Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Listverse

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. Cirt (talk) 13:17, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Listverse

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This is a website with two minor controversies and one book. It is largely sourced to itself or the site principal's website. The article appears to be here to promote the author's book. ArglebargleIV (talk) 13:24, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This site fails WP:WEB. Angryapathy (talk) 14:35, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:43, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this website. Joe Chill (talk) 18:17, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The site is cited in a number of books (this can be verified by searching at Amazon.) It has been cited in a variety of newspapers. It was featured in the BBC Click television program and has been featured on a number of US radio stations. The article isn't there to promote the book - it is there so that people who read the book can find more information about the site. It does meet the criteria for WP:WEB under category 1: Basis for Foxnews Article dated Jan 29, 2008. Basis for New Zealand Herald article dated Jan 7, 2008. Cited on page 313 of In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious Dimension, cited on page 9 of Season One: Episodes 27-39: Participant's Guide, cited on page 14 of The Sustainable Network: The Accidental Answer for a Troubled Planet, cited on page 302 of Nerds on Wall Street: Math, Machines and Wired Markets, cited on page 250 of The Great Science Fiction Trivia Quiz Book!: Trivia Questions From The World Of Sci-Fi In The Visual Media. All of these books and papers are independent of the website. 121.73.151.5 (talk) 04:02, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom and WP:N. --Ragib (talk) 20:12, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.