Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nexus: A Neo Novel

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. - Bobet 22:23, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nexus: A Neo Novel

Book that hasn't been published yet; no indication that it is hugely anticipated. No objection to this being recreated should the book attain notability following publication. Nothing links here other than a dab page. ergot 15:31, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, as nom. ergot 15:33, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Contrary to Ergot's comments, the book has been published and is available for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Chapters-Indigo. Please consult book's blog for more info. It is published by Manor House Publishing Inc. My apologies that my orginal article was unclear on its publication status. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Al192 (talk • contribs).

• Comment. I did search Amazon prior to AfDing; I just searched again and got the same result--"No results match your search for "Nexus: A Neo Novel" in Books.". [1] Even if this has been published (which I can't confirm), I'm not seeing any indication of notability per reliable sources. ergot 18:53, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Please go to http://nexusnovel.wordpress.com/purchase-books/ you will find hyperlinks there to purchase "Nexus" from major book chains previously mentioned. The subtitle has not been entered on the sites except for chapters.indigo.ca, which is probably why you had difficulty locating it in your search. If you do a search of books by KW "Nexus Deborah Morrison," it will also come up. The book can be pre-ordered from any of these sites until its distribution date in October.

In terms of notability this term is of course subjective but note that Deborah Morrison has previously published "Mytical Poetry." "Nexus" will also be distributed throughout Canada, US, UK, Australia and in other English speaking countries. The novel is notable due to its themes and connection with other novels in mind-body-spirit genre stated in my article. I hope this info helps you and please post if I can help with anything else.

Thank you for your comments. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Al192 (talk • contribs).

• And thank you for the information and the link. However, Amazon's page seems to be describing the book as unreleased, and it has no sales rank. While notabilty may seem subjective, we do have established standards for it here; notability and notability (fiction) seem the most relevant. And this book does not appear to meet them yet. Like I said above, I have no objection to this article being recreated should the book become notable in the future. ergot 22:35, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Note that there is also a proposed guideline for books WP:BK which this book would probably fail since there is a specific note on books yet to be published. I invite anyone interested in participating in the discussion about this proposal by the way. Pascal.Tesson 20:47, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I understand your reasoning. If you wish to delete the article, I will recreate it once the book is out and some sales figures are available. Until then, instead of a separate article is it okay to reference the novel under Nexus under == In literature == section?{{unsigned|Al192}

• Delete per crystalballism and spam. If the best references one can come up with include a promotional blog, we can safely assume that this is not respecting the WP:NOT principles. Pascal.Tesson 20:47, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

As I said if you wish to delete this article, go ahead. When I wrote the article, I did it out of enthusiasm after having read a pre-publication copy of the book. I wouldn't expect individuals unfamiliar with the book to share in that enthusiasm. The novel will do well on its own merits and once it is successful, then I will resubmit a more extensive article with better references. Thank you for your comments. They have hepled me to better understand the requirements of Wikipedia, which I will incorporate into future submissions.

• Delete per nom. The novel may well meet the expectations of the article's creator, but as the book hasn't yet been published, including the article is crystal ball. Victoriagirl 16:52, 19 September 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.