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The result was redirect to M&T Bank Stadium. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:18, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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No sources to indicate importance. — Timneu22 · talk 23:51, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:11, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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WP:MADEUP. Author contested prod. OSborncontributionatoration 22:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:19, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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Fails WP:Notability A Google search returns only the company's site and this WP article. Likely promotional. Declined PROD. Safiel (talk) 22:08, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk 00:17, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Violates WP:N. Although she is a supporting character, there is no indication that she ever played a major role in the series. Perseus, Son of Zeus 21:09, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:13, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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I'm pretty sure a fraternity with only one chapter is non-notable. StAnselm (talk) 20:47, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. It would be worth continuing to discuss a possible merge on the article's talk page. Beeblebrox (talk) 06:53, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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Minor student union leader , of no particular note. - primary reports from the not notable National Campaign for fees and cuts - a minor student activist group also of no note, WP:NOTNEWS and WP:ONEEVENT seem to apply in regards to this person, the created biography was redirected to the University of London which is the best place for it, at least for the time being unless additional notability arises. Off2riorob (talk) 20:35, 18 January 2011 (UTC) Off2riorob (talk) 20:35, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep (as main author). I accept the article is not perfect, but I have found plenty of references for it, and could quite easily find more. She is clearly notable as a student leader, a protester and a widely-quoted source on the protests. I urge people to help the article rather than simply removing the content. To counter some of the arguments above. She is not a "minor" leader, she's the president of the UK's largest students union. AfD when I was still editing, so doesn't reflect the current secondary-sourced version. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:15, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep, the sources already on the article are sufficient to demonstrate notability by the relevant standards, and there are more available. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 21:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    Being in the news over a single event is not what wikipedia is about, we will be stuck with it forever. She is a minor player in a newsworthy event. Off2riorob (talk) 21:46, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    At what point does it stop being a single event? There were I think 4 mass protests in London over the course of a few months, with more planned this week. By that standard you could group, say, the entire 2010 F1 season as a single event. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:57, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    Hi, well, in regards to living people, a single event in this subjects life, I mean perhaps a couple of lines in one of the articles - 2010 UK student protests would be best, if there is no content there about her already, people of minimum temporary note don't need or qualify for a wikipedia BLP, if there are on-going reports about this person or she is involved in another notable incident then ok, but imo its NOTNEWS and ONEEVENT notability - redirect to a couple of sentences at the protests article, which on investigation are already there. Off2riorob (talk) 01:25, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Merge (minimally) to 2010 UK student protests-- I have grave doubts as to the notability of the subject. Being president of chairman of a university students' union is clearly NN. Being one of a dozen people invited to meet a minister is also NN. On the other hand, leading a protest movement (as opposed to a single protest event) might be. However, it would probably be better for her to be dealt with in a general article on the protests, at least until she can establish her notability by doing rather more. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:31, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:13, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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A non-notable fictional language in Ursula K. Le Guin's fantasy world, with an unhealthy dose of WP:OR (the Phonology section) thrown in. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was speedy delete (A1) by Ronhjones. Non-admin closure --Pgallert (talk) 09:19, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

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This is a compilation CD that doesn't appear to be notable at all. Difficult to find any significant coverage discussing this album. — Timneu22 · talk 20:04, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:13, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Non-notable crime. Media coverage is limited to a few repeated sentences. Renata (talk) 20:01, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Is notable. It is reported on at least 5 continents. In contrast, this crime is not Knowledge (XXG) notable http://www.kansas.com/2011/01/19/1681025/armed-man-robs-south-wichita-store.html Also the Baltic Times reports that the crime has shocked the nation. THIS IS NEW AND JUST DISCOVERED AND ADDED TO THE ARTICLE. Donotkill (talk) 19:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Partly right, partly wrong. The "date is by itself not notable". It is that it is reported in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, etc. that it is notable. Donotkill (talk) 19:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
All that's been linked to so far has been reprints of the same AP story and a Daily Mail story. OSborncontributionatoration 19:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Even if this were a notable murder, I see no evidence that it is known as the "2011 Facebook killing." That emphasis on the method of contact seems to be a POV slant; I removed the rather atrocious sentence from the article, "This is not the first time that Facebook has been in trouble for a murder." So it seems to be a WP:COATRACK. postdlf (talk) 21:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Good suggestion, keep the article and discuss a change in article name. Donotkill (talk) 19:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
I have now removed all but the two unique references. OSborncontributionatoration 22:21, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Please do not destroy the article. You voted for deletion then you start taking stuff out. Contrary to your claim, you did take out unique references. The Nigerian newspaper had more than the others (the beginning of the story was the same but there's several paragraphs added). Also it shows how worldwide the coverage is, USA, Canada, Nigeria, India, UK, Australia, Lithuania, etc. Donotkill (talk) 19:57, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Each reprint of the AP story is not a unique story. Multiple links to this one story are redundant. The Nigerian story (I assume you're refering to onlinenigeria.com) was a reprint of the Daily Mail article, the original I did not remove (onlinenigeria.com "By Daily Mail Reporter") OSborncontributionatoration 20:01, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete. This is a news story that is unlikely to be remembered as a historic WP:EVENT. As others have said, it was the killing of one person who was lured by another over the Internet. Not the first time that that's happened, but in this case the medium happened to be Facebook. Mandsford 02:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete Local news story without global notability. The means used to arrange the death is very secondary to the actual event and is only used to rabble-rouse parents and the media critics (I can imagine if we were in another age we'd be talking about deleting 1924 Murder Arranged by Ham Radio or 1673 Slaying via Smoke Signal). Otherwise it should be confined local Lithuanian Knowledge (XXG), where it probably would have more notability (though they might delete on the same grounds there). Nate • (chatter) 05:45, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep let's follow the rules, not "I don't like it". It is covered in 5 continents, in many countries because it is notable. Donotkill (talk) 19:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Comment this user has made no edits outside of this topic to date. (User also removed the spa tag) OSborncontributionatoration 21:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
CommentOsborn is lying with the above statement, trying to make me look bad.Donotkill (talk) 00:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
The vast majority of Donotkill's edits are in this topic, but there are about five as of this moment that are outside the topic. What is more relevant to the issue here is that Donotkill is the creator of the article. —C.Fred (talk) 00:17, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
Delete - I haven't heard anything about this, and I consider myself a reasonably-well-informed American. I know that's a subjective rubric, but even so: by that standard I cannot agree that it has received significant coverage on multiple continents. It's sad, but I don't believe that it's notable. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoLo dicono a Signa. 22:29, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
No, I was renaming the page according to the wishes of another user. Donotkill (talk) 00:03, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
I have speedy deleted 2011 Facebook related killing in Lithuania under criterion A10. There were no edits in that article that were not also in the history of 2011 Facebook killing; everything I saw there was a copy and paste. —C.Fred (talk) 00:09, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete. As a journalism teacher told me, "Dog bites man, not news; man bites dog, news." This is not the first time the Internet has been used as a lure to get a crime victim; other than the age of the offender, there is nothing intrinsically notable in the crime. Looking at WP:EVENT, the three ways I see that could generate notability for this event are lasting effects, depth of coverage, and duration of coverage. However, none of these are present in this case. Accordingly, this is outside the scope of what should be at Knowledge (XXG) and should be deleted. (It's probably within the scope of Wikinews, but that's another matter entirely.) —C.Fred (talk) 00:14, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Delete per WP:NOT#NEWS Nick-D (talk) 07:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep - I have heard about this. Sources indicates notability (in my personal opinion). But it is a close call decision... most here seems to have decided for deletion but I think I will stay with my weak keep decision. There is enough for info provided for me to feel secure in my decision.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:28, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete - per WP:NOT#NEWS. Even coverage on all continents does not grant notability. Coverage for an event must be sustained, and not brief. Several "man bites dog" news stories, thanks mostly to the internets, get brief coverage everywhere, but they are not notable either. LonelyBeacon (talk) 02:23, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:13, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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An article about this series has already been deleted as failing WP:CRYSTAL and for having no evidence of its existence. It has now been revealed in Thomas Gardner (Director) that the director (and most other things) of this film is 14 years old. Please also see Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Thomas Gardner (Director) and The Dreamer (2011 Film).

Yes, thanks for mentioning that. I already took a reference out of Stop motion, but I feel uncomfortable changing so many edits this person has made. I did a search on the Clint Mansell thing and couldn't find any references. - ManicSpider (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
It's in Film Trailers and Scoring Credits. I wonder if he knows about it yet... Peridon (talk) 20:43, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
The age of the director was put in an article by someone... Yes, he's starting off. When he gets somewhere, he'll be welcome to have an article. Writers, producers and directors have to find out about things - that's how I got into Knowledge (XXG). I was researching and found the best articles on what I wanted to know were here. If you're doing pure fantasy, research isn't as important - but still needed. For something based on a real war, research is essential. Critics will check - like we do here. This is like having your first reaction from the critics. Keep trying - unless you're a Mozart your first efforts won't be much good. Watch as much as you can of established stuff - see where things started off. If you can find 'Creature Comforts', you'll see where Aardman got going. Peridon (talk) 15:58, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
I don't think you're understanding. The release dates aren't important. I'd really recommend you go read WP:NOTFILM, WP:CREATIVE and, most importantly, WP:GNG before you create any further articles otherwise you might find yourself running into the same difficulties repeatedly. - ManicSpider (talk) 22:21, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
(Written while the above was being posted...) ::You're still not getting it. 'Keep trying' means keep practising. As my young (15 year old) cousin does with her writing. She's good, but not there yet for finished work going public. Just getting DVDs out means nothing. Getting a book published at lulu means nothing. Anyone can do them. You need to be selling them in quantities - and have proof that we can verify - before you will be considered notable. I have friends who are university trained, one in animation/illustration and one in video work - but I wouldn't consider making an article for either of them yet. If you can't produce references from independent sources - see WP:RS if you haven't yet looked at it - that actually show coverage of your work, you stand no chance of an article here. Peridon (talk) 22:30, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was keep. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:17, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Very short dicdef, tagged for maintenance for over two years with nothing happening. Doesn't seem like it can be expanded beyond dicdef. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 19:05, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

nb the French article is a redirect to Comique, where running gags get a couple of sentences. pablo 11:37, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment Those improvement tags seem somewhat out of date, appropriate though they may have been for this version. Most articles could do with attention from an expert, so it's hard to argue with {{Expert-subject}}, but I don't think it's needed here any longer; the article seems coherent. I don't think that there's any problem with the context either. Anybody else have any ideas? pablo 10:44, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep This is not a "dicdef" (Wiki-Jargon for dictionary definition). There is a problem with calling it a literary device, since it was widely used on radio and television shows early in their development, and still is in some cases. See Jack Benny or Fred Allen for many examples. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:17, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
Many literary devices apply equally to other modes of storytelling; there may be a better term, but don't take it too ... literarily pablo 19:39, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
See the subpage under the article talk page for TV examples. Radio show examples are in Jack Benny and Fred Allen. Literary examples are not so easily found, at least by me. --DThomsen8 (talk) 14:05, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Not a very notable person. Does not seem to pass WP:PROF on the basis of publications, position, or influence. She has mentions in the press, but all of them are one-liners that either mention her as an associate professor and cite one sentence, or they mention her as a member of that Telangana panel--but there is no in-depth discussion of her or her significance. Drmies (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Part of the argument to keep is based on the idea that Delamar is a reliable source. Whether it is or not is ultimately not relevant because the coverage is extremely trivial, three sentences that explain what Scorio is and nothing more. (there was an ad after those three sentences, it made it appear the article was over when it was not, which I noticed when I went to close the window.) The other arguments are based on users liking this product and touting its usefulness, which are not valid, policy based reasons to keep an article. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:50, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Addendum: As you can see I have had to strike through part of that rationale as I soon discovered I made an error. After reviewing the matter further I have decided to uphold the decision to delete as it is still but one source, and that is a review in a specialized publication. It probably is a reliable source, but this one mention is not sufficient to establish general notability. Beeblebrox (talk) 03:02, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
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I've looked through all the references (the German wiki has the same links) and did not find a single one that passes our guidelines for reliable sources--they're all blogs, online portals, communities, etc. Barring other evidence, I have to say that this article does not pass WP:GNG, nor do I see how it passes WP:WEB. Article had been deleted but was restored; a wider discussion is in order. Drmies (talk) 18:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment I tend to agree with you, but it's a really interesting implementation, so I hate to !vote delete.... --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:32, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Weeeeell Sarek, that looks like a pretty clear-cut case of WP:ILIKEIT. I'm going to throw in some WP:COI, WP:AdminAbuse, and WP:POV, all per WP:CONSPIRACY , and ask you to hand over your mop. Maybe you can go find references to save it, if you like it so much! :) Drmies (talk) 18:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry Sarek, but there seems to be nothing at all. Drmies (talk) 18:52, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
I've noticed that in the past, yes, which is why I didn't !vote to keep. :-) --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 19:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Comment It is not clear to me, why the review of scorio at delamar (http://www.delamar.de/pressemitteilung/scorio-kostenloser-musiknoteneditor-musiknoten-8843/) does not pass WP:WEB. It is independent of scorio.com and written by a delamar editor in a rather critical way. delamar is not just another blog, but a respectable news site about the music business. Scorgle (talk) 14:10, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete. I'm glad this has been brought to my notice, because my old copy of Finale is acting up, but unfortunately it does not appear to be notable. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 21:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment - Just a side note on this. As can be seen at the (currently) bottom section on my talk page, I originally A7 CSDed this. The author protested, and created enough smoke that I was no longer certain that it qualified for A7 CSD. Enough hints of possible notability to make me second guess myself. And if I'm second guessing myself, then it likely should not be A7 deleted any more. So I restored it, with the intention of, when I had more time, doing a more thorough check of the references in order to decide whether or not to bring it to AFD. I did not get around to that check, but here it is anyway. - TexasAndroid (talk) 22:31, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • Sorry if I beat you to it. I did see the discussion on your talk page--just to make things clear, I have no problem with it having been reinstated. An AfD discussion may bring in more editors who might help establish notability, and that's fine with me, though I don't see it happening yet. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 01:17, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep - While the delamar review seems independent and critical enough to me to be considered a valid source, my main point for keeping the scorio entry is that scorio is a free low tech online service which is useful to people who want to discover music notation, but don't have financial or technical resources to buy and install even Capella or PriMus. They might only have access to a community computer (e.g. in a library) or they might not understand computers enough to install software. There are many musically interested people around who are neither technophile nor wealthy. A wikipedia entry about scorio would increase the chance that they can further develop their interest in writing music in spite of having access to little resources. -- Scorgle (talk) 15:41, 19 January 2011 (UTC) — Scorgle (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
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  • Keep - This scorio web site is the first one to offer a comprehensive scorewriter that is fully based on HTML-technologies (no Flash, Silverlight, JavaFX). As such it is the first of its kind and a true and still unique innovation (historical achievement). This makes this website notable in my eyes. And by the way: I do not understand why Delamar (even when you might not like their point of view) does not count as an independent and reliable source. Delamar is legend and Delamar tutorials are a source that's widely respected among German speaking musicians. I vote to keep the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jofeu (talk • contribs) 21:40, 19 January 2011 (UTC) — Jofeu (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Keep - I don't see a reason why scorio should not be relevant for wikipedia, while other music notation programs such as Finale or Lilypond certainly are. For users who want to learn about music notation software and compare it, an appropriate article is really helpful. I agree with WP:RS that the number of reliable sources is limited, but this is not very surprising to me as the scorio web site seems to have started only a few months ago, compared to Finale (more than 20 years!). Furthermore as stated above scorio seems to be more than "yet another music scorewriter" as it integrates score writing and sharing within a web community. In conclusion I would favor to keep the article and reopen an AfD discussion within a few months in case the number of reliable sources does not increase. -- Ornello (talk) 09:52, 21 January 2011 (UTC) — Ornello (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
The article is much more about the web site/community than about the software. And we more definitely have a guideline on inclusion of web pages. WP:WEB. - TexasAndroid (talk) 16:17, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
One point in having an online scorewriter is that scores can be shared within a community and accessed from everywhere. It is part of the concept of scorio, that the scorewriter and the online community are intertwined. The Delamar review refers to the community aspect, but also discusses the editor software (for example how to enter music). It should not be held against scorio that it does not fall properly in one of the categories software or website. -- Scorgle (talk) 16:42, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Except that, you have something that falls into two categories. One of those those categories has an official guideline. And the thing (IMHO) fails that guideline. At that point, the fact that the other category only has an essay doesn't matter as much. If something fails a specific notability guideline under which it definitely falls, then it fails notability IMHO. - TexasAndroid (talk) 17:36, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Michael Bednarek's point that there is no wide-spread coverage of music notation in the press is supported by the fact that quite a few notation programs that have been in Knowledge (XXG) for a longer time do not reference press articles. Here are some random examples: Music_Write (since 2005), MusEdit (since 2007), SmartScore (since 2005) and surprisingly also the well-known Rosegarden (since 2007). In my opinion, the reason for this lack of coverage is that music notation software is targeted to active musicians who do not only listen to music or play it, but also are interested in arranging or composing music. This group is relatively small and therefore not interesting for the main stream music media. Concerning the question whether to keep or delete the scorio entry, I would suggest that an administrator specialized in music topics reviews the discussion and comes to an informed compromise, considering the formal requirements of the appropriate guidelines as well as the pecularities of music notation as an exotic topic. -- Scorgle (talk) 13:29, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
You are doing exactly what I commented about in my "Delete" !vote below. Examples of other articles that may or may not be similar to this article really do not mean much in these debates. Please read WP:OTHERSTUFF. It details why this is not a winning argument against deletion around here.
As for your other arguments, I'm sorry, but these debates are judged by whether or not the article meets existing policies. That's policies as they now stand, not how you think they should stand. If you want to change notability policy, there are ways to attempt to do such. But it's not a winning argument to say that you think it should not be deleted because it meets what you think the policy *should* say, instead of what it *does* say.
WP:WEB gives specific criteria for article inclusion on web sites. The article IMHO does not meet those criteria. It also does not meet the general notability criteria. So IMHO it should be deleted. It's as simple as that. - TexasAndroid (talk) 20:10, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand why Knowledge (XXG):Notability (web) should apply – it's a scorewriter (see http://www.scorio.com/web/scorio/new-score). -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 01:56, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
From the first line of the article: "scorio ... is an online community for musicians to write, publish and find sheet music on the web." That's why WP:WEB applies. The article is about the website as much as the software. But even if it does not that leaves Knowledge (XXG):Notability (software), an essay, and the core WP:NOTE criteria. Scorio fails both these as well, because it still has, at most, one independent review, and both require multiple. I focused on WP:WEB because it's a Guideline, and so has more community support than Knowledge (XXG):Notability (software). But whichever criteria you look at, IMHO scorio fails them. Ultimately, I will not be judging this debate, it'll be a previously uninvolved admin. But I was wanting to explain to you ahead of time why, as I see it, this is likely to be deleted. 1) scorio fails any of the three sets of notability criteria that could be used to evaluate it, and 2) none of the Keep arguments are IMHO based in Knowledge (XXG) policy. - TexasAndroid (talk) 02:35, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Consensus is that a separate article is warranted because it is an amalgamation of two other awards. Mkativerata (talk) 22:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

FIFA Ballon d'Or (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
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Completing unfinished nom made by another editor. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 18:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • I had a lengthy rationale about whether it was a new award or not, but it didnt go through. Regardless, most media report talk about the "new" award as the ballon dor, as such it is premature to declare it a different award from the old award, when a section on the ballon dor article would suffice, if players, coaches and journalists does not distinguish between them. There's additional comments on the talkpage of the article. Sandman888 (talk) 00:36, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Keep - looks to be a new award that is a continuation of two old awards; therefore it cannot simply be mentioned on one of the old articles, as we wouldn't know which one. It deserves a new article, which it has got. GiantSnowman 13:35, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep - as per Snowman and this article, which states two awards have been merged, therefore it needs its own article. Eddie6705 (talk) 15:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep, this is clearly a new award, bringing forward aspects of the two old (defunct awards). It's the same difference between two clubs merging to form a new club (eg Inverness Thistle + Caledonian => Inverness Caledonian Thistle) and an existing club renaming and/or relocating (eg Livingston).
  • Keep still a notable award. Would recommend speedy close, not even clear by the nomination why this should be deleted. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete The old and the new Ballon d'or are the same. The deal between Aumaury (publisher company of France Football magaine) and FIFA is only for three years. The Ballon d'or is, and will stay, an Amaury trophy. FIFA and his FIFA World Player of the Year just gave up because they could not compete with the Ballon d'or. Read the France Football Ballon d'or special edition for details. Clio64B (talk) 08:21, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep: Notable. Would recommend speedy close. - Ret.Prof (talk) 15:34, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep: Absolutely not. It's a different award from the previous ones... a merge, therefore clearly not a rebranding. It also introduced new awards, for example the best coach award in the women and men's game, although this hasn't much to do with it. Tibullus 17:53, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep It´s an important and notable FIFA "event". Kante4 (talk) 00:26, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Not notable, and essentially advertising.

An attempt by some students to replicate the One red paperclip thingy that apparently hasn't panned out. Admirable philanthropic goal got a few human-interest-type write-ups in the Australian papers, but seems to have stalled. There've only been a couple of trades in over a year, culminating in a Craig Ruddy painting, which is nice but still well short of million bucks. One gets the sense that nobody is really putting lot of time into running this anymore, and they should probably just sell the painting and donate the proceeds, and they probably will.

The Aussie news writeups perhaps put the effort over the WP:GNG threshold, but its nevertheless not article-worthy. Herostratus (talk) 18:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC) Herostratus (talk) 18:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:41, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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This article is vanispam. Look carefully to see the forest through the trees.

Author bases claims on own work:

  • "Clare Hall, a Cambridge college, elected him a life-member in 1991"--sourced to the author's own book

Author makes mountains out of molehills looking for notability. For instance, footnote 5, sourcing a statement from the lead about the many publications, reads "See references 19 to 35 below." Those references are at best pointers to primary evidence, and some of them quite shallow, as a sampling shows:

  • note 20 is simply a failed link to the LoC
  • note 21 does not seem to mention our subject
  • note 23 is maybe the best of them all, if "Sanjay Singh" is indeed our subject, receiving modest praise for a rather childish poem with a grammatical error in the first line
  • note 24, see page 156

I could go on, but I won't. There are no secondary sources that establish the author's notability. There seems to be one single mention of the author, in a Livemint-associated blog, here (where he is denounced as a xenophobe). The two books listed in the LoC are self-published; see The Invasion of Delhi and The Environmental Crisis of Delhi. This article is puffery and, worse, spam, attempting to create notability for and author and his works which were subsequently cited in contentious articles such as Environment of Delhi and Ethnic groups in Delhi. Drmies (talk) 16:25, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Comment The article should stay because the person-concerned has been the subject of international reporting (i.e. Christian Science Monitor); this establishes his notability. Besides, the site gets reasonable traffic. Most Indian academics who have had their biographies put up on the Knowledge (XXG) have never been the subject of any international report at all; he is an exception. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.18.241 (talk) 05:10, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • The book (credited to him) is quoted in the second page of the CSM article (India's migrant workers face hostility in Mumbai, CSM, April 9, 2010):

    In a 2008 book titled "The Invasion of Delhi," scholar Sanjay Yadav argues that the original inhabitants in and around Delhi have been marginalized by newcomers. He calculates that they now make up just 35 percent of the population and hold 6 percent of the white-collar jobs. He also appeals to environmentalism, arguing that the region has grown polluted partly as a result of too many people with too little connection to the land. He says migration is holding back development elsewhere.

  • I don't think that is anything to go by for notability. —SpacemanSpiff 17:29, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment I checked and found that there is a reference to him on Yahoo News too. This is the number one online news portal. Additionally, the references to contributions in overseas journals are accurate. He has also contributed to the Hindu, south India's top paper, the Hindustan Times, north's India's top paper and to the Illustrated Weekly of India, the top journal of yesteryears. Overall this is fair proof of notability. So many Indian journalists have sketches on the Knowledge (XXG); but few among them have contributed to overseas publications and few have been alluded to in Yahoo New or the Christian Science Monitor--this latter is among the top three journals of the USA.

Some of the editorial comment shows poor literacy. Thus the first line right at the top of the page says: "Look carefully to see the forest through the trees". This is hilarious! How can you see through a tree? Will you cut a hole in the trunk! There is no such expression, but if you do want to use it anyway, it should be rather 'look carefully to see the trees through the forest'.

I could go on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.9.173 (talk) 16:49, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

First of all your comment about the nominator's expression, "seeing the forest through the trees" is just wrong. It is a common English expression for understanding the big picture, not just focusing on small details. That's neither here nor there.
Can you post links to the CSM article (the one I saw had only one page, with no mention of Yadav or his book) and the Yahoo news article? The quote you published from CSM is not significant coverage anyway. If you want to argue that these sources be counted, we need links to them so they can be evaluated. LadyofShalott 17:59, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment The comment about the illiterate use of English by the self-appointed editor is absolutely correct. The correct expression is 'mistaking the woods for the trees' and it refers to a failure to distinguish general issues from specific details. His focus is precisely on small details, so is yours; and his claim is that small details are falsified. The expression is not used in instances of alleged fraud--which is exactly what his charge is.

Another instance of poor English is the expression 'walled garden'. Most gardens are walled, e.g. the Mughals Gardens in Delhi. Nor is the new information technology meaning applicable here. So what does the masked creature from the animal kingdom mean? Nothing! He is just trying to sound more sophisticated than he is. Anyhow, we'll let that pass; illiteracy is widespread.

For the CSM link click the note 11 and then go to page two. As for Yahoo News, retrieval is more complicated because they have archived the story. I am writing to Yahoo to see how it may be retrieved. Other links such as those referring to Gulf News and Minnesota Post both work and demonstrate how the references are accurate. Again read till the end of the report.

It is obvious that these semi-educated vandals are motivated by personal animus and have neither the ability nor the integrity to judge another individual's work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.19.59 (talk) 05:55, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 17:42, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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No sources provided, no indication of importance, no significant coverage shown, probable original research. — Timneu22 · talk 16:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Weak keep I moved it to the correct caps. Appears to be an important test in the nursing industry, enough that there are multiple published books on how to study for it. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:58, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Delete Unremarkable test; no non-original research sources. --Perseus, Son of Zeus 17:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment Article moved to TEAS test. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 19:03, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep A good faith newbee editor is warmly welcomed, article created at 16:21, nom for AfD at 16:25, attempted speedy at 16:28. Shouting OR. Without even the most rudimentary background checking. A race of headless chickens. MrCleanOut (talk) 10:14, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
    • There is still no indication of importance. Who cares how quickly it was AfD'd? It's been a day now, and you're voting to keep here but you still haven't shown why, you just argue about how quickly it happened. — Timneu22 · talk 10:27, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
      • You sure are quick, but your work is sloppy. You obviously didnt notice that I added a ref to the page. Why not try some searching, more are available, indicative of importance. MrCleanOut (talk) 15:49, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
        • I'm glad you think my work is sloppy, but it's not up to me to go searching for proof of importance. I did notice you added a single link. And what does that link prove? That the test exists? How about some actual significant coverage? — Timneu22 · talk 17:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
          • This conversation ought to enter Knowledge (XXG)'s 10 years anniversary celebrations, on gatekeepers, policy wonks, incremental improvement, and on recruiting to a collaborative project. "The best is the enemy of the good" (Voltaire). MrCleanOut (talk) 19:19, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
          • Per Knowledge (XXG):Deletion policy, Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion#Before nominating an article for deletion, Knowledge (XXG):Guide to deletion#Nomination, and even User:Uncle G/Wikipedia triage#What to do it is up to you to search for sources to determine that they don't exist, Timneu22. Doing anything else (a) is lazy and (b) belies any claim that you may make that sources don't exist. How can the closing administrator believe that the "no sources" assertion in your nomination is in good faith and well researched when here you are saying that you didn't look to see whether that was in fact the case? (Indeed, how can xe believe the "original research" statement when you've said that you haven't looked to see how the world documents this subject in the first place, before determining that this content isn't it.)

            How much weight should people give to such statements that you make when you state that you don't put in the effort of looking to see whether they are accurate, and by the timing of your edits at most could only have spent three and a bit minutes checking? AFD and Knowledge (XXG) don't need editors who don't do their research, and whose unresearched opinions can be so easily seen to be based upon zero effort at all. AFD and Knowledge (XXG) need editors who spend more than three and a bit minutes searching for sources before they can confidently and truthfully claim that no sources exist because they've looked and not found any. Uncle G (talk) 21:05, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

            • Hey, just what we need! More people not discussing the article! Find me significant coverage of this topic, then maybe what you're saying is worth a damn. — Timneu22 · talk 21:09, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
              • It's already been found. You simply haven't bothered to even read the source pointed to, observed by Starblind above and cited directly by MrCleanOut, as evident from your quite erroneous description of it. You don't look for sources. You spend a mere three minutes evaluating a subject before deciding on the basis of zero research that no sources exist and that it's original research. You don't look at sources when they're then waved in front of you. And you try to make out that it's everyone else that is the problem? The sheer gall! You; you're the problem. Put the effort in, stop biting novices with three-minute deletion nominations, do your research properly, and actually read sources when they're shown to you. Stop making work for other people and do things properly, Timneu22. Uncle G (talk) 02:46, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
                • You know what, everything you've said is wrong. The link provided proves only that the test exists. Where's the significant coverage?? Whine all you want about my processes — even though this is not the time or the place — but at least another user here wants the article deleted, there are no strong keep arguments, and there still isn't a single link that shows significant coverage of this topic. Provide it, and prove me wrong. Don't argue about anything else. Holy shit. This forum exists to discuss the article that's being nominated, yet you have consistently attacked my process rather than addressing the failure that is this article. — Timneu22 · talk 17:29, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
(indent) Timneu22 collapsed this section based on "Collapse completely off-topic discussion". Well, it is not at all off-topic, it's about a very bad deletion rationale, and it is an aggrevating circumstance and a major problem that you just dont get it. A bad deletion rationale is relevant to other editiors and should not be hidden in a collapsed section. MrCleanOut (talk) 19:42, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Actually, there are papers on G-Scholar describing the test, at least briefly. A short article based on those sources is appropriate, probably describing what it is in general, requirement/acceptance by nursing schools, and its use in evaluating different teaching strategies. EEng (talk) 17:44, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
And this source is where? Still no proof that this has been covered significantly. Add it. — Timneu22 · talk 20:14, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Mr. Timneu22, could you please try to control yourself? You could easily have clicked on the Scholar link at the top of this discussion, but here's a refined link I made just for you . It's not required -- actually, I wish it were -- that notability-establishing sources appear in the article itself for the article to survive AfD; it's only necessary that it be apparent that such sources do exist. And you are wrong in saying, "it's not up to me to go searching for proof of importance," because your cite to WP:BURDEN is not apropos -- BURDEN is for content, not AfD. Where you need to be looking is WP:BEFORE: 4. Before nominating due to sourcing or notability concerns, make a good-faith attempt to confirm that such sources don't exist.

Anyway, why are you so wound up by this? EEng (talk) 21:38, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

(after edit conflict) Timneu22, how strongly do you need to be prompted to read the source that's already in the article? If you do so you will see that it contains significant coverage, rather than, as you claim, proof "only that the test exists". Phil Bridger (talk) 21:41, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
I did click it, and it merely states that the test exists. Second, I am unable to visit the source again (limit exceeded or something) to see what it says, exactly. You and anyone else who says I haven't clicked stuff... what an awful accusation. Go improve the article if you feel so strongly about it. No one has. The list from "scholar"? Seems like a few passing mentions. — Timneu22 · talk 21:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
No, the link is to five pages of coverage - how did you manage to miss that? I don't feel particularly strongly about this article, but I do feel strongly about your disruptive behaviour that only serves to drive good editors away from Knowledge (XXG). Phil Bridger (talk) 22:12, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
I feel strongly about multiple, reliable sources that indicate significant coverage. And hey, at least another editor agrees with me. You're going to blame me for chasing away editors? Please. — Timneu22 · talk 22:22, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Seriously, the few passing mentions? Can you point out which hits exactly? — Timneu22 · talk 22:23, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
We can, but we won't, becaus we don't need to waste our time convincing you. The clear consensus is keep. EEng (talk) 23:07, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
The proof of multiple, reliable sources showing significant coverage doesn't exist. So why would you keep it? — Timneu22 · talk 23:13, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment. I have begged, simply begged an editor to provide multiple, reliable sources to show why this article should be included in the encyclopedia. Instead of providing such information, you constantly attack me. This discussion is about this article and my concerns are absolutely valid. WP:RS and significant coverage are the cornerstones of this encyclopedia. So show this information!!! — Timneu22 · talk 23:15, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
    • What give you the right to make such demands when, when you are presented with five pages of coverage in a book from an academic publisher, you say that it "proves only that the test exists"? You have made it clear that you will be unconvinced however much evidence is presented. Phil Bridger (talk) 00:27, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
      • Holy shit. Assume good faith. I am unable to go to that "one" link. Besides that, what ever happened to multiple, reliable sources? Why are you able to ignore this guideline for this article? The order of events here is:
        1. I don't think this article should exist. Looking for multiple, significant, reliable sources provided.
        2. Others say "we added one link". Plus look at GScholar
        3. I say, ok, but where are multiple reliable sources? Give me the specific articles that show notability. I see passing mentions but no significant coverage.
        4. You say, they exist but we don't need to prove it to you.
      • So by that rationale, any article could exist. Our band IS notable, but we don't need to provide the links! Do you see the struggle here? You see why it's upsetting? I'm trying to follow the same procedures from any other article, and you are not providing the proof that you say exists. — Timneu22 · talk 01:05, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey, Timneu22, your Tourette's cleared up! Way to go! EEng (talk) 22:14, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Keep 500,000 hits on Google, in quotes, indicates WP:N --Perseus, Son of Zeus ✉ sign here 16:43, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep One of the existing references is a PhD dissertation evaluating the test - it is the primary topic of the 198-page book. The other ref currently in the article shows us that McGraw-Hill, a respected academic publishing house, has included it in a publication about the most important tests for nursing students (five tests all in all, in that book). Google Scholar finds a number of academic articles talking about the test (a couple of them discuss the results from the dissertation, others talk about the test itself). Notability seems clear to me. --bonadea contributions talk 12:48, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 03:51, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Jeopardy! broadcast history (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
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Far too much WP:IINFO an repition of information already part of the Jeopardy! article. Main article already contains information about hosts, announcers, taping locations and episode status in Jeopardy!#Set and Jeopardy!#Episode status.

WP:NOTTVGUIDE, and the set and episode status sections can be reorganized to include the small amount of encyclopedic information from this article that is not already included in the parent article.

Article has been tagged with refimprove for 1.5 years, and the "Personnel", "Syndication, 1974-1975" and "NBC, 1978–1979" sections are entirely unsourced.

WP:NOTINHERITED, and there is little notability related to the broadcast history of any television program that would warrant an entirely separate article from the parent article. Sottolacqua (talk) 16:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Delete Knowledge (XXG) is not TV Guide, and the exact timeslot and so on of even very notable shows isn't encyclopedic. Most of this information is covered in more concise and better form in the main Jeopardy! article. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:17, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong delete per nom. The information that can be sourced is already in the parent article; the rest is irrelevant, unverifiable or both. Knowledge (XXG) still is not TV Guide. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 16:25, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete or substantially trim and merge: The only content that isn't really duplicative of the parent article is the discussion of NBC's early-to-mid-1970's daytime programming strategy and the Fleming version's resulting moves around the schedule and eventual cancellation. While it's (mostly) sourced, I'm not sure it's all that relevant more than 35 years after the fact, and not as a sub of an article whose primary focus is the current version. JTRH (talk) 16:34, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Nuke the original research like "Many other affiliates also attempted this experiment, and Jeopardy! continues to air in the 7:00-8:00 PM period across the country," "Starting in 1999, just after Jep!'s cancellation, Jeopardy! began a 'Back-to-School Week', which has easier clues and more accessible material for the younger contestants, but is otherwise identical to the adult version," and "Despite losing the lunchtime demographic which had been its base, Jeopardy! unexpectedly beat the CBS version of The $10,000 Pyramid in ratings, which was then canceled by CBS and purchased by ABC," and then merge the remaining content back into the main article (since there are some sections that are well-sourced from watching an episode of the show, especially the 1978-79 version). RJaguar3 | u | t 16:47, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:26, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete per the concerns by TenPoundHammer and Sottolacqua. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 17:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep : if there are redundancies, I'd remove these from the main article and point to this article, which is decently sourced and allows to get into the detail without clogging the main article. WP:NOTTVGUIDE does not apply IMHO: it's not a TV guide but rather an exposition of the history of the show. WP:NOTINHERITED also seems not proper to invoke, given that this article is meant as a split for size and organization concerns. --Cyclopia 18:27, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep or merge per Cyclopia. Those dismissing this as being somehow like TV Guide content don't seem to have even read the article; it isn't a viewing guide, but instead states timeslots only in the context of behind-the-scenes network programming decisions, which is rather significant information for the history of a show, particularly when a time slot is purported to seal its cancellation or success. I also agree with Cyclopia's criticism of the "not inherited" argument: this is a subtopic split off from the main article, so the only question is whether there is sufficient encyclopedic information to merit the split off or if the main article can incorporate it. "The history of Jeopardy! does not inherit notability from Jeopardy!" is simply an incoherent and nonsensical way of analyzing whether a separate article on that subtopic is appropriate. postdlf (talk) 21:02, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep or Merge per the above two, especially Postdif. "There is little notability related to the broadcast history of any television program"? Shows live and die by their timeslots, and a show's success or failure can usually be traced to a particular timeslot and its competition there. Jeopardy! (especially the original NBC run) is an example of how it thrived after being moved to one slot and died a slow, painful death after being moved to another – and yes, the move to 1:30 PM (a stiff-competition slot at the time) was because Lin Bolen wanted to rid NBC of games hosted by middle-aged men on technologically-obsolete sets. Daniel Benfield (talk) 23:13, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • Comment—The notation about the time slot and Bolen's actions do not inflate the notability of the show's broadcast history to the level of warranting an entirely separate article from the parent article. This can easily be summarized in a few sentences and included in Jeopardy!#Episode status. Sottolacqua (talk) 23:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Essentially, this is about the Art Fleming hosted version of Jeopardy! that people 40 and over recall, while the Jeopardy! article is almost entirely about the Alex Trebek hosted version that has run for more than 25 years. I always love nominations based on "way too much information". Some of us simply call that "information", but if we must be protected from too much info, then our guardians can use the edit button. Mandsford 00:31, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keepwell referenced and little overlap with main article. A TV Guide? Huh? What is that about?This is nothing like a TV Guide, and we do have tv guides. We have a whole series of charts for what was in what timeslot for each year. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 05:54, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep, yet another in a long line of Sottolacqua deletion nominations. Despite all the work that's gone into this article, he won't rest until all sorts of valuable sourced information is culled from the encyclopedia. It's tiring to keep responding to these nominations. I could write pages on why all the nomination arguments are bunk, but frankly, I'm exhausted by this process. It really shouldn't be this much of an uphill battle to keep content on the encyclopedia. My sense is that deletionists won't rest until Knowledge (XXG) is reduced to nothing. Robert K S (talk) 13:47, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment and suggestion: I've already voted to delete or merge, but I wonder: Would a separate article on the Fleming versions be more noteworthy than a separate article on broadcast history? JTRH (talk) 16:02, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
    • Comment—If the Flemming and Trebek-hosted versions were vastly different in gameplay like The Price Is Right (1956 U.S. game show) and The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) are, then I would say "yes." However, being that there are a very small number of differences (i.e., increases in clue values over time, the 1978 "Super Jeopardy" bonus game and a separate special tournament played for points instead of dollars), these versions are fairly identical in gameplay. I don't feel a separate article is needed. Sottolacqua (talk) 16:09, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
      • Jeopardy! has been a highly-rated and popular program for 26 years in its current run. Yet viewers are often surprised to learn that the 26-season Trebek version is not the original Jeopardy! Why didn't the original persist? This is a complicated question that cannot be answered in a small section of a larger article on the subject. The Fleming version was a highly-rated staple of daytime TV for over a decade. When it was canceled, it was still strong in the ratings, the network was contractually obligated to keep airing it, and the host and creator both desired the show to keep airing. Given all of this, why was it canceled? This is a subject worthy of coverage on this encyclopedia. All the best, Robert K S (talk) 17:29, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
        • The An entirely separate article is unneeded. "Viewers are often surprised" is opinion and takes liberty in assuming that you know what other people know/don't know. Your response, "The Fleming version was a highly-rated staple of daytime TV for over a decade. When it was canceled, it was still strong in the ratings, the network was contractually obligated to keep airing it, and the host and creator both desired the show to keep airing." sums up what should be added to either a Broadcast history section or Episode status section in the Jeopardy! article. Sottolacqua (talk) 12:39, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
          • ??? This is a proper place for expression of opinions. I don't need to "take liberties" with what others know. I've had thousands of conversations about Jeopardy! over the years. I'm in a room with six other people right now--intelligent, well read people, law students--and took a quick poll. Nobody else in the room with me realized there had been a host of Jeopardy! before Alex Trebek. Misinterpreting the intent of my question, one of them said to me, "If you want to know, Knowledge (XXG) it." I explained that certain persons on Knowledge (XXG) thought that such information should be removed from the encyclopedia. This dumbfounded my colleagues. "Isn't Knowledge (XXG) the place you go when you want to know about something?" one of them asked. "Why would anyone want to delete this information?" I explained that certain people believed that Knowledge (XXG) should only be about a certain small subset of information. This was perplexing to my colleagues. They reasoned that the Internet was a big place and there should be room on Knowledge (XXG) for information such as this. I could only shrug in agreement. Let's end this destruction. Robert K S (talk) 15:36, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. The nom lists three rationales for deletion. However, this article doesn't fit any of the categories of WP:IINFO, is not at all "TV Guide", and is well-sourced, so it's not resting on "inherited" notability. So all three rationales fall apart. And, as noted, User Sottolacqua has an easily verified history of borderline bad faith AfDs on this topic. 271828182 (talk) 05:04, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep - Well sourced article about a broadcasting institution. I was voting "Delete" on the individual player bios a while back, but this one seems well within WP parameters... Carrite (talk) 03:33, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. I appreciate the impassioned argument to keep this article and the good faith attempt to comply with the relevant guidelines, but it seems clear this band is in the WP:UPANDCOMING category, not the "already made it" category. Beeblebrox (talk) 07:30, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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There appears to be one or two links that interview Luke Mathers. No real significant coverage of this band appears to exist: reviews of albums and/or concert tours? I don't see that. I also see youtube listed as references, as well as the same article repeatedly cited (don't let the raw number of "sources" fool you!). Further, external links is filled with every possible site to find the band: YouTube, Facebook, ReverbNation, Twitter, on and on and on. Clearly promotional in tone.

Without significant links showing significant coverage, there's no indication that this band is particularly notable, or that they pass WP:MUSICBIO, or that this article exists in any fashion except to call attention to the band. — Timneu22 · talk 15:48, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • rael_electrique: Points taken into consideration. This draft is being improved. The band have received significant coverage as you will see Fault are a major London magazine (http://www.faultmagazine.com), and the interview is cited. The band have toured high profile venues with major acts as cited here showing one such ticket from a major promoter. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1375.snc4/164781_10150114655245815_116745230814_7590566_170827_n.jpg The band have been played regularly on national radio in many countries. The sources for some of these are youtube, I gather this isn't verifiable? Okay, they will be verified then. Please don't treat the article with contempt, everything in here is true and verifiable and the band meet the criteria for inclusion under Knowledge (XXG)'s terms as far as I'm reading. Changes need to be made, that's all. Having a full length LP released is only one of many criteria which may be met. Many others on that list are cited. The External Links have been cleaned up to remove Youtube, Twitter, Facebook style links. The article does not cite only 2 interviews, there are 5 or 6 with major credible third party music magazines. The band have been licensed on major network TV, as cited in the other media category with 3rd party links.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rael electrique (talk • contribs) 16:27, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. The previous band's article proves itself notable by Knowledge (XXG)'s criteria having been released by EMI, and cited verifiable proof of licensing by major TV networks such as Sky, National Geographic, BBC, amongst other criteria. This article has been cleaned up as per the user's above guidelines, as in removal of excessive external links, youtube sources, and added verification as to major national radio, touring major venues with major acts, inclusion in network TV, compilation albums,etc. All these criteria are in line with WP:MUSIC as far as I can read, and proven beyond subjectivity in the current draft. Nobody is making reference to the fact that Under The Radar Magazine is one of the world's most influential indie music magazines, which recently included a song by this band in their Best of 2010 edition. This certainly qualifies as per WP:MUSIC as a credible source. To quote specifically why the band are notable I will point to "a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country.". The band are playing major venues with major acts, example here @Scala London with Bloc Party. "Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g. a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album". Evidence of all 3 are cited. A theme song on "Le Stream", a show by Canadian Hall of Fame comedian Yan Theriault. Notable use of a song on ESPN by Surfline TV, as cited even the web version has 40,000+ views. Inclusion on a compilation album in New York by Modirn Records. 11.Has been placed in rotation nationally by any major radio network. This is totally irrefutable as it is cited directly on the websites of national UK stations such as Amazing Radio, aswell as any number of direct show notes links to internationally syndicated stations such as Maximum Threshold which airs all over the US. Youtube has not been used to cite radioplay for the article's purpose, but if anyone should continue to doubt the credability of the radioplay there are many examples on www.youtube.com/unquietnights also. If further weight to this case is needed, I will point out that the band have been covered (as cited), by multiple reputable, independent, established music magazines exactly as described in WP:MUSIC with a history of impartial coverage. I appreciate the article was not perfect but I hope I have illustrated that this band qualify as per Knowledge (XXG)'s guideline on atleast 3 criteria.--rael_electrique (talk) 03:04, 19 January 2011 (GMT)
    • The problem here is lack of significant coverage of the band - there's nothing to suggest that this exists in Under the Radar magazine from the citations in the article. Why is the compilation on Modirn Records notable (it doesn't seem to be a particularly notable label, with releases sold via cdbaby). Amazing Radio is not a major station and is not available to the whole of the UK (other than via the internet) and it's clear from their website that they specialise in unsigned artists and that any band can upload music to get it played. What exactly is 'Le Stream'? It looks like web content.--Michig (talk) 07:06, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
      • You are completely wrong that Amazing Radio is not a national radio station. It is one of the 6 major stations in the UK, is classed as a national in every possible listing. It is a few presets to the left of BBC Radio 1 if you're in any car with a digital radio. Any song registered with PRS and played on Amazing qualifies for royalty payment. It's a relatively new station being founded I think in 2003, you can't disqualify it because you yourself have never heard of it. Maximum Threshold is syndicated in 4 major US cities. Under The Radar Magazine is one of the most important music magazines worldwide and I have proven inclusion by linking to a photo of the page with our album cover. You're ignoring the fact that I have also proven evidence the band are touring nationally in major venues with major acts. We can argue and be pedantic for a long time about this. But I will state again WP:MUSIC No.11 which is that an act "must have been placed on rotation by a national radio station". And to quote Amazing Radio directly "Welcome to Amazing Radio, the only national radio station dedicated exclusively to playing emerging and independent music." The way I found Amazing myself was listed under National Radio in the PRS handbook. I will add that the band have been played many times on BBC which I can't immediately find online proof of. Your assertion that Amazing Radio is only available online is 100% false though. It's a national station available anywhere in the United Kingdom. --rael_electrique (talk) 17:54, 19 January 2011 (GMT)
        • Amazing Radio may be available to most of the UK via DAB but certainly is not one of the 6 major stations in the UK (e.g. several BBC stations, Planet Rock, XFM). The only evidence of coverage in Under the Radar is inclusion of a track on a free CD - if there's more coverage then it would be useful if you could present it. What evidence is there that this band has been 'placed in rotation' by Amazing Radio (i.e. not just played by them)? There's a significant difference.--Michig (talk) 18:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
          • Amazing Radio is classified as major national officially. WP:MUSIC does not require analogue radio stations only, as you know DAB is the prevailing format now. I'll assume I cannot cite it in the article, but if you personally would like to be assured the band get regular analogue I don't know why you won't consult the youtube channel to be personally satisfied. Rather than argue the fact with you of Amazing Radio's legitimacy as a National station, or your opinions about record labels and established music blogs, I will assert that it is verifiable that the band are touring internationally in major venues. The second link is a scan of the concert ticket by an established promoter, for a major venue, with a major headliner. To be included on the Best of Year sampler for a major worldwide music magazine is more proof of notability than you're giving credit too. The weight of this case will build and I will cite proof of BBC Radio 1 play when I can find a way. It's not obvious how that would be proved online apart from uploading to youtube or showing e-mails from BBC DJ's? There are 5 music blogs cited which are established in different countries, showing subjective coverage of the band. The WP:MUSIC page only requires 1 criteria to be satisfied. --rael_electrique (talk) 00:17, 20 January 2011 (GMT)
  • Delete per the lack of reliable sources. I agree with Michig (talk · contribs)'s arguments above that the band having a DAB format does not establish notability. That the band hasn't even released an album yet (per Andrew Lenahan) means that it fails WP:MUSIC. Cunard (talk) 07:00, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was keep. There's a consensus here that the subject itself is notable. If there are any WP:HOWTO issues, which seems unlikely from the discussion, they can be dealt with through the normal editing process. Ron Ritzman (talk) 14:11, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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Knowledge (XXG) is not how-to content. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:17, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Delete, with the hope that someone finds a use for it elsewhere. Content is OK, but it fails WP:HOWTO for hosting here. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:28, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • Still delete, despite lobbying on my talk page.

      This is a HOWTO. It has no encyclopedic content beyond a straight reproduction of the language reference manual. There is no context outside the MS VB family, no discussion of how undef, Null or NaN are evaluated by comparable tests in other languages. The scope is unencyclopedically narrow, focussing only on how to achieve one task, on one platfrom. Fortunately it's not as uselessly patronising as the MSDN article, but that's just MSDN for you. Andy Dingley (talk) 01:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

      • What an absurd nonsense of a rationale. Deletion policy doesn't say that articles should be deleted because they don't happen to cover quite unrelated subjects in the same field, or because they are about specific computer language families, or even because (Oh, the very idea!) an encyclopaedia article tells the reader what can be found in another reference work. (Indeed, deletion policy is quite clear about the reverse of the latter point.) I was hoping that you'd notice that you were talking about an article that had changed at the very time that you wrote your rationale, with a simple nudge and a pointer to things that actually are how-tos (which contrast quite markedly with this), but instead you are clinging to a previously formed conclusion in despite of such things. And it's not even as if you truly believe that language-specific articles whose content can also be found in reference manuals shouldn't exist, as evident from the fact that you aren't objecting to math.h and its ilk. Your taking the holding of a previously considered conclusion at AFD to be more important than the actual betterment of the encyclopaedia, with content about a subject that it didn't heretofore cover anywhere, is rather disappointing, I have to say. It's certainly not what encyclopaedia writing is about. Uncle G (talk) 02:36, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment content has been substantially improved from what I saw but it still is essential a HOWTO and just a rehash of information already available from MSDN. OSborncontributionatoration 21:47, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
    • Don't bend the policy out of shape to prevent changing an AFD rationale. That's putting the cart entirely before the horse. One thing that how tos have, that isn't in the article before us, is instructional content telling someone step-by-step how to do something. Policy is quite clear that what it is talking about is instructional and tutorial material. This article here is an actual programmers' how to, for reference and contrast with the encyclopaedia article before us, which contains not a single step-by-step instruction and no tutorials of any form (unlike this which was mostly instructional), and is purely reference material sourced, by and large, from reference books, some of which even say "reference" in their titles. Uncle G (talk) 21:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep The applicable policies are probably WP:N and WP:NOTHOWTO point 4. On the face of it, the subject matter has the multiple non-trivial references satisfying notability. The article presents as information rather than as "textbooks, with leading questions and systematic problem solutions as examples" and so good argument can be made that it satisfies the NOTHOWTO advice. And though I can kinda see reasons for not wanting to dissect in minute detail on wikipedia every software platform, I'm persuaded by NOTHOWTO's "Other kinds of examples, specifically those intended to inform rather than to instruct, may be appropriate for inclusion in a Knowledge (XXG) article", the quality of the subject article, and the fact that it discusses the function in the context of a range of platforms. I suspect, however, that other non-microsoft platforms have is functions and thus that we're seeing only a subset of the information one might expect to inhabit the is function namespace. --Tagishsimon (talk) 22:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC) & again at --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:19, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Undecided: When I first saw this, my eyes glazed over. There are just 11 or 12 concepts for the whole article. But there are 27 citations, 15 sources, 7 further readings, and a 6 by 6 summary table. This brings to mind WP:LINKFARM, except it is done much more elegantly than most spammers. The article does not contain a more in-depth treatment than the sources (History of IsNull anyone?), nor is the information presented in a new way, nor is it any more convenient than anything else published. It is guilty of WP:REHASH, except no one has written that guideline—which is probably a legitimate function of an encyclopedia anyway. The existence of the article seems wrong somehow. It could be saved by having a purpose: more depth, better context, or some contrast to something related. It is effectively one big WP:TRIVIA section. —EncMstr (talk) 19:25, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Well within scope, as a general introduction to the subject. The material cannot be presented without some degree of technical detail. It's unusual for us to have such thorough sourcing for an article like this, but its good when someone is prepared to take the trouble. (Uncle G, I think you are perhaps excessively optimistic about the care that people closing discussions will always take; and we have no way of determining which arguments are good except by seeing the consensus on them.) DGG ( talk ) 06:05, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep The topic passes Knowledge (XXG):Notability and does not violate any policies or guidelines. Proponents of deletion primarily cite the policy WP:NOTHOWTO. WP:NOTHOWTO states inter alia that "Other kinds of examples, specifically those intended to inform rather than to instruct, may be appropriate for inclusion in a Knowledge (XXG) article." This rationale was applicable when the article was first nominated for deletion. The remarkable rescue performed by Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (talk · contribs) firmly places the article in the category of informing. Though some sentences in the article instruct, this can be addressed through editing. Cunard (talk) 07:10, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was speedy deleted by User:JamesBWatson, CSD G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 03:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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No evidence of notability. No sources in article, and almost nothing about it to be found anywhere else (only two Google hits apart from Knowledge (XXG), and those two are not reliable independent sources). PROD was contested by the author of the article without explanation. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

    • NOTE: The author has now removed all content except for the AfD notice and maintenance tags, so the article has been speedily deleted ‎(G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page). It seems reasonable to speedy-close this AfD. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:55, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:40, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG, and who has not earned a single cap for his club, which does not play in a fully pro league. Sir Sputnik (talk) 13:36, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was nomination withdrawn. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:08, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

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Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG, and who has not played in a fully pro league. Sir Sputnik (talk) 13:26, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Really? Where? Just a week ago, this AfD resulted in delete for a player who had played in the Veikkausliiga, suggesting that in fact the opposite is true. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
It's on the talk page. The discussion ended 10 days ago and Finland was added to the list of fully pro leagues a couple of hours ago. Bettia (talk) 16:36, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:40, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Fails WP:NEO, no reliable sources, buzzwordy, generally pretty pointless. —Tom Morris 12:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 17:40, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Disputed PROD. Lengthy, unsourced and unencyclopaedic WP:INDISCRIMINATE list of performances and list of cast lists. No indication in Google News or Books of substantial third party coverage. Even if such coverage does eventuate, it is likely that the article will need rewriting from scratch HrafnStalk 11:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Excuse me if I'm doing anything wrong, but I somehow wanted to share my though on this matter. As it's creating quite a commotion among some fans. Towards outsiders this page might indeed seem to be really lengthy, unsourced and encyclopaedic. In short it seems to have no "greater" value. This enormous "performance/cast list" though has much value among the fans of this Japanese musical production, who can't read Japanese and therefore the official site (where probably all information stated in this article can be found). The whole series has over 20 shows and it's nearly impossible to remember each and every cast name. Therefore this page is probably most of the time used as a useful checklist to find one of the X actors who started their careers through this musical. I do agree this article might need some revision, as the same information might be given in less words, but finding the right way to do so might be quite hard. --Epeir Riku (talk) 12:04, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • I didn't say Knowledge (XXG) exists to prove such a checklist. I just tried to explain why this page is important to a lot of fans of the production. Unfortunately something like that is hard to understand if you aren't into the fandom. Anyway, isn't Wiki supposed to be an "encyclopedia"? My dictionary still tells me an 'encyclopedia gives information'. This page clearly gives information, and whether or not it's relevant to everyone shouldn't matter. --Epeir Riku (talk) 16:15, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Why would there be a need to write down why this is important, while usually only the people who know why this page is important look at it? Besides that, this isn't a topic you'll easily find sources about... or any sources that'll mean anything to the average reader, as almost everything will be in Japanese.--Epeir Riku (talk) 16:15, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • So then suggest maintenance, the standards of Knowledge (XXG) has risen over the years and people tend to just copy what is there.--MissEzri (talk) 15:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
      • Suggested maintenance: (i) Delete the unencyclopaedic list of performances and list of cast lists. (ii) Find "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". (iii) Write an article that gives WP:DUE weight to what these sources say about the topic. HrafnStalk 15:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
        • You make MissEzri's argument for xem. No step there involves use of the deletion tool, and all of that can be done by ordinary editors with the ordinary editing tool. What you are describing is cleanup. We even have cleanup tags, such as {{cleanup-rewrite}}, for it. AFD is not Cleanup. Uncle G (talk) 16:09, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
          • No, just (i) deletion of the entire contents of the article & (ii) finding apparently non-existent "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". HrafnStalk 16:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep but cleanup. Yes, the cast lists are excessive and a lot of it is duplication, so that needs fixing right away. But that said there is a core of notability in all this: the cast has a lot of blue links, and it's been popular enough to run for 8 years and be performed in 3 countries. At a bare minimum this could all be summarised in The Prince of Tennis article. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:50, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Not by itself, no, but generally attracting notable actors is a strong indication that a show is notable. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:19, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Neither source appears particularly reliable (media rather than solid news sources), and neither provides much depth of coverage. Both appear to be more puffery than a serious treatment. HrafnStalk 18:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Stubify There is just no getting around it. This article is a complete train wreck and I don't see any content, save for the lead section, that can be salvaged. However, there does appear to be enough coverage by reliable source to establish the notability of the subject. I'm almost tempted to say delete and recreate as a stub, but I don't think the article is completely unsalvageable. I'll also recommend moving the article to The Prince of Tennis Musical or Myūjikaru Tenisu no Ōji-sama as that is the actual name of the subject. —Farix (t | c) 17:10, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Best to work with what is there, than erase it and hope someone gets around to rewriting it to your high standards. Dream Focus 11:46, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • My understanding is that most Broadway musicals tend to be subjected to fairly intense critical review -- "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject", which does have some degree of relevance to notability. HrafnStalk 18:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Do you seriously believe this ran for 8 years and in 3 countries and the press totally forgot to review it? Sure, there might not be English-language sources, but I find it incomprehensible that this wouldn't have been reviewed at all. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:19, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Judging from the endless endless endless endless endless endless endless endless endless endless endless endless cast lists that is the vast bulk of article, and the TOTAL LACK of anything even vaguely resembling a review or critical discussion of the subject, then YES! HrafnStalk 14:28, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Al right, third-party sources and more "substantial" information have been added. I'm still working on the whole cast list part (and some other details). So, is it's existence getting more value now? Or am I missing some really "substantial" parts that need to be covered in on this page? (And yes, some references are bare. But it's hard to cite a site, while it doesn't say when or by who it has been written. It's "to be trusted" though, because it's the official site... Still working on it, to find a 'satisfactory solution' to this problem) --Epeir Riku (talk) 21:15, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • The amount of third-party sourced information is tiny in comparison to the vast screeds of unsourced/primary-sourced information. Articles should, in the majority, be based upon WP:SECONDARY sources. Please read WP:MOSLINKS#Link titles -- you should at the very least provide the title of the webpage being cited as part of that link. HrafnStalk 02:58, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • That's a discussion for the talk page of the article. Harassing everyone who differs in opinion to you here is not productive. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 04:37, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • I'm sorry for not putting a reference after every sentence. xD If you really want to, I can do it, because all the information can be found in the articles already referred to. Besides that, a lot of information if gathered from watching the actual shows, so do I need to refer to all the musicals in that case? (btw, don't expect me to find a huge amount of sources in just a few days. I also have a life besides that internet you know)--Epeir Riku (talk) 12:47, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Ample coverage has been found from reliable sources. Also, common sense indicates its notable, for anyone who took the time to read the article. A musical based on a manga becoming so popular it was shown throughout many major theaters in various nations. Dream Focus 11:46, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep but cleanup drastically. I'd point out that being able to find information (or not) via google is not a touchstone for notability, especially for non-Western media. --moof (talk) 15:53, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Yes, it needs clean-up. And as a Japan expert (even though I am still undergraduate), I can guarantee this isn't just "some media". (and I agree on that google thing) If I need to, I could write a complete essay about the changes this production caused and the way it effects Japanese life. But to be honest, that would take quite some research (well, need to prove I don't just make it up, right?) and since I don't have the time to do the research... ^-^ --Epeir Riku (talk) 17:36, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:39, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Content has been merged into Kerry Ellis. This page is no longer necessary. Ilikeeatingwaffles (talk) 10:33, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk 00:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Unsuccessful prod; article is unsourced, highly biased and essentially an opinion piece (gotta love those air quotes), and has shown no tendency to improve whatsoever in nearly eight years. Herr Gruber (talk) 09:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was close. This can be brought up at Proposed mergers. Not here. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk 00:20, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Please suggest why it is obvious. We are at the point where we have Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers a separate article as Lehman Brothers. So why does this event not deserve its own article? Ohconfucius should also point out why a merge now, a full year after the event. Benjwong (talk) 09:04, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • It is indeed now a year since the incident. There is no time limit on undertaking certain actions, and quite right too. On looking back, the protests are already a part of the history of the development of the rail project. I had intended to merge these for some time, but I often like to leave things for a while, so as not to stifle article development. Luckily, probably because of the low traffic/interest, the articles have not become POV forks of each other. I really don't see a rationale for keeping them apart any longer. --Ohconfucius 09:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Merge. A development project and opposition to it belong in the same encyclopedia article. They are more tightly coupled than the examples given above of incidents at the location unrelated to its construction. Jonathanwallace (talk) 15:54, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
There is no WP rule that suggest that. Deconstruction (Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers) is not a reason to merge it with Lehman Brothers. So why is a Construction incident a reason to automatically merge it with a train stop article? This has notability and is not an unnecessary split. Benjwong (talk) 04:25, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • No merge. The protests aren't just related to the railway line, but to the development of Hong Kong's democracy, and as such will likely stand on their own even years from now; and there are enough sources to warrant an article on significance. The railway line, once built, will have technical features to report and will gain an operational history, thus I'm sure that that article will expand significantly in the (near) future. --Rontombontom (talk) 12:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Speedy close as this discussion is in the wrong place. Merging is an editorial decision that doesn't require an administrator to hit the "delete" button, so should be discussed on the article talk page. Phil Bridger (talk) 00:46, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:04, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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This article was tagged for csd on grounds that the there was insufficient notability for it to be here, but a look through the article suggested some minor notability if only in local awards. I had left a message with the author of the page asking if he or she intended to work on it, but having gotten no reply I have opted to decline csd deletion and instead file an afd to better determine the article's notability. I have no opinion on the article's subject matter or content, I am merely working to clear out the csd backlog. TomStar81 (Talk) 07:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. One vote to keep seems uncertain, and suggests he might be notable if more searching was done. One seems to have looked only at the number of sources and not what they are or the depth of coverage, and the other two are bald assertions of notability without any substantive comment or evidence. As this is not a vote those two were discounted entirely. Beeblebrox (talk) 03:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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No reliable third party sources that discuss this person in detail. Plenty of references but none are reliable and of the standard that would make this person meet WP:BIO. X sprainpraxisL (talk) 00:12, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

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  • Keep and fix Article is full of removable hyperbole and fluff (please, no pun intended). NYT's InBaseline confirms that as "mainstream" actor "Omar Hibbert Williams" he has a descriptive role in The Fifth Element. His other three mainstream roles as listed at IMDB are even more minor, so his mainstream appearances do not meet those criteria as set in WP:PORNBIO. BUT... the IAFD lists a number of adult film AKAs: Roberto, Sidney Street, Big Willy, Omar Marcovich, Big Omar, Omar, Sydney Street... listing 114 adult titles as performer and 45 as director. AVN has profiles for him under Omar Williams, Big Omar Williams, and "Big Omar" Williams. According to AVN, he was a British 2008 ETO Award nominee, and may have been a 2003 AVN 'foreign performers of the year' nominee. Seems prolific. His name is mentioned in an article in The Guardian and another mention is in Digital Spy. A bio at StarNow claims "several awards including Best Male Actor, Best Video and Best Scene." A July 2010 article shared on xPeeps and Circus attributed to Tom Bristow of The Crosby Herald, explains how Williams was instrumental in restoring a local landmark, also makes reference to these awards. Anyone want to dig futher into Eurpopean porn sources to see who awarded them, and to see if other nominations exist as either an actor or a director to have him meet PORNBIO? Schmidt, 06:11, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was keep and rename. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:59, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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Not sure if it is notable. Could easily be merged into another article. (I'm just the New Page Patroller!) —Tom Morris 02:41, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

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Keep It does meet the minimum requirements of the guidelines and I agree stadiums and sporting venues should be considered notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carol1946 (talk • contribs) 05:14, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Keep and rename. Per Royal.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:06, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Merge into the university's article (UW-Whitewater). This is principally the center for student recreational and intramural sports. Thus it is an important element of the campus but not likely to be notable as an independent topic. The attached fieldhouse (where basketball games are played) seems to have a different name. (See .) The university article is rather anemic, so it has plenty of space for this topic. --Orlady (talk) 16:26, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:04, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Article was nominated for CSD deletion on notability grounds, with an additional citation to the lack of indpendent sources or references (most citations go to their own web-site and PR). However, the article has been around for nearly two years, and although deleted once before on COPYVIO grounds looks enough like it could be slavaged that I think an afd is better suited to determine its fate. I have no opinion on the article's worthiness to remain here, I'm just filing for deletion to help clear out the csd backlog. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:40, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Support since they appear notable due to their size, and prestigious alumni, and since it seems to be common practice to create these articles as there are over 60 law firms which are smaller that have their own articles. --AerobicFox (talk) 06:48, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete - Not in any way notable. No assertion of notability. No independent refs or sources. The fact that there are over 60 smaller law firms merely suggests that 60 more that might be considered here. In any case the size of a company has no bearing on its notability. Knowledge (XXG) seems to be rapidly become a directory for certain type of business including law-firms Poor past practice on Knowledge (XXG) is no reason for it to continue.  Velella  09:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Delete. First couple pages of Google News archive coverage reveals only incidental or routine coverage: mergers with firms, former lawyers with the firm moving on, quotations from lawyers about litigation they're involved in, and so forth. None of this establishes that this firm has any historical, technical, or cultural significance. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 15:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:57, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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No coverage outside wiki mirrors that I can find. Fails notability test unless his position is automatic qualification as notable. JaGa 20:12, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Not being able to find coverage may be because the correct search string isn't "Lai Chun-kit". It seems to be "黎震傑". This probably needs input from a Chinese speaker.—S Marshall T/C 20:36, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Ha! Good point. If anyone can find sources, could they also add a ref or two to the article? As it stands it's an unreferenced BLP. --JaGa 21:13, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:20, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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unreferenced BLP, no RS found LeadSongDog come howl! 20:02, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to My Chemical Romance. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 05:57, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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A number of editors have been edit warring over this biography (under various titles including Mikey way, Michael James Way and Michael Way which I have at least temporarily all redirected to the title being discussed here) and it seems that this is best decided via a discussion such as this. I'll refrain for now from making a recommendation myself, but rather quote 194.150.65.47 (talk · contribs) from my talk page "band members who don't have notability outside of the band don't get an article but their name is redirected to the band's article" -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:27, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Delete/redirect, as per WP:MUSIC, "Note that members of notable bands are redirected to the band's article, not given individual articles, unless they have demonstrated individual notability for activity independent of the band, such as solo releases." Most if not all of the information in the article is fancruft. (I removed that part about him liking unicorns and having a very limited variety of facial expressions.) --194.150.65.5 (talk) 22:52, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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Redirect. 194.150.65.5 is right: this probably should just be redirected to the My Chemical Romance page. The discography is particularly weird because it gives the impression that the subject has produced solo albums, when in fact they are just the albums produced by the band. —Tom Morris 12:55, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Delete (or redirect and protect) - No assertion of subject notability outside that of his band.  -- WikHead (talk) 18:53, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. -- Cirt (talk) 17:39, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Completing unfinished nom due to Twinkle fail. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 17:27, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Article fails WP:Band, and the sources are unreliable. - Jer757 21:09, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Notability is not inherited. Logan Talk 01:42, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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Comment regarding inherited notability -- WP:BAND item 6 states that a band is presumed notable if it "Is an ensemble which contains two or more independently notable musicians, or is a musician who has been a member of two or more independently notable ensembles." Nana Grizol passes this criterion. Because of the notability of its members, it receives significant coverage in independent media (such as the NPR profile). WikiDan61ReadMe!! 10:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:04, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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This game doesn't seem to be particularly notable. Out of 36 million Yahoo hits, most of them were fansites, cheatsites and download sites loaded with malware. Popularity doesn't necessarily mean notability. Blueboy96 02:22, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:27, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Tagged for speedy, may be borderline notable. I am neutral. Black Kite (t) (c) 09:58, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:04, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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I will be happy to see reliable sources establishing the notability of this topic, but the article doesn't provide them. A Google News search generates hits for the combination of the words "Montessori on the iPad", but I found nothing there that's reliable and discusses the topic--if it actually is a topic. I also looked for the individual applications and found nothing that suggests they are notable. In all, I believe this to be an invented topic, with elements that are individually not notable, and mostly an effort (made in good faith, no doubt) to promote a number of applications and the brand name they carry. Drmies (talk) 05:36, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was merge to Geography of the BattleTech universe. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk 00:23, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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This seems to be an article about a fictional place with no real-world significance. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 05:36, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was Speedy delete as promotion. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 05:38, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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Admittedly, a school project paper. Fails WP:N; unsourced. jsfouche ☽☾Talk 04:14, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was rename to The Transporter (film series). Non-admin closure. —WFC— 17:10, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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No out-of-universe notability, minimal sources. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 03:32, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:03, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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A Google search turns up...nada, on this particular lake. I believe, from an earlier Google Maps session, that this is a neighborhood lake/stormwater pond in suburban Tampa. Fails WP:N pretty comprehensively as a plain, common, ordinary residential area's lake, I'm afraid. Prod was rejected awhile back, left it to see if it would be improved; it hasn't been, so here we are. The Bushranger One ping only 03:27, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was redirect. For now redirected to List of streets and roads in Hong Kong. Discussion can take place on that talk page as to whether it should be instead merged to Mong Kok#Streets and markets. Any content worth merging may be pulled form the age history. Beeblebrox (talk) 06:46, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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Delete Redirect to List of streets and roads in Hong Kong - Non notable road, does not meet WP:GNG as it is a minor downtown street without any reliable secondary sources discussing it. ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  ¢ 02:24, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

They're not discussing anything substantial about the street. I could put in dozens of these sources and make it the article into a long list of administrative crimes and minor accidents, but that would seem to run afoul of WP:NOTNEWS. It would be helpful if someone could demonstrate or suggest the specific sources based on which an actual encyclopedia article could be written. I found and added one source about real estate prices on the street, but I'm not really convinced. Also, WP:NOTBIGENOUGH notwithstanding, it's probably worth pointing out that the street is only 600 metres (2,000 ft) long. cab (call) 00:31, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Could you clarify on this? Knowledge (XXG) is not an indiscriminate directory of information about the cafes and restaurants on every street in the world, so I'm not sure what in the article is practical, nor how having "practical information" makes the topic notable. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  ¢ 15:14, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. -- Cirt (talk) 17:38, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Not notable. The only reliable sources about the subject seem to be preprints by Shepelyansky D.L. and his coauthors - authors of the algorithm, so they're not independent sources.

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  • Keep it's definitely an obscure topic, but so what? It's been discussed in two peer-reviewed papers and the fact that they're by the primary author of the article is basically irrelevant. To my eyes, X7q looks to be acting a bit overzealous w.r.t. accusing Shepelyanski of self-promotion. TiC (talk) 02:29, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Despite associations with famous names, this producer and engineer does not appear notable on his own. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 17:01, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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Besides working with famous names, this producer and sound engineer has a regular column in a highly regarded professional magazine, and is a board member of the APRS. Moreover, as an engineer for "famous names" this person has responsibility for putting down the sound of the pieces he records, and thus has a significant, if subtle, influence on the finished work - which is *exactly* why engineers are credited, and many other people working on a given production are not. martijnd (talk) 22:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Comment Being a product reviewer for a magazine (highly regarded or not) is not inherently notable. Notability (for Knowledge (XXG)'s definition anyway) is not indicated by a person's writings, but by the verifiable impact that person has made on his or her field or society at large. That impact is determined by what others have written about the subject, and no one seems to have written anything significant about Maebe. Further, whatever Maebe's responsibility for the success or failure of his clients, if no independent sources have written about him, then there is no notability. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 22:39, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
    • Comment Maebe is not simply a product reviewer - this is only (a small) part of his contribution to several magazines. As a column writer, he exercises significant influence over his professional field, as is the same with his position as a board member for one of the leading global professional trade bodies. As per Knowledge (XXG)'s notability guidelines for creative professionals, Maebe satisfies several of the inclusion criteria: "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." - clearly his board membership alone as well as the fact that he writes a regular opinion piece indicate that he (or at the very least, his opinion on matters) are regarded as important by his peers. The same can be said about his product reviews, but that is only a small part of his published work. Next, "The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews." This criteria also applies to Maebes' work as an engineeer. Having been credited for contribution to well-known works of the likes of Sting, Roger Waters, and Elliot Randall (of Steely Dan fame) satisfies this criteria, and goes well beyond "association with famous names". Unfortunately, Maebes' field is not widely published or reported upon, so your own criteria of "no one seems to have written anything significant about Maebe" is not strictly relevant in light of the foregoing, and furthermore is not all that relevant in this case - the Notability guidelines make it clear that common sense must prevail, and it is a fact that within his industry, Maebe is certainly regarded as "Notable". You might have an issue that the article requires cleanup, or requires some more 3rd party sources, but this seems to be a case of "never heard of the guy, and who cares about sound engineers, so lets mark for deletion" "not famous enough in my book" is not the same as "not notable". In other words: "Notable" is not the same as "Mainstream"martijnd (talk) 22:27, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
      • Reply Notability requires verifiable evidence. So far, we have only Martijnd's word that Maebe is a significant contributor to this field. Prove it with citations to reliable sources. The problem is not merely that the article presently has no sources, but that a Google search turns up no sources. If anyone has sources that I can't find, bring them forth. Maebe's role as sound engineer on various notable recordings does not constitute creating or co-creating a significant or well-known work. The creator of a recording is universally agreed to be the principal artist of the recording (Sting, Roger Waters, Elliot Randall, etc). A record producer might be credited as co-creator, if verifiable sources can be found to indicate that the producer's role added significantly to the quality of the product. A sound engineer can improve a recording's quality, but I would doubt that any engineer would be credited as the co-creator of a song or album. When it comes time to hand out Grammy's for "Best Song", "Best Record", etc, it is not the engineer who stands to accept the award. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 22:37, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
        • Reply Your last comment shows how poorly qualified you are to actually be dealing with this subject (this is not a personal attack, merely an observation made on the basis of your erroneous and ignorant assumptions). Recording engineers *frequently* receive Grammy's for their work - look at http://en.wikipedia.org/Roger_Nichols_(recording_engineer)#Grammy_Awards for a simple example, so yes - in some cases, it *is* the engineer that stands to receive the award. I have made reference to several publications where Maebe is involved in, and have made reference to his board membership, but you keep dancing around these responses and coming up with new ways of interpreting the policies. A Google search will turn up many hits, links and sources that clearly indicate Maebe is notable (yeah yeah, google hits don't count - but you brought that up as a measure, not me), but looking at your personal edit history I am sure you will find some obscure application of WP policy to turn this into a "but that doesn't count" - I particularly enjoyed how you told (trolled?) one of the UK's most respected compilers of Soul music that his opinion doesn't count. Nevertheless, Maebe is - in his field - Notable, well known, and highly respected, and as I previously stated, his article might be lacking in certain areas, and might need a good cleanup (not something I am personally motivated to do - I don't really care about it in that way), flagging it for deletion on notability grounds is ridiculous, given the reputation and influence of the person involved. As for sources, a few off the bat are http://www2.aprs.co.uk/Default.aspx?pageId=248056 (APRS board members), http://voicecouncil.com/, http://www.audioprointernational.com/, etc - Stating that Maebe is not notable as a sound engineer is like stating that Jeremy Clarkson is not notable as a car reviewer, and that he is only notable because he plays a dumbass on TV a lot. martijnd (talk) 23:59, 13 January 2011 (UTC
          • Clearly Martijnd has misread my prior comment. I did not claim that recording engineers do not receive Grammy's and other awards for their work. What I said was that, when a song or album is nominated as "Best Album", "Best Song", "Best Record", etc, it is the artist and perhaps the producer who accept the award, not the engineer. The point being that the artist and the producer are the "creators" of the work. Crediting an engineer as the creator of an album would be akin to crediting the assembly line worker for the design of an automobile. Clearly the worker must do their job correctly to produce a fine finished product, but they are not the creator of that product. If, as Martinjd says, there are sources available (whether Google can find them or not) I invite him (her?) to produce these sources. Saying "there are lots of sources" but failing to produce even one doesn't really help much. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 12:09, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
            • Very amusing - my point clearly stated that an engineer makes a significant contribution to a work, not that he is to be credited as the sole creator. It is in recognition of this contribution that engineers are nominated and awarded Grammy's. ("To be credited", in the creative industry, means "to be formally recognised for participation in creation of the work" not "recognised as being the creator" and takes the form of a formal mention on a sleeve, colophon, or movie title / credit sequence). This is obvious, and requires no further discussion - You really are skirting the definition of trolling, with your selective attention to facts, and pulling things out of context. In any case, I have provided several sources above (several times) and they go ignored by you, probably because you are not interested in these sources at all, you appear to simply enjoy this game - evident from your history of deleting stuff as fast as it pops up on wikipedia. I have provided links to Maebe's contributions in magazines, links to the professional organisation where Maebe is a board member, and there are further, offline sources available (the physical media where Maebe is actually credited). I agree that not every soundengineer is notable. Maebe, however, is; at least, according to WP guidelines.martijnd (talk) 19:05, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
As there appears to be a growing tension between user Martijnd and myself, I will recuse myself from further discussion on this topic and let the reviewing administrators assess the strengths of the various arguments and the validity of the provided sources. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 14:12, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Delete Lacks coverage in independet reliable sources. I agree that Maebe's role as sound engineer on various notable recordings does not constitute creating or co-creating a significant or well-known work. I see no real evidence that satisfies notability criteria as "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." Being a board member or writing stuff does not satsisfy. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Unremarkable porn performer. Fails WP:PORNBIO and WP:GNG. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 04:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 20:55, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

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Unable to find coverage in any reliable sources to sufficiently establish notability of this Japanese conductor. J04n(talk page) 00:17, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment I've added a link to the "Teaching Staff" short bio from the choir he formed (according to the ja.wikipedia article) as an external link. If he formed the choir, this probably doesn't count as an RS, unfortunately. I've not found any other RS.--Plad2 (talk) 09:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Delete. Not seeing any reliable third-party sourcing to confirm notability here. Article can always be recreated at a later date when or if fuller coverage becomes available. --DAJF (talk) 01:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete per above, no sourcing from Japanese article either. --AerobicFox (talk) 06:59, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep Enough notable Rirunmot (talk) 11:37, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Comment If Ghit count is anything to go by, there is a good possibility that the subject may be notable; on the other hand, the bad news is that the top hit is the Japanese WP article, and many of the others are Youtube style videos. Can't understand any of those sources, so no vote from me, though I'd be inclined to vote delete if push came to shove. --Ohconfucius 15:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete admittedly it's tougher to guage notability on a conductor than it would be for a pop star, but in this case lack of notability is apparent in the lack of reliable sources. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 16:02, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete. Long-term unreferenced BLP. No available sources, not even passing mentions. --Vassyana (talk) 14:20, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete. Lack of reliable sources--possibly notable, but without reliable sources, we shouldn't have a BLP on it. Those voting keep are strongly encouraged to verify this conductor's putative notability through the addition of reliable sources to the article. --j⚛e decker 16:05, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Non-notable single-chapter undergraduate organization. No third party sources to establish notability. GrapedApe (talk) 01:30, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was Nomination withdrawn. Clear that some discussion of applicability of WP:NSONGS to articles with substantial sourcing is required.—Kww(talk) 22:20, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

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This is another article in the apparent effort to create articles about every song done by Beyonce Knowles. Songs are required to meet WP:NSONGS before having independent articles. WP:NSONGS incorporates WP:N, and provides additional criteria that are necessary for a song to have an independent article: it must have charted, been recorded by multiple notable artists, or won an award. This song has done none of the three. The sources used are simply mentions in album reviews of B'Day, and provide no justification that this song is somehow extraordinary enough to justify overriding the standard guidance contained in WP:NSONGS:Most songs do not rise to notability for an independent article and should redirect to another relevant article, such as for the songwriter, a prominent album or for the artist who prominently performed the song. Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been independently released as a recording by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable. Nearly any track on an album by a popular artist is mentioned in reviews of the album itself, and it's unreasonable to create an article per track. Efforts to follow the guidance of WP:NSONGS have been redirected, so requesting a deletion followed by an installation of a protected redirect. For those that will claim that only WP:N must be met, I have to disagree: WP:NSONGS makes no sense if read that way. To pass WP:NSONGS, WP:N must be passed first. If the two guidelines were treated as either/or, the tests in WP:NSONGS would have no effect at all. —Kww(talk) 01:33, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Speedily keep WP:POINT. Tbhotch* 02:08, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • No WP:POINT violation at all. I redirect or nominate for deletion most articles that fail WP:NSONGS. Always have, and don't plan on stopping.—Kww(talk) 02:15, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
      • "don't plan on stopping" ... until someone stops you, like ANI, RFC or ARBCOM. This is getting ridiculous Kevin. "I nominate this article for deletion because someone commented about it in another AFD, while this article exist I cannot delete other articles". Kevin just drop it. Tbhotch* 02:31, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
        • All articles that fail WP:NSONGS should be deleted in the absence of something unusual about the song that makes it reasonable to override the standard guidance. There's nothing unusual about this song. If people use WP:OTHERSTUFF as an argument for keeping an article, there's no bad faith involved in analysing that "other stuff" and trying to deal with it appropriately. There's nothing wrong in trying to apply a guideline consistently, even if fans of the artists involve resist.—Kww(talk) 02:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
          • Oh yes, it's all about fans. Blaming fans of all won't give you credits for do the things you are recently doing. This is not about the notability of song, this is about Beyoncé, because I am not seeing Slug (song) nominated as well. Which, BTW, makes me wonder if "Slug" would passed its FAC nomination, would you redirect it or intended to delete? You have two warnings, do you want the third? Tbhotch* 02:46, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Speedy keep Not only is the article well-sourced, it is a good article. WP:NSONGS is merely a set of guidelines, it is not a policy. An article doesn't necessarily have to fulfill every single notability guideline to be notable. Nowhere in the guidelines does it say that a song must have won an award or appeared on a chart to be notable. It simply says that most songs that fulfil that criteria are "probably notable". It also says "Notability aside, a separate article on a song is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article." There is most certainly enough verifiable material to create a detailed article, and with 19 reliable sources, most from widely-printed media outlets, you cannot argue with that. This is most certainly a violation of WP:POINT. Go ahead and keep redirecting articles without consensus as you please. If you don't plan to stop, prepare to be blocked. You already have two warnings on your talk page at this moment. –Dream out loud (talk) 02:35, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • A good article review that failed to take into account that the relevant guideline said the article should not exist wasn't much of a review, was it? I think you will find that nominating articles that fail guidelines isn't considered blockable behaviour: I don't nominate articles en masse, I nominate them as I encounter them.—Kww(talk) 02:39, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
      • Nominating good articles is not vandalism, but redirecting them without discussion is. As I said earlier, this article does not fail any guidelines. It does not state anywhere that a song must have won an award, been covered, or appeared on a chart. You are citing guidelines that do not exist as your reasons for wanting this deleted. –Dream out loud (talk) 02:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • weak delete, although the article is well written (mostly) and is a GA, WP:NSONGS is the music specific guidance for the creation of individual pages for songs/singles. It is clear policy that songs only inherit notability if they have charted, been nominate for several awards or if they have been covered by several artists. This song has none of those. Also the coverage here is mostly related to coverage of the song as part of B'Day and not as an independent published work, of which songs are counted. Thus I concur that although it may meet WP:GNG, under WP:NSONGS it is not notable and thus should not have an independent page. -- Lil_℧niquℇ №1 02:54, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Vote withdrawn, I have withdrawn my vote for delete for the following reasons. I voted weak delete based on me not being sure of the policies involved. I was willing to change my vote based on the arguments that others have put forward, if they are compelling. In this instance a number of strong keep arguments have been put forward and the nominating user (Kww) has informed me that he will withdraw his nomination based on it being clear that the community wishes such articles to be kept. As the only other clear vote of deletion my vote would restrict the withdrawal of the nomination. Hence I am withdrawing my deletion vote purely because the interests of the community are that articles like this are notable and have no error in creation. I just want to make clear that I don't necessarily agree with the decision to keep this article, on a personal level but my interests always lie in the interests of wikipedia and the adjoining community projects. I concur that the number of votes and arguments in favour of the article show that it has a place amongst the community and thus it would be irresponsible of me not to put the views of the community ahead of my own. -- Lil_℧niquℇ №1 21:21, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong keep Same as Freakum Dress, and that wasn't even GA. It had a music video and was treated differently than just an album track. Also, if all of Beyonce's songs are notable, they surely deserve their own articles. This is a dubious discussion, really. If it was so worthy of deletion, it wouldn't have made it to the GA review. --ĈÞЯİŒ 1ооо 02:57, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep The GNG is met. NSONGS is not a part of NOT, which would be cause for denying it inclusion. Rather, the GNG and each SNG, like NSONGS, are two pathways for meeting N. While this point has been debated before, there is a reasonable consensus that meeting the GNG or the relevant SNG allow for inclusion. As a procedural point, I strongly dislike discussing good/featured content in an AfD: each has its own review methodology, by which its status can (and I believe, should) be challenged before bringing it to AfD. Jclemens (talk) 03:31, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • There is no such consensus: it has been discussed several times, and the community has split on the issue. In the case of WP:NSONGS, such a reading is ineffective: because it begins by including WP:N, there's no way for it to provide an "alternate path": you cannot pass WP:NSONGS without having passed WP:N first.—Kww(talk) 11:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong & Speedy Keep Are you serious with this? It's a GA, phenomenally covered, and reviewed/discussed outside of the parent album. Of course it should be kept!!! It feels as tho the nominator is getting a bit "Article for Delete-happy", and it's really sad to watch.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.72.160.180 (talk) 04:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Neutral – per Lil-unique, and Dream out loud. Novice7 | Talk 04:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. It appears to be covered by worthy sources enough to be kept here. The NSONGS list does not state that songs have to have an award, chart appearance, or renditions by multiple music units in order to meet the guidelines; it just says that songs with such attributions are probably notable. It generally does not appear to be a violation of NSONGS. Also, redirecting song articles of this nature without previous discussion is not the best way of dealing with such articles. Backtable Speak to me 04:40, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep' Covered by outside sources, same opinion as on "Freakum Dress." Candyo32 - Happy New Year :) 04:50, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep There are many refs and its notable Someone65 (talk) 06:13, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Weak keep Not as good as Freakum Dress, but still a useful addition to Knowledge (XXG). Meets the WP:GNG. Adabow (talk · contribs) 07:34, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Definite keep. Deleting a GA article because of a hidebound interpretation of a guideline seems perverse. Surely there are better directions to invest one's efforts in. Wasted Time R (talk) 12:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep. The song didn't receive a conventional physical release as a single, but it was given promotion independent of the album, so the statement "t wasn't released as a single" is rather misleading—particularly given that digital downloading is redefining the definition of a "single" (see Billboard). Also, Knowledge (XXG):Notability (music)#Albums and songs states, "A separate article is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; permanent stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album." I'm not sure how "reasonably detailed" is defined, but I'm pretty certain that the article isn't a stub. The B'Day article is already very long, and though at a glance it appears to be in need of a little tightening, I'm not sure it would be appropriate for content containing information specific to the song to be included in the album article. In any case, AFD is for proposals for deletion, not merging—if you think the article should be merged somewhere, please follow the instructions at Help:Merging and moving pages#Proposing a merger. Notability is rather the issue here. But notability does not mean a song should be released as a single. Also, maybe in other place the song is not notable enough but in Europe, it is. I was thinking also of merging; B'Day was just revamped by me and I personally assert that its long and need professional copy-editing. Everything important in the article is already mentioned in the mother article. Jivesh • Talk2Me 15:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep and Speedy Keep. To be honest, I am a Beyonce fan (obviously) but i do not fight with/against articles on that basis. "Suga Mama" is a song, that much like "Freakum Dress", has received attention outside of the parent album. Along with a music video release, it has garnered attention as a song in itself. NO it is obviously NOT a single. But if Knowledge (XXG) found it to be a GA than who is Kww to try and take away that privilege? And the reason why I say Speedy Keep as well, is because this all just seems pointless and feels as though maybe the nominator could be quite bitter towards Knowles and Knowles-related pages? Theuhohreo (talk) 15:36, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
    • I wish people would stop accusing me of having some special axe to grind against Knowles. I don't. I redirect virtually all articles I encounter that violate WP:NSONGS, and nominate them for deletion if the redirection is reverted. People attempted to justify keeping Freakum Dress because this article existed, which made me notice it. I redirect articles for failing WP:NSONGS nearly every day. 90% or more stick without a fuss. I've got nothing against Knowles. What I do object to is having two tiers of artists. Songs by Knowles should have exactly the same standards applied as anyone else: her songs need to chart, be performed by multiple artists, or win awards before they get articles. Instead, she has now joined Pink Floyd and the Beatles as a performer that gets articles written about her songs whether they meet guidelines or not, and the articles don't get deleted at AFD because people refuse to apply WP:NSONGS to articles about her songs. That's a shame, but it obviously has become true. If I actually participated in the WP:POINTy behaviour I'm accused of, I would change WP:NSONGS to read "Songs that have been performed by the Beatles, Pink Floyd, or Beyonce Knowles, ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been independently released as a recording by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable."—Kww(talk) 15:48, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
      • I redirect virtually all articles I encounter that violate WP:NSONGS, and nominate them for deletion if the redirection is reverted. — That's only a hair off disruption to make a point, given that you've been told that that's the wrong process before. If an ordinary editorial action, such as a redirect, is disputed, then the place to go next, per policy and numerous guidelines, is the article's talk page, not AFD. Articles for deletion is for deletion, as the name states, and is not a big hammer for trying to "win" disputes of ordinary editorial actions that do not involve the deletion tool in any way. Uncle G (talk) 16:03, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
        • It's neither disruptive nor a misapplication of the AFD process. If an article exists at a point where only a redirect should, the simplest and fastest thing to do is put a redirect in its place without deleting the history. If it gets restored, deleting the article and placing the redirect in its place is the logical next step. Most of the time, I get consensus to do so. There are only a handful of artists and situations where it breaks down.—Kww(talk) 19:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • You happen to keep bringing up the point of WP:NSONGS. However in WP:NSONGS it states "Notability aside, a separate article on a song is only appropriate when there is enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article". Which is exactly what this article (along with "Freakum Dress") is approved of. I don't know the case of the Beatles and Pink Floyd (because I don't know in specifics which songs you discuss above), but the songs I've stated above have "enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article" to practically pass WP:NSONGS as well! A music video has been released for the song for promotional purposes and the song has been discussed by Knowles in interviews on different occasions. And the song has been praised by critics, who view the song as an excellent edition to the album. On a side note, I do strike the statement above that states "and feels as though maybe the nominator could be quite bitter towards Knowles and Knowles-related pages?" Theuhohreo (talk) 16:05, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • You misread "Notability aside": that means that even if its notable, it shouldn't get an article if it will only be a stub, not you don't have to consider notability if you can write a large article.—Kww(talk) 19:07, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Okay "Notability aside"... Their is still "enough verifiable material" to make a seperate article on a song here! It is a "reasonably detailed article" which does, in fact, make it pass WP:NSONGS. I am not misreading WP:NSONGS at all, I am in fact reading directly into it and proving this article. Theuhohreo (talk) 19:21, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Inclusion does not equal notability. Unable to locate substantial coverage in secondary sources – just a paragraph here and a bullet point here. Pnm (talk) 04:39, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Keep: I'm not sure what the nom is saying exactly, but on the N/V side of things there's this from IBM, this presentation for DSI, and this mention from the Linux Foundation. There's also some traffic on Kernel Trap. Note the project's name changed, and that the old name is sometimes used to discuss the concept, rather than this particular implementation. Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:54, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to List of characters in Sesame Street. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 23:27, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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A pretty insignificant character. The article even admits that there are no toys of this character, and any Sesame Street character of any significance has jillions of toys. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:20, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Comment. I agree the character probably isn't individually notable, but much is made in various sources about Sesame Street over how he (like other parody muppets who aren't individually notable, such as Alistair Cookie, Phil Harmonic, and Colambo) is one example of aspects of Sesame Street that are aimed at parents. Do we have an article on that? Could one be made? (As a side note, muppet.wikia says that PF is often cited as an example of introducing kids to opera, so I may not have looked hard enough.) Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 01:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
For what it's worth, Flamingo is already listed at List of characters in Sesame Street D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:54, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Although multiple sources are provided, they are mostly obituaries of a trivial nature. He seems to have been well known is his local community but not generally notable. No prejudice against recreation if better, more substantive sources can be found.Beeblebrox (talk) 02:36, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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Declined A7 speedy. The speedy tag was contested by the creator on the grounds that the subject is expected to pass away shortly and his death is sure to be "covered by newspapers all across the US." But that hasn't happened yet. In my opinion, this does not qualify for speedy deletion, however I am unable to find non-trivial sources about this man in GNews archives. Delete.  Blanchardb -- timed 16:47, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

  • The speedy deletion tag had already been removed before this nomination. But our notability guidelines call for multiple sources. Please read, in the notability guidelines, the paragraph on sources: Multiple publications from the same author or organization are usually regarded as a single source for the purposes of establishing notability. -- Blanchardb -- timed 14:01, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
  • This source, which you used, does not seem reliable for the purpose of establishing notability: it looks like a service the newspaper is providing to funeral salons in the area it serves, and not like something that was written by the newspaper staff out of their own initiative. The fact the author of the article is not mentioned anywhere lends credence to that view. -- Blanchardb -- timed 14:06, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
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Re: "Multiple publications from the same author or organization are usually regarded as a single source for the purposes of establishing notability." - While the Birmingham News is one organization, it is a major newspaper with a circulation of 300,000. Furthermore, I have provided references where he has was inducted into the Alabama Hall of Fame, had a ship named after him (WH Blount), a charity named after him, Blount - Bowden Charity Classic, and referenced a Vulcan Materials Annual, the largest US producer of construction aggregates, which wrote" he had a significant impact on the company." In total 5 major references for notability.

While I did reference his obituary, [http://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=william-blount-houston&pid=147764052, it was just to help add detail to his accomplishments as it was very thorough, not to establish notability. I added this Birmingham News article from the editors of the paper to help verify notability - http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2011/01/our_view_virginia_samford_dono.html Again while from the same source, Birmingham News, it's a major news paper and decided on their own to write two articles re Mr. Blount's passing. I also have referenced the NY Times re him continuing as Chairman of Vulcan - http://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/05/business/business-people-president-named-head-of-vulcan-materials.html?ref=vulcanmaterialscompany (Houstonbking (talk) 16:10, 18 January 2011 (UTC))

I have added a reference from the NY Times and Washington Post.

He was also covered in this radio program - http://www.wbhm.org/News/2011/archibald.html - 1.13.2011 edition.

Please understand a substantial amount of coverage on his life was in the 70's and 80's which is not online. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Houstonbking (talk • contribs) 04:13, 19 January 2011 (UTC) (Houstonbking (talk) 14:08, 19 January 2011 (UTC))

Your added references would warrant an article on Winton Blount (there's already an article on him), but when it comes to William Houston Blount, they only qualify as trivial. -- Blanchardb -- timed 03:40, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

I have added two additional references. One from the radio station, WBHM, http://www.wbhm.org/News/2011/archibald.html - 1.13.2011 edition and one from the magazine, Pit And Quarry - http://www.pitandquarry.com/aggregate-producers/vulcan-materials/news/former-vulcan-materials-ceo-remembered-2326 In addition, I am not clear if you are factoring into your perspective that a major tanker, WH Blount, and a charity, Blount-Bowden were named after him. I would think both those items make a strong case for notability.

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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No citations and completely orphaned. Searching for this is difficult but the lack of any real hits in pages of GBooks searches suggests it isn't a real term. At least one would expect a citation to a conspiracy theorist work. Mangoe (talk) 17:19, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:02, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Deprodded based on Allmusic review. However I have found absolutely nothing else about this album in any sources. It didn't chart, wasn't certified and it contains no new material. Precedent is that an Allmusic review isn't enough if no other sources exist. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 17:25, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 07:02, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Deprodded based on Allmusic review. However, a search finds absolutely no other secondary sources. Precedent is that just an Allmusic review is insufficient. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 17:26, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment - I added the AllMusic link earlier today but messed it up, as Mattg82 noted above. I have since corrected the link and it now goes to a formal AllMusic album review. --DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 21:11, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. By sheer numbers this would be a "no consensus" decision, but the delete camp has rightly pointed out the various holes in the arguments to keep. The new sources provided give only extremely trivial mentions, for example the L.A. Times coverage consists of a single sentence that mentions they make bologna in Trail and have been for along time and leaves it at that. Well known in Homes County ≠ general notability as defined on Knowledge (XXG). (As an aside I would also mention that I was born and raised in Ohio and lived there for more than 25 years and I've never heard of this before this AFD, so the argument that it is even notable in Ohio strikes me as somewhat flawed.) No prejudice against recreation as a redirect to a brief mention in the Homes County article, which would better reflect the level of attention it has received from reliable sources. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:13, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

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Non-notable product, bordering on promotion. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 18:24, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep - appears to be well known in Ohio, Google shows 30K hits, although a lot are recipes. Seems a local, but notable food item, similar to It's-It Ice Cream in the San Francisco Bay Area. The article could use expansion and more references though. Seaphoto 18:33, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Don't say "it needs more references" unless you can prove that more exist. I see the same thing happen every time someone says "keep but expand with more sources". The article then gets a crapflood of "keep but source more" !votes, it gets kept, and then no one ever gets around to adding the sources. Most of the time this is because someone will say "it needs more sources" but there truly are none. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • 20:30, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
My keep is based on the number of Google hits and mentions, since the delete was for notability. I then stated that the article needs more sources, which I didn't see on the web. With an older, regional company, they may be in book form or elsewhere. Please note, that I didn't vote, "Keep, but expand", nor did I say WP:ITSNOTABLE; I provided a concrete, verifiable reason for my vote. You can certainly feel free to disagree. Seaphoto 22:45, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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  • Keep The many articles on various websites show that this food item is widely known and talked about. Does anyone seriously doubt this? Borock (talk) 02:16, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Keep. In addition to the above, more than 50 hits at Google Books and nearly 200 at Google News archives back up what's offered so far. (Many of them are from local papers, e.g. , but here's a mention in the Los Angeles Times.) Article badly needs a clean-up and wikilinking, but this seems to be a legitimately notable bit of local folkway cuisine. Let's bite the bologna and not the newbie creators of this article. --Arxiloxos (talk) 02:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
I think it's a little odd to say that being mentioned in the LA Times makes something notable. Borock (talk) 06:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
Please link to the actual search and not to the article about Google Books, when you cite such a search as a "Keep" argument. We should not have to guess what search parameters you used. It is also desirable that you specifically cite what you feel to be strong references, and not just allude to some search you did. For instance a
  • Weak Delete or Merge to Holmes County, Ohio after adding an entry there for the hamlet of Trail . The three newspaper refs above only mention it in a travel guide articles about rural Ohio, and mention it in connection to the hamlet. Not every locally known food that a travel writer eats and mentions in a column needs a standalone article in an encyclopedia. The coverage is a bit skimpy to be the basis for a standalone spammy article which promotes the commercial product. Edison (talk) 19:16, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete - maybe I could also create a special dish, get a local restaurant to serve it and a few local newspapers to report on it and create a wikipedia article? This is definitely promotional in nature, perhaps it could be mentioned in the Holmes County, Ohio article? WikiManOne (talk) 23:16, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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Not a notable story or urban legend. The-Pope (talk) 14:38, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

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article is a blatant copy of , and it really isn't a lot of relations, no significant cultural, diplomatic or economic relations. the only coverage I could find is multilateral . Those wanting to keep should provide actual evidence of indepth coverage of relations not vague arguments. LibStar (talk) 01:03, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

as per WP:GNG, there is a lack of coverage of this relationship. LibStar (talk) 02:46, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
I would disagree. The sources I have added demonstrate notability. It is not the strongest bilateral relationship, but one clearly exists per multiple, reliable, independent sources.--TM 03:41, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
3 sources is hardly significant coverage. LibStar (talk) 04:22, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Really? Where is GNG does it say that?--TM 05:14, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

"number and nature of reliable sources needed varies depending on the depth of coverage and quality of the sources. Multiple sources are generally expected." unless something is inherently notable, notability is demonstrated by the depth of coverage which includes indepth articles but also contained in multiple sources. a bilateral relations article hinging on 3 sources is lower on the notability rung. LibStar (talk) 06:12, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Where does it say that bilateral relations articles are held to a higher standard than all other articles? No articles would be deleted because they "only" have 3 or 4 sources. It says "multiple", not "a dozen". The nature of the sources is not trivial; they are commentaries discussing the facts of Trinidad's relationship with Russia, including the tourists who visit, their visa statuses, why Russians have recently been allowed to visit with visas and concerns about the spread of the Russian mafia to Trinidad. Moreover, the Russian state oil company, GazProm, owns what looks to be a significant amount of Trinidad's natural gas production; this is another sign of relatively important relations.--TM 14:23, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Where is this Gazprom info from? I can find speculation from ~2007 that BP might sell to Gazprom, but nothing since, and no mention of Gazprom on Atlantic LNG's website. Guettarda (talk) 02:56, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
I may have misstated the Gazprom information slightly. This 2006 article from oilandgasinsight.com says they had begun purchasing natural gas from Trinidad.--TM 03:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Weak keep Not ready to say delete yet, since there's a suggestion that improvements might be made, but I'm not impressed with the significance. The thing about Russia being fourth is based on percentages-- "US 30.87%, Colombia 7.1%, Venezuela 7.01%, Russia 6.64%", so Russia would be a distant fourth. The article in some places is a word-for-word duplicate of the source cited; in the rest of the places, it's a matter of paraphrasing a few words in a sentence. Still, a question I'd pose is whether one can cite an example of U.S. relations with any nation in the world that would not be notable. Moreover, this shallow, recentist description misses the point that Moscow was trying to strengthen its foothold in the Caribbean during the Cold War. I get a laugh out the idea that Russia isn't the successor to the Soviet Union. Mandsford 02:31, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
I'd also note that the relationship seems to be of growing importance, as demonstrated by the 3 articles from Trinidadian newspapers regarding the issue of Russian visitors from January 2011.--TM 02:41, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
so are you saying keep or delete? LibStar (talk) 04:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
Neither. It is, after all, a discussion, not a vote. Guettarda (talk) 05:02, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
the article describes them as "potential heavy oil players" and provides no evidence of actual bilateral cooperation or these countries talking to each other. nor does it qualify as indepth coverage of a relationship. LibStar (talk) 23:10, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Thomas Gardner (Director) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
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Non-notable director. A Google News Archive search returns no nontrivial coverage in reliable sources about the subject. Delete this unsourced BLP per Knowledge (XXG):Verifiability, Knowledge (XXG):Notability (people), and Knowledge (XXG):Biographies of living persons. Cunard (talk) 00:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Delete So let's summarise - his 6 main claims to notability as a director are:
1) as an animator, he made a yet to be released series of shorts;
2) he and his friends put a movie of them mucking about out, but later thought better of it;
3) he tried to make a movie but couldn't finish it because of "bad weather";
4) he and his friends are thinking of making a full movie - maybe 2!;
5) one of his friends is a writer; and
6) when at home he made some videos of himself dancing.

Even if he could find independent, reliable sources for each of the above claims he still wouldn't pass WP:CREATIVE. Perhaps reconsider when he's done some directing. - ManicSpider (talk) 03:48, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry let me correct you there manicspider, you see when you wrote he and his friends are thinking of making a full movie - maybe 2!, i thought that angered me because they will be released in April and May. Just to let you know. - Greggy 2746. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greggy2746 (talk • contribs) 16:55, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

My apologies if I've hurt your feelings. I get very frustrated seeing Knowledge (XXG) used by aspiring creatives as a platform to puff up their slender resumes, but that doesn't excuse my being un-WP:CIVIL. - ManicSpider (talk) 19:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I am not a aspiring creative that puffs up their slender resumes and if you are going to insult me i will have none of it and report you for abuse - Greggy 2746. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greggy2746 (talk • contribs) 19:56, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

  • Comment: Are you not, in fact, aspiring? Are you not, after all, attempting to create things? Do you have proven resumes as filmmakers recognized by the world? It doesn't seem as if ManicSpider was uncivil at all.  Ravenswing  14:50, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete Please see also Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/The Fronts of War (2nd nomination) and The Dreamer (2011 Film) which I haven't got time tonight to nominate. If there were any real substance to this lot, there'd be references. If there are no references, after being told about the need for them at an AfD already, then the idea of notability flies straight out the window and doesn't stop to wave goodbye. I can see this being possibly a vanity trip for a bunch of youngsters, or a plug for some video they're planning to put on YouTube, or the first ventures of the youngest director to get to Hollywood in 2015. The third is possible. I might become Pope in 2015, having beaten Osama bib Laden in the election. Possible. Not likely, but possible. In the meantime, WP:CRYSTAL applies to the films, and WP:BLP to the biography. Good luck with the filming, but don't neglect your homework. Good GCSEs and GCEs are a surer way of getting a career, and won't do any harm if your ventures do take off. When/if they do, you'll get an article. Not until. Peridon (talk) 19:59, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:TOOSOON. Until such time, if ever, that the subject gets coverage for his films or win awards for them, he fails WP:BIO... and as not properly sourcable, the article fails WP:BLP. Schmidt, 21:16, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete. Per nom.--Epeefleche (talk) 14:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete: Utter failure of WP:BIO, as above. It's regrettable if Greggy2746 feels hard done by with his reception here, but it's incumbent on newcomers to learn Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and guidelines for articles, especially after some have already been deleted for failure to meet them.  Ravenswing  14:50, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
  • Delete Non notable director, no references could have been speedy deleted.Teapotgeorge 21:58, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
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