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The result was delete. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 23:35, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adeshina Olusanya

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The subject of this autobiography is not notable (the article states that Ileanujah--the username of the contributor--is the pen name of the subject.

There is no material claim of notability. The one review cited for one of the two books is an unsigned reader-contributed review to the BBC.

True, the award he won has been shared by Walt Whitman and Maya Angelou, but it's also been given to Winnie the Pooh and Dick Cheney. Seriously, it is a non-award. Searches for any editorial reviews of the subject come up blank. Bongo matic 01:36, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete My searches didn't come up with anything. Insufficient notability per guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:47, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete--the literary equivalent of a MySpace artist, without notability or coverage (except for that review he published on a BBC website--a review he wrote of his own book). Drmies (talk) 03:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, check out my award! Drmies (talk) 03:32, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work. I've always liked your poetry. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:36, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here's yours!

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete with extreme prejudice I don't judge an award on who got that. If that determines if it's worth anything I'd have dropped the Oscars ages ago. Unfortunately, this author has been duped. The International Society of Poets is part of a scam [1] linked to poetry.com [2]. If the organization is a scammer, then the award is obviously meaningless. Pooh and Cheney were probably added to the list to make it sound more prestigious than it really is. - Mgm|^(talk) 22:59, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Additional note to author and others: please investigate publishers and companies you want to deal with before you do so. There's numerous websites out there that will give you advice and share warnings from other people. Use it to your advantage and don't let yourself be scammed. - Mgm|^(talk) 23:01, 9 January 2009 (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.