Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Paul Rosenberg

--Cato 00:05, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Paul Rosenberg
Subject is not notable. He's not one of the Paul Rosenbergs in Wikipedia. I strongly suspect this is a self-publish. I couldn't find evidence that Vera Verba is vanity press, but I notice they solicit donations for their authors, which seems a little odd. The quotes themselves are mediocre, probably enough to stand if the author was very notable for some other reason (but even then there are an awful lot of them). — Ubiquity 05:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 06:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. And clean up all of the contributor's insertions of this material in other articles as well. Cheers! BD2412 T 05:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: here's an example of the author's "notability" - a purported review of his book on one of the few websites to mention it begins:
 * "I don't remember how I came to possess A Lodging of Wayfaring Men. I hadn't heard of it, hadn't seen it on a web site, so I didn't request it from the publisher ... and since it isn't from a large publishing house, nor a pro-freedom one, I'm not sure how I came to the sender's notice as an individual likely to be interested in the book. Further adding to the mystery is that the book isn't available via usual channels, meaning online bookstores. Swirling another layer through it all is that the book's author or authors chose not to take credit for the work, publishing it as Anonymous."
 * In short, non-notable and non-verifiable. BD2412 T 06:01, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Counter-note: A Lodging of Wayfaring Men IS available (including Amazon), and has been widely commented upon. The subject has been publicly interviewed (http://endervidualism.com/salon/intvw/rosenberg.htm) and has done multiple radio interviews for Mindless Slogans recently. Length of post has been reduced. Wikipedia listing planned. Subject has written 50+ additional books, most for major publishers.
 * Prove it. BD2412 T 06:38, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I believe the assertion of is correct. Mr. Rosenberg's other titles include DEWALT HVAC/R Professional Reference, DEWALT Blueprint Reading Professional Reference, DEWALT Construction Safety/OSHA Professional Reference, DEWALT Residential Remodeling and Repair Professional Reference, and so on. See Barnes & Noble for more information. I will accept Mr. Rosenberg's notability in the fields of plumbing, HVAC and construction. I do not believe that this automatically makes him quotable. --Ubiquity 07:29, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It would help if we could finish Quotability and establish it as our policy. BD2412 T 08:15, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Is the plumber the same as the author?-- Poetlister  22:57, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't know for sure, but the author is described as a "construction industry expert" who has written 50+ books, and that description also meets the author of the DeWalt books. It's hard to imagine there would be two people with that description, both named Paul Rosenberg. --Ubiquity 04:23, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Even so, not notable (or, more to the point, not "quotable"). BD2412 T 04:44, 9 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. The quotes just aren't interesting either. - Modernist 06:16, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete If he's really published 50+ books, he may well be notable, but that's not to say that the quotes are up to scratch.--Cato 22:59, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Agree with Cato that he may in fact be notable for writing many books but that does not mean that the quotes are themselves of the quality or type that meet our meaning of quotable. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 16:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Leaving the question of notability aside I do have to say that some of those quotes are actually decent. However, I am suspect as to the source.  At least two of them I remember being said by Walter Williams both in his column at townhall.com and on a talk-show on NPR (Talk of the Nation?).  I'll have to dig to see if I can source them. -- Greyed 19:07, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Rotten quotes.--Yehudi 22:15, 16 February 2008 (UTC)