Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nafeh

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 01:43, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nafeh[edit]

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This magazine is not notable in Iran. The article looks like an advertisement for the magazine and how good it is! Must be deleted ASAP. Professional Assassin (talk) 10:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. -- Bradjamesbrown (talk) 10:29, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep. There are indications this magazine is notable in Iran. I have added a couple of cites including one which shows the publisher attending an important literary award function. The fact that at least two notable writers have published their work in the magazine indicates notability. More importantly perhaps, the existence of an independent literary magazine, and information about it is of interest to people living in English-speaking countries. The topic of free speech in Iran, is a very current and important issue that some people may want to research or simply know more about. Therefore, I see no reason to remove this article from Wikipedia & I believe it can be developed further by other editors, as I had little difficulty coming up with a couple of new references. The article may never become a very long one, but how long can an article about a literary magazine ever be?—KeptSouth (talk) 11:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The magazine has near zero notability in Iran. The article lacks any reliable source to show its notability. You have added a link as a supposed source which has nothing to do with this article's topic. The only relation between this article and your source is this image caption in your source: Simin Behbahani and Nahid tavassoli, writer and pubisher of Nafeh (a literary magazine). Does it really show this magazine's notability? There are hundreds of likewise magazines in Iran.--Professional Assassin (talk) 12:47, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Two more Farsi sources discussing Nafeh:[1][2]. I'm undecided on notability. Fences&Windows 18:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I read both sources. There was nothing about notability of Nafeh in them.--Professional Assassin (talk) 12:45, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Cirt (talk) 00:39, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 12:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Previous relisting by Cirt does not seem to have worked. Sandstein 12:27, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment It feels like we could keep the article, but for sources. Surely, the magazine has been mentioned somewhere? I can't imagine there are that many Iranian literary magazines, after all - but, again, my knowledge of the subject is somewhere between nil and nothing. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 21:32, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. After all this time, we still can't come up with anything verifiable that shows they are notable. WP:V seems to be a factor. Niteshift36 (talk) 08:35, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.