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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-binding recommendation to move and rework the material in Resilience engineering. (non-admin closure) Spartaz Humbug! 03:47, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resilient control systems[edit]

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After surviving one deletion discussion six months ago, this article continues to have multiple serious issues, including tone, notability, acceptable sourcing, conflict of interest in its primary author, and above all, clarity on the subject treated. What's more, there no longer seems to be any contributors willing to even try to rehabilitate it. Issues are well-documented on talk page. Snow (talk) 06:39, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. Neither tone nor CoI are causes for deletion: tone is resolved by editing, and CoI by careful attention to neutrality. Actually neither tone nor NPOV appear especially problematic in the article as it is today, but please feel free to edit it to read better. Clarity isn't a cause for deletion either; and again, the article is pretty clear. On sourcing, I haven't attempted to check the dozens of sources supplied, but with this thoroughly referenced an article, I don't think there's a SNOWball's chance of deletion on grounds on notability. That leaves the question of self-plagiarism: not an ideal situation; but as nom notes, the article has already been heavily edited since it was drafted. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:36, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: With respect, I disagree on one point in particular; notability cannot be established solely by a glut of sources. The content also has to be presented in such a way as validates the usefulness of the article. At present the article is so steeped in the professional idiolect of the author that it fails to adequately establish its argument and thus its notability. The vagueries of the language employed are covering for the fact that little is actually defined in the article. The entire thing basically boils down to saying that modern technological infrastructure is complex and interconnected and presents challenges in maintaining stability their stability under stress. The problem is that this is a statement of perspective, and outlook presented through the narrow context of particular theories on the resilience of such systems, but it doesn't actually define any subject in the manner that Wikipedia article should. The article is not titled "approaches to resilient control systems" because that would highlight instantly why the article isn't working, but honestly that's the most honest title for the article as it's content is presented now. The page reads exactly like the conference presentation from which it was adapted and lectures/presentations are just not the purpose of Wikipedia. This, in my opinion, breaks the article as it fails to constrain itself to, or even adequately define, its own subject matter. Snow (talk) 12:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Notability doesn't depend on the article's content, but on the article's subject ("Notability is a property of a subject and not of a Wikipedia article" - WP:N). But even if it's notable, deletion might be justified if it was beyond repair. I agree it needs serious work, but there might be notability behind it. --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:52, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That's a good distinction to make and a point which gives me an opportunity to clarify my position here further; I think the subject of a Control system meets the notability standard -- that's why we have that article. What I feel does not meet the notability standard is the concept that some control systems are going to be more resilient than others or one man's speculative perspective on how such systems can best be achieved. That's not encyclopedic content. An article on widespread technology is entirely appropriate. Opining in the vaguest way imaginable upon design priorities for future iterations of that technology is entirely not. Snow (talk) 06:36, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete [AS NOM]: I'll try to clarify my position further here. Imagine we have a Wikipedia article entitled "Resilient chess strategy"; it concerns itself wholly with forwarding principles on how to best approach your opponents the game, the most important strategic factors (as the author sees them), tips for refining your process, ect. That article would be quashed immediately, because we recognize Wikipedia is not the place for advice, how-to's or promotion of personal theories on the best practical approach to a situation. The current article is analogous; we already have a pre-existing article on Control systems -- it describes the overall technology in detail, separates subtypes and links to appropriate pages with further info. If anything from the currently debated page is found to be of value, it should be moved there. This article, meanwhile, has become nothing more than a backdoor means for the author of the original work to promote his ideas concerning the best design for a control system. Consider this following excerpt:
The benign human has an ability to quickly understand novel solutions, and provide the ability to adapt to unexpected conditions. This behavior can provide additional resilience to a control system, but reproducibly predicting human behavior is a continuing challenge. The ability to capture historic human preferences can be applied to bayesian inference and bayesian belief networks, but ideally a solution would consider direct understanding of human state using sensors such as an EEG. Considering control system design and interaction, the goal would be to tailor the amount of automation necessary to achieve some level of optimal resilience for this mixed initiative response. Presented to the human would be that actionable information that provides the basis for a targeted, reproducible response.
It doesn't even concern itself with existing technology or principles, bur rather is speculation on a new approach that the author is advocating. The whole article is like that, speaking in terms of "challenges," "goals," and "advantages" moving forward. Only the awkward, overly-wrought language is somewhat obscuring the fact. If someone wants to try to extract some of the content, parse it into something more intelligible and add it to control system, I say have at it. But the current article is self-promotional, and instructive/speculative in nature. It can't really be salvaged as a whole because it's basic purpose is at odds with policy on what a Wikipedia article is allowed to be. Snow (talk) 00:51, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The wikipedia article on control systems is far from comprehensive, has serious omissions, and different scales of depth. The networked control systems article has similar challenges, as are the 20+ other directly related articles that are all referenced from the control system article. Regardless, when considering resilient control systems, which is an aspect of cyber-physical, multi-disciplinary research that is primarily only being funded by fundamental science/engineering agencies such as NSF, the issues go far beyond control theory and control engineering. What has been laid out within the resilient control system article is a definition for resilience, as contrasted to reliability, and perspective on the human aspects that shape research within this area. It was not intended to be definitive, as it is not a mature research field, but a characterization of research area that can be enhanced as the research goes forward. The (IEEE Technically Co-sponsored) International Symposium on Resilient Control Systems, as well as other related conferences (CPS Week 2012) are defining and shaping this research area based upon these common precepts and a shared view by a number of organizations and people. --Crieger (talk) 12:56, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Crieger, it's good to see you're still around afterall - even if we are on different sides of this debate, your presence can bring some clarity to some issues and perhaps save the content in one form or another. To address your immediate comments, let me start by saying that I appreciate you're coming from a complicated position; you're in an emerging field of research which has yet to establish it's fundamental principles and terminology, but you feel the developing perspectives are useful information. Here are my concerns: First, and most prominent in terms of the AfD, I don't think that a definition of resilience vis à vis control systems justifies an independent article. There are hundreds of thousands of articles with content where "resilience" in one sense or another is a relevant factor, but it's impractical allow a separate entry for this qualifying term, just as it would be inappropriate to have articles for "Efficient solar panels", "Effective algorithms" or "Powerful hydraulic presses". Qualifying discussions of existing technologies and what makes for a practical variant should be included in the article for said technology.
Comment:Unfortunately, you are comparing the generic use of a noun (adjective) modifier (good, nice, advanced) with a multi-organization research program that has both an IEEE symposium (now in its 5th year), many other conference venues and a load of papers moving forward under this definition and design. --134.20.11.89 (talk) 21:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
My second concern is that the findings of this field so-far seem to be rather vague, and thus it may not qualify for notability on those grounds as well. Several section of the article at present boil down to statements like "networked control systems are more vulnerable to cyber attack." and "cyber attackers will attempt to circumvent protections by exploiting vulnerabilities" (my paraphrasing), which are statements that should come as surprise to no one. In fact, most of the existing paragraphs could be reduced down to just a sentence or two once the excessive field-specific jargon is stripped off them (that's not a criticism of you or a suggestion that you're actively trying to inflate the content's significance, by the way -- I've been in academia and know how that stylized manner of writing can end up permeating your discussions with even non-experts, but Wikipedia demands an approach that is more accessible and plainly worded). But I just don't see much in terms of concrete findings or concepts in the current content. There are a couple of exceptions, including several mentions of novel technologies (EEG's or other sensors that report on the status of the control system operator, for example). But for each such piece of solid new information, there's a whole lot of filler in terms of vague speculation. On the whole, I just don't feel the article passes muster on WP:Notability. But since you have arrived back on Wikipedia just in the nick of time, I have a proposal for you. Suppose we merge this article with Control system, creating a section within that page titled "System design and resilience" (or something along those lines, I'm sure you can come up with something appropriate). We could reword the content a little to be more appropriate to a mass audience (you have to remember, the average Wikipedia user has never attended a scientific conference and may not have read so much as a single peer-review article) and trim the fat just a little. I happen to agree with your assessment that that existing Control system article is flawed in it's own right and I can't help but think it could benefit from the attention of an expert such as yourself. But regardless, it seems the most appropriate home for this content. Snow (talk) 19:59, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment:I do not believe your suggestion is a good one, and I also believe you missed the intention of my comment. The current article on control systems discusses of a few methods of control, a few algorithms of control with one computational technique expanded on (there are many) and many system architecture types, followed by links to 20+ control system articles, many of which could be combined under this one article, or tied in some more logical fashion than what you are suggesting for resilient control systems. The point is that the control system article is about, for and of interest to one discipline, control engineers. The resilient control system article considers a much broader context of modeling humans, malicious and benign, as well as delineating for those in technical fields what the research aspects are, and how they might be considered and include many disciplines. The notability issue was clearly already covered above by Chiswick, as the wikipedia article itself doesn't even match the original paper in a line by line comparison (only in the sections and definition), and is now littered with plenty of references and sources to address this concern. If it is suggested that a further discussion on developed technologies be provided before it is "viable" in your mind, one can be accommodated, but that will not address the ability of understanding the material. The idea of using the descriptive information in the wikipedia is to give some understanding of the research area to readers with some background. This is important as most of the technical articles, such as Bayesian Network, provide the ability to gain some level of understanding of the why/how/what, given you have some familiarity with the science to start.--134.20.11.89 (talk) 21:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
But this need has to be balanced against the need (considered policy), to word all articles in a manner that is accessible to the average user. I understand that you redrafted the page from the original research document, but it still very much reads exactly like you'd expect research to be related at a symposium, and that's just not what we're going for here. It's not citing the relevant technical innovations that I'm talking about - that's entirely appropriate. But the entire article is couched in a very insular field-specific idiolect that's just going to be unapproachable for the average user. And I'm sorry, but if you can't see that, you're spending too much time at those conferences!
Now as to the much more relevant issue of notability, Chiswick has not responded to my concerns as I detailed them after his commentary. You make a point that noun and modifier are not the same as an established idiomatic term pertaining to a distinct field of study. This is true in principle, but it's a higher burden of proof if you're claiming this is now an established sub-discipline of industrial engineering; the sources which support individual points within the article don't necessarily also satisfy the WP:Notability requirements, though, having looked through those references, maybe you could make the argument. But even then, the article would be "Control system resilience theory" or something along those lines and would necessitate a different approach to the content entirely. All of that being said, you have offered to add content concerning more concrete examples of the technology involved to contextualize things. To answer your implied question, yes, that absolutely would go a ways to mitigating what I feel is lacking in the article. That would put some meat on the bones, since this article, as it's title and lead present it, is supposed to be about a trend in technology, not technological speculation. That, and the fact that you seemed to be gone, are the only reason I brought it to AfD, and only after waiting for comment on the talk page for a while. The problems with tone can be slowly refined, but the more immediate bar that the article has to meet is relevant content that satisfies the articles title topic and some solid specific examples of the technology in practice are exactly what that content should be, imo. And I understand that a big part of the subject of the article is the feedback loop between the operator and system and that theory is by necessity wedged in there, I just think the technology should be front and center so the article is consistent in what it's subject is. Snow (talk) 03:16, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment:Control Engineering in general is not a sub-discipline of industrial engineering, let alone the multiple disciplines involved with resilient control systems. Most of the technical articles, such as I mentioned about Bayesian Network, are beyond the normal non-technical user, but you clearly don't make that distinction, nor do you look at the serious omissions and overlaps of the other articles within all the series of links in the control system article. The networked control system article, for instance, specifies systems features that are common to all digital control systems (of the last 30 years) and specifies briefly that the distinction is the communications network and its impacts on the feedback loop. There are a number of papers and compiled volumes that discuss this, but only research into how to possible address latency with no certified solutions. This article says little to even characterize the breadth of communications-related issues that can impact the control loops, nor even much of the more promising research that has been performed to find theories and solutions. However, I do not see you comment on this article or any of the other plethora of control system related links and similar so-called issues, only the resilient control systems article. With this said, I will look to enhance the article with additional content regarding the system technology framework, which I think is most applicable.--Crieger (talk) 04:22, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I'm sure many of the others are flawed or limited but, with respect, we're not discussing the failings of other articles here. Actually, I am going to do some editing on Control system, which has some of its own issues, and would be happy to have your knowledge and assistance in that task, but that really should be discussed elsewhere and can wait. Snow (talk) 05:10, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think it is quite relevant, as it relates to what your root motivations are, as clearly all technical discussions are going to be somewhat (as a minimum) foreign to the non-technical, but that doesn't limit the benefit, and the complaints you oddly have about this article, are consistent with attributes of other articles discussing technologies of similar maturity.--Crieger (talk) 13:56, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, my motivations are also not at all relevant here (other than to say that you should assume good faith). I can't even recall under what context I came to the article, to be honest with you, but I saw it had some significant issues and here we are. Regardless, the failings of other articles and how the present one stacks up next to them is not the focus of this process. I can't edit all of the technical articles on Wikipedia (well, give me time, we'll see ;), but I can attempt to address issues when I come across them. It's an iterative process. As to your point that all technical discussion are going to be somewhat foreign to those uninitiated in the relevant field, this is true, but the current article does not even approach language which represents a minimum barrier to understanding while still maintaining accuracy. The relevant policy for that can be found here (the sections of particular relevance are items number 7 and especially 8).
You don't remember how you arrived here, although you have been passionate enough to write extensively about what is wrong with this one of actually hundreds of control related articles? Okay. It doesn't come close to the concepts you are familiar, perhaps. However, I would submit it does come close for the majority of people that would even care about such things as resilient control, human systems and cyber security. It also provides an introduction that is very straight forward for most, as per the guidance you referenced. Compared to academic papers, this is a very high level read. I am concerned you admit there are similar issues with other subject area articles, but yet as an honest broker, I don't see you go through them and mark them all for deletion (not suggesting in any way that is an appropriate response, but certainly consistent for you). Note that I have added some additional text and a figure, as it was fairly quick to do, and will add more as I get time. While it adds more "meat," I doubt it will make any strides to be more understandable for you.--Crieger (talk) 02:44, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You've made quite a few accusations there, so let me address them in parcel:
You don't remember how you arrived here, although you have been passionate enough to write extensively about what is wrong with this one of actually hundreds of control related articles? However, I would submit it does come close for the majority of people that would even care about such things as resilient control, human systems and cyber security.
I wouldn't say I'm passionate about this particular process; rather this is the kind of routine work that needs to be done to maintain the quality, integrity and tone of the project. Not that I'm under circumstances required to impart to you my motivations here -- these issues should be decided on the merits of the content and the facts, not motivations, real or imagined -- but for the record, let me assure you there's no particular driving passion at work here. I've been trying to be polite about the quality of the content, but if you want me to be frank, I found a horribly (for Wikipedia's purposes anyway) written article of questionable notability and substance which I felt should be deleted. In the interest of consensus and not excluding another contributor's efforts summarily (and because AfD's have many times surprisingly turned an article that was felt useless into something of value), I have tried to work with you in this discussion and on the page itself. You'll notice that I placed a tag at the top of this page to mark my endorsement of keeping this discussion open and your article -- and we rarely use possessive language to refer to articles here, but it seems inappropriately accurate in this case -- from being deleted. I've also tried to help adjust the wording of sections to be more consistent with encyclopedic tone and even fixed some formatting issues. This despite the fact that A) I still have serious misgivings about the value and appropriateness of the content in general and B) my only help in the process is an inexperienced editor with a serious conflict of interest concerning the article's subject matter who shows little interests in taking time to understand Wikipedia policy and process and who views me with open suspicion. It's a pretty ballsy move to question the motivations of another editor when the article in question is basically a transcription of one of your personal research papers, with your own name and work cited prominently (aside from this article, you've contributed in only three others and in each case only to reference your own work or talk up the institution you work for). In any event, your making insinuations that I've decided to go after this subject matter out of sheer vindictive zeal for some reason is not helping your case here. And doesn't make much sense, for that matter, unless maybe you think a resilient control system killed my brother?
Comment:Actually, I believe you are disregarding that a number of other people and organizations are part of the effort. In general, you have also not been polite about the content. I started questioning why you wanted it deleted, as the type of content was consistent with others in the area, but you seem to concentrate on this one. Resilient control systems is an area I understand about, and both the definition and aspects presented lay the ground work for further enhancement by other editors.
Okay. It doesn't come close to the concepts you are familiar, perhaps.
It's not my area of professional expertise, no. But Wikipedia's contributor's are not required to be credentialed experts on the subjects which they contribute to. In fact, the popular view is that being too intimately associated with a subject can be a serious obstacle to objectivity (a premise you ought to be familiar with as a researcher, even if you are in a field of engineering) and level-headed editing and that, as such these topics should be avoided or at least approached with extreme caution -- hint, hint. Even experienced editors have to be careful of this, to say nothing of editors who created an account for no other apparent purpose than to write about their own research. But if you meant to imply that I don't understand the subject matter, then the answer to your question is "hardly". The subject of your article is not that difficult to grasp, nor is the technical complexity that high. The only reason it is difficult to digest is the convoluted (for the average reader, I imagine almost nonsensical) researcher's idiolect that you have presented it in. The only reason I don't have that much difficulty with it is because I come from an academic background initially by way of a social science; there's no abstract, overly-wrought, field-specific-buzz-term-laden, needlessly unapproachable mess of academic psuedo-speak that anyone can throw at me that years of daily exposure to sociologists and anthropologists didn't prepare me to parse! You're not nearly as bad as some I've seen, but the fact remains that the writing style you have applied to this article is completely inconsistent with the tone we strive for here. I have several times directed you to relevant policy pages which signify the kind of language that is expected in a Wikipedia article and which also explain why we use this standard, but you have shown no interest in acclimating yourself to those standards. Instead you continue to insist that your approach would be superior to the people you feel would get the most use out of the article, oblivious to the fact that we intentionally try to write articles in a fashion such that their content can be understood by virtually anyone -- including someone without technical knowledge in the broader field which the subject belongs to and even someone who can't or won't follow a single link on the page to a related article.
Comment:The standards you reference are a guideline, and seeing the resulting products in a related technical area, I see no issue to this and it appears that you are the only editor that really has.
It also provides an introduction that is very straight forward for most, as per the guidance you referenced.
I'm not sure if you are referencing the lead, or the section actually labelled "introduction" (which is redundant to the lead on a Wikipedia article, by the way). If you're referring to the lead, then the reason it is so much more plainly worded is because I added it, as an attempt to point you towards the type of language you might use elsewhere in the article which informs clearly upon the subject without compromising the accuracy of the concepts; unfortunately, it seems it did not have its intended effect, seeing as the content you've added since continues to employ the same inaccessible language you've used in the rest of the article.
Comment:I was referring to the Introduction, but I have since edited the lead that you added as I don't believe it quite reflected the intent. I appreciate your thoughts behind rewriting it, however, as it seems you got enough out of the article to be close.
Compared to academic papers, this is a very high level read.
See, that's a problematic viewpoint for Wikipedia. I'd say most of us here are of the opinion that even extremely complex subjects can be explained to the lay-person if they are broken down and imparted in the right fashion. If you are not capable of doing this for a given subject matter, then you probably shouldn't be a contributor on it's article, let alone basically the sole editor. We have articles ranging from cosmology and mathematical methodology to sitcoms and obscure footwear; the authors of each of those articles had to find a way to reconcile the complexities and context of the subject matter with formulating articles that are accessible to everyone (it's kinda the mission statement, in fact). I'm not saying that this balance is always easy -- sometimes it takes years of collaboration and consensus-building to get it right. What I am saying is that you're miles off from that mark at present and you're proving unwilling (or as-yet incapable) of leaving behind the context in which you usually discuss these concepts and adapting yourself to the requirements of this project, which is one of many reasons why editors are discouraged from contributing where they have a conflict of interest. Here, let's try something -- detail for me, in brief, the ten major statements of fact that you find most relevant to your article, only word them as you would explain them to a highschooler, using no (or at least the smallest amount feasible of) terminology that only a person who works in or near your field would know. If you, apparently a leading authority in the subject, can't do that, then I submit that either A) you are not the ideal person to be participating on this article, let alone being more or less its sole driving force or B) the article 's subject lacks sufficient substance to justify its existence. Or do you believe the complexity of your article is so much more vastly demanding than, say Enumerative combinatorics or Big Bang nucleosynthesis that it defies this approach? Because once I got past the cryptic semantics you employed, I didn't find the content of the present article particularly hard to digest, if I'm to be honest.
Comment:I don't believe this is a complex article, and is not written that way. Unfortunately, it is tough to parse all the terms consistent with the field and still maintain the relevance of the content to an audience that would care, and the extreme examples you mention (and there are plenty more where that came from on Wikipedia) are beyond most high schools or liberal arts college graduates. For those that just want to see what it might mean, they are covered as well, as they don't have to read past the introduction. There is credible of substance to substantiate this article's existence, including several symposia proceedings available on the web, research project results for 5+ years, and engineering documents from a number of organizations and participants.
I am concerned you admit there are similar issues with other subject area articles, but yet as an honest broker, I don't see you go through them and mark them all for deletion (not suggesting in any way that is an appropriate response, but certainly consistent for you).
Actually, yes it would be consistent for me to mark articles with similar issues, and I do, when I see them. But, and I'm not sure how many different ways I can explain this to you -- I'm only one editor. The fact is, I came across this article and it and only it is relevant to the present discussion. You seem to be of the impression that I should only nominate articles for deletion which I am familiar with through some particular context. Perhaps you are unaware that we have many dedicated editors (essential to the operation of this project) who spend the bulk of their time involved in tedious, repetitive tasks involved with removing inappropriate content who rarely ever participate in adding their own. There's no degree of previous level of involvement required -- either with regards to the subject or the article itself -- to make a change to page here, even a deletion. All that is required is that you follow policy and make an effort to form a consensus with other editors. Of course, sitting back and familiarizing yourself with the process before making assertions about how things should be doesn't hurt. Also, it would perhaps benefit you to recall that this is not the article's first AfD, nor am I the first editor to find fault with your fundamental approach to it.
Comment:Understood. The former AfD was more widely debated, and boiled down to use of open content. Although there were people on both sides of the debate, I conceded and rewrote it.
Note that I have added some additional text and a figure, as it was fairly quick to do, and will add more as I get time. While it adds more "meat," I doubt it will make any strides to be more understandable for you.
These additions have done nothing to address the systemic issues with the article, nor do they remove the overriding notability issue raised above. I was actually preparing to dig in for the long haul and spend the next couple of weeks parsing your material into something a little more understandable and seeing if the we couldn't save the article after-all, but given your refusal to do any research regarding Wikipedia process and policy and your outright paranoia about my motivations, I now view this level of collaboration infeasible.
Comment:I, in fact, did read the few references you pointed me. I believe my discussion is on practicality of doing so and consistency with articles of a similar subject matter, which prompted the other discussion.
And shortage of editors, however regrettable, is no reason for deletion either. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:07, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think this idea has potential. Snow (talk) 04:46, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I would agree that the (benign) human interaction role is quite similar, as evidenced by at least one reference to a noted text in this research area. However, there are a number of aspects that are not well covered from normal resilience engineering standpoint, including cyber security. As noted, it is also broader topic (I suggest quite a bit, and know personally one of those leading this area), but certainly very notable and deserving its own project in its own right. Cyber-physical system research also is a related area, and referenced in this article.--Crieger (talk) 13:41, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Sun-60. (non-admin closure) Spartaz Humbug! 04:12, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

David Russo[edit]

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No indications that this TV and film score composer is notable. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:40, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please see newest additions that demonstrate this composer's notability in the following ways: 1. The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times. 2. The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field. - Benatural0000001 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benatural0000001 (talk • contribs) 08:41, 8 June 2012 (UTC) — Benatural0000001 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

  • Comment The BMI award is not one of the major awards listed at WP:MUSIC. Considering the cited reference list 37 winners for this award in 2003 (for broadcast TV only, not counting film and cable), this award may not be selective enough to confer true notability. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:50, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Point taken, though the BMI awards are perhaps not so trivial as the amount of recipients per awards ceremony ratio may suggest. The criteria for receiving this award demonstrates this clearly: BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Note that the article states that only the top rated prime-time network television series are honored. BMI has 500,000 musician members worldwide, with a membership that includes some of the most prolific musicians and publishers in music, film and television. Taking that statistic into consideration, 37 member award recipients out of a 500,000 member body is a very small percentage, and therefore these awards can arguably be viewed as notable. Additionally, this number represents a pool of recipients across many disciplines and categories, so the "large" number is to be expected. Anectodotally, consider the Grammy Awards. There are many more than 37 award recipients per award ceremony, but does this make the honor any less significant? Lastly, consider the second point above in my first comment. Surely this composer has made "a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field" considering the depth of his filmography and discography. Benatural0000001 —Preceding undated comment added 17:20, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment actually, that argument makes the award even less significant. If the award is given simply based on the popularity of the show, it has nothing to do with the accomplishments of the artist at all. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 04:38, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment How is that exactly? Perhaps you may not understand the role of music in film and television industry sufficiently. The popularity of a show is result of the sum of its parts, any one working in any discipline of the entertainment industry will tell you that. Steven Spielberg himself said that Sound and music make up more than half of communicating a story, greater even than what you’re seeing. Francis Ford Coppola also makes this assertion: "...sound was your special friend because sound does at least 50% of the job sharing with picture, but sound was infinitely cheaper than picture. So we decided in the early days... that we would put a big effort in the sound capabilities of the films. Sound, by nature, includes both sound effects and music. Simply put, if these shows had poorly executed music, they would not be as popular. Similarly, if these shows had poorly executed acting or scripts, they would not be as popular. Now this does not mean that films and television shows that have quality music, acting and writing will always be popular. And yes, popularity does not necessarily imply quality. Regardless of these subjective measurements, achieving popularity and success in the film and entertainment industry is a valid measurement of achievement.Benatural0000001 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.5.255.134 (talk) 17:44, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment The popularity of any media project is the result of the combination of a lot of factors, to be sure. But in the end, the technicians and artists responsible for all of those factors are not all notable. A television program in which the boom mike is constantly visible would be ridiculous, but we don't call the guy who holds the boom mike out of the camera shot notable because he has achieved that feat. Notability (for Wikipedia's definition) has clear definitions, and Russo has not met them. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:51, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Here is additional material supporting notability Wikipedia:MUSIC#Criteria_for_musicians_and_ensembles:
1. Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself.
http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHKZ_enUS431US431&sugexp=chrome,mod=9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=composer+interview+david+e+russo+heats+up+the+new+cw+series+nikita
http://www.amazon.com/Composing-Music-A-New-Approach/dp/B0073V7KY8
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041496?refcatid=3219
5. Has released two or more albums on a major label or on one of the more important indie labels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-60#Discography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Russo#Discography
10. Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_(TV_series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Blue_(TV_series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Hour_(U.S._TV_series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Miami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick

Benatural0000001 —Preceding undated comment added 07:28, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    • Comment Of all of those items, the only one that comes close to being a real sign of notability is the Examiner interview, but one must consider the nature of Examiner.com itself (essentially an outlet for independent bloggers) to evaluate whether this constitutes significant coverage. Let's look at the rest of the claims one by one.
      1. The Amazon book link isn't even real: the authors listed for the book are incorrect, as can be seen at the book's Google Books entry.
      2. The Variety "article" is really just a listing of the composers for every prime-time television show for the summer of 2011.
      3. The Sun-60 discography is real: if this is the only claim to notability, then the article can be redirected.
      4. The David Russo "discography" is just a list of Russo's credits: he didn't release these albums, he is just credited on the production of them.
      5. The WP:BAND criteria in regard to "performed a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show,..." refers to composers or performers responsible for the generally recognizable theme for a show (say, the theme from M*A*S*H), not the generally unrecognizable background music. The TV credits for Russo seem to be exclusively for "additional music" or for single episode music. His film music credits are as a "programmer" -- not generally the artist one credits with creating the music. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:51, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment Yes I see your point. Though the final point with regards to "composers or performers responsible for the generally recognizable theme for a show (say, the theme from M*A*S*H), not the generally unrecognizable background music." might be inaccurate. He has composed all of the music, including the main theme, for the TV show Nikita (TV series).
    • CommentHere is a review that comments on the his work: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Nikita-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/22615/ Does this qualify as published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, online versions of print media, and television documentarie? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benatural0000001 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment That review doesn't really count as significant coverage: it's a review of the DVD release and the note about Russo constitutes about 1/2 of the last sentence, which is buried in a paragraph about the sound quality of the disk. And it's not a terribly favorable 1/2 sentence at that, but Wikipedia guidelines don't require favorable coverage. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 19:59, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Redirect to Sun-60. I do not see that the notability criteria are satisfied by any of the material above. My own seraches did not turn up anything either. As a member of Sun-p60, a rediect to that article is appropriate. -- Whpq (talk) 17:26, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 12:20, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

José Treviño Morales[edit]

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Trevino was just arrested on June 12 for being a money launderer of a Mexican drug cartel. Wikipedia is not a newspaper per WP:NOTNEWSPAPER. As Trevino wasn't a "renowned national or international figure", he also fails WP:CRIME. Trevino has a brother, Miguel Treviño Morales, who is a drug trafficker. Prod was contested with "This is a breaking story covered by international media, national media and local media in two countries. There is enough information from various sources that it should be easy for Wikipedias editors to compile it and have a José Treviño Morales piece alongside and separate from his brothers Miguel and Omar." Bgwhite (talk) 23:05, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment. The news coverage about this subject certainly doesn't appear to be "routine", so I'm leaning towards a redirect or even a "wait and see" at this time. It's been asserted that he is second-in-command of Los Zetas, which I think would warrant a redirect. I don't think he is a notable horse owner, but he has one that won All American Futurity. Location (talk) 01:16, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per WP:GNG. Given the subject's separate links to the drug cartel and horse racing, I would be OK with leaving the title as is. Kudos to ComputerJA for adding reliable sources. Location (talk) 13:49, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. The article is in pretty good shape now. There's a lot more info left that needs to be included, but it's fine now. ComputerJA (talk) 02:43, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - easily passes notability guidelines. However, I take the WP:PERP point here, and the article should probably be renamed and rewritten to focus on the event (the raid) rather than the person. Robofish (talk) 12:20, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. No evidence of notability presented under WP:GNG or WP:NFOOTBALL. j⚛e deckertalk 04:25, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hallam Hope[edit]

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Not notable. Fails WP:NFOOTBALL: hasn't played a game in a professional league. Also fails WP:GNG: has had very little media coverage as far as I can see. Clicriffhard (talk) 22:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Electriccatfish2 (talk) 00:11, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sioma[edit]

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African town stub of dubious notability, the only (unsourced) claim is that it's near to some waterfalls which are notable. Salimfadhley (talk) 21:18, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - It does appear to be an actual settlement. [1] Even the nom is not disputing it's a town. --Oakshade (talk) 21:39, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep: A quick look through Google Books shows this town actually exists where it says it does. Added two additional sources to the article to give a better idea that this does exist. --LauraHale (talk) 11:55, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: This is a well-sourced article about an actual geographical location. Maile66 (talk) 13:17, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep WP:NPLACE: Cities and villages are generally kept, regardless of size, as long as their existence is verified through a reliable source Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:03, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 12:19, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shupanga[edit]

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Yet another unreferenced stub from User:Oakley77, an experienced editor who I feel should know better than to create articles without references. Salimfadhley (talk) 21:14, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment. We generally keep settlements and a Google Books search finds multiple mentions of this place. • Gene93k (talk) 01:59, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Indeed, the original stub had all info false (the name of the place and the country). I added two sources, corrected the info, and strongly warned the creator, who seems to have multiple issues with creation of unsourced articles and introduction of false info. I will work further on the article, howewer, in the present state it is sources and at least correct.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:33, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Villages are inherently notable and Ymblanter has verified its existence with a few good sources. Jenks24 (talk) 01:32, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete the original unsourced and incorrect article (i.e. all revisions from 23 May to 13 June), but keep the new article created on 14 June by Ymblanter. --Hegvald (talk) 13:31, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep- Keep the new article. Provide and update additional reliable references, if possible. --Bharathiya (talk) 19:09, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Whether a subsequent redirect to Laotian rock rat is appropriate is an editorial decision.  Sandstein  19:09, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kebab rat[edit]

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Article is Original Research with no sources (since at least 2008). A search ("kebab rat" -wikipedia -blog -"is a pejorative term used in the East End" -facebook) finds no reliable sources. Article itself admits term is London slang: but Wikipedia is not a dictionary; and that the term is urban myth, i.e. made up. Phrases like "it is likely", "It is believed that" and "which might suggest" also show the article is Original Research by construction. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Rodents being used in kebabs is not an urban myth (one discovers all sorts of wonderful things at AfD!), but this topic does not merit stand-alone coverage here, per WP:N. I don't think that even a brief mention in kebab would be merited, reliable sources simply do not discuss this. Quasihuman (talk • contribs) 21:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete nn, no WP:RS--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 23:04, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Clarify =Only 1 edit by me, April 3, 2 links removed.--Canoe1967 (talk) 02:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete or Redirect as above. Some evidence this term is used in a different context, no reliable sources to back up the use of this phrase in London's End End. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 12:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 12:21, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gliding New Zealand[edit]

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  • Delete. Non-notable organisation. Contested PROD. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 20:11, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. A little research revealed that it was formerly called New Zealand Gliding Association (name changed to Gliding New Zealand in 2000). Searching the old name does yield some coverage in independent reliable sources like this for example.--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 23:10, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Still does not meet WP:ORG. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 23:12, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep The organisation covers 27 gliding clubs and schools with a combined flying membership of about 900 pilots and about 360 aircraft in New Zealand. It sends delegates to the meetings of the IOC-recognised, governing body for air sports, the FAI. As independent evidence of its existence I propose the agenda for the 2012 annual general meeting of the FAI. In many of the minutes and agendas they are referred to as 'New Zealand' or the 'delegate from New Zealand' but page 13 on the trophy management section of this agenda they have their full name. see this one . There is also a respected magazine called 'Gliding International' which has many references, but this will not be accessible to many contributors to this discussion.JMcC (talk) 23:58, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There's a lot of organisations with more than 900 members that aren't notable. If they're a member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale they could be merged there as part of a list of member organisations. References to Gliding International would help establish notability (you can provide references even if the magazine is not online), but would still count only as a single source for proving notability. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The following references were found to prove notability including two from NZ government/government agencies and a national newspaper:
http://www.glidingcanterbury.org.nz/ "Affiliated to "Gliding New Zealand"
http://www.glidingtaranaki.com/Flying.html "training is provided by Gliding New Zealand qualified instructors"
http://www.glideomarama.com/SoaringSchool/Introcourses "note you will need a Gliding New Zealand Medical Certificate"
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10801613 "He was the national operations officer for Gliding New Zealand"
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/aerial-recreation/3 "The national association, Gliding New Zealand, controls the sport by setting standards and managing the training of pilots, instructors, engineers and tow pilots. It also organises contests, selects teams for world competitions, and represents New Zealand on the International Gliding Commission."
http://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/Rule_Dev_Process/ACAG_Membership.htm "Civil Aviation Authority Aviation Community Advisory Group"
Other major national gliding organisations have their own WP pages eg Soaring Society of America (12,500 members) JMcC (talk) 19:43, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Very obviously notable. Article lacks references which is a problem, hopefully they will be added shortly. I have paper sources in the loft (attic) if needs be. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 01:10, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - wholeheartedly support Nimbus and previous. WP:N is a guideline, not a policy, which says it is the "standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense.......". True. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moriori (talk • contribs) 02:45, 14 June 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]
Guidelines can be overridden if there's a good reason to do so. What exactly is the reason why this organisation particularly deserves a WP page despite not meeting the notability criteria? --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:12, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I believe WP:COMMONSENSE is the one being applied here... - The Bushranger One ping only 16:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep sufficiently notable within its field, does need work. NealeFamily (talk) 10:12, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Someone is free to create a redirect if they think it appropriate. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:24, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

One Diamond, One Heart (The Smashing Pumpkins song)[edit]

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While I can see the need to create articles about singles from a particular album, in this case, it's literally just an article about some random track from Smashing Pumpkins' newest album, which according to numerous found sources, has so far released no singles whatsoever. Notability-wise, it fails WP:GNG. elektrikSHOOS (talk) 19:58, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete – fails WP:NSONG. Fezmar9 (talk) 20:16, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Fail WP:NSONGS. (I posted the source he used to make this article on the album's talk page as a way to bulk up the album's article, not create articles for random songs. I guess this article's creator did not understand that. I've clarified my intentions on the album's talk page.) Sergecross73 msg me 20:42, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. fails WP:NSONGS and WP:GNG--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 23:15, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Merge information into the album article. - Theornamentalist (talk) 17:14, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - I don't think that's really necessary, everything outside of the "Background" section was already ripped straight from the album article, and the whole background section is a giant quote ripped from the source that I've already put on the talk page as something to use. Considering all he did was copy and paste a paragraph and link, the quote is excessively long, and the source is available at the album article, there's nothing to "merge" really... Sergecross73 msg me 15:34, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment I understand, but one can certainly change the quote into prose, leave a redirect behind for the album. - Theornamentalist (talk) 21:38, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • I know, I'm just saying everything that is needed to "merge" any of this article's information to the album article, is essentially already at the album article, especially considering anything from this article would need heavy reworking. Sergecross73 msg me 01:06, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete — article fails WP:GNG and as others have said, WP:NSONG can be used here. ⇒TAP 16:16, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. No evidence of notability provided under WP:BASIC. j⚛e deckertalk 14:03, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rilion Gracie[edit]

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This article has no independent sources and fails to show why its subject is notable. The talk page points out a possible copyright concern, but that can be fixed. I'm more concerned that the only supported notability claim is that he is a Gracie and notability is not inherited.

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The result was no consensus. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:25, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Katherine Dienes[edit]

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1. notability in doubt 2. most likely claim of "most senior" cannot be verified due to source registration (and intro hints that several women were appointed possibly not making her the first) - the exceptional claim needs exceptional refs 3. cannot verify claims/linkrot/lack of WP:RS Widefox (talk) 10:51, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • comment: I think most of the material here was originally added by me, some while ago, in a bit of a hurry, and I apologise for the weak referencing. It did all came from sources, more or less reliable, though: I don't think there's any 'original research'. I'll see if I can track down some trustworthy sources to add. mooncow 18:56, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment: btw, the opening line of the Church Times article reads "At Guildford on 1 January, Katherine Dienes-Williams became the first serving woman organist and master of the choristers in any of England’s 43 Anglican cathedrals", which I think clarifies the possible ambiguity implied by the intro description and provides an authoritative source for the exceptional claim. It can be checked at good libraries -- not all references can always be free online, though I agree it's good when they can be. I'll update the ref to a form that includes the quote and can be checked in periodical/journal libraries as well as online. mooncow 18:59, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment:appreciate that Mooncow. question is: news or encyclopaedia? Widefox (talk) 11:47, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
yup, often the issue with BLP when events are still recent. Church Times is not your average newspaper, but neither is it a reviewed academic journal... I'll see what else I can find. mooncow 15:30, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep - added a couple of sources, one of them (Ext links) Guildford Cathedral itself - in the circumstances, I think we can assume a reliable source, just as it isn't exactly likely the Church Times was making it all up. It is now certain that the subject of this article is notable on the grounds stated. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:55, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The sources are helpful (although primary, independent?). WP:BLP1E seems appropriate with this BLP - biog claim for notability seems to be for "first" event and nothing else, and the preferred option is an entry on the event. The event seems so minor that it would not justify an article in itself anyhow. This reasoning against policy and after a search for sources makes me confident this BLP and event is newsworthy but fails notability. Can you reason your confidence? Widefox (talk) 15:26, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Well, if she was known only for being woman 1 in job x, then I'd certainly agree. But she isn't. I thought I was adding sources just to show that the facts were correct as they seemed from the tagging to be in dispute. Since we're now ok with those, question the next is, is her fame ongoing and widespread with material in reliable sources? I think so, and will add sources to show that. Right of you to ask. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:37, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:26, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lighthouse Beach, Great Fish River[edit]

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Not notable, unlikely to become a useful article NJR_ZA (talk) 17:19, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete. I tried Google searches for ("lighthouse beach" "fish river" nude) and ("lighthouse beach" "fish river" fkk), the latter to try to catch German-language coverage. I found a few one-line mentions of the beach, but nothing else. This doesn't appear to satisfy WP:GNG. Ammodramus (talk) 20:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete searches yield no significant coverage in any reliable sources, fails WP:GNG--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 23:20, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment: "It is probably not necessary to walk the full 3km to swim naked, It would be fine to disrobe after about 1.5 to 2km." I love useful information like this, though sadly it does not belong on Wikipedia. The lighthouse may be notable however, it dates to 1898.[4][5][6]--Milowent • hasspoken 02:24, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete because Wikipedia is not a travel guide. Flygon's friend- Smarter than the average bear! 01:37, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Speedy keep, nominator withdraws with no other comments advocating delete. (non-admin closure) Quasihuman (talk • contribs) 22:20, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Caitlin's Way episodes[edit]

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The article has no sources, it has nothing to verify any of the content. Even if it did, it's an entirely unnecessary content fork of the Caitlin's Way article. Prod was removed. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep or merge. Two problems with your nomination. First, you are not claiming (nor do I think you could) that this information is unverifiable, only that it is not verified at present beyond citations to the episodes themselves (which presumably verify the episodes' titles). It is unlikely that there is no source in existence that could verify the broadcast dates and episode titles of a television series that aired on a major cable network, and that these sources have not yet been added is not grounds for deletion because it's a surmountable problem.

    Second, whether or not it is "necessary" to have split this off from the main Caitlin's Way article is a question of article size; see WP:CFORK ("...as an article grows, editors often create Summary style spin-offs or new, linked article for related material. This is acceptable, and often encouraged, as a way of making articles clearer and easier to manage."), WP:SPINOUT, and Wikipedia:Summary style. At most, if it isn't "necessary" to maintain this separately, then it would just be merged back into the parent article, and per WP:ATD you still don't have a deletion candidate. postdlf (talk) 17:51, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    • Yes, by all means merge it but it is currently unverified by anything and asserts no notability as far as I can see. This kind of "normal behaviour" of spinning off episode lists with no sources is diabolical and should be avoided. Note: I listed it here as a removed prod, so while your "problems" with my nomination are certainly fascinating, I'm doing this procedurally. If you give a damn about keeping this as a standalone list, at least have the courtesy to put in some verifiable reliable sources... Cheers!! The Rambling Man (talk) 18:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Withdraw nomination. Will follow the reasonable advice of two seasoned editors and propose a merger. Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:37, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Consensus that this is a non-notable band (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 12:11, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Unsung Heroes (Band)[edit]

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A band that does not seem to meet the requirements of WP:NBAND. Although the page appears to be sourced, upon looking at the references, I've found that the only one that is actually a legitimate source is not even about this band, rather its a review of a different band that happens to share a member with this one. The other sources are only Youtube links, and shops where you can buy the music. I have been unable to find any other reliable source to replace these. I initially tagged this for Speedy Deletion, however that was declined due to the reviewing admin stating that its media references was a claim of notability. However, its important to note that its only airtime has been on BBC Tees, which is only a local affiliate of BBC radio that is only broadcast is certain parts of England, and the requirement at WP:NBAND is that they must be placed on rotation on a national scale. Its only other claim to fame is headlining a music festival. However, researching that particular music festival gives me nothing except for listings on standard upcoming event-style sites, and thus I'm led to believe that the festival is a relatively minor and unnotable event itself, thus this band's participation in it does not help establish notability. Rorshacma (talk) 16:39, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Which of these can be used as sources

http://lyricsjunction.com/lyrics/the-unsung-heroes/thats-reality/ http://www.indiependude.com/2012/04/check-out-unsung-heroes-single-out.html http://www.208records.co.uk/ thenorthernline.com/2012/04/04/stockton-calling-2012-2/ http://www.thisisstockton.co.uk/whatson/The-Unsung-Heroes.asp http://www.teesmusicscene.co.uk/review-unsung-heroes/

please help improve this page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hollyroouk (talk • contribs) 17:00, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Hmm, of those, only the last has any chance of being counted as a reliable source, and even that is rather iffy since it seems to be purely local coverage. The other types of links (lyric pages, show listings, unnotable blogs) never count as reliable sources. Rorshacma (talk) 17:20, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How/When will consideration be removed from article? 31.83.206.181 (talk) 22:33, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


How many sources will the article need??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.78.156.177 (talk) 17:23, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi i have corrected sources and still researching can the consideration for deletion be removed??

Hollyroouk (talk) 08:56, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion will run for one week when an administrator will judge the consensus and either keep or delete the article. QU TalkQu 21:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The Unsung Heroes (band) was repeatedly speedy deleted (see log) and was therefore creation protected as a result. Hollyroouk is therefore clearly a sockpuppet of User201212, see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of User201212 and the creation of the article under that title is clearly an attempt at block evasion. Valenciano (talk) 13:25, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete, fails WP:BAND - no substantial coverage by third party sources. -Cntras (talk) 13:37, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Comprehensively fails the General notability guidelines and fails to fulfill any of the alternative notability criteria at WP:BAND. Not surprising since this group's one and only single was released two weeks ago. No doubt the WP article is part of its internet marketing campaign. Review of available sources:
Harrison, Flicky (16 February 2011). "REVIEW Time For Change by Master Colony". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 1 June 2012. [Doesn't mention the band at all, passing mention of one of its members in a review of another band]
Express & Star (2008-02-20). "Inspiral Carpets fly high again". Retrieved 2010-11-01. [Doesn't mention the band at all. Passing mention of the DJ who allegedly played the band's single on Beatwolf Radio three years later.]
Adamson, Christopher (19 April 2012). "Review: The Unsung Heroes". Tees Music Scene. Retrieved 13 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help) [Local website run by journalism students [7]]
Voceditenore (talk) 14:36, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note the "chart" which the band's single has entered was deceptively decribed in the article as Indiependent Music Charts (piped to UKChartsPlus). However, the reference given is to a download site called "International Independent Charts", which only rates recordings which are marketed on their site [8] and has nothing to do with UKChartsPlus. Voceditenore (talk) 15:00, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Although the above information states violations I can assure this wasn't intended to decieve the reader, I am in no way connected to this band but have an interest in new established acts and labels. I'm a music lover not a pr puppet "otherwise I'd be on some kind of payroll"
I do realise this article lacks sources but I was hoping to expand this over time along with other contributors.
213.205.232.28 (talk) 06:55, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am really confused about all of this, I know that i shouldn’t have created multiple accounts and realise this was against Wikipedia policy and shouldn’t have evaded this. I this indefinite block of my IP this I feel is quiet unfair

I am an independent person to this contribution The Unsung Heroes (Band) it is extremely hard to find sources because of their Band name. I should have checked that before I created this and choice a band more easily notable to create my first article.  I am an English media Student at Newcastle University and felt that this would be good practice for me to gain some real life experience.  I have seen this band perform once at Northumbria University but have no connection to them. I thought with this band being quite hard to search for this would be a good information page “NOT in any way a promotional tool for them. I would like to expand my contribution to this article but would recommend for it to be kept as a UK-band Stub with the minimal information until more can be verified, although at this moment I cant fully prove their notability this band are really under the radar and more notability will be inevitably added soon.   212.183.128.216 (talk) 22:12, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can i also add The Unsung Heroes played with The View on the 10th June and are again on the 28th June. I found this information on 208 Records website http://www.208records.co.uk/

Also found this article in Leed Music Scene http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/10311/

And an interview http://www.chunechat.com/the-unsung-heroes.html

212.183.128.216 (talk) 22:45, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chunechat has a blog like feel about it and besides that, says: "This is a website where we encourage artists, bands, singer/songwriters, etc., to showcase their work. Any music is welcomed from classical to country to heavy rock." Even if it were a reliable source (which I strongly doubt) they don't seem very choosy about who they include. The Leeds site also seems to be blog/fanzine style. I'd be looking for better sources, for example newspaper reports of this band, to establish notability. If sufficient sources don't exist then I'm afraid we can't just keep this article lying around as a stub on the offchance that the band may become famous per WP:UPANDCOMING. Valenciano (talk) 23:05, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Off topic message for 212.183.128.216 Normally this doesn't belong in an AfD, but since your IP keeps changing, a user talk page communication is impossible. If you are a registered user who has been blocked, you may not evade your block this way. All edits by sockpuppets and IPs used for block evasion can be reverted on sight. You say "I know that i shouldn’t have created multiple accounts". How many did you create? My advice to you is to go back to your original account and sign in with your original user name. Then go to your talk page, which you will still be able to edit even if you are blocked and appeal your block. You do this by adding {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} to the bottom of your talk page. Read Wikipedia:Guide to appealing blocks first. Voceditenore (talk) 23:48, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. The latest two sources are poor quality and do nothing to attest to the subject's notability. Leedsmusicscene.net allows bands to publish their profiles and fan reviews [9]. The "article" is simply a press release. It is also virtually identical to the wording in the WP article of this version. Chunechat.com is little better, a local amateur self-published site. You need to read Wikipedia:Reliable sources and really take that guidance on board. You also need to read WP:BAND which explains the notability criteria we use here. This band does not pass a single one of them. That is why you are having a hard time finding coverage. We do not keep articles while we wait for a subject to become notable (if ever). We publish articles on subjects which already are notable. No "emerging" artists—only those who have emerged, so much so that they are receiving significant coverage in multiple reliable sources beyond their hometown. There's plenty of time later to publish an article about them when they've finally made it, but until then, this is not the place for an article about them. Voceditenore (talk) 00:16, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I have removed any unsourced information from The Unsung Heroes (Band) because it was a mistake and should have been written I was just trying to expand the article to soon. This page is up for deletion and I am trying to help the chances of this being kept, The Unsung Heroes announced on their social networking sites their single is being used in Germany for a high profile tv advert. This this article was maybe created a little soon before this band can be fully notable. Their drummer was a member of another 208 Records band The Master Colony do these facts not be taken into consideration??

Also why hasn't the page been removed or discussion closed??? 2.219.78.25 (talk) 23:10, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Discussions are normally closed after 7 days. Sometimes they're left a bit longer, depending on admin workload.. It will eventually be closed. But please do not remove the AfD template from the article. It will be removed by the editor who closes the discussion. Voceditenore (talk) 17:19, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Diana Vickers. redirect but feel free to merge anything useful (non-admin closure) Spartaz Humbug! 04:22, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Diana Vickers' Untitled Second Album[edit]

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Seems to be a prime example of WP:TOOSOON. Article is about an album which has been very vaguely promised since 2010. Album has no name and no confirmed release date. Since 2010 the artist has been dropped by her record label. The sources cited only say that Vickers is planning a second album. Sources mainly attribute their information to Vicker's Twitter announcements, or occasionally in a direct interview, therefore they are not enirely independent or reliable. I've no idea where the long list of single comes from (or what it represents) - it seems to be entirely original research. How can an unnamed album meet WP:GNG?! The Diana Vickers article already contains this speculation in-depth. Sionk (talk) 16:24, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please note author has subsequently moved the page to Music To Make Boys Cry, with no apparent justification. Sionk (talk) 22:39, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Although, Vickers has recently announced the album is titled Music To Make Boys Cry and is penned for a September 2012 release. Popjustice have also confirmed Diana has been signed to Virgin Records, so she is not left without a lebel. The song list has been confirmed by Diana herself, and there is much information about the writing, recording, composition and production of the album. As the year goes on she will definately reveal more about her album.• Sangha357 (talk) 12:52, 18 June 2012

  • Merge referenced content with Diana Vickers. Some of the content is well-referenced (STV, DigitalSpy, The Sun, Popjustice), but some (like the list of recorded songs) isn't properly referenced. Usual WP policy is that unreleased albums are not notable except in special circumstances. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:15, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per WP:CRYSTALBALL, could merge as possible. --Nouniquenames (talk) 16:11, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:27, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sarah Bakewell[edit]

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I have tried to clean this article up, but the creator (who probably has a conflict of interest) keeps reverting to reintroduce unsourced promotional material. The subject herself fails WP:AUTHOR as none of her works have had a lasting impact and she isn't discussed separately from her most notable book. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 15:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep and clean up if necessary. I don't know what the agenda is here, but deleting 90% of a sourced article and nominating it for deletion is not helpful. One of the deleted sources was a book review in the New York Times. The remaining Guardian link contains a review by The Guardian of the same book. Bakewell is very likely to meet WP:AUTHOR on that basis. I will revert your unnecessary and time-wasting deletion and remove the innacurate 'unreferenced' tag. Sionk (talk) 17:33, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note to other editors - I have attempted to clean up the article and add reliable newspaper reviews (Ubelowme has found a third review - see below). The subject appears to be a respected author. Unfortunately the nominator here is persisting in deleting the content and sources. I haven't got time to pick a fight. Please look at the article in the edit history if this happens again. Sionk (talk) 21:05, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. I found [10] the New York Times review and a review [11] in the Independent, and she's won a National Book Critics Circle Award [12]. These alone would be enough to convince me of her notability. Ubelowme (talk) 17:40, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep – Not only for the reasons listed above, but because this is a valid article that is less than one day old. Immediately tagging it for lack of references seems like slamming the newcomer. I'm also unclear how the CoI claim can be substantiated. Regards, RJH (talk) 21:59, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I don't want to get into a fight here either, and normally I wouldn't bother replying, but I feel I need to answer some of the concerns raised. If you have a look at the revision of the article immediately before I nominated it for deletion, you'll see that the claim that I "deleted 90% of a sourced article" is inaccurate - there was only one citation used in the article that wasn't to the subject's personal website, and that source didn't back up anything written in the article. At least one editor agreed with me, restoring "my" version after the author reverted. Also, aside from the references to the subject's personal website, I didn't delete any sources; the sources to which Sionk is referring were actually external links (though I do admit to the removal of the link to the NYT review being an error, I must have highlighted it along with the link above or something). Overall, people, I'd like a little assumption of good faith, if that's not too much to ask. I don't really understand Sionk's aggressive stance towards me, either - at no point did he approach me to ask my rationale, he just shot off on the kind of attack seen above. I don't know what kind of motive he believes I have, I assure you Sarah Bakewell has never killed my dog or anything like that! Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 22:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. WP:SNOW. Nominator is reminded of WP:BEFORE, and that AfD is not for cleanup. The Bushranger One ping only 04:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of universities in Iran[edit]

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WP:NOTLINKFARM. Fails the Purposes of lists and does not add content or meaning to our encyclopedia, rather directs readers off Wikipedia. Wikipedia is Not a Link Farm to External Websites --Hu12 (talk) 15:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Strong keep (WP:SOFIXIT) No no no. Look at the {{Asia topic|List of universities in}} template at the bottom of the article. Many other countries' university lists are of similar quality, and it's unlikely we'll ever be able to cover these universities adequately in the English Wikipedia. In the absence of a working article on a university, a link to its official page seems harmless. But even if you are dead-set against removing the links, the list of university names has some value. Deletion here would be an awful precedent, as there are many articles with the same format. --BDD (talk) 16:04, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy keep via nominator withdraw? See long practice. --→gab 24dot grab← 16:55, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and WP:SOFIXIT. As per above, this is standard topic. The solution is to improve and not delete the list. -- KTC (talk) 17:36, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep - Obviously an encyclopedic topic. Removal of the green links in the body is an editorial matter, not a notability matter. They'd actually be fine if converted into footnotes, I think. Carrite (talk) 19:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and improve - Simply convert the links to inline citations. Northamerica1000(talk) 23:59, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep Universities are usually considered notable, so a list of them is entirely valid by WP:L. I agree it needs reformatting (convert into a table, separate out links, provide wikilinks for any unis with an English WP article). --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:22, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy deleted by User:Jimfbleak under criterion G12. (Non-admin closure.) "Pepper" @ 20:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Information technology Bangladesh[edit]

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Massive OR essay Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 15:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Speedy delete as copyvio of this page. Tagged for speedy delete, unfortunately some tinkering with the G10 tag means that the AFD tag is now missing from the page. Hairhorn (talk) 17:24, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good work, thanks for that. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 17:26, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. No evidence of notability presented under WP:GNG nor WP:FILMMAKER. j⚛e deckertalk 04:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Giuseppe Rossi (film director)[edit]

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Delete per lack of notability established in accordance with general or topical notability guidelines for filmmakers. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 14:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was withdrawn by nominator, with no dissension from only other voice in the discussion.

The zambrano family history[edit]

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This article appears to be an attempt to create a history of the name Zambrano and to trace the name through history. Unfortunately, it is in such a state of disorder that it is impossible to clean up to anything resembling an actual article. It appears to be mostly a collection of thought and ideas, and text copied from elsewhere (copyvio noted where appropriate), but with no real cohesion. There is no verifiable indication that the name Zambrano refers to a single family, or whether it is simply a common name. The one source that might have provided some useful information proves to be hopelessly confused, indicating that one member of the Zambrano family lineage served Philip I of France in his battle against the Huguenots (Philip reined from 1060 to 1108; the Huguenots did not appear until the 1560s), and goes on to state that the son of that Zambrano went on to serve Charles V of France who reined from 1364 - 1380 (meaning the son loved some 260 years after the father). With such discrepancies, the value of this source has to be seriously questioned, and without this source, this family history is just a collection of people who happen to have the same last name. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:33, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Zambrano: Now that I have stripped down the article, it has become clear that the information would work much better in the article Zambrano, which would then also talk about the origins.history of the surname rather than just listing of examples. I think this is the best option.--Coin945 (talk) 22:40, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Withdrawn Based on further investigation, I have re-evaluated the reliability of this source. When one realizes the source is talking about Philip I of Castile, not Philip I of France, the timeline falls into place. With Coin and myself already looking to improve the article, and other editors welcome to join in, we may well wrestle an article from this yet. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:39, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:28, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jupiter-Avia[edit]

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Almost no information provided for an article to be considered as such. Jetstreamer Talk 13:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I wasn't looking for Google hits. I was looking for sources. There aren't any that satisfy WP:GNG. Msnicki (talk) 23:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
And, as I said, Google is not the be-all and end-all. Sources are not required to be online. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:53, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sources don't need to be online but they do have to exist and they need to be about the subject. What sources do you rely on? I don't think they exist anywhere. Msnicki (talk) 14:14, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Pointing out the lack of even one source that's both reliable and actually about the subject and the lack of any reason for possible notability is not an WP:ATA. Msnicki (talk) 23:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Flight International is a reliable source, and the claim that an airline has "[no] reason for possible notability" is preposterous. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What reliable sources??? All I see are mentions of the name, basically nothing else, on a few lists of questionable reliability. Msnicki (talk) 23:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Flight International is not a "list of questionable reliability", it is an impeccable source. For a scheduled airline, that is sufficient. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:51, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
All that shows is that it used to exist. Mere existence is not sufficient to establish notability. If it were, everything would be notable. Msnicki (talk) 14:12, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
For an airline that operated scheduled service, WP:CONSENSUS is that if it can be verified as existing through reliable sources it is notable enough for an article. - The Bushranger One ping only 16:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to know where you find support for that claim anywhere in the guidelines. I'm relying on WP:GNG, which requires significant coverage: ""Significant coverage" means that sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention ..." And from WP:NRVE, "No subject is automatically or inherently notable merely because it exists: The evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition, and that this was not a mere short-term interest, nor a result of promotional activity or indiscriminate publicity, nor is the topic unsuitable for any other reason. Sources of evidence include recognized peer reviewed publications, credible and authoritative books, reputable media sources, and other reliable sources generally." Msnicki (talk) 16:48, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
And I'm relying on WP:CONSENSUS, as explained by Oakshade below. Slavish adherence to the rules in defiance of WP:COMMONSENSE doesn't serve Wikipedia's readers. - The Bushranger One ping only 04:07, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
From WP:AFDFORMAT, "The debate is not a vote". From WP:DPAFD, "These processes are not decided through a head count, so participants are encouraged to explain their opinion and refer to policy." The important consensus we should be thinking about in this discussion is the consensus we already have in the form of our policies and guidelines. WP:IAR is intended to encourage fast action be taken when necessary. It contemplates emergency responses and simply doing your best to help build useful content: " Even if a contribution "violates" the precise wording of a rule, it might still be a good contribution." It does not contemplate being offered up as an excuse for why an article shouldn't have to satisfy WP:GNG. WP:IAR is not a reason for saying we should have an article on Wikipedia that violates our basic policy of WP:Verifiability: "Verifiability, and not truth, is one of the fundamental requirements for inclusion in Wikipedia", certainly not just because WP:ILIKEIT or WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS. The only "sources" we have basically only list the name. That's not enough to write an article that can possibly satisfy WP:V. When you invoke WP:IAR, you frustrate constructive discussion with an implicit claim that discussion is unnecessary because you know better and the rules don't matter. Msnicki (talk) 14:55, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't appreciate the suggestion that I think this should be kept because WP:ILIKEIT, and the claim that the article violates the verfiability policy is singularly disingenuous. WP:GNG is a guideline, not a policy, and sometimes WP:COMMONSENSE must be applied and the 'rules' ignored. It is long-standing WP:CONSENSUS that all scheduled airlines are notable, just as all verifiable geographical locations are notable; it's a case where the value of the information to the reader and Wikipedia's remit as a gazetteer call for the article to be retained - an article which, in this case, is indeed verifable through reliable sources; Flight International is an esteemed, published source, and for further verification see this from the International Air Transport Association. Also, while I can't read Russian, this looks intriguing... The article passes WP:V, uses WP:RS, and WP:CONSENSUS is that it is notable, something that no amount of WP:WIKILAWYERING will alter. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:29, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You've repeatedly cited WP:COMMONSENSE. Have you read it? "There is no common sense ... When advancing a position or justifying an action, base your argument on existing agreements, community foundation issues and the interests of the encyclopedia, not your own common sense. Exhorting another editor to "just use common sense" is likely to be taken as insulting, for good reasons." Msnicki (talk) 00:49, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Bushranger and MilborneOne. Needing improvement is not a reason to delete. Mjroots (talk) 06:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: per The Bushranger, MilborneOne, and Mjroots. -- Dewritech (talk) 08:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per all the keep votes above. As for Msnicki question of finding consensus anywhere on scheduled airlines being considered notable, every AfD on scheduled airlines, past or present, have been retained. --Oakshade (talk) 22:59, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
How do you know it was scheduled? Nothing in the sources provided says anything about whether they were scheduled or charter. Further, even if they were scheduled, nothing in the guidelines confers automatic notability on airline just so long as it's scheduled. Nor is the fact that WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS particularly helpful guidance on what we should do in this case. What is helpful in deciding notability, which is what an AfD is all about, is to consider the notability guidelines and the sources. And the sources just aren't there. All we have are 3 trivial mentions.
  • Keep. Perfectly good article, the airline existed right? So it must be included with as much information as we have, and in this case there are already 3 references, so not an empty article by any means. Speed74 (talk) 07:35, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Did you read the sources or just count them? The airlinehistory.co.uk link is to a page listing 44 Armenian airlines, one per line, giving only the name, operating dates, code and status. It appears they're simply trying to make the list complete, not decide which airlines were actually important. Further there's no "editorial" oversight; this is just a private site owned by a non-notable individual, David Lyall. This is the essence of a trivial mention.
The aerotransport.org link is database query of the planes the airline owned. That's just registry data that likely gets generated the same as if you sold your car. It certainly doesn't demonstrate that any human being at aerotransport has ever taken note of this airline.
And, most ridiculous, the Flight International link doesn't even mention the subject! Really! Go look! It's just a list of airlines but Jupiter-Avia didn't make the list. This "source" isn't a source at all! Msnicki (talk) 15:44, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Are you really trying to say that the airline "Jupiter Avia" in the Flight reference is a different airline! highly unlikely. MilborneOne (talk) 15:47, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ouch! Sorry. I really did search in good faith but missed it. Still, the entire Flightglobal mention consists only of "Jupiter Avia 2" on a long, long list of similar entries. That also is the essence of a trivial mention. Msnicki (talk) 15:57, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I'm satisfied the company existed and then folded, but this makes them like lots of other small businesses that fail all the time. From Wikipedia:Existence ≠ Notability: "Inclusion on Wikipedia for the most part means meeting the general notability guideline, which in a summary, requires there to be multiple reliable sources independent of the subject that provide more than just a mere trivial mention." The 3 "sources" provided are trivial mentions, telling only that the subject had 2 planes and where and when they operated, data that the government likely mandated be collected even if no one thought they were interesting. Each source is essentially a directory or online database equivalents where the objective appears to be completeness. Wikipedia is WP:NOTDIRECTORY and it's certainly not a meta-directory of all other directories. From WP:Run-of-the-mill: "In order for such a commonplace item to be worthy for inclusion in an article, there must be sources provided other than those that would source so many others just like it." Msnicki (talk) 17:00, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:29, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Andriessen Installatiebedrijf[edit]

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Non-notable company. Fails WP:GNG with no Google News search hits or Google News Archive hits. Also fails WP:CORP. There may be an issue finding references because of a language barrier. I didn't nominate this article for A7 because I think that the fact that it was founded over 100 years ago as an industrial installation company is a claim of importance. It's weak but a claim, in my opinion. OlYeller21Talktome 12:35, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete per nom. GregJackP Boomer! 12:36, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom. I had tagged it for speedy as advertising but the creator repeatedly removed the speedy tag. Unambiguous promotional page with no notability. Harry the Dog WOOF 19:46, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete: poor spam by 2 SPAs.-- Dewritech (talk) 08:43, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't delete Please point out one way that this page is considered spam or unbiased and I will make any changes that you request. This is a completely legitimate page about an expanding company that does have outside references (see the articles's talk page). The company is very old, has many employees, and a large revenue. It warrants its own page for all of the above reasons. Sure, it's not going to get looked at 1000 times a day, but it is still an encyclopedic entity and deserves to be here if needed. It is no more delete-worthy than many other existing articles, for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxijet. Wovermeer (talk) 10:21, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The issues with the article are covered at the top of this page. OlYeller21Talktome 10:53, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hoi Wovermeer. What's needed to establish company notability is multiple significant mentions in reliable sources. For example this article about the new ice rink in Apeldoorn from De Stentor regional newspaper is a start, but it only mentions the company in passing. Industry magazine reports such as this one are sometimes ok, but need to be backed up by more reliable sources. I couldn't find any other mentions in dutch media, so it looks like notability has not yet been reached in thise case, sorry. -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 09:25, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure)  —HueSatLum 22:14, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Admiralty tug[edit]

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Unsourced and the article fails to justify its main premise, that there was a form of ship that could be recognised as an "Admiralty tug". There was an admiralty, they had tugs, we could even write a WP:NOTDIR list article "List of tugs owned by the Admiralty". However there seems to be no evidence or justification to claim that they form a group that's distinguishable from any other tugs. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:28, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Oppose deletion. I searched Google for "Admiralty tug" (with quotation marks) and got 8,550 results. Here are some examples: [14] [15] [16] [17]. I therefore assert that there is an identifiable class of vessel "Admiralty tug". Biscuittin (talk) 19:38, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - there is a distinct type of tugs referred to as "Admiralty tugs". This is not defined as "tugs owned by the Admiralty", but rather a grouping of similar vessels that are known by this name. As for the state of the article, AfD is not for cleanup. - The Bushranger One ping only 22:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Great, that is the sort of news that justifies the article.
Now, got any sourcing for that? An article that claims "There was a distinctly identifiable group of ships called 'Admiralty tugs' also has to show this, with sources." Andy Dingley (talk) 23:35, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Technically, it doesn't - the sources are only required to exist, not be in the article. However: [18], [19], [20], [21]. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK, existence is theoretically enough - however what's the difference between your gHits and a simple reference to "tugs that belong to the Admiralty". This article treats them as a specific class, akin to Leander class frigate, or at least a type such as torpedo gunboat. It even makes definitive statements like there being a bridge house and it being made of wood (neither canvas dodgers, nor steel). Yet nothing so far shows any evidence for these being a type of ship more than mere ownership. How is an 'Admiralty tug' at all distinct from any other tug? Andy Dingley (talk) 01:29, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
One of the distinguishing features of an Admiralty tug is that it carries armaments, which an ordinary tug does not. See, for example, Bustler class.[22] Biscuittin (talk) 07:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Another feature (I'd have thought) is that an Admiralty tug would be a vessel built for the Navy to Admiralty specifications and for naval purposes, rather than a civilian tug temporarily requisitioned for Navy use; and the analogy would be the difference between the various classes of Admiralty trawlers and the civilian trawlers that were called up during the two world wars.
  • Keep. There's abundant evidence that there was a form of ship that could be recognised as an "Admiralty tug", for instance from google books --Tagishsimon (talk) 22:49, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per sources mentioned by The Bushranger. Ryan Vesey Review me! 00:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - for the reasons above. Kumioko (talk) 03:02, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Bushranger and Tagishmon. (Is this geting SNOWY? Andy, do you feel the issues raised have been addressed sufficiently?) Xyl 54 (talk) 15:51, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Quite the contrary. It's one of those AfDs that will obviously close as keep (any objections to that are greater than one article), yet it's still a very poor article that fails to justify its main premise.
  • We still have no substantial references for the concept "Admiralty tug". A description of some other group (let's hypothesise the Bustler class) as "these were Admiralty tugs" still isn't defining what an Admiralty tug is beyond this class, or if there was such a definable group.
We also claim the following:
  • All Admiralty tugs had wooden bridge houses. Really?
  • All Admiralty tugs were armed. This is unsourced (without a definition of the set of "Admiralty tug" concerned, then how could it be sourced? I also very much doubt this. Why would the RN need to arm tugs working in Plymouth Sound, surrounded by far more effective warships of every size? Now clearly the Admiralty had many tugs, many of which were or could be armed, however they also had plenty that were unarmed. I still don't see a concept of "Admiralty tug" in the same way as "torpedo gunboat", and any more specific than "tug". Andy Dingley (talk) 16:08, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough; the article could do with a re-write, for a couple of reasons. But if you are resigned to it being kept, is it worth discussing how to fix it on the article talk page, rather than here? (I've replied to your points there) Xyl 54 (talk) 13:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep as per above. But the article may require cleanup and copy editing according to wiki policy. Additional reliable references would be nice. --Bharathiya (talk) 19:36, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Freddie Mercury#Portrayal in film. (non-admin closure). Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 02:27, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mercury (film)[edit]

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It's slated for 2014. Should be too soon. Bonkers The Clown (talk) 11:51, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I heard something about this film the other day about who is to play Mercuries wife, however I think at this present moment in time this article should be *Deleted and recreated when more is known Seasider91 (talk) 12:38, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep; full disclosure I started the article: Notable project with plenty of media coverage (already), spearheaded by notable people. Let this article snowball, there is already additional information to add. --Another Believer (Talk) 14:26, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hmm. "Strong Keep" huh. Are you saying that cos you're the creator and you're biased, and don't want your page to be deleted? Bonkers The Clown (talk) 10:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Careful BTC. Being its author and having a personal conviction in the topic's notability, User:Another Believer is quite naturally allowed to opine a reasoned "strong" keep. Did you notice also, that even when wishing his contribution be retained, he has below also stated he would accept a redirect over flat-out deletion? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 14:54, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete as it doesn't meet WP:NFF, from which I quote: "there is no 'sure thing' production". No prejudice to recreation if and when principal photography begins and notability can be more assured. Ubelowme (talk) 15:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment. I have no objection to a re-direct over deletion, as discussed below. Ubelowme (talk) 17:19, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment/Request: Please consider re-direct over deletion to preserve the article's history. I would still argue that this article could simply be expanded and snowball over time, but if others think the article's existence is too early at this time I request preservation (re-direct) over deletion. Why remove verifiable information if the article will just crop back up in the near future? --Another Believer (Talk) 16:06, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    a valid and reasonable request. See below. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:09, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge to Sacha Baron Cohen for now. Nearly all of the references so far appear to concern Cohen. There's little material yet about other aspects of the film. This article can certainly be recreated when more reliable sources concerning the film itself are available. §everal⇒|Times 18:22, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Sacha Baron Cohen#Future projects Freddie Mercury#Portrayal in film where this topic is already mentioned and sourced, AND can grow accordingly. Right now the topic is TOOSOON and fails WP:NFF for a separate article... BUT we do have enough per policy for it to be mentioned at the Sacha Freddy Mercury article, even if not yet meriting its own article. I appreciate the author defending his work above and his wishing the article to grow over time. I would encourage it being returned to him in the meanwhile for additional work as a userspace work-in-progress. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:05, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Changed mind as to location for a redirect. 14:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete. The working title for a film that is barely in preproduction, if that? Far too speculative to merit an article. But if the article title is kept, the proposed merge/redirect target is clearly wrong. Actors come and go in projects this nebulous (the recent not-any-longer-Lindsay-Lohan Lovelace bio being a perfect example), and the target should very obviously be its eponymous subject. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 20:33, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I agree. The topic is premature for a separate article. But WP:WAX arguments aside, the redirect was suggested simply because current coverage is about Sacha Baron Cohen and his involvemnet in the planned project which is searchable under its "working title". Policy specifically instructs how, if properly cited, coverage of anticipated events may indeed be covered somewhere within these pages... even when not meriting a separate article. If your prediction of Sacha's involvement evaporating or the project cancelling proves accurate, that section of his article can be edited to indicate his original involvement and why he was no longer involved. If a new actor replaces him, then we will have cause for a new redirect target. If the title changes, we create a new redirect. Simply requires regular editing, and we DO have an editor above interested in keeping track of his contribution. Redirects are cheap and serve our readers. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 04:16, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment But redirects always swamp the material in the target article. Bonkers The Clown (talk) 10:55, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    No... that would be a merge. A redirect simply sends readers to whatever location merits a mention per policy. As sources speak about Cohen in relationship to a "possible" film on Freddy Mercury, a mention of that is suitable at Sacha Baron Cohen#Future projects. All a redirect does is send readers there. No more. No less. HOWEVER... I now think that a redirect to Freddie Mercury#Portrayal in film is the better place to redirect. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 14:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Oh yeah. Being somewhat amateur, I have indeed confused merge and redirect. A real thank you for your kind enlightenment. BONKERS, (clown talk) 11:58, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brave (2012 film). As a regular matter, I'd say a film two years away from release is rarely notable. But there are exceptions when a film is being well-covered already. Deletion serves no purpose. This one appears notable even if not made, as it was a well-covered planned movie.--Milowent • hasspoken 00:22, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:30, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Urbana Kolkata[edit]

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Article appears to be written like an advertisement, violating WP:NOTADVERTISING. It also violates WP:CRYSTAL because it contains unsourced predictions and speculations about an upcoming building. No references in the article and almost all the external links in it appear to be spam and used manly for promotional purposes. Lack of notability is another issue. jfd34 (talk) 10:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete - Seems impossible to find anything of substance online about this proposed(?) building, outside of real estate listings. Definitely not of any great note at the moment. Sionk (talk) 10:49, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete as per WP:CRYSTAL if the subject is true what it claims then it will have coverage later on and an article can be created, if it really becomes notable as claimed. --DBigXray 20:42, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Not notable as of now. If the said thing happens; If reliable sources available at that point of time, then one can always re-create the said page again with reliable references as per wiki rules. So delete for now. --Bharathiya (talk) 19:06, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy keep. Previous AfD closed as Keep only three days before this nomiation was undertaken. A {{trout}} (zombie trout, maybe?) to the nominator for the, intentionally or not, WP:POINTy nomination. The Bushranger One ping only 04:10, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Incidents of zombie-like behavior in 2012[edit]

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Not a notable topic. Memes don't get their own WP list. Clegs (engage in rational discourse) 08:52, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Merge into Zombie (fictional). It isn't notable itself, being a list of news events with no lasting significance (the coverage is generally lighthearted and not very prominent). One reason reason to keep it would be to preserve information on a series of related events that aren't themselves quite notable, but the important ones e.g. Miami cannibal attack (and I've heard Luka Magnotta in this context) have articles. Adding it to the page on zombies in fiction would preserve the content, while putting it in context - there have been various real-world zombie-related events (e.g. 2011 CDC warning about zombie apocalypse) which should be tied together and this could be done in Zombie (fictional)#Government_and_media_response. Unless of course these events do presage an upcoming zombie apocalypse, in which case they can be merged into 2013 zombie apocalypse. --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:09, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge per Colapeninsula. Not notable in and of itself, but probably worthy of a mention. Equivamp, Person Who Is Correct(talk) 14:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Synthesis is being done by media sources such as [23], not by the article's creators. --Colapeninsula (talk) 17:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment memes can be valid subject of an article or list, but it would require the meme to meet the standard "more than trivial coverage by a third party reliable source". -- The Red Pen of Doom 18:59, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep As per previous afd discussion [24] it was keept. Article has significant reliable news coverage and its too early to delete this article(WP:CHANCE,WP:OVERZEALOUS and WP:BATHWATER).  Dr meetsingh  Talk  19:16, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • note that the sources specifically say that the events are unrelated, so your claim that there is significant reliable coverage of the subject of the article seems to be on shakey ground. -- The Red Pen of Doom 19:52, 13 June 2012 (UTC) Also note that "too early" is a reason to delete the article not keep it. Once the sources showing actual notability have been created then we have an article, we don't keep an article sitting around waiting because we think sources may be created in the future. (we dont keep bathwater sitting around waiting for a baby to spontainiously generate within.) -- The Red Pen of Doom 20:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The events are causally unrelated, but media sources have pointed out links between them. If multiple media sources link a series of events, it's reasonable to report that a connection has been made. --Colapeninsula (talk) 17:07, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
but the media is not stating that they are connected, it is saying specifically that they are NOT related [25] and that these incidents arent all that special "Fact is, horrible crimes happen all the time."[26] -- The Red Pen of Doom 18:41, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment: Why does the nomination not address prior AfD that just closed on June 10 as a keep. As a matter of procedure, this AfD should immediately be closed for that lack of explanation. Serial AfDs waste everyone's time, I don't care how horrible the article is (assuming it is).--Milowent • hasspoken 20:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep for now per three-day-old consensus at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2012 Zombie controversy — Bdb484 (talk) 00:02, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Procedural keep. No valid reason to revisit this so soon after the last AfD; let it develop for a few months, at least, before another AfD.--Arxiloxos (talk) 00:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Brains.... brains.... Lugnuts (talk) 06:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete How the hell is this encyclopedic?? What's Wikipedia turning into? 118.100.80.210 (talk) 09:31, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note the article has undergone major editions which should solve the problem. Dr meetsingh  Talk  15:39, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • Note the article has gone through a second re-write addressing the issues of WP:SYN and misquoting of sources that were introduced in the previous re-write and the encyclopedic concerns still exist. -- The Red Pen of Doom 18:39, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: It's rather early for a second nomination at this time. As IP98 said: "the incidents actually are notable. The 2012 Miami cannibalism incident article is large and sourced. This article is also well sourced. The nominator has failed to demonstrate that this fails notability. I would ask everyone to compare to 2012 in Iraq (or for that matter 2012 in Iraqi football)." I'd have to agree with the statement. ZappaOMati 17:18, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: But make sure to include bath salts and other aspects of the incidents. CartoonDiablo (talk) 00:08, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • because, of course, you have sources that connect the drug to zombies? would you so kindly provide them? -- The Red Pen of Doom 00:37, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy keep This AfD was already decided as rename and keep on June 10, 2012. Here it is all of June 14, 2012 and there is another AfD. And on top of that, these incidents are notable. This AfD is a waste of time. Taroaldo (talk) 02:37, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:32, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gordy Jones[edit]

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Doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG. Poorly sourced and uses primary sources. Only wrote one book, likely self-published. Creator username has same last name so could also be COI or autobiography. Comatmebro ~Come at me~ 07:35, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment This section[27] is a bit weird: "You can now find Gordy as a bellman at the Hilton Minneapolis where he has won numerous awards including the coveted Spirit of Hilton Award, One of the highest honors within the company." Vandalism? Unfortunate career decline? Other than that, doesn't seem obviously notable. --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
haha that is very interesting. The talk page for the IP says it is registered to Hilton Hospitality, Inc. So could be either of the two options you mentioned. Though I'd vote for vandalism since most of the talk page messages are regarding that. Dang, that Spirit of Hilton Award would have been perfect to establish notability too. Comatmebro ~Come at me~ 01:21, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete. Easy call. Lacks reliable independent secondary sources to establish notability as required by WP:GNG. I was unable to find any through the usual Google searches. Msnicki (talk) 15:21, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as non-notable subject. Also, it seems to be an advertisement, per Colapeninsua's comment and also this: "Jones loves traveling and meeting people. He has made friends nationwide. His many friends include entertainers and folks throughout the major league sports world including athletes, front office members, and officials." Articles misses WP:NPOV by a long shot... CyanGardevoir (used EDIT!) 02:05, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment See also related article, Baseball Guy. Studerby (talk) 01:34, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the pointer. I've opened an AfD on that one at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baseball Guy. Msnicki (talk) 02:56, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. There's nothing to show that this guy or his book is notable. This is pretty much just a puff piece for Jones, which is not what Wikipedia is for.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 05:04, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to British Computer Society. (non-admin closure) Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 02:18, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Digital Revolutions Film Workshop[edit]

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This was a small one-off competition; article could well have been advertising; there is one (valid) citation from the time, 2010, but the single event is fundamentally not notable and given its ephemeral nature it is not worth merging with BCS or Sheffield Doc/Fest (two different articles, so merge would be tricky at best). Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:09, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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If the event were ongoing, this would be feasible, but it was a one-off several years back, so fresh sources do not appear likely to emerge. Worse, the BCS article does not describe other one-off events; there would be thousands of them. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:28, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
We do not expect ongoing coverage of something that happened once in the past, as "ongoing" might have had it meet notability requirements for a separate article. What we do have are sources telling us that the organization held this "Digital Revolutions workshop" and film competition,[28][29][30][31] AND even were it to never hapen again, that's enough under policy to allow a trimmed mention in the parent article, even if not meriting a separate article. No more. No less. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:11, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Very thoroughly trimmed, I hope. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:40, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yup. Very trimmed and NOW done in anticipation of the redirect. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:19, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Neatly done, but it does give a lot of prominence to this one-off event, ranking it among the major steps in the BCS's history, which really it isn't. The BCS runs an enormous number of short events (an evening, a day, a week) and this is honestly only one of them. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:25, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Tnanks. I had noticed myself that the BCS article is pretty much only a description of its history, hierarchy, and membership. Perhaps by expanding on their works in another section,[32] we can encourage that the article grow? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 21:10, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Softer deletion, as there have not been much discussion. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:33, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Be Informed[edit]

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Non-notable company. In my opinion, Gartner and Forrester citations aren't indicators of notability. The rest of the references in this article are either WP:SPSes or are used to reference quotations not about the company, but about the industry/technology. Nothing I could find though searching points to notability of this company. Finally, the current form seems quite like an advertisement, and even if the company was notable, it would require a fundamental re-write. Livit⇑Eh?/What? 16:40, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Probably Delete The article is written like an advertisement, and doesn't really contain any significant coverage by independent sources. I found an article that says that the company was founded in 2002, and has 130 employees. Wikipedia's corporate notability guidelines state the following: A company, corporation, organization, school, team, religion, group, product, or service is notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources. Such sources must be reliable, and independent of the subject. A single independent source is almost never sufficient for demonstrating the notability of an organization. I willing to change my mind if more independent sources can be found, but based I what I've seen, I feel that this company has not met that standard. NJ Wine (talk) 02:42, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Clear consensus to delete as non-notable (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 12:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Bodenham - Thriller Writer[edit]

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I don't think the subject is notable. I can't find any sources specifically about him apart from sites selling his book (such as amazon), and so fails WP:GNG. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 14:27, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Can't find any reviews in major newspapers/magazines, although there's a local press story[33], a couple of articles in special-interest publications[34][35] and blogs/personal sites[36][37]. He claims to have been interviewed by BBC twice, at least one of which is local radio, but he doesn't give specifics/transcripts.[38][39] Publication is via a small, new e-book press but not a vanity company[40][41]. My current thought is not quite notable, but 1 or 2 good sources, or more info on the BBC appearances, could establish notability. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:04, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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References have now been added to the article. Unfortunately, after seven days, the two BBC Radio interviews mentioned above are removed from the BBC iPlayer, so the links to the interviews on the author's website are no longer active. The author was interviewed by both BBC Radio Nottingham and Leicester in January 2012 in connection with his novel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VCcomments (talk • contribs) 21:11, 30 May 2012 (UTC) — VCcomments (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

The majority of the references you've added are sourced to the subject's website, which is inappropriate (even if they are copies of material from elsewhere), and so I have removed them. Of the two that remain, both are database-style sources, and only one of them is actually about the author (the other is about his book). In fact, even the sources you added from the subject's website were about the book rather than the author. The subject simply isn't notable. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 08:18, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:AUTHOR he is notable if he "has created ... a significant or well-known work ... that has been the subject of ... multiple independent periodical articles or reviews", so reviews/articles about the book are absolutely relevant. I've edited the page to add references and get what was there in a proper format. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:54, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually that guideline states that having a single work the subject of several reviews "probably" denotes notability. In this fella's case, I don't think he is notable. Apart from getting a book published he's done nothing notable, and his book isn't "well known" as you claim it is. Having a book on a few vastly broad review sites doesn't make him notable, especially as the book isn't well known. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 10:39, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What's your definition of "well-known"? Wikipedia's appears to be that a book is well-known if it's widely reviewed or receives other significant coverage. Your definition seems to be dangerously close to "what I've heard of". --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:43, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Don't wikilawyer this - I'm not saying that his book isn't notable, but don't try to argue that just because his book establishes a bare minimum of notability through a few review sites that then automatically confers notability on its author. JK Rowling is notable because her books are well known to the layman. The same could be said of JRR Tolkien or even Dan Brown. This author's book does not fall into that category. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 10:50, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Maybe a case of WP:TOOSOON. He has published one book, last year, and neither he nor it have received significant coverage that I could find. (All the Google News hits I could find for Martin Bodenham involve a football referee.) Simply being a published author does not satisfy WP:AUTHOR. --MelanieN (talk) 23:48, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment. No !vote from me right now, but I wanted to suggest that if kept, the article should probably be moved to Martin Bodenham (writer), per WP's usual convention for titles. Also, it would be appropriate to mention at Martin Bodenham that an article about the writer with the same name exists. Dawn Bard (talk) 15:37, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete Unable to find reliable, secondary sources which evidence notability under WP:BASIC or WP:AUTHOR. Tried the usual range of Google searches as well as Highbeam. I wasn't able to find evidence that the author is even mentioned in WorldCat, which would seem a fairly strong statement of non-notability (at least with respect to being an author). --j⚛e deckertalk 16:01, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Julian Assange#Youth. Opinions are divided between delete and merge. As a compromise, redirection allows editors to decide what if anything should be merged from the history.  Sandstein  19:06, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Christine Assange[edit]

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This person is not biographically notable = Its a shame imo on en wikipedia that this biography has been allowed to be created and that it needs me to attempt to get it deleted - Youreallycan 00:29, 6 June 2012 (UTC) Youreallycan 00:29, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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In fact, I didn't create this page in response to Christine Hawkin's/Assange's public profile as a result of her son's current high profile. I was looking at a campaign organised by her that predates Wikileaks - 2006 "The Great Bikini March" (my area of interest is Muslims in Australia and this was Muslim-related). This was a very high-profile event in Australia (and received international media coverage as well) and is mentioned in the Wikipedia entry on Taj el din al Hilaly. Hawkins' name is noted there, but without noting her later campaigning as Christine Assange. (I tried to edit the Hilaly page to include this by the way but the changes were not saved, for whatever reason.) If Christine Hawkins had not later become known as Christine Assange, I would still have created an entry for her (there is a red "page does not exist" hyperlink for her name on the Hilaly entry so I thought that I'd fill it in) because of her role in creating, organising and then cancelling (because of far-right hijacking of the event) the Bikini March. Her son's fame now overshadows her own - but Australians at least knew her as Christine Hawkins prior to her son becoming famous. Therefore, she merits an entry of her own. I agree that the entry could usefully be expanded so that it's clear that it isn't just about "Julian Assange's mum" - if anyone else wants to contribute to that, I'd obviously be grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosabibi (talk • contribs) 00:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pre Wikileaks sources on Christine Hawkins/Assange http://www.salon.com/2006/11/28/bikini_march/ http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1798532.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosabibi (talk • contribs) 00:23, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Another pre-wikileaks article about Christine Hawkins's campaigning (as she was then). http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mosque-to-get-police-guard-for-bikini-rally/2006/12/02/1164777846230.html She may not have been famous, but she was notable long before her son hit the headlines. It's hard to sift out the pre-Wikileaks material now because her son is obviously far more famous - but it's out there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosabibi (talk • contribs) 08:36, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've just added a short paragraph outlining Hawkins'/Assange's public campaigning per-Wikileaks, prior to her resuming the use of the name Assange as well as prior to the name Assange having any notability. Back then, he was just an obscure blogger...and Christine Hawkin's son.--Rosabibi (talk) 09:16, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I still don't agree that a single failed march/event organizing and support for her own son make her worthy of, or give a good reason/assert a level of notability to host a biography on her. - Youreallycan 09:18, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Now Keep - Comment After reading the update, I see the point that she's more than Julian's mother and with the updated content and sources, I think it does pass WP:N for significance and presumed. It's not an important article to me, but the objection of inherited notability seems to have been made moot. Vertium (talk) 23:28, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Vertium. In retrospect, I guess I ought to have added the pre-wikileaks, non-Julian Assange related material at the outset. I've created other very brief entries in the past and enjoy the dynamic of other users adding material - planting a seed and watching it grow. I didn't take into account that without further information, people would not be able to tell that it had the potential develop into a complete entry rather than a subsection and would immediately tag it for deletion. With regard to her profile post-Wikileaks, her campaigning on his behalf extends well beyond standard parental support. In that regard, she's perhaps a similar case to Terry Hicks - although Terry Hicks had no public profile at all prior to his son's arrest and notability, while Hawkins/Assange had made headlines herself back when her son was a total unknown. --Rosabibi (talk) 06:34, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

With regard to the comment about the Bikini march having "failed", it failed in the sense that it was appropriated by the far-right and had to be cancelled, but it was successful in gaining widespread attention and so didn't fail in the sense of impact. It came under longer-term discussion in the following years, being mentioned in journal articles and books, but I didn't cite those because so far as I could see, they didn't mention Hawkins/Assange by name. Still, it was very much her event and it wasn't just a one-day story. Her name will always be associated with her son now, of course, but her personal profile is becoming ever-more-prominent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosabibi (talk • contribs) 11:06, 9 June 2012 (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 06:44, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
@User:The Bushranger - there is a clear consensus to delete merge this article - She is not going to become any more notable - no one has changed their vote - there is no need to lengthen proceedings - this has run its course. Youreallycan 07:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Delete and merge" is not a valid result. If content is merged, the article must be kept, as a redirect, for attribution; deletion would make the merged content WP:COPYVIO under the copying-within-Wikipedia policies. There is not a clear consensus for either by itself, hence the relisting. - The Bushranger One ping only 04:12, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The result in this discussion is ..Delete .... and then ...discuss on the suggested article as to what to ..Merge .... - as actually there is nothing to merge - anyone that wants to add excessive detail to her sons article about a failed not notable march The Great Australian Bikini March (which is the historic incident this article was created as a coatrack to cover) will have to discuss its inclusion there as it will likely get rejected via discussion there - which will make the merge result null and void anyways. . - You delete the article and then recreate the redirect and direct users that are interested to add some content to discuss on the talkpage of her son and the content created if consensus is attained for an addition, will be new with no copy vio issues - As per Sionk in their post below - "She is already mentioned in the Assange article as being his mother." - Youreallycan 04:27, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - being mentioned as an organiser of a demonstration is not strong enough proof of notability, IMO. There is not enough biographical information available about her to support a meaningful article. She is already mentioned in the Assange article as being his mother. Sionk (talk) 11:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Frankly, merge to Julian Assange is unnecessary. --→gab 24dot grab← 17:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that three or four users of wikipedia want to disengage Julia Assange/Hawkins from his mother Christine Assange/Hawkins is hardly decisive in deciding whether to delete this page. There are wikipedia entries for people who are far less "notable". The objections are partisan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hsultmann (talk • contribs) 16:37, 17 June 2012 (UTC) — Hsultmann (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

  • Delete per Roodog2k and Cullen328. Nothing requires to be to merged, per Sionk. One21dot216dot (talk) 07:07, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could we try tagging it as a stub rather than deleting, at least for awhile? The article has not been up for very long and there is more material out there on Ms Assange/Hawkins - a lot of it primarily about her rather than her son, but it takes work to filter through it all. It's not a complete entry at this stage, I grant you that - but that calls for more work, not deletion or merging. I wouldn't suggest creating entries on Assange's other family members (even those who have made the news) because they have not established strong personal profiles. And again, I note that there are wikipedia entries about other parents whose notability derives from campaigning on behalf of their offspring, above and beyond the call of normal parental duty. Terry Hicks (father of David Hicks, imprisoned in Guantanmo bay) and Sarah Conlon who campaigned on behalf of her son and husband (convicted of the Guildford pub bombings). Or the Virgin Mary, come to that. These parents are not notable because they happen to have famous children, but because they have undertaken high-profile public campaigning on behalf of those children (or talked with angels, in Mary's case, but leave that one aside). And (I know I'm repeating myself here) Hawkins/Assange had a minor public profile prior to anyone knowing her son from a bar of soap. If we can leave it up as a stub, I'm sure that others will build on the entry (especially as she seems to be attracting more and more public attention/notability). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rosabibi (talk • contribs) 11:11, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • I will reiterate my Keep as noted above and expand my comments. This article seems to pass WP:N and the argument that the subject has not continued to be notable, nor likely to be notable in the future is not relevant to this discussion. A quick refresh of WP:N will remind you that notability is not temporary. If it was notable at the time of occurrence (as it was reported in reliable sources, that test seems passed), it remains notable. WP is not only for current events or currently-notable individuals. The original nomination and the subsequent comments by the nominator seem fueled by passion for deletion - though I don't believe that the case has been made objectively. Given that consensus has not been reached after the nomination (a process through which the article was expanded) and its extension, I concur with Rosabibi's suggestion that it be kept and tag it as a stub. Vertium (talk to me) 11:53, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Legend of the Red Dragon#Legend of the Green Dragon. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:35, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Legend of the green dragon[edit]

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Non-notable clone of Legend of the Red Dragon, no reputable sources. Electricbassguy (talk) 05:46, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 14:36, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Juggernaut Fight Club[edit]

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On Notability grounds. The PROD (April 2012)was immediately deleted without explanation but the subsequent addition of notable fighters is really just a string of second (local) raters. Peter Rehse (talk) 05:11, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete This article is about a gym started in 2011 that doesn't seem to have any notable fighters. My search failed to find significant coverage in reliable independent sources. I found some passing mentions, youtube videos, facebook, etc. but nothing that I think really supports any claims that this is a notable club. Jakejr (talk) 19:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Article about a new gym that lacks any independent sources. The gym lacks notable fighters and significant coverage. Papaursa (talk) 01:16, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. No evidence of notability.--Charles (talk) 08:49, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Davewild (talk) 18:51, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Socially Useful Productive Work[edit]

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DePRODed twice by creator. concerns were: 1. Unsourced and historically insignificant. No importance demonstrated for an encyclopedia article. and 2. Original research. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose: Premature nomination, links have been placed. Subject in schools across India under important school boards, check links and Google. --Ekabhishektalk 05:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
At the time it was listed for deletion it was a perfectly legitimate nomination. It remains to be seen if the community accepts your new version as encyclopedic. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:49, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, looks properly sourced and encyclopedic to me. It can be improved over time. --Eastlaw talk ⁄ contribs 07:40, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - A sourced article about a notable part of the curriculum in India's public schools. Northamerica1000(talk) 10:08, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Speedy keep - This subject is taught at every central school (Kendriya Vidyalayas and JNVs) in India. Just search SUPW to know the number of pages which mention this term. In fact, I was planning to write this article. Aravind V R (talk) 14:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep --→gab 24dot grab← 17:12, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep and close. The subject is extremely notable in Indian School education and is part of almost all of the schools which follow ICSE and CBSE syllabus in India. --DBigXray 20:21, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Withdrawn by originator. Keith D (talk) 23:47, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rugby Football League Championship[edit]

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Has only one reference, which is a broken link. Majority of article is completely unsourced. Citation issue tagged since March 2010. Nouniquenames (talk) 04:44, 13 June 2012 (UTC) Withdrawal of nomination --Nouniquenames (talk) 16:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment. Are you serious? Yes, it's poorly sourced, but this is obviously a suitable topic for an article. This is one of the main British sport leagues that lasted for 100 years before the Super League was formed. --Michig (talk) 06:36, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy keep, we have other instruments for improving referencing.--Ymblanter (talk) 07:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy keep, per above comments.--Gibson Flying V (talk) 07:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep - No valid rationale for deletion has been presented, per WP:DEL-REASON. See also WP:NRVE, ..."The absence of citations in an article (as distinct from the non-existence of sources) does not indicate that the subject is not notable." Northamerica1000(talk) 10:23, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep (Formerly) the top-level professional league in a major Rugby League nation. It's as notable as e.g. the NBA Playoffs. Unless you plan to AfD virtually every sports tournament on Wikipedia, this should stay. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:04, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. I'm discounting the opinions by unregistered editors and very new accounts for what I hope are obvious reasons. Among the remaining opinions there is consensus that this is not a notable subject and the content is pretty much useless.  Sandstein  05:15, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Atomic_dielectric_resonance[edit]

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No reputable sources prove that the technology meets any of the extraordinary claims on the page. The article was created by and is being maintained by Gordon Stove, who is connected with the company that owns the technology. There's also a notability issue here, as no sources seem to be seriously discussing the technology. The whole page is, in essence, an ad for Adrok's proprietary technology. Corbomiteo (talk) 03:49, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - Which specific claims are you concerned about? There is no point in being unspecific because you feel like it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.138.16.5 (talk) 09:39, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As I said on my talk page, the claim that ADR can penetrate miles of solid rock would be a good starting point. Or the idea that photons can be "conditioned" to pass through materials that they ordinarily wouldn't be able to pass through. The article dances around the point a bit, but ultimately insinuates that ADR can be used to identify pretty much anything. That's a pretty spectacular claim that ought to be supported by some sources not affiliated with Adrok. Corbomiteo (talk) 11:04, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - I have just found out that Corbomiteo works for a company that uses competing technologies. His comments are incredulous and disingenuous! Why hide behind a made-up name - Corbomiteo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.54.115.193 (talk) 20:05, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - The sources in the article, although lacking hyperlinks to internet-available sources, appear to significantly demonstrate the notability of the topic. Note that some of the sources in the article cite Stove as the author, but also note that other authors are part of the authorship of some of the respective articles/publications. This is a technical topic that benefits the encyclopedia to cover; its blanket deletion doesn't particularly improve the encyclopedia. Northamerica1000(talk) 10:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete Does not appear to be notable. GScholar produces only 11 hits for "Atomic Dielectric Resonance". There does not appear to be significant coverage of the subject in third party sources independent from the technologies primary proponents.TR 08:12, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - This articel is a well worded simple explanation of this new are of research. The references used are very useful and provide a good background to the topics raised. The claims are all justifiable and well referenced. The articel is not an advert for a company or a commercial promotion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.56.74 (talk) 13:02, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - This is a gem of information. We started monitoring Atomic Dielectric Resonance as part of our Geophysics course at our Univeristy. One of my friends wrote a very good essay on Atomic Dielectric Resonance and other novel non-seismic ways of imaging geology. Please keep. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.54.115.193 (talk) 20:00, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete There are a lot of unfounded allegations and (horribly obvious) sockpuppetry happening here: 31.54.115.193 claims both to be an unrelated party at a university, and yet has somehow "discovered" that I work for some other company. Needless to say, I don't work for another company, and repeating "the claims are founded" doesn't make it so. None of the references support the claim that photons can be altered to pass through rock, none of the references provide evidence that the technology can reliably image deep underground, and none of the references support the notability of the article beyond its proponents. The article itself is barely understandable and poorly written. Keeping it does not serve to improve Wikipedia. Corbomiteo (talk) 22:43, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Not notable and almost patent nonsense. The article is so vague as to fail to discriminate itself from general spectroscopy. While it is published in a peer-reviewed journal and has a patent, as presently written it is nothing more than hype and propaganda for Adrok. Unless some concrete discussion of the physics and chemistry is involved, it's not fit for an encyclopedia. A S Houdini (talk) 06:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - There is nothing in this entry that breaches Wikipedia's policies. As for an encyclopedia entry, this article is sufficient. As for hype and proganda claims for Adrok, there are a number of proven case histories presented by Adrok (if one does a simple search or even approaches Adrok direct). Adrok have conducted a number of field surveys for my Company and have repeatedly proven rock horizon identification correctly over multiple sites with good correlations with borehole depth to depths of up to 1,000m and 2,000m. and they are the real deal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.138.16.5 (talk) 13:32, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • First, none of those studies are peer reviewed. They are case studies. Of course Adrok claims the technology works. Second, if you're going to try to pretend to be a satisfied customer of Adrok, you should probably avoid posting from an IP address that has: a) already voted and b) resolves to mail.adrokgroup.com. Nice try. Corbomiteo (talk) 20:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - As previously stated, fails notability ... no acknowledgment of its importance by independent third-party reliable sources. On a technical level, there is nothing useful or comprehensible here, because there is no attempt to explain how it differs from spectroscopy, ground-penetrating radar, etc. (I mean explain the differences in how it works, not the differences in range or resolution or whatever.) --Steve (talk) 00:44, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - My name is Gordon Stove and I created the original Atomic Dielectric Resonance entry on Wikipedia. Neither myself nor Adrok Ltd (the company I Manager) own the technology known as Atomic Dielectric Resonance. I am surprised that my entry has been requested to be removed, albeit from someone from another Company who uses competing technologies to my own Company. Their request is nothing short of malicious and spiteful, given that they are a competitor.

To clarify, Atomic Dielectric Resonance started as an empirical measurement made by my father, Dr G. Colin Stove, in the summer of 1997. This was later patented in 1999 (afetr stringent demonstrations and due diligence with Patent Attorneys). It is a physical measurement of resonating electromagnetic beams of low power energy(mainly in the radiowave and microwave part of the spectrum) and capturing the returned resonating beams from an object under investigation. Initially, these measurements of dielectric permittivity, enegry, frequency and phase were collected in a close-ranging propogation setting imaging objects 1 to 2m away from the transmitter. We then worked on greater transmission distances and acheived depths of peentration through the ground of 90m and then 1400m in the year 2004 (this was witnessed and later reported by the Univerisity of St Andrews, Scotland). We started commercially providing a service using our Atomic Dielectric Resonance technology for geological surveying in 2007; whereby we successfully identifed the presence of thin gas filled sand layers in the ground at depths of up to 750m (which was corroborated through subsequent drilling with our client Caithness Petrolem). Since that time, we have conducted a number of field surveys imaging geology in the ground and providing what we call Virtual Borehole readings to our clients. In 2011 one of our existing clients, Teck, a large multinational Mining and Energy company, invested $5million in our company following conducting a number of field and laboratory tests on our technology, as well as substantial due diligence on our company and technology. As a company and as a serial-inventor, we will continue to push and test the boundaries of science and technology to continue to develop new technologies and theories to help with geophysical exploration and the finding of hydrocarbons and minerals vital to the world’s health and welfare. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gordonstove (talk • contribs) 06:24, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi Gordon. Why not provide some citations for that material that has been through the peer review process? If it has been reported by the University of St Andrews, it should be a cinch to add it to the article. The rest of your post here is interesting, but unrelated to the discussion here of whether a) the article's claims are well-supported by the citations, and b) the technology is notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article. Adding primary sources that support the articles claims (for example, peer-reviewed papers demonstrating that photons can be modified to penetrate rock to otherwise impossible depths) would be a great start. Adding third party sources (for example, a newspaper or magazine article discussing ADR), would really seal the deal. Unfortunately, to date, neither has been done. All you've done so far is try to accuse me of working for a competitor (I don't, but even if I did, that doesn't change the substance of your article), and sockpuppet as demonstrated above (not sure why you feel that Adrok should get at least three and probably more votes in the deletion process, but that doesn't seem very fair). Corbomiteo (talk) 08:01, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you for this prompting, I have indeed added some more third party references to the article entry for Atomic Dielectric Resonance. Also, for further clarification, I have canvassed my staff at Adrok and they have confirmed that no-one other than myself from Adrok has added requests for this page to be kept on Wikipedia. If permitted by Wikipedia's deletion policy, I am sure I can drum up hundreds of people to petition support to keep Atomic Dielectric Resonance on Wikipedia. A final point: why don't you come clean and honestly disclose who you really are and which organisation you work for "Corbomiteo"?
    • Thank you for adding those sources. I'm not convinced they adequately demonstrate the notability of ADR outside of Adrok, but I am not as familiar with Wikipedia's notability and reliable source guidelines as I would like. I'd appreciate some input from someone other than myself or Gordon on this. With regards to the sockpuppetry, it's probably not worth any further discussion unless it continues. My understanding is that Wikipedia will determine consensus on merit, not by number of votes. As for my identity, I am not employed by any organization whatsoever, and do not work in any industry related to Adrok's activities. If you have evidence to the contrary, post it or cease your untrue and speculative personal attacks. Going back and forth like this serves nothing. Corbomiteo (talk) 15:10, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • There you go folks - "Corbomiteo" is still hiding behind untruths of his occupation and his conflict of interest relating to Adrok and our technology. I know the true identify of "Corbomiteo" and would rather he comes clean as oppose to me revealing the true identity of "Corbomiteo". Furthermore, I doubt he has had the time to source and read all of the new references I added a matter of minutes ago to the Atomic Dielectric Resonance entry on Wikipedia. I will let Wikipedia's deletion policy panel be the judge of "Corbomiteo's" unreasonably biased request to delete my page. Regards, Gordon Stove, Managing Director, Adrok Ltd.
        • Your new sources were posted hours ago, not minutes ago. I made no claims other than "I'm not convinced." The sources that are third party mention ADR fairly briefly, and only in the context of what Adrok claims it can do. Note that many of the sources you just added are authored by Adrok and are therefore not third-party sources. I'd encourage others to take a look at the sources and come to their own conclusions -- most of the articles are available online if one navigates to the websites of each. I'm not even going to make any further statements about my identity. I request -- nay, I demand that you reveal my identity for all to see. If you cannot do that, it's pretty obvious that you're just trying to muddy the waters. Seriously, calm down and let's discuss the merits of the article -- if the article does get to stay, a productive discussion here could provide valuable insight on how it might be improved. Corbomiteo (talk) 16:24, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My posts were in fact only minutes before your instant message to dismiss my newly added references - which was clearly not enough time for you to search and find the references. One of the thrid party references is located in a reference library in England, UK and can only be accessed upon written request to the librarian. So you surely could not have had the time to conduct a thorough reading review of all of the new references listed on my page. Your continued claims that the third party articles mentioning Atomic Dielectric Resonance "fairly briefly" are completely unfounded. As for your identity, I continue to honour the fact that it should be up to you to be brave enough to reveal who you really are and disclose to Wikipedia your conflicts of interest. As for my certainty of your identity, you will be receiving a letter in the next few days - you can let the world know when you receive it. Kind Regards, Gordon Stove, Managing Director, Adrok — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gordonstove (talk • contribs) 17:31, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

For my part, I find that the new references are not adequate to demonstrate notability...some mentions in trade journals is neat but marginal. But actually I am more concerned about the fact that the article is written as an advertisement and contains no valuable encyclopedic information. They describe hundred-year-old techniques as if they were miraculous new inventions, rather than fitting them into a bigger picture. They discuss advantages in a misleading and exaggerated way without mentioning disadvantages. They give product details that could not possibly be of interest to anyone except customers and potential customers. If the article were rewritten from scratch in a neutral and encyclopedic way then I might be willing to overlook the marginal notability. But everything that's there right now should be deleted.
For company people here: I have nothing against Adrok and would consider them if I ever needed geological remote-sensing someday. They seem to have good engineers doing good work. I would not have any problem with the text of this article if I saw it on your company website rather than on Wikipedia. And by the way, not having a Wikipedia article will not hurt your business ... quite the contrary, you should prefer that the first google search result for ADR returns your company website, which you totally control, rather than wikipedia, which you can't control. --Steve (talk) 18:13, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Keep - why is the deletion of this page carry with it such fervour? Surely a concerned wikipedian would merely create and Article for Deletion and then allow the community to lobby one way or the other? I suspect ulterior motives in the frantic focused effort to remove this page. Atomic Dielectric Resonance is a Phenomenon of Physics - granted, a not very well known one but a phenomenon none the less and with time industry will recognise it for what it is. Many other disciplines of physics use resonance as a form of imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance for one. Any new discipline will always incur a certain skepticism by conventional thinkers as I certainly was no different when I first encountered ADR. As a geophysicist, the first question was how does this defy skin depth equation as the term 'penetration' conjures concepts from classic EM theory and Maxwells equations. Not wanting to futher exacerbate clearly what is not an intellectual discussion, I would merely recommend the higher ground and ask Corbomiteo to please recognise that his/her comments for deletion of the page have been noted. I would recommend anyone else who is interested in the 'unusual behavior of photons' to read Richard Feynman's works in Quantum Electrodynamics for which he won a Nobel Prize. RapidGeo (talk) 18:41, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete I did find one source that has been published in a peer reviewed medical journal, the Journal of Translational Medicine. I found another paragraph size mention of the use of this technology in another published medical paper here (scroll down or use search term). However, I agree with Steve and the AfD nominator. Overall, this subject 's lack of noteriety means that the article does not merit inclusion in Wikipedia. This is because it does not meet notability criteria per WP:GNG. Also, I do not appreciate having to wade through all the sock puppetry on this page. Such behavior is highly unprofessional. ---- Steve Quinn (talk) 21:24, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I have been following discussions on this page for a few days now, after a friend at Schlumberger (a multinational oilfield services company) brought it to my attention. The claim that radiowaves or microwaves can travel further distances when emitted from a directional, collimated source is indeed possible. This is why NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) have been able to produce images of Martian rocks with their MARSIS experiment (which sent EM waves several kilometres). Or how WiFi signals can travel further when emitted from a directional antenna than from an Omnidirectional antenna. The use of QED theory is also valid. Electromagnetic waves have been measured to penetrate rocks underground by many other companies, such as Statoil, EMGS, Exxon-Mobil through their use of CSEM technology in the oil industry. Overall, I think that the Atomic Dielectric Resonance page should be kept to keep the general public informed of further developments in its technology evolution. I note that Teck (a large Energy and mining multinational) has invested and backed the technology - perhaps they will also contribute to the wikipedia knowledge base in the future. From a business viewpoint, I think that Gordon Stove (as Managing Director of Adrok, whom uses the technology) is quite right to defend this page and he has conducted himself very professionally in the above talk section. Please keep Atomic Dielectric Resonance alive on Wikipedia. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philchristie(sbl) (talk • contribs) 07:29, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 04:12, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Iori Mochizuki[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO: no third-party coverage or reliable sourcing demonstrating the notability of this person outside his own blog. --DAJF (talk) 03:03, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete no independent verifiable source establish notability, appears to be just an accounting of stuff on his blog.--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 04:47, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Iori Mochizuki is a member of what is called the alternative media, reporting on subjects that are not covered for whatever reason by the conventional media. As such Iori is reporting on a subject that the Japanese government and media seem to be covering up. Alternative sources of information regarding Iori Mochizuki are therefore almost impossible to find, along with the subject matter that he is reporting. What Iori's page explains is precisely why you will not find reliable notability anywhere but in the alternative media and as such, the Wikipedia community should take this into consideration with this particular rule. As a source of information on Iori Mochizuki and the research I have done, this page seems legitimate and should be kept.


  • I do not think it is the proper action to delete Iori Mochizuki's Wikipedia. I will boycott Wikipedia if you do and I will campaigne to as many as possible to do the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.164.105.107 (talk • contribs) 13:06, 13 June 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]
  • Mochizuki Iori is a known public figure among his peers for his independent work on the coverage of the ongoing issues with Fukushima Japan's Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima Daiichi and the potential threat it is posing to the population of Japan and the rest of the world. His articles are shared in many Facebook groups such as A Nuke Free World and Chernobyl Children Fukushima Children and on several individual Facebook pages including mine. His articles and message show up in places all over the internet. He is read by tens if not hundreds of thousands of people daily. He is featured on sites around the world. www.Nuclearfreeplanet.org and www.Dianuke.org are just a few to name. He has been recommended on www.appealforfukushima.com He appeals to people on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Youtube just to name a few places. He is one man trying to help start a revolution to save the people of this planet. It only takes one to make a change. He might not meet your requirements for Wikipedia but I think you need to change those requirements to add in for people who are reaching many and are standing out as public speakers, whether they be actually physically speaking or speaking out through type. Words are words and they can still have the same effect. Iori is a light in a dark world to many and he should be recognized for it. No he might not have received any rewards or honors yet but that does not mean he is any less deserving of recognition for his hard work and dedication in trying to make the world a better place. Please give him his due and let him have a wikipedia page. He has earned it with all that he has done and is continuing to do. You might not see it with your rules, but the rest of us, the thousands of people that support him, do. Thank you.Crysl0811 (talk) 15:10, 13 June 2012 (UTC) — Crysl0811 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

A Nuke Free World Facebook Group[1] Chernobyl Children Fukushima Children Facebook Group [2] Nuclear Free Planet Website [3] Dialogues and Resources on Nuclear, Nature, and Society [4] Appeal For Fukushima [5]


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  • Delete. I went through many pages of Ghits and found nothing except blogs and other social media, nothing that qualifies as reliable sources. I encourage any editor who disagrees with notability policy, or any other, to work within the community to change that policy. Ubelowme (talk) 19:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. I can sympathize with the argument that figures in alternative media might need to be viewed with a different lens, and perhaps Wikipedia needs to address this issue more as media alternatives proliferate. But after spending some time looking through the alternative media in Japan, I was surprised to find that Mochizuki barely appears there other than in occasional blogs entries linking to his Fukushima Diary blog. I have still not been able to confirm his name in Japanese because few talk about him, and those that do only say "モチズキさん" because they don't know his name. True, his diary is in English, but for being an activist who cares about Japan, why is he not more active in Japanese? All this makes me nervous: how can we allow a page on someone we can't even confirm the identity of? That's the problem with some alternative media: it can publish hoaxes, baseless rumors, and assumed identities with little verifiability. Those should not be allowed in any encyclopedia, even an alternative one. The danger with arguing that alternative media have to be recognized here because mainstream media are suppressing that media is that it can start descending in fringe theories (WP:FRINGE). Reading a lot of Japanese media, I would argue against anyone who says that oppositional voices regarding Fukushima are being completely shut out of the Japanese media viewed in a broader sense (even today, Karin Amamiya lambasted the decision to restart the Oi reactor in the Asahi Shinbun). There are plenty of people in alternative media in Japan who have expressed themselves in established left wing or political journals that satisfy Wikipedia RS criteria. Mochizuki is not one of them. I can only conclude that even within the sphere of alternative media he is a minor figure who does not yet deserve a Wikipedia article. Michitaro (talk) 15:13, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 04:13, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Hock[edit]

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Contested PROD on notability grounds - DProder suggested AfD Peter Rehse (talk) 03:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete This is an article about an MMA fighter with a grand total of 1 fight. Does not meet the criteria at WP:MMANOT for fighters and is not notable for any other achievements. Jakejr (talk) 18:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete Subject has had only one fight (for a second tier organization) and does not meet WP:MMANOT. Papaursa (talk) 20:26, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete. A7'd The Bushranger One ping only 06:57, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

SM City Caloocan[edit]

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WP:BALL, It has no WP:RS The Determinator p t c 02:40, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Speedy Delete, I still think that the article should be speedy deleted under WP:CSD#A7. Non notable mall, and no sources as well. GrayFullbuster (talk) 02:43, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Delete. No indication or assertion of notability (WP:CSD#A7). --DAJF (talk) 05:52, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) Steven Zhang Get involved in DR! 02:34, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We have band[edit]

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This page is about a very small band that seems not to meet WP: BAND. I have decided to seek other editor's opinions before CSD tagging it. Electriccatfish2 (talk) 00:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

An established band in the UK indie music scene, two album releases on Naïve Records, a notable following on their internet pages and performers on large stages as various respectable festivals. Not necessarily a very small band, although matching criteria for WP: BAND is slim, yes. Therudestdudest (talk) 00:55, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:13, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Drew Nelson (voice actor)[edit]

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Delete. Subject has not established notability in accordance with general or topical notability guidelines for actors. Television and short film roles appear to be minor, uncredited, or nonexistent. Unable to locate significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Additionally, the content that states that the subject was nominated for various awards in 2008 (Golden Globe, MTV Movie Award for Best Performance, etc.) is not supported by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association or other attributed organizations. Best regards, Cindy(talk to me) 02:19, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete. Doesn't come close to meeting WP:NACTOR and, as noted by the nominator, there are a number of untrue assertions about the subject having won various awards for which it is doubtful he would even qualify for nomination. Ubelowme (talk) 17:18, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Redirect to Giant eland. (non-admin closure) Quasihuman (talk • contribs) 12:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tragelaphus derbianus[edit]

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This page is not required because the real page, Giant eland, exists. Sainsf <^>Talk all words 06:23, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • I redirected to Giant eland and request somebody to close the nomination. This case is obvious.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:06, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. This one MUST take policy-based discussion as prime: this is a dictionary definition. Nothing in the article even hints at importance or notability of the phrase. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 12:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ullu ka patha[edit]

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Dictionary definition sourced funnily enough to a dictionary definition Darkness Shines (talk) 10:03, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete. I cannot see any reason that we need an obscure Urdu curse in the English Wikipedia. No notability is claimed at all and it is little more than a dictionary definition. •••Life of Riley (T–C) 01:40, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Its quite a common curse phrase. Whats the notability requirement for such phrases? §§AnimeshKulkarni (talk) 09:04, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep The term is notable per WP:GNG. There are many sources available online discussing in detail; to mention a few: This source mentions the history of the curse and how it was derived. This one describes its use in Pakistani society. Will certainly improve once I get time. --SMS Talk 16:14, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Weak Keep Seems to satisfy GNG. I thought it was Punjabi. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 05:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It's also used in Punjabi, thought it would be Ulla da patha instead of the "ka". Minor difference :) Mar4d (talk) 06:25, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is a very commonly used phrase in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi in Pakistan and India. The articles passes GNG since there are many sources available to verify notability of the topic. On a side note, Rob Asghar has commented on this Wikipedia article in a book written by him btw. Just thought I'd share :)

I like how a Wikipedia entry for the phrase once noted "Currently, this term is also used widely for the President of Pakistan (Asif Zardari) as a sign of great dislike by the people". When a struggling nation feels that way about its leader - as is usually the case in Pakistan - you can only brace yourself for what's coming next.

— Rob Asghar, Lessons from the Holy Wars: A Pakistani-American Odyssey, page xv

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  • Keep satisfies WP:GNG. But it will be better if someone add some good references/links. Bharathiya 09:32, 13 June 2012 (UTC) (talk)
  • Keep and improve: notable and sources present. --lTopGunl (talk) 18:20, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • SMS your first source is from Spinifex Press, hardly a highly thought of or well known publisher given they "publish innovative and controversial feminist books" Your second source is a self published book and fails WP:RS. And as no other sources are being presented to prove this terms notability it ought to be deleted. Darkness Shines (talk) 18:31, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Do we have a ruling here that Spinifex's published books are not considered reliable? (btw this books first edition was published by Penguin books) The second source, how is it a SPS? Can you please explain, because I don't see it as one. --SMS Talk 19:59, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
First source is of no use as it is not an academic publisher and is only good for opinion, not facts. Second source is self published as the publisher is a self publisher akin to lulu. Darkness Shines (talk) 20:10, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:11, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Noetic positivism[edit]

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This does not appear to be notable, and has no references from reliable sources. Google finds only the self-published books that are the subject of the article and a lot of related social media links Mcewan (talk)

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The article doesn't even explain anything; even if there was something interesting in the references, the article itself is gobledygook. To editorialize a bit: it looks like this is just someone's weird pet theory of something (or everything? The reader can't even tell that much) constructed out of confusedly tossing together a bunch of technical terms in a way that makes no sense.134.29.178.146 (talk) 18:33, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete As the article says, a brand-new theory. I can decipher what is intended, but there is no possible notability DGG ( talk ) 03:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


..One can even argue with Eternity if there’s a weighty pretext, substantial argument, and resources of the required level… "The Sigma Passion" a science novel by Vlad K. Once

Excellent idea(considered for deletion). I would also suggest checking up the following articles "Noetic psychology", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute", "Noetic theory", for compliance with scientific (common) sense according to the following criteria;

1. Subject matter of

2. Object of research

3. Target, methods etc.

If answers to these simple questions are not found, then let at least a basic explanation (definition)of what these sciences mean be presented to the world. And of course my “best wishes” to all moderators of the following articles "Noetic psychology" and "Noetic sciences". Looking forward to hearing explanations from them, why these quasi-sciences which do not have got any above mentioned criteria (1,2,3) can delude the readers of the Wikipedia? I think that having answered this question we will be able to understand why there are so many people willing to delete an article about a real new science - Noetic positivism. Or if The Times or the Nature haven’t written about something then this something does not exist in the world, does it? Let me share a "little secret" - the editorial staff of these journals is the same people like you who search for internet links etc… And the ones like me develop science..

As for Noetic concept it’s in this exact way (but not as it is written in the following articles ("Noetic psychology", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute", "Noetic theory") was this term used by Husserl in his writings on phenomenology.

What you call - gobledygook - is an academic (in its keenest meaning) form for presentation of a scientific theory. (But if you had the respective education, you would surely know about it)

I would like to comment about one thing (solely for the article on Noetic positivism) for the future. This article may only be removed by someone who can scientifically prove that the formula for passion formula for passion is wrong. Otherwise (deciding to remove the article) and keeping the following articles "Noetic psychology", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute", "Noetic theory", - you show either incompetence or personal concern/involvement...

Best wishes..

"The Sigma Passion" by Vlad K. Once 2010 http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sigma-Passion-Power/dp/0956395171/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339056458&sr=8-1

"The Sigma Passion" by Vlad K. Once 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-Passion-Noetic-Positivism-ebook/dp/B00669E8A2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339056627&sr=8-1

"The Sigma Passion" by Vlad K. Once 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-Passion-Noetic-Positivism-ebook/dp/B006ASJE6M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1339056664&sr=8-3

'ETHICS' (academic essay) http://noeticpositivism.blogspot.com/2011/03/ethics-article-guardian-refused-to.html

Noeticpositivism (talk) 08:40, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


For those who try to use the Act 1R (Articles with a single source) I hope that everyone present here understands that the research level of Noetic positivism - is possible only thanks to writings of such great people like René Descartes, Edmund Husserl, Auguste Comte, Immanuel Kant, Max Planck and others, and I am just one of those few who try to follow their hard path of knowledge…

аnd you have to decide yourselves who you follow


And last but not least - this article about Noetic positivism does not end here yet...

Noeticpositivism (talk) 10:04, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You and the theory may well be correct but unfortunately, until this is recognised elsewhere, it does not belong in Wikipedia. As I said on your talk page, the single best thing that you could do to improve the chances of the article being kept is to find references in reliable sources for the subject in order to demonstrate that it is notable, not original research and not from a single source. I did try to find such references, but couldn't. Mcewan (talk) 11:25, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you for your comment. But if you were more attentive you could see that various publishing houses had published my writings… And believe me; they used to tell Husserl the same things about phenomenology (or even worse). By the way, if I understand you correctly then you have found the basis for "Noetic sciences" in Dan Brown’s work, and how can it be otherwise with the articles "Noetic theory", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute" not being deleted yet? Frankly speaking, as with a colleague, you can delete my article (the research will never stop with it), but then you MUST delete quack articles on "Noetic psychology", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute", "Noetic theory" from Wikipedia as well. Thank you for your attention spent on Noetic positivism. and by the way, the Top-level domains "noeticpositivism" nevertheless belong to me.

Regards

Noeticpositivism (talk) 13:35, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can assure you that I have not and will never read Dan Brown's work:) I happen to agree about the "quack" articles you mention. You will see that I have worked on a couple. You could too, perhaps also on something in the Philosophy and Religion projects area. Understand that this process is not about judging the correctness or otherwise of your work but about the criteria for its inclusion in Wikipedia. I wish you well and hope you find the recognition you seek: it may just not be here, at least initially. Mcewan (talk) 14:34, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1. I hope that you didn’t have a feeling that I feel some dislike towards you. It’s not like that. I understand that you are doing your job. And I’m rather understanding with critics as I consider critics one of the most important conditions of improvement. (Critics but not discourtesy and stupidity…)

2. As for Dan Brown, I want to stress that he is rather famous as a writer. But as a scientist… I don’t know him. (especially in the noetic concept area)

3. As for your invitation in the Philosophy and Religion projects area, - thank you very much, I realize all the responsibility and I’ll quite possibly join you.

4. As for you wishing me success, I’m touched. But I think it’s necessary to make it clear that as a scientist I don’t look for fame. (I’m just trying to implement my potential).

As for me as an author, of course I’m interested in success of my writings; feeling the necessity to choose between the immediate triumph of a fiction writer and the fame for ages I try to write so that a person of a high level of education (such as you for example) would consider the time spent for reading my book a worthy occupation and could recommend doing the same to their children…

(You can see whether I’m right in rare but independent and honest reviews to my books… by Vlad K. Once)..

Best

P/S.

Specially for those who is good with (..gobledygook - pet theory of something..) and (..no possible notability..) - The (www.uspto.gov) database lacks the "US Patent No. 12,928/592” patent number specified in article about "Noetic theory"..


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  • Delete although a plain google search yields 8000+ hits, they're all blogs or self-published. There are no independent, verifiable, reliable sources or significant 3rd party sources to indicate notability.--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 05:05, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Howdy,

I suggest to review the article Yahoo published "Futuristic Computer Program Arrives Ahead of Computer". http://news.yahoo.com/futuristic-computer-program-arrives-ahead-computer-141449529.html

I would like to share my opinion on it with you straight away. - This article is no more than a sham. Despite the fact that its subject matter is very serious, the main objective of this article consists in creating ‘information noise’. Such actions are usually undertaken to attract investors, or to report on the spent funds invested previously (let’s say a program is designed which can only be tested in devices which have not yet been manufactured…). What I mean is that, a publication in ‘independent sources’ does not always verify the subject of discussion... And talking of devices (quantum computers), I’d like to remind that the "Noetic theory" article discusses those, doesn’t it? Furthermore, this article specifies the number of the patent which can not be found in the USPTO.GOV database (that is to emphasize the fact that certain articles which "comply with the standards" of Wiki and are verifiable, still contain “some inaccuracies’, to put it mild… As far as the mere “Noetic theory’ is concerned, which is discussed in the homonymous article, I would like to request all participants of this discussion to share their view on it (if you feel entitled to delete a strictly academic article about Noetic positivism), please, share your view on this so to say ‘offence of the science” inflicted by those who skillfully use Wikipedia - with all the respective consequences for the Wiki readers.

P/S.

Just in case, I would like to remind you that any theory possesses a number of functions. The most important ones are as follows:

1. A theory provides its user with conceptual structures;

2. A theory suggests development of a certain glossary of terms;

3. A theory provides for understanding, explanation and forecast of various manifestations of the subject matter of the theory.

Please, check if the article "Noetic theory" article complies with the specified (academic) requirements.

(The next article subject to discussion is Noetic Advanced Studies Institute)..

Best wishes!

Noeticpositivism (talk) 16:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to assume good faith and take it that you are not familiar with wikipedia. According to Wikipedia policy, articles need to have verifiable, reliable, sources. This afd page is to discuss whether this particular article meets those criteria. Please limit your arguments accordingly. If you disagree with those requirements, this isn't the place to discuss it. Try the various policy talk pages or Wikipedia:Village pump if you want to discuss WP policy about notability and sourcing. Also, you might want to read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS to understand why it is not a valid argument for keeping this article.--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 17:46, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In my turn, I'd like to admit that you are right, and I am really not fully aware of the rules of WP. And by all means I will accept and agree with the opinion of the editorial board of WP (in any case, the formula for passion developed by me is certified in my name), same applies to the concept of Noetic positivism. By the way (and please don't take it too serious), rules differ from dogmas primarily by exceptions. It's merely an observation...

Noeticpositivism (talk) 19:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Furthermore, if the reasons of the opponents stated above and below are deemed fair and sufficient to remove the articles, then why noone wants to use the same reasons in the course of analysis of the forthcoming articles ("Noetic theory", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute", "Noetic sciences", "Noetic psychology", "Institute of Noetic Sciences")? Does WP apply the same rules and policiesapplicable to all articles? Also, I can not but draw your attention to the scientifically low level of some commentaries published here. I wonder who those commentators are and how they come up with such ways of expressing themselves, - If you like princip of WP:Walled garden - please do check the next articles for this situation... ("Noetic theory", "Noetic Advanced Studies Institute", "Noetic sciences", "Noetic psychology", "Institute of Noetic Sciences")!

Best

Noeticpositivism (talk) 14:45, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete. This is the central point of a kind of WP:Walled garden of bafflegab. (I congratulate DGG on his ability to understand what theory precisely is being advanced here; his abilities surpass my own.) I can't find anything that's by an arm's-length third-party expert source that indicates that this is of any notability. Ubelowme (talk) 17:31, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:10, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

JoomlaShine[edit]

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I'm sorry but this is not a quality article. It reads completely promotional, and there is no assertion of notability whatsoever.    Thorncrag  11:26, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep I thinks it's notable, but the page itself is too promotional. I don't think it necessarily needs to be delete; it is just in need of a major overhaul. Sourcing appears thin also.Rupert'sscribe (talk) 15:05, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • All sources are (more or less private) blogs or primary sources. mabdul 10:32, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As an additional note, "RocketTheme" which is widely regarded as the most popular Joomla template provider (see sources in this article) does not have an article.   Thorncrag  15:13, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep 20 employees - worldwide spread software, meets my notability guidelines. And after all, it's ways less promotional than the article about Windows 8. --Hiddenray (talk) 09:38, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Windows 8 page is more well sourced, and in my opinion, less promotional. I agree the page should be kept, but it is too promotional.Rupert'sscribe (talk) 13:29, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I thought this article is about a product and not about a company... But this fails then also WP:NCORP and WP:NSOFT/WP:PRODUCT. mabdul 10:32, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yes, this article is about a notable product. And this product is not somebody's private sex toy, but there is a whole company behind. It is absolutely a notable product. --Hiddenray (talk) 10:55, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
        • Then you are surely able and willing to provide independent, third party and reliable references (either about the company or the products), or? mabdul 11:46, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
          • You live in a delusion. There isn't such a thing like a reliable independent third party review. This concept is flawed from its inner root. I wrote this somewhere else, but the way the guidelines are followed has the result to fill up this encyclopaedia with advertising of multinational companies, often discarding quality products from minor companies and people without the means to buy articles and advertisings on tech journals. Give JoomlaShine enough money to buy an independent third party review, and you'll have your neutral forged source. My comment here, is much more reliable and independent than an article on the NYT. --Hiddenray (talk) 13:07, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
            • No need for a personal attack here, Mabdul is correct that the page is lacking in reliable independent sources, and the addition of some would improve the sourcing of the article. While you are right that no source is truly "unbiased" we are using blatant biases to try to determine what constitutes (and what doesn't) a reputable source.Rupert'sscribe (talk) 13:38, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

i did a minor edit to the article, but was unable to make that page less promotional; because i found nothing of promotional there --Hiddenray (talk) 15:16, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete, no indepth and reliable references could be provided. mabdul 10:32, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Delete Does not meet GNG, references provided are mentions on blogs, content does not indicate notability just "product detail". --HighKing (talk) 11:27, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was merge to Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum. The Bushranger One ping only 00:09, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Web Biennial[edit]

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  • Delete nn, promotional, even says they're "currently accepting applications"--William Thweatt Talk | Contribs 05:13, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge with Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum; edit both articles heavily to remove promotional content and irrelevant material. A Google search for ("web biennial" istanbul) didn't turn up much, but there was one reasonably in-depth article in the arts-and-culture section of Today's Zaman. Note that the article says that "... the Web Biennale will feature work by Armenians, Ukrainians, Serbs, Macedonians and Romanians"; since none of these nations use English as a first language, an English-language search may have missed some coverage. Ammodramus (talk) 20:19, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge with Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum may be tthe optimal solution. --Artene50 (talk) 08:49, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:08, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Beef Box[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG, as the info I found on it either mirrors the article or is trivial at best. I can't find any information about releases. —Torchiest talkedits 17:58, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Note that parts of the article violate the close-paraphrasing standards. [45] The Bushranger One ping only 00:07, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Soulja Boy: The Movie[edit]

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I was starting to propose a merger of this article into Soulja Boy, but the more I thought about it, the less I thought there was any content worth merging. The film seems WP:NN, though its subject is admittedly not. The article's creator disappeared into the night shortly after creating it, but his or her activity seems to center around creating articles for films from the same distributor, so I have WP:PROMO concerns. Speaking of promotional material, a Google search yields a lot of promotional pages, but no reviews, at least not in the first two pages of results. Wikipedia is not IMDB, and God knows we're not a Soulja Boy fansite. --BDD (talk) 19:59, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment Interesting thoughts from the nominator. Yes, we're not IMDB nor a fansite... but we judge notability based upon coverage... and the google news results do appear to give us enough non-trivial coverege,[46] even if not lengthy, with which to souce and build an encyclopdic neutral artcle on this documentary film topic. No reviews??? I imediately found one by DVD Verdict.[47] What others did the nom not find? The information about the existance of this film could certainly be included in the Soulja Boy article. But I think we need not dismiss the possibility of a separate article on the film existing. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 08:04, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Update: The article is looking somwehat better now,[48] but I do note an irony in that whatever press the film might have received was overshadowed by the artist himself being arrested the same day as the video was released. His bad fortune. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 03:24, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per improvements during AfD. Minor notability but still... Cavarrone (talk) 10:05, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 00:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Types of cities by geographical region[edit]

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OR piece about styles of cities across the world. Basically a personal commentary by the author not backed up by any sources. Fundamentally quite difficult to verify. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 22:09, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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this is not personal commentary by me !, this is a chapter in Urban Geography that learned in Geography lessons in High schools. פארוק (talk) 11:42, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as unsourced and highly simplistic WP:OR. -- 202.124.72.221 (talk) 06:53, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is quite interesting, but clearly an unsourced essay. Delete. Bearian (talk) 22:10, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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i work heard to find some information sources to write this article so i am ask to not delete anything so I could expand the article ! . פארוק (talk) 11:34, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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