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The result was no consensus. There does appear to be media coverage of this person (how reliable it is is difficult to determine), which means there is at least an argument for notability even as a candidate. But this discussion is too inconclusive to determine this. Sandstein 06:40, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran[edit]

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Current political candidate. May become notable if elected, but currently does not pass WP:NPOL. Mccapra (talk) 08:41, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the observation. Apart from being a governorship candidate of the most populous state in Nigeria, Lagos state. He is also a notable journalist and a founder of Core Media Services Ltd by extension the CEO of CoreTv News (https://www.coretvnews.com/). You can check here (https://nigeria24.me/core-media-services-ltd). The news outlet is situated in 52 local government development council of Lagos. Ibjaja055 (talk) 12:25, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep — He was until recently a fairly notable broadcaster/journalist and has only raised in notability as a gubernatorial candidate. Plus plenty of media coverage. Watercheetah99 (talk) 14:56, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak delete. He would have to pass WP:GNG to qualify since he has not held a national office, and most of the reliable media coverage on him is related to his gubernatorial bid. That is to say, if merely running for a national office does not qualify for establishing notability, neither should coverage in reliable media outlets related to running for a national office. Correct me if I'm wrong. Chagropango (talk) 08:40, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Honestlly do not understand how you consider these things. This is a potential next Governor of a state and you do not think he is notable? Such a shame. @Mccapra Oyindebrah (talk) 16:59, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Political candidates are not generally notable. If elected, he will be. Mccapra (talk) 18:28, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 22:27, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Başkut Tuncak[edit]

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All sources quote the subject's statements on topics unrelated to himself, which means that there is no significant coverage about him. A BEFORE seach reveals similar sources ([1], [2]). Person fails GNG. ~StyyxTalk? 23:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Procedural close.. Feel free to start a new AFD discussion on this article. Liz Read! Talk! 23:43, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kelly Hamilton (entertainer)[edit]

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In my opinion I don't think Kelly Hamilton is notable enough as her article basically says shes part of the wiggels and you can already get that information from the wiggels page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Journey896 (talk • contribs)

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 23:12, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Plyable[edit]

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Notability has not been established. Amigao (talk) 23:49, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Restore everything. The disambiguation page was move to Interstate 50 and the redirect was suppressed. Interstate 50 was then restored to its former state. Too much original research. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 05:41, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interstate 50 (disambiguation)[edit]

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Disambiguation page which disambiguates two entries; a made-up proposed designation for a route not supported by the source (however sources aren't allowed on DAB pages anyway) and a link to the Interstate Highway System article. Waddles 🗩 🖉 23:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 21:40, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Waft[edit]

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Purely a dictionary definition. Does not seem like this could be expanded into an encyclopedic article. Even the "in science" paragraph is just simply an extended definition. Natg 19 (talk) 21:55, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – agree with nom that this fails WP:NOTDICT. The importance of wafting in a laboratory context is certainly encyclopedic, but belongs in laboratory safety as there isn't much to say beyond a couple definitions. There isn't that much content worth saving, although I suppose the second paragraph is usable if sourced. A redirect to laboratory safety is not suitable because "waft" can have many different meanings. Ovinus (talk) 23:13, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was WP:SNOW Keep CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 14:18, 1 August 2022 (UTC) (non-admin closure)[reply]

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The other article 2022 Southeast floods happened at the same time and has a similar flood location. 2022 Eastern Kentucky floods may be deleted if you do not explain why it is different floods. Cabin134 (talk) 22:04, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This event has received significant coverage on BBC, CNN, The New York Times, and USA Today. Hemanth Nalluri 11 (talk) 20:52, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep — No sources directly linking this storm system to the storm that caused the Missouri (St. Louis) floods two days ago (July 26). If you can provide a source that directly links both floods to the same storm, then my !vote will switch to a support, but without any source doing so, any deletion/merge would not be a good idea per WP:OR. Another thing to point out, the nominator moved the 2022 Missouri floods to the current title of 2022 Southeast floods without discussions as a way to start this AfD to combine the articles. (1), I cannot find a direct source linking the two floods to the exact same storm system and (2), the rename first then AfD seems slightly off, especially since the nomination said “happened at the same time”, which is false since the Missouri floods began on the 26th and these began not he 28th. Elijahandskip (talk) 20:05, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also Elijahandskip, Missouri was also affect in both storms wich means they are the same flood. Cabin134 (talk) 20:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Source? Without a source, that would be original research, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. Elijahandskip (talk) 20:10, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Doesnt the accuweather article mention the link? 50.200.241.190 (talk) 04:11, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
None of the current sources in the 2022 Eastern Kentucky floods article is from Accuweather, at least from what I can tell. Can you link the source you are referencing here? Elijahandskip (talk) 04:41, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
actually they call it different. That being said, there isn’t enough for all these seperate articles so it’s best to make an article called July 2022 United States floods, which isn’t saying they’re the same so isn’t WP:OR. 50.200.241.190 (talk) 11:22, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. plicit 13:27, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Freeman (filmmaker)[edit]

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Non-notable filmmaker not meeting WP:GNG; on top of that, WP:VANISPAMCRUFTISEMENT that requires constant monitoring. Julietdeltalima (talk) 20:58, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 23:45, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wanna.B[edit]

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No notability shown, fails WP:NMG and all sources are primary. Abdotorg (talk) 19:50, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Famous? they never even charted on Gaon. Abdotorg (talk) 11:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. The sources presented in this discussion have remained unrebutted. Sandstein 06:53, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Janne Haavisto[edit]

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Sparse, if barely existent coverage. Certainly doesn't pass WP:NMUSIC, WP:GNG or WP:SIGCOV. No suitable target for redirect. >> Lil-unique1 (talk) — 18:42, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Tsim Sha Tsui#Streets. Liz Read! Talk! 21:34, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ichang Street[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. The only source in the article links to bing. The street is not notable, and there is little information on it. If anyone can find some Chinese sources that link to this road, then please leave them below. Fats40boy11 (talk) 17:12, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. plicit 11:44, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

China Price[edit]

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I'm not convinced that this warrants its own page. Most here that's worth keeping is already in the articles Made in China, Economy of China, etc. Sections like "List of ten impressive metrics picked by Business Insider" are seldom a good sign. – Ploni (talk) 14:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Liz Read! Talk! 03:59, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of German Open Women's Singles champions in badminton[edit]

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Last Afd was closed with the statement: The result was keep. "Consensus is that improvement is needed, not deletion." I was told to wait for six more months until article gets improved and becomes well sourced, which has clearly not happened to this date. This article is a clear WP:FORK of main German Open (badminton) article and lacks enough sources for verification. zoglophie 12:38, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are just repeating your past argument Silverseren. And I don't get what you mean by "those sources". See this This is not how lists are prepared and one must see how incomplete the list currently is and probably will remain as it is in future. Somehow you still want to keep articles like these in Wikipedia?! zoglophie 13:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 21:25, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Orbit Room[edit]

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Non-notable local bar. A celebrity owner doesn't confer notability. Several reviews available as sources, but these don't convey the significant coverage demanded by WP:GNG. Doesn't meet WP:CORP. Deserves a sentence or two in the owner's article -- which is already there. Mikeblas (talk) 16:47, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. North America1000 12:45, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good Night Malvinas[edit]

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Subject fails WP:NFILM and WP:GNG. A BEFORE search did not reveal reliable sources. I don't find the present reviews enough for notability. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:21, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Additional sources (not already in the article), demonstrating an insufficient BEFORE: [3], [4]. matt91486 (talk) 01:16, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • NFILM requires "Publication of at least two non-trivial articles, at least five years after the film's initial release." (Emphasis mine) That's not the case here. It also says "has received full-length reviews by two or more nationally known critics" which hasn't been shown here. NFILM requires more than just two reliable sources. Chris Troutman (talk) 01:20, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am deeply puzzled by what you expect to be finding. The reviewer for La Nación is clearly a regular reviewer at one of the biggest newspapers in the country [5]. Similarly for Página 12 you have one of their major culture writers: [6]. Regular critics at two of the biggest papers in the country very clearly meet this standard. matt91486 (talk) 01:29, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy delete per WP:CSD#G5. plicit 11:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mugisha Emmanuel[edit]

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Stub article on actor that does not contain enough information to establish either general notability or acting notability. An article should speak for itself and this does not. It does not mention significant coverage or major roles. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:13, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom; nearly an A7 candidate. Ovinus (talk) 20:29, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete per WP:CSD#G5. plicit 11:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kanyabugande Olivier[edit]

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Stub on actor that does not address either general notability or acting notability. There is already a draft so it cannot be moved to draft space. The references are both passing mentions of nominations for an award that is inaugural and so does not appear to be notable (but are only nominations):

Reference Number Reference Comments Independent Significant Reliable Secondary
1 newtimes.co.rw List of nominees for first Rwanda International Movie Awards - Named as nominee Yes No, mention Yes No
2 inyarwanda.com List of actors for a People's Choice Award Yes No, mention Yes No

There is no mention of significant coverage and no mention of major roles. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:01, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 21:23, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Climate party (UK)[edit]

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Far too soon to have an article on a minor political party formed last week. There is a substantial Guardian source, and I gather that they'll have one councillor, their founder (who had a little bit of coverage when he ran, [8][9], but not much more than the average independent). But this isn't the multiple in-depth sources we need for GNG.

The claim in the first paragraph, "It has been compared to the Teal independents in Australia", is exaggeration and taken out of context. The Guardian just noticed the Teal independents as an example of a recent green conservative group with elected representation.

The other coverage I could find was in E&T (essentially a passing mention) and Business Green (not sure about reliability, but not the focus of the article). This party may be notable in the future, or it may not be, but it's not notable today. — Bilorv (talk) 15:50, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 15:34, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sixth Intervision Song Contest[edit]

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Former PROD. I've merged the relevant information from this canceled contest edition into Intervision Song Contest. I'm proposing this as a deletion instead of a new redirect because "sixth" contest was a placeholder decided by a Wikipedia editor after the contest was "postponed indefinitely". It is in no way an official title for the event nor does it appear as a title in reliable sources. Grk1011 (talk) 15:34, 28 July 2022 (UTC) Grk1011 (talk) 15:34, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 21:20, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 All-Japan artistic gymnastics championships – Men's artistic individual all-around[edit]

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Courtesy nomination--Sportsfan 1234 had tagged this article and linked it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2021 All-Japan artistic gymnastics championships – Men's artistic individual all-around but it was not actually listed there. Similar to the articles listed in the other discussion, appears to fail WP:NLIST and WP:GNG--provided references are primary to the JGA and/or fail to deliver more than basic lists of results. See also similar discussions at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2022 All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships Qualification and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of gymnasts at the 2022 All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships. --Finngall talk 15:30, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. plicit 00:13, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Parviz Yaghoubi faction)[edit]

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Another small group that never made any notable accomplishments, registered politically, fielded a candidate, participated in any election, etc. Notability is mostly assumed from interaction with People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. An online search doesn’t give any additional hits aside from the only source already in the article (which lacks any form of substantial coverage). Fails notability (WP:GNG, WP:NPOL, WP:ORG, take your pick). Fad Ariff (talk) 11:52, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is part of a number of recently created odd articles about groups that never accomplished anything:

Comment: This article was denuded of much of its content and most of its sources just ahead of the raising of this AfD with no effort to discuss the article on talk or clarify details. The first source, for instance, was deleted out of hand for having no title for its chapter in a journal, despite a page number being provided. While having no title is not ideal - this is exactly the sort of detail that should be carefully clarified and verified, not hastily deleted. I have restored the material, as appropriate for material within the remit of the post-1978 Iranian politics discretionary sanctions regime, pending proper discussion and consensus. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:04, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The first source doesn't have a title or author, and the other two sources you restored don't even mention the group. Also there are some WP:V violation concerns like the logo in the infobox (which belongs to the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, and none of the sources say it belonged to this group). Even with you restoring all of this questionable content, there is nothing in the article that indicates that the group was notable for anything (other than interacting with People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, and that is not an indication of notability). Fad Ariff (talk) 11:57, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The first source has a page number, which is the most specific thing it can have, and it means that if you look up the journal, you can find its title and author. Also, having questions about sourcing does not demand automatic recourse to the deletion of content. This isn't a BLP. More prudent first steps are looking for fresh sourcing, raising a talk page discussion and tagging as citation needed. Iskandar323 (talk) 20:24, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Here's the bibliographic info: Momayezi, Nasser. "Decimation and Fragmentation of Leftist Forces in Iran." Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 11, no. 1 (Fall, 1987): 83. It's on ProQuest at [10]. I've downloaded a copy of the article and am happy to email it on. The only relevant sentence I see on first glance is: In 1985 several members of the central committee of the Mujahidin in Europe--such as Parviz Yaghubi, Mahmud Azdonlu, and several others--announced their decision to leave the organization and to function separately.
Citation #4 is Alaolmolki, Nozar. Middle East Journal 41, no. 1 (1987): 94–95. jstor. I can't find anything relevant on pages 94-95 on a quick skim.
If AfD participants would like, next time I'm at the library I'll scan in the relevant parts of citations #2 and 3. KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 19:31, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for finding those and taking the time to cross-reference the material. I wouldn't deign to impose library errands on anyone, but feel free! Iskandar323 (talk) 19:49, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, plicit 14:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. North America1000 12:40, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of tallest buildings in Sejong[edit]

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Per previous AFD, has no navigational purpose, no citations, likely fails notability as well. G4 declined Justiyaya 12:26, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

el cid, el campeador's comment made me go back and look up the edit summary and I note the admin's rationale and I was just being dramatic and just, well, you know, *blush*, that sort of thing. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 13:31, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line. North America1000 12:36, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Valavanur railway station[edit]

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In the previous previous AfD, we found exactly one source that helps this to satisfy WP:V, but that source does not provide significant coverage of the station. The entries in The Great Indian Railway Atlas and India Railway Atlas & Timetable also do not provide significant coverage of this railroad station. The only other source in the article does not so much as mention the station. I have conducted an extensive search for sources on this topic, but I'm not able to find WP:SIGCOV.

There is now a community consensus that train stations have no inherent notability; we should not presume them notable on the basis that their existence is simply verifiable. Instead, this should be weighed against WP:GNG and relevant WP:SNG criteria, which this article subject fails in every respect. As such, the article should be redirected to Tiruchirappalli railway division#List of railway stations and towns, where the railway station is currently mentioned. — Ⓜ️hawk10 (talk) 12:23, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My assessment of the sources as of the most recent revision is as follows:
Source assessment table:
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
Southern Railway—Tiruchchirappali Division Yes Government publication. Yes Seems like a standard government publication. No Does not so much as mention the station by name. No
Les chemins de fer coloniaux français Yes Seems independent Yes Old (1910s), but seems fine for notability purposes. No The source mentions it as one of two stations on the English side, but does not cover the station itself significantly. No
The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway Yes Seems independent Yes No reason to doubt reliability for notability purposes No The relevant page describes the town of Valavanur, including the town's hotels, roads within the town, the industry of the town, local officials in the town, objects of interest in the town, and sport in the town. The only mention of the station is that a cloth manufactory is three miles south of it, which is not significant coverage of the station. No
The Great Indian Railway Atlas Yes Seems independent Yes No reason to doubt reliability for notability purposes. No The inclusion of a man-made geographical feature on maps or in directories is insufficient to establish topic notability. No
India Railway Atlas & Timetable Yes Seems independent Yes No reason to doubt reliability for notability purposes. No The inclusion of a man-made geographical feature on maps or in directories is insufficient to establish topic notability. No
Pharmacographia Indica: A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met with in British India, Volume 3 Index and Appendix Yes Seems independent Yes No reason to doubt reliability for notability purposes. The sourcce is quite old. No There is a single sentence that mentions/describes the station itself. No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using ((source assess table)).

With respect to WP:IAR, I don't think it's really plausible to do this in light of the extremely recent RfC that rejected the claim to the inherent notability of railroad stations. — Ⓜ️hawk10 (talk) 19:59, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

These edits added three sources. I've already addressed the fact that the article from The Hindu does not provide WP:SIGCOV in my nominating statement, but sources like Google Sites IndianRailDayToday (a train directory) and trainspy (a website for train times) don't provide WP:SIGCOV nor do anything other than show that the train is included in a man-made geographical feature in directories. I still don't see a single source that gives the station itself significant coverage. — Ⓜ️hawk10 (talk) 21:07, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. Opinion is split, with a slight majority for deletion, but no consensus. The notability of academics is a notoriously contentious topic, and people here don't agree about whether Knuth is notable for his academic work, his UFO-related activity, or both. Sandstein 06:47, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin Knuth[edit]

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Page has recently had some edit-warring, and was discussed at WP:ANI. Looking more closely, I am uncertain that the subject is notable, and making this nomination -- please consider my !vote as a weak delete. Reasons: any notability is likely to come from WP:NPROF. The subject has a moderate number of citations, but most of the citations are from middle authorship on papers with a moderately high number of coauthors. Looking past these papers, the highest cited paper has 167 citations (in what I believe to be a higher citation field). So I'm skeptical of WP:NPROF C1. The subject is editor-in-chief of a 20-year-old journal published by MDPI, which I do not believe is well-established for WP:NPROF C8. I don't see any sign of other NPROF criteria, and I indeed think it would be a bit surprising if a long-term associate professor at University of Albany passed this criteria. The subject has an interest in WP:FRINGE UFO theories, but I don't see a GNG pass around there. It is possible that there is a good faith combined case for notability, but I am sufficiently skeptical to make this nomination. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 11:24, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Entropy is neither a major nor a well-established academic journal. jps (talk) 13:47, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, the only thing well-established about it is that nobody trusts it to do any quality control. XOR'easter (talk) 00:07, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Having originally authored the article, I'm clearly of the opinion that the subject achieves the requisite standard of notability. His academic papers; his career history in the round (including NASA Ames); his editorship of the Entropy journal; the Knuth Algorithm on Wolfram; and the public exposure he has attained for his willingness to publicly engage in the endeavour of scientific investigation into UAP.
I will also note - albeit this is likely outwith the scope of this discussion - that in light of the recent US governmental statements and actions pertaining to UAP (involving the US military; intelligence agencies; Congressional hearings; NASA), to regard scientific research into this subject area as "fringe" is patently absurd. Is Prof. Avi Loeb, leading Harvard University's Galileo Project, also now regarded as a fringe "pseudoscientist"? In any case, as noted, this is likely not the place for that wider discussion, however I would like to register my disappointment and strong opposition to this apparent state of affairs within the prevailing culture at Wikipedia that seems to be defining policies at present. Cosmoid (talk) 13:06, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:FRINGE is well-defined as a content guideline on Wikipedia and was codified well before the recent dust-ups about UFOs. Note that it does not make any value judgement with respect to the subject material. It only outlines best practices for how to discuss fringe material. There are even clear rules for how to identify the fringe nature of a topic and the ide that "recent US governmental statements and actions" is not the standard that is used to judge whether a topic is subject to WP:FRINGE. jps (talk) 13:32, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
How is the current "mainstream" view on UAP established? The fact that US government officials have publicly confirmed that UAP *do* exist most certainly should be considered important in this regard. The scientific study of UAP is not "Fringe" - even if many of the theories as to their nature may well be defined as such. Cosmoid (talk) 14:44, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Please read WP:RGW. Until there is a big splash article published in mainstream journals that argue there is something more to UFOs than human technology, natural phenomena, hoaxes, or delusions, we are stuck at Wikipedia with following this Occam's razor approach that the scientific research community has taken towards the subject. The subtext, of course, of the present governmental interest is that there may be human technology at work here. The extraordinary arguments that there may be an explanation beyond the prosaic four is the one that requires extraordinary evidence we do not have. Wait for that Science or Nature paper, I guess, and, until then, keep reaching for those stars (just not at Wikipedia). jps (talk) 15:48, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The "U" in UAP stands for "unidentified". A very large proportion of UAP reports are most likely resolvable to human tech, natural phenomena, hoaxes and so forth. This has already been established in numerous historical studies, both private and government. However, there is a subset that are not so readily explainable. That has been publicly acknowledged by the US government and its agencies. As you're no doubt aware, the US Congress has now passed legislation - with more coming shortly - to require US government agencies to take this matter seriously; from encouraging service personnel to file reports, to the research and investigation of those reports. For the sake of clarity: The US government has made official statements - and even passed legislation - that effectively declares that the topic of UAP should no longer be considered "fringe", with all the associated stigma that implies. Indeed, this essential point is explicitly at the heart of these initiatives, which are intended to encourage witnesses in professional positions to come forward without fear of career impacting ridicule; from military and intelligence community personnel, to civil aviation pilots, to police officers and so on.
Scientists of the likes of Kevin Knuth are pursuing what the US government has now explicitly requested of academia - to research UAP phenomena. In following the scientific method, no outcome should be assumed prior to the collection and analysis of the evidence, and nothing should be ruled out of consideration by an a priori assumption with no proven theoretical grounding. I am well aware of Occam's razor and the appeal to parsimony. However, this only applies when evaluating a set of hypotheses that fit the known facts. When you are tasked with collecting and analysing the raw data of an unexplained phenomena, you do not shrug your shoulders and say "I won't bother looking, because established wisdom dictates what can and cannot be, ergo I'll just cherrypick whichever "facts" conform to those preconceptions and ignore the rest". That approach is more akin to religion that science.
World renowned academic institutions like Harvard University are openly supporting such UAP projects. The US military and now NASA are setting up programs to explicitly study UAP. The act of engaging in the investigative processes of the topic in and of itself is no longer considered "fringe science". It is absolutely mainstream - and I am of the opinion that it's high time Wikipedia caught up with the world as it is today, rather than base policy around anachronistic sociocultural and political paradigms that should be left in the 20th century. Cosmoid (talk) 00:32, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The problem with the argument (which is an old one) that there are "U" accounts which are "not readily explainable" is that the arguments that a particular "sighting" is "explainable" can be argued against ad infinitum. And that is typically the name of the game. The goal of the "I want to believe" enthusiast is to cast doubt on any prosaic explanation so that the conclusion they want to keep alive as a possibility is not snuffed out. This has been the name of the game for decades. The US government, thankfully, has no sway over whether a topic is subject to our WP:FRINGE guideline. We go by sources that are in compliance with WP:FRIND. So far, you might notice, the boosters of this current UAP craze do not take kindly to the mainstream critique of their arguments. It's a classic story that we see all across the WP:FRINGE spectrum. Also, when you say "world renowned academic institutions like Harvard University" what you mean to say is one astronomer has fallen off the deep end. Academic freedom means Avi can pursue whatever flights of fancy he likes. But the judgement of his colleagues is that he is barking up some very wrong trees. That's the context. Now we need to get on with figuring out how to make sure that the reader understands this. jps (talk) 01:28, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"But the judgement of his colleagues...". You know them all personally, do you? Look, I'm sure we could argue back and forth about the UAP question all night long. However, as previously noted, this is not the place to have that broader discussion - and frankly, I have neither the inclination nor time to waste on such a pointless exercise. Cosmoid (talk) 01:44, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The above comment is irrelevant for WP:Prof, which the user should read. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:41, 29 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]
Regarding WP:Prof, under Criteria (6) it states:
"The person has held a highest-level elected or appointed administrative post at a major academic institution or major academic society".
On this point specifically: I would like to share some 'original research'. I am aware that, in the absence of a reference, the following information may not be enough to support the case in and of itself, but I'd nevertheless like to add this to the record, for what it's worth. It has come to my attention, based on a communication I received from someone associated with a member of university faculty, that Knuth has just been promoted to a full professorship. The official university website has not yet been updated, but should be by the beginning of the new semester (if the academic calendar is the same as the UK, I'm assuming September). Either way, confirmation by reliable references should hopefully be available within a matter of weeks. I'd ask that this be taken into consideration. Cosmoid (talk) 20:25, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Full professorship is irrelevant to C6, which applies to university presidents. JoelleJay (talk) 01:29, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Being that WP:Prof concerns academics ("This guideline reflects consensus about the notability of academics as measured by their academic achievements."), it seems logical that "...held a highest-level elected or appointed administrative post..." in Criteria 6 would refer to those occupying the highest academic posts within the institution - usually full professors. The word "administrative" may apply to professors, whose responsibilities invariably include a set of administrative tasks within both their departments and the institution as a whole. Cosmoid (talk) 13:34, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If you read the details on WP:PROF, you'll find this for C6: "Lesser administrative posts (provost, dean, department chair, etc.) are generally not sufficient to qualify under Criterion 6 alone, although exceptions are possible on a case-by-case basis (e.g., being a Provost of a major university may sometimes qualify)."
Full professor is a rank, not a job, and the notability criterion for rank is "named chair or 'Distinguished Professor'", per C5. PianoDan (talk) 15:40, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The point I am making is not about the letter of the guideline - it is about exposing those letters as self-contradictory.
As I said, the entire point of WP:Prof is defined as being about academics. In so many words it states: "This guideline reflects consensus about the notability of academics as measured by their academic achievements. An academic is someone engaged in scholarly research or higher education; academic notability refers to being known for such engagement.".
Professors within academia are generally known to others within their research domain. They lead teams of PhDs conducting academic research; they run labs (Knuth Lab, for example). Indeed, the very work depends on knowing who your peers are and what they are researching. That should amount to academic notability. That C6 then refers to administrators who may not even have followed the academic career path - yet dismisses professors who have - is contradictory and contrary to the spirit of the guideline's purpose as stated, in my view. Much like many of Wikipedia's monumental corpus of rules, regulations and guidelines. Cosmoid (talk) 11:41, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The problem we are having here is that Wikipedia is non-innovative and aims to inform to the best of our ability according to WP:5P. Sometimes different pillars come into conflict. This is especially the case in situations where the subject is borderline or obscure. That's what we're dealing with here. You are making a case that the subject is not obscure, but the problem as I see it is that the evidence seems to indicate that he hasn't been noticed by "others within their research domain" in the way we would normally desire if we were to be complete and honest about the biography. That is my argument in toto. If you know of independent reliable sources who discuss Knuth's biographical import, please let me know. jps (talk) 18:02, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
.Weak delete As I see it there are three possible route for notability for Knuth, WP:PROF-C1, WP:PROF-C8, and general notability for his UFO work. I don't believe he passes C1 due to "as demonstrated by independent reliable sources". I was of the thought that he passed C8, but I don't believe Entropy quite passes well-established. It might be possible that he passes GNG in the future for his UFO work, but at the moment he doesn't quite make it in my opinion. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested transmissions °co-ords° 12:11, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't understand the above comment. His work has been cited by 4672 mostly independent reliable sources. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:11, 29 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]
None of his highest-cited papers are even in his field (they're all neuropsych/neurophys, in neuropsych/neurophys journals), and he's predictably a middle author on all of them. Since he made only minor contributions to those papers, we shouldn't credit him with their success, and we certainly shouldn't describe their findings as a product of his research career (or vice versa: they shouldn't be presented as if they were a significant focus of his research). So if we shouldn't describe those papers with more than a half-sentence in his biography, they shouldn't be given much weight for C1 purposes either. JoelleJay (talk) 06:25, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I missed this comment, but JoelleJay has said everything I would have. I was aware of those papers when I made my comment. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested transmissions °co-ords° 14:09, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Total citations: average: 7053, median: 2593, Knuth: 2330
Total papers: 104, 62, 83
h-index: 31, 23, 20
Top 5 papers: 1st: 1025, 496, 810; 2nd: 521, 263, 206; 3rd: 337, 154, 169; 4th: 280, 140, 162; 5th: 226, 109, 103.
All of his top 5 papers are outside of his own self-described research interests, and additionally are in a field with higher citation rates than what he seems to publish in the most. Accordingly, if I censor both those papers and the citation profiles of his coauthors on those papers (most of whom were well above the median), his metrics are actually worse:
TC: 4494, 1699, 827. TP: 81, 54, 77. h: 24, 21, 14. T5: 968, 274, 70; 392, 151, 59; 250, 115, 51; 199, 100, 47; 161, 87, 45. JoelleJay (talk) 07:17, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
UFO/UAP data collection and analysis by the DOD/Intel is now the official policy and law of the United States government. So a scientist like Knuth's interest in the topic is not automatically disqualifying as fringe as it was in the past. Lots of skeptics with Wikipedia bios have also appeared in "sensational" media over the years. 5Q5| 14:20, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
UFO/UAP data collection and analysis by the DOD/Intel is now the official policy and law of the United States government. So a scientist like Knuth's interest in the topic is not automatically disqualifying as fringe as it was in the past. That's not how this works. We follow WP:FRINGE, not some vision of how the US government policy legitimizes investigations. jps (talk) 08:42, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Here are three additional references to Knuth's UAP related notability:
- Article & interview on Texas Public Radio: https://www.tpr.org/science-technology/2021-06-18/physicist-takes-a-serious-look-at-unidentified-aerial-phenomena
- Article in UK press: https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/30/ex-nasa-scientist-says-aliens-exist-encounters-covered-governments-7672163/
- Interview on WAMC Northeast Public Radio: https://www.wamc.org/podcast/vox-pop/2022-05-11/uap-ufo-tic-tacs-what-can-science-tell-us-5-11-22
I also have links to 5 published (not self-published) academic books (non-UAP related), authored either solely by Knuth (2), or in collaboration with other authors (3), however I assume these would not be useful references owing them being primary sources (hence I did not include them). That said, they do, I feel, add yet further weight to the argument that Knuth is a notable presence with his academic domain. That, combined with his activity within the field of scientifically grounded UAP investigation - for which he is notable for having combined an established academic career with longstanding public engagement in that discourse - provide ample grounds for his inclusion in Wikipedia, in my opinion. Cosmoid (talk) 12:48, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Cosmoid: if you have authored books with independent reviews in reliable sources, then the reviews can help contribute towards notability. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 13:02, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Just a note that interviews do not contribute to notability unless they include very substantial independent secondary analysis/commentary about the interviewee by the author. JoelleJay (talk) 17:16, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Of particular note is the willfully incoherent blatant mischaracterization by jps: “When you say "world renowned academic institutions like Harvard University what you mean to say is one astronomer has fallen off the deep end. Academic freedom means Avi can pursue whatever flights of fancy he likes. But the judgement of his colleagues is that he is barking up some very wrong trees.” I count the endorsement of some sixty of his colleagues in this group photo, which represents only about two-thirds of the membership. The Galileo Project counts close to 100 Harvard University researchers and affiliates with the project, many of them top scientists in their respective fields. The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies counts upwards of 200 formal subject matter experts among its invitation-only membership, with well over 400 scientists and engineers attending its last annual meeting in June. This is not “one astronomer who has fallen off the deep end.” UAPx counts close to half a dozen tenured PhD astrophysicists as core members. Dozens more including DOE national labs distinguished research fellows contribute to the nonprofit from the wings, yet choose to remain anonymous precisely because of the stigma brought to fore from the skeptics, many of whom remain blissfully unaware of the contemporary body of evidence that has led to an immediate about-face and historically unprecedented legislation from the Congress, the IC, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. This deletion review itself is the elephant in the room and case in point front and center as a prominent example of such lingering stigma.
Notably, neither the Wikipedia entries for Avi Loeb or Garry Nolan nor Christopher Mellon sees any of them labeled as ufologist, a term which represents blatant mischaracterization and historical stigma when intentionally misapplied. Knuth is employed as a tenured university professor who leads his own research group and is responsible for millions of dollars in federal grants from NSF et al. He is no more 'ufologist' than any of the aforementioned examples. Yet whether Avi numbers 1 or 10 or 100 Harvard scientists, and whether UAP prove to be completely mundane, natural phenomena, time traveling teapots in the orbit of Jupiter, or momentary imaginings of a Boltzmann brain bears no impact on the merit or suitability of Knuth's notability or suitability for entry. The question of whether Knuth or Avi Loeb are “entirely off the deep end in the eyes of their colleageues” is neither here nor there, and has only entered into this conversation as a farcical pretense and red herring.
In regards to Cosmoid's referenced statement, WP:FRINGE/ALT is not any sort of automatic disqualification. Historically now-mainstream topics that were once considered fringe include continental drift before the discovery of plate tectonics, the existence of Troy, the Norse colonization of the Americas, and the Big Bang Theory. Academic investigation of sprites, jets, ELVES, trolls, pixies, ghosts, and gnomes, ball lightning, St. Elmo's fire, and the Hessdelen lights were all at one time in the realm of UAP, yet no one would call research into these topics pseudoscientific in nature. Fundamental analysis of the flight characteristics and radar cross-section characteristics of the tic-tac in the USS Nimitz incident are equally straightforward and by no means deserving of premature dismissal as pseudoscience. Just because a field was historically considered fringe doesn't mean that it will be in the future, nor is any study into what may or may not be historically considered to be a part of that field itself necessarily pseudoscience. Yet all of this is neither here nor there when the question is one of notability, not acting as self-appointed intellectual internet police on a crusade to protect the sanctity of the vaunted halls of knowledge from the hordes of unwashed masses and infidels at the gates, whether such characterization holds water of not. — 🤖 Not the droid you're looking for (talk) 08:22, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a link available showing Knuth is now a full professor? 5Q5| 10:57, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note that WP:NPROF criteria 5 is for a named chair appointment or distinguished professor appointment, being a professor would not pass the criteria. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested transmissions °co-ords° 14:14, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This is correct. The "full professor" title does not mean a pass of any of the wiki-notability-for-academics criteria. XOR'easter (talk) 17:58, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This is important. "Full Professor" is simply the third step in the tenure and promotion process, after "Assistant Professor" and "Associate Professor." If it conferred notability, there would be tens of thousands more academics suddenly eligible for articles. It does not. "Distinguished Professor" and "Named Chair" are NOT the same thing. PianoDan (talk) 22:18, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think everyone knows they're not the same thing, PianoDan. It is nevertheless absurd that a University President should qualify for academic notability when they may not even have followed an academic career path (and often haven't), whilst there is even a question over the academic notability of a Full Professor like Dr. Knuth, who has over 100 papers & several books published in the academic literature and runs his own research lab. Cosmoid (talk) 23:50, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Feel free to take that up on the NPROF talk page. I'll note that at one point I did investigate university presidents' academic pedigrees (55+ people, chosen by looking at the current president of every other university a given president had attended/worked at) and was surprised to find most of them had strong scholarly profiles. Almost all of them had been profs, and a large proportion appeared to additionally meet NPROF through citations/named chairs. These were mostly R1 universities, however. JoelleJay (talk) 00:24, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. plicit 13:17, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Acoustic (Joey Cape and Tony Sly album)[edit]

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Only present source is from their record label, zero significant coverage found. Found a few for Acoustic Volume Two (which is a different album in case that's not clear) so be wary of that if you go searching. Shame 'cause I love this album, but thems the breaks. QuietHere (talk) 08:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did some more digging and found this from See Magazine, but that's still all I've got. Still can't see this article getting saved. QuietHere (talk) 10:32, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
At least assuming that random punk zine reviews like this one are no good. QuietHere (talk) 10:37, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 23:12, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GAP Associates[edit]

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Real estate company doesn't seem to meet WP:NCORP - notability is inherited from the Dholera Special Investment Region development. MrsSnoozyTurtle 08:39, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge to University of Southampton Students' Union. Liz Read! Talk! 04:03, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Southampton University Guild of Change Ringers[edit]

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Local society of bell ringers, entirely sourced to a number of local church websites. Fails WP:GNG. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to the mother article per ATD. 174.212.212.9 (talk) 17:55, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Skylar Grey discography. Liz Read! Talk! 23:54, 31 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Skylar Grey (album)[edit]

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Draftified as not meeting WP:NALBUM, then moved back to mainspace by creator, this recording does not indeed meet WP:NALBUM. Sources presented are articles on the artist, passing mentions etc. No national chart placement (iTunes don't count), no evidence of notability to pass WP:GNG; WP:NALBUM. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:20, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. After disregarding the sockpuppets' opinions, there was no one arguing to keep this article. Liz Read! Talk! 00:01, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Colin Singer[edit]

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Vanity page of non-notable immigration lawyer. Main claim to notability is that he managed Rick Genest, and published photos of him, but notability is not inherited, and I can only find passing mentions of Singer in the references about Genest and online. The media "contributions" the article credits him with seem to also be only passing mentions, for example, a site search for him in the Financial Post yields only [21], same for CNN [22], same for CBC [23] [24]. He's quoted a few times in this Daily Beast article about immigration [25]. Orphan article, apart from a photo credit link in Rick Genest. Fails WP:BIO, WP:GNG, and WP:CREATIVE. Storchy (talk) 09:29, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

*I disagree. Many less known lawyers are on Wikipedia without any issues. This article is live since 2018. I suggest we try to improve this article first with more citations. I saw today someone has already corrected a failed verification. I think Colin Singer notability is more than just being the manager of zombie boy (published author, lawyer, photographer). All social profiles of him has many followers meaning he is a public figure. Deleting this article meaning deleting 10s or 100s of other lawyers here. Legalife103 (talk) 17:35, 21 July 2022 (UTC) Legalife103 (talkcontribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Hi Storchy! I hope you are well. I asked an editor from zombie boy's page to add more references to establish the connection between the two instead of being "passing mentions". I saw he also added singer as an executive producer (IMDB). I'm trying to find more publications of him online and I'll edit them in when I have the chance. I saw you added "self published sources". Am not familiar with this one. Care to elaborate? Does this mean every author who has references for his work has this tag? Thanks for helping improving this piece! Legalife103 (talk) 17:28, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. WP:Blogs, press releases, and other self-published works are not regarded as WP:Reliable sources on Wikipedia.
On a related matter, the account that added blog posts for references is User:Zom.b.fan. There are no posts to that account's user talk page. How did you ask them? Storchy (talk) 18:49, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So an interview with a subject saying he was managed by someone is not a valid reference for the management of the subject? And I believe he/she added another reference from a business database source showing Singer as a part of a management company of Zombie Boy. Is that count as a blog post as well? And for your question - this editor is known from Zombie Boy fan group outside of Wikipedia. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of familiarity with Zombie Boy or I would have done these edits myself. I think we now covered Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research, so according to Wikipedia's guidelines there is no need to nominate this article for deletion no more. Unless you have another specific reason for deletion? Legalife103 (talk) 20:17, 23 July 2022 (UTC) [reply]
@Storchy? Please advise as an experienced editor what else can we do to improve the article? I have found more Financial Post publications. I will edit them in tomorrow. What else? Legalife103 (talk) 21:53, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The article needs to show substantial coverage from reliable sources, showing his notability according to the General notability guidelines, and the guidelines for Notability of people. Storchy (talk) 22:31, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. As I have COI should I add these by myself directly or suggest to be added? Legalife103 (talk) 07:59, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, please suggest the additions at Talk:Colin Singer, and thanks for disclosing the conflict of interest. Storchy (talk) 09:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, after a very long research I have found all Financial Post articles, Lawyers Daily, Mondaq and the CBC interview and BNN Blomberg interview. I added all publications and reliable sources on the talk page as you have suggested. I think that shows Singer's expertise in his field. Legalife103 (talk) 17:21, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi! I hope you are well. As replied to Storchy, with his great direction and assistance, I have added multiple publications from reliable sources (articles, interviews for national networks etc.). I think this emphasis the subject's expertise in his field regardless of Zombie Boy. What do you think? Legalife103 (talk) 17:24, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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One editor has already admitted that they coordinated with another editor offline on the article, and it looks a lot like one editor or another has been WP:Canvassing offline for support on this discussion.
As noted at the top of this page, this is not a ballot. If you want the page to be kept, you need to start making the case for notability based on its guidelines for inclusion. Consensus here is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes. Please refer to WP:BIO and WP:GNG for what makes a person notable enough for inclusion in this encyclopedia. Storchy (talk) 14:09, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy keep. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:42, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lim Chwee Teck[edit]

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I improved the article by adding reliable sources and removing unsourced context. It was marked as reviewed but after about two mounts a Extended confirmed user moved article to draft, instead of improving that. Now, please check out the notability of subject and improve the article if you think it needs. Regards. Dejaqo (talk) 10:12, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Liz Read! Talk! 07:37, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Devekut[edit]

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This essay-like page on esoteric religious terminology provides no real evidence of substantial discussion of the topic as a subject in its own right, and is almost entirely unsourced and dauntingly unencyclopedic. Iskandar323 (talk) 09:51, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. Major concept in Jewish mysticism. Clearly notable topic (just search g-scholar etc). You just added a maintenance tag, so give it time to work. Or discuss specific sections to trim or delete. Or trim unsourced as you see fit. Or put in requests for editing assistance or comments. My two cents. ProfGray (talk) 10:32, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Sample sources:
    Schmidt, Gilya G. "Cleaving to God" through the ages: An historical analysis of the Jewish concept of" devekut." Mystics Quarterly 21, no. 4 (1995): 103-120.
    Goldberg, Joel R. Yechiel Shalom. Mystical union, individuality, and individuation in Provençal and Catalonian Kabbalah. New York University, 2001.
    Pachter, Mordechai. "The Concept of Devekut in the Homiletical Ethical Writings of 16th Century Safed." Studies in Medieval Jewish History and Literature 2 (1984): 171-230.
    Scholem, Gershom. "Devekut, or Com-munion with God." Gershom Scholem, The Messianic Idea in Judaism, and Other Essays in Jewish Spirituality (New York, 1971): 203-227. ProfGray (talk) 10:39, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ha! If even Britannica, the mother of all aggregators, is only able to come up with a two-paragraph stub, that is hardly a glowing testament to its notability. Iskandar323 (talk) 18:54, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There's no rule against short articles, so long as they're well sourced. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 (talk) 19:01, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 07:36, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

K7 Computing[edit]

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Not passing WP:NCORP, the sources are not indepth and independent. No notable sources are available. MickeyMouse143 (talk) 09:19, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

K7 products are widely known and reputed product in India. I have added few links from news. Will keep adding more information with source. So, hold on the deleting process. Sulthan (talk) 09:23, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Self-harm. Eddie891 Talk Work 14:08, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Van Gogh syndrome[edit]

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The first issue here is a failed verification for notability of the article name.

Self harm is a GA, one of the few GAs on psychology. Neighboring on a virtually identical topic is this article. There are only two citations supporting the phrase "van gogh syndrome" - one is in a 1966 case study, and the other one [26] has a broken DOI and the document is two pages long simply reporting the case study and citing [1] which I don't have access to and does not mention van gogh syndrome in the abstract.

The article had copyvio to the DSM-5 which I just paraphrased, an older copyvio to this abstract, a possibly infringing link which I have tagged, and its citations don't establish notability for the term in the title. It also seems to still be based on OR, some of which I have tagged.

I tried looking for citations on Google Scholar about it, and the first result I find leaves me exceptionally surprised:

Van Gogh syndrome’ is not in the ICD-10 (International Classification of Disease) nor DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual). It is defined not in the medical literature but on Wikipedia, where it is considered a synonym for NSSI (Non-suicidal Self-Injury)

[...] The erratic nature of reporting means we cannot rule out selection bias: in other words, the common assumption that Van Gogh was psychotic (repeated by the Wikipedia article) seems to have created an expectation in the literature that the term ‘Van Gogh’ syndrome is reserved for psychotic patients who indulge in extreme self-harm.

[...] Finally, Wikipedia acknowledges that ‘Van Gogh’ syndrome can also be used to describe digoxin toxicity (again based on speculative biography) which further highlights the perils of eponymous syndromes![2]

In other words, the OR in this article has created ripple effects in psychology research. I can actually find a few research publications which have frankly taken WP:CIRCULAR way too far by electing to include Van Gogh syndrome in the title possibly just because of this Wikipedia article. I can't say I've seen that before.

Reading the rest of that quoted source (I encourage anyone contributing to consensus at this AfD to do so), it appears the author interpreted the original research as at least partially valid. So now if we want to keep the content of this article, we face a problem that its notability is established purely by the circular referencing that this article ended up creating. Perhaps the worst part of this is that in its current state I'm not even sure the article gets across the idea that "‘Van Gogh’ syndrome is reserved for psychotic patients who indulge in extreme self-harm".


So I'm proposing one of two options. (1) is to delete the article (I don't think any content at all can be salvaged to the self-harm GA, beyond perhaps a sentence mentioning the case study in due weight). (2) is to move the page to a name which does meet notability for a NSSI disorder, and focus on the NSSI disorder research. My hesitance for (2) and feeling necessity for using AfD is because I think although at least some of the sources in the article are reliable, I think any comprehensive article on NSSI disorder would probably need to start from scratch as far as writing, and it's not clear to me that an article on NSSI disorder would even pass a notability test considering how thorough the self harm GA already is.

(3) Aside from those two approaches, perhaps it is notable enough purely on the basis of being an meta-example of WP:CIRCULAR as a meta-topic that the article should indeed remain, but be substantially restructured/rewritten to cover that aspect - notwithstanding the creation of a specific article for NSSI disorder. I'm really not sure about that though, the quoted source is the only published source I can find to comment on the matter which makes me think deletion may be preferable. Of course, I'm open to any other suggestions about how to remedy this. Maybe it's better to do an RfC about this since the self harm article is rated high priority - any advice would be appreciated.

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  1. ^ ((Cite journal date=March 1991 title=Self-injurious behavior: a review of the behavior and biology of self- mutilation url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/ajp.148.3.306 journal=American Journal of Psychiatry volume=148 issue=3 pages=306–317 doi=10.1176/ajp.148.3.306 issn=0002-953X))
  2. ^ ((Cite journal last=Murray first=Brian date=July 2020 title=‘Van Gogh’ syndrome: a term to approach with caution url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2020-100210 journal=General Psychiatry volume=33 issue=5 pages=e100210 doi=10.1136/gpsych-2020-100210 issn=2517-729X))
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The result was Speedy Delete (WP:A7). Article was speedy deleted under A7 earlier today by Bbb23, making this a speedy delete and closed. (non-admin closure) TartarTorte 19:02, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

School Yard Boy(album[edit]

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Album is not notable, and claims in it are unverifiable (I couldn't e.g. find a trace of the album or the singles at Billboard, and the claim that "Gang Gand" peaked at 125 in the Billboard Global 200, when that song has received next to no attention at all[29], is highly unlikely. Fram (talk) 08:47, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 00:05, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Justlife[edit]

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Draftified, draft submission declined, user just recreated article in mainspace and it's not WP:GNG and certainly not WP:NCORP. Can't draftify 'cos of existing draft, so am suggesting this mainspace article is deleted until the draft passes AfC. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:50, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge to Porter (beer). Guerillero Parlez Moi 17:58, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Obadiah Poundage[edit]

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Does not seem to warrant an article, per WP:GNG and WP:BIO1E. Still, his (one) letter is cited in a number of popular histories of brewing in reference to the impact of beer taxes (and Goose Island Brewery apparently named a beer in his 'honour') so I'm a bit on the fence about this one. Ploni (talk) 02:30, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. MelanieN (talk) 03:41, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bioshaft[edit]

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Unable to find significant independent coverage. The search term "Bioshaft" turns up almost exclusively articles on wastewater treatment systems. – Ploni (talk) 01:26, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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El Mundo's link is still active, although you can try accessing its content through Web Archive:[33]. However, admittedly due to the article's tone WP:TNT might apply. --NoonIcarus (talk) 10:52, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 00:06, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Society of Indian Law Firms[edit]

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Non notable per WP:NORG User4edits (talk) 02:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. plicit 04:22, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aliabad-e Qotb ol Din[edit]

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Mass-created geostubs by Carlossuarez46 (talk · contribs) based on the 2006 Iranian census. Said census grouped people based on the nearest named structure, and is not an indicator of legal recognition per WP:NGEO. Tolombeh (تلمبه), also romanized as talambeh, means pump in Persian, so it is highly unlikely that any place names containing tolombeh are actually villages. There are 116 articles with such a name, including 1 which is already at AfD, and 2 disambiguation pages which will be deleted per G14 if this AfD closes as delete and Hojjarat-ye Panj is deleted by PROD. Some entries do not have coordinates or are below the minimum size defined for a village in Iran.

All articles with names containing Tolombeh, except those which are already at AfD or PROD

LaundryPizza03 (d) 03:12, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hut 8.5 - 100% agree. You should see some of the discussions we have with some of these other articles. One currently-live AFD is deadlocked because one editor thinks that "there's a road that has that name that leads to a point near to the co-ordinates in Geonames for this abadi" is sufficient proof to keep the article. Never mind that Geonames is an unreliable Wiki-like source. Never mind that there's no actual evidence of legal recognition. Never mind that it's not really possible to tell what something is just from looking at it in a satellite image. FOARP (talk) 18:36, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
These abadi are mere locations used for counting the Iranian census. They do not have to be villages, but can be just wells, petrol stations, bridges, shops, etc. etc. around which people were counted. In fact 23% of Abadi have no people at all, and may never have been populated. In this case the term "pump" strongly suggests that every one of these is just a pump that has been used as a reference point. Since these are not legally-recognised communities, but only reference-points used in a census and therefore the equivalent of census-tracts, this fails WP:GEOLAND#1, and as there is no significant coverage they also fail WP:GNG. Use of GEONet Names Server does not fix this, because GNS is also an unreliable source per the RSN discussion. It is not clear where the location data associated with some of these articles comes from, and it often points to empty fields. Even when it does point to something that is maybe a village, how are we to say without engaging in OR that is is a village? And if it is a village, how do you know it is known by the name used in the article?
Yadda yadda yadda - I've written these same arguments over and over for years now with Carlossuarez46's mass-produced Iranian stub articles and I'm really tired of it, just as I'm sure that others are tired of reading these AFDs over and over are. I thought when we first started on Carlossuarez46's articles after the ARBCOM case against them that people would see quicker than this just how harmful this mass-creation can be, but people still resist doing anything that's really going to make an impact on it. We need to be given better tools for cleaning up these stubs, and yes that means mass-deleting all the ones that we made in a mass-creation session based on bad sources and haven't been improved since. FOARP (talk) 18:19, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@FOARP: Agreed, we should delete all remaining articles that are Iran village stubs created by Carlossuarez46 and contain no nontrivial content, probably in an RfC-like venue. There a few other categories of pages where he created similar problems, which can generally be handled manually. Should we also create a standalone documentation page of this incident, like Wikipedia:Fabricated articles and hoaxes of Russia in 2022? –LaundryPizza03 (d) 06:36, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. North America1000 04:24, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Zibraaz Sahib[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG and lacks WP:SIGCOV. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:16, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. North America1000 04:26, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Amani Makoe[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG and lacks WP:SIGCOV. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:15, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to List of Canada men's international soccer players. plicit 04:25, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Zachary Breganski[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:11, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. A request to rename the article should be made following the instructions at WP:RM. plicit 04:29, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of Tetragrammatons in art in Austria[edit]

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I propose dropping the list and merging a small amount of content from the intro into Tetragrammaton#Usage in art.

The scope is probably overly specific; we don't have similar lists for any other countries or genres. We do have a broader summary of textual use in Tetragrammaton. Tetragrammaton#Usage in art should probably link here if kept. Beland (talk) 02:24, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: It's a theme which appears so frequently in artwork that it probably deserves a page of its own, but I think you are right that limiting it to Austrian art may be too narrow in scope. What about changing the page title to a general page on the the tetragrammaton in art, or tetragrammaton in Christian art, and making the list part of a collapsible subsection for Austria? This way the page could eventually be expanded to include appearances in other countries.
This would not be hard to do, as most of the lead section is not specific to Austria at all. It looks like there are more resources in Tetragrammaton in Christian art in the Czech Republic to work with in expanding it. Chagropango (talk) 06:25, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Should keep the present name because of its size (look at the size of the page). If someone wants to make other lists about the same topic they can be separate by continent or something, but Austria seems to have a boatload of these and that is reflected well in this stand-alone page. Randy Kryn (talk) 17:08, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, it would be misleading to rename it while the whole list is about Austria. And wildly optimistic to think that anyone is going to add many from other countries. Johnbod (talk) 19:52, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was withdrawn by nominator. Note that neither the nomination nor the withdrawal came with much explanation. (non-admin closure) ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 15:58, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Shaw (singer)[edit]

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Extent of notability unclear Mooonswimmer 01:26, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator Mooonswimmer 14:47, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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