Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lead News

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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 08:31, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lead News[edit]

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News website started this month. The article was created by one of its founders. The only references that actually mention the site are the site itself and its whois information. As for the "Founders" section, the references don't actually mention them; the article says that they "famously challenged the chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland"; a Google search didn't return any relevant coverage in connection with their names, so the event doesn't seem to be very famous.

Borderline speedy deletion candidate (criteria A7 and G11). - Mike Rosoft (talk) 05:48, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

~~speedy delete - DangerDogWest (talk) 06:36, 25 October 2015 (UTC)~~[reply]

Struck content from confirmed sock above, per WP:SOCKSTRIKE. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 03:30, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The A7 speedy-deletion notice was removed by the article creator [1] but should have been allowed to run its course. I've notified the article creator on that and on this AfD. AllyD (talk) 07:30, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. Human3015^TALK 07:34, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Human3015^TALK 07:34, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Searches return no evidence that this new website is notable. Fails WP:NWEB, WP:GNG; also fails WP:CSD #7. AllyD (talk) 07:37, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No proof of notability adduced; I can't find anything either. Big WP:GNG problem as a result. /wia /tlk /cntrb 15:52, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for a number of reasons, including WP:NOTNEWS, WP:PROMO, and perhaps sheer chutzpah. LaMona (talk) 20:02, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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