Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The strange likeness


 * 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. Wizardman 02:33, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

The strange likeness

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Unnotable, unpublished book that fails WP:BK. Failed PROD with prod removed by article creator stating "Although book was unpublished, due to popularity & interest in Judy Bolton series, article explains book that would have been printed, & gives plot as explained by late author w/ link to interview." - a single interview where the unpublished book is mentioned briefly does not give it notability nor is notability inherited from the series, presuming there is any as the main series article is basically a stub with no references at all. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 01:28, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. There is, properly, an article on the Judy Bolton series, but this is only one of two articles on individual books in the series (and I think the other one needs to be looked at). Even though sources can be adduced to confirm that the author stated a few plot points she intended to include in this unpublished volume, there's absolutely no information here that satisfies WP:BK. Deor (talk) 02:01, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I've already AfDed the other as well. Both were made by the same creator, who seems to be a bit of a fan :) -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 02:04, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I just noticed that and was edit-conflicted by you in my "oops" comment. Deor (talk) 02:07, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Keep I am the original author of this page, and stand by it as being substantiated. There was a book by the same name published in 1929. There was also a proposed book of the same name that was * intended to be completed in 1968 by Margaret Sutton, in a very popular series of books started in 1933. Rather than put all this information in the main Judy Bolton article, I feel it is better suited for an individual page regarding the specific title, as it is a special case and may clutter up the main page. There is a source, which is more than substantial for the information contained in the article. And to assume that the series has no notability as above person claims, shows arrogance and ignorance. The series was popular from 1933 till it ended in 1967. Series' don't live that long if they aren't "notable". TrentJerome (talk) 02:13, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Out of curiosity, are you affiliated with http://www.series-books.com/? -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 02:48, 15 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete as above, with the same advice. I think I am about as sympathetic to this sort of article as anyone around here, and there just isn't enough. If there is in fact a revival, and material is published, that will be another matter entirely. DGG (talk) 02:58, 19 August 2008 (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.