Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marrily Runoona Kuzonyei

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The result of the debate was Delete Naconkantari 03:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marrily Runoona Kuzonyei

I doubt that this poet meets our inclusion guidelines for biographies at WP:BIO. The work indicates only a single poetry collection with no independent reviews. The source of the "poet of the year" nomination is this autobiography on poetsden, which I don't think qualifes as a reliable source. Sjakkalle (Check!) 12:57, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Only work is with Publish America whose business model is non-traditional' Dlyons493 Talk 13:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

  Nevertheless, they self-identify as a "traditional book publishing company".[1].  --Lambiam^Talk 17:09, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

There are varied reports about them, positive and negative e.g. [2]. They print on demand. Book stores apparently must order and usually pay for copies in advance and the author seems to do their own publicity. It may not be quite self-publishing - I think non-traditional is a fair enough summary. One book with them doesn't make an author notable IMHO. Dlyons493 Talk 18:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Its worth looking at Atlanta Nights also! Dlyons493 Talk 21:36, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 01:40, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. The book in question was came out this March and currently has no sales rank at all on Amazon. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 01:55, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete. Not a smidgen of notability suggested. And PublishAmerica is not only a vanity press, it's a vanity press with a bad reputation among other vanity presses. --Calton | Talk 02:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete per CSD-A7, no assertion of notability, book published by a vanity press. --Coredesat talk 04:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Although I have sympathy for emerging African poets, I'm afraid this really doesn't meet the notability criteria. Black-Velvet 13:49, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per the nomination. --HolyRomanEmperor 14:12, 1 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.