Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tribalizing America

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.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  14:45, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tribalizing America

Book published by AuthorHouse, a vanity press. Article gives no indication of notability. Only 38 hits (20 unique) on Google searching for "Tribalizing America" "Ifezue Okoli". -Elmer Clark 06:19, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - Amazon sales rank: 2,695,161. --Brianyoumans 06:36, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep See http://www.forbesbookclub.com/BookPage.asp?prod_cd=IQLE7 apparently it is on the Forbes Book Club reading list. ONUnicorn
• Delete as per nom -- Whpq 20:17, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, vanity published and not notable. Gazpacho 20:51, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per ONUnicorn: Book is listed on the Forbes Book Club reading list. --HResearcher 01:01, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Comment - what is the importance of the Forbes Book Club? According to them, it appears to be outsourced to Eagle Book clubs who are in the business of running book clubs, and probably do the seleciton based on some general guidance from the custmer. -- Whpq 11:01, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep per above. Has relevance in some national circles. Nickieee 07:41, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

• Comment: Which circles? The article doesn't seem to make any such claim. -Elmer Clark 21:10, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks,  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  14:00, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom and Gazpacho ST47 15:49, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete vanity press. Only claim to notability seems to be Forbes Book Club, who outsource to Eagle Book clubs who seem to be owned by Eagle Publishing and run by a subsidiary REGNERY PUBLISHING considered by many America's leading conservative publishing companym so it seems intrinsically POV (and also pretty non-notable) Dlyons493 Talk 20:05, 20 August 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.