Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg M. Sarwa

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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:41, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Greg M. Sarwa[edit]

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Non-notable author. Three books, which have received notice in some minor blogs. Awards listed are of questionable notability and dubious verifiability. (The USA Book News award is only verifiable through a Google Docs document of unknown authorship -- the website itself does not list awardees.) WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:13, 23 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Self-published author, non-notable awards. Lacks independent reliable sources that show notability.

1. USA Book News is an organization which charges a fee for submissions. "These awards are specifically designed to garner MEDIA COVERAGE & BOOK SALES for the winners & finalists". More info about the award at selfpublishingnews.com
2. The Forward Book Award is another artificial award: "For only $99, ForeWord’s Book of the Year Awards program gives you one more opportunity to promote and sell your book to a captive audience of industry influencers."
3. Ampol Publishing Inc appears to be a company created by Greg M. Sarwa because they have only published two books both by Sarwa ie. self-published books.
4. The library catalog entries are sort of impressive that a self published author to get that far. But not enough for Wikipedia notability for a number of reasons. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 20:24, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete for failing WP:AUTHOR and WP:BK. Qworty (talk) 05:04, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Green Cardamom's analysis suggest vanity entry for non-notable bio. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 23:34, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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