Talk:Peter Dicken

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Reference dispute and notability[edit]

The lead of this article claims notability because of the subject's book, "Global Shift." I've done some searching and can only just barely find the book on amazon.com at all. The paperback is rated 615,458 while the hardcover is rated 2,644,134. I'm also unable to find where Amazon has an Economic Geography section at all.

I did find a listing for Global Shift at the British Library which could prove the book to be notable under WP:N. Although the book may be notable, this doesn't prove an author to be notable per WP:CREATIVE.

I'm marking this page for speedy deletion.OlYeller^Talktome 09:26, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You may find the fact that the author and book are British, that it could have been an idea to check the Amazon.co.uk site, at which it is ranked at 67,222, considerably higher than previous estimates. Also, if you simply type "World Economy" into Google Scholar, this results in Peter Dicken's work being the 6th result, with over 1000 citations. Does this not show a higher level of importance than previously thought? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.162.166 (talk) 04:19, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ya, we figured out that he was important about a week ago. Thanks for keeping me honest though. OlYeller^Talktome 04:55, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]