Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Burnt Orange Report (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 05:58, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Burnt Orange Report[edit]

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Does not meet WP:WEBCRIT. Several source searches are only providing passing mentions, such as [1], [2], [3], [4]. North America1000 03:07, 30 August 2016

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. North America1000 03:13, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. North America1000 03:13, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. North America1000 03:13, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:27, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete' Since sources on page are not dispositive, but political blogs can be notable, I ran a couple of searches, finding very little that supports notability. However, one thing I did find in a major newspaper does not look good: "Variations of the rumor have been perpetuated on Web sites that publish unsubstantiated rumors that the mainstream media won't touch. Among those that have mentioned the rumor are the Burnt Orange Report..." (this was a 2011 rumour that Governor Rick Perry was divorcing his wife [5] in the Austin American-Statesman.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:13, 31 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per above - David Gerard (talk) 09:10, 1 September 2016 (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.