Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/Living With a Narcissist

Living With a Narcissist
Living With a Narcissist has a POV and it's unlikely that it can become neutral. However, it looks like a good addition to Wikiversity. Therefore, I suggest a transwiki to WV. Kayau 11:58, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Why not? --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 12:08, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I tagged it with the POV issue. I also think that it has a very limited chance of ever being turned into something that could be stated as a textbook (as we define them on Wikibooks).
 * I disagreed with some users on its talk page, just because something is funny it doesn't make morally defensible, like laughing at someone accidentally slipping on a banana peel...
 * Its a collection of anecdotal remarks, some funny but all largely excludent to those that may be targeted (or feel to be targeted) by the observations. I see it as an attack weapon more than a constructive or informative text, and certainly not as a textbook. I even attempted to re-frame the content in a more positive way and call attention to the danger it may represent if improperly referenced or taken too seriously. --Panic (discuss • contribs) 03:31, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It certainly doesn't belong here.--Abramsky (discuss • contribs) 19:58, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

This is the most spot-on, accurate description on this topic that I have found anywhere. Keep it. It's important. And the jokes. Dark humour helps us survive these dark hearts... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nikiwikidooda (discuss • contribs) 20:27, 21 June 2013
 * It is not in the scope of Wikibooks - the proposal is to move it to Wikiversity, not to delete it. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 12:59, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Please - this book is so important for many people in western society. If it is badly written then I beg people to improve it, not to delete a self-help tool which many many people need. User:Mendelivia 6:53, 20 September 2013

THIS, IT MAYBE A BIT UNPROFESSIONAL WITH WRITERS ATTEMPT TO BRING HUMOR TO A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE BUT ON SOME LEVEL THIS IS ARTICLE IS NECESSARY. PIECE IS WRITTEN PRETTY WELL, OBVIOUSLY WRITER IS FAIRLY WELL EDUCATED, ALTHOUGH, NO REFERENCE TO PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CAREER. WRITER DOES APPEAR TO HAVE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH DSM-5 DIAGNOSIS. KEEP THIS ARTICLE WHERE ITS CURRENTLY LOCATED.SINCELY--A DAY IN THE LIFE :-/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.170.146.234 (discuss • contribs) 07:10, 10 October 2013

The book has useful content. We need more information about mental illness, and while the narrative may not be as serious as some (most?) other books, does each book necessarily need to be serious? Hackbinary (discuss • contribs) 16:52, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

I sympathise with the perspective of the authors, and see how the book can be useful. Nonetheless, I share Panic's unease. It is all too easy to dehumanise people affected by mental disorders, especially when they become obnoxious. Furthermore, in spite of the warnings at the beginning the approach induces lay readers to diagnosing others too casually. The latter issue might be alleviated with more careful wording; note, however, that the title already begins to set the tone. Adding references would also help. The authors mention having read books on narcissism; assuming they are reliable sources, it would be good to mention them. --Duplode (discuss • contribs) 09:53, 26 November 2013 (UTC)