Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LEGERDEMAIN

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. Redirect is optional. - Mailer Diablo 15:44, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

LEGERDEMAIN

Self-published book. Author removed speedy tag and is likely to remove prod tag. Plus, I kind of doubt this is the only book on Amelia Earhart's disappearance, as asserted. NawlinWiki 19:55, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete and Redirect to Magic (illusion) or Sleight of hand. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 20:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

The remark of the above party is a very 'anti-book' remark. Most of the best writers have started out by self publishing. "A good book is a good book--regardless of who printed it" is my motto.

LEGERDEMAIN is a fully, legally published book, which is, indeed, the only non-theory book ever published on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. It has been featured repeatedly at the Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison, KS and is drawing increasing attention. It represents a step forward in collecting and correlating the knowledge on this subject. The party who posted the complaint should get a copy of the book and check it out before lodging complaints. --David K. Bowman, wikiman999

• Comment: Wikipedia is not a billboard or a place to self-promote. Find other channels of advertising. --Dennisthe2 19:23, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, WP:NOT for promotion of self-published books. Note that the editor advocating keeping the article is also the book's author. Wikipedia is also not for acting out this guy's motto; instead see Wikipedia:Reliable sources. No evidence of external notability cited. Barno 20:27, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Redirect per Andrew Lenahan. I also doubt the author's claims. Danny Lilithborne 20:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, no redirect. Maybe worth a mention in the Amelia Earhart article if claims of "only non-theory book ever published" can be verified, but otherwise this is a classic case of WP:VANITY. --Alan Au 20:42, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment - see other vanity edits made by Wikiman999 (talk · contribs) in his contributions. -- 12.106.111.10 21:33, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Vanity --Charlesknight 22:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete There is not a single mention of "Legerdemain" on the page of Amelia Earhart. If the book were that notable, it should have been mentioned as a reference. This is just an advertisement in capital letters for a new book. At best, it could be redirected into Earhart's page, but I don't recommend that either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YechielMan (talk • contribs) 02:23, 21 September 2006

• Comment The author Wikiman999 has already tried to add his book to the References on the Amelia Earhart page. (WP:BEANS at work?) --72.75.117.73 17:16, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Regardless of the quality of the book or its content, the book does not appear to be notable, based on either significant press attention or verifiable sales. Fan-1967 17:19, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete and Redirect to Sleight of Hand, and protect the article. --Dennisthe2 19:23, 21 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.