I have a book listed in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_My_Sheep
An editor has questioned the notability of the entry. Is there anything I could do (creatively or practically) which would satisfy the notability requirement?
2007-03-13 09:23:41 · 2 answers · asked by scottennis 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Why bother? Stephen Colbert has proven time and time again exactly how reliable Wikipedia is. Remember the number of elephants tripled just because he said so? Wikipedia is an unreliable source at best. As a teacher, I would automatically reject it. C.
2007-03-13 15:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you can point to legitimate third party commentary on your book, there is nothing notable about it. There is nothing new or exciting about a self-published book per se. The Wikipedia guidelined are very clear on this. Writing your own entry about a book you published yourself is a vanity listing. You need to be able to legitimately validate the entry with news sources that were not created by you. There is a discussion regarding Wikipedia in the Lulu forums' marketing section. You might want to check it out.
2007-03-13 09:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by bardsandsages 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋