Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Saurabh Dudeja

Saurabh Dudeja
Promotion of a non-notable writer. The claim that his book was a bestseller is entirely bogus. Wikipedia articles on the author and his book are slated for imminent deletion. — Ningauble (talk) 15:27, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 16:00, 2 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete as nom. Note that the contributor, who is indefinitely blocked at Wikipedia for promotional editing, advertised himself as an "Online Marketing, PR/Wikipedia Expert" until he took the ad down after being caught out at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard&oldid=682692680#Ravi_Tripathi_and_others Conflict of interest noticeboard]. ~ Ningauble (talk) 15:27, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Note that Kalki, who tends to be quite lenient about quoting lesser known works, has removed content relating to this writer as [//en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Love&diff=1739637 "little more than advertisement of what does not seem to be a highly noted author or work"]. ~ Ningauble (talk) 15:31, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep—Promotions aside, the individual has authored a book that's been published. I regard that as notable. If it is true that Love You Forever Only In That Way was not a bestseller in India, then the false claim should definitely be removed.  That said, we must be sure first that it was not a bestseller.  Currently, Amazon claims it was a national bestseller, but I don't know how vigourously Amazon verifies such things.  allixpeeke (talk) 17:42, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Amazon.com itself does not make this claim. Amazon only attempts to verify that "Product Description" submissions are from the actual author, publisher, or seller. I am very sure that a book which does not appear in any published bestseller list and has a total of zero (0) editorial reviews is not a "national bestseller" by any rational definition. ~ Ningauble (talk) 18:47, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Anybody can claim their book is a bestseller, and even plaster it on the book cover, if they do not regard truth as an obstacle to promotion. In this case, truth does not appear to be an obstacle to also [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Love_you_forever_only_in_that_way,_Indian_Bestseller.jpg claiming in the cover] that a paid press release from his high school buddies is an endorsement by International Business Times. ~ Ningauble (talk) 15:36, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per Ningauble's points. --Rubbish computer (talk) 16:26, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Also note that this is wide spread publicity stunt across many wikis. His book articles and bio article on en.wiki are also up for deletion. Dharmadhyaksha (talk) 08:37, 30 September 2015 (UTC)