Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Black Book of Arda


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The result was   delete. Neutralitytalk 02:11, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

The Black Book of Arda

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Contested PROD. This work may be popular among some fans, but a lack of critical reception means it fails WP:NBOOKS. StAnselm (talk) 03:58, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - No evidence of notability, both (a) due to lack of any significant coverage, and (b) due to the article's own admission that it's a low circulation unauthorised fanfiction never released outside Russia. The article also appears to substantially consist of original research.  In the event that the article is somehow kept, I'd also note that it's ridiculously over-detailed for an article of this type, and pretty much everything outside the lead paragraphs should probably be snipped. - DustFormsWords (talk) 04:34, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete – Surprisingly, no significant coverage in reliable, independent media. My research in English came up with zero, the Russian language version isn't any better sourced, and right now the article prose seems to be supported by a WP:SPS/blog. I was kind of hoping to find something in the realm of copyright wars, but I haven't found anything to support an encyclopedic article. JFHJr (㊟) 04:52, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. The fanbase might have discussed this at some point, but there aren't any reliable sources that have covered this enough for it to have an article on wikipedia. It might merit a mention in one of the various fan-run Tolkienpedias out there, but not here. Ultimately this is just a fanfiction that got more notice than your average offering. Tokyogirl79 (talk) 04:55, 11 November 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79
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 * Delete - Just another fan-fiction. Sure, it's much more popular than most fanfics out there, but that doesn't change the fact that it's not notable. --Madison-chan (talk) 22:33, 14 November 2011 (UTC)Madison-chan
 * Delete as non-notable. Not to be confused with the similar The Last Ringbearer which is notable. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:31, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
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