Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IRA University

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The result was -- Cirt (talk) 01:00, 14 September 2010 (UTC) delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:00, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IRA University[edit]

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IRA University does not appear in official Pakistan university rankings. Possible hoax, certainly non-notable. See http://www.hec.gov.pk/insidehec/divisions/QALI/Others/RankingofUniversities/Pages/Default.aspx Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 17:46, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete and block from recreation - This is either a hoax or a fake-diploma mill because it isn't mentioned in any other official lists - universities and affiliated colleges. An article with this name was previously deleted for blatant advertising. Green Giant (talk) 18:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. —• Gene93k (talk) 19:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if it is a hoax then no question it should be deleted. Although I'm usually inclined to support keeping article I've contributed to, there is no reason to keep if we don't have any sources indicating this is a real school. –BuickCenturyDriver 20:35, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- It's not clear it is entirely a hoax (there possibly is an organisation calling itself this), but the claims within the article don't stand up to any scrutiny. In several cases, they are self-contradictory or the references provided do not support them. For example, it is stated that it is "one of the oldest and most selective" universities in Pakistan, yet it also states that it was founded in 1990 (in the infobox) and 2000 (in the main article). List of oldest universities in continuous operation gives three Pakistani universities that date to the 19th century. The student numbers do not match those listed in one of the references (by a factor of 20). The 'university' website does not have the usual .edu.pk domain and manages to mispell the word 'university'. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 09:28, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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