Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Richmond Cannington

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. Mailer Diablo 03:21, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dr. Richmond Cannington

Character in untraceable stories by nn author. If they exist, the books are internet or vanity published: no Amazon hits; no google hits for "Cannington Inquires" (except WP) two google hits for "Cannington Inquiries". An article about the author has already been deleted at AfD, and csd'd as a repost. Prod removed by creator. Mr Stephen 10:42, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• The link in the article to the "list of fictional detectives" eventually coughs up the ability (I think) to buy the books in question, but that doesn't make the character notable enough to have an article here - delete. BigHaz 10:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Oh, well done! that would be here. I still don't see how to buy them ... Mr Stephen 11:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
    • You're right. I thought I'd got a link to something when I moused over the titles and details, but that was something playing up on my end rather than the site doing what I thought it was. Net result being that we can confirm the existence of the books, but this is still a long way from crossing the notability threshhold. BigHaz 11:26, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Looks like a self-publishing outfit started by someone aged 8, now 17, per this. I doubt, pending any counterclaim by the author, that these are purchasable anywhere - see this, for instance (my emphasis): In the summer of 2005, HMGN Publishing published the first detective novel by William Hanson, 'Point of the Matter'. It was a hit within the organisation. Best of luck, lads, but come back when these are available to the general public and have sold enough to be notable. Meanwhile, delete. Tonywalton  | Talk 12:44, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete You gotta admire them but it doesn't even seem to have risen to the dizzy heights of vanity publishing. Dlyons493 Talk 16:35, 31 July 2006 (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.