Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kurashiki NET Program

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The result was delete. Gwen Gale (talk) 17:36, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kurashiki NET Program[edit]

This was originally deleted as an attack page it has subsequently been recreated in a more neutral fashion but the topic is entirely non-notable being a teaching program participated in by a grand total of 30 people & a search for reliable secondary sources has turned up nothing but blogs. The topic of foreign teachers in Japan is already more than adequately covered by JET Programme and there is a paragraph in Kurashiki, Okayama about the specific implementation within that city. There may be a case for the article name to remain but as a protected redirect to JET Programme. nancy ^talk 08:17, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as non-notable, and a case could almost be made for A7 as I don't really even see an assertion of notability here. No independent coverage, small participation, etc. --Jaysweet (talk) 14:41, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep This does seem to be a government sponsored program, separate from JET for that I think it seems legitimate and should be kept. It does need more reliable sources. 211.19.51.123 (talk) 16:37, 25 July 2008 (UTC) — 211.19.51.123 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Comment As a total newbie I will refrain from voting. I joined WP after seeing this AfD, hoping to provide info useful to the other editors: Kurashiki NET Program and the JET Programme are not affiliated or related, so I think a redirect would be inappropriate. The article describes the KNETP as a municipally run program. The homepage for the KNETP [1] also provides a link to an online application process. Compare this to the JET Programme [2], which is run by the national organization CLAIR and whose website instructs applicants to obtain applications through Japanese embassies/consulates (application not available online). I hope this helped, and I welcome instruction if I've said anything untoward.Silverneko (talk) 01:04, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I think this page should be deleted. Although it is true that it is Kurashiki NET Program is indeed a program of the City of Kurashiki, it is certainly not note worthy enough to have it's only Wikipedia page. There is nothing written about this program on the Japanese Wikipedia page of Kurashiki which means that the Japanese do not consider it note worthy. The NET Program is also listed as a major city initiative on the main Kurashiki English Wikipedia (this section should also be deleted) page but again there is nothing mentioned about this on Kurashiki's Japanese Wikipedia page. This page and the section on the main Kurashiki page will just end up being turned into another battleground between those that dislike the program's manager and Wikipedia moderators. Nancy has first hand knowledge of this since she was one of the moderators having to delete all of the inappropriate content added to that page. Personally, I think this page was just created for that very purpose.I have seen links given to it on more negative pages which only means that it is a matter of time before another edit war starts. I also think that this page might being used as a way to make the program seem legitimate for recruiting purposes to counter the already existing negative sites about the program. The Kurashiki NET Program has nothing to do with the JET Programme and is no were near the same scale or same degree of importance. This is just some local program (of currently only 30 odd teachers) which is only relevent to the Kurashiki Board of Education. The JET Programme is a major national intiative that involves thousands of teachers each year who are sent all over Japan. Can't compare the two. Cityhallnemesis (talk) 06:45, 1 August 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.