Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Fascinating Tales of Lauren's Lunches


 * 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 : Speedily deleted. It looks like a hoax, it sounds like a hoax, it feels like a hoax, it smells like a hoax, it tastes like a hoax. What is it? ... A hoax, perhaps? - Mike Rosoft (talk) 20:33, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

The Fascinating Tales of Lauren&

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Likely hoax (or utterly non-notable at best). No Google hits for the book's name. (I wasn't able to find any mention of it at the linked website, either.) If there are plans at Warner Bros to pick up the book for a TV series, I suppose there'd be a mention of it somewhere - wouldn't it? Delete. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Having seen a copy of the book, I would say it is perhaps unlikely that Warner Bros. is going to make a tv show, but it definitely exists. I think if you check any of the local used bookstores in Atlanta you'll find copies.  Maybe people just don't want to read it twice! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gdawgatlanta (talk • contribs)
 * Yes, this is a real book. The author lives in Atlanta, and it is only being locally published (for now). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.207.7.106 (talk) 19:28, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll take your word for it, but you have confirmed that a) Warner Bros. aren't going to make a TV series based on the book (and note that deliberate addition of untrue information to Wikipedia constitutes vandalism), and b) the book isn't notable in the slightliest. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:32, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I think there are likely a lot of books on here that aren't remarkable, I'm just excited about the attempt to amass all of human knowledge on one website!
 * Wikipedia is only a compendium of encyclopedic knowledge; it is not an indiscriminate collection of information. It has its inclusion criteria, which your book doesn't meet. If it even exists, which you make me gradually less and less certain about. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:58, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I found this reference to the book, though it's a minor reference. Seems to only be a popular book in Atlanta: http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/falafel/Content?oid=767259  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gdawgatlanta (talk • contribs) 19:42, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * ... which "reference" is actually a discussion board post, perhaps by the author of the article. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:50, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * And aparently posted just a few minutes ago. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:54, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The author of this page also created Lauren jacob lunches with the same text as this article and with fake interwiki to Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I am thinking of nominating the article for speedy deletion. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 19:47, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That other "Lauren Jacob" was my fault. This is my first crack at building a book page and was trying to build one for a book I saw in Atlanta and heard about in CL but never saw on wiki when I looked it up.  I didn't realize you couldn't change the title so I had to create a new wiki entry.  Sorry bout that!  Though the book is certainly legit.  And funny to boot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gdawgatlanta (talk • contribs)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  --  I 'mperator 20:06, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - I find no record of it on Google, and as it stands the current article smacks of hoaxishness. Is that even a word? Seriously. --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 20:10, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No it is not a word. I personally loved the book. It was light in satire, and just a great read in general. I recommended it to my book club friends also. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.207.7.106 (talk) 20:18, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete A book of 3 pages in hardback and 4 pages in paperback? Published by 'Vanity Press'? This is a 'novel? I don't need to go to Google. If anything of it exists at all, totally unnotable. Student fun and games, probably, or an attack on someone. If it doesn't exist (my personal opinion), this is vandalism. Peridon (talk) 20:29, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment If a book of this length is regarded as a great read, I feel there is something seriously missing in certain parts of the education system. Or we have a case of puppetry of some sort. Peridon (talk) 20:29, 9 April 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.