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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dream Dancer

: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. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 15:11, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

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Fails WP:BK redirect to Janet Morris reverted hence this AFD. -- RP459 Talk/Contributions 00:34, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:43, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:44, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

  • Redirect per nom Sadads (talk) 10:50, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
  • Redirect - non-notable book by non-major author. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:28, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Author is very notable, being the subject of chapter 15 in Alvin/Heidi Toffler's best-selling book, War and AntiWar, on non-lethal weapons, a hugely known name in SF, an apparently mid level or higher consultant to DoD on non-lethal weapons. While not one of her biggest books, certainly notable, including reviews in Booklist and Asimov's, and multiple prints both hardcover and paperback. Admin above is also on record in print with a personal grudge against said author. This is not the place for it. Strong keep article. Strong delete admin for unprofessional behavior.Mzmadmike (talk) 05:14, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

:reply Nope. Notability is not inherited; not everything written by a notable author is notable. (And there is no such grudge on Janet or my parts.) --Orange Mike | Talk 13:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep. The book is notable, although the current article does not make it clear and is unreferenced. However, Google Books search for "Dream Dancer"+Morris gives several hits for when this book is discussed. [http://books.google.com/books?id=nzmIPZg5xicC&pg=PA240], [http://books.google.com/books?id=gmpnutpTWtEC&pg=PT8], [http://books.google.com/books?id=ucNZAAAAMAAJ&q==PA210], [http://books.google.com/books?id=kFTpAAAAMAAJ&q=PA447], [http://books.google.com/books?id=mfjAjibERF0C&pg=PA663], [http://books.google.com/books?id=N-IemS8Uqn0C&pg=PA226]... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 16:24, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. The book is notable. Editors need to fill in more information though. Cordova829 (talk) 20:48, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. Notable book and I fail to see by what metric Janet Morris is a "non-major author." Luke Jaywalker (talk) 00:27, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep Notable book based on reviews, one written about one of the books in this 3-book series by the very person calling for deletion. Notable sci-fi, fantasy and non-fiction author. Admin requesting deletion has not specified an argument for why he thinks the book non-notable, which is insufficient according to WP guidelines. Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions Yes its a stub. Yes it needs more attention.Cthu-Lou (talk) 01:03, 6 May 2011 (UTC)— Cthu-Lou (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

: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.