Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The People's Republic of Amnesia

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:04, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The People's Republic of Amnesia

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Most of the article is based on primary sources and is just a synopsis. There appears to be only 1 decent review from NY times. But doesn't meet WP:NBOOK. LibStar (talk) 23:48, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature and China. LibStar (talk) 23:48, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep BEFORE fail. WaPo mentions it, this year, demonstrating it has enduring coverage. Anything the Chinese Communist Party wants to ban... we'd better have a really airtight case for deleting, and this ain't it. Jclemens (talk) 00:00, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
"Anything the Chinese Communist Party wants to ban." is not a criteria for WP:NBOOK. LibStar (talk) 00:13, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's a criteria for a project built on NOTCENSORED, which I happen to believe applies to this case based on the WaPo article I cited. Consider beefing up your BEFORE, withdrawing the nomination, or accept the residual risk of appearing to have nomination priorities congruent with a totalitarian regime. That may be totally OK with you, but I would consider having myself apparently so aligned a pretty negative thing. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 00:24, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest you tone down your aggressive tone. LibStar (talk) 00:25, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Clearly meets WP:NBOOK. Numerous reviews, including in Krikus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 00:29, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've also added a link to the Times review already in the article, which is accessible through TWL. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 00:39, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks LibStar (talk) 00:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: several reviews in serious RS. Have done some tidying up - removed the umpteen repeated links to the author, removed a duplicated ref, and fixed the curly quotes. PamD 09:00, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as the Reception section shows notability. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 12:49, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep notable, while the article might not have shown notability, remember to check WP:BEFORE nominating for deletion. microbiologyMarcus ^{(petri dish·growths)} 20:31, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: per coverage in reviews. बिनोद थारू (talk) 22:08, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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