Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wired for Books


 * 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 no consensus. W.marsh 14:35, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

Wired for Books

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Article fails WP:NOTABILITY and WP:WEB. Article was created by an WP:SPA account with no other edits other than related to Wired for Books.
 * See Also→ Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam Hu12 02:24, 9 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 04:37, 16 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete: Does not seem notable and there aren't any sources for any of this information. - Rjd0060 05:22, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Pending better references. Despite the "spam" issues, which are separate, I don't think kudos from the National Endowment for the Humanities is anything to sneeze at and confers some notability, especially if the award has been mentioned in a third-party source. I'll see if I can find anything today. Katr67 16:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I found a ref for the NEH award and added it. Question, do any of the awards mentioned in the article count as "The website or content has won a well-known and independent award from either a publication or organization." per WP:WEB? I think NEH is close--it's independent, not sure how well-known it is. The RealNetworks award might count as well, but it is so old by 'net standards that the only references I can now find to it are linked to press releases from Ohio U. -- Katr67 (talk) 18:57, 16 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete. Alone the citation still doesn't satify the full guidlines for having an article. although is a plus. Hu12 (talk) 20:41, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep the NEH award is enough.DGG (talk) 04:18, 17 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello, Wired for Books was included just last week in PC Magazine's "Best of the Internet" column (November 20, 2007 issue). Also, New York Public Library selected Wired for Books as "Best of the Web." For a more complete record of the recognitions the site has received, visit the site at wiredforbooks.org . As for conflict of interest, some Wikipedia editors seem to be punishing authors for being upfront and honest about who they are and what they are writing about. Does anyone really believe that large corporations are not writing and funding their product and service Wikipedia articles through third parties? The current situation is so bad, that if it continues, it will permanently damage the reputation of Wikipedia. Sincerely, David Kurz, kurz@ohio.edu, Producer of Wired for Books, a noncommercial educational project of the WOUB Center for Public Media at Ohio University. — Dkurz (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep as per above. Travb (talk) 18:27, 17 November 2007 (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.