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The result was delete. Biblioworm 19:27, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Manitonquat[edit]

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Author has one book on Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. All the rest of his publications are self-published or on small presses. The one third-party source in this is a broken link. Earlier versions of this were basically an advert, sourced only to the authors statements about himself. Flagged for needing WP:RS sourcing for quite a while now, and none have been forthcoming. SPAs show up occasionally to add more unsourced peacockery. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 21:02, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 21:05, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: secondary news sources, to establish notability, are lacking.--Fotoriety (talk) 23:43, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Cultural appropriation, WP:FRINGE viewpoints. WP isn't a place for free advertising. Montanabw^(talk) 00:57, 21 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment, Author doesn't appear notable (have been unable to find useable citations), but his children's book The Children of the Morning Light: Wampanoag Tales as Told By Manitonquat definitely is, with reviews by Kirkus Reviews - [1], Publishers Weekly - [2], Booklist - [3], School Library Journal - [4], The Horn Book Magazine - [5] and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - [6], so it meets WP:NBOOK. Kirkus also reviewed The Original Instructions - [7] but this does not make the author notable. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:52, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just noting that, whether or not the book is considered notable due to mainstream/non-Native press coverage, that does not mean the book is accurate or what the author claims it is. I know accuracy does not affect notability, and we have plenty of authors and books on WP that are notable for being hoaxes. Just noting for the record that there are issues with the book itself, even if it people think it's notable. - CorbieV ^☊ ☼ 19:41, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi User:CorbieVreccan, i look forward to you adding a "Controversies" section when/if i create an article on the book Coolabahapple (talk) 06:08, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete for lack of coverage in reliable sources; he fails WP:BLPNOTE and WP:NAUTHOR. His claim to be a co-founder of Rainbow Gatherings is not supported by any source, nor is there any evidence that he is a member of one of the tribes based in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest whose members founded the first Rainbow Gathering. While I do not believe that his book The Children of the Morning Light is notable under the guidelines, it wouldn't matter if it were. I found nothing to support notability. --Bejnar (talk) 21:34, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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