Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2011 December 30
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
FilesAnywhere[edit]
- FilesAnywhere (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
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]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:12, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:13, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: Per this PC Magazine review, this book coverage, this journal coverage, and this book coverage. SL93 (talk) 01:47, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- 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]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 11:34, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nélida Nassar[edit]
- Nélida Nassar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
I cannot find any significant coverage of this person in secondary sources, as required to meet WP:BIO. SmartSE (talk) 21:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- If I may add one more note -- this article was upheld against speedy deletion as the article concerns a teacher; however, I do not believe the subject of the article meets criteria to fit that category. From the one source provided in the article, it appears the Nassar was a one-time teacher who most likely does not fit any of the 9 criterion under notability policy. At best, Nassar could meet #5, but the source shows only one class, at one year. Just my two cents. Cheers, Lord Roem (talk) 21:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Some publications which Nelida forwarded. I'm not sure why such an issue is being created out of this. Nelida is well known in the Boston area and teaches courses at Tufts. She just wants a Wikipedia page as a resource for people who might want to get in touch with her, or want to know more about her works. I read a comment about how this might be "publicity" of her firm; I think that claim is as baseless as it can be. Some of her work is through her design firm, and that is only mentioned in this article for people to know that works from Nassar Designs are also under her portfolio. Usman Masood
- Here's why such an issue is being made: this isn't your friend Nelida's Facebook page or Linkedin listing. Since it's apparently penetrated your awareness that there is an apparent problem, have you bothered to look into why that might be? Try WP:AUTO. EEng (talk) 23:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- "She just wants a Wikipedia page as a resource for people who might want to get in touch with her" means that the article exists to enable people to contact her: i.e. for promotion of her. That is contrary to Wikipedia's policy. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:16, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Here's why such an issue is being made: this isn't your friend Nelida's Facebook page or Linkedin listing. Since it's apparently penetrated your awareness that there is an apparent problem, have you bothered to look into why that might be? Try WP:AUTO. EEng (talk) 23:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Some publications which Nelida forwarded. I'm not sure why such an issue is being created out of this. Nelida is well known in the Boston area and teaches courses at Tufts. She just wants a Wikipedia page as a resource for people who might want to get in touch with her, or want to know more about her works. I read a comment about how this might be "publicity" of her firm; I think that claim is as baseless as it can be. Some of her work is through her design firm, and that is only mentioned in this article for people to know that works from Nassar Designs are also under her portfolio. Usman Masood
- If I may add one more note -- this article was upheld against speedy deletion as the article concerns a teacher; however, I do not believe the subject of the article meets criteria to fit that category. From the one source provided in the article, it appears the Nassar was a one-time teacher who most likely does not fit any of the 9 criterion under notability policy. At best, Nassar could meet #5, but the source shows only one class, at one year. Just my two cents. Cheers, Lord Roem (talk) 21:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Extended content
|
---|
PUBLICATIONS AIGA American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1999 Page 276: New Urbanity: The Entertainment District in Singapore (Fifty Books and Fifty Covers) Bone Show 2003, Best of New England Design Page 051: Hong Kong: Defining the Edge ART DIRECTORS CLUB OF BOSTON: The Design Show 1985 Page 445: Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology Plant Migration Communications Art Award of Excellence 2002 Page Hong Kong: Defining the Edge DAVID CARTER PUBLISHER American Corporate Identity, 18; David Carter, 2003 Page 113: Freed Arnold Architecture Letterhead Page 114: The Stubbins Associates, Letterhead Page 115: Arz Travel Letterhead Page 116: Nassar Design Letterhead Page 116: Lotus Shipping Company Letterhead Page 118: AAA Letterhead Page 119: Coastal Leasing Letterhead Page 119: Quest Partners Letterhead Page 166: Jeffry Pond Letterhead Page 204: Gresham Palace Building Wrapping HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS American Corporate Identity 19, 2004 Page 99: Rocio Urrquijo Letterhead Page 117: Marcoz Letterhead Page 191: University of Utah Signage Page 211: Leers Weinzapfel Light and Measure Catalogue Page 225: The Stubbins Associates Hospitality Brochure HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS American Corporate Identity 20, 2005 Page 123: Ginsburg Hallowell Stationary Page 163: French Offsett Partners Stationary Page 169: TSA Nevada Stationary HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS American Corporate Identity 21, 2006 Page 253: NOK Foundation, Inc. Logo Page 202: Weidlinger Associates Capabilities Brochure HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Creativity 32, 2003 Page 238: Nassar Design Ribbon Holiday Card Page 298: Nassar Design Stationary Gold Medal HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Creativity 33 David Carter, 2004 Page 149: Mireille Honein Catalogue Page 207: The Stubbins Associates Award Series HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Creativity 34 David Carter, 2005 Page 177: Beirut City Center Book Jacket HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Creativity 35 David Carter, 2006 Page 65: Oh Ah World Day Design Poster Page 70: Unesco Literacy Poster Page 166: Japan Transfer Page 222: Act of Generosity Page 255: Nasar Holiday Card Star HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Creativity 36 David Carter, 2007 Page 164: Baalbeck International Festival Poster Page 214: Extending Modernism in the Monumental City HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Global Corporate Identity 2, 2005 Page 24: Lotus Shipping Company Logo Page 76: Fevzi gandur Denizcilik A.C Logo Page 115: AAA Atelier des Architectes Associés Stationary Page 200: Lotus Shipping Company Stationary Page 230: Nassar Design Stationary Page 239: Gresham Palace Page 304: Genoa: Making the Space of the City Booklet HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS The Big Book of Business Cards, 2005 Page 268: Nassar Design, Marcoz antiques • decorations, Archives for historical Documentation, Westgate Biological Ltd., Page 269: Brave Heart Fund, NOK Foundation, Thomson French Matsumoto Page 270: Fevzi Gandur Denizcilik, The Stubbins Associates, N2 Consulting HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS The Book of Color, 2003 Page 15: Louise Wegmann Catalogue Page 338: Boston Public Library Mural HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS The Little Book of Layouts, Good Design and Why They Work, 2003 Pages 177, 178, 179: Weidlinger Associates, Inc. Capabilities Brochure old HEARST BOOK INTERNATIONAL The Big Book of Logos, 1999 Page 72 #7: Coastal Leasing Logo Page 73 #14: Elizabeth Gibb Logo HARPER DESIGN AND IMPRINT OF HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS The Big Book New Design Ideas, 2003 Page 169: Harvard Pusey Library Page 249: Ginsburg Hallowell Stationary Page 283: Index GRAPHIC DESIGN: usa AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 1998 Page 223: Projecting Beirut: Harvard Design School (Poster) AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 1999 Page 91: Weidlinger Associates, Inc. (Announcements) Page 104: Singapore Entertainment (Book Covers) Page 150: AAA Stationary (Corporate Identity Program) Page 218: Cosentini (Packaging) AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 2000 Page 87: Sea-Dar (Cards) Page 107: Norman Foster and Partners (Books) Page 170: Lotus Shipping Company (Letterhead Stationary Page 236: Nassar Design Millennium Card (Self-Promotion) AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 2002 Page 84: Leers Weinzapfel Announcement 1st Page 139: Hong Kong Book (Editorial Book Design) Page 146: Louise Wegmann Catalogue (Editorial Design Publications) Page 164: Nassar Design Stationary (Identity Design) Page 165: Elizabeth Gibb (Identity Design) Page 165: Jeffry Pond (Identity Design) AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 2004 Page 180: Theatre at the Pudding Page 225: Weidlinger Associates, Logo Page 301: Genoa Waterfront AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 2005 Page 80: Leers Weinzapfel Recent University Work Page 147: Japan Transfer Page 180: Freed Arnold Stationary) Page 0: Leers Weinzapfel Recent Courthouse Work Page 147: SOLIDERE Page 0: Nassar Design Holiday Card 2005 Page 252: AIGA: World Day of Design Page 270: Nassar Design: Generosity Circles the World AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 2006 1. Nabil Nahas Opium and Candy 2. OBEO Design Logo 3. Washington Modernism 4. NOK Foundation Corporate ID 5. SE FOR INTERIORS Logo 6. Nassar Design Holiday Card GRAPHIS POSTER ANNUAL 2004 Page 20, 21: Genoa Waterfront Posters GRAPHIS LOGO DESIGN 6 2004 Page 140 Coastal Leasing
PRINT Print Regional Design Annual, 2001 Page 287: Ecce Homo Print Regional Design Annual, 2002 Page 288 (187): Louise Wegmann Catalogue Page 288 (187): Hong Kong Book Print Regional Design Annual, 2003 Page 288: Mireille Honeïn Catalogue Print Regional Design Annual, 2006 Page 257: Nabil Nahas Opium and Candy
Letterhead and Logo Design 7, 2001 Sayles Graphic Design Page 83: Nassar Design Stationary Letterhead and Logo Design, 2003 Top Design Studio Page 19: Hybrid Letterhead Page 58: Leers Weinzapfel Letterhead Mastering Materials, Bindings, & Finishes Art of Creative Production by Catharine Fishel 2007 Page 56: Nabil Nahas Catalogue Page 143: Louise Wegmann Fundraising Brochure One-Color Graphics, The Power of Contrast, 2002 Chen Design Associates Page 18: Arnold Freed Architecture (Origins The Core Identity) Page 21: Jorge Silvetti Stationary Page 84: Harvard School of Government Card (Scion Collateral Offspring) Page 140: Nassar Design Millennium Card (Micro An Intimate Impression) Page 155: Hong Kong Book (the Third Dimension). 1000 Graphic Elements Details for Distinctive Design 2004 Wilson Harvey: London Page 69 # 0195: Louise Wegmann Fund-raising brochure Page 149 #0437: Weidlinger Associates, Inc 50th promotional package Page 187 #0573: Nassar Design Peace Ribbon 1000 Greetings Creative Correspondence Designed for all Occasions 2004 Peter King & Company Page 32: Nassar Design Peace Ribbon Page 41: Nassar Design Stationary Page 63: Hybrid Moving Card Page 73: Weidlinger Holiday Card (Structure) Page 76: Sea Dar Holiday Card Page 94: Nassar Design: The Edge of New Beginning Page 115: The Stubbins Associates Holiday Card Page 136: The Stubbins Associates Moving Announcement Page 175: Moustapha Khalidy Exhibition Announcement Page 193: Women in Practice: Landscape in Architecture Announcement Page 245: Contemporary European Landscape Design Announcement Page 260: Hart-Weidlinger Announcement Page 265: L’Habitation au Liban Postcard Page 270: Baalbeck Bookmark Page 276: Leers Weinzapfel College Awards Announcement 1000 Bags, Tags & Labels by Kiki Eldridge 2006 Page 171 entry 0602: Leers Weinzpfel Associates Label Page 251 entry 0859 TSA label Page 251 entry 0860 The Stubbins Associates, Inc. Label Page 259 entry 0889 Nassar Design Label Page 311 Index 1000 Retail Graphics by JGA 2006 Page 123 entry 0404: SE Merchandising Tag Page 203 entry 0690: The Chinese Porcelain Company Bag Page 268: entry 0911: Gresham Palace Construction Banner The Art of Promotion: Creating Distinction Through Innovative Production Techniques 2005 By Lisa L. Cyr Pages 176, 177: Genoa: Posters series The Art of Promotion: Creating Distinction Through Innovative Production Techniques 2003 Lisa L. Cyr Page 76-77: Weidlinger 50th promotional (Unique Construction, Folds, and Die-Cuts) Page 44-45: Hong Kong (Unconventional Surfaces and Printing Techniques) The Best of Brochure Design, 2008 Perry Chua Page 129: Louise Wegmann Brochure The Best of Brochure Design, 2005 Willoughby Design Group Page 42: Louise Wegmann Brochure The Best of Brochure Design 10, 2009 Perry Chua Page: Harvard Graduate School of Design The Best of Business Cards Design 5, 2002 Cheryl Dangel Cullen Page 122: Nassar Design Business card Vellum Page 144: Marcoz The Best of Business Cards Design 6, 2004 Blackcoffee Page 118: Nassar Design Page 130: N-2 Consulting Page 137: Thirty Things Page 165: Joumana Ghandour Page 201: Freed Arnold Architecture The Best of Business Cards Design 6, 2006 Loewy-London Page 156 #283: Nassar Design Business Card Page 162 #295: Rania Matar Photography The Best of Business Cards Design 8, 2008 Sibley Peteet Page 119 #3: Nassar Design Business Card The Little Book of Big Promotions, 2007 By Cheryl Dangel Cullen, Lisa L. Cyr and Lisa Hickey Page 44/45: Defining The Edge Hong Kong Book Page76/77: Weidlinger Origami |
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Usman Masood (talk • contribs) 22:56, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete It always amazes me when people who claim to sell their market sophistication to others blunder onto the scene here without making the slightest attempt to learn the rules and culture, even after being warned they're making a faux pas. Why do people insist on embarrassing themselves like this? EEng (talk) 23:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per WP:BIO, WP:COI (most of the edits were made by User:Nelida Nassar) and WP:NOTFACEBOOK. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:33, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete for lack of evidence of passing WP:PROF, WP:GNG, or any other notability standard. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:17, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per all of above. No establishment of significance in her field. 76.248.147.199 (talk) 03:11, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Article is WP:PROMOTION. Agricola44 (talk) 16:14, 6 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Consensus is that Wikipedia isn't for countries made up one day. Sandstein 09:03, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Aryavart Empire[edit]
- Aryavart Empire (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Completing an incomplete nomination Reaper Eternal (talk) 21:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete unable to find any reliable independent sources for this. No notability established. Chiswick Chap (talk) 00:11, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:09, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Hoax. --Redtigerxyz Talk 05:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Don't Delete Its the only Hindutva micronation on the Earth unique in its kind with citizen(registered) citizenship of 600. And see this rule too Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules. According to this rule, ignore all rules which prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia. It is important micronation as it is good member based which is continuously growing. Press attention would be there sooner or later but ignoring this micronation would be wrong as its far better then few on wikipedia. So please don't delete it!
--Leodescal (talk) 01:47, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Leodescal, See Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means. I am not voting as I had put the AfD tag in the first place. ~ DebashisMTalk 15:01, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, IAR doesn't mean it's ok to keep something because someone likes it or feels that publicity from Wikipedia would be convenient. That way really does lie a deluge. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:29, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Although I did decline a speedy tag inserted on inapplicable grounds, I must admit this could be an A7. -- Blanchardb -Me•MyEars•MyMouth- timed 20:15, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, no evidence of notability, and no reliable sources to be found (at least under that name -- unclear whether it has a Hindi name). -Mairi (talk) 04:10, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It is basically a micronation formed by few students on wikia and the free co[dot]cc website. Now, it appears that they have ventured to Wikipedia for their encyclopedic entry (and probably some publicity). The name chosen by them is an ancient name of India during early mythological times. Plus their Wikia site and the Wikipedia entry have been progressing at the same time and that too without any reference. Thus it can be nothing but a promotional article. DebashisMTalk 10:20, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was merge to Bristol Grammar School. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Carmen Bristoliense[edit]
- Carmen Bristoliense (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Unsourced school song article, should be merged into Bristol Grammar School Bob Re-born (talk) 20:27, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Bob Re-born (talk) 20:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge into school article No references, no indication of wp:notability, and no visible need / benefit for it to be a separate article. North8000 (talk) 20:56, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge Obvious merge case. Not notable in itself, but worth adding to Bristol Grammar School page.Tigerboy1966 (talk)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:07, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 11:36, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The Chaos Brothers[edit]
- The Chaos Brothers (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
While this comedy duo does exist, I cannot find sufficient rs coverage to confer notability per wp standards. Tagged for notability and lack of refs for nearly 2 years. Epeefleche (talk) 19:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Very little found, this was the most 'significant' and is a minor mention in a (very) local newspaper. --Michig (talk) 21:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:55, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Minor mentions, especially in local news, do not show notability. SL93 (talk) 01:48, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per WP:BLP unless references are added. Pburka (talk) 02:36, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Can be userfied on request. Sandstein 09:14, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Cinux[edit]
- Cinux (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
no indication of WP:notability. New linux distribution still in early development. No independent sources. Disputed prod. noq (talk) 17:55, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Even though there is no indication of WP:notability and even though Cinux is a new linux distribution still in early development, there is no reason why this article should be deleted. There are several entries around the internet, in different forums from people asking what Cinux is. It would be better if there was an article on Wikipedia than answeres around the internet without any liability. If you think this is a poor article, check out Bodhi's Linux article. This one has more information in it. conmarapgr (conmarapgr) 20:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete The substantial coverage I did manage to find were from either their website (cinux.codeplex.com), SourceForge (a download for Cinux), the Cinux Wikia (cinux.wikia.com), their Twitter account (twitter.com/CinuxLinux), Launchpad (launchpad.net/cinux), and osarena.net. None of these appear to have substantial coverage that supports notability per WP:NSOFT (though that's an essay; WP:NWEB can still apply here per footnote #1). No coverage of this "Cinux" in Google News + GNews archives, nor Google Books. HurricaneFan25 — 18:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Re to Conmarapgr: Forums aren't reliable sources; nor are they convincing when taken into note for notability, per WP:SPS. HurricaneFan25 — 18:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That is what I said. Forums are not reliable. That's why I chose Wikipedia to publish an article. The codeplex page you found is not affiliated with the project, the launchpad is and states that clearly. OSArena.net on the other hand has it's own section (OSArena->OSArena Projects->Cinux). There is a list of several articles that state the affiliation of the project. Google News does not contain news about Cinux but, the project was published on a Greek Magazine called Linux Inside and the owner has written an article twice for the magazine, check it out. conmarapgr (conmarapgr) 20:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - While your thoughts are appreciated, you appear to misunderstand Wikipedia policy. In particular, the statement that you chose Wikipedia to publish an article because of the unreliability of forums shows this. Please see Wikipedia:No original research. It says, among other things, that "Wikipedia does not publish original thought: all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source." Chris the Paleontologist (talk | contribs) 22:04, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete No indication of notabilty (also by page authors own admission). Nor could I find anything beyond the usual downlaod sites. Wikipedia isn't your free web-space, advertising space, or somewhere to establish the notability of your creation. Pit-yacker (talk) 02:51, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Userify: the article is longer then a stub, so it may be saved to the author's user space to be restored via WP:Requested Move if ever becomes notable. — Dmitrij D. Czarkoff (talk) 13:43, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was merge to Sundering of the Elves. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:51, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Laiquendi[edit]
- Laiquendi (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Article does not indicate how it meets notability. Only one primary reference is used. GimliDotNet (talk) 17:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:46, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Not notable or significant enough for an entire article to itself. --Bajazeth. And think to rouse us from our dreadful siege / Of the famous Grecian Constantinople 21:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Trim and merge to Sundering of the Elves. De728631 (talk) 01:00, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge per De728631. Much like we'd merge non-notable characters from a notable fictional work into a list, this particular racial offshoot can be covered in a list article. Jclemens (talk) 07:38, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge so the article doesnt keep getting recreated. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 01:36, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Change to Merge References have been added now, but would be better served in Sundering of the Elves GimliDotNet (talk) 13:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge There are three independent sources in the article now. I think it meets all but one of the criteria for general notability—I wouldn't call the coverage significant. The overwhelming majority give the topic just a few sentences, although the entry in Foster (1971) is about 100 words. Based on Wikipedia:Notability (fiction) I agree it would do well as part of a list, or as a section in another article. I think Nandor might be a better place for it, but maybe that's a discussion we should continue on Talk:Laiquendi. Regards. Braincricket (talk) 14:31, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. Snow keep. Deletion concerns have been addressed. (non-admin closure) Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 17:35, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Icaria (genus)[edit]
- Icaria (genus) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Totally unreferenced subject. Written not like an encyclopedia article but like a directory. Stedrick (talk) 16:35, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, this is a stub for an article on this taxon of wasps. It is not written as a directory, but is simply a statement of the existence of the genus, which like all genera contains species. The stub has presumably been generated by a bot or in a semi-automated process. We should not be randomly deleting taxonomic stubs; the case for deletion would be that the taxonomic hierarchy described was obsolete. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:05, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - as long as this is a valid taxon, the article is a valid stub. Yes, it needs to be referenced - WP:SOFIXIT. LadyofShalott 18:47, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - references are needed, but this is a valid genus and should be kept on those grounds (references certainly exist). Chris the Paleontologist (talk | contribs) 19:04, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. If you apply this rationale to all valid taxa stubs, you'll find yourself swamped. There are millions of species on the planet, all of them are notable as all of them have at least one reliable reference due to the very mechanism of how taxa are named. In the future please check the validity of the taxon first in other sources before AfDing (and better yet - source them yourself). The only reasons a taxonomic article would be deleted is if it was a hoax or if it had been invalidated/synonymized by scientific consensus. Furthermore, please reread WP:NOTDIR and WP:LIST and understand when and where lists are encyclopedic. Just because it's a list doesn't mean its scope is unfeasible, its content is bereft of information, or that it is unencyclopedic. Do not nominate something for deletion based solely on it being a list.-- Obsidi♠n Soul 19:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: It's a verified genus. SL93 (talk) 01:51, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: I created this article, it's just a stub for now but this is how Wikipedia articles start. Like above, the only reason to delete a taxonomic page would be if it is no longer valid. Mattximus (talk) 02:09, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Snow Keep – The article now has a reference. A list of species in a genus article doesn't read like a directory, in my opinion. Northamerica1000(talk) 06:44, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 08:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Goretorture[edit]
- Goretorture (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Fails WP:NMUSIC. Band put out one album, on a label which appears to have put out just three albums before disappearing. Nat Gertler (talk) 16:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Finland-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:44, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:44, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete No sources; does not establish significance; only one record label album. No one has signed on to band's MySpace profile for over a year, which could indicate that the ensemble has dispersed. --hydrox (talk) 20:46, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Non-notable label. No claim to notability. SL93 (talk) 02:37, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was speedy delete per WP:G3. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:58, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
FDale[edit]
- FDale (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Biography of a minor, originally created by a WP:SPA. Only claim to notability is "is known for the youngest journalist working in ABS-CBN" which is insufficient. Prod removed by a similarly-named new account, so bringing to AfD. Various "references" are basically to versions of the same "interview" published on non-reliable sites. Falls far short of meeting WP:CREATIVE; at best WP:TOOSOON. AllyD (talk) 15:59, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philippines-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, possibly speedily, as lacking in notability; all sources are apparently self-published, and they all seem to be copies of the same text. Isn't this the same subject as the repeatedly deleted Flint Diao/Flintzel Diao? (see http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/facts_about__flint_diao ) --bonadea contributions talk 16:34, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. LFaraone 00:04, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)[edit]
- Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Although he plays for fully pro club his only appearance for the club was last season when they were in the Scottish Second Division & therefore fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 15:58, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 16:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 16:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 16:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC) [reply]
- Delete - per nom. In the absence of significant coverage, and since Mr. Kelly has not appeared in a fully pro league, this article clearly fails both WP:GNG and WP:NSPORT. No prejudice to recreation if and when he makes his First Division debut. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:11, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 16:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - yet to make fully pro appearance and does not meet GNG.Edinburgh Wanderer 16:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - per nom. fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTY. Mentoz86 (talk) 19:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Argyle 4 Lifetalk 01:35, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Mattythewhite (talk) 01:44, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:50, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Black Saturday (wrestling)[edit]
- Black Saturday (wrestling) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Topic fails to meet WP:GNG and is filled with WP:OR. Article is almost entirely unreferenced, the only footnote pointing to an anecdote about a television scheduling change not related to either two main topics of the article (WWF/GCW). Google search of "black saturday wrestling" and "black saturday wwf" provides no related coverage of the article subject. Sottolacqua (talk) 15:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wrestling-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:41, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Four book references were easy to find and add. More referencing is needed, but the current references establish sufficient notability to keep the article. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:18, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep as it has several book sources as, ie, "Ringside: a history of professional wrestling in America" by Scott Beekman, Tributes by Dave Meltzer and The Death of WCW by R. D. Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez. --Cavarrone (talk) 13:51, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. LFaraone 00:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Foxhills[edit]
- 2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Foxhills (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This is a small $25000 ITF tournament, so doesn't meet the tournament notability guidelines used by Wikiproject tennis, see: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tennis/Article_guidelines
MakeSense64 (talk) 08:18, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I am also nominating the following related pages because [content forks of the main article]:
- 2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Foxhills – Singles (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- 2011 AEGON GB Pro-Series Foxhills – Doubles (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
MakeSense64 (talk) 08:25, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I am listing this AfD to see how it goes. There are over 400 similar articles for small ITF tournaments, which can be found on this category page: 2011 ITF Women's Circuit. MakeSense64 (talk) 08:38, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- This point should be listed on the tennis project talk page. Those 2008-2011 $25,000 tournies are not notable but to list them all as afd or speedy delete should be mentioned to make sure no one complains later. Remember that $25,000 tournies before 2008 are notable so there could be some overlap. Fyunck(click) (talk) 09:34, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, once we have clarity what to do with this kind of articles I will ask the help of the tennis project to clean up these articles. I think the best will be to use WP:PROD, which gives creators/editors time to complain. MakeSense64 (talk) 17:12, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - agreed, it does not meet the notability threshold of $35,000. Neither does the 2010 event for that matter. Fyunck(click) (talk) 08:36, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 09:30, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - These 25K ITF tournaments are important in matter of point distribution! (Gabinho>:) 08:10, 19 December 2011 (UTC))[reply]
- The 10K ITF tournaments also offer ranking points. So, that's not a criterion for notability.
- The current concensus on the wikiproject tennis is that ITF tourneys under 35K are not notable. You can propose to change that at the wp tennis, but until there is a change we should just go by current guidelines. This one is well under 35K and also fails GNG. MakeSense64 (talk) 14:00, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- But there is no women's tournament that is worth that. It goes, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100. Sounds like some people are gaming a bit instead of looking at the big picture. For example men's challengers go to 35k apparently, not that I look it's a challenger, the problem is you can't use a system designed for one tour and try and impliment it on a completly different thing! If you limited it to no yearly article's on any tournament under 50k then it would work. But 35k limit for a woman's tournament is totally unplausable as per above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.23.177 (talk) 17:14, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- No it's not gaming and after discussion we did look at the big picture. And yes you can try and implement one tour over the other because that's exactly what we attempted to do. Is it perfect, no it's not...but it is fair. Who knows what dollar amount the womens tour may come up with next year or the year after. Right now the men's bottom of notability is the challenger and the lowest challenger is $35000. No mens ITF is notable at all. The ladies have no challenger tour so we made the cutoff of theirs at $35000 also; knowing they have no $35000 tournies at this moment. The men give more points to their 35000 challengers than the ladies do for their $25000 events (maybe the $50000 too?). This was all discussed and was the fairest balance so editors would know what to add and what not to add. There are a heck of a lot more of these tiny $25000 ladies events then there are $35000 mens challenger events. Fyunck(click) (talk) 19:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- But there is no women's tournament that is worth that. It goes, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100. Sounds like some people are gaming a bit instead of looking at the big picture. For example men's challengers go to 35k apparently, not that I look it's a challenger, the problem is you can't use a system designed for one tour and try and impliment it on a completly different thing! If you limited it to no yearly article's on any tournament under 50k then it would work. But 35k limit for a woman's tournament is totally unplausable as per above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.23.177 (talk) 17:14, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete all Tournament is below the limit of $35,000 limit of notability, and lacks significant coverage in reliable sources, thus non-notable. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 12:42, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Can this AfD be closed by an admin? This discussion is now 3 weeks old and has been neither relisted nor closed. A more recent AfD involving under $35k ITF tournaments was already closed as delete this week. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2011 ITF Djibouti Open (1). MakeSense64 (talk) 13:35, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment' This AfD was incomplete, as it wasn't added to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2011 December 7, now listed under Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2011 December 30. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 14:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I actually did add it to the Dec7 log Diff, but some editor (now banned) had removed it. MakeSense64 (talk) 09:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Now I see what actually happened, TigerShark screwed up by the relisting of one item, and made many deletion discussions hidden. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:49, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- OK then. I guess it will get through the wringer eventually. MakeSense64 (talk) 13:41, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Now I see what actually happened, TigerShark screwed up by the relisting of one item, and made many deletion discussions hidden. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 11:49, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I actually did add it to the Dec7 log Diff, but some editor (now banned) had removed it. MakeSense64 (talk) 09:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete And delete the others where the situation is the same. North8000 (talk) 14:53, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:13, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sara Entertainment Pvt Ltd[edit]
- Sara Entertainment Pvt Ltd (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Delete due to lack of notability established through significant coverage in reliable, secondary sources. Possible hoax. All sources limited to Facebook and talent recruiting sites. Company website is nonexistent. Best regards, Cind.amuse (Cindy) 14:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Zero references aside from facebook pages. North8000 (talk) 14:57, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete as business spam. Carrite (talk) 16:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy delete and SALT. This is unambiguous advertising, especially since there's absolutely no reliable sources out there. Everything that comes up is either from the company or advertisements saying that the company wants to hire people. The editor that added everything gives himself away at Wasim Akram (Producer) when he listed the facebook account as "My facebook profile". A quick look at his edits shows that all he's done is add edits relating to the company, so this is pretty obvious advertising, regardless of whether he was aware of WP:ADVERT or not.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 18:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- Delete. This article provides no links for reference except Facebook and I don't find any relevant results at Google. Other articles like
Gayathri 2013, Sameena Kausar and Sridhar Teegala are also created by Wasirg (original author of this article) which are either unsourced BLP, linked only to Facebook or don't have any references at all. At the present state this article appears as hoax or advert. trunks_ishida (talk) 20:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply] - Delete. "Top-notch", "bounced back", "Ambitious venture" etc. Promotional article. Let's get this one out of the way and move on. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 23:25, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete – After several searches, just not finding coverage in reliable sources. Northamerica1000(talk) 06:58, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete with enthusiasm. Unverifiability hints strongly of WP:HOAX and along with similar film article Dead Morning, as well as the director article Sridhar Teegala, and the ones for Gayathri (2013 film) and Wasim Akram (Producer) all created by single purpose User:Wasirg all seem to be set to promote the non-notable producer, his film company, and his films. None have verifiability. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 20:20, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete promotional spam--Sodabottle (talk) 15:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Like this deletion discussion here, I think that this could probably be a snow close at this point in time, to be honest.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:13, 2 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was Speedy keep Nomination withdrawn based on improvement, no outstanding delete !votes. Jclemens (talk) 03:03, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Aqib Khan[edit]
- Aqib Khan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
A relatively unnoteable actor with no references to pages other than IMDB, an offical website and a Twitter feed. Also there appears to be edit warring, persistent vandalism, page ownership, and a conflict of interest (see edit summary [1]). Cocoaguy ここがいい 05:33, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2011 December 30. Snotbot t • c » 14:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
*Delete Zero sources, no indication of wp:notability. Most variants of the article have looked like self-blogging. North8000 (talk) 15:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep the now expanded and sourced article. I share the nominator's concerns about IPs and SPAs mis-handling the article, but such is best handled with semi-protection and a careful watch over future edits. We have a very new actor whose two significant roles in notable productions just tick at WP:ENT, and whose coverage surpasses requirements of WP:GNG. What the nominator understandably first nominated was in pretty poor shape,[2] but just a few hours of work we have something that now properly serves the project and which no longer contains inappropriate sources. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 04:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Change to Keep per Schmidt-- Cocoaguy ここがいい 05:49, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep (changed from delete) Much improved, including sources establishing wp:notability. To those who did it: nice work! North8000 (talk) 11:54, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ariel Nan[edit]
- Ariel Nan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
no notability, created himself with sockpuppets Gracioso (talk) 13:27, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 13:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I don't carry any brief for people who use sockpuppets, facebook, twitter etc to publicise themselves. However, Nan's list of interviews in magazines seems to be genuine, I checked several of them and all were short magazine articles about him, supporting the claim that he is a notable pop artist in the Spanish-speaking world. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:02, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak keep It's hard to tell but ability to meet wp:notability looks likely. North8000 (talk) 15:04, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. I agree that the current references suggest enough notability, although I would like to see at least one note from a major outlet. I think the dead link for El Nuevo Herald is this article, but it's behind a paywall. I'm leaning for keep so far, but I cannot access many sites right now so I'll check back tonight. As for the content, it is a direct translation from the subject's website [3] — Frankie (talk) 15:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Ariel Nan (nicknamed 'El Brad Pitt Latino':)) is in my opinion a notable celebrity in Argentina/Latino world. His activities are noted by important media, see an interview at the website of Univision Radio, [4] El Diario Argentino, Fama or some of the sources linked in our article. It is in my opinion enough to compile a decent article. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 16:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak keep. I wasn't able to find anything else that was usable, only this blog post. Still, the current sources do constitute significant coverage, Semanario Argentino is certainly reliable and independent for our purposes, and it appears to be the same for Recorriendo America News, Latino Espectacular, and HIT Magazine — Frankie (talk) 01:15, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was Userfied to author. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 22:17, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Shaniqua (2012 film)[edit]
- Shaniqua (2012 film) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
WP:BALL, also the official website, IMDb and blog entries are not WP:RS. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ Talk Email 13:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks, I have added further references in the hope that this is not removed. The film is currently being filmed and is registered with the british film council (http://film.britishcouncil.org/shaniqua) and the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2112262/). If I can add anything else to help the article please let me know. I've also added a link (this is available on various sites) which shows the distribution agreement which was announced in september 2011, (http://www.metalonrock.tv/frozenecho/pressrelease-25sep2011.pdf). Kind regards Danielle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielle Kidman (talk • contribs) 13:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm suprised that IMDB isn't recognised as a reputable source when it comes to films? I've also attached various interviews and news reports with cast and crew if that assists in keeping the page?
http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/st_albans_actress_in_starring_film_role_1_1160673 http://fameonline.co.uk/2011/12/local-girl-emma-louise-cargill-makes-it-to-the-big-screen/ http://www.movievine.com/interviews/interview-with-mark-noyce/ http://mattjhorn.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/mark-noyce-on-the-ropes-2011/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielle Kidman (talk • contribs) 14:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The relevant guidelines are at WP:NFF. If filming has really begun, then the question is whether it has gained enough attention to pass the notability test, as evidenced by the interest others are taking in it, rather than the efforts of those responsible for promoting it. After all, a lot of films have been made or proposed over the years, and only some ever got a general commercial release. Wikipedia is not a directory of every film project, and that would be a quite different undertaking, interesting as it might be. --AJHingston (talk) 16:07, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I totally agree that many films 'say' they are being made and never see the light of day so understand your concerns, but this is being talked about in various interviews, news pages and I've also linked to the official press release from cornerstone media international who are the distributors. None of these are the efforts of people 'responsible' for promotion but I understand if you don't feel this enough to qualify for a Wikipedia entry at this time. If this is the case I appreciate your time in looking at this and I will submit it again when the film is released. Thank you. Danielle Kidman (talk) 16:50, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielle Kidman (talk • contribs) 16:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete I looked at the links on the entry and only three of the links can really be used as sources and they might be considered trivial at best since the film isn't the sole focus of the article. It's discussed, but sort of briefly and the update from Movie Vine is so brief that it can't be anything other than trivial. An article has to be in-depth to really count as a reliable source per WP:RS. The others appear to be press releases, links to the IMDB page, and links to a blog that isn't considered to be notable enough to count as a reliable source. The general rule of thumb is that IMDb is never used as a reliable source, press releases aren't usable because anything released by the people making the film is considered to be a primary source and not reliable, and blogs can only be listed unless they're by people who are considered to be such a notable authority on things that well, they'd have a page on Wikipedia themselves. Roger Ebert would be someone whose blog would be usable, but the blog of someone who just recently started blogging this year really wouldn't be. Even if they're not involved with production, we can't take sources from just anywhere. They have to be from sources that are considered reliable and somewhat notable. I did a search and I'm not pulling anything up that would be considered a reliable source per WP:RS. I don't mean to sound negative, but there's just not enough sources to really show that this film meets the strict and I mean STRICT guidelines for WP:FFILM. Don't get too discouraged by this since most non-mainstream films don't meet these guidelines. To really qualify for this you generally have to be a big blockbuster or a Juno-esque indie flick. You can userfy the article and keep the progress that you've done so far (WP:USERFY), so you can keep editing it on your user page and add reliable sources to it as they become available.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 19:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- Additional: Just to let you know why IMDb isn't considered reliable, it's because anyone can edit IMDb. Just as teachers don't allow Wikipedia to be used as a source because too many fingers have their fingers in the wiki pie, the same thing applies to IMDb. (See WP:IMDB)Tokyogirl79 (talk) 19:11, 30 December 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
OK, many thanks and I truly appreciate your comments. I will attempt to submit this again when more articles and interviews have been done solely on this film. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielle Kidman (talk • contribs) 19:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. per WP:SNOW Ϫ 22:19, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Wasim Akram (Producer)[edit]
- Wasim Akram (Producer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Procedural. Disputed prod by original author (and subject of article). Fails to meet adequate notability. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:50, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:24, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:24, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. This article provides no links for reference except Facebook and self created pages (by this author). All his works are either not released or in pre-production phase. I don't find any relevant results at Google for any of his works. Other articles like Gayathri 2013, Sameena Kausar, Sara Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Sridhar Teegala are also created by Wasirg (original author) which are either unsourced BLP, link to Facebook or don't have any references at all. He (subject of article) may be considered notable in future, but not now. trunks_ishida (talk) 18:07, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, if not speedy delete. This person has no notability and I'm almost 100% positive that the editor who added the pages is Akram himself since he listed the profile as "my facebook profile". This is pretty much just advertisement for his company and projects. There's no reliable sources out there.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 18:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- Speedy delete per A7. Obviously self-promotional. Also, some one should warn (if not block) User talk:Wasirg for creating self promotional articles. Cocoaguy ここがいい 00:24, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete not notable. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 03:49, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete purely self-promotional. — Abhishek Talk 04:00, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete – After some searching, I have found zero coverage for this individual in reliable sources. Northamerica1000(talk) 07:05, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per the above. I'm unable to find significant coverage for this person in independent reliable sources. Gongshow Talk 19:51, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete with enthusiasm. Unverifiability hints strongly of WP:HOAX and along with similar film article Dead Morning, as well as the director article Sridhar Teegala, and the ones for Gayathri (2013 film) and all created by single purpose User:Wasirg all seem to be set to promote the non-notable producer, his film company, and his films. None have verifiability. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 20:21, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete promotional spam--Sodabottle (talk) 15:12, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. I think that this could probably be a snow close at this point in time, to be honest.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:10, 2 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Consensus is that this does not meet the requirements for a standalone article. I imagine that a redirect to People's Republic of China–South Africa relations would be useful, but that's an editorial decision. The deleted content (which is about two instances in which the Dalai Lama did not get a visa for South Africa) can be restored if somebody really thinks it's important enough to incorporate it into other articles. Sandstein 09:00, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Tibet – South Africa relations[edit]
- Tibet – South Africa relations (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Article describes a non-occurent relationship. Relations between the dalai lama (a private individual) and South Africa do not equate to relations between Tibet and South Africa. And as the article makes clear, South Africa hasn't even had relations with the dalai lama. ClaretAsh 12:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Tibet is not an independent nation and the "relations" covered in the article focuses on whether H.H. The Dalai Lama was able to get a visa to enter South Africa. Perhaps that information can be imported to the existing article on diplomatic relations between the Beijing and Pretoria governments? And Adoil Descended (talk) 12:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 13:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Disagree with "Tibet is not an independent nation" being a reason, but there really isn't content here. North8000 (talk) 15:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bilateral relations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep The topic is notable; for example, see Engaged Buddhism in the West. The rest is a matter of ordinary editing, per our editing policy. Warden (talk) 16:33, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- resolution by editing policy is not a reason for keeping. LibStar (talk) 07:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Our editing policy says to "Preserve appropriate content. and this is definitely a reason for keeping. Warden (talk) 08:14, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- articles are kept if there is consensus notability is met, I don't see any consensus for keep here, plus Warden I've seen you recycle editing policy argument numerous times and it hardly relates here as the main argument against keeping is that the article name is not representative as a notable topic. Editing policy does not address this issue. LibStar (talk) 15:35, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom. The South African government's attitude towards the Dali Lama is controversial and might well warrant an article. However, presenting the material as 'Tibet - South Africa' relations isn't going to help readers (who'd never look for it under such a name) and confuses the issue. Nick-D (talk) 22:02, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete relations with Dalai Lama does not equate to bilateral relations. This is WP:SYNTH. Tibet has no passport or national parliament unlike say Taiwan. LibStar (talk) 07:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong Keep Why should the Dalai Lama not be a representative of Tibet and thus constitute Tibet-South Africa relations even under such a recondite title? And also, one cannot dispute that Tibet is not a political entity of itself and can therefore form part of a political relation. Just because it is not a nation state or independent political unit by classification does not diminish its political influence. I think the nominator has given a poor reason for deleting this article: there is definitely an "occurring relationship" but not by his/her pedantic definition. --User:DiscipleOfKnowledge (talk) 01:09, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It's no skin off my teeth whether the dalai lama should or shouldn't be a represntative of Tibet. The fact of the matter, though, is that he isn't. To the best of my knowledge, Tibet does not possess the right to engage in independent international relations, and even if Beijing has granted the region that power, the Dalai Lama has not been empowered to exercise those rights. The Dalai Lama can claim to represent the Tibetan government in exile but he has no official authority in or over Tibet. As it is, this article doesn't even discuss relations with the Tibetan govt-in-exile, merely with a private individual. ClaretAsh 03:28, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per Nick-D and nom. GotR Talk 04:37, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- In light of others' comments above, I'm modifying my view somewhat. I suggest the article content be merged into a more appropriate article (both People's Republic of China–South Africa relations and 14th Dalai Lama would be good) prior to being deleted. ClaretAsh 01:31, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 09:07, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Exivious[edit]
- Exivious (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
I'm listing this here on behalf of A Sniper who PRODed the article, unaware that an AFD had been started (but incorrectly formed) before. Their concern about the article is that "self-released demo band, non-important, no notoriety (other than two members were hired as musicians for Cynic (band) until one year ago)". SmartSE (talk) 11:59, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:22, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Although this is an interesting band, I feel they fail on every level. A limited edition, self-released CD does not make them notable or important. They are virtually unknown. Yes, two members were hired to record & tour with Cynic, but that is not enough to warrant the article. Perhaps if Exivious release a full-length disc on a bona fide label then the article can be reinstated. Best, A Sniper (talk) 00:29, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete:Not a notable band, lacks coverage in WP:reliable sources so fails WP:GNG. Mattg82 (talk) 01:42, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:48, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Pushpanagar[edit]
- Pushpanagar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Not notable enough. » nafSadh did say 09:58, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. Places are generally notable. WP:NPLACE states that "Cities and villages are generally kept, regardless of size, as long as their existence is verified through a reliable source." Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes is not a policy or guidelne itself, but does provide a useful summary of how AfDs have been decided over the years. Emeraude (talk) 11:24, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Pushpanagar village certainly exists. It's in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra state, with a correct citation to onefivenine.com mapping website. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:05, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:21, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 11:40, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Leeton Market Plaza[edit]
- Leeton Market Plaza (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Minor shopping centre; no assertion of significance; lack of reliable sources available. [5] Till I Go Home (talk) 09:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. WP:NPLACE states that "Larger malls are generally considered notable. Very small malls, strip malls and individual shops are generally deleted." This is undoubtedly one of the latter type. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes is not a policy or guidelne itself, but does provide a useful summary of how AfDs have been decided over the years. Emeraude (talk) 11:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Shopping malls-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete fails WP:ORG. A mere 21 shops, no way this is notable on a state or national level. LibStar (talk) 14:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak Delete, Leeton is not a large town, and a "mere" 21 shops is probably quite notable locally and not considered 'minor'. However, the only article I could find which discussed the centre in detail and wasn't a specialty or niche publication was this, and I'm not sure there's enough to build an article out of that. Lankiveil (speak to me) 03:37, 1 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. LFaraone 00:06, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
2011 Zubr Cup[edit]
- 2011 Zubr Cup (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Contested ProD. A non notable $25k ITF tournament, below the $35k required by WP:NTENNIS. MakeSense64 (talk) 07:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Tournament is below the limit of $35,000 limit of notability, and lacks significant coverage in reliable sources, thus non-notable. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 08:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - one of hundreds of tiny ITF non-notable tournaments. Fyunck(click) (talk) 07:12, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. clear consensus DGG ( talk ) 23:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
2011 Trofeul Popeci[edit]
- 2011 Trofeul Popeci (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Contested ProD. A non notable $25k ITF tournament, below the $35k required by WP:NTENNIS. MakeSense64 (talk) 07:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per Wikipedia:WikiProject_Tennis/Article_guidelines#Notablility. Bgwhite (talk) 08:21, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete all Tournament is below the limit of $35,000 limit of notability, and lacks significant coverage in reliable sources, thus non-notable. Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk aboutabout my edits? 08:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - one of hundreds of tiny ITF non-notable tournaments. Fyunck(click) (talk) 07:12, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - no international notability. - EugεnS¡m¡on(14) ® 12:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. No one, except the nominator, advocates deletion of the article. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:47, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Suburban Kid[edit]
- Suburban Kid (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Does not appear to be notable; does not appear to feature on any major charts or the subject of articles from major websites. LF (talk) 06:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment, this article notes that the album "was released with little fanfare in 2003". Bob Evans (aka Kevin from Jebediah) is definitely notable, and there is oodles of coverage for his second album, but I don't know if there is really enough for this one. Lankiveil (speak to me) 03:32, 1 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]
- Keep the album has sufficient third party coverage for it to be retained in its own right. In response to Lankiveil's comments there are also numerous articles which indicate that its release recieved favourable response from music critics.Dan arndt (talk) 04:12, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment There's no doubt that Bob Evans is notable, but it seems this album got little attention. There are quite a few hits on the Australian music sites, but most are limited to a mention in a review of the next album, Suburban Songbook. Plus, I think the Bob Evans page covers the subject pretty well.Doctorhawkes (talk) 09:00, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Significant coverage in reliable sources has now been provided by Dan arndt. The article should be kept per WP:GNG.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 11:35, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 08:55, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Shannon Braithwaite[edit]
- Shannon Braithwaite (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
As tragic as all of this is, this is just routine coverage of a crime and does not meet the relevant inclusion guidelines Mtking (edits) 05:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Fails WP:VICTIM. This is a sad story, but routine coverage of just another pathetic murder is not enough to make the crime victim notable. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:57, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per Nom & Cullen. I remember the news coverage of this. Very sad, but fails WP:VICTIM. Cocoaguy ここがいい 06:36, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was speedy delete per WP:G3. Eagles 24/7 (C) 06:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Dennis hibler[edit]
- Dennis hibler (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
No references , External Links is provided Buddha Putra - Rahul (Talk) 05:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I have tagged the article for Speedy Delete under G3 as a blatant hoax. However, there was really no need to have taken this to AfD. The article was tagged with a BLP PROD, which was sufficient. Safiel (talk) 06:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
When considering to close this discussion, it was important to determine the arguments that were completely unsupported by policy, arguments along the lines of I like it and other stuff exists. Petitions and mass keep voting are similarly ineffective, as Wikipedia is not a democracy.
The person's death and the circumstances surrounding that have garned widespread news coverage, and the individual has reached a degree of notoriety for his story. Granted, arguments that his notability is due to one event do gel, and while notability is not temporary it may be worth reevaluating this in the future. However, presently there does not appear to be consensus here to delete the article.
This discussion has been closed as no consensus. LFaraone 08:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ben Breedlove[edit]
If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is not a majority vote, but instead a discussion among Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia has policies and guidelines regarding the encyclopedia's content, and consensus (agreement) is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes.
However, you are invited to participate and your opinion is welcome. Remember to assume good faith on the part of others and to sign your posts on this page by adding ~~~~ at the end. Note: Comments may be tagged as follows: suspected single-purpose accounts:{{subst:spa|username}} ; suspected canvassed users: {{subst:canvassed|username}} ; accounts blocked for sockpuppetry: {{subst:csm|username}} or {{subst:csp|username}} . |
- Ben Breedlove (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Article fails to show notability, mostly focuses on his final pair of videos and his death, and should be deleted per WP:NTEMP ("[I]f reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event, and if that person otherwise remains, or is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having a biographical article on that individual.") also see WP:MEMORIAL -TinGrin 04:44, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Important Comment -The number of views to Ben Breedlove's Wikipedia article in the last day-Appx. 30,000. This is high volume traffic to an article. WHY is this article even being discussed for deletion?! Petersontinam (talk) 02:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Addition to Comment -On January 4, Ben Breedlove Article on Wikipedia had 27,700 views. On January 5, 26,400 views according to the January 2012 graph. The total was 399,639 without Today, January 6 being added in. Barrak Obama had 91 views in January 2012, and I know that is not relevant to this discussion but I thought it was interesting.Petersontinam (talk) 00:46, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment -This should be an addition to his article...The HCMA(Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association) is creating a special bracelet for Ben Breedlove. They will say, "RIP Big Hearted Ben Breedlove." This bracelet will help raise awareness for the heart condition. [1] Petersontinam (talk) 08:50, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Quote: "Notabilty is not Temporary." Once a topic has been the subject of "significan coverage", it does not need to have ongoing coverage. Therefore, as long as Ben breedlove is determined to have significant coverage, this page does not need endless proof that it is significant.
- Also, Repeatedly through the Policies and guidelines, are sentences about using "common sense" by Editors, that no guideline is written in stone, etc. If a subject is deceased and in reality has no chance to put forth further events to "solidify" their page at wikipedia, this should not count against them. In reference to a personality such as Snookie or a Kardashian...because they are not deceased and have the ability to add to their notariety (Even if bad press), does not give them an advantage at securing a page at wikipedia. Common Sense. Think.
- Also, If Ben were thought of under Creative Professionals, yes he does fit there, The guidelines of being "widely cited by peers" and "originating a significant concept" adhere. The concept and discussion of life after death is not original, yes, but it is surely original for 10's of thousands of people to believe in it after getting to know Ben's life and videos.
- Also, when people who wish to delete are citing that it is one event, or based on one event (his death), there are policies which speak of writing separate or additonal articles...it does not say that one event is not worthy of a page. Please consider this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.235.150 (talk) 19:02, 2 January 2012 (UTC) — 76.235.235.150 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment Please refer to the XfD page: Ben Breedlove has many, many comments (though not all that have been posted are there) and discussion. ALL other topics and subjects that are nominated to be deleted have a minimum of 1 comment, maximum of about 3. If there is this much interest within the walls of wikipedia itself and its community, it is Noteworthy enough to have a page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petersontinam (talk • contribs) 19:51, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I went to the definition of "Noteable". I read it carefully. Ben Breedlove fits the criteria...over and over and not just barely. I urge others to go to this page. If deletion is truly about whether he fits within the guidelines, your answer is on that page. Also, there is very important information and guidelines about RESPECT in debates, and I believe "meatpuppet shrieking" does NOT fit within those guidelines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.235.150 (talk) 17:29, 1 January 2012 (UTC) — 76.235.235.150 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- How in the world can YOU determine if he will "remain a low-profile individual"? You are not doing your research apparently. Go to Legacy.com, BREEDLOVE TV, etc. There are hundreds of messages going in daily, still, about how Ben affected their lives. So, you can predict that in the future, people will not seek out Ben Breedlove on Wikipedia? Do you have a way to measure all the pages on Wikipedia every day and determine if they are receiving enough attention to warrant a page? Will you headhunt everything on Wikipedia that is good, gives hope, and touches hearts and then make sure you put up deletion warnings? Leaving pages about despair, crime, sleaze, and celebrities famous for only sex tapes to have a permanent place here? A little screwed up and a LOT censored...Take another look at the guidelines and tell me with a straight face and honestly that Ben does not fit within these. It is NOT a songle even, but an ongoing outpouring. Every day, people are still seeking his name...guess they may not find him on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.235.150 (talk) 17:14, 1 January 2012 (UTC) — 76.235.235.150 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Delete - Based on Wikipedia standards, article should be deleted. As mentioned by others, Ben Breedlove did inspire others and contributed good in that way, but almost all coverage seems to focus on a single event (his death) and likelyhood of his becoming more notable beyond that is unlikely. While Snooki and the Kardashians may have contributed far less good to society, as others mentioned, they unfortunately have many more events of note, and thus meet the Wikipedia guidelines. Please respect Wikipedia's mission and editorial objective and honor Ben Breedlove in other ways. Tmaroney (talk) 17:04, 2 January 2012 (UTC)tmaroney — Tmaroney (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep - Article in its so far one day existence, has already 90,000 views; (Edit: 130,000 views the next day; 220,000 in two days) has coverage from all around the word (Ninemsn; Los Angeles Times; American Broadcasting Company; CBS News; MSNBC; Fox News; MTV; Daily Mail; Independent; Herald Sun; Washington Post; People Magazine) - article itself is even mentioned on the KXAN news broadcast here (skip to 2:00). Also, his funeral was broadcasted on
TVInternet! 11,000 viewers online; 1,400 attending. I see notability in bright colours. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 04:53, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - you can't use the recursive logic that he should have a wikipedia page, just because a local news report mentioned that he has a wikipedia page. -TinGrin 07:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply - No, just provided information, that corroborates notability. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 07:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: His funeral was not "broadcasted [sic] on TV." It was live streamed on the internet. Television and the internet are two different things. --Crunch (talk) 13:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply: 11,000 people. Either way, internet or not internet, they still "broadcasted" it - and more than ten-thousand people watched it. That's still a pretty big number - for a "non"-notable person. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 13:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply: Sorry nothing was "broadcasted." Broadcast, perhaps, but not "broadcasted." --13:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Reply: 11,000 people. Either way, internet or not internet, they still "broadcasted" it - and more than ten-thousand people watched it. That's still a pretty big number - for a "non"-notable person. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 13:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: His funeral was not "broadcasted [sic] on TV." It was live streamed on the internet. Television and the internet are two different things. --Crunch (talk) 13:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply - No, just provided information, that corroborates notability. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 07:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Crunch, you do realize that he has done more to better our society than most, [redacted] This page does not take up valuable space [redacted]. You must have searched his name to find the page in the first place, so don't you think other people will search for his page as well? Mcooper92 (talk)MC — Mcooper92 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Reply. Wikipedia has guidelines for measuring notability of a person. Doing good for society is not one of these measures, nor is being the object of curiosity resulting in high traffic to an article on Wikipedia about the person. And finally, articles are not proposed for deletion, or deleted, because they "take up valuable space." They are deleted because they fail to meet Wikipedia guidelines.--Crunch (talk) 01:26, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - you can't use the recursive logic that he should have a wikipedia page, just because a local news report mentioned that he has a wikipedia page. -TinGrin 07:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Wikipedia is not a memorial site. Worthy people die every day, but an encyclopedia is not the place to remember them. --Wtshymanski (talk) 05:04, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - You act as if the page is taking up valuable space. Only people searching for the page will find it, so I don't see why the deletion of the page is relevant to you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcooper92 (talk • contribs) contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Comment - Individual is an Internet personaility ~ I can name you many articles that document them. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 05:07, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. His notability as an internet personality before his death was perhaps marginal, but when it is combined with the voluminous coverage in first-class sources since he died, notability is clear. --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - being inspirational, or having a viral video, is not the same as being notable. NBC Nightly News has inspirational pieces every night, the majority of which do not meet Wikipedia's criteria of notability -TinGrin 07:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Repy - how many internet personalities do you know that have had world coverage, with news-articles on them, from all different countries; had multiple broadcasts on them; had their own funeral broadcasted live on TV, start to finish; multiple viral videos - yet no notability? Apologies, but I'm just finding this a little hard to imagine. -- MST☆R (Merry Christmas!) 07:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply. Again, his funeral was neither broadcast nor "broadcasted" [sic] on TV. It was live streamed on the internet. Second, there have been plenty of subjects of viral videos who have gotten wide-spread media coverage. Who does not remember the video of the little boy riding home from the dentist, or any number of sneezing or talking babies, puppies and kittens? The fact that the media latches on to these short-lived feel good stories, DOES NOT mean that the subject is notable. Most of them have not died yet, so the opportunity for a live-streamed funeral is a moot point. --Crunch (talk)
- Crunch, if you would actually please read the article, you would know what you are shouting out is disproportionately out of line. Nowhere in the article did it say his memorial service was "live streamed" on the Internet. It was broadcast on KXAN-TV. And this story is a "short-lived feel good" one? You're attacking the subject of this very article as much as you are attacking the other editors. --Bryce (talk | contribs) 01:41, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply Obviously, I read the article. It states, "The memorial service was broadcast live on KXAN." This is a statement that editor MelbourneStar also made, though since corrected, in this discussion. The accompanying references do not support the live television broadcast claim. The references state that the funeral was streamed live on the KXAN website. If you do a Google search for "breedlove funeral on television" you will see that the television claim is false. Again, there is a difference between a live television broadcast and a live-streamed internet video on a television station's website. --Crunch (talk) 01:54, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Voting isn't going to get this thing anywhere because it is definitely going to be a keep if we are counting the votes. A majority of these voters seems to be random people that pop onto wikipedia to get this article not deleted. People die everyday. I am of the opinion that this guy would be of no importance in the next few years or months, but I'll stay neutral.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 07:27, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Case of WP:BLP1E and Wikipedia not being a memorial. Bgwhite (talk) 07:41, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep He is an inspiration to all of us and his actions are somewhat notable. No harm keeping the page. Orangewarning (talk) 08:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- "No harm in keeping the page" is not a valid argument in a deletion discussion. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 18:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - The supposed reason for notability of this person are his vlogs. I don't think his vlogs were that popular as portrayed by the article. Wikipedia is not a memorial site as many others before me have said. Being an inspiration to others does not warrant an article in this case. May I suggest a brief write-up on the YouTube celebrities page if he happens to hit notability requirements for such. Paul 1953 (talk) 08:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong Keep – per MelbourneStar. Completely passes WP:GNG, WP:BIO, WP:N in their entirety. --Bryce (talk | contribs) 09:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Liberal touting of WP policy - don't you think? The whole Wikipedia policy of WP:N is to be reflected and this fails WP:NTEMP "completely". Fails part of WP:BIO per WP:ONEEVENT. - JoshuaWalker | Talk to Me 14:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply - Wanted to address this- WP:NTEMP "Notability is not temporary: once a topic has been the subject of "significant coverage" in accordance with the general notability guideline, it does not need to have ongoing coverage." Part of the Policy is to say that it does not need ongoing coverage...Though Ben Breedlove does have that. The other part of the Policy is about if they are likely to remain a low profile individual, which so far Ben has not been low profile. Proof of level of profile: On YouTube alone, Ben Breedlove's 3 Channels have these numbers- 10,512,000+ Uploaded Views, 111,533+ Subscibers, 12,826+ Comments (mostly messages of inspiration), and hundreds and hundreds of videos inspired by him where people are telling "their story"...which continue to come in daily. This is just one place. Which also addresses the inclusion criteria for Notability- Events. "Events are also very likely to be notable if they have widespread (national or international) impact and were very widely covered in diverse sources, especially if also re-analyzed afterwards." It is not true to say that this article fails. Petersontinam (talk) 00:28, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Liberal touting of WP policy - don't you think? The whole Wikipedia policy of WP:N is to be reflected and this fails WP:NTEMP "completely". Fails part of WP:BIO per WP:ONEEVENT. - JoshuaWalker | Talk to Me 14:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply to Comment Below - Stating that this person will "soon be forgotten" is not an acceptable reason for a delete according to WP:CRYSTAL. Also, While an AfD is "not conducted by amassing votes", it also should take into consideration the reasons that are stated while quoting a policy, the actual words of the Policies (and not just the titles) and if they truly apply to the situation.Petersontinam (talk) 00:28, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - despite the temporary media storm and the many sudden visitors here at AfD, this was a piece of media hype about a non-notable individual who will soon be forgotten. Wikipedia is not a memorial site, and AfD is not conducted by amassing votes, canvassed or not. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - unsure of notability at the moment, but could somebody protect this page as there seems to a pile-on of meatpuppets shouting "keep keep keep keep" at ear piercing volume. --Ritchie333 (talk) 12:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. -- As mentioned by the nominator, Wikipedia is not a Memorial. Being the subject or creator a temporarily popular viral video does not make one notable nor does this meet the requirements for WP:BIO. Should we create biography articles for every cute baby playing with a puppy who shows up in a viral video that the media latches on to? Of course not. This isn't any difference. --Crunch (talk) 12:56, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong keep - The plethora of sources show that this topic clearly passes WP:GNG. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak Keep I'm finding it difficult on this one. Internet personalities are transient at best, it's difficult for us to prove notability on one, especially one who is not going to be producing anything new. This viral video is less than a week old, but it has clearly had more than a little effect, given the fact that so many news outlets are covering it. This isn't a WP:MEMORIAL situation, as it's not written as a memorial and not by anyone who knows him. If you look prior to Christmas day there are no gnews hits, so it does make me think "one event". However, I think I've fallen on the side of Keep. He meets the GNG, he's an internet personality, he's made a viral video which many many news outlets are covering, celebrities have been commenting on him. WormTT · (talk) 13:25, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of News-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Meets GNG as the object of multiple, substantial, published independent stories. It's a pretty well done piece on top of that, and that should absolutely be taken into consideration on "close calls." The encyclopedia is clearly better with than without the piece. Carrite (talk) 16:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - At least wait a while to see if notability develops further. Time may be the most significant factor here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.170.46.35 (talk) 16:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — 101.170.46.35 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment As a member of WikiProject Death I've gone through several articles about young people who became "notable" for dying for one reason or another -- usually murder or "bullycide". Several of them had been nominated for deletion. The ones that are kept have proved some degree of "historical" relevance -- meaning their death has on some scale shifted public perception about the issue relevant to their death. Establishing historical relevance takes time and this article was created too soon. As someone said above, currently we have a case of WP:BLP1E, though I must admit the coverage is impressive. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 19:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment' I don't have a chance to express my opinion with a "Keep" or "Delete" commentary, that's because I'm from spanish Wikipedia, my natal wiki where I contribute entirely. I think this could really help to know how much attention the media has brought in the last days about this boy. I consider we as a whole project could mantain this short entry for a while at least while we know if it's relevant because the same attention or influences in other people of foundations. Even we could find now sites like this around the web. --Phoenix58 (talk) 04:01, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment'I'll restrict my viewpoint to a comment at the moment since I'm a brand new community member and do not well understand all of the rights and responsibilities of authentic Wikipedia users yet. I'd like to edit the article as it appears currently and will endeavor to do so. I agree just about verbatim with user Jeraphine Gryphon above and will add that I see potential impact in the areas of social media use by budding high school-aged internet entrepreneurs, viral spread of news on the internet, and raised awareness for Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, among other things. I do think "this article was created too soon" and is attracting a lot of SPA-type fervor which is distracting from the potential value of Ben's story. There are also important and relevant facts on the above areas of potential influence that I'd like to add. I'm a former journalist and parent at Ben's high school and will try earnestly to "rescue" this article as I'm able to learn more about Wikipedia procedures. I welcome emails from community members that can help guide me on my first edit. Since I still have a lot to learn about "talk" and discussion pages I prefer email contact. AllisonPeacock (talk) 20:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC) — AllisonPeacock (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep Ben's video from shortly before his death has has quite an impact on views about dying, life after death, and how to cope with those, that people looking for information on him should be able to find it on Wikipedia. In fact I'm really surprised at this discussion, for there are many people with an article on Wikipedia that deserve this attention far less. It is not because he was just another teenager with a blog that he should be covered on Wikipedia, but because of the social and worldwide impact of his last video. Anyone searching for background should be able to find that on Wikipedia. There certainly are many more examples on Wikipedia of events and people that get enormous attention during a short period of time, and get coverd with an article. Need I go on? It's obvious, even if you don't like the subject of his experiences.--Satrughna (talk) 20:23, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"I like it" or "I don't like it" style votes from SPAs[edit]
Note: we don't keep or delete pages based on people's personal views; to actually contribute to this deletion discusssion, please cite relevant Wikipedia policies. — Jeraphine Gryphon (talk) 18:46, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- KEEP - I did not come here because some website asked me to. I live in the Rocky Mountain west and do not know the Breedlove family or anyone associated with them. I came to Wikipedia to learn more about Ben Breedlove and was shocked to learn the information I was seeking is being considered for deletion. Any teenager who can accomplish as much PUBLICLY in his or her short life as Ben Breedlove did should be given the same consideration and acknowledgement as an adult who accomplishes something publicly significant. If personalities such as the Kardashian family, who are famous only for being famous, can meet the criteria for admission to Wikipedia, then a teenage boy who produced scores of videos that garnered a large public following, and whose last video entry has rivited and inspired literally millions of people around the globe with his courage and perspective should certainly qualify. bconnerjr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bconnerjr (talk • contribs) 09:24, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — Bconnerjr (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep - The huge explosion of support for Ben and his family following his death is more than enough reason to keep the page. He has inspired many people, including myself, and I believe that he has done more to better our society than many other "notable" people who have pages on Wikipedia. Mcooper92 (talk)MC —Preceding undated comment added 07:44, 30 December 2011 (UTC). — Mcooper92 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment. - The fact that he was "inspirational" is valuable for you, but means nothing when establishing Wikipedia notability. Wikipedia is not a collection of articles about people who personally inspire you. --Crunch (talk) 12:56, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: You know, Crunch, you're right. This may explain why some of the teachers I have had, who have inspired many things in my life, do not appear on the site, but apparently I'm not the only one who was inspired- imagine that! Frankly, if you want Wikipedia to have more notability as a "real" online encyclopedia, it probably shouldn't include Snookie and Kim Kardashian. Mcooper92 (talk)MC — Mcooper92 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Keep - This article shouldn't be deleted. Ben was an inspirational young man, and Wikipedia should respect him enough to allow this page to stay up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.184.248.27 (talk • contribs) 05:00, 30 December 2011 — 70.184.248.27 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Delete A non-notable person that posted videos on the internet and then had an NDE, why is this even being discussed? Wikipedia should not be a memorial Facebook page. 12:56, 30 December 2011 (GMT) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.185.138.56 (talk) — 31.185.138.56 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Keep - Although I am inclined to mention the emotional significance of this, I will remain neutral. As an internet personality, he falls into the category of personalities and memes that have only achieved fame because of their internet videos or phenomenons. If Rickrolling can exist, a mere internet concept, there is no reason this can't exist. Indeed, in the age we live in perhaps we should be documenting more internet personalities, instead of deleting them. I see absolutely no memorial statements on that article, just facts about his life and final video. -- An Unknown Soldier — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.178.151 (talk) 05:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — 76.110.178.151 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep. The person above is right, wikipedia isn't a memorial site, but Ben has become an inspiration to people ALL OVER the world. There was a lady from Scotland talking about him and watching his funeral. Ben changed my life as well as tons of others. He deserves this page. // Honestly, if Wikipedia deletes this page, i would lost all respect for the entire site and i wouldnt ever use it again. I think youd have to be sick to delete this page. There have been over 90,000 views in one day, so many people want to learn about this honorable mans life. Yes, he was an inspiration, but honorable and worthy as well. If wikipedia deletes bens page i will speak very poorly of it in the future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.183.238.25 (talk • contribs) 06:10, 30 December 2011 — 76.183.238.25 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- KEEP I am confused as to why we are considering deletion watching his video is sufficient reason to not do so.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.111.168.193 (talk) 06:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — 74.111.168.193 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep: This young man has been an inspiration to so many people around the world with his "days before his death" video. In a day and age where people are looking for meaning in life, and are so scared of death, his legacy provides hope for all who are simply yearning for something bigger than themselves. Ben's video provides this proof in such a sweet and joyful way that has moved thousands. Isn't that enough reason that this boy deserves to be recognized; his final words have made a difference that the world desparately desires. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.33.80.241 (talk • contribs) 06:25, 30 December 2011 — 74.33.80.241 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Keep: Ben's videos have gone viral. His story is breaking on major news websites as mentioned by previous posts. Ben's inspirational story deserves a page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andersox (talk • contribs) 06:47, 30 December 2011 — Andersox (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Keep 76.103.189.240 (talk) 09:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — 76.103.189.240 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep. The world needs more faith. Wiki needs to keep an open mind and see that this young man has, and will continue to touch the lives of many. Today the world has so little to set their faith on. When a young person comes forward with such faith like Ben did it is a wonderful thing. Deletion of this article wouldn't be right, seeing's as how he has so many followers, and has been acknowledged by several celebrities. Keep. Keep. Keep 13:41, 30 December 2011 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.3.244.81 (talk) — 71.3.244.81 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Comment. And lo and behold up turns another anonymous meatpuppet shrieking "keep keep keep" as I predicted just a few paragraphs above. Look, I miss my grandmother, but a page on her wouldn't survive a speedy delete. Go and find some reliable sources for events other than the single one given a one off treatment by the media or deal with the fact the page may get deleted. --Ritchie333 (talk) 14:07, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Sad story, but there are plenty of sad stories on all of the other news sites reporting this. He was a great kid that died from a birth defect. Sorry if it sounds heartless, but he wasn't murdered. This wasn't unexpected. There aren't Wiki pages for kids like Mitchell Henderson, whose tragic suicide made headlines. If Ben can get his own wiki memorial, kids like Mitch should, too, and we all know that's a slippery slope. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.24.204.134 (talk) 17:58, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — 99.24.204.134 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Strong Keep - Many people rely on Wikipedia for the facts, as best and honest as can be presented. I heard about this person through the media and wanted to know as much as possible. Very grateful this information was already posted. I trust the links and was able to get to everything relevant. This is my first post. He inspired me to speak up. This person is incredibly precious to our society in total. CLaCharite (talk) 21:03, 30 December 2011 (USA EastCoast) — Clacharite (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Keep This young man's life story and his wonderful messages of faith, life and dignity are amazing. If you remove this post then you would have to remove the articles of every so called "celebrity" like the Kim Kardashian's. dwr — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.49.241 (talk) 02:34, 31 December 2011 (UTC) — 69.180.49.241 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- "KEEP" This is not a memorial but simply honoring a popular video that was posted a week before the young man tragically died. The video is extremly popular and i inspirational i see no reason to delete it unless to be cruel this young mans story needs to be heard i dont know him but simply heard of him on facebook and wanted to know more. -kels97 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kels97 (talk • contribs) 05:02, 31 December 2011 (UTC) — Kels97 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep - wikipedia is a reference point for widely believed 'relevant' information; the volume of searches on this event have proven that there is large enough interest on this subject to merit the retention of the article. As stated above in several months it may no longer be deemed 'relevant'. Surely there are already thousands of articles on wikipedia about deceased individuals that are no longer 'relevant'. Can't those with spare time on their hands to ensure the quality of wikipedia flag those articles? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.69.20.164 (talk) 06:55, 31 December 2011 (UTC) — 66.69.20.164 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- WE MUST KEEP THIS PAGE. Ben Breedlove has been a world wide inspiration and deserves his own page. His message has reached millions and Ben will be remembered for many years to come and people will want to look him up and see his story. Wikipedia is perfect for this. It shows how he lived his life, what he did before his death, and it discusses the death. This is a perfectly built page with plenty of sources and information to stay live. Please keep this page up. Ben is far too important to just "delete". Thanks and R.I.P Ben. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.175.182.70 (talk) 07:23, 31 December 2011 (UTC) — 173.175.182.70 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep: Ben Breedlove had a place in this world. Many people have a place on Wikipedia for their notable deaths. To survive death not once but THREE times is extremely notable, and not common at all. Besides, Ben was also a YouTube personality. He was going places. I think people all over the country would be very disappointed to find Ben's page removed. In just a week, the two videos spanning his story have reached over two million hits apiece. His page will attract much web traffic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.249.248.250 (talk) 00:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC) — 70.249.248.250 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Weak keep For now. The national media coverage has been enormous--couldn't watch morning or evening news this week without seeing this. I recognize that short-term or single-event notability doth not an article make, nor do we do memorials, but I'd suggest giving this a few weeks' shelf life before a determination is made. Can always be revisited and renominated if appropriate. For the moment it's a high-profile story. Incidentally, I've no connection to the above IPs, and wonder if some of the 'keeps' constitute multiple submissions by a single account. 76.248.147.199 (talk) 23:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep This has received a lot of media attention just like Ted Williams did. If this is removed, then the article for Mr. Williams should be also along with any other person that gained popularity from being an Internet Meme. Mr Xaero (talk) 23:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Internet celebrity BigDwiki (talk) 01:24, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep for now, and re-evaluate once the hype and the sensationalist media coverage has died down, and we can assess the notability from a better perspective. Swarm X 02:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom. Fails WP:NTEMP. — AMK152 (t • c) 03:31, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Notability is not temporary is not a valid deletion reason. He has received significant coverage in reliable third party sources. WP:BLP1E may come into play if news coverage is not persistent. However, the event was extremely recent, so this is currently impossible to evaluate whether or not there is persistent coverage. I believe the article should be kept for now. Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 17:50, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - huge amount of independent coverage, that's all there is to it. 阝工巳几千凹父工氐 (talk) 04:13, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep as subject is the focus of multiple reliable third-party sources and crosses the verifiability and notability thresholds. Personally, I think Wikipedia does itself a disservice in devoting time and energy to trying to delete articles like this one in the full glare and heat of the media spotlight. Re-visit in six months when a dispassionate discussion can be held rather than stirring up the raw emotions that now surround the subject. - Dravecky (talk) 19:30, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete The article does not satisfy WP:BIO. This is clearly a memorial article, which is contrary to Wikipedia guidelines, and the references are just a mass of sad eulogies following his untimely death.Revisit in 6 months, 1 year, 5 years if sentiment prevents deletion at this time. Edison (talk) 23:55, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per Edison- William 00:28, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
*"Keep" - why wouldn't this page be kept? There's a wikipage about Bubbles the chimpanzee, but people have an issue with Ben's page. Really? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foghrnleghrn (talk • contribs) 02:42, 1 January 2012 (UTC) — Foghrnleghrn (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment "Other inappropriate articles exist" is a poor argument for retaining this one. Edison (talk) 06:15, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: I was intending to go neutral on this, but now I am inclined to keep, mainly due to the overwhelming coverage of the subject. Ben Breedlove has been identified as an internet celebrity and has applicable citations supporting it. I'm satisfied Superlayna (talk) 06:40, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: First of all I have to say I am quite surprised and quite disappointed about this whole 'situation' here on Wikipedia. Until today I always thought that Wikipedia was a reliable 'objective' resource when one wanted to find out more about a topic or person. However today I am learning that there are people who like censorship and it saddens me even more to see that this is done on the back of such a delicate topic! Before I get to the 'Wikipedia guideline facts' I would like to share a couple of personal thoughts nevertheless:
It was my Mum, who lives in Germany (she doesn't speak much English, doesn't know how to use any of Facebook, Twitter, or other internet things than doing some research and emailing) who told me about an article about a young man who just died (tragically) and who's YouTube video was the most viewed these days...I don't know about you but for me that sounds like an international/worldwide coverage, doesn't it?! And even if that seemingly isn't enough to become 'notable' in the Wikipedia terms for 'Non-Wikipedian' humans, and even if seemingly Ben's large internet followership from all his YouTube subscribers and other internet networks / communities isn't a big enough argument for some here that this young man contributed quite a lot to this world in a positive way...where is the respect and caring humanity towards his family, his peers and all the people who where close to him and for whom these days are already challenging enough - without having to witness a public discussion if Ben is 'worth' an article on Wikipedia or not (as that's what this burns down to at the moment)... Some of you are concerned about 'making Wikipedia a better online Encyclopedia' - yet are not really bothered to make this world a better place, otherwise there wouldn't be such a discussion about if this article should be kept or not! Is it really so difficult instead of going through guidelines (which certainly have their place) looking for negative points which could maybe enable a deletion of an article, to make the shift to a positive attitude and taking a valid piece of contribution and turn it into what it really can be and should be: a reference point for people like me who are doing research on the internet on topics of interest... I don't know who initiated the article originally but I am convinced that given time more and more people who really knew Ben and care about him will be in a position to contribute and turn this article into a valid source of information about someone special and notable. Don't expect family and close friends to be able to write this kind of content so shortly after the event! Give them space, time and the due respect - is that really so difficult?!? There is already a former journalist and parent at Ben's school who would like to contribute to the article and I am sure there will be more valuable resources coming up - they deserve a chance to proof that the guidelines are/will be met. Speaking of which due to this whole incident I had a closer look at the guidelines today as apparently that's what you are going to take more in consideration than any common sense, authentic and from the bottom of their hearts votes: In my opinion WP:BASIC, WP:CREATIVE, WP:ENT (and in the future maybe even WP:ANYBIO) apply to this article. Give the ones who care about Ben and his life/work a chance to create and find reliable content on Wikipedia!Scarlet O'Mara (talk) 11:47, 1 January 2012 (UTC) — Scarlet O'Mara (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Weak keep - There is coverage in reliable sources, albeit for a single event. I suggest we let this one pass for the time being, and suggest opening a further AfD in, say, six months time. This debate reminds me of WP:Articles for deletion/Rhys Morgan a few weeks back, where I went for "Keep" mainly because I believed notable events of his were likely to increase in the future. That probably isn't the case here unless some well known person or organisation picks up this guy's story and runs with it. PS: Claiming Wikipedia is pro censorship is a great way to poison a debate quickly into bickering, distracting from the issues of whether or not an article meets the well known WP quality rules. --Ritchie333 (talk)
- Reply Ritchie333, I am certainly not trying to poison a debate nor starting any bickering trying to distract from the issue and far more importantly I NEVER claimed Wikipedia is pro censorship as I have a very high opinion of this great 'institutional' website - all I said was that there are seemingly some people who like 'censorship' when they start a debate about such an article in such a manner...as I am sure that there might be other articles that could be more suitable for such a debate. And even if I take the risk here being also called a (vegetarian) 'meatpuppet' than it will be - it's not going to stop me expressing how this whole thing feels and that it doesn't seem right!
Or how can it be otherwise that there is such an ongoing debate with so many 'keeps' based on the Wikipedia guidelines?!? PS: Thank you for your (weak) keep 'nevertheless' :-)Scarlet O'Mara (talk) 16:49, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - While a sensitive situation, a Wikipedia article is a Wikipedia article. Per WP:BLP1E and WP:NTEMP. (Secondary Comment - Keep arguments fail to detail Wikipedia policy.) - JoshuaWalker | Talk to Me 14:06, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - Surely WP:NTEMP is in support of retaining the article - he's had substantial independent coverage from multiple sources. WP:BLP1E may be relevant here, but that would only lead us to move to Death of Ben Breedlove, (which I wouldn't support as the coverage right now is focussing on his life and videos rather than just his death) not deletion. Just quoting policies does not an argument make. 阝工巳几千凹父工氐 (talk) 01:47, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep""" - Ben Breedlove DOES fall within the guidelines! The Bullies on here talking about puppies and meatpuppets are not being neutral and are extremely innappropriate. You cannot call people "meatpuppets" because they strongly believe in retaining a page and have actual reason to support it! The mission statement for Wikipedia is an online place for knowledge and tens of thousands of people are seeking information on Ben Breedlove. Why? For many different reasons that are valid and legitimate. This is scary that anyone should even have to fight for this page to remain..is Wikipedia what it proclaims to be, or a popularity contest of members who are like toddlers stamping to have their own way. Like it or not, believe in goodness or not, Ben Breedlove is relevant, newsworthy, noteworthy, and has affected the lives of literally millions of people. Especially Teenagers! While we of an older generation have never given teenagers the credit they deserve, Ben has made it crystal clear. I am starting to believe that if anything even touches on religeon here, it gets deleted and THAT is not open and honest for an online encylcopedia. Everyone keeps stating "Wikipedia Policy", yet they are failing to actually spell out the words of the policies...Is Wikipedia a place for knowledge or not? A few bullying type members are saying this is a "memorial page"...Are there no other personalities on Wikipedia that are deceased? Does the article look like a "facebook memorial page"? NO. It is a collection of information on an individual who tens of thousands of people wanted to know more about and have been seeking. That does not fit within the Wikipedia guidelines?! You are so wrong and stubborn, you cannot see what you are censoring for the sake of your own personal opinions. I have started a petition on Change.org because of this...to keep Ben Breedlove's page here. I had no other choice because Wikipedia does not seem to be listening with open-minded ears. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.235.150 (talk) 17:01, 1 January 2012 (UTC) — 76.235.235.150 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment. Being "an online source of knowledge" is not a stated mission of Wikipedia, as the above poster claims. You can learn more about Wikipedia and its mission and policies here: About Wikipedia. You also stated that posters are failing to spell out the policies they are stating. Many posters in this discussion have mentioned specific policies using approved shorthand links, for example, WP:GNG and WP:BLP1E. By clicking on any of these shorthand links, you can read the entire policy. I hope this helps. --Crunch (talk) 14:50, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply I am the poster who claimed it is an online source of knowledge, said it was a mission statement. I did so because on the Founder's page, it is clearly said that is true. The purpose of Wikipedia was broken down into that simple statement. The reason it came about into existance is from that sentence. Check it out.
As far as Policy, I wish I knew how to use approved shorthand links to prove the worthiness of Ben's page, as I have come across many statements in policy that support it. When I cick on the links that some have listed for support against keeping this page, I am not convinced that they are proof. Possibly, the Policies are conflicting in this case and need to be reviewed? Also, as I have said before...the community members who have the strongest feelings that Ben's page should be deleted certainly have not taken to heart the other policies about discussion concerning mutual respect and border on bullying. I have also put forth that the deletion process needs to be reviewed. If there is as much confusion as there clearly is on this matter...I believe the Policies need to be looked at, reviewed. Do you think that is fair? An argument for deletion stating that one's Grandmother shoudn't have a page is weak. If Ritchie's Grandmother had 1,700,000 plus results from a "yahoo" search, I imagine he would be on the frontline to keep a page for her. Other arguments for deletion that are extremely troubling compare Ben's story to "puppies" and people who vote Keep to "shrieking meatpuppets." I challenge you to actually research this story, his impact, The mainstream media stories from araound the world...I challenge you to spend some TIME on this before shouting Delete. If you are all about the purity of Policy, then I publicly challenge you to put an open-minded, open-eyed look towards the Policies that this page fall under and actually click the links that people are using as proof. Now, on a personal level: Thousands of Teenagers are risking peer pressure and peer judgement (remember that?) to leave messages to Ben of how he changed their lives and will continue to change their lives in the FUTURE. That they will remember him for years to come and especially on Christmas. You have no right to conclude that they are lying or are exaggerating. thousands of people that fall into other age groups are saying the same things from around the world...that he will be thought of and remembered into the future. Are you the person who decides that they are just full of it? Are you the one to decide that this does not hold a place in Cultural History or does not become "noteworthy"? The mere fact of the numbers on this deletion discussion page is probably proof enough that it means something--that there is something here that is worthy of a place on Wikipedia. If there are ways to measure how many are viewing his page, it would be fair to use that and abide by what the numbers say. That can only happen if this page remains for them to see. Again, on a personal level: Sometimes "Miracles" are not just events that defy medical knowledge as in a movie. Maybe they are not parting of Seas or Burning bushes as heard in the Bible. Maybe, Miracles are smaller and still extremely valuable events where a person takes a different course in their life due to an inspiration. If this happens for tens of thousands of people, possibly millions, that is indeed Noteworthy. It should not matter if you agree, believe, or were there, if you are trying to determine the legitimacy of an event. If it didn't happen to you, it doesn't mean that it didn't happen. I am asking that you clear your head of your own beliefs and look at this situation from that point of view: Is the event, the reaction to the event world-wide, the lasting affect...Is this worthy or not worthy of a page on Wikipedia. If you want numbers, I will post numbers every day. I will post again and again my interpretation of the Policies as they are written. I will remind you over and over of the purpose, as I saw it, explained of Wikipedia. Many others have offered up other pages that hold less importance than Ben's, yet have their permanent place on wikipedia. What troubles me the most is the tenacity in which a very few are trying to have this page deleted...for the sake of some kind of purity of Policy that isn't actually holding any water. These same few are picking apart sentences of others to the point of microscopic attacks on words that aren't even a part of the debate or ANY Policy. Man up, and at least admit that if both sides of the issue can cite Policy that supports their argument...then maybe the Policies are not clear or need to be retooled. In the meantime, there is International support for the importance of this young man named Ben Breedlove. If you would just take a step back and honestly check this out, you will see it is true. It's not right or fair to proclaim "Bleeding heart syndrome" when there is a real event happening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.235.235.150 (talk) 17:37, 2 January 2012 (UTC) — 76.235.235.150 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Good grief, chill out. For starters, you have overlooked that I have actually suggested to keep the article. You have also completely missed my (tongue in cheek) comment about my grandmother and set up a strawman argument around it, since my deceased grandmother does not have 1.7 million Yahoo hits. The number of web hits is irrelevant to notability, as has been well discussed at WP:GOOGLEHITS and a corresponding essay WP:GNUM, so please read those carefully. My point was rather this - my grandmother is dead, I miss her, she inspired my life and I have fond memories of her, but just being six foot under and fondly remembered does not make a subject notable, and if I tried to create a page about her, it would be speedily deleted quickly. My challenge to you is to calm down, take a deep breath, and go and edit something else on Wikipedia for a bit. Then, go and find reliable sources for other events than the ones linked to in the other sources relate to.
- I resent your accusations of bullying. I could give you some examples of cyber bullying so you can tell the difference, but it would not be civil, so I won't. --Ritchie333 (talk) 23:13, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment -The shortcut for Google Hits also says.."The quality of the search engine results matter more than the raw number." For Ben Breedlove, the search results are mostly news articles, copywritten and reliable. I read it ALL carefully, as you suggested. Also, there is an important Policy that is inadvertantly getting mentioned heavily here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ATA#CRYSTAL , which addresses that "Editors should avoid using one (Crystal Ball) when commenting in a deletion discussion. Many "Delete's" are going against the Crystal Ball policy.
- I really don't want to seem like I'm picking on your Grandmother, believe me, but you keep using her as an example...It is apples and Oranges because although she was very special to you, she did not do what Ben Breedlove did-- affect the tens of thousands of people he did, receive the ongoing news coverage that he did, spring up Foundations and Charities for a family and medical condition as he did. So there is a glaring difference in which person should have a Wikipedia page and it is not based on worthiness to a few people, but should be based on RELEVANCE in the eyes of thousands.
- Telling me to "chill out" and go edit some other article is not helping anyone. Yes, I am new here. I believe it is probably very normal that whoever was new here at any given point came here due to a particular subject that meant something to them...whether it was to create an article, edit it, or try to save it. What I do while I am here, or after this process, is my own choice. I am trying to manuever the best I can. That will not affect me continuing to put forth my interpretations of Policy in regard to Keeping Ben Breedlove's page. You won't intimidate me into being silent about how if there IS such a huge discrepancy in Policy interpretation, then it is highly possible that the Policy is not Crystal Clear. Anyone who may be interested in reviewing that honestly, will probably address that in the future. But for me, if this page is deleted..I can imagine that it won't ever come back and I find that to be a senseless tragedy. You may have put forth "Weak keep", but you seem very determined to have this page deleted. If you are confused about bullying, maybe just research the word a little further. There are certainly different levels of bullying with different results. Using name calling as an intimidation tactic is one...in fact here on Wikipedia there is an excellent article about bullying. I understand very well that when a person feels passionate on a subject, they may squiggle outside the provided boundaries and I admit to doing it myself.
- The main topic of discussion here is whether Ben Breedlove should have a Wikipedia page and using Policies and Common Sense to determine that. I am going to have go ahead and have Faith in that the outcome will be that it remains...because it is right and it should.Petersontinam (talk) 18:31, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously too soon to make any kind of judgement about this person's impact, and too soon to request that the page be deleted. Time is needed to determine whether Ben Breedlove will be of ongoing interest to other people. So silly to see this debate at this stage. Let's leave the page on Wikipedia for a while -- can't the history of views on this page be logged daily or weekly? Let the numbers speak for themselves after a 6 month period. A Daddd (talk) 03:20, 2 January 2012 (UTC) — A Daddd (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep The article currently has enough references to qualify as notable. is his notability fleeting? could be, but per our policies, as long as a person or event is notable for any significant period of time, its notable enough for an article that will be permanent. I have trouble parsing "WP1EVENT", but my best understanding is if there is an event of some significance, and a person is connected to that event, they do not automatically get an article. otherwise, every person associated with anything would get an article. It just means we have to use critical thinking and judgement. In this case, the "event" is essentially him. Unfortunately, our media structure means that recent events will get substantially higher volumes of coverage than many more important past events (though he may end up being even more notable than he is now). We arent here to determine if this is fair, only if the coverage is significant by objective measures (commercial/established media coverage, from neutral third parties, not just fans).(mercurywoodrose)75.61.135.151 (talk) 07:56, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
How dare someone try to take his wikipedia off. How dare you. His story was so inspiring and eye opening to so many people, he deserves to have a page simply for the fact that he truely did change peoples lives, and that there is significant information to put on his wikipedia, including links to his heart condition that can further educate people in our dumb society. Ive seen stupider wikipedia pages before in my life, this is not one them. --3:03 PM January 2, 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.209.45.35 (talk) 20:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC) — 98.209.45.35 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Please could you refrain from using emotional language like "How dare you" - it weakens your case. --Ritchie333 (talk) 21:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Direct Comment To Ritchie333: Asking someone to refrain from emotional language because it weakens their argument sounds terribly unfair coming from someone who said that the "meatpuppets were...shouting 'keep, keep, keep' at ear piercing volume..." I think you also used the terms meatpuppets shrieking...I believe you most definitely were leaking some emotion in your comments, so please try to be fair. Also, what do you have to say about other posts and comments that directly address Ben Breedlove's page as falling within the guidelines? Actually, I haven't heard one single word from the person(s) who put this page for deletion addressing the valid points that were laid out on behalf of keeping this page. Answer me directly, please, on even just the point about how the amount of debate and conversation on this subject is overwhelmingly showing how relevant it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petersontinam (talk • contribs) 23:02, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Please could you point out where I suggested the page should definitely be deleted. If you look at the discussion upthread, you will observe that I have made a suggestion to keep the article and review it in six months time. --Ritchie333 (talk) 23:25, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Wikipedia is not a memorial site. WP:NOTMEMORIAL, and a surge of reports because of a single event (in this case sadly his young death) - fails, WP:NTEMP - Youreallycan (talk) 23:22, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply -To "Youreallycan": I am not claiming that wikipedia should be a Memorial site. There are hundreds of Memorial sites for Ben breedlove. But Wikipedia SHOULD be a place that a person can go to look up Encylopedic information on Ben Breedlove. Nobody here is trying to leave Memorial Messages to him on his Page. On this Discussion page, people are saying how they feel which does include sentences that are favorable to Ben. If you "Yahoo" Ben Breedlove, 2,110,000 results come up. If you "Yahoo" Ben Breedlove Wikipedia, 105,000 results come up- Most of which are using Wikipedia as a reference! Using Wikipedia as a place to go to seek more information on Ben Breedlove, or are quoting information from his Wikipedia article. I don't know what else I can do to make this information sink in.
- Again, people who are voting to keep this page are not looking for it to be a Memorial site. There are places like Legacy.com or Facebook for that...which if you are not believing Ben's wide and profound impact on our society, you should really check out.
- Ritchie, I asked if the person(s) deleting this page had any comment. What I said to you was that it was unfair to tell someone that using emotion weakened their argument when you also used emotion. I know that you put in a "weak keep", but you called a lot of people "shrieking meatpuppets" for wanting to keep this page. Tell me, when does this decision get made and how does that decision come about? Does anyone know who makes the final decision? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petersontinam (talk • contribs) 00:55, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I have not called anyone a "shrieking meatpuppet" in this discussion. What I actually wrote was "there seems to a pile-on of meatpuppets shouting 'keep keep keep keep' at ear piercing volume". What I meant was that I felt the discussion was being drowned by many people who had never contributed to Wikipedia except to add to this debate, and stating to keep the article without citing relevant Wikipedia policies, which I felt would give the "deletionists" a better weighed argument. However, I decided to say all that in a less boring manner, and the only "emotion" I have displayed here is having a sense of humour!
- Comment Sorry, Ritchie, but yes you did. "And lo and behold up turns another anonymous meatpuppet shrieking "keep keep keep" as I predicted" is your direct quote. It doesn't necessarily come across as humor. Maybe others hadn't contributed before, but they are contributing NOW. And doing their best because it is not easy to figure this out for most of us as we are learning. I think it is fair to say that most people who are voting to keep this page are doing their best to cite policies. Will this be a helpful... or hostile environment for those who are drawn to become a part of this community?..Petersontinam (talk) 19:49, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The point, which I've made elsewhere in this discussion, is that diving headlong into a lengthy AfD debate is one of the worst ways to get introduced to contributing to Wikipedia. Given you've come in and suddenly found yourself in a locked debate with people who have a reasonable grounding and understanding of Wikipedia policies, it's small wonder you've come across what you interpret as hostility. There are plenty of ways to make a positive contribution to Wikipedia that have nothing to do with AfD .. see WP:Contributing to Wikipedia and the associated videos. As stated elsewhere, if you have any further comments, may I suggest they go on my talk page. --Ritchie333 (talk) 09:52, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
-
- In answer to your question, the decision will be made generally after around 7 days by an administrator. They will look at all arguments and decide what the best consensus will be. However, I believe that many comments from SPAs (ie: those that have been tagged 'x' has made little or no edits outside of this topic) are more likely to be discarded.
- Question -Would it be fair to say that this decision may be made on or around January 6th?Petersontinam (talk) 19:49, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I would suggest everyone who has made their debut on Wikipedia via this topic has started in the wrong place. There are better ways of getting used to WP editing - such as adding reliable sources to an established article or fleshing out a stub. For example, I created a page on Carlsbro that could really do with somebody writing a bit more about.
- Could you also remember sign your edits (the pencil icon at the top of edit window will add the relevant tags) as it makes it a bit easier to work out who is responding to what. Also, if you have any further comments, could I suggest they go on my talk page instead, as the discussion is getting bogged down enough as it is. --Ritchie333 (talk) 11:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - More than a week after Breedlove's death - let's see the stat's. More than 325,000 article views (in the 5 day existance of the article); More than 330 different news articles from around the world (that are still coming out every hour or so) - Television News: KXAN; ABC News; KXAN; KXAN; CNN; CBS; Network Ten ~ Both viral video's have a combined total viewership of 5.9 million (2 Videos's; 10,000 subscribers). YouTube channels - Breedlovetv (29,000 subscribers) OurAdvice4You (64,000). Then you have celebrities such as, Kid Cudi; Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Love Hewitt tweeting about Breedlove [6]. News outlets have also commented multiple time's about Breedlove's two main channels being "popular". 11,000 viewers online watched Breedlove's funeral, courtesy of KXAN; 1,500 attended. My question - Who here can definately say with certainty that Breedlove will become - "Un"-notable in months to come? Can you also definately say that his YouTube accounts that have made him an internet personality will decrease in subscribers and viewers? Or his viral video's will decrease in views? Or simply just the fact that the top three fan-based Facebook pages on him, have a total of 105,000 "likes" - will those go down in likes too? Draw your own conclusions. -- MST☆R (Happy New Year!) 02:17, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- This is now making me believe that this nomination was very hasty at the least. What's the point of nominating this article for deletion when notability will surely be established in the weeks/days to come? Article now has 345,000+ views. Gnews plenty of results. Generic Google search lots of results. --Bryce (talk | contribs) 02:17, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I would like to add that Organizations still doing articles about Ben include the Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and National Public Radio. Please, Will Wikipedia see this is relevance?Petersontinam (talk) 05:15, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I will say this post should be kept because on the basis that wikipedia is an encyclopedia site and this is basic bio about Ben — Preceding unsigned comment added by Insaneinnixa (talk • contribs) 03:10, 3 January 2012 (UTC) — Insaneinnixa (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep Even if the biography is to be removed due to policies regarding entries for individuals the information contained here is worth keeping. It may be merged with other links if needed. His youtube posts were very powerful as it addressed one of the fundamental questions of human existence (whether god exists or not). I have been considering myself an apathetic agnostic for years until the recent death of Steve Jobs (and his final words) and the videos from this kid. Wikipedia should serve (in whatever proper way it suitable) to preserve the information surrounding the life of this individual. The article could be expanded to include citations of the key parts of the video (preservation of the youtube video is out of the control of wikipedia but preservation of the essential aspects of the video is WITHIN that control). Final note: this discussion is worth having and it is one of the fundamental aspects that makes Wikipedia existence worth of support. I have donated every year in the last 3 years in support of wikipedia and this is the first time I take time to create an user account and join a discussion. This is by no way to be constructed as an attempt to use influence as a donor to the content of wikipedia (that will kill the wikipedia concept I support) but it's my personal account of why Wikipedia is important and different from other encyclopedic sources. Being able to recognize the relevance of keeping this article (again, modified as needed) within Wikipedia is what makes it special. I presume a lot of the claims for removal are from people that want to keep Wikipedia clean from religion (I tend to be one of those) BUT I cannot dismiss a clean, honest account based on my personal bias (go now and check Huston Smith and Why Religion Matters)Petrvsco (talk) 16:03, 3 January 2012 (UTC)— Petrvsco (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Delete - per our actual policies, as opposed to all the glurge from single-purpose accounts and anonymous drive-bys. This is an obscure dead blogger who's getting a brief bubble of notability, a matter covered under "Subjects notable only for one event" and "Wikipedia is not a blog, webspace provider, social network, or memorial site". --Orange Mike | Talk 20:59, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply -To Orange Mike- I respectfully disagree with the Policies you listed. 1. Notable for only one Event; A big part of that policy is if the person and event should have two separate articles. Also, it said that some subject specific notability guidelines provide criteria that may support the notabililty of certain individuals who are known chiefly for one event.
- Also, The Policy "Wikipedia is not a blog, webspace provider, social network, or memorial site." - This Policy is speaking about not using the "User" pages for blogging or networking or dating services. As far as Memorials, it is against Policy to use the Wikipedia page as a Memorial Page, which Ben Breedlove's page is clearly NOT. It is an informational page which hopefully will be around to have more INFORMATION added to it.
- Also, I may be considered a "single purpose account" so far as there has not been any time to do anything but try to defend this page, but I AM reading the Policies...all of the words and not just the blue titles. If these Policies are going to be cited as a reason to delete, it is only fair that they are completely read and not just convenient titles put forth. We could go back and forth with Policies and our interpretations of them for months, but then I would have to say that the continuous interest in this person would also put Ben squarely, solidly in the category of Relevant and Notable...Even including thoughts of people who are "Anonymous Drive By's" because they cared enough to come here and be heard the best way they knew how. I'm not sure how to prove that to you shy of demanding that someone get out there and do the research on the continual articles, relelvance and reaction...that some people who don't believe the "Keeps" just please take the time to scout around out there and see what they are referencing. If I'm frustrating you, I'm sorry...but I also feel frustrated with references to Policies that are not fully working to prove Deletion points.
- Lastly, this is a discussion page, right? The page that the Administrators are going to use in consideration of if a Wikipedia page is going to be deleted. All discussion, Policy references, and snapshots of opinion on the Notability of a Subject are surely relevant here on this page? Petersontinam (talk) 21:52, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Policy references are the primary thing a closer should take into consideration. - Users commenting out of policy that are single issue recently created accounts should imo not be counted at all in a closers consideration. Currently, I am seeing around 14 decent deletion comments and around a dozen worthwhile keep comments a weight of opinion that resolves to WP:No consensus - and what we usually do it resolve to keep and then in three months when the news has gone out of the story and there have not been any article updates we renominate it and delete it then. - Sadly wikipedia policy seems unable to deal correctly with such articles while they are of short term interest to multiple facebook users. Perhaps we can create a short term article status - newsworthy - keep for three months. Personally, I think we need to be stronger in opposing such as this facebook memorial stuff straight away rather that allowing the educational and encyclopedic aims of the project to be demeaned by such trivia. He didn't warrant a wikipedia biography before he died and he doesn't now either. - Youreallycan (talk) 22:05, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply -You just had to say "facebook users" didn't you? I am a 46 year old woman who is so Facebook illiterate, that my daughter had to post pictures on there for me and I still have to ask my teenage son for help. I am old! But not too old and senile yet to not be able to recognize a human who deserves a place here. Can you please understand that people voting to keep may not be in the narrow category you have pigeon-holed them into? Please? Why and how is it that your personal opinion of a subject as being "facebook memorial stuff" is ENOUGH to take away the legitimacy of the subject? If you are all supposed to be academically inclined and somewhat neutral, why can't you see that a subject is noteworthy and relevant to thousands and thousands of people, even if he is not noteworthy to you? You run dangerously close in censorship and complete snobbery on what is considered "relelvant information". This is not about what a few members deem so beneath them...this is about what is relevant and notable to the World. I refuse, yes stubbornly, to believe that Wikipedia is all about ONLY things that reach some stratospheric status of snobby education that can only be a few people's OPINION of what is important enough.
- You couldn't be more correct about someone like me being here as a single issue and recently created account. I created the account so I was not anonymous...because you chastise for that also. I have tried to become familiar with this community as best I can within what is only a few days. But the hostile, snobby environment from some and complete lack of purity in trying to determine if this young man deserves a page here is nauseating. If you were truly interested in what information is relevant, you would not accuse people with a different viewpoint as being "facebook users" and their subject matter as "trivia" that is "demeaning" your PROJECT. But it is becoming overwhelmingly clear that this environment here at times is vaguely familiar of a playground where those that think they are better will not condescend to "play" with the kids who are new. Knowledge is many things to many people. An event or person who brought about more knowledge, along with changing tens of thousands of people's perception of one of the biggest questions to humans...that is notable. Period.
- Wikipedia, you'll do what you think is best...but to some of the users here: I know that legitimate Policy questions and comments were given by many and if you choose to ignore that then you are not doing what you claim to be, no matter how intellectually superior you think you are. For me, this was sincerely never intended as a place to come to get into arguments with others about the relevance of someone I believe changed people's lives and continues to do so. I feel that I have done more to shame Ben Breedlove's name by letting certain users get to me so badly. But I do know I tried; within your words, parameters, and guidelines, to bring valid points to a discussion. Petersontinam (talk) 23:47, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per WP:BIO1E. The individual is Breedlove, the event is his death (unless anyone can put prove that Breedlove would be notable if he was still alive today). BIO1E states: "Another issue arises when an individual plays a major role in a minor event. In this case, it is not generally appropriate to have an article on both the person and the event." Breedman's death, however tragic, is a minor event (he's received media coverage because of the touching nature of his story, not because it was important world news) so the only article that should exist is Death of Ben Breedman. But I would argue that even that article should not exist simply because this is not encyclopedic material. Lots of things get a sudden burst of media coverage, but that doesn't make them encyclopedic, which should be the determining factor for inclusion in an encyclopedia. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 02:21, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Within WP:BIO1E there is an example used that I would like to borrow with a different angle-Rodney King's article. The actual event was, of course, major; but equally important was the social significance of the event and the aftermath. It addressed an important social issue, raised debate and awareness (police brutality), etc. The events relating to Ben Breedlove also address important social issues (life after death and religeous beliefs) , awareness for his illness, inspiration, and something of a cultural phenomenon- Tens of thousands of teenagers affected enough to speak out and make life changing decisions. Teens weren't the only ones affected, but they are the ones whose world involves the most Internet communication. Internet personalities are as relevant to them as non-internet personalities were to us a decade ago. The "Evening news with Tom Brokaw" is now Youtube.Like it or not, that should be respected and that change in information feed acknolwedged.
- It's too easy for some to label Ben Breedlove as just a sad or tragic event being measured up to see if it meets requirements...but without truly researching everything connected to what this event has caused, the ripples, how can it be judged so quickly? Ben is much more than a tragic event...He gave a gift that is impossible to put value on, to millions of people. The research to become aware of this doesn't really take long and you shouldn't begin to make a decision to keep or delete without taking that time. I would hope that any action as important as deletion had good faith time and research behind it by both editors and administration.
- There aren't very many articles on wikipedia that had any more than a "sudden burst of media coverage" if you really look at them. Very important people and events do not sustain full media coverage for very long...there is always new news. Does that make them less significan or in danger of being deleted? Perhaps it should be more about the wide reach, intensity, and significance of a person/event than about the length of time the event is saturated. Also, Wikipedia states that it is not a news page...which leads me to believe that it does matter when a person has significant relevance (with their peers and others) and that relevance is not dependent upon their length of news coverage but on their contribution.Petersontinam (talk) 05:00, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- keep WP:BIO1E seems to apply to people whose identity needs to be preserved because of one event, like victim of a crime. however being known for one thing, his vlog, is different from being known for his death. however if this needs to be deleted then it should be renamed to death of ben breedlove, but i think this way is better. Bouket (talk) 05:54, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep That many news sources covering this guy, makes him notable. Diverse major news sources are covering this guy, many of them listed in the article already. Dream Focus 15:23, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete we are not the news. The single event that provoked coverage, the death, while tragic is not significant, and we are not an obituary either. Hekerui (talk) 18:20, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Common Sense If you can remember when you were new here, then take pity..Here are some examples of articles already existing on Wikipedia. I predict that some will say that is not a reason, but please try to understand that I am using them to show you what you have already deemed noteworty, credible and relevant.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bus_Uncle -, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Merry -, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Achieving_Your_Childhood_Dreams -, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_Cat
- You get my drift. On many articles like these, a heading titled "Social Impact" or something similar would follow. Ben Breedlove is surely as significant as any of these types of articles. Someone like Randy Pausch, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pausch - had a similar impact as Ben did. In Mr. Pausch's article, more events happened after his death and I believe that will happen in Ben's case as well. This Wikipedia page should be here to record those events. So, a keep would be common sense if you are looking to maintain the types of pages that are already in existence. Reasons for that have been listed for deleting such as no further media coverage, or single event..well, couldn't that be applied to hundreds of articles already here with the same types of event status? Please think about this. Petersontinam (talk) 20:47, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Teenager makes You Tube videos then dies. Delete. I feel sorry for his family but this is ridiculous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.235.106.54 (talk) 21:39, 4 January 2012 (UTC) — 92.235.106.54 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- If you actually want people to listen to your [non-intelligent] comment, you'd better be citing WP policies in your comment and to stop being sarcastic when it doesn't make anyone laugh. --Bryce (talk | contribs) 12:36, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment If the above logic was to be used, then I'm afraid that Editors here are going to be very busy deleting hundreds of articles already on Wikipedia. Everything from Tyson the Skateboarding Dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_(dog) to Shiro the cat who lets people put things on his head. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiro_(cat). There is more to Ben Breedlove's story and event and the imformation is out there to be looked at if an Editor seriously wants to weigh this debate in the most fair and honest fashion. I don't feel that this discussion is ridiculous. I DO feel that an article on a cat who lets people put things on his head is ridiculous, but I am not going to judge that it is not relevant or worthy to many others. This is my point! Anyone who is making a decision on if Ben Breedlove's article will remain at Wikipedia...please make that decision based on Criteria and not on personal opinion.Petersontinam (talk) 22:24, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- You can't argue that the presence or absence of a related article justifies your own, since WP:Notability affects all articles equally. —Jeremy v^_^v Components:V S M 22:57, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply I'm not trying to say that the presence or absence of other articles justify this one, though I know it looks like that; What I am trying to prove is that other articles passed the criteria and so should Ben's. I'm trying to show that editors here deemed these articles and the subject matter as noteworthy and relevant. I'm trying show what I believe is the common sense of Notable.Petersontinam (talk) 02:33, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. There are many articles on Wikipedia that, if given appropriate scrutiny, would not pass notability standards. It is not possible to adequately police every article at every moment. This is not a reason to add yet another inappropriate article. In other words, see WP:Other stuff exists --Crunch (talk) 05:29, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Frankly, I'd never heard of the guy before he died. Even his "This is my story" videos. Yes, it's tragic, and yes, it's moving, but I doubt seriously that he'll go down as a historically significant individual. "Wikipedia is not a memorial." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.37.99.175 (talk) 23:10, 4 January 2012 (UTC) — 74.37.99.175 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Reply -Respectfully, because any one of us has not heard of someone is not the reason to delete their information. I have not heard of 90-95% of the subjects on Wikipedia, but I would never suggest that they should be deleted because I have not heard of them. If there was a policy shortcut for that, I would use it. (There should be a Policy for that) Also, I don't think that many cats and dogs from videos are going to go down as "historically significant individuals", yet they have their place here on Wikipedia. This person, Ben Breedlove, has made a significant impact and it grows with each passing day. Please recognize the social and cultural event that has happened.Petersontinam (talk) 02:33, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Very Strong Keep He was on TV, had 2 videos viral due to his sad death. Even though it is just 2, it is important. Even if it is two.76.254.27.221 (talk) 01:03, 5 January 2012 (UTC) — 76.254.27.221 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Keep I am seeing reliable coverage by multiple sources. Even if someone argues that there are not enough sources to meet the requirement or that it fails BLP one event, this is an example where WP:IAR would apply. There have been over 370,000 people who have come to Wikipedia for information about this person. Removing this page would be hurtful to the encyclopedia because the high number of people seeking information on Ben Breedlove would not get it. Ryan Vesey Review me! 01:56, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- By that argument, we could introduce a lot of unencyclopedic material just because thousands of people want to know about it. Thousands of people are seeking information about celebrities' sex lives, but that's not an excuse to provide that sort of information. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 05:27, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
-
- Reply But the reason TO have an article about a subject that thousands of people are seeking is...??? I have seen policy go back and forth, over and under, and around and around. When proof is needed of Ben's relevancy and then given, someone says it is a lone event. When someone cites policy that covers that, someone says this is not a memorial site. When proof is given that this is not a memorial article, then someone says Wikipedia is not a news site. When proof is given that this subject is more than a news event, then someone says they have never heard of him. When it is pointed out that 370,000 people HAVE heard of him and have viewed his article, then someone says "thousands of people are seeking information on celebrities' sex lives." ??? And yet if I point out that an article about a cat video has been deemed noteworthy here, someone quotes a policy that you can't compare articles.
- Do you know what this looks and sounds like to the outside world? It looks like some members of this online encyclopedia are on a mission to not let this article stay and their reasons are weak.
- Everything you have asked for has been addressed. Have you done the outside work of researching this? Deleting an article should require as much responsibility from users as creating one. I would hope that Deletes have been put through fairly, after taking the time to check on the relevance and noteworthiness of the subject.
- The petition at Change.org has over 200 signatures and the "reasons for signing" I am reading deal with a profound change to their lives. As well as the awareness increased for Ben's illness. The locations from the signees have been almost every state in the United States, and at least 7 other Countries.
- If you can still state that this person is not Notable, that the after-effect phenomenon is not also significant...after all the numbers- - numbers of articles, numbers of articles that reference Wikipedia as a source of information, number of views to the Wikipeida article (these numbers are not weakening), numbers from the videos, numbers of people that have become involved......Then I have to come to the conclusion that there would be no proof possible for a Wiki member who has decided that they personally don't want this article. I have come to the conclusion that it's not really about being noteworthy, but about some selective process that can bounce policy shortcuts around until everyone is dizzy. At the very least, this article should be given time. Petersontinam (talk) 06:42, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: And, by the logic presented by Ryan Vesey, if Ben Breedlove really has long-lasting notability, there should be hundreds, if not thousands, of independent news sources documenting his life, death, and impact on the world. A missing Wikipedia article won't mean that people can't easily find information online about Ben Breedlove. --Crunch (talk) 05:40, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- *Comment Reply -Crunch, is that the logic that Wikipedia uses then? That what does it matter if an article is deleted, there are other sources of information out there? Weird, I did not get that impression from the hours of reading I have done to try and understand the Policies, guidelines, and help sources.Petersontinam (talk) 06:42, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply. No, obviously that's not the criteria that Wikipedia uses. My point was that if people will be lost for information if a Wikipedia articles on Ben Breedlove doesn't exist, as has been argued here, then he probably isn't that notable to begin with. If he were, there would be plenty of other sources for information. The argument that a Wikipedia article is necessary for people looking for information about Ben Breedlove is contradictory to the claim that he is vastly notable. --Crunch (talk) 21:25, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply - Crunch, I truly don't think that anyone said they will be "lost for information" if Wikipedia deletes Ben's Article. There are plenty of other sources of information, which has been pointed out repeatedly to support Criteria required. What I have seen is people claiming that there should be an article on Wikipedia. The absolute main objective of this discussion page is to support or not support the deletion nomination's claims. Notability was the key claim in the deletion nomination, along with if it is an unworthy single event and Memorial.
- To me, you just saying that somehow he isn't notable because people are looking for information on him sounds incredibly weird and backward. Seriously, are you saying that a notable person is someone who would NOT have thousands of people looking for further information on him? I am not being sarcastic, and do not understand your logic at all. I have read your sentence 4 times and I am not "getting it." By the way, the article itself has had plenty of support saying it is not a Memorial and is well written and sourcedPetersontinam (talk) 21:52, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply. No, obviously that's not the criteria that Wikipedia uses. My point was that if people will be lost for information if a Wikipedia articles on Ben Breedlove doesn't exist, as has been argued here, then he probably isn't that notable to begin with. If he were, there would be plenty of other sources for information. The argument that a Wikipedia article is necessary for people looking for information about Ben Breedlove is contradictory to the claim that he is vastly notable. --Crunch (talk) 21:25, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- *Comment Reply -Crunch, is that the logic that Wikipedia uses then? That what does it matter if an article is deleted, there are other sources of information out there? Weird, I did not get that impression from the hours of reading I have done to try and understand the Policies, guidelines, and help sources.Petersontinam (talk) 06:42, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Notability is established. Whoever wrote the "Death and aftermath" section understands how to source an article. American Eagle (talk) 05:57, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, but provisionally. I'm tempted to think this will eventually get deleted as a WP:ONEEVENT biography, but there is simply too much noise about on the topic right now to make an informed decision on the matter. The article is impeccably sourced and quite well written, so I do not see any harm in waiting (say) three months and having another look then. Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:40, 5 January 2012 (UTC),[reply]
- Strong Keep - because it is notable. There are a lot of sources, it passes Wikipedia:Notability. Cissy15 (talk) 12:39, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - No question about it, the article does not meet notability standards / does have the 'one event' status. That there have been lots of hits on the page (and comments here) is highly probably connected to the change.org petition and, once this immediate furore dies down it will be even clearer that the article was unwarranted in the first place. There is no long-lasting notability here. --AlisonW (talk) 13:53, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- In the article, I see references sourced from the Daily Mail, the Washington Post and Fox News amongst others. While WP:BLP1E is still up for debate, the single event itself certainly seems to have been covered in multiple, reliable sources from my point of view. --Ritchie333 (talk) 14:09, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply -In referencce to the Change.org petition; while every signature is legitimate, valid, and underlines the relevance of Ben Breedlove, there are 221 at this moment. That could not possibly account for 30,000 hits in one day. Also, the petition was created, by me, long after hundreds of thousands of views of Ben Breedlove's article had happened. As much as I would love to think that I helped to contribute to the mass amounts of views, I know realistically that the petition had nothing to do with it. The number of views are from people already fully aware of Ben Breedlove & who were compelled to seek information on him through a search engine. Wikipedia is usually the source at the top of the list that comes up when you search, so I would imagine that people choose it first.
- To head off comments citing that Search Engine results are not criteria, please let me remind you that the context of that policy is referencing the fact that the amount of hits can be skewed by technology trying to make numbers look larger. Can't find the shortcut right now. I take that to be meaning don't always trust that the numbers are accurate, as opposed to that numbers are not important.
- Also, please consider this-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GEOSCOPE "Notable events usually have significant impact over a wide region, domain, or widespread societal group." I realize this is not a weather disaster, but there has been impact over a widespread societal group. Also this-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:EFFECT "An event that is a precedent or catalyst for something else of lasting significance is likely to be notable."Petersontinam (talk) 17:46, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- A vast amount of interest in being generated, the most sensible editors seem to suggest a review of the article in a month or two's time. Immediate deletion would provoke a very strong reaction. We also have the difficulty of determining whether Wikipedia itself is notable seeing that its contributors are all male and aged 25, on average. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.172.15.183 (talk) 16:21, 5 January 2012 (UTC) — 101.172.15.183 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment - Why are so many people citing BLP1E here, in a case where it obviously does not apply? Swarm X 20:52, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- reply - okay, I'll also refer you to WP:CRYSTAL, WP:NODEADLINE and WP:UPANDCOMING. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply -Orangemike, the information under WP:CRYSTAL states "It is not appropriate for editors to insert their own opinions or analyses." I would take that and what I read under Crystal Ball as trying to predict the future of a subject either way would be fruitless and inappropriate. Many "delete" votes here have claimed that this article will not matter (some have said it doesn't matter to them already) in the near future. I realize now that I shouldn't try and predict either. But 10 days out there are still new stories and important articles such as the one involving HCMA and the HEARTs act reported from the Wall Street Journal today. I'm not trying to predict, but that can be a valuable link to this article because the HEARTs Act became more significant due to Ben. He is a catalyst for the extra awareness that may push that Bill faster through Congress...his event brought attention to it. If I could figure out how to add it to the article, I would...but I'm struggling terribly. The point is that this article needs time. If I have misunderstood you, I am truly sorry.Petersontinam (talk) 22:25, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Pete, see the posts by people like JohnWBarber (below), predicting that "this is a rising meme" and "there will be books written about this kid", etc. This is why I invoked WP:CRYSTAL and WP:UPANDCOMING. This could be forgotten in a month or two, or it may actually amount to something. If the latter, no problem; we create a new article on solid ground (not blog posts and one-cause websites). There is no deadline in Wikipedia, and the fact that people want to use this kid's death to promote their WP:NOBLECAUSE is totally irrelevant. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The article was not created on "blogposts and one-cause websites". The news references were listed many times in this discussion...even with shortcuts. The references listed in the article are valid news organizations. A discussion on policy about which news organization are considered pure in the day and age of mostly online media coverage is a discussion for another time. Right now, Wall Street Journal, Herald Sun, National Public Radio, People, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, and Fox News are considered legitimate news sources and not one-cause websites or Blogspots. Yes, predicting has happened on both sides of the issue...I also did it without realizing it. I also cited a relevant article that helps prove notablitly and happened 10 days out, but you won't say a word about that. The logic to hastily delete an article because it can be brought back does not make any sense to me when the article is proving to be notable. Because the subject matter of the article has ties to goodness, religeon, and hope is proving to be a handicap to it here. This place called Wikipedia...Where Jim Wales imagined a place where "every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we're doing."[49] I am not so naive as to think that there shouldn't be strict guidelines for how that human knowledge earns its place here...but again, restricting knowledge here because some deem it beneath them, or trivial to them while a majority (out there in the world) feel that it has true substance; that is wrong. It's wrong.
- Also, This discussion page has been an example of many Policies being interpreted very differently. Nobody is perfect, but with the changes in our world on how we receive news, the global connectivity, and the speed in which we receive it, Policies may need to be tweaked constantly to keep up.
- Also, Be careful when you say someone is "using this kid's death to promote their noble cause." That really comes across as ignorant. In fact, the snideness in general that I have seen when referencing a human life and death here has been atrocious. Here in public where the world can see what you have written...from the people who are supposed to know better.Petersontinam (talk) 21:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Pete, see the posts by people like JohnWBarber (below), predicting that "this is a rising meme" and "there will be books written about this kid", etc. This is why I invoked WP:CRYSTAL and WP:UPANDCOMING. This could be forgotten in a month or two, or it may actually amount to something. If the latter, no problem; we create a new article on solid ground (not blog posts and one-cause websites). There is no deadline in Wikipedia, and the fact that people want to use this kid's death to promote their WP:NOBLECAUSE is totally irrelevant. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong Keep Hundreds of thousands of people have shown some level of interest in the subject. After I saw the news pieces about him, I came here to find more info. Two of my friends did the same. This is what Wikipedia is for... to give people more info on popular issues. Breedlove and his story are quite famous now. If that's not "notable," really, what is Wikipedia for? Sh76us (talk) 01:39, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Per User:Dravecky above. Meets notability requirements. Renominating after the emotions have died down might be a good idea. Killiondude (talk) 01:59, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Strongest Possible Keep The subject of the article has been the focus of extensive U.S. media coverage, which has been properly cited in the article. The arguments for deletion are incredibly ignorant. And Adoil Descended (talk) 02:06, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep I think this should be a biography article, but let's consider it as an event article (which is an alternative that policies encourage us to think about). It's very likely that the source coverage of Ben Breedlove is not some passing event, but one that will get continuing coverage because it touches on subjects such as near-death experiences, religious belief in an afterlife and viral videos. Articles in newspapers and magazines, as well as books and probably academic journals as well, will likely cite Breedlove as an example in various contexts. It is easy to expect that, for instance, Ben Breedlove's descriptions of his near-death experiences being cited by articles. Should it be an event article rather than a biography article? No. Who would really be surprised, given all the interest in this, that books would be published about Breedlove's life -- not just his death, and not just his death and the videos, but his entire, short life? His near-death experiences are very likely to be explored by sources independently of what he himself wrote about them in the videos. That indicates a depth of coverage worthy of an article. His life as a whole is going to get coverage in sources that themselves try to balance each aspect of his life (that is, we're inevitably going to read about what he was like, what he liked to do and other challenges in his life in biographical accounts in various media), and it's a stretch to call his various near-death experiences together with his videos about them and then his death as being all one "event." The circumstances around the article are serious enough that we'll have lasting coverage for years to come. Whatever is going on in his Afterlife, he's an "after-death" celebrity. -- JohnWBarber (talk) 02:33, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- KEEP i'm belgian and wanted to learn more about Ben. He's not anymore a random person. Keep the page to inform others about why he isn't just a random guy. (Nhintjens (talk) 03:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC)) (Nhintjens (talk))— Nhintjens (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- KEEP . . . HCM is a serious and not well known conditiion that kills young people every year. My nephew has HCM and had to have an ICD installed about 5 years ago, and replaced just this past month. If having Ben's story told on Wiki helps get the message out to those with HCM, then what harm is done here? P.S. I found this site on my own and did not come here at the request or suggestion of anyone else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TimeshareVon (talk • contribs) 05:50, 6 January 2012 (UTC) — TimeshareVon (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Wikipedia does not exist to promote your cause, however noble it may be. Abuse of Wikipedia to promote a cause, however noble, is spamming. Full stop. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply -Orangemike, there is a distinct difference between promoting a cause and the actual fact that someone notable ties two pieces of information together. On the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) article, Ben Breedlove is now listed as someone notable who was affected by this disease, as well as the diease being appropriately explained on Ben's article. I don't think the person above was at all trying to promote their cause or spamming. The definition of spamming http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spamming&redirect=no , as I understand it, is putting forth wide distributions of advertising in marketing a product. Would you consider that the person above was stating a personal experience and only trying to underscore their thoughts on the importance of both HCM and Ben Breedlove? I hardly think they were trying to market a product. I also was not trying to market a product, but was pointing out a press reslease. Because of Ben Breedlove's impact, HCMA is trying to increase awareness and further medical research of this disease. That makes Ben notable and significant when a high profile medical organization, who are involved in introducing legislation to congress, believes Ben to be a widely recognized figure. Just because you say "however noble", does not take the sting away of accusing that person (or me) of spamming.Petersontinam (talk) 18:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- clarification - within Wikipedia, we use the term "spamming" to describe any form of promotional editing, be it shamelessly commercial or for some honorable purpose, in part because decent human beings associate the term with repugnant behavior and do not want to think of themselves as spammers. That's why we have the essay at WP:NOBLECAUSE. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:38, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- ?? - Orangemike, I went to that Essay link. The nutshell of it was about writing an article on an organization, not trying to prove notabilty on a discussion page. I do not believe that the poster was spamming. If I was, I had no idea that I was. My intentions were to prove relevance, link two important pieces of information. If I mention a bill going to congress, I wasn't trying to spam with that either...again trying to prove significance of Ben Breedlove's impact as seen in an article HCMA Articleon most news agency websites. Again, there is more to an essay or Policy than just the title. When I read further, I have been suprised they are being cited as reasons for deletion or, as with this last one, as doing spamming.Petersontinam (talk) 05:51, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- clarification - within Wikipedia, we use the term "spamming" to describe any form of promotional editing, be it shamelessly commercial or for some honorable purpose, in part because decent human beings associate the term with repugnant behavior and do not want to think of themselves as spammers. That's why we have the essay at WP:NOBLECAUSE. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:38, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Wikipedia does not exist to promote your cause, however noble it may be. Abuse of Wikipedia to promote a cause, however noble, is spamming. Full stop. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:07, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was merge to IdeaPad. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:25, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s[edit]
- Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3s (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Contested prod. This article is just advertising of an un-notable notebook computer. Not every consumer product is notable enough to get a Wikipedia article.No hits on Google Books for this model, and even the S10 only gets the usual product placements. Wtshymanski (talk) 04:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note advertising-like features of the text, such as praising the slimness of the product...and look, it's even got a manufacturer's suggested list price. --Wtshymanski (talk) 04:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge to IdeaPad. As the reviews linked to the article point out, this is not even a new product, just an upgrade, so let's just upgrade the IdeaPad article, too. Sources provided and ghits are primary, sales sites, consumer reviews. WP:NOTCATALOG. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 05:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 13:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge to IdeaPad. Models are only notable and noteworthy if there's some distinctive feature to them. This looks like a notable range, but not a notably individual model. Maybe some WP:CRYSTAL too. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment by nominator Sure, a merge would work and is less trouble than a deletion. --Wtshymanski (talk) 15:55, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 08:55, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
National Karate[edit]
- National Karate (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This is an unsourced article about a chain of karate schools that gives no reason why that chain is notable. Much of the article is about the history of karate in the U.S. (and name dropping), but no reason is given why the school is notable. Jakejr (talk) 04:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Jakejr (talk) 04:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. No indication of notability. Janggeom (talk) 14:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete No sources and no indication of notability. Papaursa (talk) 03:11, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete There's no reasons given why these schools are notable and the article has no sources. Astudent0 (talk) 19:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 11:38, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Shōrinji-ryū Karate-do Renshinkan[edit]
- Shōrinji-ryū Karate-do Renshinkan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This article about a martial arts style/organization has no independent sources and my search found no reliable independent sources to support any claims of notability. It may well be there are some in Japanese, but that is beyond my current skills. Jakejr (talk) 04:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Jakejr (talk) 04:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete – I looked carefully at the Japanese sources I found. They show mostly unsubstantial coverage. I was hoping to find something to fit WP:CLUB (national and international activities, check; information can be verified by multiple, third-party, independent, reliable sources, fail). It's mentioned a lot. It definitely exists and has many students, but it doesn't seem to have its own in-depth coverage in reliable sources. JFHJr (㊟) 04:54, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. No indication of notability. Janggeom (talk) 14:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete I found no independent sources that show this art/style is notable. Astudent0 (talk) 19:14, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete per consensus and as an unsourced BLP. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:27, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Larry Spears[edit]
- Larry Spears (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
There's no support for any claims of notability. The sole link, there are no references, is to a short article from a local paper that reads much like an ad. Even that article gives no reason that he's notable. Jakejr (talk) 04:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Jakejr (talk) 04:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Few ghits to be found: trivial, non-WP:RS, or (mostly) both. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 04:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per nom. --Nat Gertler (talk) 08:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Nothing out of the ordinary, but a lot that is: military service was nothing special, one (count 'em) martial arts school, teaches his students "discipline, confidence, and moral responsibility" (doesn't every teacher do that?). Take out the ordinary and we're left with nothing at all. Emeraude (talk) 11:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Holding high rank in a martial art, operating a martial art school, and serving in a military force for 20+ years do not, in themselves, make a subject notable; on a worldwide scale, plenty of people have achieved those things. Janggeom (talk) 14:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:11, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Neutral--It might be alright if there were some sources.--LarEvee (talk) 21:58, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 11:36, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
List of Naadam winners[edit]
- List of Naadam winners (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This is an unsourced article about a topic of questionable notability. Even the title seems wrong--naadam can refer to any number of Mongolian festivals and the biggest naadam is more like a Mongolian Olympics with lots of events, not just wrestling. I think the article needs reliable sources and a suitable title to remain in WP. Jakejr (talk) 03:52, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Jakejr (talk) 03:52, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 04:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. No indication of notability. Janggeom (talk) 14:24, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Article has no sources and fails to show notability. Papaursa (talk) 03:09, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete I agree with all of the previous comments. Astudent0 (talk) 19:13, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was SNOW Delete. Lenticel (talk) 05:10, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
سوجوک در ایران[edit]
- سوجوک در ایران (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
notability Steinhöfer (talk) 03:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete – This is a localized version of an article about Sujok: its proper title is Sujok in Iran. It says the practice arrived circa 1960 and gained students who went on to Moscow. It's heavy on praise ("genius doctor") and it's entirely unsupported.
- While localized articles are the norm for, say a hugely international concept, this subject doesn't fit. The Sujok therapy concept itself is most likely far from that level of notability: previous versions here eventually failed WP:PROD for lack of apparent notability; on fa:سوجوک, it was also deleted about a year ago. Even assuming Sujok is notable, this would require reworking from scratch and a different title: Sujok. JFHJr (㊟) 04:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Fails WP:N for lack of sources, in the article or that I can find. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 04:55, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. The article is about a medical practice called "sujok", which does come up with a few hits on google books, but this is just so poorly written (unsourced, opinionated, not even in english) that it would take an astronomical amount of work to properly source and write. It doesn't help that most of the sources I've found are either unreliable, are only brief mentions in books, or are books/sources put out by the people who created sujok. If someone wants to go through the effort of doing this then I'd have no problem with someone userfying this, but this is a lot of work and it'd take a lot of sources to prove notability in English since it keeps getting removed for notability on the Persian Wikipedia.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 06:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- Speedy Delete - Probably falls under A2, also notability. Cocoaguy ここがいい 06:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Why doesn't this fall under A2? People attempted to remove it under speedy, then under prod, but both attempts were reversed. IMO it should have been possible to deal with this article without bringing it to AfD, which is a complete waste of everybody's time. --MelanieN (talk) 16:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per JFHJr. However to cocoa and
GeneMelanieN, please read WP:CSD#A2: it applies only to articles which already exist on another language Wikipedia, which this does not appear to--Jac16888 Talk 16:25, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment If it can't be speedy-deleted, I was going to suggest a transWiki to the Farsi Wikipedia. But according to JFHJr, it has been deleted from the Farsi Wikipedia. That probably tells us all we need to know about its notability and confirms that we should delete it too. --MelanieN (talk) 18:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong delete: Not even written in English. Can't tell if it's notable or not unless it's written in English. Also, appears to be recreated of previously deleted (via PROD content), and has unclear notability in its original language Purplebackpack89≈≈≈≈ 18:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Huge delete...article lost, this is the English Wikipedia. Tinton5 (talk) 03:12, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete under G11. Blatant self-promotion. —Dark 07:47, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ravinder Tulsiani[edit]
- Ravinder Tulsiani (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
The subject is not notable enough for inclusion. Thekillerpenguin (talk) 03:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 04:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was Malformed nomination. SmartSE (talk) 11:52, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- This was a procedural close to make way for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exivious (2nd nomination) — Frankie (talk) 22:46, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Exivious[edit]
- Exivious (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
unsourced article about a now defunct Myspace band with one "album" of 1000 copies. Also nominated is their eponymous album. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 10:16, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 11:38, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Arlie Metheny[edit]
- Arlie Metheny (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Mid-level officer notable only for his involvement with Elvis Presley's stint in the army. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:37, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 02:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 02:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - fails WP:SOLDIER, and notability is not inherited. - The Bushranger One ping only 03:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Fails WP:GNG --Bryce (talk | contribs) 03:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - non notable under the WP:GNG. Anotherclown (talk) 11:26, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:30, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Manju Qamar[edit]
- Manju Qamar (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
No sources, no verification of notability, references section is bewildering text that doesn't appear to reference anything. ΣΑΠΦ (Sapph)Talk 20:08, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Google book search yields several hits where he is mentioned in Indian encyclopedia. Looks like the unreadable reference that is now in place. That's all I can find about him, which is probably normal as he died almost 30 years ago. MakeSense64 (talk) 23:11, 7 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I have added two book references. MakeSense64 (talk) 08:12, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:48, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:48, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I'd be happy to Delete, but I know we are traditionally very soft on poets and playwrights. --Legis (talk - contribs) 07:48, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 05:07, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:01, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I think we're having trouble because what there is is on paper and in Urdu, as well as being 40 years ago or more. But it seems his full name was Manju Qamaraidullāhī and he was born in 1912 not 1908 acc to Library of Congress - some pages use both names for him so I'm fairly confident (ahem) they're the same person. We do rather need the help of an Urdu speaker here. But I've Boldly Added a list of his plays to the article. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:29, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Alpha_Quadrant (talk) 02:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep the sources currently listed in our article suggest that Manju Qamar/Manju Qamaraidullāhī is a notable personality of Urdu literature. I agree with Chiswick Chap: We need the help of a competent Urdu speaker rather than deletion. Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 15:38, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. LFaraone 00:07, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
BPC Banking Technologies[edit]
- BPC Banking Technologies (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Non notable software company. The few references this article has do not establish notability, and the text is a mess of blatant advertising speak: "BPC Banking Technologies is a provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry. As the developer and distributor of SmartVista—a comprehensive suite of solutions covering every aspect of electronic payments processing — BPC has designed an innovative platform featuring a flexible, scalable, high performance solution." OSborn arfcontribs. 02:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Per WP:ORG, "Wikipedia bases its decision about whether an organization is notable enough to justify a separate article on the verifiable evidence that the organization or product has attracted the notice of reliable sources unrelated to the organization or product." Of particular importance is WP:CORPDEPTH. I see no convincing evidence of such here or in my own search. Although BPC Banking Technologies has some incidental coverage in the blogsphere, I see no coverage in more reliable sources and universally no coverage of significant substance. I do not think WP:CORPDEPTH has been met. -- Sailing to Byzantium (msg), 02:25, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete I'm not sure we can expect to find sources meeting the GNG for companies serving other businesses , rather than consumers directly--its a reflection of both the nature of the subject and the available indexing. In this case, however, this article, which is essentially an advertisement, doesn't seem to indicate reasonable notability . DGG ( talk ) 23:10, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. Notability established (non-admin closure) Bryce (talk | contribs) 06:45, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Model Airplane News[edit]
- Model Airplane News (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Non-notable hobbyist publication. Not enough sources to substantiate the article beyond their official site. Blurpeace 04:29, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep This is a strange nomination. A monthly magazine that, at 82 years, is older than the overwhelming majority of Wikipedia editors and, I suspect, the overwhelming majority of monthly magazines. Seems to be, as it claims, the leading mag for this interest, so, all-in-all, notable. OK, so the article ain't much to look at: that's a reason to tag it for improvement and expansion, not deletion. Similarly, not well-sourced: tag it as needing references, not deletion. Emeraude (talk) 18:18, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Google Scholar throws up a mention in "The commodification of leisure: The case of the model airplane hobby and industry R Butsch - Qualitative Sociology, 1984 - Springer" which points towards notability. Agree with Emeraude to tag it for improvement and expansion, not deletion. --Northernhenge (talk) 23:07, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 02:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy Keep – Clicking on the Google news link for this AfD yields many paywalled news sources, the first one, as of a search I just did, is from June 29, 1933. This topic has historical precedent. This article would benefit from improvement, as the topic is very likely notable per notability guidelines. Rather than deletion, WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM. Northamerica1000(talk) 05:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Sources added:
- "Model Plane World Mark By Hartford Boy Is Recognized". The Hartford Courant. Jun 19, 1933. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) (subscription required) Quote (from Google search summary): "Tyskewicz will defend his record In New York at a national model plane meet to be held June 25 under the auspices of the Universal Model Airplane News." - Bushey, Frank B. (Jan 28, 1945). "Models That Fly". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) (subscription required) - Associated Press (May 13, 1960). "Secret Out in '58". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help)
- —Northamerica1000(talk) 05:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- "Model Plane World Mark By Hartford Boy Is Recognized". The Hartford Courant. Jun 19, 1933. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- Keep Notable hobbyist publication. For example, see Aviation's great recruiter. Warden (talk) 16:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Article needs major improvement, but that's an editing issue. Topic seems notable. Plenty of google hits from third-party sources. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 22:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. the consensus is that there are sufficient sources; I make no judgement of my own. But I will say that a full length autobiography or biography is not required for notability DGG ( talk ) 23:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sarwar Munir Rao[edit]
- Sarwar Munir Rao (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
While this person certainly exists, I am unable to find sufficient indicia of notability per wp standards. Others are welcome to try. Created by a 1-article-only SPA. Tagged for notability for two years now. Epeefleche (talk) 22:37, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: The article just didn't get enough attention. He is notable enough. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]. --lTopGunl (talk) 02:10, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks. The first ref and the fourth ref are 1-sentence mentions (of his being dismissed) that I think do not constitute the non-trivial refs that we would need to reflect notability. The fifth is even more trivial -- just a bare mention of his name on a tv schedule. The second ref, similarly, looks like a 2-sentence treatment. The third ref is longer, but its difficult for me to understand if his comments to a workshop at a university were notable. In sum, I don't see the "substantial" coverage that would confer notability, and most of what has been offered seems to constitute what our notability rules refer to as "trivial coverage".--Epeefleche (talk) 04:22, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I see that the WP:BURDEN has come to me for contesting. But (not as a point for keep - just an insight) I know that Pakistan related notable topics some times don't have internet coverage while they do have print coverage. I'll see what I can find from Internet coverage or otherwise. In anycase [12] this link refers to him as a director in PTV (which is Pakistan's national television) and might add some weight to keep. --lTopGunl (talk) 09:16, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Here are some links for his articles/books in urdu [13] [14] [15] [16]. We do get 218,000 results for the google search as well. --lTopGunl (talk) 09:26, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:48, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:48, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:48, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:48, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –MuZemike 23:31, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 01:56, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. The general notability guideline says multiple, reliable, independent sources with non-trivial coverage. Hard to get independent sources for TV journalists becuase all that's on the Web is PR publicity. Until he writes his Cronkite-style autobiography, notability is tough to demonstrate. --Wtshymanski (talk) 05:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak Keep – It appears difficult to find sources for this subject, however, they do exist. Here is a search from the The Nation (Pakistan), in which the subject is listed several times in separate articles: search. Unfortunately, when clicking on the links, the articles just redirect back to the main page for the website. In the interest of countering systemic bias on Wikipedia, hopefully other users may be able to access some of these sources. Also, the links above posted by User:TopGun appear to further qualify topic notability. Northamerica1000(talk) 05:55, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep There is secondary coverage about her. Even if the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability. Cavarrone (talk) 21:16, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talkabout my edits? 13:45, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Avaya VSP-7000 System[edit]
- Avaya VSP-7000 System (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Delete. Non-notable product. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 18:55, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note – This statement above is part of the nomination itself, and not an !vote. Northamerica1000(talk) 06:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - The above not a !vote and Alan Liefting is a retired account. - Geek2003 (talk) 08:24, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep The references are sufficient to suggest notability. Alessandra Napolitano (talk) 23:32, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:47, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Added history and references for notability, also this is a new page that needs to be expanded. - Geek2003 (talk) 03:17, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per WP:NEVENT and WP:NOTDIR. (Same argument as for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Avaya ERS-5600 Systems) The product's introduction itself is hardly notable, and none of these secondary sources go beyond its introduction and announcement. There are thousands of hardware models which receive cursory, descriptive published coverage when they're launched. WP:GNG establishes a presumption, not a guarantee that a subject is suitable for inclusion. While these lists of features and press releases satisfy WP:V, that's not enough: this is not a catalog or directory. Some products like Cisco PIX or Nortel Meridian lend themselves to encyclopedic coverage because they're technically or historically important. Has anything interesting actually been said about this series of stackable switches which goes beyond simple description or press-release content? If not, it belongs in a list. – Pnm (talk) 17:30, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, v/r - TP 22:02, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 01:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Weak Keep – Per coverage and reviews in reputable sources: ZD Net (CBS Interactive), Network World, Tech World, IT Channel Planet. Northamerica1000(talk) 06:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Sufficient coverage for this computer hardware. --DThomsen8 (talk) 16:11, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Coverage has been found and proves the hardware is notable. Dream Focus 15:11, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep In 20 seconds of Googling I found the Tech World review, went to add it as a reference, then realised sources had probably been added since the Afd opened. --Ritchie333 (talk) 10:26, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:37, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
FH-Complete[edit]
- FH-Complete (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This software package appears to lack substantial RS coverage. Article lacks refs as well. Epeefleche (talk) 17:12, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:33, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Lacks reliable independent secondary sources to establish notability as required by WP:GNG. Interviews and papers by the author don't count. I couldn't find anything useful in the Google results. Msnicki (talk) 00:42, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 01:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Sandstein 08:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Berlin Lacrosse Club[edit]
- Berlin Lacrosse Club (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
This lacrosse club lacks significant RS coverage. Note -- there was one by the same name 100 years earlier. Article also has zero refs. Tagged for notability for well over 3 years. Epeefleche (talk) 17:16, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:34, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:34, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 01:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete No evidence of notability. Even if everything was referenced I don't see how it would be notable. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 19:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:39, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Invicta (Album)[edit]
- Invicta (Album) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
non notable unreleased album, fails WP:NALBUM Gaijin42 (talk) 17:32, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - This unreleased album has very limited coverage in reliable sources; certainly not enough to establish notability. Once the album is released, there may be scope for undeletion, but an article is not merited yet. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 21:11, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:36, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 01:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Agree with nominator, has nothing else to it. Superlayna (talk) 06:11, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. I'm sorry Emeraude but "they exist" and "they make a lot of money" is not going to cut it. There needs to be independent coverage. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:47, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Atos Hydraulics[edit]
- Atos Hydraulics (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Non-notable. Zero gnews hits. Tagged for notability for over a year. Epeefleche (talk) 17:25, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete 100 million turnover? Very likely notable - but if it still not demonstrated by sources cited in the article, then either fix it or delete it. If it's "that notable", then it will be easy to find them. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:45, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:36, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 01:27, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete I see lots of listings and trivial mentions but nothing that looks like significant coverage.Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Wikipedia isn't supposed to be an industry directory. 100 million Euros in annual revenue is not an extremely large corporation, which explains why there's not a lot of references. Italy alone must have thousands of companies with equivalent or larger annual revenue. --05:16, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
- Keep. On the contrary, 100 million euros is a great amount of money and I'd wager that the vast majority of companies with Wikipedia articles have annual revenue that is a considerably less than this. We have here a problem that is common with articles on companies, especially thoe that don't deal with consumers: there won't be references in books or academic journals and little media coverage unless something goes bang. The only likely source is going to be the company's own website, which does not satisfy the need for independent sources. Someone commented that there are lots of Google listings and indeed there are. What's noticeable about them is that a large number are websites of companies who stock and supply Atos products and this is an indication of the firm's prominence. In addition, the company itself has subsisiaries in several countries across the world, making it clearly notable. The problem is one of sources, not notability. The solution is to tag the article as needing references, not to delete. Emeraude (talk) 12:11, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- And this is a problem because? If there's no independent significant sources, then Wikipedia doesn't need to concern it self with the company; it's not like we're a directory. --Wtshymanski (talk) 16:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- It's a problem because what everyone knows is a major industrial company is not represented in the encyclopedia because no one has found a source to support what everyone knows. It's nothing to do with being a directory. However, it could be argued that so many directory entries refer to the company that it is notable. Emeraude (talk) 18:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- No, being included in a bunch of directories would make *me* notable enough for a Wikipedia article. --Wtshymanski (talk) 23:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- It's a problem because what everyone knows is a major industrial company is not represented in the encyclopedia because no one has found a source to support what everyone knows. It's nothing to do with being a directory. However, it could be argued that so many directory entries refer to the company that it is notable. Emeraude (talk) 18:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- And this is a problem because? If there's no independent significant sources, then Wikipedia doesn't need to concern it self with the company; it's not like we're a directory. --Wtshymanski (talk) 16:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
*Comment Turnover ≠ revenue. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 12:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- (↑ Statement of the blindingly obvious)
- This page from the Italian Chamber of Commerce confirms that Atos SPA exists, with sites in Italy, China, India, Russia, S Korea, which is also what the company's own website says. Emeraude (talk) 19:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Mere existence falls short of conferring notability per wp notability standards.--Epeefleche (talk) 09:30, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. LFaraone 00:07, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
List of near Wieferich primes[edit]
- List of near Wieferich primes (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Content of this list is not encyclopedic and the information is already present in OEIS, which is a more appropriate place for this information. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 01:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete Topic already seems to be covered in Wieferich prime article. Don't think this page adds anything useful.Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge to Wieferich prime, which would benefit the Wieferich prime article by making the table of near Wieferich primes more complete, and hence, more encyclopedic. Northamerica1000(talk) 07:02, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment – See discussion page for the Wieferich primes article, section Near-Wieferich primes, where the nominator for deletion was challenged a couple of times on the reduction of the list in that article. While these may have been corrected, there doesn't appear to be a consensus there at this time regarding the matter, and it nevertheless seems best to include all in the Wieferich prime article, perhaps as a collapsible list. After all, this is an encyclopedia of knowledge. Also, I don't see this information listed on the OEIS article whatsoever, as stated in the nomination. This is not intended to be disparaging to the nominator whatsoever. Can the nominator perhaps expound upon the rationale not to include all of the near-Wieferich primes on Wikipedia? I restored the merge tag for this article to be merged into the Wieferich prime article, which was removed by the nominator. Northamerica1000(talk) 07:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The list of near-Wieferich primes in OEIS is here. The table of all near-Wieferich primes was in the article (see for example this revision) but I reduced the table length after the discussion here. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete — There is nothing new in the List of near Wieferich primes article as compared to Wieferich prime#Near-Wieferich primes section besides longer list (table) of numbers. However, this longer list of numbers has no encyclopedic value for general audience, and Wikipedia should not duplicate OEIS in this respect. Maxal (talk) 15:57, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. The fact that this information is already included in OEIS is, in of itself, utterly irrelevant. The effect of WP:NOR is that everything in Wikipedia is included elsewhere. James500 (talk) 06:34, 4 January 2012 (UTC) If this information is included in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (emphasis added), I do not understand how it can fail be encyclopedic. James500 (talk) 07:09, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: The criteria being applied are WP:IINFO and WP:NOTMIRROR. There is some overlap in the missions of WP and OEIS and there is a consequent tendency to copy material from OEIS without due consideration of whether it is encyclopedic. There are other freely available resources with mathematical tables so there is no need for WP duplicate them, especially as it is in conflict with WP's role as an encyclopedia. Lists of values are encyclopedic when they serve as examples and aid understanding of the subject; but in general a single line should be sufficient for this purpose. The 'Wieferich prime' article already covers the encyclopedic content of this article.--RDBury (talk) 13:56, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- We base our decisions about what articles are encyclopedic on reliable sources. The publisher of OEIS, itself an encyclopedia, considers this topic encyclopedic, so we should follow that lead rather than the subjective opinion of Wikipedia editors as to what is encyclopedic. Phil Bridger (talk) 15:06, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply to RDBury: This list does not fall into any of the four categories listed in WP:NOTMIRROR. In particular, it doesn't fall into category 3. A list of all known near-Wiefrich numbers is not a source, its a simple fact. James500 (talk) 16:33, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep as a proven encyclopedic topic. Phil Bridger (talk) 15:06, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete articles should not consist of long pieces of numerical data without putting that data into context for a general reader, per WP:NOT#IINFO, and a list of this type could become extremely long indeed. Articles on types of integers either list all known examples (if the number of known examples is fairly small) or list the first few cases. Wieferich prime already lists the near Wieferich primes for A less than 10 and if the list were to be merged the resulting article would be overly long. Hut 8.5 15:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:INDISCRIMINATE is an instruction to delete three specific types of articles. This list does not fall within any of those three categories.
- This article is not long. The data is clearly put into context. James500 (talk) 16:21, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- On what objective criteria would the article Wieferich prime be "overly" long if this was merged into it? James500 (talk) 16:58, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- It falls under the third point of WP:NOT#IINFO. Wikipedia articles do not consist of large amounts of specialist numerical data. The only pages in Category:Mathematics-related lists that are of this type are things like Table of prime factors which are easily accessable to a general audience. The list in Wieferich prime contains background information and discussion of why these numbers are significant, this list does not. The list at the moment is based on a single search within an arbitrarily chosen range and with certain possible values of A. There's no particular reason why these values were chosen and if different values were picked then the list could become much, much longer. WP:SPLITLIST specifies that a list or table should be kept as short as is feasible for its purpose and scope, the list in Wieferich prime is perfectly adequate for the purpose of providing illustrative examples of near Wieferich primes and doesn't need to be longer. Besides if the list were merged then well over half the length of the Wieferich prime article would consist of lists of these numbers which would mean that page would fall foul of WP:NOT. Hut 8.5 17:22, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Merging the information in a collapsed table, titled "complete list of near Wieferich primes" wouldn't be particularly burdensome to the Wieferich prime article. This would take up about two lines of text space. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was redirect to Kate Gosselin. And delete. Sandstein 11:39, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Twist of Kate[edit]
- Twist of Kate (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
I request that this article Twist of Kate be merged. The show has only been mentioned a few times since October 2010 and Kate Plus 8 was cancelled in September of this year. The article itself didn't have much in it either and it had only one source. With this information, I conclude that this article can be merged with Kate Gosselin or Kate Plus 8. Thebirdlover (talk) 00:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:34, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete As I understand it this is a programme that was proposed, but never actually existed. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Proposed pilots should never get articles, and series shouldn't until they have press a couple months in advance. Clearly, this was a proposed pilot which went nowhere and there's no need for a merge. Nate • (chatter) 01:52, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Redirect to Kate Gosselin. We should add info to her article about the show, but at most this should be a redirect to her page. I can actually see people potentially typing this in as a search query, so a redirect would probably be best in this situation. (But the article itself should absolutely be deleted. The only recent sources I found was an article that asked if the pilot had been cancelled.)Tokyogirl79 (talk) 06:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)tokyogirl79[reply]
- I would be fine with tokyogirl's suggestion. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 10:42, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete, I see consensus that coverage in local newspapers in not enough. Max Semenik (talk) 10:11, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Mark Socoby[edit]
- Mark Socoby (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Player who fails WP:NBASKETBALL and WP:NCOLLATH. At best, the sources I could find would be considered WP:ROUTINE. Jrcla2 (talk) 00:30, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:32, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per WP:GNG. I (the creator of the article) was not notified of this discussion. Socoby to leave UMaine is a full length story on his career and departure from the UMaine program. Summer ball is helping Socoby make transition is a story from 5 years before about the player. Tourney MVP Socoby paces Maine here is another one that features the player. Socoby was the subject of multiple independent sources.--TM 03:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Socoby can take lesson from Hall is another article which covers the person in great detail. Socoby ready for leadership role ; Men's basketball: He's just a sophomore, but UMaine's Mark Socoby is used to being a leader. is from the Portland Press Herald and clearly is about Socoby as the individual. I count 4 articles specifically about the player. GNG states that a topic is notable if it "has received significant coverage (four articles about him) in reliable sources (the two largest newspapers in the state) that are independent of the subject (obvious),". Any arguments like Eddy's below should be discounted.--TM 14:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The Tourney MVP article is very misleading, but nice try. The headline of a routine article about a championship game happened to be about Socoby, but if you actually read the article it's about the game in general, not him as an individual. As for the other article, which is the only article that qualifies as extensive outside coverage of him, it's clearly WP:ONESOURCE. Jrcla2 (talk) 06:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Wikipedia is not the place for mid-major guards who leave school early. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 04:02, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:IDONTLIKEIT and "Does not belong here" in full effect. Whether there are enough independent sources to pass GNG is the only question here.--TM 04:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Eddy is not saying he doesn't like it, he gave a reason that has been argued many times over regarding college basketball players' notability. Mid-major players, especially as less than premier basketball schools, just don't have the same press covering then. GNG is right, and this player clearly fails it. Jrcla2 (talk) 06:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- They do belong IF they meet the same standard as every other article. If a guard from Duke did not meet GNG, he would not be kept simply because of his school. It isn't about what school a player plays for, it is whether they meet the guideline. Eddy's !vote is "Wikipedia is not the place for X", which is almost a direct quote from the 'arguments to avoid' essay.--TM 14:22, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - This !vote above by (Eddy) User:Editorofthewiki carries no weight; it's a hasty generalization based entirely upon personal opinion. Northamerica1000(talk) 13:49, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- They do belong IF they meet the same standard as every other article. If a guard from Duke did not meet GNG, he would not be kept simply because of his school. It isn't about what school a player plays for, it is whether they meet the guideline. Eddy's !vote is "Wikipedia is not the place for X", which is almost a direct quote from the 'arguments to avoid' essay.--TM 14:22, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Eddy is not saying he doesn't like it, he gave a reason that has been argued many times over regarding college basketball players' notability. Mid-major players, especially as less than premier basketball schools, just don't have the same press covering then. GNG is right, and this player clearly fails it. Jrcla2 (talk) 06:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:IDONTLIKEIT and "Does not belong here" in full effect. Whether there are enough independent sources to pass GNG is the only question here.--TM 04:14, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Per WP:GNG, "Multiple publications from the same author or organization are usually regarded as a single source for the purposes of establishing notability." The significant coverage mentioned so far is all coming from Bangor Daily News. The subject is lacking coverage from muliple sources needed to satisfy GNG.—Bagumba (talk) 08:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- No, they come from the Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News. Last time I checked, that qualifies as multiple, reliable independent sources intellectually independent. This whole AfD is an excellent example of WP:IDONTLIKEIT and ITDOESNTBELONG and I am going to ignore the guidelines because I don't think mid-major college basketball players who pass GNG deserve articles if they weren't stars.--TM 20:04, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for adding the one additional source after my comment. However, GNG says "The number and nature of reliable sources needed varies depending on the depth of coverage and quality of the sources." While two is technically "multiple sources", two newspaper articles is not on par with say two books. I would need to see a few more newspaper articles before I reconsider his notability.—Bagumba (talk) 01:56, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Your standard of notability is significantly higher than Wikipedia's. To quote the WP:GNG summary "We consider evidence from reliable independent sources such as published journals, books, and newspapers to gauge this attention." If there are reliable independent sources from books or newspaper articles, that is good enough. If you are going to make your own standards, then, obviously, your !vote should be discounted.--TM 02:15, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Namiba - weren't you the guy who put 1985 NCAA tournament hero Harold Jensen up for deletion via PROD? You seem to have an elastic standard for notability of college basketball players. I don't have a problem with advocating this guy be kept, but you've got a bit of nerve accusing others of inconsistency. Rikster2 (talk) 02:48, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I dont think I'm creating a new standard, but you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Even if your interpretation on existing standard is correct, consensus can still decide to ignore it if it improves Wikipedia.—Bagumba (talk) 04:06, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - See below, more reliable sources that address the topic in detail have been added to the article. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:29, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Your standard of notability is significantly higher than Wikipedia's. To quote the WP:GNG summary "We consider evidence from reliable independent sources such as published journals, books, and newspapers to gauge this attention." If there are reliable independent sources from books or newspaper articles, that is good enough. If you are going to make your own standards, then, obviously, your !vote should be discounted.--TM 02:15, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for adding the one additional source after my comment. However, GNG says "The number and nature of reliable sources needed varies depending on the depth of coverage and quality of the sources." While two is technically "multiple sources", two newspaper articles is not on par with say two books. I would need to see a few more newspaper articles before I reconsider his notability.—Bagumba (talk) 01:56, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- No, they come from the Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News. Last time I checked, that qualifies as multiple, reliable independent sources intellectually independent. This whole AfD is an excellent example of WP:IDONTLIKEIT and ITDOESNTBELONG and I am going to ignore the guidelines because I don't think mid-major college basketball players who pass GNG deserve articles if they weren't stars.--TM 20:04, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete this guy has no permanent notability. Not everyone who leads a DI school in scoring deserves a page. He has never been regarded as notable by the national press. Searches like "Mark Socoby" site:nytimes.com and "Mark Socoby" site:rise.espn.go.com are basically blank. "Mark Socoby" site:usatoday.com yields nothing but stories about him leading his team in scoring. I can not support this guy being in an international encyclopedia.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- P.S. For a non-power conference, I would draw the line on notability at first team All-conference. Third team is not important enough for me unless he gets notability from another endeavor.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - See WP:NTEMP, Notability is not temporary. Once a topic has been received significant coverage in reliable sources, ongoing coverage is not required to qualify topic notability. Northamerica1000(talk) 13:55, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Funny, I used that same clause to justify deleting. Particularly the last part: "In particular, if reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event, and if that person otherwise remains, or is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having a biographical article on that individual". This guy received pretty much all his coverage based on leaving the team, game reports and standard season preview articles. Over two years ago, btw, and hasn't been heard from since. Rikster2 (talk) 17:17, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete was a solid player with minimal news coverage apart from game reports. Does not appear to be playing anymore, though, three years after his last game action at Maine. Not notable as a college player IMO and now he's done. Rikster2 (talk) 18:06, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - There are several articles that constitute significant coverage about the subject himself. See below for some of them. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:31, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep The first two links to news sources found are significant coverage in two different reliable sources. So he does in fact pass WP:GNG Dream Focus 01:02, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Third-team college all-star does not create notability. Coverage is routine. Not finding significant coverage in reliable third party sources. Scottdrink (talk) 20:38, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete fails WP:BIO. Lacks significant coverage. Coverage is largely about specific games and not this player and are routine in nature. Additionally there is no clear claim of notability in this article. RadioFan (talk) 13:41, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Strong Keep – These three articles in the Socoby artcle are entirely about Socoby, and constitute significant coverage in reliable sources.
- Socoby to leave UMaine
- Summer Ball is helping Socoby make transition
- Socoby ready for leadership role ; Men's basketball: He's just a sophomore, but UMaine's Mark Socoby is used to being a leader. (subscription required)
- — This topic clearly passes WP:GNG. The first two definitely do not constitute routine coverage, and the third is paywalled, and I'm unable to access the entire article. Northamerica1000(talk) 13:46, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment – Added more sources to the article, including significant, in-depth, national coverage from MSN-Fox Sports. This even further establishes topic notability.
- "Socoby decides to leave Maine". Msn.foxsports.com. March 18, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- "Mark Socoby Leaving Team". WLBX News 2. March 17, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- —Northamerica1000(talk) 14:19, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- "Socoby decides to leave Maine". Msn.foxsports.com. March 18, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- Comment - I think it is telling that there are no news stories on this guy since 2009. Notability is not temporary. Most of the coverage stems from his leaving the Maine team under slightly unexpected terms. He hasn't been in the news for 2 and a half years and wasn't heavily covered even then outside standard game reports, standard issue team season previews and his leaving. Rikster2 (talk) 16:55, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The latest sources identified is a news spike over a single event of a player leaving a school, but lacks WP:INDEPTH coverage to show that it is "significant and not in passing." WP is WP:NOT#NEWS on an otherwise WP:Run-of-the-mill amateur player. Also, multiple articles from Bangor Daily News counts only as one source per GNG.—Bagumba (talk) 17:32, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep because I see multiple non-trivial mentions in RS and that meets the GNG.LuciferWildCat (talk) 18:38, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment this "flag for rescue" designation on a page nominated for deletion is pretty interesting. Is there a similar bat signal that goes out to those Wikipedians who have a really high standard for inclusion? Not sure I get how that's much different from canvassing. At the end of the day, as a guy who is a deep expert on basketball in general and college basketball in particular, I just want to know where the water line is for notability of players. It could be quite freeing for this to go through, since any player I'd ever be interested in creating would have at least 10x the press coverage this guy did (and some of those guys have been put up for AfD). Rikster2 (talk) 19:21, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Agree entirely on both points. I did notice the flag for rescue and thought the same thing. In this particular case, it's more of a call to arms than it is a legitimate use of that tag, which is supposed to be for topics that clearly demonstrate notability but may be deleted on the basis for lack of references. And not to beat a dead horse, but the PRODded Harold Jensen article (which has been restored) is, in my scientific calculations, about a zillion times more notable than whoever the heck Mark Socoby is. Notability is not temporary, and Socoby might as well be a poster child for temporary notability. Jrcla2 (talk) 19:45, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The rescue tag, in its correct purpose, encourages users to find sources to prove an article's notability when sources are hard to find. Nowadays, however, it is frequently misused and simply serves as a way for editors who want articles kept to canvas a group of voters known for !voting keep to a discussion, even if the existence of sources isn't the matter of the deletion discussion. It's unfortunate, since the tag itself when correctly used serves a great purpose.--Yaksar (let's chat) 04:41, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Take this comment for what it's worth, but the creator of the article (User:Namiba) is heavily involved in Maine topics, ranging from places and buildings to biographies of politicians and athletes who all have strong connections to that state, or teams in that state (e.g. Maine Black Bears or Maine Red Claws). It's not against Wikipedia guidelines to heavily edit one topic area - we all do it, I'm pretty sure - but when that blind devotion to a specific overall group of articles trumps one's ability to recognize who/what should be included in an international encyclopedia, that is when it becomes a conflict of interest. I am a huge college basketball editor and still learn something new about it everyday, but I pride myself on being able to step back and judge what actually deserves inclusion on Wikipedia. I had never heard of Mark Socoby and his article seemed non-notable, but before I knee-jerk AfD'd it, I tried to see if I was the one who was being too critical by researching him myself. It was at that point that I realized he is a non-notable basketball player and IMO shouldn't be on here. We just all need to keep perspectives of things in check and not follow suit to a general topic so strongly that we argue for its inclusion just because we are personally interested in it. Jrcla2 (talk) 19:51, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I have also created 367 articles regarding Namibia, 84 articles on Angola, 78 articles on Sierra Leone, 56 articles on South Africa and 54 biographies of American football players. This isn't about my record of creating articles of quality and working to end Wikipedia's systematic bias. This is hardly "blind devotion"; if the articles didn't pass WP:GNG, I would have no objection to deletion. When articles are written about a player makes no difference whatsoever. I would really appreciate it if you would assume good faith.--TM 20:51, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - I like to err on the side of caution with cases of athletes, especially college ones. When they fail WP:NCOLLATH, coverage should be beyond the trivial.--Yaksar (let's chat) 04:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The effect of the rescue tag was to get more sources added. That's a very proper use of the tag. It did not seem to produce an overwhelming hoard of keep !voters. I've rarely seen one that did, unless the topic is so appealing that people would comment anyway. DGG ( talk ) 23:01, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete We have the right to say by consensus when the GNG does and does not apply--both to say when such sources are not needed, and when to say they are not sufficient. All Wikipedia guidelines are flexible, and this one especially is, because it says so specifically. In this case, the question is the value of local newspaper coverage of a college athlete. I consider it the same worth as college newspaper coverage in such cases: not adequate to show notability. the ATHLETE guidelines are too wide as it is, without trying to extend them yet further.(I would not necessarily oppose a balanced change to less coverage of unimportant professionals in minor teams, and more on college athletes on major teams, but I foresee a very long discussion before we get there.) DGG ( talk ) 23:05, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Max Semenik (talk) 10:13, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Schuessling[edit]
- Schuessling (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Un-referenced stub article appears to be non-notable OR. Epeefleche (talk) 17:22, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, →Στc. 00:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete Does not even attempt notability.Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:46, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Not a topic for an encyclopedia; WP is not a list of surnames. --Wtshymanski (talk) 05:19, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment – It appears that there's a significant precedent for such articles. The comment above, "WP is not a list of surnames" is countered by the existence of these articles:
- List of most common surnames in Africa
- List of most common surnames in Asia
- List of most common surnames in Central America
- List of most common surnames in Europe
- List of most common surnames in North America
- List of most common surnames in Oceania
- List of most common surnames in South America
- List of surnames in Russia
- List of surnames in Ukraine
- List of common Chinese surnames
- No offense, but the !vote to delete above by User:Wtshymanski appears to be based upon his or her personal opinion, rather than fact and precedent. This !vote to delete isn't based upon sourcing or the availability of reliable sources to qualify topic notability. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:18, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 12:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 12:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, the Category:Surnames#Pages in category "Surnames" lists about 29000 articles, but a grab sample gives that all of them are used as a WP:SETINDEX for disambiguation. At the moment there is nothing to DAB for Schuessling. Also a quick calc about wanting etymologic articles for all surnames would lead to the need of between 5 - 100 Mio. new articles (7 billion peoble, 7000 languages, 0.5 to 10.0 Mio. share per surname). Would be a nice job for the inclusionists. --Ben Ben (talk) 15:40, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:57, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OPA! Day[edit]
- OPA! Day (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Somebody wants to create a St. Patrick's Day for Greeks. A couple brief mentions in a Greek-American newspaper, but I still think this is basically WP:MADEUP.—Chowbok ☠ 17:03, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:33, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, →Στc. 00:28, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete seems to have been proposed, but no sign that it actually happened. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - A holiday that hasn't caught on as far as I can tell. If it has, then it has escaped the attention of reliable sources. The article references two articles in The National Herald, an English language weekly published in the US. They are behind pay walls: [17], [18], and one of the two articles is written by husband of the person pushing for this holiday. -- Whpq (talk) 17:44, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was no consensus. causa sui (talk) 00:07, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Moses ka Moyo[edit]
- Moses ka Moyo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Not finding much to indicate this person is notable; charitable intentions don't obviate the need to demonstrate notability The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 05:14, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment – Did you attempt a search for sources, or just type this in agreement? The essay cited above in the nomination isn't a Wikipedia policy or guideline. Perhaps you just agree with the essay? Please expound upon your rationale to delete this article. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:05, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:06, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. It seems like the subject has been involved in several projects - and, thus, if there were coverage of these projects that focused on the subject's involvement, then an article might be appropriate. But as it stands, I can't find the sources we'd need for such an article. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 18:28, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I found some reliable sources, see below. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:47, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. This source, for one, goes some way towards demonstrating notability. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:58, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- and here's an archive copy of one of the sources that was removed from the article just before it was nominated for deletion. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:05, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, TigerShark (talk) 12:14, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note the addition of more reliable sources to this article, and the existence of them. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:36, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep – Per WP:BASIC, several sources may be combined to demonstrate notability. Added to the article:
- Thakali, Thabiso (July 17, 2010). "'We Zulus are going to beat you up'". Independent Online News. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- "'Inner city hasn't seen political freedom'". Independent Online News. November 19, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- "Building hijackers in court". Independent Online News. October 16, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- "Hillbrow residents march against evictions". Independent Online News. June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- "Hillbrow residents fight evictions". Independent Online News. June 12, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- Cox, Anna (March 5, 2009). "Marchers voice support for building hijackers". Independent Online News. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
{{cite web}}
: External link in
(help)|publisher=
- Tau, Poloko (November 20, 2008). "Inner-city tenants take plight to ANC". Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- —Northamerica1000(talk) 01:06, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Thakali, Thabiso (July 17, 2010). "'We Zulus are going to beat you up'". Independent Online News. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- Keep Coverage has been found. Clicking the Google news archive search at the top of the AFD finds a lot in one source, including this one [19] which clearly establishes the person, he getting coverage for his activities. Dream Focus 14:09, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per rescue work by User:Northamerica1000. I'd like to see more diversity of sourcing, but the links added certainly establish verifiability and GNG. Based on the large number of online links, I believe we can presume more offline sources are available. BusterD (talk) 12:33, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bryce (talk | contribs) 00:22, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment – Added to the article:
- Nkosi, Bongani (September 14, 2009). "Building Hope in the Inner City (Archived)". Official Website of the City of Johannesburg. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- —Northamerica1000(talk) 14:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Bleh. Typical case of marginal notability. I can't make up my mind here because I'm having difficulty assessing the reliability of Independent Online News. I don't see an editorial board, or clear indications of fact-checking, yet it claims to be a brand that owns several regional newspapers, and claims to belong to certain journalist best-practices groups. If I exclude ION then I think this has to be a delete; with it I would make it a keep. I didn't find ION in a somewhat cursory look in the WP:RS/N archives. Xymmax So let it be written So let it be done 16:48, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Independent Online isn't "a brand that owns several regional newspapers", but the web site of several of South Africa's most respected national and regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. There is no more reason to doubt its reliability than that of The New York Times or the BBC. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:44, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. I was looking to close this, but my opinion is that the sources (which appear acceptable, as the website is part of Independent News & Media and the archived source is from the local authority) do not deal with Moses ka Moyo, but with an incident of which he is a part. The news sources are dealing with a news event. And the local authority source is dealing with Friends of the Inner City. If the event is notable, we should be covering the event, not a person who is a part of that event. And if the event is not notable, then the person is clearly not notable. If Friends of the Inner City is notable, we should have an article on that. However, these views are not given in the discussion, and people are !voting to keep because Moses ka Moyo's name keeps appearing in the sources. I cannot close as delete as that would be a supervote, and I can't in good conscience close this as either a keep or a no consensus because the article doesn't appear to meet our inclusion criteria. SilkTork ✔Tea time 18:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- He is mentioned as a community leader, and they mention his activities for various things over the years. Look at the date of the news sources found. He gets continual coverage, not just for one invent. Dream Focus 19:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was No consensus. Feel free to renominate this page if it does not qualify Wikipedia standards. Whenaxis about talk contribs 23:42, 1 January 2012 (UTC) Non-admin closure. [reply]
Mark Peterson-Perez[edit]
If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is not a majority vote, but instead a discussion among Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia has policies and guidelines regarding the encyclopedia's content, and consensus (agreement) is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes.
However, you are invited to participate and your opinion is welcome. Remember to assume good faith on the part of others and to sign your posts on this page by adding ~~~~ at the end. Note: Comments may be tagged as follows: suspected single-purpose accounts:{{subst:spa|username}} ; suspected canvassed users: {{subst:canvassed|username}} ; accounts blocked for sockpuppetry: {{subst:csm|username}} or {{subst:csp|username}} . |
Update - There is an issue with the name of the individual. According to the author the correct spelling is Mark Petersen-Perez, not Mark Peterson-Perez. Rather than complicate the AfD I have moved the article Mark Peterson-Perez to Mark Petersen-Perez. reddogsix (talk) 16:06, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:32, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Mark Peterson-Perez (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Minor activist lacking GHits and GNEWS of substance. Fails WP:BIO. The article references appear to be passing mentions of the individual. reddogsix (talk) 16:06, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Each of two sufficient WP:BIO conditions are met - Petersen-Perez (1)"has been the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other,and independent of the subject", OR (2) is "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded". Either one of these would be enough. In fact, both hold. (1)is established in the reference section list in the article. Quotes were provided in the references to show that the article subject is the same as the source subject. The second sufficient condition is met since the first four sources are recorded front page news stories directly about Petersen-Perez. WP:BIO is satisfied. PPdd (talk) 01:03, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - I see no evidence of any significant front page or any "significant coverage" of the individual in reliable sources. The sources you have added to the article are basically passing mentions of the individual. You are correct that the individual need not be national to be notable, but to be notable he must meet the criteria in WP:BIO or an associated WP:NOTABILITY guideline. The article still appears to fail WP:BIO and WP:GNG. reddogsix (talk) 06:13, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Side comment - The original apparant lack of any GHits is partially due to offline sources, and also partly my own fault since I originaly spelled the name in the article title wrong. PPdd (talk) 03:24, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - I only see 36 GHits and 1 GNEWs for "Mark Peterson-Perez" and 57 GHits and 1 GNEWS for "Mark Petersen-Perez". reddogsix (talk) 06:30, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I get "About 2,900 results (0.08 seconds)" for "Mark Petersen-Perez" and "About 118 results (0.09 seconds)" for "Mark Peterson-Perez". With the incorrect spelling, I get "1 result (0.24 seconds)" for "Mark Peterson-Perez", and "1 result (0.31 seconds) "for 'Mark Peterson-Perez'".
- Side comment - The original apparant lack of any GHits is partially due to offline sources, and also partly my own fault since I originaly spelled the name in the article title wrong. PPdd (talk) 03:24, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. The subject appears to fail WP:BIO. I also have concerns regarding WP:SOAPBOX and the application of WP:NOTNEWS to a biographical article. Piecing together factoids (i.e. true but insignificant information) of individuals from local news articles is not enough to pass the various notability guidelines. Location (talk) 22:39, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Reply comment - I removed WP:Soapbox and WPNOTNEWS[20] put in by a new editor. I have substantially changed the article since its creation (under a different subject title), which did indeed have a WP:UNDUE number factoids. But the only "factoid" now in the article is that he is a financial analyst. PPdd (talk) 00:21, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- First of all, let me state that the term “factoid” was not meant to be derogatory to the subject or his work. The point is that more than newspapers mentions are necessary to establish a person’s notability. This is particularly true when the individual is not the actual subject of the newspaper reports AND when the newspaper reports are confined to a small geographic region (a city in this case) AND when there is a distinct lack of other types of published sources. If this were allowed, it would be possible, for example, to create articles for every high school coach or athlete who gets a blurb in the local rag for his or her accomplishments at last night’s game. I guess an argument could be made that they should be mentioned in Wikipedia, but I think it's fair to say that the consensus would be against it.
- Secondly, I agree that a subject does not necessarily require “national significance” to be notable, but I think the broader point was that not all verifiable information is acceptable for inclusion in Wikipedia since it considers the enduring notability of persons and events and caters to a wider audience. This article states that the subject “is a LOCAL government watchdog, political activist, financial analyst, and publisher of the online Palo Alto Free Press”, "is a LOCAL political advocate for the homeless”, “well known LOCALLY for using the local platforms of communication and petition for redress”, and “well known to persons who attend Palo Alto City Council meetings.” [Emphasis mine.] Not all subjects need to have national significance to be considered notable, however, that does not mean that subjects with only local significance are notable. Location (talk) 04:09, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- 1. Why are you calling the newspaper articles now included"mentions" of him, and saying "the individual is not the actual subject of the newspaper reports"? (Your comment might have been written before I added the articles directly on him, so we can strike this part of the discussion if it was.)
- 2. "Local" is in no way a necessary consideration in WP:BIO. A historian researching local platforms of petitioning the local governments would want an encyclopedia that has information on notable persons in this area. Whether or not that person later achieves notability on a different level of government would be irrelevant to such a historian using the encyclopedia. PPdd (talk) 00:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Local news is not enough. If he was really of national significance, there would be other coverage. SL93 (talk) 14:32, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Striken comment and discussion of it
|
---|
|
- Keep - WP:BIO's standards. "Within Wikipedia, notability is an inclusion criterion based on the encyclopedic suitability of an article topic. The topic of an article should be notable, or "worthy of notice"; that is, "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded".[1] Notable in the sense of being "famous", or "popular"—although not irrelevant—is secondary."
- "Worthy of notice" Clarence Earl Gideon was a person worthy of notice, why because he refused to become a part of the status quo. His actions caused a shift of the entire judicial system as we know it today. And he started out as a single voice.
- "If an obscure Florida convict named Clarence Earl Gideon had not sat down in prison with a pencil and paper to write a letter to the Supreme Court; and if the Supreme Court had not taken the trouble to look at the merits in that one crude petition among all the bundles of mail it must receive every day, the vast machinery of American law would have gone on functioning undisturbed. But Gideon did write that letter; the court did look into his case; he was re-tried with the help of competent defense counsel; found not guilty and released from prison after two years of punishment for a crime he did not commit. And the whole course of legal history has been changed." Robert Kennedy
- Petersen-Perez did not sit down. He stood up before local politicians to redress his grievances and concerns head on, and in the process lost four jobs.
- Petersen-Perez without any legal experience nor background filed a similar petition, but in his case, before the California Supreme Court in defense of his first amendment rights to criticize government officials. Case Case No: S174520 What is "worthy of notice" or "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded" in that, in filling his petition we no of know other private citizen or persons to have been found to challenge a municipal government attorney on First Amendment issues.ManicalCritic (talk) 17:07, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bryce (talk | contribs) 00:19, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
KeepComment - As a leading anti-taser activist and publisher, as copious sources indicate in a quick swing through cyberspace. That he is an individual of local fame (or infamy, depending upon one's politics) is neither here nor there. This article got PRODded by the nominator less than 4 hours after creation and the edit history shows a complaint that the nominator also pulled off a CONSTRUCTION banner by the creator just 37 hours after last edit. I'm left wondering what is the rush here... I've been to Palo Alto a number of times; it's not a po-dunk berg in the middle of nowhere, but rather a significant city that is part of the San Francisco bay area, so complaints of "local only" coverage should not be give excessive weight. The article does have serious style issues, but I believe that this is essentially a subject worthy of encyclopedic biography. Carrite (talk) 16:25, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I want to emphasize that this article has serious content problems, to the extent that I'm striking the Keep and making it a Comment. I can see the viability of blowing this piece up and starting over at some point in the future. I do still believe the subject is encyclopedia-worthy, however. Carrite (talk) 16:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Carrite, could you specify any content problems you think still need addressing to change back to a keep vote? Did these edits address your concern? Thanks. PPdd (talk) 03:37, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I want to emphasize that this article has serious content problems, to the extent that I'm striking the Keep and making it a Comment. I can see the viability of blowing this piece up and starting over at some point in the future. I do still believe the subject is encyclopedia-worthy, however. Carrite (talk) 16:39, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Collapse Soapboxing by anonymous editor unrelated to AFD discussion
|
---|
|
- Keep, I don't think it can be disputed that Peterson-Perez (or however his name might be spelt) is a notable figure in the politics of a significant city. With that said, the current state of the article is really awful and in my opinion the entire thing needs to be scrapped and rewritten with NPOV in mind. Lankiveil (speak to me) 05:02, 1 January 2012 (UTC).[reply]
- Keep No real concerns over notability but serious concerns over POV. Article needs to be re-written from a more neutral point of view. Pol430 talk to me 16:21, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. LFaraone 00:09, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
John Bryant (musician)[edit]
- John Bryant (musician) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
I cannot find sufficient rs-supported indicia of notability, per wp standards, for this trumpet player. Others are welcome to try. Tagged for notability for well over three years. Epeefleche (talk) 22:17, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 22:54, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –MuZemike 23:26, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, →Στc. 00:09, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - The National Trumpet Competition is a student competition. I can find no significant coverage about this individual to establish notability. -- Whpq (talk) 17:50, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Created by an SPA. The only other article he edited was the university the subject of this article attended ... in order to add the subject of this article to that article as a "notable person."--Epeefleche (talk) 23:49, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete As per Whpq not notable.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 10:49, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. Or, at any rate, no consensus for deletion. Consensus is that the problems with the article can be addressed through cleanup. Sandstein 11:36, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Necrophilia in popular culture[edit]
- Necrophilia in popular culture (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
Completely unsourced, rambling, irrelevant list of trivia. Last AFD closed as no consensus due to nobody agreeing on anything in two weeks. Totally fails WP:SALAT, WP:RS. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:50, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Completely agree. What possibility is there is WP:SYNTH in any case. Shadowjams (talk) 05:46, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - On the basis of WP:NOTESAL. This list is not notable. Citing an MOS as a reason for deletion isn't cool.--Mike Cline (talk) 00:37, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep and cleanup. As much as this is not a very good list, I must say the topic is clearly notable, even if the citations to primary sources aren't made explicit. There's no doubt the topic is creepy, the examples badly explained and formatted... but the topic has plenty of RS discussion, such as this Google Scholar search. Jclemens (talk) 02:27, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per Jclemens. Contra the unexplained WP:SYNTH claim above, this is at worst an example of WP:CALC given that we know what necrophilia is and we know what works of popular culture are (though the list's present inclusion of myths or legends is another issue). Restricting the list to notable works of fiction obviates any concern with notability, including the off-base concern that the content must somehow be notable specifically in list format. postdlf (talk) 20:41, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep When notable cultural artifacts, or particular distinctive human activities, are used as significant elements in notable fiction and other notable cultural phenomena, then a discussion of them is encyclopedic. All that is necessary is to show that the activity or artifact is used in a significant way, and this can be appropriately referenced to the work directly. These references are needed, but they can be supplied. Any of the items that are not significant can be removed after discussion of the talk page of the article. Such a list is not indiscriminate, for it discriminates in 3 ways: the artifact, the notable work, and the significant use. Indiscriminate would be including every appearance whatsoever in any fictional work, however non-notable the work. But that is not the case here. There is no problem with WP:V, for the items are attributable--if it is challenged in good faith that the artifact is not in the work mentioned, that does have to be demonstrated. There is no problem with LIST, because more than the bare facts are given. DGG ( talk ) 02:11, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Bryce (talk | contribs) 00:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge with Necrophilia--CanvasHat 03:43, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep The topic is notable - see here, for example. The rest is a matter of ordinary editing per our editing policy. Warden (talk) 11:12, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Notable topic and AfD is not for cleanup. Lugnuts (talk) 18:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:59, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Trinh Nam Son[edit]
- Trinh Nam Son (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
- (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
While I believe this person exists, and has limited mention in the media, I don't believe it rises to the level required to meet our notability standards. Others are welcome to try to find sufficient RS coverage. Tagged for notability since 2009. Epeefleche (talk) 22:30, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 22:53, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –MuZemike 23:29, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
- Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, →Στc. 00:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- delete Notability not established. No suggestion that the subject is notable.Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:54, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - fails GNG. Carrite (talk) 16:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete – The best coverage I found was here; I didn't find multiple reliable sources, though. Also, I did find passing mention indicating international popularity, however it's passing mention nonetheless. I don't think this subject meets WP:GNG or WP:MUSICBIO just yet. JFHJr (㊟) 20:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Vietnam-related deletion discussions. —JFHJr (㊟) 20:11, 30 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.