Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/The Violin Diary

The Violin Diary
Article was PROD for reason "Questionable notability for a book, published in August 2008, with just a few Google search results and no listing on Amazon.com. The Wikipedia article was created yesterday. There is no WP article for the author." PROD removed for reason "seriously, this is notable, and more importantly, GREAT, should have an article here." Note that the book is self-published using Lulu. For an apparently non-notable author the quotes do not have sufficiently compelling quality to be included (notwithstanding that one attempts a charming simile). — Ningauble 16:06, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 17:00, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as nom. ~ Ningauble 16:08, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom. ~ UDScott 17:01, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep after improvements and references. ~ UDScott 13:34, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Frankly, the references (which include the author's own blog) show the work to be non-notable. This is a self-published book, not yet even available on Amazon.com. Non-notable book, non-notable author, in my view, equals no entry. BD2412 T 01:42, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think you are correct - I will revert my vote back to a delete after looking in more depth at the page. ~ UDScott 01:49, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. - InvisibleSun 23:49, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep 66.108.167.71 01:06, 5 November 2008 (UTC), I spent a long time relaying the text from the book! lol, delete it if you want, but you'll be making a big mistake, this book is gaining heavy popularity.
 * Request 1 Week - If you guys give me the rest of this week, I believe I can add a sufficient amount of data and more importantly references to satisfy your needs. Amelia64 01:08, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * This vote closes November 11. So, you have until then, but I doubt the book can be made notable in that time. BD2412 T 01:40, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - Saw an interview with the author on one of the local morning shows in New York. He's legit. 68.175.66.154 21:45, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - As per the above "keep" : It wasn't a local show, it was The Early Show, but it only aired in some areas as most of the affiliates had to cut to commercial. Yes, this is legit. Yes, I'm only here for this, I mostly fix stubs on the English Wikipedia, so I reckon I may not count as much.  Woodyallenfan2004 01:42, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Woodyallenfan2004's first and only edits here are to create his userpage and make this vote. Over at Wikipedia, this user has made less than a dozen edits, including creation of the entry corresponding to the one for which deletion is sought here. BD2412 T 01:27, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * He notes that on his user page dipstick 66.108.167.71 04:11, 8 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. A book is generally not notable enough to merit a Wikiquote entry unless it is a work from which people actually quote. This, in turn, usually requires either that the book has achieved widespread success (e.g. gotten on a best-seller list, been made into a play or movie), won critical acclaim (e.g. a Pulitzer or Nobel Prize), or if neither of these, was written by a particularly famous person. BD2412 T 01:40, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * While I'll never comprehend the hostility towards this book (we've seen it before), I at least can deal with it better than Melia can. You know my vote is keep, but quit degrading my user info because I've made few edits. That's ridiculous. Woodyallenfan2004 04:27, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm simply pointing out a fact that is relevant to the discussion. Your lack of participation in the project suggests unfamiliarity with Wikiquote's criteria for inclusion, which will be taken into consideration when the votes are counted. BD2412 T 05:30, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Bullying people out of this site will not make Wikipedia stronger, but weaker. "Create a database with the sum of all human knowledge" is the objective here and no one has the right to put for their personal initiatives. 74.64.120.155 21:08, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * You apparently believe that this is Wikipedia. This, however, is who we are and what we aim to be.  - InvisibleSun 21:53, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note that the underlying article on Wikipedia is now strongly favored for deletion as non-notable, and the primary advocate for keeping it has been blocked for incivility and further penalized for evading the initial block by posting from IP addresses. BD2412 T 23:10, 9 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Does not meet Wikiquote inclusion criteria at this time. The inclusion criteria might allow including quotes from non-published books, but there must be much stronger evidence that the quotes have strong interest from a large segment of the general public. This might be from sustained, growing interest in the content over a long period of time (years). Also, if there are other indications that the quotes are remarkable enough to repeatedly bring them to the attention of people with specialized knowledge of the topic, I will reconsider at a later time. Perhaps the entry is premature, time will tell. But at this time, delete. FloNight&#9829;&#9829;&#9829; 16:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)