun Times!, which has been mentioned in a peer reviewed journal and looks to have been mentioned in a couple of books. I'll have to see what I can turn up elsewhere. Otherwise, can we push it to the incubator or user space? Hiding T 16:40, 24 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. -- Hiding T 16:40, 24 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge per Hiding. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 05:18, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: The article under discussion here has been rescue flagged by an editor for review by the Article Rescue Squadron.


 * Merge and then redirect to Mark Arnold (comic book and animation historian). The guy has created several articles about himself and his self-published books—I'm not sure he or they are notable, but at a minimum, it makes sense to have one article instead of multiple stubs. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 07:44, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. No evidence of notability. Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 02:17, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete The notability of the book's subject does not make the book itself notable. There is no evidence provided that the book is a best-seller, nor could I find any; moreover, the fact that it was published by Lulu implies that it was self-published (see the Lulu article for more). I appreciate your argument, Dreamfocus, but I'm not convinced. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 20:32, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, 72 Google hits is pretty poor showing. Abductive  (reasoning) 01:22, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge. The topic it covers is notable, the book itself is not.  Lulu Press is the same thing as saying "self published".  Ford MF (talk) 12:24, 30 October 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.