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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 delete. Cirt (talk) 06:25, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Athena study abroad[edit]

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Advert for study company. No claims of notability. Oscarthecat (talk) 22:22, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]


  • Similar study abroad companies are on Wikipedia. This is to make people aware of the valuable concept of study abroad and global awareness. Many universities promote and work with Athena Study Abroad, and charities receive donations on behalf of the organization, which makes the company notable. Jbenander (talk) 22:45, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment appears to be a major conflict of interest here, J Benander is "Vice President of Marketing and Technology" of said company. http://www.athenaabroad.com/about_us/staff.php#john --Oscarthecat (talk) 10:02, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • See WP:OTHERSTUFF, WP:INDISCRIMINATE and WP:NOTABILITY. The fact that the writer says that this pages is to "make people aware" of a "valuable" concept (i.e. this business) confirms to me that this article is purely intended to promote the organisation. Speedy Delete.
  • Speedy Delete (G11) Nothing of use; all spam. Themfromspace (talk) 03:45, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The company was founded because small schools and small school students were often overlooked, and keeping this entry would show that this is not always the case. Would it make a difference to reference articles that featured Athena? (Example articles) As long as Wikipedia approves of other companies in this field that do the exact same thing, I would think it would make sense and be honest to readers to include this submission. Jbenander (talk) 08:22, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. MuZemike (talk) 08:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • Speak for yourself, I consider it very fortunate it works that way. ^_^ JuJube (talk) 11:09, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Referencing articles that feature Athena may make a difference, but it will require a lot more than the odd incidental mention on a college's web page. Have you read WP:NOTABILITY yet? One of the fundamental rules is that Wikipedia only has articles that have already received coverage in other third-party sources. If you don't like those rules, Wikipedia is not the website for you. Otherwise, you might as well complain that Cartoon Network doesn't have enough programs about 13th-century Czech architecture. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 09:00, 15 November 2008 (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.
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