Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Chosen One (novel)


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The result was Speedy keep WP:SK nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) KTC (talk) 22:20, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

The Chosen One (novel)

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Unreferenced with no indications of notability; the author's name is a redlink. Specs112  t   c  15:19, 29 June 2012 (UTC) Withdrawing nomination. Specs112  t   c  18:52, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. I've added a few references, but I think it still falls short of WP:BK. – Arms &amp; Hearts (talk) 16:17, 29 June 2012 (UTC) Keep per Arxiloxos. – Arms &amp; Hearts (talk) 18:38, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. My brief search found nothing beyond what was there and added by Arms &amp; Hearts, for which work thanks; I admit to being somewhat swayed by the fact that it got reviewed in the New York Times twice, by different reviewers, and at least one of them is a decidedly non-trivial analysis.  I was also slightly swayed by the fact that there were multiple in-depth reviews of this book in non-reliable sources; they are non-reliable by dint of the fact that they do not exercise what we call editorial control, but the reviews themselves were non-trivial.  Ubelowme U  Me  16:55, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. Wow, I'm going to have to search harder next time (there were many pages of blog posts, social media and the like, is my only defense to laziness).  Thanks to Arxiloxos, whose hard work has strengthened my Keep in its resolve.  Ubelowme U  Me  17:58, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. In addition to the reviews noted above, here are reviews in Newsday, Buffalo News, a starred review in Publishers Weekly, plus the Kirkus review, a one-sentence rave from School Library Journal, and a 2009 Whitney Award. Taken together seems like enough. --Arxiloxos (talk) 17:50, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Although most of the reviews are short ones in lists of recommended reading, they are in very significant sources, and there's multiple reviews.  I think this book is notable enough that the encyclopedia will be better with an article about it. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 18:02, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm changing my !vote to keep and withdrawing the nomination. Can someone close this as keep? I have no idea how closing AFDs works. Specs112   t   c  18:54, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. &#9733;&#9734;  DUCK IS PEANUTBUTTER &#9734;&#9733; 19:47, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
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