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The result was keep. And rename / rewrite to remove the WP:OR assertion that these are the most significant works.  Sandstein  07:59, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

List of 100 most significant artworks at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD)
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Original research. Could be stripped of the assertion that these works are of especial significance and merged into Indianapolis Museum of Art, I suppose. (Contested prod.) – hysteria18 (talk) 23:20, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Johnbod and Clarityfiend, please explain why this is unjustified and define how this could be justified to meet a standard. --RichardMcCoy (talk) 15:01, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Per the article itself, it is a WP:SYNTHESIS combination of works selected in various museum publications over the years, few presumably with the specific phrase "most significant" attached. Such lists always have problems - if they are using a single list produced by the museum they are a breach of compilation copyright. Johnbod (talk) 16:02, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
They don't - its a synthesis of various selections of highlights. Johnbod (talk) 16:02, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
So you're saying this is a synthesis of 100 highlights from all of the published set of highlights by the museum, yet you are denying that this also would be the 100 most significant pieces. How else could such a list be made here? --RichardMcCoy (talk) 18:28, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
It probably can't be, with such a claim in the title. Highlights by no means always, or usually = "most significant" pieces. See A History of the World in 100 Objects, which has 100 objects from the British Museum, but certainly not all the "most significant" as objects. Johnbod (talk) 19:09, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Why are you fighting Johnbod (who wants to keep the list)? The part that is unacceptable is an editor devising his own criteria. If we let that pass, it would open the floodgates to things like Clarityfiend's list of the greatest films of all time. Strip away the artificial limits of 100 and "most significant" (the latter is implicit anyway) and the list is fine (just like List of outdoor artworks at the Indianapolis Museum of Art). Clarityfiend (talk) 21:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm not fighting anyone or anything. I've asked for an explanation of an opinion. To your point, if "Carityfiend" was one of the largest film museums in the U.S., published two highlights books about its movies and had its curators select the most significant movies from its collection to put on its website, I should think a List of 100 Most Significant Movies at Clarityfiend would be a rather straightforward thing to produce. Why wouldn't Clarityfiend be able to judge its most significant movies? It seems to me there is a lack of common sense being applied here and folks are over thinking this one.--RichardMcCoy (talk) 00:20, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
It is nowhere said, never mind referenced, that the museum has described them as the "100 most significant artworks". This is not a difficult point. Johnbod (talk) 01:13, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Okay, I give up. Funny that you are fighting your own words here. If there is a measurable difference between the definition of highlight and a the definition of a significant work, you've got me by the sneakers. --RichardMcCoy (talk) 02:05, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep. -Scottywong| spill the beans _ 15:52, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Content forking/link farm. This list duplicates a section of the article on the Secret Intelligence Service and has little chance of being meaningfully expanded. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:21, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

I have not cited duplication as a reason. This article is either (a) an attempt to fork content which was never developed or (b) a link farm, both of which are relevant criteria for deletion. The information does not need to be merged because it's already in the parent article (verbatim). I'd disagree that a redirect is the right solution - most readers would search for the head of an organisation by looking at the organisation article itself or by searching for "head of x". The term "Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service" is highly unlikely to appear as a search term (I hate to use it, but Google says 46,000 for head agaisnt 2,000 for chief). Wiki-Ed (talk) 12:17, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Knowledge (XXG):Linkfarm refers to links to external pages. This is not a link farm, it is a Knowledge (XXG):List. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 14:43, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
No, try rereading what you just linked to, specifically the second bullet point. But yes, it is supposed to be a list, but it doesn't appear to meet any of the criteria for a stand-alone list article. Wiki-Ed (talk) 19:47, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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It isn't an article, it's a list which doesn't meet the criteria for retention as a separate stand-alone list. How can the content be improved? There's nothing here that isn't said on the SIS article and nothing that can be added that shouldn't be on that page first and foremost. If you can provide something original and informative that demands a separate page then please do so. Wiki-Ed (talk) 19:42, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
First, even were we to consider this topic as inherently limited to a bare enumeration of office-holders, how could it not meet the criteria for stand-alone lists? Looking at the expectations for lists of people and the entry selection criteria, we see that each member of this list is themselves notable, and is in fact notable in whole or in part for holding the office whose membership is summarized in this list. Furthermore, the topic itself does lend to development beyond a bare list, just as do the articles for the heads of many other government agencies worldwide. There are no shortage of references to the position, including at least one book dedicated in its entirety to the office and those who held it. With all that said, I'm not averse to doing some cleanup work on the article's appearance myself over the next couple of days. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 20:04, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
I was thinking more of what Knowledge (XXG) is not - i.e. not a directory or repository of internal links . Anyway, I'll be interested to see what you can do to add content to this "article". NB the book you referred to is listed on Google books as fiction so please make sure you use reliable sources (iirc there is only one and it only goes up to 1949). Wiki-Ed (talk) 10:30, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
I too could see us having a List of chiefs of the Secret Intelligence Service or similar, and I see that this is what has happened in the case of the KGB. I don't really see the need for creating such a list if it is going to be exactly the same as the one in the Secret Intelligence Service article though. I still think redirecting would be the best solution, although I think it would be a {{redirect with possibilities}}. If the Secret Intelligence Service article starts to get too large, we can split the "chiefs" section off into a new article/list. I don't really buy the argument that the article should be kept as it is because of the possibility of future expansion - this is just as true for Secret Intelligence Service as it would be for Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service. We may as well keep the information in one place, unless there is a compelling argument to do otherwise. — Mr. Stradivarius 13:05, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
No one ever reads the whole thing. From WP:NOTDIR: "Knowledge (XXG) encompasses many lists of links to articles within Knowledge (XXG) that are used for internal organization or to describe a notable subject. In that sense, Knowledge (XXG) functions as an index or directory of its own content." postdlf (talk) 19:47, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
I wouldn't consider this a finished product (I'd like to find photo thumbails and exact dates, where possible and to make the section on the secrecy and revelation of the position both more readable and more comprehensive), but I've updated the article to a first-draft example of how this is expansible beyond a bare list (not that, as postdlf, the alternative is necessarily a problem either). Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 20:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
Good work, now keep per expansion that demonstrates that this can be a standalone topic.  Sandstein  11:30, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. However, there is a reasonable request to move the article into userspace, which I can honor. Rlendog (talk) 03:10, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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PROD contested by IP with no explanation given. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:45, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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Bryce Alderson has appeared on the bench in league match in a fully professional league (wiki standards does not define 'appeared')...since, he has appeared on the team sheet, thus has satisfied the appeared portion in WP:NFOOTBALL — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.231.135.57 (talk) 16:10, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

  • The exact wording of WP:NFOOTBALL criterion 2 reads "Players who have appeared, and managers who have managed, in a fully professional league, will generally be regarded as notable". It's quite clear that only being on the bench isn't sufficient, you actually have to play. Mattythewhite (talk) 18:08, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
    • "Players who have appeared". Appeared on what though because that is not "quite clear" as you have stated? Appeared on the pitch? Appeared on the team sheet? It does not specify that a player has to appear on the pitch, the criteria says only about players who have appeared and Bryce has appeared on the team sheet for a professional club which fits the current criteria specified in the WP:NFOOTBALL section. The section does NOT clearly state that a player has to appear on the pitch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.231.135.57 (talk) 20:35, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
      • Almost forgot about the note displayed underneath that passage, which reads "Note: A player who signs for a domestic team but has not played in any games is not deemed to have participated in a competition, and is therefore not generally regarded as being notable". I think that puts it in pretty explicit and unambiguous terms. Mattythewhite (talk) 20:43, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
        • Games like these:

http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/02/whitecaps-fc-win-third-straight-match-disney-pro-soccer-classic http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/02/whitecaps-fc-defeat-houston-dynamo-1-0-disney-pro-soccer-classic — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.231.135.57 (talk) 20:55, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

          • No, we've already been over this; appearances need to have been made in a fully professional league, not a pre-season tournament like the Walt Disney Pro Soccer Classic. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:23, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
            • "A player who signs for a domestic team but has not played in any games is not deemed to have participated in a competition"..last time i checked, the mickey mouse cup was a competition — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.179.130 (talk) 00:08, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
              • That doesn't say that appearing in any competition is sufficient. As we've already discussed multiple times, the competition has to be a fully pro league, which the "mickey mouse cup" isn't. Simple fact is this player isn't notable until he makes his MLS debut. Mattythewhite (talk) 00:19, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Homer, Alaska. D'oh! :) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:08, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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I'm honestly unsure what to do here. Miller Landing never existed as a separate and distinct named settlement, but at one point it was a Census-designated place. It has always been considered part of Homer, Alaska, and for about the last ten years it has legally been part of it. warning, minor WP:OR ahead I live and work near here, and without getting into too much detail, my job often includes giving and receiving directions to places in and around Homer. In 12 years at this job I have never heard anyone refer to this area by the name "Miller Landing". end OR So, this small area was a homestead of a guy named Miller in 1915 (scroll down to "Historical Milestones and Related Trivia") and for a time the census bureau considered a separate settlement, but as far as I can tell Alaska itself never did. So, it's not a ghost town or anything, it does still exist as a part of Homer but has never really been considered a town of its own. So, what do we do with it? Beeblebrox (talk) 21:44, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Merge the appropriate parts to Homer, Alaska. If Homer's website considers Miller Landing a part of Homer, then it makes sense for Knowledge (XXG) to do so too. If there are enough sources about the place for it to pass WP:GNG, then it could have its own article, but I couldn't find any in-depth coverage when I searched Google News/Books. For the record, it seems to be a different place than Miller's Landing, which is about 70 or 80 miles to the east. — Mr. Stradivarius 23:08, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Alaska can be kind of annoying like that, they seem to have had a shortage of original ideas when naming stuff. In fact the original version of this article was about the other place over at Lowell Point. There's also an area called Bear Creek over by Seward and another one over by Homer. It can get confusing. I suppose we could maybe expand the main article on Homer to cover the annexation, it was quite the controversial topic here at the time, and it resulted in Miller Landing, parts of Diamond Ridge, and a few other unincorporated areas being added to Homer. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:13, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Merge The timeline suggests that the beginnings of continuous settlement (as opposed to its founding years, which suggests a boom-and-bust-to-ghost-town arc) actually began in Miller Landing, as opposed to the present-day downtown Homer. There's an "Old Town" in Homer which is a standard townsite plat, but if I remember, its size is about two city blocks. I haven't been to Homer in many years, but when I last walked through that "Old Town," it consisted mostly of vacant lots (still lots of them, per Google Street View). Next to that is the actual downtown, which always struck me as a random collection of subdivisions and deed lots rather than an actual platted townsite. Based on that, I'm not sure exactly how and from where downtown Homer evolved. Perhaps all this could be researched more and become a valuable addition to the history section of the Homer article, which jumps from mentioning 1896 in one paragraph to 2006 in the very next paragraph.RadioKAOS (talk) 02:00, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Trying to navigate Homer has been described as like being just outside a town you can't quite find, because it is broken up into chunks. Google needs an update though, in the last few years old town has actually had quite the builing boom. There's a bunch of new buildings designed to look old and quaint. Then there is the bypass, where all the banks, grocery stores, etc are, Pioneer Avenue is essentially the "downtown" with lots of bars, galleries, gift shops, etc, then there is another business district across the lake on Ocean Drive, the harbor and associated tourism and fishing businesses four miles away on the Homer Spit, and finally the East side, about 2 miles outside the central area, where Miller Landing is. Most of that area, if I coresctly understand how it is being defined, is actually this rather large boatyard which still employs the old Miller hoestead boat haul-out, updated of course for modern fishing vessels. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:36, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:18, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Advertisement with dubious assertions of notability and COI history; I remain unconvinced that it can be salvaged in its present form, but am willing to be persuaded otherwise. Orange Mike | Talk 21:02, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Weak delete. I found lots of news sources listing events going on at the gallery, some of them mentioning the gallery prominently; however, I couldn't find any sources that discussed the gallery itself in any detail, so on balance I think it fails WP:ORG. — Mr. Stradivarius 21:26, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete per Mr. Stradivarius and WP:ORGIN: the venue does not inherit notability from the events or individuals associated with it. I couldn't find anything to support notability. —/Mendaliv//Δ's/ 00:20, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Comment if galleries don't derive their notability from the artists/shows associated with them, what are the guidelines for their notability? The only reason people go to galleries is to see the shows. Otherwise, they're just buildings. Does this mean that no galleries are ever notable? Even those famous galleries draw their (real world, not wiki sense) notability from the artists they represent, etc. That's what draws other artists to their portfolios. That's a guideline question though and not for this AfD. That said, this article as it stands is a holy mess. I tried to clean it up when I removed the speedy back in January, but if you stub it down to remove the puffery it's an A7. If you add in the info on the shows/artists they rep, we're back to the notability question so stumped. StarM 17:33, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
    • reply - seems to me that a for-profit gallery is subject to the same requirements for notability as any other retail shop: what are the reliable sources writing about the gallery an sich as opposed to the merchandise (i.e., the art) they sell? Notability is not contagious: I don't become notable for selling notable books by notable authors; a bar doesn't become notable for selling notable beverages or for having notable customers. Where are the substantive articles actually writing about the gallery? --Orange Mike | Talk 02:37, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
      • reply I see your point, I just don't think it's that clear cut. I'm guessing by your bookselling analogy that you're a bookseller? If you're notable (not saying either way) you're notable for the books you sell, the authors you host, etc. If you don't have either of those, you're four walls and a roof. I don't see how it's that different to a gallery. For a bar, I'd argue that's exactly why they're notable. I'm not arguing "other stuff" but see, Elaine's for example. The exact reason it was notable (real world) was the customers it served. The same can be said for Carnegie_Deli. I'm not sold that this gallery is notable, which is why I'm not !voting, but I don't think notability here can be completely separated from the artists. If there were write ups on the gallery (and may be in Hindi language sources) they'd no doubt talk about the gallery's history exhibiting A, B and C or hosting guests 1,2,3, that's what galleries do. How do you separate them? StarM 18:59, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
        • reply I'm a clerk (now part-time) for Renaissance Books which is notable as a business for its size, its unique venue at the airport, its arguments with the city and neighbors, etc.; not for the books it sells or the authors it hosts. Retail businesses must have coverage of themselves that is about them not about the subjects with which they are associated. We see no evidence that there are articles about this gallery in and of itself. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:49, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
          • Reply gotcha, think we're going to agree to disagree here. I'm still somewhat torn on this, but don't ultimately care enough about the gallery to try to save it. I tend to wonder along same lines as Mr. Stradivarius about language issues, but don't speak any of the local languages. If someone finds sources at some point it can always be re-created. StarM 02:12, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment - it could be that sources exist in one of the local languages. Does anyone know anyone that can do a source search in Hindi, or possibly Punjabi or Urdu? (Though I do note that our New Delhi article states that English is the primary written language of the city.) — Mr. Stradivarius 16:00, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy deleted as copyvio. The text was on Amazon in connection with a book self-published through Amazon on Jan 4th 2012, which indicates that it predates this article. Peridon (talk) 21:38, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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I originally tagged this for a BLP Prod, but I honestly don't think there's a change of legitimate sources being added to this article (which is an autobiography). The reliable, independent sources that would satisfy WP:GNG or WP:BIO don't seem to be out there. A Google Books search for "mir ahmed navaid" turns up nothing but a book authored by the subject, while Google News and Google News archives searches turn up nothing. Given his academic background, I also checked Google Scholar, which also turns up nothing.

This is undoubtedly a bad sign for notability, and I believe this page qualifies for deletion on the basis of weak or nonexistent notability of the topic. Chris the Paleontologist (talkcontribs) 20:54, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Speedy delete G12 as a copyright violation of this Amazon description. Even if Mir Ahmed Navaid wrote both the Amazon description and this article, he might have signed away the copyright to Amazon. And even if all the copyright issues somehow turn out to be ok, I couldn't find any sources indicating that he is notable. — Mr. Stradivarius 21:08, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:51, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Non-notable former Minor league baseball player. Article fails WP:GNG and WP:BASE/N. Penale52 (talk) 19:50, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:50, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Advertisement, possible copyvio; apparently created by a corporate role account. Orange Mike | Talk 19:47, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Delete No suitable sources or indication of wp:notability of this division. Written like an advertisement. 100% of material is self-description type. North8000 (talk) 21:39, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:48, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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I created this article after another user kept on vandalising the article Wess changing that articles content with this oen about some Croatian DJ. Dont know about the persons notability but I am quite sure he is not notable yet. BabbaQ (talk) 18:55, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:46, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Previously deleted (at least twice) as a speedy. Recent speedy and prod contested. Listing here for greater audience. I don't think it passes WP:GNG. UtherSRG (talk) 18:26, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Delete - I see no independent, in-depth coverage, just scraps of dubiously-sourced data. And as for the (unsubstantiated) claim that this is "the largest Internet Exchange in Romania": so? May as well have an article on the largest bicycle vendor in Peru, the largest pig farm in Denmark, or the largest swimming pool in Burma. At some point, these "largest X in Y" signifiers descend into the trivial, and that is the case here. - Biruitorul 19:17, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:10, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Article about a new species of orchid, said to have been discovered this year - in fact, the article seems to say that it was discovered less than a week ago, on March 25. Not surprisingly, neither of the on-line references mentions it, and the book referenced certainly does not, either, as it was published in 1990. The species is not mentioned in sites like orchidspecies.com or kew.org, and in fact I find no confirmation anywhere. The bulk of the article is general description of Bulbophyllum, plus advice about cultivating them copied from http://www.clanorchids.com/culture/bulbcult.htm, with the name of this species inserted. At best, this is a new name locally given (it is the same as the username of the article author), but we cannot keep this article without a reliable source for it as an official species name. PROD removed without comment by article author. JohnCD (talk) 16:27, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete - as the article itself says, "The present species name Bulbophyllum hlakungpuii was given by Mapuia Hnamte in 2012." In other words, the name was not given by a scientist at Kew (for instance) but by a person in the village, and there are unsurprisingly no sources. Hlakungpui seems to name the people (or is it just the poets) of the area, not an individual. So this is not a hoax, but it is a mistaken idea both of binomial naming of plants and of WP notability. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:42, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete - Fails verifiability. -- Whpq (talk) 15:54, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete - name is found in no sources; not a recognised species. -- 202.124.75.228 (talk) 04:24, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete A new species must be published in a reliable academic journal in order to be accepted as a species. No such publication can be found, and the article itself doesn't inspire confidence that this has been done. First Light (talk) 17:49, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete. At best some sort of "local name" for an orchid, but I suspect this is actually a promotional construct or hoax. This name does not appear in any reliable academic journal (or, for that matter, any unreliable academic journal), nor does the taxon's purported author. No plant of this name is listed in the IPNI. The "Hlakungpui Orchid Sanctuary" claimed as the discovery location does not appear to exist in any official capacity (and does not appear on the UN list of protected areas in Mizoram). None of the sources cited in the article support the claim to this taxon's existence in the slightest. Much of the article's current content is a copyright violation. And what little unique information is provided about this purported species is facially incorrect: given the size apparent in the picture, this is by no means "one of the smallest" Bulbophyllum (see here for an image of B. aschemon, for example). Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 18:08, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Poorly sourced BLP. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:11, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Unable to find reliable, secondary sources which provide in-depth coverage of this athlete to demonstrate notability under the WP:GNG, nor are there claims of notability under any appropriate SNG. joe decker 16:23, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:30, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Non-notable actor and filmmaker. Previously deleted at Michael budd and Michaelbudd. Minor credits and no substantial reliable source coverage. Only references again are IMDb-style entries. Still fails WP:NACTOR and GNG. • Gene93k (talk) 15:51, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete working actor, but I don't see anything that would pass our guidelines... very minor unnamed roles, TV commercials, and the like. Tellingly, the movie he's supposedly 'best known' for hasn't been released yet... and he's 13th-billed for it, according to IMDB. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:10, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete fails WP:ENT. unremarkable career. LibStar (talk) 00:56, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete - Lacks significant coverage in reliable sources. -- Whpq (talk) 16:01, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete, mostly bit parts and other minor work. Lankiveil 19:47, 2 April 2012 (UTC).
  • Delete per WP:G4 While another version was recently speedied deleted per WP:A7 as being a duplictae of THIS one, this one should have been speedied deleted too as a WP:G4 recreation of the one deleted per an AFD just six weeks before its recreation. But even if not speedied here, the rationale I offered at Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Michaelbudd just 4 months ago still applies... this one is still simply Too Soon. Rarely do appearances in music videos or commercials create a sourcable notability. His film career fails WP:ENT and a lack of coverage fails WP:GNG. If or when this changes, we might consider an article, but not a repeat or under a different version of this name. I'd be okay with it being returned to its author should he ask, so he can then hope that Budd finally gets coverage upon the release of additonal projects. Schmidt, 06:27, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:24, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Despite the sources, this is a non-notable company: top ten builders in Portland is not notable; winner of one non-notable award; "6th among single family home builders" - non-notable. ukexpat (talk) 15:28, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Comment I contested the prod because this appeared to barely pass WP:GNG, although the sources are a little thin. It was hard to find more in a quick review of Google hits because of the piles of press releases that came up on the first few pages. However, the owner claims that very few builders are doing solar-ready homes in Oregon, which if one can find an independent source for, might be worth mentioning. Also, I suspect very few companies of this sort are owned by women, that might also be able to be sourced. Neither of these things in themselves confers notability, but they might be things to follow up on if anyone is interested in "saving" the article. Note that in general I have a hatred for developers, solar-powered or otherwise. It won't hurt my feelings this gets deleted. Valfontis (talk) 16:42, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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Since I contested the prod, I guess I don't have a brain. Oh well. :) Valfontis (talk) 21:34, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
P.S. I think the real no-brainer deletion is Kelly Ritz--she has fewer sources than the article for her company. I wouldn't contest a prod on that article. Valfontis (talk) 21:38, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment - I have not done the research to see what else it out there, but what is in there is somewhat questionable. The Oregonian articles are suspect in that although they cover the topic in depth, they are not standard articles by the paper's writers. They are "special to" and other not exactly notability conferring types of articles. As in, I suspect they are PR pieces in disguise (more so than most biz articles) and that perhaps the company (or their PR firm) has been working on this. My main question is, did the nominator look in a good faith attempt to see if there is the coverage to confer notability? Currently I see no such statement. Without that, I would actually vote keep on procedural grounds, as that has almost always been a requirement (and still is) prior to starting an AfD listing (and common courtesy prior to even a PROD given the deletion policy). Aboutmovies (talk) 00:25, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment see also Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Kelly Ritz DGG ( talk ) 03:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete A check of G news shows there isn't. Normally when the references are a combination of local PR-originated pieces and one or two articles from a good RS that have nothing directly to do with the subject, it's fairly safe to assume there's nothing better, though of course it does need to be checked--a really thorough search can turn up surprises. But such sourcing is normally an indication of either paid PR work, or extremely naïve article writing by beginners. It can be hard to tell them apart, especially now that the paid PR writers have learned to deflect criticism by pretending they are naïve beginners. I find a fairly good distinction is if the article is well formatted and the content is worthless, it's not a naïve beginner. Since we cannot detect anonymous paid editing directly, our only defense is to be rather strict on whatever looks like promotional articles. I don't actually like that approach: I'd much rather fix articles no matter how improperly motivated, but I see no other way to deal with the increasing amount of promotionalism. DGG ( talk ) 03:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete per DGG, as I trust that he has done his due diligence (thank you). Also, though not a deletion criterion, note that the article creator has been blocked as a sockpuppeteer and PR spammer. Valfontis (talk) 15:01, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • If the subject is notable, a legitimate author will eventually write an article. No need to reward sockpuppetry and possibly payola with allowing there works to stand. Thought experiment: we allow the article to stand, the paid author gets paid, gets a new internet provider, gets a new account, and does it again. Not good. Thought experiment: we delete the article, paid author does not get paid, goes away. Or gets paid, but clients then complain that the article about them is no longer there and wants their money back. I'm going to have to !vote delete on the ground of not encouraging bad behavior. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:22, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment Paid editing is not a deletion criterion, as far as I know. Can you direct us to the guideline that says it is? Per WP:ATTP, please address the article, not the editor--what policy based concerns about the article's content do you have? Thanks. Valfontis (talk) 17:58, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
I don't quite buy that WP:NOTADVERT doesn't apply to paid editing. Advertising is even a speedy deletion criterion (WP:CSD#G11, I think) 86.** IP (talk) 13:21, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete. The motivation behind creation of the article is irrelevant, but a few splashy articles in what amounts to the local 'sponsored by realtors' section of the newspaper aren't sufficient to demonstrate depth of coverage. They aren't written neutrally or with high journalistic tone. Otherwise, notability comes down to "hey, we put some extra wiring in our houses for solar". tedder (talk) 19:06, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:16, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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I don't think there's anything salvageable or notable about this article at all. Maybe the topic is notable. I don't think it is. Especially in its current state. It's astonishing the article was able to survive virtually unchanged since 2006 2004 - ...--Coin945 (talk) 13:37, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete as above, DICDEF, OR, non-encyclopedic. The crock of the article refers to an item of crockery, i.e. a ceramic pot, which of course might contain something not good. As indeed the article does. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:47, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:15, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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The article doesn't meet the general criteria of notability and there are no RS to prove the same. The College doesn't have Knowledge (XXG) page still. Amartyabag 11:35, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:08, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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This article has recently become the target of some sort of struggle to drastically alter its content based on some as-yet unspecified legal issue. Legal issues aside, neither the original version nor the version as edited by an obvious WP:COI editor references any reliable sources to indicate that this local bus company meets WP:ORG. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 11:06, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

The statements written are not true. Sorry, but I set up the company and am the mouth piece. the original article is misleading and the subject of vicious bullying of family members. Names, dates and vehicles are wrong. WikiDan61 keeps asking for authorities but is unable to produce his own. I speak first hand, whereas everything else is hearsay. I am a champion for freedom of information but only when it is the truth and when no harm is caused. Children are being bullied and it is causing serious distress and harm. the police are the next stage but in the interim this page should be deleted! No prejudice or harm will be made to members of the public if it is removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manveer-ampm (talkcontribs) 11:54, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Manveer-ampm, Knowledge (XXG) has a low tolerance for legal threats and unadmitted conflict of interests and paid editing are not acceptable standards on Knowledge (XXG). Regards, Whenaxis (contribs) 22:08, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment Sadly, "first hand" accounts are not considered reliable sources. Since there is practically nothing to be found about this company in said reliable sources, it should be deleted. If Manveer can provide citations to such reliable sources, he is welcome to do so, but his own first hand knowledge is not going to suffice. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 12:10, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Comment on your Comment User:Manveer-ampm actually says "this page should be deleted". So far we all seem to agree. Secondarywaltz (talk) 15:17, 29 March 2012 (UTC)


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  • No !vote yet, but some info for anyone looking at this. The article at present contains no sources whatsoever, because they were all removed by Maveer-ampm as part of the ongoing dispute. Previous versions included this industry piece about the company and this link about an award that one of their management team was nominated for. There's also this local news story about an attempt by a former employee to launch a successor company, and two bits of fairly brief coverage in Buses Magazine from 2009/10. I'll leave it to those less involved with this page to decide if that's enough to meet WP:CORP or not, noting in passing that Speedwellbus convincingly survived an AfD based on a similar set of sources. Alzarian16 (talk) 20:57, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
    • Comments on Alzarian's sources -- if I had felt that the prior available sources were sufficient, I wouldn't have nominated for deletion. The first ref Alzarian provides is not an "industry piece" but rather a press release in which the company is announcing its new service. The second source indicates that the company's CEO was nominated for (not won) a relatively minor local business award. Winning the award would probably not have been sufficient to have the CEO's bio pass WP:BIO, so why should the nomination be considered sufficient to bolster the notability of his company? The other coverage amounts to "mention in passing" at best. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 21:11, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
      • Aargh, sorry about that. I hadn't seen the web address at the base of the copied press release (that site also writes a lot of its own content, and the press release was neutral enough that I mistook it for one of those). Delete then. Alzarian16 (talk) 10:45, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete - Appears to fail notability. - Burpelson AFB 22:42, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete This appears to be a NN bus company. The infobox says it became defunct in 2011. Is this correct? If so it survived a mere three years. Editing by employees is unacceptable, as it is liable to lack PNOV; likewise WP:ATTACK editing. The attackers should be the subject of administrative action. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:52, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • delete per Burpelson AFB. S.G. ping! 19:07, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete This fails the notabality test and its best we get rid of it before the COI editor returns to edit waring from a meatpuppet account.Andrew Kurish (talk) 23:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was nomination withdrawn. BigDom 21:19, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

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Contested PROD, by IP with no rationale given. Player has not made his first team debut therefore fails WP:NFOOTBALL & has not received significant media coverage & also fails WP:GNG. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 10:43, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was merge to Shōnen Ace.  Sandstein  08:09, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Unreferenced, no evidence of notability. Prod was removed without comment. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 08:53, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Merge to Shōnen Ace. This looks like a case of WP:TOOSOON. Shōnen Ace is a fairly popular manga magazine in Japan, and this manga is also going to be made into a TV anime; I would guess that it is only a matter of time before reviews start to come out. I couldn't find any yet though, only announcements in Japanese that the first volume of the manga has been released in tankobon format. The bare details of the manga can be verified from the official sites, but this isn't enough for notability purposes, of course. — Mr. Stradivarius 10:26, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 20:02, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Judging by the creator's username, this article may have been created by the subject herself. Looking at her CV, there doesn't seem to be anything that would prove that she passes WP:PROF. I also couldn't find any sources that would pass criterion one of WP:BIO. I see that she has published a lot, but I am not sure that it is enough to pass criterion one of WP:PROF. — Mr. Stradivarius 07:24, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Delete - at this time. I have found several references as shown here . But you will notice that they are all from a small, circulation of only 16,595 during the week, Texas paper the Odessa American. If these references were from the New York Times or Washington Post I would be saying Keep. However, as it now stands, Ms Toruño-Haensly is not quite there yet for inclusion. ShoesssS 14:45, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete. This article is entirely WP:OR with no sources. Dr. Toruño-Haensly has published 5 papers according to WoS going back over 20 years and the entire body of that work has only 1 citation. GS record is similar. (Her massive >50 page CV has a long listing of "refereed journal publications", but quick glance shows that most of these "journals" are actually obscure university departmental publications. That is why they do not even appear in GS.) Her several books all have low to moderate holdings: Crossing cultures <40, Tiempo.. 110, Juan Felipe... <20, Cita... ~40. I would say this record is very average for an academic over a 35-year career. Agricola44 (talk) 15:48, 30 March 2012 (UTC).
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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:21, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Article was created by Brizel. No reliable, independent sources to show notability. Comatmebro (talk) 06:28, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Delete only sources are a boxing site with which Brizel seems to be connected, WP itself, and Brizel's own site (which was multiply listed under Ext links, have cleaned up). Hence no RS. Apparent CoI also. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:46, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete - The topic appears to fail WP:GNG at this time. After performing searches using various criteria, such as ""Robert Brizel", boxing", ""Robert Brizel" writer", "Robert Brizel" boxing writer" and others, just not finding coverage in third-party reliable sources. Northamerica1000 01:13, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Do Not delete! Presently I am one of Knowledge (XXG)'s principal boxing writers and photographic contributors in the public domain. Many of the Saddoboxing stories I write are written specifically to provide Knowledge (XXG) references on boxers when no other information is available. My internet boxing site gets millions of hits a day, my claim to fame. In another smile of stupidity, some Knowledge (XXG) dodos deleted my Henry Hascup (boxing historian) entry today, accusing of copyright infringement of my own article on Saddoboxing! On my own site! In fact Wiki was written first, and the Saddoboxing article on Henry Hascup was written later to support it. You might have at least waited till I got back from reporting on the Golden Gloves before you attacked my bio credibility, as well as my Wiki references, articles which I wrote on my own site specifically to create Wiki references.....Robert
  • Robert, I am sorry you have to face this, but as you probably know, the problem is that to have a Knowledge (XXG) article, you need to meet the threshold of "notability" (WP:GNG - "the general notability guideline"). But basically this means unless we can find significant independent sources reporting on a subject (i.e., newspapers, books, scholarly articles, encyclopedias, etc.), the subject is unlikely to survive a deletion discussion. You can write about youself on your userpage a bit if you wanted though, at User:Cocoruff, which you have yet to create. BTW, since you write about boxing, if you know of any public domain images of Jacob Hyer, I'd love to get one on that article. Cheers.--Milowent 02:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

BTW, since you write about boxing, if you know of any public domain images of Jacob Hyer, I'd love to get one on that article. Cheers.--Milowent 02:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

Jacob Hyer Images and Drawings exist. If only the Wiki people weren't so anxious to delete my entry on the world famous boxing historian who has them, maybe I could have provided them....Robert

  • Comment – (Copied/pasted from my user talk page): Unfortunately, Knowledge (XXG)'s guidelines regarding topic notability don't appear to have been met regarding the Robert Brizel article. Please refer to Knowledge (XXG)'s General notability guideline, which is Knowledge (XXG)'s primary notability guideline. It's nothing personal whatsoever, and the topic has merit in terms of being about a boxing writer. It's just that Knowledge (XXG) has these policies in place to establish criteria for what constitutes topic notability for inclusion in the encyclopedia.
If you could provide reliable sources for the topic, please do so in the AfD discussion and add them to the article, which will help to establish notability for the topic in terms of Knowledge (XXG)'s notability policies. Northamerica1000 03:40, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Source References Provided for Robert Brizel, Henry Hascup (reposted) and Joe Antonacci. The reliable source references have been provided.....................Robert

Incidentally, the so-called 'theshhold' of books, newspapers and magazines cited as a requirement is a standing joke. Famous boxing writers like Brizel write for internet sites and get millions of hits a day. Everything in boxing is now internet based. The so-called book, magazine and article boxing writers who write for print only (not the internet) were fired years ago. Those references and reporters don't exist in the boxing profession in the current digital era. Bert Sugar was moved from the front row to the back row in recent years, as the old boxing school faded from significance in favor of digital-minded boxing reporters.

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The result was keep. Bmusician 07:24, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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I do not feel this article satisfies the requirements at WP:ORG. All "sources" (or the external links recently added that merely mention the company) are either official links, make driveby mentions, or are promotional in nature. ICYTIGER'SBLOOD 06:07, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Keep. I found some good coverage in Google Books, for example these: . There were also a couple of good articles I found through Google News, although admittedly nothing in the national papers. I think the book results more than make up for this, though. — Mr. Stradivarius 07:48, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Leaning Keep - The topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources. See the article for some of them: Lunapads. Northamerica1000 00:59, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep In addition to the article's cited coverage from the Vancouver Sun (not terribly impressive because that is their hometown paper), I found articles (behind paywalls) in the Philadelphia Enquirer, the Dayton Daily News and the Chicago Tribune . --MelanieN (talk) 01:59, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. v/r - TP 03:09, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Does not meet criteria WP:N, WP:V, or WP:BIO. Looks like an article created by a college professor for himself. JustOneJake (talk) 06:05, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete. This person appears to have a long record of non-tenure positions and no research-level scholarship impact according to GS. Nothing else that would satisfy WP:PROF. Broken links, SPA-created, unsourced claims of "known for...", etc. Lots of characteristics of a fan-page or vanity-page. Agricola44 (talk) 16:14, 30 March 2012 (UTC).
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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:35, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Bringing this to AfD as a PROD was disputed. I can see no notability, but would prefer a consensus decision. Peridon (talk) 16:50, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:36, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Non-notable rapper. Sole reference is self published (Label/production company). Google searches find no reliable, third party sources to establish notability. Livit/What? 18:59, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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Weak delete Close association with Hopsin (clearly notable), apparently lots of fan interest, and 2 albums on Hopsin's label Funk Volume which looks like it's getting close to just about satisfying WP:MUSIC 5, but no reliable sources yet to indicate why SwizZz himself is notable in his own right. Delete, for now, but a likely candidate for an article in the future. ✤ Fosse 8 ✤  09:52, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

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The result was keep.  Sandstein  08:11, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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no notabilty, referenced with personal pages. appears to be artist spam / arts administrator spam. art professor who edits articles is not notable. neither boingboing or imdb are RS. listing references from 'monochrom' is self-promotional and not RS since article subject is the monochrom founder --self-publishing. 'DIY' means 'do it yourself' so organizing a prominent DIY thing is not notable. webby award isn't notable per se. this is an just extended CV seemingly mostly created by the article subject with nothing more notable going on than with any other college art teacher. Cramyourspam (talk) 15:24, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

This is Johannes Grenzwhatever. Just wanted to mention that I'm not writing my own entry. The entry would be better if I did. But I find it fascinating that just a couple of days after I first give an interview about my new project/essay "W for Vendetta" (a criticism of the power structure and elitist gamology of Knowledge (XXG)) my entry suddenly gets a notability inquiry and a deletion procedure. Paranoid? I guess I made a good point. ;-) Grenz (talk) 13:04, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

i'm not familiar with your presentation/s about wikipedia being an elitist cabal or whatever. if there is such a structure, i'm not part of it. i think the article deserves deletion simply and only because by wikipedia standards, you're not notable. Cramyourspam (talk) 17:39, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

keep: added some stuff to the page some time ago but could give it another shot. a google search for jg and his projects brings up a ton of references. question: why is diy culture (as a cultural phenomenon (make magazine, maker faire, hackerspaces) not notable? bizarre! Stabilo (talk) 01:19, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Delete - and re above "question: why is diy culture (as a cultural phenomenon (make magazine, maker faire, hackerspaces) not notable? bizarre!" um. res ipsa! and if you're asking that question seriously, you have no business voting here. WP:RS does not include self-published material. no blogs. no magazines you write yourself. no making events yourself and then writing about them yourself. you and JG and his socks need to find some real reliable sources to establish notability or let this article go where it deserves to go: the dustbin.Cramyourspam (talk) 02:59, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Keep: Johannes is one of the most prolific social satirist / commentator / artists alive today. To argue that he's not notable because he creates things is idiotic - every event is created by someone at some point and Johannes has a long standing history of creating events that resonate with people and become their own thing - The annual cocktail robotics festival "Roboexotica" in Vienna has been happening annually for over 10 years, attracts thousands of people from around the world and receives national art funding, at this very moment the front page of Re/Search Publications features a book, one of three now, that they've published about Johannes' ongoing "Arse Elektronika" conference. The live theater comedy series about the ISS that he directed ran in Berlin last year to sold out audiences every night. To suggest the person responsible for these has "no notability" is laughable, but the same person is saying that BoingBoing, ranked by Alexa as being in the top 2,500 sites in the world, and top 1,500 in the US, isn't RS, so that res ipsa. People with blatant axes to grind are part of the reason I've stopped being so active on Knowledge (XXG) in the last few years, totally depressing. Seanbonner (talk) 04:01, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

'Keep: Johannes Grenzfurthner is a well-known artist and culture jammer. Re: Boing Boing. He created campaigns and commissioned projects for BB, e.g. the acclaimed Cheetos Campaign, Firewall (with the Billboard Liberation Front) or the Kiki and Bubu video series, that were later presented at the Venice Biennial (Future Pass, 2011) 212.95.7.79 (talk) 11:56, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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Keep: I added a few links to university talks and book publications. How someone can do a Ted talk, have multiple book publications and hold a university position and still some Knowledge (XXG) editor wants to delete them baffles me. Seems totally notable to me, according to Knowledge (XXG)'s standards. And, as a professional artist, I have to confirm that Grenzfurthner is very influential and widely respected in the art world. To delete his article would only demonstrate Knowledge (XXG)'s lack of knowledge about contemporary art. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.175.173.225 (talk) 08:12, 26 March 2012 (UTC) Also, I added pages from university websites about his professor positions, which supports notability for WP:ACADEMIC.

Keep: Johannes Grenzfurthner is one of Europe's leading media artists. I recommend that the article should be rewritten somehow, if it looks like spam. Franz Ablinger, University of applied arts, Vienna.

Keep: This baffles me that this is even an issue. Johannes has done more in the world of contemporary and performance art, satire and media theory than most people could dream of accomplishing. Johannes has produced a plethora of events and media publications over the years that have certainly attracted more than a modicum of media attention. Roboexotica, Arse Elektronica, the Soviet Unterzögersdorf video games, Kiki and Bubu are all productions that have been covered by the press and could easily merit their own wikipedia entries. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekai (talkcontribs) 19:15, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Keep - numerous good sources; Grenzfurthner is an academic working on/writing about culture, as well as a performer working in it, and both aspects are suitably cited here. Article is not promotional but reports the (interesting) facts neutrally. He is evidently very well known both as a performer and as a writer. On the 'about' side, there are some scholarly books that cite him; on the 'in' side, we have the problem that many (most) of the sources are by definition outside WP's rules (online magazines, pop-culture blogs) even when in fact they are independent, secondary and generally reliable. However some of the magazines I looked at seem quite measured and sensible in their tone and appear to be reputable in their field. To sum up: very many sources; plenty of independent, secondary comment; some traditional academic citation. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:06, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep -- I guess I am one of the editors accused of being "a sock puppet." No, I'm just a fan of monochrom's work and keep updating their WP pages on an (in)frequent basis. Grenzfurthner's article cites well-known newspapers from different countries (Libération, Toronto Star, Der Standard) and notable magazines or online versions of magazines (Wired, Brand Eins, Owni, Neural). K-pachs (talk) 15:00, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep -- Moderate investigation of material found through Google Scholar and Google Books establishes WP:CREATIVE not WP:ACADEMIC. Cursory examination of citations and content reveals subject has not done any one thing that established Notability by itself under other criteria. However, subject's work over the past decade as referenced by in Scholar/Books links along with the subject's (apparently permanent?) exhibition in the Museumsquartier meets WP:CREATIVE 1 and 3. Establishing Notability is further confounded by the fact the subject's notable works are typically primarily referenced in German language WP:RS, while most of the subject's published works appear to be in English or in German/English hybrid form. The language barrier of WP:RS is not a bar to Notability (as explicitly stated in WP:GNG). Further confounding Notability is that the article fails to address things repeatedly covered by Books/Scholar on top of the fact the subject is prolific self-publisher and (and apparently shameless) self-promoter lending validity to WP:SPS and WP:LIKE.--Nickfarr (talk) 21:23, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
    • The question still remains, is there anything about the subject that could not better be covered in the article monochrom? -- Petri Krohn (talk) 22:12, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
      • To directly answer your question: I don't know. It appears that monochrom does a better job of framing the some of the subject's work, which simply suggests this article needs improvement. Perhaps including more content from the German articles putting the differences between the subject and his art group would improve the article? But in any case, would that somehow discount WP:CREATIVE if the subject's entire work is simply monochrom?--Nickfarr (talk) 05:34, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
    • Merging would imply that he is only known for founding monochrom, which is not the case. He is an author writing about and reflecting on culture, technology and politics, and that is not necessarily part of his job at monochrom. In his German interviews he talks about his thoughts on being the "frontman" of a group, and how that impacts his work that is not labelled monochrom. K-pachs (talk) 12:41, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Userfying v/r - TP 03:07, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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I am unable to locate significant secondary reliable source coverage to establish notability for this organization. I have turned up many passing references, that seem to always be linked to one of the key people, Roma Hooper, such as these BBC that says, "Roma Hooper, director of Make Justice Work, which campaigns to highlight the cost of locking up non-violent offenders, said..." and the Burnley Citizen , which says, "Roma Hooper, director of Make Justice Work, which campaigns to reform short-term prison sentences, said...." and the Scotsman which says, "However, Roma Hooper, director of Make Justice Work, which backs the policy, said...". There are claims of having "over one hundred" notable "Ambassadors" for the organization. But notability is WP:NOTINHERITED. I am unable to find significant coverage in reliable secondary sources to establish notability per WP:ORG. There may be enough on Roma Hooper for a separate article, but that is a separate issue as notability is not inherited. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 21:31, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Weak delete - I agree everything seems to trace back to Roma Hooper, the campaign founde, who seems to be a one-person publicity machine. There are hints that the campaign has had an impact on official government channels. In effect there is only one weak news source in The Guardian, while the Sun article admits it is an unabashed copy. If one other independent in-depth news source can be identified, I might change my 'vote'. Sionk (talk) 23:46, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Update from page author - I have updated the page with more information and numerous reliable sources, including direct responses to questions about the final report by a UK Cabinet minister in the house of commons. Please remove the deletion notice.Toomanyairmiles (Toomanyairmiles) 02:31, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Maybe a constructive solution would be to write an article on the "Community or Custody" report, based on the sources and information that has provided. It is currently a re-direct to Make Justice Work but, in my view, it is a far better topic for an article. Most of the sources mention the Report in significant detail, while the group behind it is largely unmentioned. Sionk (talk) 11:28, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Hi Sionk, yes, I would like to create a standalone page about the report eventually, but it's significance hangs on events currently taking place in the house of lords. What i'd really like to do is write about community sentencing models in the UK, but literally everyone involved in the sector from an academic, parliamentary and legal standpoint is an MJW ambassador and almost all of the evidence that this is a good thing to do comes from two of MJW's reports and the com-res survey they commissioned. It's actually very hard to reference the evidence without referencing MJW in some way. Toomanyairmiles (talk) 17:52, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Very weak delete before the recent updates, I would have sided with Delete as the organization does not seem to have notability outside Roma Hooper's PR machine, as previously mentioned. However, there are 2 new cites to the related topic "Community or Custody enquiry" as having been mentioned by Tom Brake MP and Lord Dholakia during official British government business. This isn't exactly Make Justice Work itself, but it's close... however, even these mentions were made at the request of Make Justice Work, and the Government's reply to the question is generic and doesn't mention either the report or Make Justice Work, it's just a vapid politician response. I'd really like to see some other, independent and genuine notice of the organization. Zad68 (talk) 15:27, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Hi Zad68 the newsletter you refer to is actually discussing the an amendment to the forthcoming justice bill tabled by Tom Brake and proposed by MJW, the question precedes the amendment, I've added a more specific entry about the parliamentary question, but I can't talk about the amendment without citing original research. I did try and add some other independent notice of the organisation but coming from the Law Societies journal, but it was rejected by ConcernedVancouverite who threatened to ban me if I added another similar linkToomanyairmiles (talk) 17:52, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Based on this, my !vote is now Userify (or incubate) I bet this will be a worthy topic soon, but not quite just yet. Give it a week or three and as soon as we can get a quality newspaper cite it'll probably qualify. Zad68 (talk) 18:03, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -Scottywong| confess _ 15:52, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Non-notable event. Also already covered under article Association of Malayalam Movie Artists. --Animeshkulkarni (talk) 21:17, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete - Unnotable enough to not have an article by itself. There are a few reliable sources which speak about it, but that does not automatically enable it to get so much weightage. If it is not present elsewhere, it can be merged but since it is, it could be deleted. Secret of success (talk) 17:05, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was keep. The original article was unsatisfactory, but the consensus is clearly to keep the revised and retitled version. This seems to have been yet another example of people in the Academic Program proceeding to select article topics and titles without adequate prior consultation. DGG ( talk ) 18:27, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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One-sided personal essay, with evident POV. Some content could perhaps be smerged to Suicide. We don't have a WP:NOTMYTHBUSTERS policy, but I reckon WP:NOTESSAY will do. Yunshui  22:48, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Keep - this is a completely legitimate article. If the extreme POV is eliminated and the article rewritten for better tone, and the article renamed to something more neutral like "Relation between suicide rates and season," it will be a legitimate article. Although I do agree we need a policy about tones like this in articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wer900 (talkcontribs) 23:24, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete If the article title wasn't so long I'd argue for a plausible redirect to cabin fever, but I can't see that at all. It reads as an essay and is full of synthesis that doesn't really meet what we'd call cabin fever very much. Nate (chatter) 05:20, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete Per WP:NOTESSAY and all the rest above. Not encyclopedic at all. 24.129.180.6 (talk) 12:49, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Smerge (selectively merge) to Suicide or Keep, rewrite as needed and move to Seasonal suicide rates. The "mythbusters" style of demolishing a straw-man proposition is not encyclopedic. The article does read a bit like a college research paper, but the edit history shows it being assembled sentence by sentence by a new editor who says he is studying psychology in college. It looks like the good-faith effort of a new editor to create an article on an important topic. Seasonal suicide rate variation has been a subject covered in several published articles for over a century. See a 1908 article says "June is.. the suicide month" (in the northern hemisphere) and cites Durkheim and other researchers, . Google scholar shows numerous studies which looked at suicide rates in various seasons. The conclusion of higher rates in local spring or summer than in local winter has support. In summary, I can see a place in the encyclopedia for the information, but the article needs to be moved to a better title and edited extensively for style, if it is not merged to Suicide, where I don't see coverage of its seasonal variation, with a spring or summer peak and a winter trough, a widely researched topic:, . Edison (talk) 13:09, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep but rename and rewrite as Seasonal effects on suicide rates, per Edison (but note my proposed variant of the title). Alternatively merge as its own section of the Suicide article. Needs serious cleanup either way. - Jorgath (talk) 03:51, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep but rename I am the professor of the student author who is working on this article. To provide some history and context for this article, the student is part of the APS wikipedia initiative; the goal of which is to provide the public with the most accurate and up-to-date information about psychological science. The impetus for the article was based on a similar myth-busting article on people using 10% of their brain (http://en.wikipedia.org/10%25_of_brain_myth). That said, we are more than happy to revise the title of the article and its content to provide a more neutral, basic information tone. We are new to the wikipedia editing process, but I can assure you the edits and changes are being made in good faith. Prof Haeffel (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:09, 26 March 2012 (UTC).
    • Comment The "busting a myth" strawman-demolition style would be more appropriate in Parade magazine or some grocery store tabloid than in an encyclopedia. Please do not encourage your students to use that particular style of crafting future articles. Thanks to you and them for efforts to improve the encyclopedia. Edison (talk) 18:06, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
      • Comment Yes, thank you for your feedback; we will not use this particular style in the future for crafting articles. And, if given the opportunity, the student author will continue to work diligently on this article to improve it. That said, I would again like to note that this "style" of article was not naively based on something seen in "Parade" or a tabloid, but rather something IN wikipedia. There is an existing precedent for this style of article (see 10% myth article). Prof Haeffel (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:41, 28 March 2012 (UTC).
  • Keep I believe that by reversing the order of the lead sentence and moving the Popular belief section to the bottom of the article, that the article is now truly focused toward Seasonal effects on suicide rates. I do not really have any problem with the popular belief > facts presentation, but hopefully those who do will now be satisfied. Anarchangel (talk) 16:47, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:38, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Notability and references questioned for over 20 months. Subject is a (relatively) young architecture graduate and partner in a design firm. 2 sources in article, one is written by the subject, the other may or may not contain in-depth coverage of Alvarez-Diaz. Judging by a Google search there is no evidence pointing towards notability, only listings and the occasional mention in a couple of online news articles. Does not seem enough to substantiate a WP article. NB the original author is 'Ricalvarez', strangely similar name to the subject! Sionk (talk) 00:18, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete - There is no clear claim of notability in the article. Being a working architect is not a claim to notability. There is no indication of awards, or major works that have attracted critical attention. There is no significant coverage about him in reliable sources. -- Whpq (talk) 16:22, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:18, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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A contested proposed deletion, my rationale was:

  • This product has a fairly small market share as far as geologic modelling and mining software packages go, and my search for usable souces came up with nil, so this will not pass the genearal notability guidelines.

Keeping that as my AfD rationale. I am familiar with the product (although never used it myself), the market share comment is based on my own knowledge of the geo/mine modelling industry, you can choose to take it or leave it.. kelapstick 04:41, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was keep, nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Edgepedia (talk) 12:06, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

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A steaming pile of WP:OR with no references to speak of. I'm sure the lynx has some place in world mythology, but IMO, it's better to scrap this and start over. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 18:47, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Teacher of questionable notability. Provided references are either primary or unreliable sources - a Google search on "Nicole Mujica" NFAA shows only three results - two of which are from Knowledge (XXG) articles edited by this page's creator. MikeWazowski (talk) 03:31, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • We're not debating her here, but a person holding a "Distinguished Professor" title at a major research university does probably pass the WP:PROF test. However, if you disagree, please nominate that article for AfD and we'll discuss that separately. We generally try to avoid waxing on other articles. Thanks very much, Agricola44 (talk) 16:01, 30 March 2012 (UTC).
  • Delete. The claim to notability in this article is basically that she is a well-liked middle school teacher and the sources are nothing more than her school web-page, ratemyteachers web-page, etc. This fails any of the notability guidelines you'd like to choose. With all due respect, the author has no awareness of what constitutes notability. I don't even think the contents can be transferred to her place of employment, M.A. Milam K-8 Center, because there simply isn't a single independent WP:RS. Sorry, Agricola44 (talk) 15:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC).
  • Delete - I'm sure the subject is a wonderful teacher. I've been taught by some great teachers for whom I have a great deal of respect. But that doesn't make them notable as they have not received the significant coverage in independent reliable sources need to meet Knowledge (XXG)'s inclusion guidelines. -- Whpq (talk) 16:35, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Rlendog (talk) 18:45, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Bit of a tricky one. If ALS Awareness Month really was in May, it seems like it would have great potential for being notable. However, I think the creator of this article is referring to something very local. A quick google search for "ALS Awareness Month" shows that in some places, June has the same title. What do you think? —JmaJeremy contribs 06:38, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Comment- Act of U.S. Congress set national ALS awareness month May 1992; previously scattershot, and states/local observances sometimes local-story dependent (Ohio standardized May in 2011); stories of 20th anniversary recognition at MDA and non-independent sites. Keeping likely falls to non-independent sources vs. acts of national/state congresses. Dru of Id (talk) 12:20, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Keep Seems to be widely recognized, endorsed by the national ALS association and the CDC (and that's just from the first two links of google results), although clearly the article needs a cleanup and expansion. I did what I could in the limited time I have. -RunningOnBrains 19:51, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment - Expanded article, added: In Canada, June has been declared as ALS Awareness Month by the Canadian Minister of Health.
  1. Aglukkaq, Leona (Minister of Health, Government of Canada) (June 2010). "ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig's Disease)". Health Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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The result was keep. The consensus appears to be to keep the content. Whether that is as a stand alone article or merged into a list can be a discussion for another venue. At root (no pun) of the issue is basically does the article satisfy WP:GNG. The argument for keeping are of the WP:CRYSTAL variety, but they are convincing nontheless. I agree with Yunshui that this specific AFD falls into the WP:IAR here with respect to the notability guidelines. The consensus appears to lean keep but at the very least it is keep the content. v/r - TP 17:21, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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As far as I can tell on the basis of the information in the article, this is a non-notable cultivar. Individual species are of course certainly notable, no matter how obscure, and lower ranks--even cultivars--of economic or scientific or cultural importance, but this one as stated in the article "has yet to appear in literature."

There are other similar articles, and depending on what the consensus is here, I may nominate them. DGG ( talk ) 03:42, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Comment There are at least a hundred documented Buddleja#Hybrids_and_cultivars, many of them with good pages with citations. It seems a reasonable function of an encyclopedia to describe well-known hybrids and cultivars. The implied desire to remove all hybrid and cultivar pages (?!) would be somewhat drastic in its effect - there must be many thousands of them, and there is certainly a large community of gardeners and horticulturalists who are interested in maintaining and reading them. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:21, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Comment The page forms part of a set, aimed at providing the most comprehensive guide to the genus ever attempted. The cultivar has yet (March 2012) to appear in literature simply because it was only released a few months ago as part of the Flutterby™ series of STERILE buddleja. American in origin, production of many of the series has already been syndicated to European nurseries. The shrubs will no doubt soon become very popular, the inventor having eliminated virtually all the horticultural pitfalls of the genus (large size, sparse and straggly habit, prolific self-seeding, need for annual hard-pruning etc.). Ergo: the page(s) should become of interest to gardeners on either side of the pond. Ptelea (talk) 09:49, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Comment Usually I'd vote delete on something as poorly sourced as this. However, the arguments above are valid - Knowledge (XXG) is an encyclopedia, and it seems reasonable for an encyclopedia to describe all known cultivars of a species. Perhaps this is a good time to ignore the rules? Alternatively, the numerous articles on Flutterby cultivars could possibly be merged to form one larger article, Buddleja Flutterby cultivars or similar. Yunshui  11:02, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Comment I think the idea of grouping under Flutterby cultivars could be worthwhile; there can still be redirects from each of the cultivars. Peter coxhead (talk) 14:09, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Regarding point 2, I believe Ptelea is just distinguishing that Flutterby is a trademark name rather than a cultivar name ( in this case 'Podaras#11' ). See "Selling names" at Knowledge (XXG):Naming conventions (flora) - a consensus has not yet been reached for the best way to represent trade designations for cultivars.--Melburnian (talk) 00:31, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Suggestion - Something only supported by a patent application does fail GNG. But I know Ptelea's work on cultivars of all kinds of plants, and that they're working towards a complete collection of Buddlejas. Which isn't actually a bad thing, IMO. If it's pretty much certain to end up in lit., and it's rather likely to be successful, why not wait a bit? Userfy the article until such time as something is published, and which point it should be acceptable back in article space. Guettarda (talk) 04:42, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
  • tentative keep (or maybe merge to some list of Buddleja cultivars page, which we don't really have at present). This suggests it's been in USA Today (?) - alot of horticultural material has poor penetration onto the internet. and many journals are not accessible online. General Notability Guidelines work ok as once something has achieved any sort of penetration into the market there will be sourcing, but it might be hard to find....I should add that having brought plant articles which have cultivars to FA standard, finding sourced info on the cultivars can be damned hard...even when I know the name and maker and I'm staring at the plant and its label in my garden. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:57, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep. As author of this article, and resident in the UK, I have no interest in advertizing a

cultivar only available in the USA. I have no connection whatsoever with either the plant breeder or the nursery which has obtained the propagation rights. What advertisement do you know of that does not mention the vendor? My sole purpose in writing the article, and about all the other cultivars of genus Buddleja, was to describe the plant and its history. And you regard this as advertizing? The Flutterby series are of considerable horticultural interest, since they are all sterile and thus permissable in regions where the species has been proscribed because its invasiveness. Ergo: the plants are of interest to the wider public also. As a newly released plant, references are inevitably few. However, the US patent cited comprises 4 pages, including photographs. What more do you want from a reference? Ptelea (talk) 13:24, 14 March 2012 (UTC)


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I suggest that his comment and Ptelea's amount to 1. it will be notable some day and 2. We have other equally weak articles. DGG ( talk ) 03:03, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Honestly, it's borderline at best. But a patent + non-trivial mention in USA Today + a catalogue entry gets it past the minimum threshold. Guettarda (talk) 20:04, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete or merge to an appropriate list. Per WP:V#Notability, "if no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, Knowledge (XXG) should not have an article on it." No sources that meet the requirements of WP:GNG are cited here or in the article. Of course it may be desirable to cover all verifiable cultivars of certain commercially important species, but in view of the aforementioned policy, such coverage should consist of a list entry rather than a separate article.  Sandstein  19:24, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment I continue in the opinion that subspecific varieties of this sort are not notable as a matter of course. They are so only if scientifically or commercial important; the mere existence of the variety and the availability of the plants is not notability, any more than any routine commercial product. I agree with Sandstein that we should cover them--but as an entry on a list. There is no basis in policy for individual articles. The best degree of aggregation on the list I leave to the specialists. DGG ( talk ) 07:53, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. v/r - TP 17:02, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Contested PROD, author has added references, but these only support the team's appearance in the fourth level of Iranian football. No indication that the article meets either the General Notability Guidline or the specific football criteria for inclusion. Cloudz679 20:42, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete. Fails WP:FOOTYN and WP:GNG. Mattythewhite (talk) 15:18, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment. This is a clear example of the systemic bias ingrained by WP:FOOTYN. That essay, that usually seems to be regarded as a guideline at WP:AFD, treats clubs at the tenth level of English football as notable, but is used to deny notability to clubs at the fourth level of football in a larger, equally football-mad, country. Am I the only one who can see the inconsistency here? Or will we just get more bot-like delete opinions citing an obviously unfit-for-purpose essay. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:55, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
If you have concerns with WP:FOOTYN I suggest you initiate a discussion at WP:FOOTBALL. Cloudz679 17:58, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep - With all due respects to my dear friends, I wonder why they told that it fails WP:GNG & WP:FOOTYN! The references used in the article has written enough about this FC to make him notable. On the other hand, this club had participated in Iran Football's 3rd Division; any clubs that competed in any national leagues would be notable. ●Mehran11:41, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment The fourth tier in Iran is actually split into six groups, not exactly a national league. So your comment about playing in a national league is not applicable in this case. According to Iranian football league system, only the top tier is a national league. Maybe it is worth looking at WP:ORGIN - not exactly unrelated sources, WP:CLUB - fails point 1, as well as the aforementioned WP:GNG. Cloudz679 17:58, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • These four tiers are organized by Football Federation of Iran. Iran pro league & Azadegan league & 2nd & 3rd division league, all are national leagues, because the teams are organized through the country, not a province or a special region. We have provincial leagues in Iran which in not national, but the higher divisions would be national. ●Mehran21:12, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
  • That sentence has not any sources and it seems that it has been written by a user. In fawiki it has been considered that 3rd division is a national league and organized by the federation. You can also see the news of these leagues in the federation website. ●Mehran11:27, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
  • I'm still waiting for a reference. The iran wiki page you referenced looks much like what I've already seen in English wiki, with the fourth tier divided into six levels. There is no information there supported by inline citations which show any kind of notability. Additionally, the federation website that you linked to doesn't seem to establish any kind of notability for the league. Cloudz679 22:44, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment' The rules for FOOTY are only guidelines to the extent that we want them to be; & the preferences of those who work primarily are the subject do not determine it. The project as a while makes the rules the project as a whole makes what exceptions it pleases. It seems reasonable to me that we would want to make different requirements in countries where it is a major sport, with excellent news coverage, and countries were it it is much less well organized & with much less news coverage. It's a matter of judgment, and the judgement is that of the community as a whole. How we should judge this particular case, though,I have no personal opinion. DGG ( talk ) 20:54, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment - although there are some sources only two seem to be independant (soccerworld) not really enough at the moment for me to vote keep. However, if a few more were added then I would vote keep. Adam4267 (talk) 10:23, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  08:14, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Prod removed by article creator, who is also the subject of the article. This is the second time that Ian Parsley has created an article about himself on Knowledge (XXG). The previous article was deleted in June 2009. While Knowledge (XXG) is not a democracy, the previous AFD was fairly clear with 8 people arguing for his deletion and only 2 for keep, one of them a keep! vote and the other arguing on the basis that Parsley was likely to become an MLA at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2011. He wasn't even a candidate. In the previous AFD I argued: "the subject has not held any national or regional office and therefore fails WP:POLITICIAN. Coverage in reliable third party sources appears to be lacking. This is as close as it gets and as the BBC has, for reasons of fairness, profiled all candidates (there were only seven of them in Northern Ireland) it doesn't cut it as can be seen from the fact that the non-notable green candidate gets a similar candidate profile. Per countless previous discussions, just being a candidate is not in itself notable." All that still applies and the only other coverage since June 2009 was over a bit of minor controversy when the subject briefly switched to the Conservatives to unsuccessfully contest a Westminster seat where he finished a distant second. Valenciano (talk) 20:24, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

No, there's a real politician called Ian Parsley, I just don't think he meets our notability guidelines. Valenciano (talk) 23:17, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
If this gets deleted, perhaps we could recreate it as a redirect to Paisley? Nyttend (talk) 01:29, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Why? He's got nothing to do with Ian Paisley other than having a fairly similar name. The 2009 European election in NI would probably be the best target in the event of a redirect. Valenciano (talk) 01:32, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
That's the point: a similar name. See Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/Magican and the comments about the "magician" redirect. Nyttend (talk) 01:36, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
I see what you're saying but I don't think the situation is the same and in the event of a redirect Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency) would be best. Valenciano (talk) 01:43, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Notability, in Knowledge (XXG) terms, is determined using this metric: "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article or stand-alone list." Which part of this does Parsley not now satisfy? Warofdreams talk 00:07, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Weak keep. Coverage in third-party sources is difficult for parliamentary candidates (or European Parliament). Quite often the coverage is stock party line-towing quotes in local papers on whatever local issue is getting attention this week, and IMHO that alone shouldn't qualify as evidence of notability. The thing that just about pushes me in favour of saving the article is the bar that needs to be crossed for candidature in this case. In Northern Ireland, where almost all elections are conducted by Single Transferable Vote, you normally only get one candidate in a multi-member constituency unless the party is confident they're in with a shot of getting two or members elected - and in this case, this a moderately well-known party's only candidate for the whole of Northern Ireland. MEP election are generally regarded as poor cousins to MP elections in the UK, but it's still a harder nomination to scoop that many MP candidate nominations throughout the UK. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 20:32, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep per Warofdreams. He's notable because, in Britain, politicians switching parties appear to be quite rare. Bearian (talk) 15:54, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
In Britain it's not unheard of, in Northern Ireland, which is where we are talking about, it happens frequently.Traditional unionist (talk) 08:23, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
It's not specifically the fact that he switched parties, or even that he then switched back - Jim Kirkpatrick has done that on far more occasions - but that his changes of allegiance and candidacies have now attracted significant media coverage. Warofdreams talk 13:46, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
Kirkpatrick qualifies because he managed to get elected to a province wide body once upon a time. Parsley has been in more parties than the tally of elections he has won, that isn't notable.Traditional unionist (talk) 23:05, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. Keep !votes (although cautious) have not been countered (non-admin closure) -- Trevj (talk) 07:57, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Unclear whether she is a tenured professor -- but even if she is, no real sign of notability. The "great grandmother" bit appears to indicate that the article is a vanity article. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 06:12, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete per nomination. Senator2029 (talk) 07:58, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep With apparently reliable English-language sources having discussed the "Sons and Daughters of the Fu Family", a novel apparently written by this author, as a best-seller and serialized in three venues, I am left with the belief that a careful examination of Chinese-language sources for this author by someone who spoke Chinese, such as , , perhaps would allay any lingering concerns about notability. The automated translations of those articles appear clear enough to me. --joe decker 01:02, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Keep Quite clearly notable as a writer -- at least 40 novels over a very long career, most of them held in all the academic libraries that have such collections dozen novels. I cannot determine whether she is notable as an academic , but it doesn't matter. Many articles on notable authors are done by enthusiastic young readers or family members, and the presence of some inappropriate material in an article does not invalidate the notability DGG ( talk ) 05:12, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. The second keep doesn't express a policy based rationale for keeping and the first keep later expressed that this article should be deleted for now. v/r - TP 16:56, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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PROD was contested at userpage and requested AfD. No comments offered at this stage. Original concern was no indication of notability. Cloudz679 09:52, 9 March 2012 (UTC)


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Comment This AfD has been open for three weeks and the article is still lacking any independent sources which confer notability. I strongly suspect this is because there is no notability. Regarding the discussion Finnish Gas previously started, there was no consensus that notability is conferred on these island clubs. In the absence of notability, despite ample time being allowed in order to establish it, I feel the only option is to delete the article. Cloudz679 11:11, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Comment Given the lack of consensus I agree with Cloudz679 that the only option is to delete. It appears that all the leading clubs on the island of Guernsey (with the exception of the new Guernsey FC and Vale Recreation) will not be recognised on Knowledge (XXG). In my view there is a need for a rethink and allow some flexibility shown on the issue of notability, in terms of recognising that:
1. the main Channel Island newspaper(s) are equivalent to a regional paper.
2. Guernsey clubs are treated in the same manner as 26 clubs on the Isle of Man. League Octopus (League Octopus 16:46, 31 March 2012 (UTC))
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The result was Procedural close. I don't feel this is a good faith nomination for deletion due to the edit warring that led to the nomination. Further, the rationale for deletion (not the top-most comment which was not added in the correct thread order) does not provide a valid rationale for deletion. Problems with this article can be solved by discussion on the article's talk page and perhaps a merge discussion. Not suitable for AFD. v/r - TP 16:43, 7 April 2012 (UTC)


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Mr. Joyson Prabhu is wrong in his assertion that chief minister ship articles do not exist for Indian politicians (easy to verify with a search for chief ministership), Rajagopalachari and Kamaraj have pages like that, infact an editor suggested it for this page when " well referenced the actual things he did in office without editorializing" were added to his biography . Mr Nyttend's suggestion "things he actually did" was the core of this article till this edit war started, It was a list of 30 odd specific policies with references, and that was a valuable resource for any one interested in political history of Andhra Pradesh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.89.213.77 (talk) 20:07, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

I created this article initially to spew out a mostly unsourced list as I got tired on an editor persisting to add it in the main article. Now an editor is using the sub article as an excuse to remove any mention of his political career in his main biography. A good article on him would effectively summarise this. The article will be a POV magnet and is causing major problems with the main article on him. There is no reason why we need a sub article when the main article is 27 bytes only. The scruffy list in my opinion should be deleted or at least if some points are important put into prose in the main article. Most of the content replicates that covered in the main article.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:41, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Mr Blofeld is lying, I was tracking this as well and a look at the history of this article will clearly show the following. Mr. Blofeld was vandalizing the main page on N.T. Rama Rao, after being allowed back into Knowledge (XXG) from being banned for vandalizing and POVing in a lot of articles on which he had no expertise, A Knowledge (XXG) nominated editor looked into the issues and suggested moving the political career to a different article (the editor suggested Chief Ministership of N T Rama Rao to be like other political articles), and here it is. The new article was a very well referenced un-editorialized list of 32 domestic accomplishments of N.T.Rama rao, the references were a good resource, The article has been rated good by eight independent experts on the matter and was having about a 1000 views a month. The article was stable and a valuable asset to Knowledge (XXG), Mr. Blofeld started vandalizing both N.T. Rama Rao main article and this one again. In the entire set of edits on either of the article, he has not added any information, not improved any quality and causes a lot of disruption to most of the articles he touches. I don't know why he is renaming the article, he agreed on the original title. Seems to be this guy is bent of making material unavailable and us-usable on Wiki.. He makes up stuff, he removed a photo claiming it is copyright material (I know it to be public domain fair use material) and then goes on to use it in another article. Time to deal with this man's disruptions again. Leave this article in place, the references and his 32 domestic priorities are a valuable resource for any who is interested in the political history of Andhra Pradesh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.7.247.102 (talk) 14:44, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

@IP 24.7.247.102 The irony in your statement is that it was actually myself who cleaned up the POV N. T. Rama Rao article of a year or two ago and rewrote and sourced it and I am the chief reason the article has been pretty stable since then. As for the image you mention File:NT Rama Rao.jpg, it is clearly NOT public domain and may NOT be used in sister articles. I strongly suggest you look into things before accusing me of disruption and vandalism. Indeed you are so far wrong (including that I've ever been banned fpr vandlaising and POVing) that I'm not even going to try to defend the situation.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:26, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
It could yes, but the fact is even as Moviehub said this article contains POV and original research and is a magent for POV pushers. Rama Rao was a prominent Andhra Pradesh politician but he isn't Reagan and there's nothing here which couldn't adequately be summarised in his main article which is only 27 kb.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:18, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete: NTR was a very famous political personality and a popular CM. However, i don't see the point of having a separate article on the fellow's chief-ministership. Apart from the fact that there are no precedents on other Indian politics related articles, there isn't a dearth of info that we couldn't suitably incorporate into his bio. Joyson Prabhu 10:46, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

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Let me build a consensus based on policy: 1. This has been an article that was rated very highly by eight independent reviewers of the content prior to the latest edit war. 2. The article was created out of a consensus to create it based on a wiki admin's suggestion to avoid making the N T Rama Rao article too long. 3. The article had been a valuable addition and it had approx 1200 view per month. 4. Prior to the latest edit war that culminated with one of the warriors referring this article for deletion, it has been enhancing Knowledge (XXG) without any controversy. A well used well rated article's deletion would not be a good idea. Let us keep POV (Prominent politician's are difficult people to agree about, but what they did is usually public record) out and So I say leave it be.. now that the edit wars seem to have ended in a consensus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.7.247.102 (talk) 14:34, 19 March 2012 (UTC)


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  • Keep Has 35 references, presumably at least a few in the are suitable for wp:notability. Scale of the position indicates notability is highly likely. Article needs work. Lots of OR and POV problem. Provides a long list of happenings as "As Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh" but generally the sources just say that those things happened, most with not mention of him or his role. North8000 (talk) 22:23, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep I concur with North 8000 need to get rid of the OR and POV but the reference list is authoritative and valuable.

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The result was keep. the consensus seems to be that enough information is known to satisfy CRYSTAL. How far in the future we should go with these sorts of articles for recurring events needs a more general discussion,. DGG ( talk ) 04:19, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Recreation of a previously deleted page. Too far in the future for a meaningful article to be started. While some regulatory changes have been forecast, there is no calendar, and only three drivers of which much could change for in the next two years. Falcadore (talk) 13:06, 18 March 2012 (UTC) Expanded (26-03-12): As the content is essentially a coupy of the 2013 Formula One season article with minor ammendment and included a fair degree of unsourced rumour (the list of races for example which is very WP:CBALL) merging (per WP:Duplicate) the article into Formula One article future section is an alternative to deletion. --Falcadore (talk) 23:36, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

No, it's two years away. Back in 2006, Knowledge (XXG) had articles for the 2011 F1 season, and nobody deleted them did they? — Preceding unsigned comment added by PCH17 (talkcontribs) 13:41, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Comment What Knowledge (XXG) did six years ago is not exactly relevant. But if it makes you feel better, just over a year ago seasons 2014 through 2020 were deleted because of premature creation. If past Knowledge (XXG) behavior is something you value. What is more important is the merits of this partciular case. --Falcadore (talk) 13:53, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep per WP:CRYSTAL, which states "Individual scheduled or expected future events should only be included if the event is notable and almost certain to take place." Lugnuts (talk) 14:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep because the article appears to be based solely on what various constructor teams and races are contracted to do, not on speculation. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 14:38, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep - as stated above, the page only details teams and events that are contractually obliged to appear, and therefore there is reasonable expectation that all will happen. While drivers for two seasons away may be in doubt, the established teams and locations are probably not. --Ritchie333 (talk) 13:07, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
    • Probably? I didn't think Knowledge (XXG) worked on probably. --Falcadore (talk) 14:18, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
      • Please assume good faith and not take a single word out of context .... I say "probably" because one of the locations could be destroyed in fire, bombed in a terrorist attack, destroyed in a plane crash etc etc etc ... as WP:CRYSTAL says - Dates are not definite until the event actually takes place. But since the dates are written into a contract, then barring freak unexpected circumstances, there would be undesirable consequences (ie: breach of contract) if the events did not happen, so preparations will continue on the assumption that they would. --Ritchie333 (talk) 15:03, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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        • Good faith has nothing to do with it. I don't believe it is out of context. It goes to the core of my objections. Already the article is filled with assumptions, like for example, all the chassis-engine combinations. Williams changed at little notice and the smaller teams would be even more suspetible to changes. We have not accepted in the past that two years out is exempt from Crystal Ball tendencies. The Rome Grand Prix is another example of yes definately yes its coming and.... oh its gone and never was. Freak circumstances is not even close to the level of some of these assumptions failing. I note the European Grand Prix is included without any details of its future, this article is already attracting guesses and half-thoughts. Despite previous assurances above that this is about something the is almost certain to take place, it is reapidly filling up with details contrary to that statement and becoming a magnet for rumours - see the section on races where just being suggested means it can be added.
        • Surely this is an example of where a trimmed down version of this article could be merged into the Future seciotn on Formula One. Details about the length of contract of individual races and drivers can most easily be placed on the articles about those drivers and races? There is no danger of any of the information on this page being lost by its deletion. Right now the article is a collection of disparate facts and none of the organisers involved have issued any kind of collective announcement about calendars and drivers. I believe that WP:CBALL certainly applies here. Statements to the contrary (not by you) are of an opinion based nature. Statements of "come back later" don't reflect good faith either. It has been six years since Knowledge (XXG) has not deleted F1 seasons two years out under CBALL, why is it different now? --Falcadore (talk) 22:38, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep I recall that Rory Byrne and another bloke was employed by the FIA to propose radical changes to the technical regulations this year. They gave their recommendations with FOTA disagreeing and giving their own proposals. Charlie Whiting confirmed that there were to be radical changes in a citation for the article of the 2013 Formula One season. Maybe it is a good idea to specify these changes instead of deleting the article. Byrne's ideas (off the top of my head) was that there would be larger rear wheels, ground effects and an overall reduction in the quality of handling as a result of the changes, reason being that it would separate the men from the boys, so to speak. I hope that rung a few bells. Antimatter31 (talk) 19:39, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
    • Changes to the 2013 season are not relevant to this deletion debate. This is about the 2014 season, the year AFTER next year. --Falcadore (talk) 22:38, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
      • You are correct, however it states in that article that 'At the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, Charlie Whiting — the FIA technical delegate — announced that although the changes to the sporting regulations planned for the 2014 season would effectively remove the "platypus" effect, the sport's governing body is planning to phase the stepped nose out for 2013.'... the source given for this originated from reference #62 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98054 , which in turn has Charlie Whiting stating that 'In 2014, the rules will be entirely different and there will be much, much lower noses so that problem will disappear in 2014 I imagine.' These were the rules I was referring to. Antimatter31 (talk) 02:25, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep The information in the article is legitimate, and the 2014 season will have a lot of crucial rule changes that should be added to the article (if they haven't been added already). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Editadam (talkcontribs) 22:27, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete - For the following reasons:
  • Most of the content has simply been copied over from the 2013 season page. The text under "2014 season calendar" is taken verbatim from the 2013 page, and deals with the 2012 Concorde Agreement.
  • No detail has been provided with regards to the change in engines and regulations, and to the best of my knowledge, no futher information is currently available except for general statements.
  • The list of potential races for 2014 (Thailand, Argentina, Dubai, Mallorca, Greece, South Africa and Croatia) is highly speculative, and while substantiated by references, most of these fail WP:RELIABLE. Forums, for instance, are not to be referenced.
  • The only significant, substantiated difference between the 2013 and 2014 pages is the addition of the Russian Grand Prix to the table. That's it.
  • Finally, while Formula 1 season pages have been created in advance in the past, they generally only get made about 12 months in advance; for example, the 2013 season page was not made until October 2011. I believe there is a consensus about this somewhere at WP:F1. A 2014 season page will eventually be necessary, but "We're going to need it anyway" isn't really a valid reason for keeping the page. If previous years in the sport are anything to go by, then no real information about 2014 will emerge until later this year. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 07:01, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete - Having F1 seasons articles one year in advance is sufficient. The 2014 season article is currently close to empty and it is not going to change until the end of 2012. As it is now, the 2013 article itself contains very few information, but it will be expanded over the course of 2012. The same will happen next year for 2014, so there is no need to hurry. We should focus on the nearest upcoming season; now it looks like we have this article just for having it. Maimai009 08:44, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep. The subject will without doubt be proven notable. The is currently sufficient reliably sourced information for a stan alone article. WP:CRYSTAL doesn't apply because the content is not speculative. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:38, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
  • That content is simply lifted from the 2013 page, rewritten slightly. There is no detail of the content right now. Why is it so critical that the page exists when it is simply going to do nothing for a year before actual content becomes available? Prisonermonkeys (talk) 10:38, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep. The season will take place and is notable, and the general outline of the season is already known. Hektor (talk) 15:41, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep. It's important to keep this page, because 2014 will be a milestone in Formula one with the move to more enviromental motors and the return of the turbocharger. Unknown 21:43, 28 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.164.87.70 (talk)
  • Comment: once again, the season might be a landmark, but there is currently a total lack of information available. We only know what will happen in the general sense - there are currently no details available because the 2014 season is two years away. We don't have any detail on the 2013 regulations, much less the 2014 ones. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 22:34, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Relisting admin's comment: Both sides of the debate above make good points in their arguments; while there is a somewhat stronger case, IMHO, for deletion, it's hardly conclusive. That, combined with the fact the nominator expanded the nomination rationale over a week after the nomination was created, led me to relist this in hopes of further discussion to establish consensus. - The Bushranger One ping only 02:58, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete: I'm re-stating my support for deleting the article. My arguments are the same as above:
  • First of all, although the 2014 season will happen and will see a significant change in the technical regulations, there is currently no real detail about those changes, except to say that they will happen and explaining them in general terms. The 2014 regulations will largely be influenced by the 2013 designs, which will have been shaped by the 2013 regulations - and the 2013 regulations have not been detailed yet, so it's impossible to say with any certainty what will happen in 2014.
  • Secondly, the majority of the content on the 2014 season page has simply been copied and pasted from the 2013 season article. The only really new information is the addition of the Russian Grand Prix - and that is already covered in the Formula One article. It is also misleading, because I know several races need to re-negotiate their contracts ahead of the 2014 season, and yet these have been included in the list of races due to take place (though I couldn't name them off the top of my head - if I could, I would edit the article accordingly). And, at the risk of editorialising, the photo of the 2011 Indian Grand Prix podium feels like it has been added to justify keeping the article.
  • Finally, I'm not sure what the exact Knowledge (XXG) policy is (I know it exists), but "it will happen, so therefore, a page should be made for it" is not justification for creating the page, especially given the current lack of detail. It is an established practice within WP:F1 to only create pages once they are absolutely necessary - for instance, the 2013 season page was not made until October 2011, and even then, it was only made once details of a new race were announced (if the race in New Jersey hadn't been unveiled, it's likely the 2013 page would not have been created until January 2012 at the earliest).
So the way I see it, all of these issues need to be overcome before we can justify creating the 2014 page. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 04:27, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
I think the policy section that you are thinking of is Knowledge (XXG):CRYSTAL#Wikipedia_is_not_a_crystal_ball. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 04:46, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep: I believe we will begin to get more information on it in the next few months (when drivers begin renewing contracts), which will add to the content, making it more relevant. Mainly, though, this article should be kept because it includes important future events that have been confirmed, no speculation. If pages such as 2022 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics can exist, then surely a page only two years in the future, not ten and sixteen years in advance, should be allowed, especially considering it is, by far, not a stub. Editadam 20:57, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
    Then recreate the page in a few months. It is not Knowledge (XXG)'s role to anticipate notability. There is considerably more detail available of Olympics Games, for example the extensive bid processes which begin more than a decade ahead of the events. There is considerably more to write about. There is no such bid process for Grands Prix and indeed we are at least a year out from a calendar becoming available, so Olympic comparisons I believe fail. And the Rome Grand Prix is an example how 2014 calendars are not confirmed in 2012, but sepculatory in nature. The existance of future contracts can be made mention of in the pages of the individual races. --Falcadore (talk) 23:13, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • And just to build on Falcadore's point, if you look at the 2022 World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics pages, you will see the difference between them and the 2014 Formula One season is that the World Cup and Olympics pages have actual content in them. Just look at the 2022 World Cup page - it has details of the bidding process, the venues, and describes the local issues that will need to be overcome for the events to take place. Now, look at the 2014 season page, and all you will find is an incomplete list of teams and drivers and a list of races. It's not enough to justify the page's existence. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 06:57, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep This still gives good referenced information and this is what wikipedia is all about. I don't think it should matter if it is a few years ahead as long as it has it's information which this page clearly does. Dontforgetthisone (talk) 14:21, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
    Have you actually read the article? Moreover, have you actually read the article in comparison to the 2013 season page? 99% of the information on this page is identical to the 2013 season page. There simply isn't enough new information to seaprate the 2014 page from the 2013 page, and thereby justify keeping the 2014 page. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 01:53, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Information is the same? No, this talks about the new engines and new tracks, I don't see 2012 or 2013 mentioning the 2014 Russian track. Both 2013 and 2014 do mention the 2014 engine change, which should really be for 2014, so this is good information. Dontforgetthisone (talk) 13:28, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Actually, the 2014 engines are documented on other season pages for a reason: they were originally intended to be introduced for 2013, but were pushed back a year at the request of engine manufacturers. Therefore, it is entirely appropriate for them to be mentioned on other pages. Which means that the only unique piece of information on this page is the addition of the Russian Grand Prix - which is already covered (and has been for some time) at Formula One#Future. It's not enough to justify the page. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 22:37, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Keep There is absolutely no reason that this article needs to be deleted. 2014 is going to see a lot of rule changes that need to be posted on this page. User:GeoJoe2000 —Preceding undated comment added 19:02, 3 April 2012 (UTC).

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The result was keep per improvements and sources. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 06:11, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

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Article was previously deleted after AfD. It has been recreated in a modified form, but still does not have significant reliable source coverage, as was concluded in the previous AfD Knowledge (XXG):Articles_for_deletion/Makuhari_International_School. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 18:29, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Delete, no assertion of notability made.Weak keep even though I just blocked creator indef. "First and only state-run international school in Japan" ... that seems to be an assertion of notability, if true. Daniel Case (talk) 04:38, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment - I haven't been able to find any reliable source references to verify and establish notability of that claim. I wonder if we can find a Japanese language editor who can find something written in Japanese that supports the claim? ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 16:12, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
I found one page here from the local government that confirms that this school is the first international school in Japan to be covered by Article One of the School Education Law, which means that it is treated as a school in accordance with Japanese law. (All other international schools in Japan up until that point essentially were not recognized as schools under the law.) This does NOT mean it is "state-run," since it is still a private school. But since it is defined as a school under Article One, it is eligible for public funds like other private schools, and unlike other international schools. Clearly there has been a lot of local government support as well since it is part of Chiba's effort to make Makuhari an international site. Michitaro (talk) 21:40, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete. No in-depth (or any) third-party coverage to verify notability. Neither of the two reference sources currently provided actually mention the Makuhari school even in passing. This appears to be an attempt by the school to use Knowledge (XXG) to publicize itself. --DAJF (talk) 03:51, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete and salt This is the fourth time this article has been created (see 1 and 2). It was prod'd in Oct. 2011 for being insufficiently notable, CSD'd on 1 March for being a copyvio, and AFD'd on 1 March. I looked into the school when I nom'd it as a copyvio, and so far as I can tell, there are no reliable sources that mention this school. DoriTalkContribs 04:55, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep. While those who made this page have not been quite following the rules, I don't think people have been looking hard enough to find sources. The opening of the school was covered in all the major newspapers such as the Asahi, the Yomiuri, and the Sankei shinbun (the article is no longer there, but it used to be here). This school, while private, has been a major government endeavor involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (which supported it as part of their internationalization efforts ), Chiba Prefecture (it is the centerpiece of their "International Education Special Area" , ), and Chiba City (the link I cited above). It is notable in itself at being the first international school in Japan to be recognized as a school and all the sources I have provided emphasize that. The school building even won an award from the Architectural Institute of Japan . Again, while the initial creation of this page was not kosher, there are plenty of major and non-trivial news media and governmental sources attesting to the unique status of this school. Michitaro (talk) 22:12, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
FYI, here are a few more news reports, from Kyodo News (national news service), Tokyo Shinbun (Tokyo paper), Chiba Nippo (Chiba paper), and Chiba TV (local TV). Michitaro (talk) 04:56, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. Listed for 3 weeks with no mention of whether or not it meets WP:WEB and no mention of sources or lack therof. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:48, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Small website closed in 2009. Previous AFD reveals it had an Alexa ranking of over 1 million even when it was open (for comparison, my personal homepage has an Alexa rank of 133,000). Shii (tock) 06:58, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was keep. -Scottywong| spill the beans _ 15:42, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Fails WP:BAND. SummerPhD (talk) 03:16, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Comment - Help me out here: Skunk obviously isn't a major label. Yes, they a had "a history of more than a few years" but as to their "roster of performers, many of whom are notable"... it looks like most of them were not notable. - SummerPhD (talk) 00:16, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
It looks to me like most are notable. The guideline only asks for 'many' being notable.--Michig (talk) 09:13, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
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Comment - The only Skunk artists who clearly isn't notable is Corn Doggy Dogg & the Half Pound, which has since moved on to Long Beach Records; however, CDD&THP's frontman Todd Zalkins is arguably notable due to his bestselling drug addiction memoir, Dying for Triplicate. --JohnnyLurg (talk) 09:59, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment The article claims that this band were best known for their work with SST Records however the article makes no mention of this band. They really do not seem like they were ever a notable outfit. Recording 2 albums is not much of an achievement, but recording two popular albums is. I get the impression that this band were never popular. --Salimfadhley (talk) 00:09, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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Weak keep per WP:MUSIC 5 - SST Records and Skunk Records both meet the criteria for independent labels, regardless of how important (or otherwise) this band's role was in their respective catalogues. Some good third party sources would really be useful here. ✤ Fosse 8 ✤  10:08, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

  • Keep per WP:MUSIC#5 and per some book sources such as the above cited "Visual Vitriol" and "American hardcore: a tribal history", plus "Not like you: A history of punk subculture in Long Beach, California", "The Redneck Manifesto" and several volumes of "Maximum rocknroll". Cavarrone (talk) 14:57, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Although there are as many delete !votes (including the nomination) as keeps, the deletes are based on lack of sources, and the keeps subsequently provided several unchallenged sources. Rlendog (talk) 16:20, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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This organization does not seem notable, and I can't find any good sources for it. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:08, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

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For searches also try trad. Ch.: "國際社區服務文教中心 and also "The Community Services Center". icetea8 (talk) 04:23, 13 March 2012 (UTC)


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If Taipei Times isn't enough, The China Post has another 26 (16 deghosted) hits for this organization. Kauffner (talk) 06:50, 26 March 2012 (UTC)


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  • Keep - Topic passes WP:GNG. Here's some sources added to the article:
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The result was redirect to Districts of the Unitarian Universalist Association. insufficient material for a separate article, per Berian and others. DGG ( talk ) 01:15, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Could not find enough reliable sources to prove this organization's notability. Will withdraw if some are found though. Narutolovehinata5 08:16, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

I would also like to add this article, which the author just created. Narutolovehinata5 14:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
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Creator here: Are you looking for non-UU references? --RayneVanDunem (talk) 14:47, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Yes, under Knowledge (XXG)'s notability standards, we will be looking for independent reliable sources. Let me ask a related question: why would separate articles for these UUA districts add meaningful content to our encyclopedic coverage of UU, beyond what is already laid out succinctly in the article Districts of the Unitarian Universalist Association?--Arxiloxos (talk) 19:19, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Partly because I wanted to do something similar to the dioceses and episcopal provinces of, say, the usually-suspected religious bodies. But I admit that, without a prominent leadership that is more associated with a presbyterian or episcopal structure, it's hard to place names with these districts or add much to these articles beyond their associated "congregational clusters". Hardly much history to be found about these districts outside of UU material, as far as I can see. If the content found could be merged and integrated into a larger version of the Districts article, that *might* work just as well until more substance can be found. --RayneVanDunem (talk) 09:23, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Redirect per Bearian. Catholic and Episcopal dioceses are notable because they tend to get lots of coverage, not because they're dioceses. Since the UUA is largely congregational, its diocese-level structures are much less relevant for outsiders and shouldn't be expected to get as much coverage. Given the paltry findings from Bearian's search, I believe that we should consider them non-notable and thus suitable for inclusion only as redirects to the article suggested by Whpq. Nyttend (talk) 03:34, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete 3 passing mentions in gnews does not cut it. LibStar (talk) 02:33, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -Scottywong| confer _ 15:40, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Fails to meet WP:Web Notability Standards (WP:WEB). No evidence of notability or importance, or reliable secondary sources. Just a series of videos, no reason to be on Knowledge (XXG). andy4789 · (talk? contribs?) 20:47, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Delete I watch nearly everything Stuart Ashen puts out, but I'm afraid this doesn't meet our notability requirements well enough right now. Just a film series which is mainly a promotional platform for a computer company. Nate (chatter) 06:21, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 18:31, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to Punk's Not Dead. -Scottywong| gossip _ 15:38, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Although her film Punk's Not Dead is clearly notable, I have severe doubts that this director is. Notability is not inherited, and she does not appear to have received any media coverage beyond being mentioned as the director of this film. Yunshui  13:12, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Comment. She does have producing credits on other films (here's her IMDb link), but I didn't find any significant coverage in an independent source (reliable or otherwise) about her role in connection with any of these other films. If something like that turns up, she could pass the notability test; as it is, probably not.--Arxiloxos (talk) 14:05, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Merge/Redirect the stub to her film Punk's Not Dead as it is itself notable, and we can send readers to the one place where she might be written of in sourcable context to that work. If her career and coverage grows, we can always reverse the redirect and flesh out her article accordingly.Schmidt, 05:25, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was keep. -Scottywong| confess _ 15:37, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Non-notable; no results in Google News search. Google search (and article references) contain only primary sources. Miniapolis (talk) 17:04, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Weak keep - There are some French reviews that can be found using the external links. – Allen4names 04:18, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
    I'm not sure if product reviews are sufficient to establish notability, and whether or not they serve as verifiability indicators would depend on the website; as sources, they should contain enough of a translation to demonstrate that they verify the material. Miniapolis (talk) 21:55, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
    Two of the French web site linked (that have reviews) are considered reliable at WP:A&M/I witch is why I voted weak keep. I should also note that sources do not have to be in English. – Allen4names 02:46, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment: CSE. --Gwern (contribs) 01:03 17 March 2012 (GMT)
Yes, but none of those results seems to meet the criteria for a reliable source. Miniapolis (talk) 21:34, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Weak keep - Reviews by two reliable sources are barely sufficient to show notability. While I don't personally have much knowledge of French anime/manga websites, the two in question have been discussed before and have been determined to be reliable (see WP:A&M/I). Calathan (talk) 13:01, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Keep As far i can tell, MangaNews & MangaSanctuary are likely the #1 & #2 in numbers of visitors in French speaking anime & manga websites. In addition both provide official previews of upcoming and just released manga, and MangaNews hosts an official anime streaming service. Acknowledgement by readership/viewership and by the French professionals in Manga/Anime field => Give their staff reviews a modicum of WP:Weight. Now for Animeland series of very short reviews, Animeland is first a 20 years old anime/manga dedicated paper magazine, usually a review in the paper issue ends up into a way shorter version in their website. One may argue that those are French reviews and not English ones, per WP:BIAS it doesn't and for what's worth France is still the #2 country for numbers of sold manga after Japan. --KrebMarkt (talk) 12:12, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Comment (by nominator): I keep hearing about all these sources and how they meet the RS guidelines; however, as of today (March 21, 2012) none have been added to the article. This, I've found, is all-too-characteristic of AFD discussions; external links are peppered throughout the discussion to fuel the !voting, but the articles themselves continue to be un- (or poorly-) sourced. Winning the "dispute" seems to trump actual editing. Miniapolis (talk) 13:41, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 18:28, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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With greatest respect to Dr Chakraborty, this article would appear to fail WP:BASIC, WP:ANYBIO Shirt58 (talk) 10:46, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was keep. -Scottywong| chat _ 15:36, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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No reliable sources in the article. I actually nominated for CSD, but it was declined on the claim of notability which has not been established in the article. Delete unless sources are presented. lTopGunl (talk) 11:51, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Keep Reference found for one of the awards, and added it to the article. (NB - I was the admin that declined the speedy deletion, as notability was asserted through the award section included in the article. If this makes me involved, then feel free to disregard my comment) Stephen! 13:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
? Is this a reliable source? It looks like an SPS to me, but I'm not sure since I don't understand the language (I did however try some google translation). --lTopGunl (talk) 13:25, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -Scottywong| confer _ 15:35, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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The group lacks notability and enough first party coverage in reputed news sources. Shovon (talk) 12:36, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Weak keep seems to just pass WP:N... EnvoyClass (talk) 16:09, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:ORG, a local group with "50-odd regular members" (per the article) who meet at a high school. If that's notable, then so are millions of local AA meetings, church groups, D&D groups, book clubs, and such all over the world. Obviously not. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind
    • Comment Well, probably not the D&D groups. Can you imagine trying to play with 50 players in one group? A fight against a single orc would take 5 hours! - Jorgath (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:04, 23 March 2012 (UTC).
      • You'd be surprised. Some of the LARP groups are quite large, and it's not unheard of for them to reach hundreds of members. The point is there's a lot of fun activities one can join which are not by any measure encyclopedically notable. Hence the WP:ORG guideline. Oh, and while we're linking to Meetup, this one isn't even large by trivia group standards. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 08:40, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete obviously not notable, and I'm surprised it wasn't deleted by speedy, as we normally do for school clubs. I suppose it was the refs in The Hindu which are, after all, quite substantial. I think the GNG fails on human interest stories such as this one, and we needn't accept such coverage as notability if it conflicts with common sense. Quite apart from the strictures at NOT NEWS, newspapers cover some types of things that encyclopedias shouldn't--I class it as providing entertainment for the readers. DGG ( talk ) 01:10, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. -Scottywong| confer _ 15:35, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Cannot find reliable in depth sources to establish notability. Appears to be self-promotion, as is also suggested by this edit by same editor: diff. MakeSense64 (talk) 12:46, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Being an author alone is not enough. Anything that shows he qualifies for WP:AUTHOR? MakeSense64 (talk) 16:26, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete I could find no Reliable Source coverage of this person. Sources provided in the article are self-referential. Unless he is better known by some other name (perhaps the Chinese translation of Little Astrology Prince?) he is not notable. --MelanieN (talk) 03:00, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:05, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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Largely unreferenced and mainly a repetition of information that is already here Tzolk'in, which is a much better developed article. MakeSense64 (talk) 12:51, 15 March 2012 (UTC)


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The result was speedy deleted by User:Jimfbleak under criterion A7, with additional comment of "no independent notability claimed other than his ancestry". Non admin closure. "Pepper" @ 10:44, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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There's no context in the article to describe who this person is or why he's significant - other than a lengthy genealogy claiming he's a descendent of Mohammed and a lengthy quote from Mohammed's will that supposedly supports this. A google search seems to indicate that he's a messianic Iraqi prophet. There's a list of sources (or at least page numbers) at the end, but what they're supporting is not clear. GabrielF (talk) 01:50, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. Some possible sources were found, perhaps some time should be given to expand the article with those sources and revisit AfD some time later. At this point, the article nearly qualifies for CSD A7, as its only content is essentially "It's a hotel, it has 24 rooms on 6 floors, and 3 restaurants. It's near the airport." Adding content about why this hotel is notable would likely prevent it from being taken to AfD again in the future. -Scottywong| confess _ 15:32, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Previously deleted article by speedy G11 (unambiguously promotional) on March 1, recreated March 12 (log: ). Re-speedy declined on March 12 because the admin believed it to be overly promotional but salvageable. Significant improvement work has been done on it, seemingly as much as is possible, and it's still overly promotional, although that's not the reason for deletion. It's simply not notable, and fails WP:GNG. The only reliable coverage available (already referenced in the article) are these two: . Neither is about the company itself, but rather about its current expansion and development plans. Although I advocate deletion, I would be open to redirecting this to the parent company's article...if it existed. - Jorgath (talk) 20:41, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

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Still, it looks good for notability guidelines and traditions (say like, Category:Motels in the United States... yes, it's just another hotel that gets significant mainstream coverage). It requires a total rewrite, but that's not a reason to delete. Aditya 17:00, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
It does not appear that all sourcing is "directly promotional"; some read as reviews. Also, did you search for any other sources, or is this just a critique of sources currently in the article and/or this discussion? Northamerica1000 10:11, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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  • Leaning Keep - Per these sources, which do not appear to be derived from press releases, the topic appears to meet WP:GNG. They are all written by newspaper staff reporters:
These are culled just from references currently in the article. Concerns about promotional tone in the article can be easily corrected by copy editing. Northamerica1000 01:29, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -Scottywong| gossip _ 15:13, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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non-notable. Minor soccer player. User-id for creation and editing this article only Dwaipayan (talk) 00:07, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:07, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Subject has many strong educational credentials but no really good indications of why he is notable. Links are mostly to personal sites. Student7 (talk) 23:07, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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I see that he's been interviewed/quoted in several mainstream business books by other authors: , , , , , but I don't know if that's enough to meet the notability requirements. Couldn't find any scholarly articles with his research, it appears that he does private consulting work. OttawaAC (talk) 03:23, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. -Scottywong| spill the beans _ 15:13, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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No indications of notability. No independent sources to be found. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 20:20, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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Weak Keep There are independent sources to be found. Added one from Billboard. While her record company isn't independent, it atleast verifies she did release records from them. For me, releasing eight albums from a record company would weakly suffice "Has released two or more albums on a major label or on one of the more important indie label". Bgwhite (talk) 08:21, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Comment The listing at Billboard verifies that this artist exists and has released albums, but nothing else. The labels on which Michell released her albums are neither a major label nor an important indie label. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 11:10, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

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Weak delete Seems to be a real borderline case - no sources to speak of, but she's had a respectable 20-year career in a musical field (ambient classical and New Age stuff) that doesn't generally lend itself to major label interest or reliable third party coverage (especially online), and she's racked up collaborations with other borderline-notable artists and composers in much the same boat (long careers and full discographies without a hope of satisfying WP:RS). I'm of the opinion that she may well have satisfied a couple of points of WP:MUSIC (most likely 6 or 7), and just one or two reliable third-party sources asserting her notability would see her safely in, but can they be found, and where one would even start to look? ✤ Fosse 8 ✤  13:55, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -Scottywong| gossip _ 15:13, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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A performer in Cirque du Soleil. References are about the show and only briefly mention her as a performer. Unable to find she has done anything else. Appears to be one of the thousands of Cirque performers. Prod was contested on unknown grounds. Bgwhite (talk) 17:09, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus due to insufficient participation. Rlendog (talk) 18:19, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Unreferenced WP:BLP with no sources to prove accuracy of information. Created by user who is currently blocked. Stedrick (talk) 13:49, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Fails WP:GNG. -Scottywong| talk _ 14:56, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Musician who appears not to be notable. Lacks multiple releases on an important label. He does not inherit notability from appearing on another artisis album. Sources are primary or are not reliable sources. Lacks coverage in independent reliable sources. Nothing satisfying WP:MUSIC. duffbeerforme (talk) 07:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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Hi there, I am the one who initiated the Level Pi page. I am a German living in Australia where there is next to none coverage of "classic" electronic music in the Berlin School sense. I first listened to Level Pi when I was still living in Germany nearly 10 years back and his music combines the Berlin School with guitar sounds a la Pink Floyd which I believe is a new and unique style which warrants exposure in the English Knowledge (XXG).

As the article states, Level-Pi's 1st CD was published in 2006 under the Garden of Delights label and his 2nd on the Musea label. Both important labels for krautrock and electronic/progressive music.

Level Pi's music was reviewed in magazines and e-zines important to this kind of music ("Exposé Magazine", "babyblaue-seiten.de", "backgroundmagazine.nl", "empulsiv.de" and others mentioned in the reference list)

It would be a loss if this article is not available anymore as it gives some attention to this fascinating kind of music and particularly this artist. Phoenix69 (talk) 01:59, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


I am against the proposal for deletion as this article presents an artist which warrants exposure in Knowledge (XXG) (see also my comments to Ron Ritzman above). Moreover, all references are from reliable sources as far as I can tell.

Phoenix69 (talk) 02:03, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I have to disagree. Many of them are reviews by various websites that aren't well known (note that our reliable sources standards speak of reliable sources as being those known for being trustworthy, not those unknown for falsehood), and the rest appear to be written by individuals not affiliated with the websites that published them. Because of this, I am forced to believe that Level Pi doesn't have the kind of sustained detailed coverage from reliable sources that are independent of the subject, and therefore I must conclude that Level Pi doesn't belong in Wikipeida. Nyttend (talk) 02:36, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
  • Weak delete per WP:MUSIC; point 5 could be argued to have been met in that I'd class both Garden of Delights and Musea as "important" indie labels in this particular field (a quick flick through Discogs shows 20 and 30 years' operation respectively, with some more notable artists in their catalogues), but we're still talking about relatively rather small-scale releases in a non-mainstream genre, and so I'd be wary of granting a pass based on WP:BAND 5. Beyond that, the sources provided so far don't really cut it per WP:RS and there's not much in them to indicate the act's notability in any event. ✤ Fosse 8 ✤  10:21, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. -Scottywong| spout _ 14:53, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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This page was proposed to be deleted, I think it shouldn't, so I swapped the tag to AFD to get the wider community's opinion on this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coin945 (talkcontribs)

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  • Such coverage is specifically about edit warring and satisfies WP:GNG which states that the coverage "need not be the main topic of the source material". The context in which the coverage occurs is irrelevant to the question of deletion. Warden (talk) 17:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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The result was CLOSED - article was deleted as a copyright violation. MilborneOne (talk) 22:46, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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Not notable incident per WP:AIRCRASH...William 00:24, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Comment Wouldn't this article have lots of non-English-language sources that are offline, as this dates from 1993? Lugnuts (talk) 06:40, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
How would one look for those, though? Isarra (talk) 07:21, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
I suppose somebody could check Hindu Google(?), but the apparent utter lack of book sources isn't promising. - The Bushranger One ping only 08:35, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep. -Scottywong| gossip _ 14:48, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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It's not clear how this guy meets the notability criteria for music. A couple of EPs, no indication of chart success etc, claims to success are vague and unreferenced. i previously prodded this, but realised that's probably not appropriate. So far tags have been removed by IPs and new editors three times, without any new content, and either with no edit summary, or something on the lines of "he's great". Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:41, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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I don't think you know much and Electronic music, Jon Gooch aka "Spor" and "Feed Me" has been a popular underground artist for many years, he's worked with 12th Planet (Infiltrata), deadmau5, Korn, among other artists/groups. You say he's only had a couple of EPs, he's had more releases than most popular artists and has been making music since the early millenium. He regularly does podcasts with Chris Acworth (Chris Renegade) for the Lifted Music label.

Personally I think you should look into something before requesting deletion for a page you know nothing about. If you're looking for references just add a notice for them on the page, you don't need to delete it altogether. DarkFlaze (talk) 10:43, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

I don't see why it's absolutely needed to delete an article just because it's missing a few references, I could get most of the references for the page within a couple of hours, I mean, you could've done this yourself (Being a Knowledge (XXG) Admin of course), This is like saying the Dodo isn't a good enough article because it's been extinct for over 100 years. I know you're a bird lover, just like we're music lovers, you'd understand where we're coming from. DarkFlaze (talk) 01:28, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

"Has released two or more albums on a major label or on one of the more important indie labels" He's had a full album and an two EPs (Adding up to make another album) on Deadmau5's Mau5trap label, the same label that made Sonny "Skrillex" Moore famous enough win three grammys this year alone. Jon Gooch has been in the EDM scene for a very long time, with many tracks getting to beat port's #1 chart. You shouldn't be making such a large decision of taking down such an influential Artist's Wiki page when you have done ZERO background checking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.54.130.130 (talk) 01:32, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

It's so difficult to make people appreciate things that they have never experienced. That's why people thought that Van Gogh was such a horrible artist, they had not been exposed to that type of art style, back then all people thought was that very realistic drawings was the only TRUE art. A similar phenomenon is happening in music today, people think that EDM is SO easy to make JUST because they use a computer for mixing. People should listen to music just because it sounds good to them, just as they should appreciate art just for the talent and thought that the artist has put in to their creation. It's close minded people like you who are destroying culture from growing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.54.130.130 (talk

I edited out anything that could be considered unclear or offensive, I over reacted a bit and I realize this. Don't you think that you should be trying to delete people's articles that don't have a huge fan base or are just very very insignificant like DJ APEX (http://en.wikipedia.org/Apex_(producer))? I don't think that having 188,827 likes on FB, 5,846,432 video views on youtube, and 49,781 followers on twitter is any small feat. And that is just Feed Me's numbers, I haven't even checked Spor's.


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I just came across this page and noticed it was being considered for deletion. Considering Jon Gooch's important contributions to drum & bass music, I didn't think it would be appropriate to delete this page. I did notice that it was missing a lot of information as well as many references, notably about his 'Conquerors and Commoners' EP. So I added a paragraph on that, including references. While I don't have time to look for references for everything on the page, I'm sure they are available. I hope Spor's fans will be willing to add information with references so that we can continue to give this producer the page he deserves. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Element23 (talkcontribs) 17:50, 31 March 2012 (UTC)Element23 (talk) 17:54, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

  • Keep – likely meets WP:GNG. There a little bit of coverage of him here at Billboard ("respected drum'n'bass producer Spor... A full album on Mau5trap, and a headlining North American tour"), here at The San Francisco Appeal ("...may not be one of the biggest names in the U.S. dubstep scene, but his success back home in the U.K. - and support from label head Deadmau5..."), and here at The Eagle ("Spor, the producer’s successful drum and bass project"). Paul Erik 01:15, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Hey guys - it's been pointed out to me that this page (which has been a useful reference for myself in my own musical endevours and helped me research more into one of my favourite artists (Feed Me) is up for deletion. Someone mentioned musical success - Feed Me has has had considerable radio play, near-headline slots at the Ultra Music Festival, reached number 1 on Beatport and topped the iTunes Dance Charts in several countries. He is currently touring with a highly advanced stage production frequently selling out shows and has toured internationally with great feedback. To presume he isn't notable is absurd. If someone would kindly help me find the previous chart history for the Beatport Top 10 and iTunes Dance Charts we could reference those in the article in a Chart Success area, or something. That along should be enough to prove his notability as he is very successful. Plus with at least two albums on the way (Feed Me album/Spor album) his popularity can only increase. 118.93.100.53 (talk) 02:22, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

  • Keep - Satisfies point 4 of WP:BAND, although the description seems to make no sense at the moment. That confusion is even currently pointed out by an asterisk and comment at the bottom of the page. The band is featured at Coachella (see here). Regardless of WP:BAND point 4's current description, I feel that "Feed Me" (one of Jon Gooch's stages names) has received significant coverage from multiple independent and reliable sources that can be seen here. OlYeller21 03:55, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep. -Scottywong| verbalize _ 14:42, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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Notability is not inherited, fails WP:GNG. According to sources, it is still a "project", not an up and running ensemble Night of the Big Wind talk 10:41, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment. The worst that should happen here is that this is merged to Fleet Foxes. I don't see deletion as remotely appropriate. It obviously doesn't fail GNG when you look at the coverage the band has had: , , , , , . --Michig (talk) 18:32, 22 March 2012 (UTC) See also: , .--Michig (talk) 19:39, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep While it is cleary early days for this band, the success of their 'parent' band almost guarantees that Poor Moon will receive some serious coverage. I have added some sources to the article, and I believe this already shows that WP:MUSIC is met. --sparkl!sm 07:52, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Speedy Keep. Already has coverage and media attention, and as Sparklism said, the members themselves are more than notable. Band already released their first EP too which has been reviewed by some major websites. ~dee 12:47, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Comment. Nom should be careful when nominating pages and giving reasons; it says Poor Moon is a side project for Wargo and Wescott, not that it is some experimental one-time project. It doesn't say in any of the sources that it is not "an up and running ensemble" as nom states. They're even signed with Sub Pop and Bella Union. ~dee
So what? It is Poor Moon that has to show notability. Tha efact that it is related to Wargo, Westcot, Sub Pop and Bella Unioon does not make it notable. Night of the Big Wind talk 17:10, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Of course it does. And it's not related to Wargo and Westcot, but they are the band's founding members (along with Ian and Peter Murray)--it's sort of like saying Phil Elvrum's Old Time Relijun isn't notable since it isn't The Microphones... And being signed with Sub Pop and Bella Union helps establish notability, for sure, so people don't claim that this is "still a project," as you did. I don't understand the problem here--have you taken the time to look at all the sources listed in the article and by other editors above? How can you still be arguing that the band does not meet WP:GNG or WP:MUSIC? What else are you looking for? ~dee 17:36, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Proof of notability, based on their own merits and backed up by reliable third party sources. Night of the Big Wind talk 17:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Poor Moon ticks off #1 and #6 of WP:BAND, and arguably #4. ~dee 19:20, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was keep Grealt of Rivia; no consensus on keeping or deleting the others, but there is a consensus that they should be discussed individually. Rlendog (talk) 18:14, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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Long-term edit-warring over whether this individual character is independently notable enough for an article vs being a redirect to the notable series in which he appears. This is a procedural nom...closer may want to long-term semiprotect if closed as redirect. DMacks (talk) 12:14, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Also bundling the following:

which appear to be in a similar situation with regards to dispute over their independent notability sufficient for a stand-alone article. DMacks (talk) 14:38, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • It feels a little off to nominate several otherwise completely unrelated articles together simply because one person has been edit-warring over them. Procedural nomination or not, AfD is not the venue for sorting out edit wars. In any case, I'd point out that Geralt of Rivia is from a Polish franchise, that I'm given to understand has far more traction there than it does in the English speaking world. I'd strongly recommend some effort to check for coverage in Polish. -- Sabre (talk) 16:04, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
I have no objection to a mixed close or separating some out for separate AfD--I don't know anything about any of these other than that several other editors all concur non-notable per their edit-histories and same IPs keep disputing it (could be related, could be wikihounding/WP:POINT, dunno). DMacks (talk) 16:48, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep Geralt of Rivia (neutral on the others). In the English-speaking world, the Witcher novels are far less well-known than the spin-off games, but in Poland (and indeed several other European countries), Geralt (the Witcher of the series title) has a cultural profile equivalent to that of Frodo Baggins or Harry Potter (though as a character he is far more similar to Elric of Melniboné). The two sources, one an academic article in English and the other from the Polish periodical Polityka, both look good (so far as I can see - I can only get the English one in snippet view and Polityka apparently requires registration in Polish) and, given the reputation of the books in Poland, there are almost bound to be far more (though mostly in Polish - unfortunately, while I can see pages of possibilities on Google searches, my very slight knowledge of Polish is not enough to identify the good ones). PWilkinson (talk) 22:26, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

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Why in the hell are those three articles bundled together? They are completely unrelated to each other, and come from completely different series. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 03:51, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
And keep Geralt of Rivia, that character is definitely notable. No opinion on the other two. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 03:53, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. Kept by default.  Sandstein  08:04, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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It's a bit of a question, the page needs to be deleted or rewritten, and I'm inclined to say deleted. Right now it's framed as a book about a WP:BLP1E incident (a guy killed his family). Bart Whitaker killed his family in 2003 and was executed for it. Two books were written about it, one by the father (who survived) and another by someone independent . There's some news results and Youtube videos of his testimony . Anyway, I'm not sure about it, so I'm basically using this for broader input. WLU (t) (c) Knowledge (XXG)'s rules:/complex 14:29, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Bit of a follow-up for clarification - if people think the book should be deleted but the person or murder is notable, could they suggest a redirect and rewrite? My apologies, it does muddy the waters somewhat. WLU (t) (c) Knowledge (XXG)'s rules:/complex 19:10, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Delete. Whether or not the murders are notable or that they've had two books written about it doesn't really matter. Even if they were notable, this book wouldn't inherit that notability. All it would mean is that a highly visible and notable crime would make it far easier to find sources and reviews for the book. What matters here is that there's enough independent and reliable sources to show this book is notable, which are almost always articles and reviews about the book. They're just not out there and believe me, I searched. There's a lot of interviews where the book is briefly mentioned, but nothing that would be considered continuous coverage of the book and most importantly, there's nothing out there review-wise for this book. Everything that I find is unusable as a RS. I just can't find anything to show that this book has notability independent of the murders and all of the articles I've found talk more about the father and the murders. This doesn't pass WP:NBOOK.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 18:23, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep and expand article to include reception and critcal response. Per WP:NBOOK, only one of that guideline's listed criteria need apply, and while the articles about the book naturally speak contextually about the book's topic, the book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself.. and THAT'S the criteria it meets. And that some of these are published by the independent news agencies that may have reported on the same event as does the book, still makes them independent of the event and the book... as news agencies are expected to report on news events. Found in a quick search were CBS News 1 ABC 20/20 Daily Sentinel International Business Times Houston Chronicle 1 Houston Chronlicle 2 Houston Chronicle 3 Frederick News Post CBS News 2 and Register Guard among others. So we have the book meeting WP:GNG. Also nice for consideration toward notability is that the book was on New York Time's best seller list. So in determining the book under the applicable criteria, we do not judge the events surrounding the book's tragic topic, but instead consider that the book as having been the recipient of commentary, review, and analysis in multiple independent reliable sources, and understand that it would be expected that sources contextually speak toward the event (the book's topic) in their commentary, review, and analysis. And, per WP:EVENT, such continued coverage might also qualify the event itself as notable... whch might then justify a new article on the event to which this might later be merged. But this discussion here is about the one book brought to AFD... not the event... and not other books on the same topic by other folks. Schmidt, 03:16, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Keep a book on the nyt bestseller list is undoubted notability by our standards. Now, this title appeared only as no.29 & on only one list, that For Oct 26, 2008, and , though we have never actually decided the issue, only the top 10 are usually considered true NYT best sellers.. But independently ofthat are the mnay reviews in national publications, some of which included long excerpts from the book. This meets NBook. It also meets GNG, for these quite substantial reviews are WP:RSs for notability. (worldcat shows the book in 633 libraries, about right for a book of this notability that is no longer current) . How anyone who searched Google can consider there was nothing out there review-wise escapes me entirely--even a plain G search without the quotes gives the ABC review as the 3rd entry. . (I suppose looking at Google Scholar by mistake might do it, but I can't think of any other likely error :) The article can appropriately mention the other book, and news stories on the event. As far as I can tell the event is notable, more so than the book, because there are 2 books, and also the actual news accounts, and the article could be moved there, as Murder of Whitaker family. I don't see the need for two articles. DGG ( talk ) 00:55, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Rlendog (talk) 19:31, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

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No non-primary sources found. I love Linkara, but this is nothing but fancruft and trivia. The only sources are the site itself and Lovhaug's blog, and I found no secondary sources anywhere. Ten Pound Hammer20:06, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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  • Develop further with what? You can't just hope the Article Fairy will sprinkle secondary sources on it. It needs reliable secondary sources. Ten Pound Hammer01:40, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
  • This page has only been up for 20 days. Some truly great articles do take time for everything to be complied. After all, this is a community project. Why go straight for deletion when we can put up a "sources needed" banner?- JustPhil 02:42, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
  • Where? I ain't seeing it. Google Books turns up only false positives (unrelated works that use the phrase "atop the fourth wall"), and for some reason, it also turns up a bunch of stuff that doesn't have the phrase "atop the fourth wall" in it at all. The only results on Google News are a 404 and a comic book website's video reply to one of his own videos. Ten Pound Hammer04:23, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Not everything has to be available online on the real live Internet all the time. — Cirt (talk) 05:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Burden of proof is still on you. If you know where sources are, show them. Don't just say "but but but, THERE ARE SOURCES!!!!1111!1" unless you can prove it. Otherwise, the article just gets snow-kept and no one ever gets around to sourcing it. Ten Pound Hammer15:49, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
It appears we've both showed them. You just think spouting "404!" "404!", is akin to saying sources don't exist when they do. — Cirt (talk) 16:12, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
I said I found one 404 source. ONE source. ONE ONE ONE. Ten Pound Hammer16:16, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Yeah but it shows on your part a massive failure to understand WP:V, which doesn't say all things have to be online all the time. — Cirt (talk) 16:19, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
And your failure, conversely, to understand that articles need multiple third party sources, not just one. Ten Pound Hammer16:19, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
(outdent) Furthermore, the Wilkes Barre article doesn't even seem to be about AT4W at all — the writer just says "While I can't tell you who won the last “American Idol,” I can recall the last comic book discussed in “Atop the Fourth Wall." and the article otherwise has nothing at all to do with AT4W. So it's just a one-off mention which doesn't even qualify as coverage. Ten Pound Hammer16:28, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Glad you can admit that you are able to recover a "404" page, and that "404" doesn't mean things are gone forever, just maybe not immediately on the Internet. :) — Cirt (talk) 18:25, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
It still does not constitute reliable third party coverage, and I would like you to take a second look at your !vote. Ten Pound Hammer00:19, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
I'd like you to admit you were wrong about spouting "404!" "404!", but we don't always get what we want. :( — Cirt (talk) 17:14, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
The source is still 404, but I was able to pull it up and find that's still not non-trivial coverage, so my "screaming 404!" (which I did not) is immaterial. I'd like to see you prove that you have found reliable third party coverage. Ten Pound Hammer17:17, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
You still haven't acknowledged that "404!" is a totally non-valid argument point to bring up, per WP:SOURCEACCESS from WP:V policy. — Cirt (talk) 06:44, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Maybe that was a bit ambiguous. I never meant to imply that the source was bad just because it was 404'd. I know full well that a 404'd source can still be used. When I said "The only results on Google News are a 404 and a comic book website's video reply to one of his own videos." my implication was "hey, there are only two hits on Google News, period — one of them isn't really a source and I'm not sure on the other due to it being 404", followed by "I was able to pull it up anyway and have determined that it's only a trivial mention". Nowhere have I ever said that a source is unacceptable merely because it's a 404. Ten Pound Hammer13:33, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you very much for this comment, it's most appreciated! — Cirt (talk) 18:54, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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  • Keep - Five seasons and nearly 200 episodes strikes me as sufficient to merit an article. Tag for sources and let it be for a few months under WP:IAR — use common sense. I have confidence in the Article Fairy sprinkling magical secondary sources. I'll get out of the way... Carrite (talk) 20:04, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
  • The series has been around for four years and mainstream media has ignored it so far; I don't think any sources are coming anytime soon. "Keep and hope it grows" is not common sense, it's pie in the sky with no grounding in policies or guidelines. Do you have a policy based reason to keep, or are you going to continue your rampant "keep because it should be kept" tautological arguments? Ten Pound Hammer20:51, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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