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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:15, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mike MacKinnon[edit]

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This BLP of a radio (pirate) dj has zero refs. I cannot find substantial independent RS coverage of him. Created by a one-edit-only-ever SPA. Epeefleche (talk) 23:14, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 09:06, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thrifty Beatnik[edit]

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Not notable despite some TV coverage. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:13, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete.  Sandstein  09:56, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Podlab[edit]

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Not notable. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Bryce (talk | contribs) 03:37, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Royston, Texas[edit]

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Copyright violation. Entire article consists of a copy and paste from Handbook of Texas Online. Maile66 (talk) 22:54, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:22, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Aspect Maintenance[edit]

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Won an award but does not appear to be notable. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I'm guessing you won't be too impressed with the other two articles started by the editor who created this one, either.--Epeefleche (talk) 09:51, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:24, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dj Mazzr[edit]

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This DJ does exist, but from what I can find lacks the substantial, non-trivial RS coverage that is required to meet our notability standards. Epeefleche (talk) 22:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:22, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Greg Sammons (broadcaster)[edit]

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Article about a radio traffic presenter. Mostly unsourced article, and the subject lacks (from what I can tell) substantial, non-trivial independent RS coverage that would indicate his notability. Epeefleche (talk) 22:50, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:25, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Econsultancy[edit]

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Company does not appear to be notable. Article is advertising. Large following on Twitter but I don't think that is enough. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Speedy keep per WP:KEEP #1 (non-admin closure). No argument advanced for deletion, and AfD is not the place to resolve the sort of notability discussion that is at Talk:Shiz#"Religious text" question. StAnselm (talk) 04:39, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shiz[edit]

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Does the article meet notability standards? John Foxe (talk) 22:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:29, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kris Herzog[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. Many references but almost all are tabloid-type rags. The article was apparently written and almost exclusively edited by one editor (probably the subject). It reads like an advertisement for the subject and his company. Bbb23 (talk) 22:40, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The piece has been edited by a number of people, none of which actually know the subject (to my knowledge). He is a noteworthy figure, hence the reason I chose to do an article on him. The dilemma is he seems to severely limit his interaction with the press. I've asked if anyone on here can assist in making it read less like an advertisement, but only one individual has yet to try and help. --Aad351 (talk) 23:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your brief edit history and your comments are unusual. It's odd that a journalism student would pick this particular person to write an article about. And I have no direct evidence that you are the subject or know the subject. Strictly speaking, it doesn't matter for the purpose of this discussion. However, your statement that "he seems to severely limit his interaction with the press" is directly at odds with his website. Indeed, he seems to crave publicity. I don't know whom you've asked to improve the article, but I can tell you that I wouldn't be interested because, as is obvious from my nomination, I don't believe the article should even be here. Even if the consensus is to keep the article, or there is no consensus, which defaults to a keep, I wouldn't want to work on the article. Regardless, the community will have the final word (not me) on whether the subject is sufficiently notable.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why wouldn't you work on it? When I say "severely limits his interaction," I mean he doesn't speak much to most of the press, but clearly he's a notable figure. If you're not open to work on it, is there any suggestions you could make to help me fix it? It'd be appreciated. --Aad351 (talk) 01:40, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is really not relevant to this process, but how do you know "he doesn't speak much to most of the press"?--Bbb23 (talk) 01:43, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I spent 2 months researching Kris Herzog, the world he lives and works in is primarily reported on by media sources like TMZ and TMZ.com, CelebDirtyLaundry, LickAblecelebs.com, RadarOnline.com, etc.... I also included more mainstream ones like; Los Angeles CBS 2 / KCAL 9, People Magazine, US Weekly, Life and Style weekly and several others listed on my Wikipedia page, which combined have published over 247 stories about Herzog, his Book, My True Hollywood Story and/or his company, The Bodyguard Group over the last 4 years.

As for Independent, since over 50% of the stories on TMZ and TMZ.com do NOT show Herzog in a good light, I would say they those are as Independent as you get.

The 21 Independent and verifiable sources I list include several national news media outlets like: Los Angeles CBS 2 / KCal 9 which have aired 2 News Anchor Sharon Tay in depth news investigations about Herzog (re Mel Gibson) for a total of over 10 minutes of air time, it was then re run nationally and internationally.

Herzog has been the central figure in over a dozen national and international news stories in just the last 4 years and that is far more than thousands of others who currently have pages on Wikipedia.

Herzog owns the only company in the United States that gets jobs for free for U.S. Navy SEAL team members and others.

Herzog was a key and central figure in some of the biggest news stories of 2009, 2010, 2011, Mel Gibson and Herman Cain.

Herzog's story is noteworthy and as 50% or more of the news stories I have sighted DO NOT paint him in a good light, this is clearly* NOT** self promotion, advertising or an auto biography.

When you Google search: 1. Kris Herzog, 2. Kristian Herzog or 3. Kris Herzog Book, you get millions of results and Herzog has a higher standing and more noteworthiness than thousands of *people that currently have Wikipedia pages.

I have never met or spoken to him and only started this project to learn about Journalism and Wikipedia.

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Comment: "Kris Herzog" (with the quotes) returned 8,260 Google hits for me. "Kristian Herzog" returned 8,080. Without the quotes 'Kris Herzog' returns 1,700,000 hits - and 'kris herzog spam' returns 888,000. Google search results indicate nothing... AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:05, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect per plenty of precedent and WP:SNOW. Bearian (talk) 20:52, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Children's Community School[edit]

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K-6 school. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 22:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Lucifer, this definitely is a minority viewpoint of yours, and it is contradicted by the Wikipedia consensus expressed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes#Education, as you have been told repeatedly. You keep arguing this "all schools are notable" viewpoint even though numerous editors have asked you to stop it. Pasting a lengthy and sometimes inapplicable generic comment into every school discussion does nothing to further the aims of Wikipedia - or your reputation. (Inapplicable because your comment says "diocesan", but this is not a Catholic school.) The argument that "all schools have sources, you just have to look" has been accepted by the Wikipedia community as true for high schools, but not for primary or middle schools. And that is in line with my experience. I always search for sources before recommending a school article for redirect, but it is very rare that I find any news of substance about a primary or middle school. BTW "redirect" is the standard outcome; such schools are almost never deleted outright. "Prod" would be inappropriate because that would result in a deletion rather than a redirect.--MelanieN (talk) 19:44, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Lucifer -- I agree with Melanie that your oft-repeated comment has been an oft-rejected one, and does not comport with wp consensus.--Epeefleche (talk) 20:31, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the closing administrator will know how to judge this evaluation. Epeefleche, I'm not you, so I don't have to take offense at this denial of good faith, "there was unlikely a committed effort to find proper sources before nomination". Drmies (talk) 02:25, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
@Drmies -- well, yes, I did have that reaction. But I thought that the overwhelming rejection of the accuser's assertions that this article should be a keep might be embarrassing enough for him that I didn't have to myself rub his nose in it any further. I did also find it a bit bizarre that he suggested that the outcome here is so clear that this article should have been PRODed, while the accuser's !vote suggests that had he seen such a PROD he would have removed it. All in all, his comments themselves do more to help a closer evaluate them than any retort by me could have. I do, of course, appreciate you and others in the community speaking up, as that may help keep conversation at these AfDs at a more civil level, with fewer ad hominem attacks.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:16, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I figure that you, as an executive of a "mass act of deletionist ideology", might do with a non-templated comment of support. Also, I think you should be redirected to the article of your diocese. Ahem. Drmies (talk) 03:43, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep, based on improvements by User:Hjal.--Kubigula (talk) 05:11, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blue Oak School[edit]

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K-8 school. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 22:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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In short because there are two competing approaches here — one attempting to use a simple rule-of-thumb akin to the way we treat villages and non-notable hamlets (which, if correct, means there should probably be a "Speedy Deletion" process for obviously non-notable elementary schools in lieu of AfD), and a second which feels that every school article should be examined in the light of GNG. I'm fine with rubberstamping elementary schools "out" and secondary schools "in," with the benefit that a nearly infinite bogging down at AfD is averted and casual participation at AfD is possible. I feel positive that the sheer number of articles that will be coming to the abattoir will far exceed the energy of the tiny handful of volunteers who actually care to do proper investigation of sources, but if that's what the community actually wants, that's what it should have. If standing practice is out of step with consensus, then let's come up with a new set of practices and I will try to take enjoyment watching the black ants and the red ants fight over 100,000 stub articles on schools. I doubt too many have actually thought through the implications of this question, including, for what it's worth, Jimmy Wales. There really does need to be a binding RfC on this question. I'm tired of wasting my time and energy having to explain and defend standard practice on schools pieces, let's settle this. Carrite (talk) 17:54, 7 January 2012 (UTC) Last edit: Carrite (talk) 18:03, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Please see my comments here. --MelanieN (talk) 19:46, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. Guerillero | My Talk 00:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School[edit]

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Elementary school. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards. Zero refs,. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 22:02, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm fine with a redirect, but that is not my initial proposal. And if the consensus is to redirect, I'm generally fine with whatever the consensus is as to the target -- if not, I will speak up. I see that you and Tedder have different views as to the redirect target, but I imagine that if redirect ends up being the consensus the community will sort that out; I've no strong feelings as to whether to redirect to the muni or the dioscese.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:55, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, there is no such action as "delete with redirect" per your initial proposal. Redirect leaves a redirect page, and is different from deletion which does not. Redirect can be done boldly, especially in the case of elementary/middle schools where it is supported by Wikipedia consensus. Per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes#Education, "Most elementary (primary) and middle schools that don't source a clear claim to notability are now getting merged or redirected in AfD." --MelanieN (talk) 01:08, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm fine with a delete. And believe that the stand-alone article should be deleted, whether or not there is a redirect, and whether or not there is a merge. As an alternative to delete (and nothing more), I would accept a redirect. I've seen fair share of controversy at these AfDs, over the last 150 or so. See, for example, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bearwood Primary School (2nd nomination). So this is not a situation in which I would like to myself redirect an article, as have a dozen editors have spoken out this week against anything other than a keep, and there is not a consensus as to whether to proceed with delete/redirect/merge as far as I can tell -- though there is a consensus that stand-alone articles on these schools should generally be erased as such. There is also controversy as to whether schools through grades 10 and 11 should be treated as we treat lower-level schools or as we treat high schools through grade 12. Building consensus, and reflecting it in a guideline, would be the best course IMHO. In the interim, if there are any AfDs that are clear as to the result, they can always be SNOWed.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:30, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I guess we are just differing over terminology. I think what you are calling "delete with redirect" is what I would call "redirect" (which includes blanking the article so all the content is deleted). That seems to be what is usually done with primary and middle schools, rather than outright deletion - although I have sometimes advocated outright deletion when the name of the school was not unique. In a recent discussion here I advocated deletion because the school was closed, but I honestly don't know if that is in line with policy or not. We'll see. --MelanieN (talk) 01:39, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
While some editors assert convention is to redirect, the most recent 150 or so closes here have been somewhat split. A good number have been delete, though I would guess the majority have been redirect, and only a very few have been "keep" (we have one being considered right now that appears to be heading towards a keep). The only clear consensus I've seen is that in general the stand-alone article should be deleted -- whether the title is redirected, and whether text is merged, seems not to attract as clear a consensus. A guideline might help clarify matters. My main interest is in enforcing the clear part of the consensus -- that the stand-alone not end up being a stand-alone -- but whether it ends up being a delete, a redirect, or a merge ... and the target of the merge ... is something I don't have a strong feeling about in the normal case. It would help streamline the process if some of these were closed as SNOWs, however, if a consensus is clear.--Epeefleche (talk) 02:45, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What you are doing is flooding AfD with primary school nominations. You have, at the moment, ~45 open AfD's on schools! With that happening, how do you expect people to pay attention to every single one? ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 23:40, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm simply suggesting to the community, as to articles on which I perform a wp:before search, that my view is that I understand that (in those cases) the consensus position on such schools is to delete them, or redirect them if the community deems that preferable. Nobody is required to pay attention to every AfD, let alone every one. But clearly the AfDs have in general attracted sufficient attention for a close. And in the vast majority of the closes, the view has been that the article should not be allowed to continue to stand as a stand-alone article. I understand that your view in many of these AfDs has been a non-consensus one to keep the article. But that should not lead you to attack me as you have. IMHO. Happy new year.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't really care what the target is, but I do prefer a merge/redirect over a delete in cases where the name is (or should be) on another page, which should be true of almost all primary schools. tedder (talk) 02:26, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Please see my comments here. --MelanieN (talk) 19:47, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Saint Leo the Great Parish. Consensus is to redirect, but people disagree about where to. I'm choosing one of the two possibilities, but that may be changed editorially as desired.  Sandstein  09:59, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Leo the Great School (California)[edit]

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Elementary school. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards. Zero refs. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 22:00, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your advice, tedder. I was wondering, because based on a template at the parish article, it looks as if someone has created a separate article for every parish in this diocese. Most of these articles are mere unsourced stubs, although a few look more substantial. I think most should be redirected to the diocese article. Should I start redirect discussions, then? --MelanieN (talk) 17:03, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, or just boldly merge/redirect them. If anyone reverts, open AFD. That'll keep AFD from getting overburdened with them. tedder (talk) 17:04, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'll think about those options. I note that all the articles were created by the same user in 2006 and have been minimally edited since then, so boldly merging/redirecting (with notice to interested parties) might be the way to go. --MelanieN (talk) 17:07, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I posted a comment at Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California, and I notified the author of the parish articles (although he/she has not been active lately). I'll let it ride for a week or two and if no one objects I will go ahead with the merges. --MelanieN (talk) 17:54, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unless matters change, as it stands now it appears that of those two options redirect would make more sense than merge, as the article text is all non-referenced, and challenged.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:07, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:20, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sacred Heart School (Covina, California)[edit]

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K-8 school. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards. Zero refs. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 21:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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NOTE for closer: if this AfD is closed as 'redirect', please remember to include the ((R from school)) on the redirect page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 14:33, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. I am reverting my mistake in reading the concencus per Epeefleche's post on my talk page Guerillero | My Talk 00:30, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mater Dolorosa Catholic School (South San Francisco)[edit]

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K-8 school Zero refs. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards, and may be (the article says it is) defunct. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 21:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Non-controversial? I've seen fair share of controversy at these AfDs, over the last 150 or so. See, for example, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bearwood Primary School (2nd nomination). And even here you and Purple have different views as to what should be done, as you suggested a delete and he suggested redirect (or redirect/merge), and from what I've seen we do not have a consistent consensus between those alternatives. --Epeefleche (talk) 00:47, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I suspect PurpleBackPack did not notice that the school is closed. If it was an active school, my recommendation would have been the same as his. --MelanieN (talk) 01:10, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that policy supports different treatment, based on whether the school is active or not. And btw -- to the extent that any AfD discussion is non-controversial, it can be snow closed ... perhaps we will see more of those. That would be a good turn of events.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think I've ever seen a discussion of how to handle a closed primary/middle school - whether to redirect or delete. I will be interested to see what the conclusion is here. --MelanieN (talk) 01:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've not the time to search for it, but do have a recollection of seeing a statement somewhere to the effect that the fact that a school (or organization) is closed is not a factor; the subject is either notable or not, based on existing RS refs et al, and notability is not contingent on future existence any more than a living person would be considered more notable than a dead one.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:47, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
My feeling is that is true when it comes to "delete or keep". But the discussion here is more about "delete or merge". In the latter decision, what is important is if any text belongs on wikipedia about this school. tedder (talk) 02:29, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I don't see merge as an option, as there is zero RS-sourced content in the article as it stands to even consider merging.--Epeefleche (talk) 02:36, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, but WP:BEFORE says a search should be done before nomination; certainly there's enough to say it exists, which is what makes merge an option. tedder (talk) 04:32, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that, were there any RS-sourced content to consider merging, it would have been an option.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You don't have the "time" to put in an expected level of consideration before submitting an AfD but you have the time to submit this many AfD's? This is a problem. No wonder you're putting through nominations like Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Huaian_Foreign_Language_School where you didn't properly consider that the article needs a rewrite. You need to pay more attention. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:06, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That, of course, is not what I said. Please stop putting words in my mouth, that I did not say. As top the AfDs, I've put in a high level of consideration, as borne out by the high level of community consensus on them. But the focus here is on this AfD.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:39, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You said that you don't have time to search for procedures on how to deal with redirect/merge-ing school articles. I've also done a cursory look through your contributions, as I have previously stated, and I'm not seeing too many posts to school talk pages or rewriting of school articles. I'll assume good faith that you are searching for RS's, but you seem to have slipped at least once (Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/St_Joseph's_School,_Oamaru) and you've also proven in at least one other of your AfD's that you are considering the possibility that an article may be badly written (Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Huaian_Foreign_Language_School). AfD is the step in a process, not the one and only solution. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 01:02, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Please quote precisely what I said.--Epeefleche (talk) 07:53, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Please see my comments here. --MelanieN (talk) 19:48, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding your comment above that the school "seems to exist", and the webpage: I think that may be an obsolete webpage. The webpage for the parish says nothing about a school. I just called the phone number listed on your school webpage, and the recording which answers it is for this program: Mater Dolorosa - Faith Formation, Religious Education (CFF), Children & Youth, which appears to be a one-hour-a-week program of religious education. I suspect the article is correct and the K-8 school is closed. --MelanieN (talk) 00:29, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Just to be clear for COI purposes, I'm not connected to the school at all in any way. In fact, I'm in a different country.
That being said, I don't understand who would still be paying for a website if the school is defunct. If the school is closed, then I'll add to my comment above a !vote of Redirect/Merge.
My comments regarding Epeefleche's not committing to any part of the deletion process (except for the "click XFD button") still stand and still of great concern to me. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 03:40, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
As the saying goes, nothing ever dies on the internet. In other words, the fact that we can see this webpage does not necessarily mean that it is an active page someone is paying for. Pages get mirrored and archived and waybacked - nothing is ever really quite gone. (Try looking up your own old address, or a restaurant that closed a year or two ago.) I'm more inclined to trust the phone message - and the fact that the (currently active) parish website doesn't mention a school. --MelanieN (talk) 05:46, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Guerillero | My Talk 00:09, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Christians' Hour[edit]

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Unreferenced article about a radio program that does not demonstrate the subject's notability. Indeed the claim of 5,000 listeners seems to actively demonstrate this subject is non-notable. Prod was contested without reason, so bringing here for discussion. Sparthorse (talk) 20:54, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: No assertion of importance here. Calabe1992 20:56, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

i dont understand. need help. DON"T DELETE — Preceding unsigned comment added by Forums44 (talk • contribs) 6 January 2012

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The result was redirect to Jism (film)#Sequels. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:18, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jism 2 (film)[edit]

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unreleased in developmnet, semi-porn movie, with no references. fails WP:NFILM Gaijin42 (talk) 20:47, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Arbitrarily0 (talk) 05:57, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Victorian Jazz Archive[edit]

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No evidence of notability. The references are blogspot, pages barely mentioning the archive, the organisation's own website... JamesBWatson (talk) 20:16, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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* WP:JAZZ notified. AllyD (talk) 20:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy keep. No valid reason for deletion of the article. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:17, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hitesh[edit]

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Article created on Noun. May not qualify. Thanks AKS (talk) 20:02, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Speedy keep That is not a valid criteria for deletion. OhNoitsJamie Talk 19:17, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Goodvac (talk) 18:37, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Daniels[edit]

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Article was PRODed, material was added, and PROD removed. IMHO this DJ remains non-notable under wp notability standards, and unlike the editor who removed the PROD I do not believe that the DJ is notable by virtue of having recorded a song that we deem notable (to be clear, it was not his recorded version of the song that was the notable one). Epeefleche (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi -- it is not his recording that was a hit and that meets Wikipedia:Notability (music), but that of another singer. Singing the same song. Which was itself written by notable composers. While the song and the composers and the singer who made it famous happen to be notable, I don't see how his having been the first person to record the song by itself makes him notable under our notability standards. Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 20:19, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Level of commercial success (which is itself a subjective concept) does not alone demonstrate notability or a lack therefore. Daniels' career both as a recording artist and DJ has combined, IMO, achieved a sufficient level of third-party coverage for this to be a Keep. The 'Good Guys' alone arguably justify a stand-alone article as well, as is clear from a quick search: [7]Rangoon11 (talk) 20:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I thought you were suggesting that he is notable because he sang the song in question. And, actually, per our singer notability standard, one may be considered to be a notable singer if one has had a single on the US music chart. But that was not the case, best I can tell, with the version of the song that he recorded. That is the point I was trying to make. I'm not sure that I agree that his career as a DJ adds much, despite the additions to the article as to the fact that he is tall, etc.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:01, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Any answer would be pure conjecture. But the composers were the already famous Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. And it was the version recorded by Peggy Lee -- who was herself already famous -- that reached number 11 on the U.S. pop singles chart.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:29, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fountainhead Method[edit]

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Promotional article based on primary sources. Could not find any independent secondary sources to indicate notability. RL0919 (talk) 08:33, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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http://books.google.com.au/books/about/28_Days_to_Beat_the_Blues.html?id=j6LHbwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y book based on and describing the unique method known as the fountainhead method This is a unique educational based solution for depression and a real alternative. Gregjester (talk) 00:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Recommended by the anti depression association of australia , a not for profit association to assist people with educational solutions for depression. http://adaa.org.au/ Gregjester (talk) 01:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, a self-published book by people promoting this method is not an indication of notability. --RL0919 (talk) 04:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The book however is an indication and explanation of a unique concept and alternative solution to depression Gregjester (talk) 06:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC) I cannot agree that it is a promotionally article at all, the article has been edited multiple times and been rejected by editors until changes were made to make sure this is not the case, it is simply designed to show that an educational solution to depression and anxiety exists.Gregjester (talk) 06:21, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
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- Mark Furner's letter appears to be some kind of testamonial and has no indication that it was ever published (or even that Mr. Furner actually wrote it).
-the ADAA appears to be some kind of lobby group. Either way, the references don't show that the letter was ever published or distributed, so I'm not sure it can be verified and used.
-the Couriermail article [8] looks promisingly reliable but it just describes the 'Fountainhead Health Resort', there's no mention of a 'Fountainhead Method'
-the ADAA submission to government appears to be typical lobbyist advocacy. It is at least verifiable that they send the letter to Australia's government (it's on the gov't website), but without knowing if the Fountainhead people are paying for their services, this reference is a little suspect also.--Stvfetterly (talk) 20:54, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:21, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Baba Sharif Uddin Hyderabad[edit]

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Unsourced article on apparently non-notable topic, created by blocked user. PROD removed with the rationale, "if sources existed, it would be notable" - but it appears that they don't. Yunshui 雲‍水 19:40, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note for source-hunters: "Sharaf al-Din" is the more common spelling of "Sharif Uddin", not that it seems to help much. Yunshui 雲‍水 09:48, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete: No search results anywhere, and the creator has created many suspect pages before the user block. Zzarch (talk) 23:16, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:35, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Big Name on Campus[edit]

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Contested prod. Neologism with minimal claim to notability. This article is largely about a specific person who used this term. GabrielF (talk) 19:09, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Guerillero | My Talk 00:11, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maithili Rao[edit]

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AKS (talk) 18:48, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete- Requested deletion but got bounced back by admins. Just because someone has citations does not make them notable. The author has not used the references properly to justify that this person has done anything deserving of this article.Zzaffuto118 (talk) 19:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment to nominator: was it really necessary to request speedy-deletion of this article two minutes after it was created? [10] I personally hate to see that kind of hair-trigger response to a new article, without giving the creator any time at all to improve it. --MelanieN (talk) 21:12, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment refactored to proper location. Franamax (talk) 06:16, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment to AKS & Zzaffuto118 - please check all the references, these are credible international journal references for physicians including NIH- most importantly they are notable and independent- this article absolutely should not be deleted. Also, new references were added. kballal1 (talk)


  • Dear kballal 1; please refrain from removing deletion and other maintenance tags from the article. Discussion is still open on this page. AKS (talk) 06:05, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note that the previous article was speedily deleted as it contained no credible claim of importance. This article is not (eactly) the same, and now contains enough of a claim to importance that it should go through the normal AFD process. As a result, the previous deletion has no particualr bearing on this discussion. Franamax (talk) 06:22, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to List of education facilities in San Antonio. There is a clear consensus, that a separate article for this school isn't warranted. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:15, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blessed Sacrament Catholic School San Antonio, Texas[edit]

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Usual rationale...K-8 school without a strong notability. Non-controversial, really. Could be merged to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 17:16, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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See Melanie's comments on the two other Catholic school AfDs. In short...no it can't... Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 02:16, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. There is a clear consensus, that a separate article for this schooll isn't warranted. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:13, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

St. Joseph's School (La Puente, California)[edit]

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Usual rationale...K-8 school without a strong notability. Non-controversial, really. Could be merged to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 17:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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This is your second vote in this discussion, plz strike out one of them Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 19:15, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lucifer, I am striking out the word "keep" from in front of your comment. Anyone is welcome to comment more than once in a discussion (although please see my comments here, which apply to both times you made this identical argument in this discussion), but you can only !vote once. Again, that's the problem with cut-and-pasting the same comment into multiple discussions; you may include a "keep" or "diocesan" where it is not appropriate. --MelanieN (talk) 19:57, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Archdiocese of Los Angeles#Schools. Guerillero | My Talk 00:15, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

St. Martin of Tours Catholic School[edit]

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Usual rationale...K-8 school without a strong notability. Non-controversial, really. Could be merged to Archdiocese of Los Angeles or the article on the parish church Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 16:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Actually, our notability guidelines don't contemplate our keeping an article based on "I have yet to walk into a school's office and not see at least a dozen framed newspaper articles that cover the school in depth." And here, of course, we have the convention that has been mentioned in other AfDs in which both of us have participated.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:26, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
!vote withdrawn, was based on a misreading of another's comment. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 01:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Um, Danjel, general consensus is that K-8 school articles, regardless of length, are non-notable. The "all schools are notable" argument is not based in policy, as Epeefleche notes. Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 00:04, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, that's not the complete picture. If notability of a school can be demonstrated (as Luciferwildcat suggests), then it should be kept. I suggest that, if Luciferwildcat has intimate knowledge of the school, the article be usefied to him/her, and I'll help to expand it to meet WP:GNG. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danjel (talk • contribs)
Purple is correct. And -- despite your suggestion to the contrary -- we don't keep articles on the basis of RSs that could -- just maybe, possibly, "who knows?" -- exist. If that is the basis for your !vote, your !vote should be delete. You can always re-create the article when you have such RSs in hand, if they do in actuality exist. As to Lucifer having intimate knowledge of the school -- he suggested nothing of the sort.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:45, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The common outcome is NOT to delete, it is to merge nonnotable schools to their localities per WP:AfD/Common_outcomes#Schools. This has been mentioned to you before... This is a critically serious misunderstanding on your part and colours every single one of the 50 odd AfD's for school articles that you have created in the last however long.
Luciferwildcat mentioned that s/he has walked into the school building to see newspaper articles. If not him, then I'm sure someone else (i.e., the article creator) would be happy to take it back. Hence my suggestion that the article be USERFYed until this can be satisfied. I've struck through my keep above to make sure that this it is understood that this is my suggestion. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 01:01, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Um, I think he said a school building, not this school building... Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 01:06, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ah. Fair enough. Then in that case, I'll withdraw my !vote. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 01:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Dan, for sticking with us through the discussion. As to whether to delete or redirect in such circumstances, both the !votes and the closes at the last 150 or so AfDs of schools of this type have not reflected a consensus as to whether the articles should be redirected or merged or deleted. They have closed both ways. Where there has been a consensus is that as a general matter they should not be kept as stand-alone articles. Thanks again for sticking in the conversation, and reading others' comments.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:16, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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This is your second vote in this discussion, plz strike out one of them Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 19:16, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lucifer, I am striking out the word "keep" from in front of your comment. Anyone is welcome to comment more than once in a discussion (although please see my comments here, which apply to both times you made this identical argument in this discussion), but you can only !vote once. Again, that's the problem with cut-and-pasting the same comment into multiple discussions; you may include a "keep" or "diocesan" where it is not appropriate. --MelanieN (talk) 19:56, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep.  Sandstein  09:36, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Azzam Pasha quotation[edit]

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Any outsider looking at the voting at this afd please note that all the above !voters are heavy partisans [involved] in the A-I conflict and their !vote is predictable.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 18:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
um...I'm not a heavy partisan in the A-I conflict. I find that rather insulting but nevermind. It's still an obvious keep based simply on evidence...which is how everyone is obliged to make decisions. Sean.hoyland - talk 18:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Likewise. Check my contributions if you don't believe me. Dingo1729 (talk) 02:07, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
@brewcrewer: WP:KETTLE. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 19:25, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Malik...—Biosketch (talk) 21:46, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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I took the liberty of merging most of the information, with a few modifications, to the article on Azzam Pasha. That article is only about 25 KB long so we really don't need this article here. We should make it a redirect to the section I just created for the quote on Pasha's article.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 22:08, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't doubt the notability would justify having its own article. However, if a subject can be covered comprehensively in one single article it is better to do so. Unless the material about the quotation becomes too big for the article, or the rest of the article on Azzam Pasha becomes too big, I see no reason for having a separate article on something Azzam Pasha said.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 16:05, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'm inclined to disagree that Devil's Advocate did a good job in his edits to Azzam Pasha. Highlighting the distorted quotation and deleting the actual, and much more complicated quotation is seriously unfair to Azzam Pasha. Dingo1729 (talk) 17:09, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You could have taken bold action like I did to improve the section, the only reason I hadn't made more changes was because I simply wanted to have the material merged over to try and resolve the dispute to the satisfaction of both parties.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 22:45, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately my bold action would have been simply to revert all your edits because I believe that there really should be two articles. Merging this information into Azzam Pasha isn't completely unreasonable, but to do it justice I think we would need to add the full actual quote and much of the other information here too. Doing so would unbalance that article. How about waiting to see whether your suggestion for merger gains traction and then after this AfD is closed we can either expand the section in the other article if people want a merge or reduce it if they want two separate articles? Sorry if my previous comment sounded a bit snarky. Dingo1729 (talk) 23:46, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I support the merge to Azzam Pasha. Clearly the most reasonable thing to do under the circumstances. Like we would do for any notable person who said something memorable. Insisting on an entire separate article would be........what's the word I am looking for.........oh, right "Partisanship."--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 01:00, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Brewercrewer, your accusations against me are tedious and false. Dingo1729 (talk) 02:44, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No, that is not necessarily so, e.g. Ich bin ein Berliner (and others). Also, the sources in the article are about the quote, not about the person so it's not unreasonable for an article to exist framed to match the way sources treat the subject. Sean.hoyland - talk 19:02, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think the quotation is brief enough to present in full, but maybe that would be excessive for Azzam Pasha. Therefore I think a separate article is appropriate. Zerotalk 13:41, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That is something I considered, but my thought was that if someone familiar with Arabic could provide a complete translation of the interview maybe it could be uploaded to Wikisource. It would be public domain would it not?--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 16:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Our policy requires that the actual quote should be moved to Wikisource, regardless of whether this is deleted or merged.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 17:29, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Which policy is that ? Sean.hoyland - talk 19:02, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
For one it should be removed a copyvio.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 00:06, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment (still a Keep Separate) I've looked again at the article, and at the Azzam Pasha page which The Devil's Advocate has updated. I still feel that the article is worth keeping, and the amount of attention that can be given it on its own page is more than justified: to avoid WP:UNDUE we can't have all of it in a merged article, and frankly it's so compelling on its own that it should stay as it is. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:57, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: Moonriddengirl arrived here due to canvassing by at the request of Brewcrewer here. --Frederico1234 (talk) 14:32, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You'll note that I haven't expressed any opinion on the retention of the article. My sole concern here is as an administrator who works copyright problems. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:34, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You'll also note that COPYVIO is more serious then the silly pov-pushing by creating entire articles over a quote. MRG is not considered non-neutral on A-I matters, as far as I know, so I don't know how your canvassing attack is in any way relevant except for its ad hominem.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 15:07, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The canvassing accusation was not valid. My apology. --Frederico1234 (talk) 17:24, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:39, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jamie Hutchinson[edit]

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Dubious notability; current version of the article is not in WP:NPOV. Zzarch (talk) 15:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:41, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jim K Davenport[edit]

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Career minor league baseball player who never made it past High-A, thereby failing WP:MLB/N. I can find no indication that he meets WP:GNG either, though searching on the name turns up numerous results on different people with the same name, including Jim Davenport, a former Major League Baseball player. —KuyaBriBriTalk 15:20, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. The delete votes are the only people that are using policy to back up their posission. The usrserfy !votes are de facto delete !votes since there was no intended target for userfacation. If you would like a copy of this for your userspace please post on my talk page. Guerillero | My Talk 00:41, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Silent River Film Festival[edit]

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Subject does not meet the general notability guideline. Proposed deletion was removed. Article appears to be promotional, with long lists of entries which have not been shown to be notable. This is not the Sundance Festival where films become notable because they appeared at the festival. Nor is notability inherited, so attempting to show notability by the length of the list of entrants is misguided. Yworo (talk) 15:08, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Where is it in a notability essay, guideline, or policy that says that all film festivals are notable? The subject of the article, in my search for reliable sources, did not meet GNG. Furthermore, all the articles the mentions that I did find, I did not find a RS that passed INDEPTH. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 20:57, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Is there any doubt that it'll be held again next year? Dream Focus 21:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Subject does not appear to meet notability per WP:EVENT due to it not passing WP:EFFECT & WP:GEOSCOPE, regardless of number of films shown; furthermore media coverage does not appear to be significant IMHO. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 17:23, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedily deleted by Fastily. (G4) 86.44.31.213 (talk) 05:58, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yorubeat[edit]

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This single-practitioner "genre" has been deleted before. It is unknown whether the current article is sufficiently similar to the original to qualify for G4 deletion, but it is still a genre with a single practitioner, making it not really a genre at all. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. (non-admin closure) Bryce (talk | contribs) 02:32, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Anthony Chandos Russell[edit]

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This looks like a self promotional autobiography. There are no substantial claims to notability and no significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources. The only source in the article that directly mentions Russell and his work is a local news website [14]. Barret (talk) 18:02, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I have contributed to this interesting topic & it appears well substantiated & with good references. Russell's activities with the Burma Campaign UK & the NGO Rights & Humanity are relevant, current & I would imagine, be of broad appeal. They are also well documented, with references & links both ways. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Briansresearch (talk • contribs) 12:54, 21 December 2011 (UTC) — Briansresearch (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]


Delete. Not one of the references is of the standard required. The subject is clearly not notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DorsetArtMan (talk • contribs) 07:13, 27 December 2011 (UTC) — DorsetArtMan (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]


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Definitely keep. Interesting material, good cross referencing, with various supporting websites and articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olbigsoul (talk • contribs) (the creator of the article)


No significant third-party sources. Three of the Web sites quoted seem to be by the author of the article. Looks like a thinly-disguised piece of self-promotion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.148.148.45 (talk) 09:44, 4 January 2012 (UTC) — 78.148.148.45 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

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No attempt has been made to improve the quality of the sources. Not one of them is a significant third-party source. There seems to be no reason why this article should not be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DorsetArtMan (talk • contribs) 20:13, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]


The article claims 'Russell is well known .... as the author of 'Evolving the Spirit - From Democracy to Peace'. However, according to the publisher's Web site, the book has not even been published yet! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrookesHistory (talk • contribs) 14:49, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Since the Ubuntu User article opened up, there have been a switch from delete to keep, and a note from the nominator that it looks like it might be enough to be kept. The two voices to delete that are still standing might not have checked the new sources. Therefor I think it's fair to conclude that this can be closed as keep rather than no consensus Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:35, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ikiwiki[edit]

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I found zero significant coverage. Non-notable software. Fails WP:N. SL93 (talk) 22:01, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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*Delete. Okay, I missed that and that was the only source I saw. Thank you, Lambian. Msnicki (talk) 15:50, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I quoted the entire mention of IkiWiki from that Russian document. I don't think I failed to notice a thing. It's a worthless mention. And please stop refactoring others' remarks. You've been warned twice, which is already one more than should be required. Msnicki (talk) 18:39, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
As Lambian pointed out (when I also initially missed it, above), the Networkworld article is by the author of this software, making it obviously WP:PRIMARY. Msnicki (talk) 19:15, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I know it was written by the software's author, but an independent source decided to publish it, so I don't think it counts as primary. I agree that it would be greater proof of notability if someone else had written the article. Yaron K. (talk) 20:01, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That may make it WP:RELIABLE, i.e., likely fact-checked and accurate in what it reports, but still WP:PRIMARY and not WP:INDEPENDENT: "Every article on Wikipedia must be based upon verifiable statements from multiple third-party reliable sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. A third-party source is one that is entirely independent of the subject being covered, e.g., a newspaper reporter covering a story that they are not involved in except in their capacity as a reporter." Also, from WP:SPIP, "The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the topic itself (or of its manufacturer, creator, author, inventor, or vendor) have actually considered the topic notable enough that they have written and published non-trivial works of their own that focus upon it – without incentive, promotion, or other influence by people connected to the topic matter." Msnicki (talk) 20:17, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, you're right. Yaron K. (talk) 20:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
In this case people independent of the topic itself (or of its manufacturer, creator, author, inventor, or vendor) considered it notable enough to publish. The author's involvement into ikiwiki doesn't make the publisher involved, he is indeed independent. And as long as the question of publishing the article (or not publishing) is that of publisher, we have an implication of notability by Networkworld. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 09:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No guideline or policy mentions that articles by someone non-independent are considered significant coverage if the publisher is independent. You're twisting around guidelines. SL93 (talk) 21:17, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No I'm not. Both WP:NEWSORG and WP:SOURCES explain the reasons of mass media reliability, making it crystal clear that the key factor of determining reliability is editorial oversight. And this source is third-party, as it is published in the medium the author doesn't exercise control over. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 21:51, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If this guy wrote a book about his software and it was published by a notable publisher, do you think that the book could be used to show notability of the software? WP:NEWSORG says that it is generally reliable not always. WP:SOURCES explains verifiability which was never in doubt. SL93 (talk) 22:21, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Policy: Unless restricted by another policy, primary sources that have been reliably published may be used in Wikipedia, but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them.[4] Any interpretation of primary source material requires a reliable secondary source for that interpretation." - WP:No original research. SL93 (talk) 22:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No one is interpreting this source. Still, WP:OR doesn't discuss the case of the involved author and uninvolved both editor and publisher. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 22:36, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nothing does. That's because it is still not independent because someone involved with the subject wrote the article. SL93 (talk) 22:42, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:RELIABLE != WP:INDEPENDENT. Reliable just means that it's likely been fact-checked and accurate in what it reports. Independent means that no one associated with the topic had anything to do with the source. Sources can be reliable without being independent and independent without being reliable. But to establish notability, a source has to be both reliable and independent. Msnicki (talk) 22:26, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Independence is not a boolean value (this is actually implied in WP:INDEPENDENT). The article, published in a fact-checking media is independent enough for establishing notability (along with other refs, eg. that from Ubuntu User). — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 22:36, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Independent coverage is needed according to WP:N. We can't even read Ubuntu User and with how you consider sources significant coverage, I would likely disagree. SL93 (talk) 22:40, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I see Your point: two page article named "ikiwiki" clearly doesn't discuss ikiwiki beyond the trivial mention. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
How do you know that the facts are checked? Just because there are editors doesn't mean that they check the facts. Do you have a reference for that assertion? SL93 (talk) 22:46, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NEWSORG says we can assume the facts to be checked in media unless it turns otherwise. Actually, You may notice the fact that WP:NEWSBLOG says that even WP:SPS material published in media's blogs is assumed fact-checked. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 22:55, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NEWSORG says generally and this is an extreme case. The creator of the software wrote the article so we do need a reference for that. SL93 (talk) 22:59, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If this guy wrote a book about his software and it was published by a notable publisher, do you think that the book could be used to show notability of the software? This is the same case. SL93 (talk) 23:01, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, I have no experience in dealing with book publishers, so I'm not sure that their editorial oversight actually involves any fact-checking. The news media actually care about the topic of their competence, so they don't publish material which damages their reputation. That's why Wikipedia relies on media. And in this regard the article in question passes the test. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 23:19, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
For that matter, Czarkoff, did you even read that article to know what it says? Or are you just listing it as WP:GOOGLEHIT? I'm suspecting the latter. Msnicki (talk) 22:51, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't read it. It is needed to establish notability, not verifiable reference, so we need a fact of publication, not the content. Why did You link WP:GOOGLEHIT? It discusses the absolutely unrelated argument. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 22:55, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"It is needed to establish notability, not verifiable reference, so we need a fact of publication, not the content." That's not true at all. No guideline says that just being published shows notability. SL93 (talk) 23:03, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You missed my point: it is evident that we have a source that qualifies for WP:RS. I wouldn't use it as a reference, as I don't have access to it, but we can use it as a proof of notability, as its attributes (publication medium, length, etc.) clearly indicate that the Ubuntu User considers ikiwiki notable enough for a devoted article. Still, I'll contact the publisher to ask for moving this article to the general access area. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 23:19, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
They replied me that the article will be available in a couple of days. I'll link to it. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 17:09, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The article in Ubuntu User is now available. I've added a link to the ref (currently #1 in reflist). — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 23:39, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete. G11, entirely promotional to the extent it cannot be fixed by normal editing, even if it should by some chance be notable. DGG ( talk ) 05:34, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mourning Tide[edit]

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This article has not been updated in nearly two years, it features no sources appart from the bands myspace profile Jonjonjohny (talk) 11:23, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy delete. Speedy/Snow delete, as web content without any indication of importance. That it's only potential web content makes it even less acceptable. And as entirely promotional. CNN should be ashamed of itself. DGG ( talk ) 05:31, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Never shout Nevermind[edit]

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Never Shout Nevermind, an upcoming video-game does not provide reliable sources to corroborate notability. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, something this article is. -- MST☆R (Chat Me!) 11:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree that Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. It is unfair when someone puts unreliable sources on the encyclopedia. But this is listing information that has been gathered from two different sources, both of which have links included in the bottom. These sources can be read by either: A) clicking on the links provided on the article for Never shout Nevermind, or B) going to Google News and typing in the articles' title.
Furthermore, this article has just been created. Not more than a single day ago has it just been put on Wikipedia. Time and effort will be put into this article, and will not be ignored or left as-is. I've seen plenty of articles that have stated rumors of upcoming events and various other "speculation." Information that was gathered for this article come from separate News sites, both of which are reliable sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnsith (talk • contribs) 11:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC) — Johnsith (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Mourning Tide has recently been considered for deletion. From what I can tell they've been on for over 2 years on wikipedia yet that article is barely now being considered for deletion. Their only sources are myspace. Myspace is nothing but a promo push, and yet it's allowed to be used. A promo push and prividing information are two different things — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoff9115 (talk • contribs) 13:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC) — Geoff9115 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
If you're arguing that WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS, that's a failing argument; we don't hold off on improving Wikipedia because it is not yet perfect. If you wish to defend the article under discussion, it should be in terms of the article itself (and you're apt to have an uphill battle, given that it's about a non-existent video game featured in no reliable sources coming from a company that has never released anything.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 13:54, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Max Semenik (talk) 09:29, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Clignett[edit]

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Dear Admin, How is this important for a separate article to be created? Thanks AKS (talk) 10:31, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Clignett73; thats the reason I tagged it AfD with a question and did not tag it for "speedy deletion". Should the article survive, I strongly recommend that you articulate the article well as it is very difficult to understand anything from it now (sorry for being curt). Cheers AKS (talk) 11:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Arunsingh16, This article was not created by me, but by a family member and it's still under construction. There is more info that needs to be added, so please can you wait with your proposal untill it's finished? Regards --Clignett73 (talk) 11:36, 6 January 2012 (UTC) Just an other example, this article may be more related to you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singh --Clignett73 (talk) 12:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dear Clignett73; I am not an administrator and am a normal user just like you (with more experience on Wikipedia). It is not my personal opinion to delete anything and I am just trying to follow WP guidelines and flag articles to Admins for review. If they find an article suitable then they will revert my tag and leave the article intact. Thanks for your efforts. Cheers AKS (talk) 14:34, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Tigerboy1966 Quote:REMEMBER:Everything on Wikipedia is a big deal to somebody. The Clignett article is still in process and not finished yet. Personally, i don't think it's a clear case of WP:NOTDIR. So what is this article [[16]] all about then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clignett73 (talk • contribs) 15:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't understand all the hassle around the Clignett article. It was not finished, when I wanted to delete info I added it was considered 'vandalism' and I got warned (???)--Clignett73 (talk) 18:10, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • My two cents Clignett73 when so many experienced people (not talking about myself) with several thousand edits each are saying the same thing, then there has to be a valid reason. Please understand that there are clear guidelines for all that goes into Wikipedia and it has to be respected at all times. About other articles on Last names (you took my example) - last name either has to be very widely used OR very important that it warrants a separate article. There would be “several hundred million” people with my last name in almost all possible countries in the world. Moreover my last name also represents different religious and ethnic groups from different demography; please do not compare different but similar subjects. We appreciate emotions & its importance but then articles cannot be sentiment driven. If that is the case then I would love to create an article about each of my family member as I personally feel that they are BIG to me. Please stop the discussion and listen what the administrators have to say. Please review Wikipedia guidelines before creating next articles. And don’t worry; articles created by most of us gets deleted once in a while (several articles written by me have been deleted). Lastly, Wikipedia is not test page; please save (create) articles only once acceptable level of information has been put there. Cheers AKS (talk) 18:32, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please with all respect, Arunsingh16. I am new to Wiki and I sure do make mistakes. I didn't know I couln't just delete something I added to the article. There are many wiki articles of families which includes their geneology. I don't know one person who has the Singh lastname. (And I sure know a lot of people on several continents.) To me Singh doesn't mean a thing, don't really care what else it means in different languages. You can also have respect for someone and let them finish their article first. Salut --Clignett73 (talk) 19:28, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Reply Dear Clignett73, what you need to understand before editing, creating or reading any articles on Wikipedia is that one's personal opinion does not matter at all - sorry once again but what you think or feel is of no relevance here. Please adhere to the guidelines. For your better understanding, I will post some guidelines on your Talkpage (if I have not done so already). Trust this finally explains & happy editing. Cheers AKS (talk) 19:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Yesterday, Orangemike deleted much of the article content especially the part of te coat of arms including picture, which he now is proposing me to re-introduce. There is more to this family name and no, Cligne'tt' is definitely not the variant spelling. The 2nd 't' was officially added in the 18th century By a person born Clignet. Copied posts Orangemike & Clignett73:

:::"Removal External links

Hi there, I am editing the Clignett article, and was removing most of the links, can't you just give a person a chance to change it them selves? But you did remove some links that where allowed to use! You need to read this: Official links

Shortcut:

WP:ELOFFICIAL


An official link is a link to a website or other Internet service that meets both of the following: 1.The linked content is controlled by the subject (organization or individual person) of the Wikipedia article. 2.The linked content primarily covers the area for which the subject of the article is notable.


Official links (if any) are provided to give the reader the opportunity to see what the subject says about itself. These links are exempt from the links normally to be avoided, but they are not exempt from the restrictions on linking. For example, although links to websites that require readers to register or pay to view content are normally not acceptable in the External links section, such a link may be included when it is an official website for the subject.

Official links are still subject to standard formatting requirements, such as rich media labeling and not placing links in the text of the article. When an official website is used as a source to verify a self-published statement in the article text, it should be formatted like any other reference used in the article.[5] Official websites may be included in some infoboxes, and by convention are listed first in the External links section. Use of the template [http:// Official website] is optional.

No official link exists for many articles. "Fansites", including everything from websites run by fans of a musician to a charitable organization supporting patients with a disease, even if they are endorsed or authorized by the subject, are not considered official websites because the subject of the article is unable to control the information being presented. Links to websites that are not considered official websites may still be justifiable under other sections of this guideline, e.g., Links to consider #4.

I'm fully aware of that passage. None of the removed links was to an "official link", since this family/lineage does not have such a thing as an "official link" or "official website". --Orange Mike | Talk 19:16, 9 January 2012 (UTC) Well, some notable people who were listed do have their own official wegsite and you did remove those, sir. The Clignett article is not done yet. I'm in the progress to make an article on some of the notable people who were on the list, and why did you have to remove the part of the coat of arms. The other admins did not remove that, it is suitable for the article. That's is part of the familyname. There was also a ref you deleted that was considered valid. --Clignett73 (talk) 16:51, 10 January 2012 (UTC) 1. The "official site" exemption is for an official site of the subject matter, which is a name and a family. There is no official site for a name or a family. 2. If and when there are articles about these people, they can be added to the article (if it survives the current AfD discussion). 3. The coat of arms did not have any kind of reliable source. 4. If there is a reference that you feel qualifies as both reliable and relevant to the article, then re-introduce that specific individual source; don't dump in links to every Google Books result for every book in their database that mentions somebody named Clignett. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:16, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

First of all, i didn't start this article. I didn't put all the external links in there, but the person who started this article. At the time you apparently deleted the whole section, i was looking at the links that could be of any use.

1. But for example, Robine Clignett 2, who was listed under notable people has her own website, you did delete that. There also is an article on wiki with her name listed Windward Passages under personnel, which you deleted. 2. Well, you didn't even give it a chance to be sorted. 3. In the Netherlands, EVERYTHING pictures, data, etc. (of deceased familymembers) even the coat of arms. That is stored/ archived at Genealogy Centers, museums, any data base I am free to use, because it concerns my familyname, but i do have to publish the source which i have . (And i even have that in writing) The picture of the coat of arms didn't need any other source than myself, because it didn't come out of a book. I asked the employee of the Genealogy Center (CBG) in The Hague yesterday if i need to add a source to that picture and she said no, because i took it myself of the original which has been in my family for a decades. 4. I will, but i have a 2 year old that also needs my attention. Now, it will only take longer to finish the article, because you took most of the usable stuff out, and i have to re-introduce it again. Please, give me time to re-do what i had planned to add in the first place and then judge what ever isn't suitable. Thank you --Clignett73 (talk) 18:38, 10 January 2012 (UTC)"--Clignett73 (talk) 19:50, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:44, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ahmedabad shivranji cross road[edit]

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Dear Admin,

This is not important as article is only about a cross road (junction) in a city. Please delete. Thanks AKS (talk) 10:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Guerillero | My Talk 01:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edward (Tom Flannery album)[edit]

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Promotional advertisement. Article was created by Kikomusic, which is also a music label, note reference on article to kikomusic.wordpress.com. This may also indicates COI and BADNAME. Kikomusic is indef blocked for spamming. Richard Harvey (talk) 08:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article seems to have all appropriate notations etc. I just updated page to include footnote on PBS doc.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.64.244.194 (talk) 19:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Guerillero | My Talk 01:05, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Shillelagh Demos (Tom Flannery album)[edit]

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The result was merge to Franjo Tuđman. information could also be merged into Military of Croatia Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:13, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vrhovnik[edit]

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There are several problems with this article:

  1. There is no proof that vrhovnik has ever been a rank in the Croatian Armed Forces. The aimpress.ch source quotes article 108 of the Law on the Service in the Armed Forces : "Vrhovni zapovjednik oruzanih snaga Republike Hrvatske ima zvanje Vrhovnik" - note, zvanje ("title"), not čin ("rank"). The 2002 act uses the word čin to describe ranks, and does so in article 15.
  2. It is not true that the rank is "currently inactive". The 2002 act makes no mention of the word vrhovnik at all. Apparently this title - not rank - has been abolished.
  3. There is no proof Tuđman's uniform was described by any law or regulation regarding this supposed "rank". The second source says nothing on this issue.
  4. Even if vrhovnik actually was a rank (I'm considering this just for the sake of the argument), given the fact that it was a) discontinued, b) never given to anyone else but Tuđman, c) effectively the same as Commander-in-Chief, it does not meet the threshold for standalone notability. At best, this fact could be merged to Franjo Tuđman (and it would probably be of little value even there). GregorB (talk) 15:31, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with you, but interestingly the title was not applied to Tuđman alone: MORH used "Vrhovnik" in 2006 at its website to report visit of then CIC Stjepan Mesić to a military training facility. I agree that the term was used virtually exclusively for Tuđman, but still...--Tomobe03 (talk) 20:38, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK, the title seems to have existed but it no longer does, since at least 2002 (so it is not inactive - it is actually non-existent). The question is what is the potential for this article to develop beyond a short stub, and if it doesn't have any, what to do with it. I'd say that at best it deserves maybe a sentence or two in our Franjo Tuđman article, maybe accompanied with an image of his shoulder insignia. Timbouctou (talk) 17:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think it should remain as an act given that on the English Wikipedia was added as an equivalent rank marshal also if it should be left to the edit reliable references that would be a better article. Snake bgd 18:19, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Please note WP:EXISTS. Note also it is apparently not a rank. GregorB (talk) 18:21, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ok its title and it will be renamed it and problem is solved, it exsited Tudjman wear that uniform with shoulder insignia and article should be fixed not deleted.Snake bgd 18:26, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Another proof that title existed .Snake bgd 18:31, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Title was created by constitution of Croatia in 1995 and abolished in 2002. Thats enough proof of existence of this title.Snake bgd 19:00, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and the same legislation clearly specifies that Vrhovnik is not a rank.--Tomobe03 (talk) 20:40, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Guerillero | My Talk 01:06, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Long Goodbye (Tom Flannery album)[edit]

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Appears to be a promotional advertisement for a free download track. Article was created by Kikomusic, which is also a music label, note reference on article to kikomusic.wordpress.com. This may also indicates COI and BADNAME. Richard Harvey (talk) 08:43, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:46, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

River Revival[edit]

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Unsourced personal essay. PROD removed without explanation by article creator. Yunshui 雲‍水 08:26, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 14:29, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Brian J. Robb[edit]

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Autobiography whose only references are weak sources, such as the "about the author" statement on a marketing profile of his book on a not-terribly-notable website. While it's certainly possible that he's notable in principle, this article as written definitely doesn't demonstrate that — if somebody can come along in the future and write a good article about him, that'll be fine and dandy, but this version doesn't cut the mustard in the least. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 19:21, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:36, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lavatón[edit]

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NPOV, biased article, no sources, orphaned Thief12 (talk) 07:00, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:32, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kolej Tun Razak[edit]

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While the university that this college is part of is notable, this part of the university does not have substantial RS refs covering it as far as I can tell. Tagged for notability for over 3 years. Zero refs. Created by a one-edit-only-ever SPA. Epeefleche (talk) 10:33, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Because I've seen differing views expressed at similar AfDs, and in addition there is zero referenced text to merge.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:39, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Vesa Luma[edit]

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Requires better references to prove notability of living person. Zzaffuto118 (talk) 05:41, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes, please supply the substantive, independent coverage in RSs. That is what we would need to keep the article. Any editor's knowledge that the subject exists would not count towards notability, unfortunately.--Epeefleche (talk) 23:28, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've added two external links but there were sources in the first place. What exactly is required to prove the subject's notability? Evlekis (Евлекис) (argue) 18:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Can I also add - on the subject of secondary sources - there is no end to the Youtube features on the subject: promotional videos and interviews which are evidently taken from television appearances. Even if you didn't happen to know the native Albanian, it is unequivocal that the presentations are genuine and not artificially compiled. Evlekis (Евлекис) (argue) 22:50, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Tone 19:52, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Croatian Coalition[edit]

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Not necessary- links to nonexistent pages Zzaffuto118 (talk) 05:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Yes the article has links but doesn't it seem redundant to have a disambiguation page that only links to one other blue link page? That article was in the backlogs from December 11th so it doesn't seem like the author has made any effort to work on those red-links. A disambiguation page with only one working link, after a month of creation, is unnecessary. Zzaffuto118 (talk) 02:43, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The two redlinked articles are unlikely to be created. The one bluelinked article is not really very helpful, and should probably be merged into 2010–2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina government formation, or a similar article. Nevard (talk) 05:54, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was KEEP ALL as spinoff articles. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 14:25, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season[edit]

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As with the 1997 season, I thought I'd bring up a broader AFD on hurricane season timelines. These all follow the same logic. They're basically content forks of the season articles. They contain the same information on the same storms, with subtle differences (that is, the format). Several have been outright merged on their own, since they really didn't contain any additional content. Also included are all of the similar timelines, the ones that are not featured. Those are:

I am excluding all featured lists, as well as Timeline of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season and Timeline of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, since they are up for featured list candidacy right now. I also removed the timelines for 1995 Atlantic hurricane and 1992 Pacific hurricane, since both are rather notable seasons in the 1990s and warrant separate discussion.

Majority of the timelines listed are of stub or start class. In addition, all of them are solely based off the data from their respective warning centers. For the layman, that means the Atlantic timeline articles are only based off information from the National Hurricane Center, the same agency that classified those storms. It's a circular logic. If the NHC didn't classify the storms, then there wouldn't be info on those storms to put in the timeline. By contrast, if the Philadelphia Phillies didn't put a certain person on their website, and yet there are sources documenting a player in a certain year, you could have a non-biased and well-documented List of Philadelphia Phillies players in 2011 (or something). It may seem like a lot of timelines, but most of these have been swept under the carpet. They are simple and unabashed redundancies to all of their respective season articles. They contain minimal to no extra information, and if they do happen to have info that isn't in the main article, we can simply move it over. All in all, however, we need a discussion on this with a wide audience, ideally. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 05:10, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Huai'an.  Sandstein  10:01, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No.1 Middle School of Xuyi County[edit]

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Reads like an advertisement, doesn't use proper references to assert its notability. Zzaffuto118 (talk) 05:03, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to The Windsor Boys' School. Guerillero | My Talk 01:21, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

St Peter's Middle School, Old Windsor[edit]

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School through age 13. Appears to be non-notable per wikipedia standards. Zero refs, and tagged for that since August. A merge was suggested in August, but no action has been taken. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 04:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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• I disagree as this school is one of many feeder schools of Windsor Boys' School and is not linked to it, either geographically nor in terms of management or governance. • Dofedave
  • We don't keep articles because "there could be something more to the notability of this school", or because "It might be possible for the article to be expanded further by someone with more information", absent such RS-supported independent substantial information. And here, there would have to bring something special for us to act against the general consensus that absent extraordinary circumstances such schools should not have a stand-alone article.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:01, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Awards go towards notability, i.e., "extraordinary circumstances". There is no "consensus", yet, that this article should be deleted. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:23, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The awards are not supported by RS mention -- they are just bare, unreferenced assertions. They also do not appear to be especially notable, even if they do exist, if you look at the articles that underlie them. That is not the sort of think that would push us to ignore the typical convention of not having stand-alone articles for schools of this ilk.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:35, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Finding a RS for those awards would be as difficult as contacting the article creator and asking. I googled just then, but found the wrong school... It can't be that hard. Again, you're asserting that there is "convention" to remove such articles. There is only a convention where the schools aren't notable. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • As to the convention, I'll simply let other editors weigh in and confirm what I've said.--Epeefleche (talk) 00:58, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This point has been responded to above... ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • If it is known to be a copyvio, that should be reported ASAP, so it can be addressed. What is it a copyvio of--or are you taking the phrase "extract of" to mean that it is a copy-paste ... which I guess would be a normal reading ... without having seen the primary text? Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 10:17, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please let me know the copy violation and I will sort it out - I have been updating this page as I have close knowledge of the school and its history, and produced the history book on it.--Dofedave (talk) 10:29, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think you've already sorted it out. Thanks for doing that. I was referring to an earlier version of the article here which appears to have reproduced a big chunk of text verbatim from a book. Dahliarose (talk) 11:03, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
My reference to the "extract of" sentence referred to the sentence that appeared at the end of the History section of the article. It stated: "(extract from 'A Sound and Happy School' by Margaret Gilson, ISBN: 978-0-9536912-1-0)". I see Dofedave, while making other edits which I imagine were meant to seek to ameliorate the copyvio, has removed the statement, but it can be seen here for those who are trying to follow this.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:13, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board#Elementary schools. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:03, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

St. Hilary Elementary School[edit]

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K-8 school. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. Created by an SPA. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 04:02, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board#Elementary schools. There is a clear consensus, that a separate article for this school isn't warranted. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:53, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabethtown Christian Academy[edit]

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K-6 school. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. May also contain copyvio from the school's website. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 03:57, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Weston,_Massachusetts#Education. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:01, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Country School (Weston, Mass.)[edit]

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K-3 school. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 03:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Delete. There is a clear consensus that this fails the general notability guideline due to a lack of reliable sources. WilliamH (talk) 01:13, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ace Baker[edit]

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Article about what appears to be a 9/11 conspiracy theorist who is mildly known for a couple other things, but even then does not seem to pass WP:GNG.

Sourcing is also poor and RSs don't abound. Google search turns up mostly self published sites, and indeed most of the article is sourced to the subject. Google news turns up nothing in history and nothing in google books seems connected to the subject.

Even if we are to keep the article, the use of SPSs must be severely reduced.

The subject himself is also a substantial contributor to the article who once said on talk that the only explanation for the bias against him was that he proved his 9/11 theories. Noformation Talk 03:43, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note - Nominators are not allowed to also !vote. I struck out the above !vote. Northamerica1000(talk) 12:45, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Do not take such liberties with my votes in the future. Nominators can vote as well as anyone else. Find a policy that says otherwise. Noformation Talk 05:48, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That's just blatant vandalism on the article. Goodness gracious. Now even my mainstream music credits are just cleansed. Last I checked, IMDB was a reliable source. The Pascal Dumont medical journal article is a mainstream source too. Yes, of course I believe this attack is related to the release of my 9/11 film, the timing is just too coincidental otherwise. The article about me stood for 3 years, and nobody cared, because it had been edited in a way that made me look bad. I try to add new credits, which by the way now include several songs as an artist and writer in American Pie Presents: The Book of Love. And what happens? An effort by Natty10000 to edit the article with false and unsourced material. So yes, I firmly believe that the agenda behind this effort to poison my Wiki article is owing to a fear about my 9/11 movie. Clearly Wiki?edia will do as they wish, so have at it folks. Ace Baker (talk) 05:17, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
(i) Vandalism has a very specific definition on WP and this is not it. Vandalism is a deliberate attempt to harm the project. Adapting the page to policy is not harming the project QED. See WP:NOTVAND. (ii) IMDB has never and will likely never be a reliable source on WP because it relies on user generated content and thus fails WP:V. (iii) I don't care about you or your conspiracies and nor had I heard about you until I saw your article get posted by someone to WP:NOTCENSORED - I'm a scientist and the only thing that could interest me in 9/11 would perhaps be if it was actually carried out by martians (IOW, politics aren't my thing). When I found your article I took the appropriate measures that I would for any article like that. (iiii) However, your accusations against other editors are neither welcome now permitted on Wikipedia as per policy. (iiiii) I didn't remove the bit sorced to the medical journal so I have no idea about that. (iiiiii) Everything that was removed was either unsourced or improperly sourced. If you disagree you can ask about teh sources at WP:RSN. (iiiiiiii) You may want to read our article on Dopamine. Noformation Talk 05:26, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
For comparison, what should be done with this article Gary Richrath? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ace Baker (talk • contribs) 05:34, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nofo says (as if relevant) "I'm a scientist and the only thing that could interest me in 9/11 would perhaps be if it was actually carried out by martians". That's a very special quote. The strontium-barium correlation, the radioactive tritium, the molecular dissociation, the evaporated steel, etc don't interest Nofo, but martians do. Hilarious. Ace Baker (talk) 05:41, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nofo characterizes me as "a 9/11 conspiracy theorist", ignoring my mainstream success in music. Then, coincidentally, another editor removes all the sourced music credits. Go team, go!! Ace Baker (talk) 05:41, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Are you serious? He was a member of an incredibly popular band... Noformation Talk 05:42, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Again, are you serious? Chemical reactions are not specific to the twin towers. what happened on the day of the attacks is not my bag of tea, I'm happily interesting in all sorts of physical science but not in any context relating to 9/11. Secondly, your mainstream success in music was unsourced or improperly sourced. If you feel you can find sources then please bring them up. Noformation Talk 05:48, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Your assertion that Gary Richrath was the member of an incredibly popular band is your original research. "Incredibly popular" is not encyclopedic. Yes, I personally know about Gary, because I was in that band in 1991. But anyone reading Gary Richrath now will discover that 95% of the article is not sourced. I just sent you there, and you're fine with it, yet you decimate the article on me, while claiming that you "took the appropriate measures that I would for any article like that". Well, I'm now calling your attention to the article on Gary, and observing whether you take appropriate measures. Ace Baker (talk) 06:00, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
(i) If you were the guitarist of a band that sold 10 million copies of a single album then we would be talking about the same thing. (ii) Sorry to be rude but do you really see yourself as notable as the guitarist of REO Speedwagon? That's patently absurd. (iii) If you think that article is unsourced then try to find sources and if you can't then remove the unsourced content. I tried to find sources on you and I failed. I asked you to provide sources and you have not done so. (iiii) Create a better analogy. Find me another article about someone who has little claim to notability and whose page is littered with undue self-published sources and I will treat that page as it deserves. Gary Richrath is famous. You are not. Noformation Talk 06:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Barbie as Princess and the Pauper sold 10's of millions of copies, and I wrote and produced the end-title track. American Pie Book of Love, I'm in there. I was in REO Speedwagon, the Supremes, Mother's Finest, and Iron Butterfly. These credits were absolutely fine for 3 years, until . . . my 9/11 film came online. Now, I need to be gone. Ace Baker (talk) 06:20, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Can you find sources for what guitars Gary plays? They're all listed in his article? They're not sourced.
No, so I removed the section. Can you provide sources that you were in REO Speedwagon, the Supremes, etc? Drop the 9/11 garbage. I am asking you for sources and you are skirting the issue, I assume, because you don't have any. If I found your article 3 years ago I would have brought it up three years ago. Now either provide sources or drop it Noformation Talk 06:27, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously, if IMDB is not a source, then I can't prove my credits. There must be 10,000 references to IMDB on Wikipedia, if not 100,000. If IMDB were really not a RS, then Wiki would make a bot to flag them all. Ace Baker (talk) 06:37, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde_jazz
This article, plus nearly every person linked in the article, should be decimated as you did me. Ace Baker (talk) 06:37, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. This AFD is about this article. If you can provide sources that meet WP:RS guidelines then the article will stay, if you cannot then it will be deleted. Nothing else to it. Noformation Talk 06:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
See also WP:IMDB if you don't believe me. Noformation Talk 06:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Here is a link to Barbie movie, credit at 3:30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DYLlss-Kok Ace Baker (talk) 07:15, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, Ace. Just step way. Go away. You have the heaviest case of COI here. Don't even touch it. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 07:22, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Look I'm going to level with you. Even if you find a few credits here and there that said you existed, unless there is significant coverage in multiple secondary sources it's not going to muster past WP:N. None the less, I've put about all I'm willing to put into this conversation. The best thing you can do is find as many sources as possible and make the article better before the AFD finishes. Also concur with Seb. 07:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noformation (talk • contribs) 07:24, January 6, 2012‎
Self-published and questionable sources as sources on themselves
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Self-published or questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, especially in articles about themselves, without the requirement that they be published experts in the field, so long as:
  1. the material is not unduly self-serving;
  2. the material does not involve claims about third parties (such as people, organizations, or other entities);
  3. the material does not involve claims about events not directly related to the subject;
  4. there is no reasonable doubt as to the authenticity and source of the material;
  5. the article is not based primarily on such sources.
These requirements also apply to pages from social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.Ace Baker (talk) 14:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
...but, per WP:GNG, not for the purpose of establishing notability. Yunshui 雲‍水 15:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The first time you made a pointy edit was when I came across your article (that is, you throwing a tantrum on WP:V - had you not done that then there's a decent chance your article would have stayed under the radar). This time your pointy sarcastic edit is just adding to your article getting deleted. If all those things were true then you should be able to find sources. Wikipedia is not a playground nor a place to publish yourself. You have a major COI here and it really would be best if you just left this to the regular WP editors. Noformation Talk 00:10, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't make sense. If what you say is true, then had I not made a pointy edit, then the article would still be there. Would that be "best"? Ace Baker (talk) 05:00, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Has credit for writing or co-writing either lyrics or music for a notable composition."
I wrote "I'm On My Way", end-title song for top-selling DVD "Barbie As Princess and the Pauper", also on related soundtrack album. This is fact, and was cited and sourced, until Noformation and crew VANDALIZED the article about me. It is absolutely certain that editors removed the sourced material for the express purpose of abolishing the notability. Obviously, NO SUBJECT is notable, once the NOTABLE material is removed from the article. What filthy, provable liars you are. Ace Baker (talk) 21:43, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note the following text in the same guidelines: Where possible, composers or lyricists with insufficient verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article should be merged into the article about their work. When a composer or lyricist is known for multiple works, such a merger may not be possible.. I will leave someone else to comment on the notability aspect as I've never heard of your works. There is a signficant lack of reliable sources. Also guidelines aren't the same as policy. IRWolfie- (talk) 23:23, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I wrote and produced and sang a number of songs in this film, and my credits appear in the Wiki Article. I had nothing to do with this article, BTW.Ace Baker (talk) 01:35, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NOTINHERITED, just because you're work is featured in a notable production, it doesn't mean you meet the requirements for your own article.--81.159.171.164 (talk) 23:52, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. The sources that have been presented and found their way into the article have had enough impact on the discussion to say that there is consensus to keep the article Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 14:41, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

St Joseph's School, Oamaru[edit]

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School up to year 8. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 03:31, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment - Are these above !votes based upon a search for sources, or just sourcing as it existed in the article at the time the above users posted? Are these !votes policy based, or based upon personal opinion? Clarification regarding this matter would be helpful. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:15, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment - Is the above !vote based upon source searching, in which reliable sources just aren't available about this topic, or is it personal opinion about this topic in general? There's a lot of "no's" in the above !vote, (no reliable sources, nothing worth noting, no valid arguments for keep, etc.), but they all appear to have been countered by editors that have contributed to this discussion and the article itself. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:26, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Dominican Convent Schools, Oamaru". Volume XX, Issue 7. New Zealand Tablet. December 4, 1891. p. 19. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  • "St. Joseph's School". Volume XXI, Issue 10. New Zealand Tablet. December 23, 1892. p. 31. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  • "St. Joseph School's Concert". Volume XXXVII, Issue 7888. North Otago Times. May 31, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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You're kidding. I'll summarize your findings, in order: 1. On 25 November 1891 students received diplomas and awards; on 23 December 1892 there was song and dance at the end of a school term; on 31 May 1893 a school choir sang. Now explain to me how any of this constitutes discussion or coverage of the school--let alone significant discussion. Your zeal is admirable, but there are puppies in the real world more worth saving than this school. Drmies (talk) 17:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Our article about puppies has zero inline citations so there's room for improvement there. Meanwhile, the mainpage has Brad Pitt as the featured article, the news section has a hot air balloon crash in NZ and DYK tells us that the Who sang a song about body odour. Me, I'd rather read about the history of this school. Why do do you want to prevent me? What is your policy-based argument? Warden (talk) 18:24, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Colonel, if your idea of exciting and still encyclopedic reading is this, "The teacher who manages the middle syndicate is Miss Melanie Sloan. She suffers from early onset rheumatoid arthritis," then... well, I have no "then." Drmies (talk) 18:51, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you want excitement then you can read our featured articles. Yesterday's Brad Pitt told us how he had a job dressed as a giant chicken. Today's tells of a disturbed person who stuck a broomstick up his backside. These articles would fit nicely into sensational magazines like Hello or True Crime. Whether you care to read any of this stuff is a matter of taste and de gustibus non est disputadem. But note that, if any of these articles were "deleted", you would still be able to read them as the full text would still be there and available to users with permission. So what's your point? You're trying to dictate what others can or can't read and this is contrary to policy. Warden (talk) 10:22, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Kelson, New Zealand. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 10:58, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kelson Primary School[edit]

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Primary school. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 03:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 19:53, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ransom Riggs[edit]

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Unsourced biography with dubious claim of notability. All but one external links merely direct to subject's personal sites, such as his Facebook and Twitter accounts, and the one that links to a possible reliable source (IMDB) makes no mention of anything that this article is about, so I can't even be positive if it is the same individual or just someone else with the same name Rorshacma (talk) 18:00, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. There is no consensus visible to delete anything based on the discussion below. There is however a clear indication that Blackfish and Bielby should be merged, though not specifically which article should be the main article, and which should be merged in, and either looks possible. There are very few opinions below on Death Ray, so either a seperate merge discussion or a separate deletion discussion for that article seems prudent Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:56, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Matt Bielby[edit]

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also nominating:

Walled garden of VSCA created by an obvious COI and WP:SPA. Can't make out how notable the subjects are, but the sources for the bio don't hold up under scrutiny - all seem to be dead. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 13:27, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete all Unfortunately, being "well remembered" doesn't count. He needs to have been written about. And he hasn't, except by himself. No significant coverage for topics of the other articles either. EEng (talk) 04:31, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Response You've taken that small quote out of context. I specifically said he would be well remembered for being an editor and journalist at several notable magazines. EMAP and Future Publishing decided they were prepared to publish his name and likeness every month to tens of thousands of people. You could argue that notability is not inherited, but in that instance I'd prefer a redirect to a straight delete.
Just to clarify, I think the article definitely has problems. It was written with a conflict of interest and hence without a neutral point of view, and the sources are crap. (In a funky skillo sort of way). But that doesn't automatically imply deletion. Have you also reached your conclusion to delete based on looking at the two magazine archives I have linked later in the discussion? --Ritchie333 (talk) 09:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete all as Vanispamcruftisement. I don't feel the sources (for any of them) are up to scratch, and my spidey-senses say 'tendentious creation' Pol430 talk to me 21:43, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Switched to merge into Blackfish Publishing per RadioFan's rationale. The company's notability seems to be there but the notability of the other articles remains questionable. Pol430 talk to me 13:55, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have found online scans of Your Sinclair and C+VG. Buried in this lot will be the information I'm looking for. Could some kind soul whose internet connection is not as flaky as mine go through and have a look? I've tagged the page as ((rescue)) for this reason. --Ritchie333 (talk) 22:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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WP:ITSA: Notability isn't inherited. Even if the journals are "reasonably important in their fields", it doesn't imply that the editors of those journals are notable themselves. Kaid100 (talk) 10:10, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've done some cleanup on the page. The old references have all gone, and I have added alternative ones from a book search that appear to pass muster. The bio of everything he did pre-EMAP is totally unsourced and violates WP:BLP, although it's probably correct given it appears to be self-written (but suppose he lied?) so this will need further cleanup later if and when the consensus is to keep. --Ritchie333 (talk) 16:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Yes, I agree. It's because there are currently so many open AfDs. Stubbleboy 14:34, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Guerillero | My Talk 01:28, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Abdul Hibombo[edit]

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Article fails to make clear what makes this journalist notable. A small row is not enough. Night of the Big Wind talk 14:56, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 10:55, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth Castro[edit]

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This subject does not appear to meet the general notability guidelines required for inclusion as a stand-alone article. I can't seem to find significant coverage in reliable sources. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 18:37, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for recruiting and for this note! ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 06:04, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Elizabeth Castro's ePublishing books are outstanding, with unified laudatory reviews the world over. Her name is most famous in the ePUB world. She is a bestselling author in a category (technology books) where female presence is almost nonexistent: a model to be followed.
  • Elizabeth Castro is admired in Catalonia as an advocate for the dignity and global acknowledgement of the Catalan language (speaking population: 10 million), especially in the United States of America. This shows a person with a moral sense of justice.
So she is a double outstanding person. Wikipedia needs more acknowledgement of female achievers, and Castro's presence in Wikipedia could facilitate young women the world over to choose her as a modern role model. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Estrella1975 (talk • contribs) 15:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — Estrella1975 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
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4. The person's academic work has made a significant impact in the area of higher education, affecting a substantial number of academic institutions.
Criterion 4 may be satisfied, for example, if the person has authored several books that are widely used as textbooks (or as a basis for a course) at multiple institutions of higher education.
Searching across university web sites results in over 11,000 course syllabus pages that reference one or more of her books.
Between the above, I believe that she easily meets the notability requirement. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 05:45, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Max Semenik (talk) 09:33, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Cusack[edit]

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This article was recently mentioned at WP:Articles for deletion/Susie Cusack and should be deleted for the same reason: WP:Notability is WP:NOTINHERITED. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 02:45, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 14:31, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Patty Howell[edit]

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Self-promotional garbage. Was quoted in a Washington Times column once, that doesn't make her notable. —Chowbok ☠ 04:58, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:23, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Silvio Kuhnert[edit]

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Barely known German singer, hardly meets WP:NMG. Poorly sourced biography of a living person. bender235 (talk) 11:52, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Keep. All !votes were to keep, and the nomination was withdrawn by the nominator. (Non-administrator closure.) Northamerica1000(talk) 07:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Last Surviving Veterans of Military Insurgencies and Wars[edit]

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Article is confusing: lists people who have died but claims to be a list of living people, its impossible to verify these claims. Zzaffuto118 (talk) 01:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Formally Withdraw Request': I clearly misread the article and the point. This article might need a little clarification but not deletion.Zzaffuto118 (talk) 04:43, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 19:58, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FlexWiki[edit]

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This wiki software, which was under development from 2004 to 2009, seems to never have gotten notable coverage during that time, and usage on only one notable site: Microsoft's internal Channel 9 forum. Yaron K. (talk) 17:35, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 10:47, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cylon Raider[edit]

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Fancruft, too specific for an article of its own. (doesn't meet notability guidelines on its own) Should be adequately covered in the main article. Prod was contested by an SPA. Prodego talk 01:45, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 20:06, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1945k III[edit]

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I found zero significant coverage. This video game fails WP:N. SL93 (talk) 02:02, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 20:06, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bruce Frantzis[edit]

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This BLP has no independent sources and I believe it fails to show notability. The subject doesn't seem to meet the notability criteria for either martial artists (WP:MANOTE) or authors (WP:AUTHOR). I got an impressive number of ghits, but I had trouble finding any independent sources.

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In addition, meets criterion 5 of WP:MANOTE; many internal martial artists recommend his books to their students, eg.[35] (Recommended reading section), [36]. Yunshui 雲‍水 08:21, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Tone 20:06, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Critical inventory[edit]

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WP:OR Zzaffuto118 (talk) 01:27, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There was NO reason to take this to AfD, especially when you used the same reason as the prodder. Nobody had removed the PROD. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 01:29, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - WP:NOTADICTIONARY. --Nat Gertler (talk) 01:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Michig (talk) 08:51, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

San Soo[edit]

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This article has only 1 reference and it's not independent. It's been tagged for a large number of issues, some going back almost 4 years. I found nothing in the article that shows this is a notable style (see WP:MANOTE) and the large number of ghits doesn't change the fact that there seems to be a lack of independent reliable sources supporting notability.

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The result was redirect to Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction). Any substantial sourced content can be merged from the history to the extent consensus exists for that.  Sandstein  09:42, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pirates of the Caribbean (Disneyland)[edit]

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Orphaned and unnecessary redundant fork of Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction). Previous attempts to merely keep this page as a redirect were reverted.[37][38][39][40][41] Zzyzx11 (talk) 07:53, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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P.S. If the decision is "redirect": Considering that previous redirects were reverted by the article's creator no less than five times, maybe the page should be protected after a redirect. --MelanieN (talk) 16:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment That would be inappropriate, because the "attraction" article also includes information about the Pirates rides in Florida, Tokyo, and Paris. --MelanieN (talk) 18:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Right. Forgot about those johnnie-come-latelies. (SoCal for the win!) Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 20:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy keep. Withdrawn by the nominator and no outstanding !votes for deletion. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 10:40, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edberg–Lendl rivalry[edit]

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It is just a repository of results and is unsourced. There are also no reliable sources, which describe this as a rivalry. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 09:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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*Delete see below This is just a list of results. There is no suggestion that there was a "rivalry", they just happened to be two of the top players of the time. The topic does not exist. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 19:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

According to WP:NSPORTS, rivalries are not inherently notable. We need several sources about the rivalry to justify having a standalone article about it. That's also what we included in the notability guidelines on the wikiproject tennis recently Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tennis/Article_guidelines#Notability.
If somebody can find sources we can keep this article, otherwise it is a delete. MakeSense64 (talk) 11:54, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Yes, and that's why I tried to add a guideline about it on the tennis project. Hoping (dreaming) that at least a few will read it before creating more rivalry articles. MakeSense64 (talk) 08:58, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure). Stubbleboy 17:20, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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It is just a repository of results and is unsourced. There are also no reliable sources, which describe this as a rivalry. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 09:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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According to WP:NSPORTS, rivalries are not inherently notable. We need several sources about the rivalry to justify having a standalone article about it. That's also what we included in the notability guidelines on the wikiproject tennis recently Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tennis/Article_guidelines#Notability.
If somebody can find sources we can keep this article, otherwise it is a delete. MakeSense64 (talk) 11:57, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Good find. Happy to admit I'm wrong withdraw delete if a couple more like this can be found and added. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 18:46, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Tone 20:08, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Georgetown Collegiate Investors[edit]

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Single chapter student investing club at Georgetown U. Claims to be the largest "student investing company," but with assets of only $90,000, that is not enough to make it notable. Note that the article was created by User talk:Gtown Investors.GrapedApe (talk) 13:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Withdrawn. But keep in mind that WP:BEFORE is a guideline, not policy, and that the article still needs several more additional references. Two for an article that has recently gotten a lot bigger simply isn't enough Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 14:13, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Modified non-admin closure on review. Franamax (talk) 23:07, 10 January 2012 (UTC)</s,all>[reply]

Shattuck Avenue[edit]

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WP:STREET guideline among others. Consensus seems to be we don't need an article even on every somewhat-busy street. Particularly when the only reference is GoogleMaps, which doesn't really count. Will throw out the life preserver, as I think there's a small chance it could be saved if more RELIABLE information on the eatery district is added Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 01:15, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment part of a never ending series of constructive deletion nominations by this editor targeting topics in Richmond, California and surrounding area. This is a major arterial street with a rich history and surely has lots of references. It also is home to several important and notable places. For instance the terminal to a major BRT line, a major BART station, UC Berkeley, La Pena Cultural Center, the headquarters for Power Bar, Berkeley High School, Berkeley City College, and is in and of itself a major business district in a major college town city of over 100,000 people, it is important enough to have a major subway line passing under it, with two stations, the second being Ashby BART, it also is a major hub for AC Transit and Bear Transit buses and tons of sources are out there. Taking all that into account it should be kept. The nominator himself expresses that it could possibly merit inclusion it is also the site of anti-war movements and the Marina Corps Recruiting Station scandal and hippie movements and the gourmet ghetto.LuciferWildCat (talk) 01:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Changing vote to Speedy Keep as the find sources tab clearly shows several dozens of mentions in various scholarly sources, book sources, news sources, etc.LuciferWildCat (talk) 01:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Heaven forbid, I insist that bad articles be fixed...Article has no sources ATM, so notability cannot be established Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 02:33, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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This is not the right forum to encourage an article to be improved. Notability is established per NRVE and the sources are plentiful based on the find source links. In fact I have told you repeatedly that I am more than open to editing articles and improving them. Your statements here show a serious delusion of what policy is and what it isn't. You have been told repeatedly that this is not the right way to do things.LuciferWildCat (talk) 02:59, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No, I haven't, actually. Article has no sources and won't be notable until there are some That's actually what NRVE says. Not what you're saying Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 03:13, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
NRVE says the proof of sources is all that is needed, and that they don't have to be included inline or in article for them to be so. Stop lying. Numerous other editors have insisted this fact to you on several other AfDs.LuciferWildCat (talk) 03:19, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - This is not the place to "insist that bad articles be fixed" — it's a place where the inclusion-worthiness of subjects are challenged, debated, and resolved. Good articles, bad articles — it's pretty much irrelevant: the question is do reliable souces exist? Shattuck Avenue is one of the main drags of Berkeley, California and it is a little surprising that this one came up here, frankly, as I anticipate there are published histories of Berkeley and the San Francisco Bay Area that deal with the street in depth. However, there are no sources showing in the article, so the challenge is not unreasonable.(BTW: You two need to stop punching each other in the face, it's not gonna end well...) Carrite (talk) 03:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Here's THE DOWNTOWN BERKELEY ASSOCIATION : "The commercial life of Downtown Berkeley began in 1876 when Francis Kittredge Shattuck, one of the founding landowners of Berkeley, persuaded Southern Pacific to run a spur line through his property, terminating at what is now Berkeley Square and Shattuck Square. Rail access provided impetus for new commercial growth. When Berkeley was incorporated in 1878, Shattuck Avenue was already established as its main street at Berkeley Station...." Carrite (talk) 03:27, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
And HERE IS CHAPTER 13 of a History of Berkeley, which is showing 65 hits for the word "Shattuck" on my screen. Carrite (talk) 03:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
And here is BERKELEY: A CITY IN HISTORY, by Charles Wollenberg, with coverage of pioneer namesake Francis Kittredge Shattuck starting in chapter 1, and substantial mentions of the street and why it is important to city history in chapter 3. There are many, many more potential sources out there; the nominator would be advised to follow WP:BEFORE prior to listing a topic for deletion debate. An easy call here. Carrite (talk) 03:36, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - WP:STREET, cited by in the nomination is not a "guideline," as stated; it is an "essay" — that is, an opinion piece with no weight here in terms of policy. Carrite (talk) 03:39, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep and close - AfD is not clean up. WP:STREET is an opinion essay; not policy whatsoever. Topic notability is based upon the availability of reliable sources, not whether or not they're present in articles. Nomination doesn't provide examples of consensus regarding their statement about street notability on Wikipedia, other than WP:STREET, which is not based upon consensus. The nomination doesn't contain a valid rationale for deletion, per guidelines at WP:DEL#REASON. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:08, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. (non-admin closure) Bryce (talk | contribs) 03:46, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

École élémentaire catholique Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau[edit]

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School through grade 6. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Epeefleche (talk) 01:01, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. Tx. I do see that the article says it is the first school in Ontario to be named after him. Are you suggesting that all grade schools that are the first to be named after a prime minister or similarly notable person be deemed notable, and their articles kept?--Epeefleche (talk) 04:20, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Schools are routinely named after notable people. That does not make them notable. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:57, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Guerillero | My Talk 01:48, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Arch-Bishop Okoth Ojolla Girls School[edit]

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school with no references, no relevant information and, as far as I can see, no or hardly any relevant and reliable hits on Google. Night of the Big Wind talk 18:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep The consensus at hundreds of AFDs over recent years has been an assumption of notability for high schools (for which "Secondary school" is a synonym). Google Map shows the school's location, if you search for "Bishop Okoth Girls Secondary School" in Kenya. It is on the Kisumu-Busia Road just West of Kisumu, Kenya. Under the title Bishop Okoth Girls Secondary School, Kisumu, Kenya references can be more easily found, so a move to a new title might be a good idea. There may be other similarly named schools in the country. Edison (talk) 18:59, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Even searching with alternative names, the sources on this institution are desperately thin. Agree that high schools are usually considered notable, but I can't see anything that gets anywhere near being "in-depth coverage".
Comment How many newspapers and magazines published in Kenya are covered by Google News archives? Zero? Until someone has checked Kenyan newspaper archives, I am unconvinced that no reliable sources have published articles about this (or other Kenyan) high schools. High schools typically get significant coverage from newspapers over a wide region, as their academic and athletic accomplishments are discussed and praised or criticized. That is why we have generally found high schools to be notable. Edison (talk) 00:04, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There seem to be a number of Kenya newspapers, both covered in gnews and in a regular google search and on their own websites, as well as some Africa newspapers and other newspapers that cover Kenya. We do have a number of Kenya articles, with online sourcing to RSs. I agree that all-English countries have better sourcing, but Kenya is a country in which English is more popular than many countries we cover. I appreciate your points, but I'm not sure that we can assume the existence of RS coverage where we haven't seen it. That would open up quite a large door, through which much non-RS-covered material and even hoaxes could wander in. IMHO, of course.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete There seems to be a be a school of this name in Kenya. There are no reliable third-party sources with sufficient detail to establish notability. I have taken my time on this one. Maybe one day this will be a viable article. Not today. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 00:21, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - verifiable high school. No evidence of a local search for sources which experience shows are almost certainly available with sufficiently diligent hard-copy searching. TerriersFan (talk) 20:32, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • If you have more sources to add, feel free to do so. But by now the article has no information and no sources. Maybe in your opinion enough to assume notability, but there is no proof of it. And as long as the "long standing consensus" tries to overrule WP:GNG, I can not adhere to it. Night of the Big Wind talk 05:28, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I agree that our general rule is to keep RS-supported, verifiable high schools, but am still uncertain whether we have the RS-verifiable support for this girls school.--Epeefleche (talk) 08:26, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I would be worried about setting a precedent in which we assume that RS must exist, even if we havent seen any. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 11:31, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. While on the one hand, we generally keep high schools, that is subject to there being RS support for their existence. I don't see that here. There are in fact many articles of Kenyan newspapers and of African newspapers that cover Kenya that are accessible on gnews (as indicated above) and through a regular google search. I don't think it appropriate to "assume" RSs exist where we can't see them. I'm happy to change my !vote once/if RSs are presented, but I've not been able to find them and what is pointed to above falls short of RSs IMHO.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:47, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep - per standard practice for secondary schools of confirmed existence. I've tried to put a little minimal information into the piece, just sort of goofing around this evening before bed. I've actually bumped into an interesting little history of the school in the process: Mary Gen Olin, Kenya – A Brief History, 1974," School Sisters of Notre Dame, 2001. More than I care to decode and write up this evening — the prose are challenged. Still, this goes to show there's content out there. Kisumu is the 3rd largest city in Kenya, incidentally, following the massive Nairobi and the really big Mombassa — 260,000-ish according to a source I spotted, bigger than that according to the WP article on the same. Carrite (talk) 07:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I do note from the history that there is a connection between this school and the School Sisters of Notre Dame organization in Mankato, Minnesota. There might be American-based sources on the school relating to their efforts to establish the Kenyan school, for what it's worth. It's a small school in the developing world and the sources are sparse. The idea of stubs is setting a marker for an encyclopedic topic which needs to be expanded in the future, which is the case here. Carrite (talk) 07:54, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nice source, too bad that it is a first party source as you can see in "In 1991 we turned Ojolla over to

the Sisters of Mary, an indigenous community, as was the mission philosophy of the Kenya Area before we began formation." Alas, no reliable source. Night of the Big Wind talk 08:54, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Let's just debate this matter for another six weeks and 14,000 words. Policy: WP:IAR — The encyclopedia is better with stubs of this sort than without them. Carrite (talk) 16:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No, it is enough to stick to WP:GNG. WikiProject Schools claims the exception far too often. Night of the Big Wind talk 17:03, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Article is of secondary school level which for now meets current guidelines for schools. Until Nights proposed RFA happens then its a keep for me. Edinburgh Wanderer 22:13, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Have fun with it, but it was not my RfA. As long as NickCT does not officially starts his RfC, schools should just adhere to WP:GNG and not to some self-invented "long standing consensus" Night of the Big Wind talk 01:07, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • I do think that we could streamline these discussions if our consensus -- whatever it is -- is embodied in our notability guideline.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:10, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • It was your RFC regardless but I'm not getting into that but for now there is a longstanding consensus there so until your RfC changes that then the pre existing consensus remains which has been there for some time. It dosent change over night. Just because you don't agree with it and have challenged it dosent mean it should be ignored. The RFC may go either way and until then there is no reason to change the current way. The primary schools that have been nominated all should go but if it is secondary education involved for now it stays. Things don't change over night things will run its course and once happens a clear picture will emerge and we will have clear set down policy once that happens if it states they go then they go then. Edinburgh Wanderer 01:17, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry for butting into this private convo -- but out of curiosity, where is this RFC?--Epeefleche (talk) 01:23, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • He is mixing up the discussionb started by me about the notability of schools and the RfC that NickCT proposed and will launch soon. Night of the Big Wind talk 15:46, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Its not live yet but will be soon i would imagine. It will probably change consensus on whether secondary schools are notable or not. As i say hasn't happened yet which is why we should go with existing guidelines until it does. There has been plenty of dissuasions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools and in the archive.Edinburgh Wanderer 01:33, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Sufficient sources have been shown to exist. African schools are desperately under-represented in Wikipedia. We should be making every effort to encourage African school articles not to delete them. Also the nominator has failed to advise Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa of the AfD so the Afd should be relisted before any decision is made. Dahliarose (talk) 01:27, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Changing you comments days later is very unhandy. Indeed I did not contact WikiProject Africa. 1) I am not requiered to do so and 2) it is there own responsibility to follow articles that are of interest for them. So not having warned them is not an argument to prevent closure at this time. Night of the Big Wind talk 00:45, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • It exists, that is true. But is it notable? I do not see any sources that shows notability, ergo it still fails WP:GNG Night of the Big Wind talk 15:46, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • One of the sources shows that the school's two classrooms initially had no ceilings. The bishop had to provide some cement and the Belgian government eventually sent some aid. Such unusual circumstances are alone notable enough to justify an article. There would undoubtedly be French-language sources in Belgium for the funding if we only knew where to look. Dahliarose (talk) 23:34, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • No sources to back up the story in Dutch, French or English. (Search term: "Bishop Okoth" and (Belgium OR Begië OR Belgique)). It is more then likely that the Belgian aid was send through a local partner, of which we do not have a name. A search on "Ojolla Girls School" AND cement also return no usefull links. Night of the Big Wind talk 00:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
          • The sources are not necessarily online. There is also a dearth of African sources on the internet. Lack of internet sources is not a reason for deletion, especially for articles relating to countries which are under-represented on Wikipedia. Dahliarose (talk) 01:18, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
            • I do agree w/Dahlia that off-line sources -- where they exist and have been cited to -- of RSs are sufficient. At the same time, I think it a stretch that goes beyond our guidelines to suggest that we imagine such sources to exist, where the only reasons to conjure up their existence are: a) un-referenced text inserted into wikipedia; and b) the fact that the subject of the article is in a country that is under-represented on wikipedia, in Africa. Not only is such an approach not, to my knowledge, supported by our verifiability policy, it would I imagine open up the floodgates for all manner of disruption -- imagine if one could insert whatever they wanted into text in an article on an African subject? With no verfiability safeguard? And if the shield of "this is an African country subject, under-represented on wp, so even though there is zero RS support for the statement, you must let it stand" were the result? Not good.--Epeefleche (talk) 19:44, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
              • I agree that ultimately if no reliable sources can be found then the article should be merged or redirected but more leeway should be allowed for articles in countries where internet usage is low to counter the inherent Systemic bias on Wikipedia and allow more time for editors to address the concerns. It would be preferable to tag the article in the article in the first instance to indicate the problems, and especially where the sources that do exist suggest that the subject matter is potentially highly notable. I am particularly concerned that such a potentially important article has got mixed up in this disruptive mass deletion campaign where due procedures have not been followed and the sheer scale of the deletions has not allowed editors sufficient time to respond, particularly as much of it has taken place over the Christmas holidays. In this particular case the nominator has not even had the courtesy to notify all the relevant projects as Wikiproject Africa has not been informed. I've just amended my vote above to advise of this omission. Dahliarose (talk) 23:25, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
                • Nice one, Dahlia. You keep inventing new irrelevant arguments to avoid the inevitable. As I stated above: I am not requiered to inform them and the project has its own responsibility to look after the articles that might be of their interest. And assuming good faith, I guess you have informed them by now? Night of the Big Wind talk 00:45, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
                  • LOL, nothing of mr. Dahlia to warn them. But I did find this: Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa#Article alerts, an automatic alert. So without any effort of me or mr. Dahlia, they did get the warning... Night of the Big Wind talk 00:50, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
                    • An automatic alert is not likely to be picked up by most editors. I'm not the nominator. It's the nominator's role to make all the necessary checks and tag articles before nominating. How do you propose that Wikipedia overcomes systemic bias if we do not allow some leeway for articles in third-world countries to develop? Dahliarose (talk) 10:07, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
                      • Leeway? No thanks! Help? Always!
                      • To my opinion leeway in the sense you mean, will send the project in a hopeless wrong direction. Then they learn that articles without proper sources are no problem, but in fact it is a problem. Unfortunately, later on is much to late to correct this. I prefer to give them help by writing articles. Wait a bit with nominating articles, show them what is expected of them, send Jimbo out to give lectures, and so on. But they should learn it the right way straight away! Night of the Big Wind talk 14:21, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
                        • So how do we get African editors to contribute to Wikipedia? Their contribution is vital if we are to improve the coverage of African subjects but the cause is not going to be helped if we permit thousands of school articles with little claim to notability simply because lots of trivial sources exist but at the same time delete potentially interesting and notable school articles in Africa because we have no local editors who can work on the articles and access local sources. The sources that have been found can act as a lead to find out further information. Dahliarose (talk) 16:40, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
                          • I admit, on that point I am clueless. That is more a challenge for the Foundation. But for sure, learning them bad habits, will bite back later. Perhaps we should invite people to write about railway lines, cities, touristic and historic attractions, create a Wikiproject Kenya, create a userbox for Kenya-Wikipedians. There are so many option to reach out to them, physically (by the foundation) and socially (by helping and coaching individuals. But by God, don't send them straight into the swamp! Night of the Big Wind talk 17:17, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Please prove that this is a 'self-invented consensus' . Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 16:08, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Show me the proof that is established by a vote or a RfC and I will retrackt my comments about being self-invented. Night of the Big Wind talk 16:29, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I think we all agree that this school ought to be notable an should have an article. The problem some of us have is that the sources that have been found so far are very weak. And we have been trying to find some better ones. We seem to be heading for a "benefit of the doubt" keep. I do think however, that unless the article improves we may all be meeting up again a few months hence for an Arch-Bishop Okoth school reunion. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 16:13, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per longstanding consensus. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:36, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep I am concerned when I see a facebook page in the top rank. But google is not perfect. Somethings are popular in Africa yet you will never see them on google. But they are real. The Kenyan paper should be okay in this case as a ref.--Halqh حَلَقَة הלכהሐላቃህ (talk) 13:51, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Newton Hall#Education. There is a clear consensus, that a separate article for this school isn't warrented. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:46, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Finchale Primary School[edit]

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School through age 11. Convention with such schools is, as I understand it, to delete and/or redirect. Appears to be non-notable. Delete (w/redirect to whatever makes sense would be fine) appears to be in order. Created by an SPA. Epeefleche (talk) 00:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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NOTE for closer: if this AfD is closed as 'redirect', please remember to include the ((R from school)) on the redirect page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:05, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete (or redirect). Very long article, but it fails to say why the school is notable. Pit-yacker (talk) 22:13, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep. The article demonstrates the notability of the school quite comprehensively, with notable alumni and sporting achievements given. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:02, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Delete or merge/redirect if necessary. Unfortunately there is nothing notable about the setting. It's a bog-standard primary. The stuff that might establish some form of notability is, unfortunately, unreferenced. It's been written in a way to try to fool a casual observer that it is on the way to GA status, such as a long list of wikilinked paces that the children visit as part of the curriculum. Unfortunately none of this establishes notability. Fmph (talk) 17:17, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, as it stands, notability does not appear to have been asserted, and as I said above, a redirect to Newton Hall#Education is of course the most likely outcome. That said, I think it's been written in very good faith by a SPA (possibly a teacher or a student), but where the creator has probably taken another school article as a model, they should have read WP:WPSCH/AG before they started. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:23, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jackson Dinky DK3[edit]

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Tagged for lack of notability, and lack of refs, for over 2 years. Lacks substantial RS coverage. Merger was suggested over 2 years ago, but nothing transpired. Epeefleche (talk) 19:22, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete the information for the guitar is already available in Jackson Dinky, and I couldn't find any other sources of info for this one.--Stvfetterly (talk) 16:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Bryce (talk | contribs) 03:43, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Diabologum[edit]

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Don't see how this is a notable band; was PRODded in 2007 for lack of notability, but someone contested it. I don't speak French, which may be part of the problem, but I can't find anything approaching significant coverage The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:21, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment The only possible wp:notability related reference given is an interview which is in a web site. The other references are their own pages, and the web site of their successor band. North8000 (talk)

Diabologum was actualy a kind of "underground" band. Strange music, strange use of the French languague. They sold few records, but they printed their path into French indie rock. For instance, their lone concert in 2011 was said to be a phenomenon. Google "diabologum reformation" and you'll find your coverage. Quite a big event. Sadly, only for Froggies... I translated the article only in English, and I think that's pretty sad to keep the sole French article on WP. Cheers, --JeromRP (talk) 23:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Again, I don't speak French, so if you have something that I don't know about by all means add it. I took a listen to their music, and it was pretty neat (even if I don't know the words), so hopefully something is out there. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 00:22, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep: They had an article in Les Inrockuptibles: [42], and also in fr:Chronic'art among others. Regards, Comte0 (talk) 13:21, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep They are indeed all over past issues of Les Inrockuptibles & Chronic'art; see also Libération,[43] Billboard,[44] more. 86.44.31.213 (talk) 07:43, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep There seem to be plenty of references out there, though mainly in French (I'd add some references to the article myself if my French was a little less rusty). In any case, enough to indicate notability, even if the article doesn't currently reflect that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klausness (talk • contribs)
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FilesAnywhere[edit]

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Extensive unsourced claims of notability (first, popular), tagged for a long time without resolution of concerns about tone and lack of citations. DMacks (talk) 23:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Speedy Keep and close – The nomination doesn't include a valid rationale for deletion, per WP:DEL-REASON. WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM is the solution for this article. Sources are available; I've added those listed by User:SL93 above to the article. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:42, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Bryce (talk | contribs) 03:41, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Pool[edit]

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Article reads like a resume and doesn't meet WP:BIO guidelines. Mr. Pool had his 15 minutes of limelight back in November. The media hype about him has since ended as has notable coverage. An obscure, minor element of the Occupy Movement, Mr. Pool's coverage via Ustream (a website with thousands of users), is interesting but no less notable than the hundreds of iPhone videos taken by other young protesters across America. It simply doesn't merit its own article. Wikipedia is not a Who's Who. Thanks-- Wikipedian1234 (talk) 00:27, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep He's still doing what he made the news for less than two months ago, It could use a rewrite but that's not reason to delete. Google his name and you will see him profiled in TIME Magazine, MSNBC, Fast Company as well as television stations. The people who shoot most iPhone videos don't have this coverage. --DizFreak talk Contributions 02:05, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep-- He just went on RT, and his footage of NYE was just picked up by NBC universal and all of its affiliates. You need to do research before making claims about 15 minutes. The story on OccuCopter is on RT, BusinessInsider, and the Guardian. I think when someone is in international news for over 3 months it qualifies as a bit more than "15 minutes" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.73.7.97 (talk) 05:39, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep-- The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors. (TIME person of the year featured, important figure who "revitalized the movement") The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique. (First person to report a major event LIVE via cell phone). The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. (His coverage of N17 and the 21 hours of the raid are covered by hundreds of outlets). The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.

I didnt even mention how he created a livestreaming drone the OccuCopter for which he goes on tv about!!! 50.14.68.230 (talk) 05:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment--He wasn't the first person to record the event via cell phone. He is yet to be cited by "peers" or "colleagues". The OccuCopter drone is yet to become a revolutionary or conventional method. The use of his coverage has nothing to do with your second point. While he has garnered attention from multiple reliable sources, apart from Time magazine (he wasn't person of the year) and a few others media focus was highest two months ago. Many of the hundred of outlets are news blogs which have questionable reliability. I was of course being figurative when I said "15 minutes". Mr. Pool doesn't fill criteria (a)-(d).
I think this comes down to the question: "What qualifies as notable?" I create pages on war heroes who changed the course of history. These people have extensive documentation and accounts in libraries across America and the world. When I see an article about Tim Pool, who's documentation is limited to media coverage and news blogs, I cannot help but wonder what notability means. Do people become notable through significant, impactful achievements documented and analyzed by academia, or do they acquire notability by "going on TV" and receiving limited attention from magazines/news blogs? (Wikipedian1234 (talk) 14:39, 6 January 2012 (UTC))[reply]
By your own logic you admit this is a selective enforcement. You neglect other pages like "Jesse Lagreca" who has no accomplishments at all other than TV coverage, where as Tim Pool was featured in TIME's person of the year for a 21 hour live broadcast via a cell phone. Not only has Tim garnered international notability, he is giving lectures at colleges and conventions. You need to do research, clearly you are the only one making claims against the merit of this article. At which point it would be ethical that you, as the person who nominated this page for deletion, stop responding to comments and allow a discussion to carry on. In response to your comment;

Keep - Jay Rosen and Greg Mitchell qualify as peers. http://pressthink.org/2011/11/occupy-pressthink-tim-pool/ http://www.thenation.com/blog/165460/occupyusa-blog-thursday-jan-5-frequent-updates Greg mitchell uses Tim Pool as a primary source and also cites his work. Also this article just came out today http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/occupy-drones/

I admitted no such thing. This is not a selective enforcement. I am not making claims because I have some "bias". How dare you accuse me of having an agenda and claim I cannot debate. I was unaware of pages like "Jesse Lagreca"; if I found such an article I would treat it accordingly. Your personal attack against me is ludicrous. Have the decency to sign your name--(Wikipedian1234 (talk) 22:40, 6 January 2012 (UTC))[reply]


Keep - over 1 million live viewers and over 4 million unique hits constitutes notability http://www.ustream.tv/theother99 Tim Pool's contributions and international fame are much more notable than http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Brolsma yet I do not see Wikipedian taking these pages up for deletion. Selective enforcement is bias and unethical Sx91 (talk) 18:23, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you declaring that I have an agenda? When have I revealed this? This absurd string of personal attacks must stop--(Wikipedian1234 (talk) 22:40, 6 January 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Snow Keep - Significant coverage in reliable sources equates to topic notability. See sources listed above by User:Disneyfreak96 for some of them. Northamerica1000(talk) 10:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Deleted as A10 duplicate. Closing AFD. Will set redirect as reasonable serach term.Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 07:16, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Treasure Island (2012 movie)[edit]

Treasure Island (2012 movie) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
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This article has several problems with it. The problems are stated here:

  • There are no references cited
  • The page is an orphan
  • The introduction provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject
  • The lead section does not adequately summarize its contents


Also, this page provides no information about when it will be released, or what production company it's coming from. —JC Talk to me My contributions 00:26, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Rename to List of organizations with official stances on the Stop Online Piracy Act and expand.. v/r - TP 21:32, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of organizations that support the Stop Online Piracy Act[edit]

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A list of supporters of a US House bill that hasn't even made it out of committee yet is far from notable. There are literally thousands of bills proposed in the US every year. Only a few, like SOPA, will acheive notability prior to becoming law -- but as far as I can tell, no other proposed bill on Wikipedia has ever generated a standalone "list of supporters." Obviously, most bills will have supporters and opponents. There is nothing in the article to suggest why this particular bill's supporters merit a separate article. Hartboy (talk) 00:22, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete. There's already a substantial section in Stop Online Piracy Act. Better to just add the list's ext. link in that article for anybody who's that interested. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:18, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete - Unsourced list for a hot-button current events topic. I'm not against political action against enemies of freedom, but Wikipedia is not the place for it. This is a de facto blacklist... Carrite (talk) 03:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Entirely unsourced with a tinge of NPOV violation as no article exists for organizations that oppose the act. I support taking action against these companies, but Wikipedia isn't a soapbox. Furthermore, the constantly changing nature of this topic makes information extremely difficult to verify correctly.  Marlith (Talk)  04:59, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - The article is sourced at this time, per the references section of the article:
  • Smith, Lamar. "List of Supporters: H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act". House Judiciary Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  • McCullagh, Declan. "GoDaddy bows to boycott, now 'opposes' SOPA copyright bill". CBS Interactive, Inc. (CNET). Retrieved 29 December 2011.
—Northamerica1000(talk) 10:21, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - A focused list article that is now sourced, and more can be added. This is a reasonable content fork from the Stop Online Piracy Act article, and many of the companies and organizations in the List of organizations that support the Stop Online Piracy Act article are not included in the "Stop Online Piracy Act" article. This article needs more citations, cleanup, and likely some copy-editing. Adding rescue tag. Northamerica1000(talk) 10:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge to Stop Online Privacy Act...seems the most logical thing to do Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 16:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Although a hot-button topic, moving for the whole list to be deleted instead of merged strikes me as a one-sided opinion on the matter. Wikipedia info should always be taken with a grain of salt, and I fail to see why the list should be deleted because "constantly changing nature of this topic makes information extremely difficult to verify correctly". By that standard, there are MANY pages that would be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.245.24.248 (talk) 18:23, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - The article's sourcing has been expanded as of this post. This article is clearly possible to source, contrary to the !vote to delete above. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:21, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete a link in the main article to the sole source that this article is based on is sufficient. This article is going to get stale really quickly and updates are most likely to be original research. RadioFan (talk) 13:27, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep All information can be very easily confirmed. Obviously the government would have this listed somewhere, and someone has found and linked to the PDF [47] in the article already. Its easier to sort through the information on Wikipedia than have to deal with a PDF. Here you can read the names, and click on them to see their Wikipedia articles. The main article is too long, so having this list as a separate article makes perfect sense. As for the ones that are listed as having removed their names from the support, its not that difficult to Google news search to confirm this and add references. I'll go work on that now. Dream Focus 08:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete there is a section in the real fucking article. --74.111.185.203 (talk) 20:55, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The main article doesn't list all the organizations though. Its important to have a complete list. Dream Focus 22:48, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
An opinion that a list like this is "important" or not does not entail notability. Wikipedia is not a platform for advocacy. The fact remains that this is a list of supporters for proposed US legislation, referring to a bill that has not even made it out of committee for one chamber of Congress no less. There are thousands of bills proposed every year in the US, making any one proposed bill a run-of-the-mill event and presumed not notable. What's more, as far as I can tell, no other legislation, proposed or enacted, has a similar 'list of supporters' on Wikipedia. What makes a list of supporters for this bill the exception? Hartboy (talk) 02:08, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That would be the massive amount of media coverage of course. Dream Focus 06:40, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - this feels more like directory than encyclopedic information. Where there is a single source that already lists the organizations, we should simply link to that. However, I disagree with those who claim that the article is NPOV or entails advocacy. While some may use it for advocacy, that is not our problem. And while it is NPOV to have a list for only one side, that is solvable by creating a second article (which I think would also be a bad idea). Matchups 17:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC) P.S. If we can delete the actual organizations as well, so much the better.[reply]
  • Rename to "List of organizations with official stances on the Stop Online Piracy Act" and expand to include organizations that oppose it. As others have said, there are sufficient sources for the list, and it is notable. Including opposing organizations in the list gets rid of the POV issues. MarkGyver (talk) 21:29, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I support this. Of course we will need to find a reliable source for the organizations that oppose SOPA, and maybe changing the headings "Removed Organisations" to a sub-heading for each group which supports and opposes SOPA. 86.184.38.225 (talk) 21:16, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I did find three big companies(Google, Twitter, Facebook) that opposed it, that were never on the list, and added them with references, but then an IP address removed that. I support renaming the list and adding them back in. [48] Dream Focus 23:05, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I thought this list was for those that supported it, rather than those that opposed it. Timeoin (talk) 13:32, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Which is why we are discussing changing the name. No sense just showing one side. Dream Focus 16:03, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wikipedia (Community) – (Opposes the Act) (Quote from CBS News source below: "Calling it a "decision of the Wikipedia community," Wales said he plans to join other Web sites in ceasing operations to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, a controversial antipiracy bill being debated in Congress.")[7][8]
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  7. ^ Musil, Steven (January 16, 2012). "Wikipedia to join Web blackout protesting SOPA". CBS News. Retrieved January 16, 2012. ((cite web)): External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Rainey, James (January 16, 2012). "Wikipedia blackout to protest SOPA progress in Congress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 16, 2012. ((cite web)): External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
—Northamerica1000(talk) 02:31, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • KEEP/RENAME this issue is too politically charged for deletion of this article to not be a political act, and the SOPA article DOES NOT contain a list of supporters. (Drn8 (talk) 07:54, 14 January 2012 (UTC))[reply]
  • Rename and expand per MarkGyver's suggestion, as a spinoff list from the main article per WP:SS. The topic of opposition or support to this bill is notable enough, as seen through the media coverage.  Sandstein  09:40, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as a directory without any real editorial analysis. Mtking (edits) 04:19, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article has a significant lede section, which provides context. Perhaps more information could be incorporated into the lede about the various organizations on the list. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:47, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and/or rename and expand per MarkGyver's suggestions. -Mardus (talk) 11:56, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. A sourced and fairly appropriate sub-article of the one for SOPA. The fact that the list is coming from only one source is a bit questionable, but the list itself has seen some secondary coverage e.g.: [49]. There are some additional sources for this type of material that have received secondary coverage. I've added them to the article's talk page. ASCIIn2Bme (talk) 18:35, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Extensive policy violations. As an ongoing issue (and as evidenced by the GoDaddy flareup), any entries could be here today and gone tomorrow, per CURRENTEVENTS, NOTNEWS, and SOAP, especially as relating to keeping the article to list all the "bad" companies that support the bill. There's also a NOTINHERITED problem. The bill may be notable, the organizations listed as supporting are notable, but their intersection on this list is not, and a simple list is really a question of potential NOTDIRECTORY. Additionally, NOTBATTLEGROUND - if the deletion is "politically charged", then isn't its creation exactly the same? If we cannot therefore be NPOV on the matter, then there's another policy violation. Reliance on one source is also not good, and any of the real major stuff would work just as well in the company and bill articles - that's what wikilinks are for, after all. Wikipedia is here to serve an information repository, not an advocacy group, cutting-edge news agency, or Internet watchdog. MSJapan (talk) 03:37, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Which of the eight points of WP:NOTDIR are you referring to? All of them, or just some of them? The article reads rather neutrally, simply presenting a list of organizations that have stated an official stance regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act. A very reasonable content fork from the Stop Online Piracy Act article. Perhaps this article should be expanded, to also (neutrally) include opponents, which includes the Wikipedia community (see below). (See rename comments in this AfD.) This article doesn't seem to advocate anything, it's a list article. Northamerica1000(talk) 18:00, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Did everyone notice the big black banner atop the Wikipedia? They are blocking out Wikipedia in protest of SOPA. This is obvious a major event, and we need an article showing who all the major players are, and what side they are on. Dream Focus 03:49, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
So because Wikipedia is protesting SOPA, we need an exhaustive list of every notable entity that has any kind of public stance on SOPA as a separate article? Not at all seeing how one necessitates the other, sorry. ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡbomb 07:01, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Could you be more specific regarding the other WP:NOTs you're referring to? After all, it's an entire page of guidelines. Which of the eight points of WP:NOTDIR are you referring to? All of them, some of them, which ones? Northamerica1000(talk) 17:58, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - The nomination reason is basically WP:OTHERSTUFF. The list is clearly not a directory and meets the requirements for a standalone list. Rlendog (talk) 17:43, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and rename to either List of supporters and opposers or MarkGyver's suggested title. The SOPA issue has gained massive attention. Whether or not the bill passes, the deliberations alone would be massively notable. Full lists of supporters and opposers on something of this scale of notice, where supporters and opposers were massively noticed in world headlines (GoDaddy? Twitter? Google? Wikimedia itself?), would make it inconceivable to me to consider this list non-encyclopedic.
It's a classic use of a list article, not a directory, per WP:LIST#Purposes of lists: "may be a valuable information source". The nomination is also heavily flawed - "SOPA isn't yet a law" doesn't speak to notability of the list of bill supporters/opposers (WP:N, WP:NOTINHERITED), and "I don't know any other bills with list of supporter/opposer articles" isn't a deletion argument (WP:OTHERSTUFFDOESNTEXIST). Other flaws can be fixed.
The only options left are keep or merge and WP:SUMMARYSTYLE makes clear where a section would be so long as to unbalance an article, or form a useful article in its own subtopic right, a subtopic is viable. For me, this meets that criterion. My only qualm is we need one for opposers (same logic) or else (better) rename to List of supporters and opposers... or MarkGyver's suggestion List of organizations with official stances... . FT2 (Talk | email) 18:41, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - I counted how many companies were on the list which is supplied as a reference and there were 138. But there are only 124 in the article. Why? Obviously the official list has been updated again. Some of those on the list aren't on either list shown on the article (i.e. Actors Equity Association). In other words this list is just wrong and could cause problems for Wikipedia. The "official" list could change at any time and I doubt if anyone is monitoring all 138 organizations. Why not just have a link in the SOPA article? We shouldn't have information that is wrong and I suppose if you're following the rules you could say it's unsourced. Tanya Stuart (talk) 18:46, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
On a list like this, if an entry isn't cited, feel free to tag it with ((verify source)) which looks like this [verification needed]. If appropriate, remove it (though it's best to fix if able or tag for others if not). Shouldn't be hard to check (Google: sopa COMPANYNAME support). But "some items not cited" isn't a deletion reason. Deletion is based on "can this be made into a valid list/article by our criteria", not "is it in good shape now". FT2 (Talk | email) 19:17, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per WP:NOTDIR, point 7, with a big dollop of WP:RECENT. Deor (talk) 19:37, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rename or Merge - As it stands right now Stop_Online_Piracy_Act#Supporters has been shortened, to create a fork for this article. Since the same hasn't been done for Stop_Online_Piracy_Act#Opposition, this clearly violates WP:NPOV and WP:UNDUE. Either it needs to be made into a list of both, potentially expanded from a list to a full article on who supports and opposes and why, with a link from that article, or it needs to just be merged back in.
24.11.87.186 (talk) 19:45, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and Rename with MarkGyver's suggested title. Then improve the article with better sourcing. --Guy Macon (talk) 20:33, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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