Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tim Jones

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. -- AllyUnion (talk) 13:40, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Tim Jones
Vanity or not notable. More on the talk page of the article Talk:Tim_Jones --Gene s This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.
 * "Timothy Edward Jones" seems to yield more relevant Google results. His main apparent claims to notability are winning Journalist of the Year from the University of Montevallo, and "European Confession", published by an author-subsidized print on demand house. With a release date of July 12 2004 and an Amazon sales rank of #2,019,874, the claim to be a "cult classic" is doubtful. (Both gushing Amazon.com reviewers have only reviewed this book.) Zero Usenet hits for the book. Delete. Samaritan 10:13, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Winning Journalist of the Year at a function at the University of Montevallo, at least. Samaritan 18:07, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Author subsidised print runs require clear demonstrations of influence, and in terms of fiction that is either in sales or critical reviews from established sources. Neither have been satisfactorily demonstrated here. (This doesn't go to say it's necessarily a bad book, of course, but Wikipedia isn't intended as a first source, so original reviews and promotion are not acceptable) Average Earthman 12:51, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete, not yet notable enough, possible vanity. Megan1967 22:40, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * WHAT?! It's one of the world's great pieces of classic literature, and also that dude who sang about how it's not unusual to be loved by anyone, and you want it deleted?!?  Oh, wait, I misread the title.  Nevermind. Delete Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  23:11, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. hahaha, I was thinking of (almost) the same thing too. --Deathphoenix 23:36, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete (yawn) ;Bear 16:48, 2005 Jan 27 (UTC)