Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/JR King

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 all. - Mailer Diablo 14:56, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] JR King

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Twelve-year-old author just published first book, first in a trilogy. Bully for him/her, but not notable. Book's sales rank on Amazon.com is higher than 85,000. Further, the publisher of the book is Reagent Press, heretofore known only to publish Robert Stanek novels, and there has been plenty of controversy here about him and his notability (See Talk:Robert Stanek). —Wrathchild ^(talk) 18:47, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

I am also including the following in this AfD:

• Arianna Kelt and the Wizards of Skyhall
• Wizards of Skyhall

Also note: Category:Skyhall

• Comment Delete - If J.R. King is indeed a teenage author who has already been published (and his book has made the top 100K books on Amazon) then there is an excellent case for notability. However, I'm a bit skeptical about the age claim, and would like to see solid proof before voting for keep. Unfortunately, google searches for JR King come back with a lot on Martin Luther King JR. Not much more appears when I add periods. It seems surprising (given the nature of the press) that a teenage author would not receive significant news coverage. I'm also a bit wary about an author named J R King writing books in the same genre as J K Rowling. If someone could find sources, I'd be interested to read them. →Bobby← 19:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
  • I searched on "j r king" "skyhall" and get: Wikipedia (and clones), the official site, the author's site, the publisher's site, several dozen online bookstores, and several dozen reviews sites that accept submissions from all and sundry. A couple of the message board postings I've seen look like astroturfing, too. —Wrathchild ^(talk) 19:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• Unless the publisher is a vanity press, which will publish anyone willing to pay; this is not noteworthy, except as an instance of a teen-ager with a large allowance. Note that it took (according to the article) several years for him to publish. Septentrionalis 19:33, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete unless sourced. It's a little surprising (if he is so young) that there hasn't been any independent coverage of his actions. Unless that's found, I don't think there's enough information for an article. Trebor 19:48, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete all per nom. --Aaron 22:27, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete all. I have spent quite a long time looking for sources. There is no information about the author that I can find anywhere except on the publisher's web site which has been known to contain some unverifiable facts in the past. It is possible that the 14-year-old's parents want to protect him from too much press, but that wouldn't change the fact that the article needs verification.Bonadea 09:01, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment - In light of the hardwork from the users above, I have changed my above comment to a delete. →Bobby← 15:37, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
• Delete all unless sourced. I am in total agreement with the points made here. Alucard (Dr.) 20:26, 1 December 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.