Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Gospel of Thomas Association

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. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:03, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Gospel of Thomas Association

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Contested PROD. Article is about a not-for-profit organisation with no coverage in reliable sources to establish notability, including specific notability for organisations. Additionally, the material consists almost entirely of material that is a quote of their constitution and basic beliefs which is suitable for their website but Wikipedia is not a web host. Whpq (talk) 04:44, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 09:57, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 09:57, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep this article. Some 29 votes at the end of the Article have referenced this article in good Wikipedia standing. Furthermore, the article has been in circulation on Wikipedia for more than a year and a half with thousands of views. Tom Morris is no doubt showing a religious bias against the unorthodoxy this non-profit religious group represents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.198.107.247 (talk) 23:24, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Tom Morris has done nothing but categorise this deletion debate so that interested editors can more easily find it. I am the editor that nominated it and I can assure you that there is no religious bias involved. The length of time the article has been on Wikipedia and the number rating votes do not address the reason for the article nomination for deletion which is that it does not meet Wikipedia's inclusion guidelines. -- Whpq (talk) 06:21, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. When you remove the constitution and original quotes, what is left is that the organization exists and was founded in 1997. This may be accurate, but does nothing whatsoever to show that the organization is notable under our standards. Note also that this article is not about the Gospel of Thomas, but about an organization closely associated with its contents. That association does not confer notability, as per WP:NOTINHERITED. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 13:20, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as lacking in-depth coverage from independent third party sources. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:31, 15 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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