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This article was nominated for deletion on November 15 2006. The result of the discussion was Keep.

On November 17, 2006, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer was linked from Something Awful, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

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User:69.67.235.55

He's finally confessing! --69.67.235.55

Help! The post-modern irony of modern life is KILLING ME! --CannedLizard 05:57, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While I think it's disgusting that he's doing something like this, I think it's even worse that the American public are so willing to participate in this endeavor. This marks a new low in the American cultural experience. Jeffpw 06:17, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This book should be banned —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.226.107.91 (talk • contribs) 15:16, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Author in infobox should be changed to O.J. Simpson

Even his publisher's website[1] lists Simpson as the book's author (and Amazon too [2]). What is with this "None, Sam Jones" in the infobox here? Moncrief 18:34, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update, Moncrief. If you read the article, you may have noticed that as recently as this morning, Harper and amazon were listiung it as "None"and Sam Jones. I'm changing the infobox and the text now.Jeffpw 18:54, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stations boycotting

I just saw on the local FOX afiliate where I live that they and other FOX stations are refusing to show the program due to its "poor taste" or something to the like. I haven't found any internet sources yet, if anyone can this should be added —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.67.119.245 (talk • contribs) 03:25, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

If you can find a reference for that, sure. —tregoweth (talk) 02:39, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Per Drudge, the Fox show has been called off...?

Thanks for posting that, and updating the article with a reference, anon IP.Jeffpw 21:01, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Book Cover

Is that REALLY the cover? REALLY? Moberho 22:20, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is the book cover image taken from the HarperCollins website. If that's what will actually be in the stores is anybody's guess. That's why there's a box on the article page saying this is a "future event", and that things can change dramatically before publication. Jeffpw 22:28, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Also, it's being displayed as the cover on Amazon and Barnes & Noble's sites, so it's seems to be from HarperCollins. —tregoweth (talk) 22:49, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dancing around it

Acting and sports celebrity Simpson "confesses ... hypothetically" to the murder of his ex-wife. [3] (How Low Can You Go?).

Well, I hope we can handle this one with NPOV kid gloves. --Uncle Ed 19:30, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So far, the entire article has been very stable, almost *no* vandalism, and reads NPOV to me. Jeffpw 19:58, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now that the book is canceled I think this might be an appropriate page for deletion.

This is still an ongoing story. It is possible the murderer will try to have it published by another American publisher, or overseas. It's way too early to delete this article. Jeffpw 22:05, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i would be opposed to a deletion. the book/show very nearly existed, caused a public outcry, and the projects were canceled because of that. that happens pretty damn rarely. not to mention the subject matter itself. this is more notable than half the stuff in wikipedia, even without existing. however, if someone wanted to smoosh it down a bit and merge it into one of the many OJ-related articles that i am sure already exist, i would have no problem with that. --dan 09:34, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is still an ongoing event. It may still be published/broadcast. There is a reason why the article has a current event tag on it. I would not merge this, or delete it until the story has completely played out. Jeffpw 09:43, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cancellation vs. Cancelation & Cancelled vs. Canceled

Apparently, there seems to be a an inconsistency of the use of the word cancelation. Using two "l's" is primarily British or British English. Seeing as how this is an American subject (American publication [or lack thereof], American author, American trial, etc.) I suggest sticking with the American English version of the word using only one "l." ~ UBeR 23:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While "cancelled" is specifically Commonwealth English, to the best of my knowledge the word "cancellation" is spelled with two Ls in both Commonwealth and American English. --Saforrest 16:56, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

deletion

It's been cancelled heres the proof http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061120/ap_on_en_tv/tv_simpson_interview I dont feel like putting it in the article and this article should probably be deleted but I'm new so i have no idea how to nominate it for deletion.71.164.35.139 00:46, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why? It's still a news story, and it will be a historical event for some time. It's now simply become an article about a cancelled book, instead of a published one. --Saforrest 16:59, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

available text

Anyone know if there manuscripts floating around? Floating in the figurative sense... 24.16.15.150 03:37, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061121.SIMPSON21/TPStory/TPInternational/Television/ says the book has shipped, but it will be recalled and destroyed.

Mark Fuhrman

I heard the comment about the book on Fox News' "Hannity and Colmes" on Thursday.

WAVY 10 14:42, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Project cancellation

Someone cut this:

This has happened before: In 1990, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, bought the rights to American Psycho, a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, after the original publisher, Simon & Schuster, refused to publish it because of the novel’s graphic violence.

Not directly relevant, but still interesting to readers. Is there an article about "cancelled books" or "cancelled projects" we can link to?

As a software engineer, I am professionally interested in factors leading to the cancellation of a project. Usually, it's because the computer programming team ran out of time or didn't understand the problem domain sufficiently. Often it's because managament changed (increased!) the scope of the project excessively.

Not the same as cancelling a book or movie, of course. And that's why there should be an article. So we (readers) can see the difference. --Uncle Ed 15:12, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I started Project cancellation, but it's only about software development right now. --Uncle Ed 15:45, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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 ==available text==
 Anyone know if there manuscripts floating around? Floating in the figurative sense... [[User:24.16.15.150|24.16.15.150]] 03:37, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
+This article http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061121.SIMPSON21/TPStory/TPInternational/Television/ says the book has shipped, but it will be recalled and destroyed.
 ==Mark Fuhrman==