Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blaggard's Moon

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 merge‎ to George Bryan Polivka. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blaggard's Moon

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Per WP:NBOOK. I found absolutely no RS coverage. Astaire (talk) 04:39, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Science fiction and fantasy and Literature. Astaire (talk) 04:39, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What do I read next?, 2009. Volume 1 looks pretty promising as a source discussing that, especially p. 309-310, but I can only see snippets. Can anyone shed light on this?

I am not quite familiar with the terminology, I guess an Honors thesis is generally not applicable as an RS? There is extended discussion in "Freeflight: Conveying Christian Redemption in Realistic Literature". Daranios (talk) 15:25, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn't seen either of these, but "What Do I Read Next?" just mentions the book in a list of "Recommended Titles" on page 310. There is no review or significant coverage of the book. The second source looks like an undergraduate thesis, which isn't usable according to WP:SCHOLARSHIP.

Thanks for looking. Astaire (talk) 16:58, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Usually it's PhD theses only, but I'm kind of impressed that it had three readers, two of which are PhD holders. I'd run it through RS/N, just to see what they say. I think it might end up relying on the strength of the university. It probably won't pass, but worth a try if you're willing. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 22:44, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Astaire: Thanks for checking, but do you also have access to p. 309 of What do I read next?? There has to be more than just a mention in a list there, because the preview snippet reads: "There are more and more inspirational fantasies been published now. One of these is George Bryan Polivka’s Blaggard’s Moon, which not only embraces the idea of a..." Daranios (talk)

Ah, nevermind, I've been able to access p. 309 now. There is indeed a bit of commentary there (continued on p. 310), but not too much, therefore my merge opinion below remains. I've included that in the article. Daranios (talk) 06:25, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Couldn't find anything through ProQuest, EBSCOhost or Google other than a single mention in Publishers Weekly. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 04:58, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be fine with a merge/redirect. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 20:56, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This could probably redirect to the author's page - at least two of his other books were turned into redirects, so this could likely serve as well. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 19:24, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to the author's page, George Bryan Polivka, until further input, as WP:Alternative to deletion and in accordance with WP:Notability (books)#Merging to broader subjects. It looks like there is a little bit of coverage in secondary sources, but not enough to establish stand-alone notability. The author's page, on the other hand, can easily acommodate some expansion beyond the bare bones currently present. Daranios (talk) 09:58, 13 April 2025 (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.