Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Magic Faraway Tree (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 keep. John254 00:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Magic Faraway Tree (novel)[edit]

Also: The Enchanted Wood (novel)

Hardly any information provided on page, no citations at all. Possibly delete, or merge with The Magic Faraway Tree (series). Cheers :) <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 07:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't be surprised that if you deleted this article it would be recreated in a few months, your probably just better off with just redirecting the articles to The Magic Faraway Tree (series). The series article is also so lacking that I would suggest people just add on that instead of individual novel articles. --Sin Harvest (talk) 08:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Now, I understand that these two articles aren't exactly in great shape, but surely that should be dealt with by editing not by deletion? I believe these books are notable, and thus qualify for their own articles, under criteria #5 of WP:BK: "The book's author is so historically significant that any of his or her written works may be considered notable." Also in 2003 The Magic Faraway Tree (novel) was voted #66 in a poll by the BBC to find the UK's favourite book. I've added this information to the article and cited it. -- KittyRainbow (talk) 09:50, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Article can be expanded and sourced – that's why we have nag tags and WikiProject Literature, so that low-quality articles about a clearly notable book by a historically-significant author can be fixed up and improved rather than deleted. --Canley (talk) 15:12, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

keep Enid Blyton is definitally of historical significance and meet's WP:BK#5, ergo the book qualifies. Also, it possibly meets #3 too: The book has been made or adapted with attribution into a motion picture that was released into multiple commercial theaters, or was aired on a nationally televised network or cable station in any country. Whilst I haven't been able to determine if it has been broadcast, there certainly is a DVD available - it is available on Amazon.co.uk. StephenBuxton (talk) 16:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 20:29, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.