Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Under the Mountain

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The result was keep. WP:SNOW keep, WP:BEFORE was improperly performed. (non-admin closure) _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 15:05, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Under the Mountain[edit]

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No independent reliable sources cover this topic. Fails WP:NBOOK. Noahe123 (talk) 03:03, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Noahe123 (talk) 05:23, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions. Noahe123 (talk) 05:23, 31 August 2019 (UTC))[reply]

@Noahe123:} this book definitely meets NBOOK criteria 3 "The book has been considered by reliable sources to have made a significant contribution to a notable or significant motion picture, or other art form, or event or political or religious movement." given Under the Mountain (film). So your nomination is not quite correct - do you have reason to believe therefore it remains non-notable? Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 14:18, 31 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, hi Noahe123, i see you've recently nominated quite a few articles for deletion with similar words ie. "No independent reliable sources cover this topic. Fails WP:NBOOK", it would be nice if, in the nomination, you also stated why alternatives to deletion, like merge/redirect, are not appropriate, and also what sort of WP:BEFORE you carried out before nominating, thanks. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:36, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, meets WP:NBOOK, in addition to being adapted into a minseries, film, and stage show, it also won the 2004 Gaelyn Gordon Award, discussed in the books Maurice Gee: A Literary Companion: The Fiction For Young Readers (Representation and Responsibility in Under the Mountain and The Fat Man by Vivien van Rij), Rachel Barrowman's Maurice Gee: Life and Work, and Julia Eccleshare's 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (listed here), also,Tessa Duder wrote about it for The Spinoff - "As someone whose debut novel appeared three years later, I believe Under the Mountain triggered a glorious new era in New Zealand’s children’s publishing. Not so much a renaissance as an explosion, a coming of age.", probably enough for now. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:38, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 17:01, 1 September 2019 (UTC)as b[reply]

Keep as the nom has been active and hasn't answered my question about the adaptation. Plus all the sourcing and reasons laid out by Coolabahapple above. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 17:04, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It seems this book is notable. Needs more reliable sources. Noahe123 (talk) 05:50, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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