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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:08, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche[edit]

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Contested PROD. The only sources in the article are not independent of the subject, and I could not find significant coverage of the subject at reliable independent sources. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 10:51, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:43, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rex City, Faisalabad[edit]

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No evidence of notability. Dougweller (talk) 17:54, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was redirect to BatBox. PhilKnight (talk) 16:17, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kittin Is High[edit]

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Non-charting single fails WP:NSONGS. SnottyWong verbalize 18:54, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:OTHERSTUFF. Show how the album passes any of the criteria at WP:NSONGS, using reliable sources to back up your claims. SnottyWong soliloquize 21:20, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The album BatBox charted in France, Belgium (both Wallonia and Flanders for they have sperate charts) [1]— Preceding unsigned comment added by Burnberrytree (talkcontribs)
This article not about the album BatBox, it is about the song Kittin Is High. Here is the relevant passage from WP:NSONGS that I'm talking about: Most songs do not rise to notability for an independent article and should redirect to another relevant article, such as for the songwriter, a prominent album or for the artist who prominently performed the song. Songs that have been ranked on national or significant music charts, that have won significant awards or honors or that have been independently released as a recording by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable. Has this song (not the album that it's on) been ranked on significant music charts (i.e. a singles chart), or has it won a significant award or honor? SnottyWong converse 21:40, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You asked about the album, sorry. In general, if the musician or ensemble is notable, then their officially released albums may have sufficient notability to have individual articles on Wikipedia. Unreleased material (including demos, mixtapes, bootlegs, promo-only recordings) are in general not notable; however, they may be notable if they have significant independent coverage in reliable sources. Album articles with little more than a track listing may be more appropriately merged into the artist's main article or discography article, space permitting. Kittin Is High is from a notable artist Miss Kittin, who has had chart success with several albums and singles, and it is an official release. The article is more than a track listing for the single. Furthermore, the music video and album cover for its vinyl single [2] were designed by the notable creater of Emily the Strange, Rob Reger. Futhermore, it was produced by a notable producer Pascal Gabriel. And the description you provided about a song's notability based on charts and awards says "probably notable," implying that a song does not have to meet this criteria to have a wikipedia page. Burnberrytree (talk) 22:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, you're right. My comments above did mistakenly ask you to show how the album passes notability criteria, not the song. My apologies. However, the quote you've provided above states that if a musician or ensemble is notable, then their albums are usually notable. However, not every individual song by a notable artist is notable enough for its own standalone article. Generally, if the song charted on a singles chart, that is usually a free ride to notability. SnottyWong speak 22:32, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect all. Valid points are made all around, (although there is no policy or guideline I am aware of that says all European football club presidents are automatically notable) redirecting seems like a good compromise solution. If better/more sourcing can be located for specific individuals they can always be split back off into their own articles. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:41, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Georgios Chrisafidis[edit]

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Article that fails WP:GNG, and as far as I'm aware, being president of a club does not make a person inherently notable. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:02, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following related pages for the same reason:

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The result was keep. -- Cirt (talk) 01:08, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ezra Edelman[edit]

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Only production credit is a redlinked show on a redlinked network. Prod declined. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 22:57, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

personal abuse from an i.p. address removed DGG ( talk ) 05:02, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • You just have a grudge and a half against me don't you? I looked and didn't see anything that said "Emmy". Clearly my google-fu is abysmal. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 17:35, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete per criterion A7, as an article about a company that does not indicate why it is notable or significant. Dabomb87 (talk) 05:06, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Home Mobility[edit]

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Spam. db deleted (twice) by a new user who appears to have created an account solely for this purpose. (Do I smell a sock?) WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Quickly" Delete Yes, I already know that recreation of deleted materials dbs are only for things that were deleted after AfD discussions, but that doesn't mean that I agree that it is a good idea. Also, fails WP:N, has no sources, ect. Sven Manguard Talk 22:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy deleted by Airplaneman (talk · contribs); rationale was "G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion." Non-admin closure. —KuyaBriBriTalk 23:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jacopo Sala[edit]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:39, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hao's followers[edit]

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Large unwikified article with no references that is a content fork from Shaman King. I ran some of these things through Google searches and got a bunch of user-generated fan stuff, but nothing I could use in sources.

Other problems include the lack of focus in the article (a plot summary, a character listing, and lots of WP:OR), excessive use of in-world language, and of course, the aforementioned original research. Sven Manguard Talk 21:46, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Significant comments from multiple editors assert and have shown there is enough reliable secondary source coverage to retain, and improve, this article. -- Cirt (talk) 01:07, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fight or Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)[edit]

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No evidence this episode has independent notability. I don't see any indication it was nominated for or received any awards, with no substantive review or commentary from third-party sources. Already appropriately covered at list of episodes --EEMIV (talk) 21:14, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


"AFD is not cleanup", sorry, but nobody suggested the article needed to be cleaned up. The article is lacking notability, plain and simple. A lot of these episodes are the same, no more notability in some of them other than a hairdressing award (no, really). WikiuserNI (talk) 10:26, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: I wanted to alert closing admin to this discussion, Talk:List_of_Star_Trek:_Enterprise_episodes#Merger_proposal, where a discussion about merging episodes of this series was proposed by WikiuserNI, and the additional discussion there is relevant to this AfD.--Milowenttalkblp-r 16:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: The article under discussion here has been listed in a related discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Star_Trek#More_input_for_merger.----Milowenttalkblp-r 02:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is quite unhelpful, the coverage of the series this episode belongs to is already being improved, holding a list of episode summaries on separate articles merely reduces the effectiveness of Wikipedia, by making it harder to find information quickly. WikiuserNI (talk) 10:26, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your comment makes no sense whatsoever. If someone searched for the episode, they'd want to find the episode's article. If they wanted to find the series itself, they'd find it, and likewise to a season list. Dream Focus 14:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It makes a lot of sense. By having a season page, we can keep the details on that season, season themes and the episode summaries together. If you search, you'll find that too. What's the point in hold separate, expanded plot summaries? WikiuserNI (talk) 15:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This user's comments are extremely unhelpful when it comes to these sorts of discussion, as they rest on "i like it, so keep" and flawed IAR rationales rather than actual editorial policy and guideline, it will count for little when this discussion closes. The Wikipedia will be improved by removing endless fan content. Tarc (talk) 12:50, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Tarc's comments are also extremely unhelpful when it comes to these sorts of discusions, as they rest on "i don't like it, so delete" and flawed rationales that the project actually improves by removing endless fan content, when more such content is created every day than could be deleted in a year. Its a volunteer project, and that's reality.--Milowenttalkblp-r 14:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yea, I only discussed aspects of notability and reliable sourcing. Yep, that surely just is an "idontlikeit" rationale for me "delete", eh? Facepalm Facepalm Quit while yer behind, Milowent. Your response was pathetic less-than-edifying. Tarc (talk) 14:57, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I always admire the wit of your uncivil comments.--Milowenttalkblp-r 15:56, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I wish I could say that I admire your intentional misrepresentation of my argument, but I cannot. Tarc (talk) 17:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would hope your extremely unhelpful comments count for little when this discussion closes. You can not improve Wikipedia by removing content some people actually come here to read. And all policies have been met, and the guidelines only suggestions. Wikipedia:Ignore all rules is a great policy to follow. We're here to maintain Wikipedia, not eliminate it. Episode articles like this have been around since the beginning of Wikipedia, and hopefully will remain. Dream Focus 14:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • IAR can't be invoked so you can simply get your Rescue Squadron-preferred ideology to carry the day at an AfD, sorry. If the subject matter is notable, prove it. If not, then it it is eligible for deletion. For fan repositories, we can point users to the memory alpha, not an encyclopedia. Tarc (talk) 15:00, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Notability is determined by consensus, which is the opinions of those around at the time to comment, as well as the opinions of the closing administrator. All required policies have been met. To prove its notable, I'd point out that millions of people watched it, that all the proof I'd need. If millions of people thought it notable enough to watch, it should be notable enough to have a Wikipedia article about it. Dream Focus 15:39, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ahh, the old "notability is determined by consensus" vs. "XfD is not a vote" debate, eh? On some days you do win that debate...I've seen more that one 10keep-1delete discussion close as a keep despite the 10 arguments being slack-jawed absurdities. But when the numbers are closer, as this one is, then not-a-vote tends to rule the day, as there is more leeway to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments rather than be forced into bean-counting. As to the "millions of people watch it" argument, do you have even the slightest idea how ridiculous that is? Millions of people watched Wii Fit Girl on youtube, yet she only gets a redirect. Millions of people know who Brian Peppers is, yet he remains a redlink. Sheep don't vote, as they say. Tarc (talk) 16:44, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • can you please discuss only the afd, and try not to discuss the voters, or whether they are sheep, and try not to state which way the afd is going to go presumptively? it would help everyone. Aisha9152 (talk) 16:53, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • On YouTube, can you trust the count? Some people can run bots that automatically change their IP addresses, and keep reloading the page, constantly, to get the number of views up. So you couldn't go by that. Dream Focus 19:29, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • If that's the card you're going to play then one could point out that Nielsen ratings are similarly deceptive, in that it isn't a literal headcount of every household in the country, but merely a statistical sampling. But either way, the "millions" argument falls flat per WP:THISNUMBERISHUGE. Tarc (talk) 19:13, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • how is this vote different from a merge in its end result? Aisha9152 (talk) 16:32, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I hope that's not a bad faith assumption (regarding the reason for AfD), perhaps you might address the article itself instead? What precedent do you refer to? I see plenty of unnotable episode articles being merged due to a lack of notability, I feel this one can be easily deleted. WikiuserNI (talk) 14:26, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A non-admin keep and a plea to have as many episode articles as possible aren't great reasons to keep. WikiuserNI (talk) 15:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Why is deletion not viable? WikiuserNI (talk) 15:19, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Because it's indisputable that it's either notable on its own, or notable as part of a larger article or list. It's either one or the other. If it's the second it gets turned into a redirect and deletion would be both unnecessary and undesirable. (i.e. attribution of any material that ends up merged.)--Cube lurker (talk) 15:29, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, um, I kinda dispute it. a) There's already a one-liner description in the episode list, so there is nothing to attribute or reuse from the current article. b) We don't need to retain "Fight or Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)" for redirect/search purposes; a reader searching via title will hit the disambig page for the term, and from there can be pointed to the episode guide. Tarc (talk) 15:35, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
True, you certainly have the right to dispute it. I guess if we want to be clearly technical it should read "In my opinion there's no valid dispute that..."--Cube lurker (talk) 15:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Actually I take that back. You're not disputing the fact that I called indisputable. Your own words There's already a one-liner description in the episode list coincide with mine notable as part of a larger article or list. You're disputing the second part deletion would be both unnecessary and undesirable which although I feel is 100% accurate was not part of the indisputable statement.--Cube lurker (talk) 16:00, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'll answer in line with my original answer. This is an editorial decision. Keeping the history beneath a redirect would allow editors to discuss and merge based on consensus, maintaining attribution.
A question in return, what is the downside in a merge/redirect even if after discussion it does turn out that no content ends up transfered?--Cube lurker (talk) 17:15, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
For me, I am not outright opposed to the current page being retained as a redirect, just IMO it is not necessary, in that nothing needs to be taken from it to add to the episode guide. Tarc (talk) 17:36, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Any notable information which can be sourced can be merged. SnottyWong prattle 18:02, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Can you define "notable" in this context? Hobit (talk) 01:57, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In this case you wouldnt need to define "notable" any more strictly than "from a reliable source" because all of the sourced content in the current article could easily be transferred into a season summary article. Active Banana (bananaphone 21:37, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Coronel, on the citations that the article has after your editions. Discarding the fan guides, I see a) an article about how fans see the new series [8] and b) a book about "extensive biographical and career information on more than 11,000 professionals currently working in the entertainment industry (...)"[9]. The fan guides seem to contain only plot summaries. I doubt that these sources can be used to expand the article. Your argument is correct but it only works if there are good sources to work with. --Enric Naval (talk) 18:18, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The sources are quite satisfactory. Respectable encyclopedia such as Britannica and works of literary analysis routinely provide plot summaries which are expected content. There is absolutely no reason to dismiss these as sources. If other independent authors consider this material to be the significant aspect of this topic then we must respect their judgement. To do otherwise would be contrary to core policy and other policies besides. Colonel Warden (talk) 18:32, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
For fuck's sake, please stop throwing wiki-acronyms in people's faces that do not have the slightest connection (censor? really?) to what we're talking about. Those who wish to see the project not be a host for non-notable fancruft are not censoring other users. Your premise...hell, the entire ARS premise...is bordering on the completely farcical. To even begin to consider it would effectively negate the entire XfD structure. 18:51, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
To all those who bet it would take more than 12 hours before Tarc started slandering the Article Rescue Squadron, you may now pay up.--Milowenttalkblp-r 19:05, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
/shrug Well, it's kinda like the Wikipedia version of the Tea Party at this point; nothing can be thrown at it/you is not deflected by a novel re-interpretation or an over-simplification of editorial policies/guidelines. "We have to keep it because millions like it", "we have to keep it to preserve the hard work of other editors", "no, we have to keep it because I found mention of it in a google book search". I mean, Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick, how does one defend the simple concept of notability in the face of such blatant wiki-fundamentalism? This is like Crossfire now, without the bow-ties. Tarc (talk) 19:21, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That's double, blokes.--Milowenttalkblp-r 19:43, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Can you blame him? The ARS is not difficult to "slander". SnottyWong spill the beans 20:42, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
How about instead of joining in on the attacks we encourage people to either stay on the appropriate topic or keep our shots to ourselves.--Cube lurker (talk) 20:53, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Snotty can't stand being left out of any drama that does not involve actually improving wikipedia.--Milowenttalkblp-r 21:42, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
did something weird happen here [10] Aisha9152 (talk) 21:47, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I decided to remove a snarky comment of mine rather than strike, since no one had replied to it anyways, thankfully. Would you prefer it to return? Tarc (talk) 22:36, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
it just seems sneaky since you left it up long enough for me to read it and it did not seem to warrant a response. i dont care. Aisha9152 (talk) 23:21, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have no trouble with a standardly published fan guide per se being used to indicate "significant coverage by third party sources". However a fanguide that is merely listing the episodes existance or castlist is not "significant coverage". There would need to be actual coverage / analysis about the episode.Active Banana (bananaphone 19:58, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
What about these [11], [12], they come up in Google news results, but I wasn't sure.--Milowenttalkblp-r 20:05, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This one is [13] "By Lisa" whose bio page is dead - so no on that one. And the FAQ for the second one [14] states that it is a "news and rumors entertainment site". Not generally the qualifications one would like to see for a "reputation for fact checking and accuracy". Active Banana (bananaphone 20:12, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't add them to the article, but put them on the talk page for discussion, because I wasn't sure about them. Google has some threshold for listing sites under news searches, but I don't know how that works.--Milowenttalkblp-r 20:17, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Roux, my Trekkie credentials are downgraded unless I'm involved in at least one such online debate about Star Trek a year... WikiuserNI (talk) 09:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Those specific sources you mention have already been presented. Some people (like me) don't find them to be enough. Is there any new source apart from those? --Enric Naval (talk) 20:23, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Could you show where they've been presented? I'm not finding them in this discussion. Hobit (talk) 18:38, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Fight or Flight (Star Trek: Enterprise)#References I guess.  pablo 19:19, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Which doesn't seem to list any of the magazines in question. I think Enric's comment is mistaken, but if there is such a discussion I'd like to see it. Hobit (talk) 18:32, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Crossmr, a while back I took the same position as the one you have here and also started a thread about it on one of the policy/guideline pages. Unfortunately, I can't find the thread at present but I recall that the idea did not gain traction. Aisha9152, the thinking is if someone creates a reference work on Star Trek that they would have a section, possibly as little as a paragraph, but still a section, about every single episode. The reference work would qualify as detailed coverage of the entire series but should its coverage of a particular episode be evidence that the episode received "independent coverage?" Two of the Fight or Flight article's references, Star Trek 101 and El universo de Star Trek appear to be reference works that cover all the episodes. Those two happen to be the only WP:RS in the reference list that cover this episode in detail. Is every single ST episode "notable" as they were covered in these books? I thought "no" but attempts to sell the idea did not gain traction and so I decided to go with what the consensus was which was that inclusion in a reference work could be used as evidence of notability. --Marc Kupper|talk 08:10, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Coverage should be significant and not just consist of confirmation that the episode exists and has a plot. WikiuserNI (talk) 09:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with you but also see that WP:N defines "significant" as somewhere over one sentence and 360 pages. For a while I was using "600 words" which is two paperback pages and nearly always exceeded by magazine articles as a personal metric but kept running into uphill battles when I used that metric in AFD discussions. In this case, we are talking about plot summaries which provide sufficient detail that someone can write a Wikipedia article about the plot. Those likely qualify as "significant." --Marc Kupper|talk 16:51, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
There has been much discussion by those in favour of keeping standalone episode articles, but next to no work done on improving them, save for some desperate citation of the most basic of details (here's a quick hint for those editors, the episode and its credits take care of the plot and crew/cast citations). WikiuserNI (talk) 09:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
They most certainly have not. All that has been done is that the existence of the episode (not in doubt), its plot and the credits for the actors and writers have been cited. A mild review has been added. How does that count as significant coverage? WikiuserNI (talk) 09:42, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"Significant," or rather "non-trivial," is defined in WP:N. What I saw was that there is non-trivial coverage of the Fight or Flight episode by multiple sources that are each independent of the subject. They appear to be reliable sources and are verifiable. Though it's not a WP:N point, further evidence of notability is that Star Trek has a considerable fan base that's independent of the subject.
I believe the main point contention is if non-trivial coverage in a comprehensive work qualifies as treatment of a subject in a way that makes it notable. There are books that attempt to cover everything known about the Star Trek series. I assume you can get DVD sets of all the episodes. This TV episode in itself would not is be notable other than it has gotten coverage due to the fact that it's part of a series that receive significant coverage. Both WP:N and WP:NOTFILM are silent on this. --Marc Kupper|talk 17:35, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That's the thing, if we accept that we should ignore all rules, allow for as many articles as possible as this isn't a paper encyclopedia and take our time, why delete anything at all? You'd think though, that online, on a Star Trek article, there would be swathes of fans like me adding everything we can. Given that in all this time, we've only got an article that seems to mimic (poorly) a Memory Alpha entry, it says much about the article. WikiuserNI (talk) 16:17, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
From what I understand Memory Alpha is not part of Wikipedia. Just because Memory Alpha has a entry doesn't mean we get to delete Wikipedia's entry and redirect to Memory Alpha. Memory Alpha writes articles in a in-universe style, it is very inappropriate to redirect to that site. Which is what we are doing by using a list with a notice that says "for more information please visit Memory Alpha". We don't keep as many articles as possible, many topics do fail notability. Star Trek episodes are notable, they are watched by millions of people. There are thousands of reviews. The statement episodes only receive notability if a few famous people review it is false. A search with Google of "Star Trek episode reviews -wikipedia -youtube" you get over 3 million results, many of which are relevant. Many of the reviews could not be considered reliable, but the sheer number of reviews prove notability. There was a similar debate on Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition over "every software release is not notable". It was kept because of the sheer number of reviews and per WP:SS. Episode information is too large to be included in a single list, per WP:SS it should have it's own article. --Alpha Quadrant talk 18:14, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The thing is, we don't want episode information to this extent. If all that can be said about this episode is a summary of the plot, then there is really no call for it to be a standalone article. The Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not the TV Guide. Tarc (talk) 18:52, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"Star Trek episodes are notable, they are watched by millions of people." The episodes are watched by millions of people = True. That something is watched by millions of people = it meets wikipedia's notability requirement for a stand alone article = False. False falsefalsefalsefalsefalse. No matter how many times inclusionists attempt to state it as fact, it is not. Active Banana (bananaphone 18:58, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This episode is a stub. It needs substantial improvement. It is currently no where near the quality of Star Trek: First Contact. However, this episode does have significant coverage. AFD is not cleanup, which is what it is currently being used as. If we were to add sources, expanded the production section, and the reception there would likely be very few delete votes. --Alpha Quadrant talk 19:34, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You said the same thing in the very first comment in this AfD re: clean-up, but that is not being suggested as a reason to delete or merge, so please stop belaboring that point. From what I can see, such sources don't exist, and it seems like you are trying to squeeze blood from a stone in trying to make it so. As I said above, pilot episodes, series finales, and the occasional demonstrably notable episode should get articles. The standard I want to see is The Puerto Rican Day, where actual, verifiable reliable sources discussed the episode. This ain't that. Tarc (talk) 19:44, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't call the current references "trivial". They are specifically written about in these sources. You can't keep denying the validity of each source that is found. In two days seven sources have been found, I hardly call that trivial mentions. --Alpha Quadrant talk 22:03, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Of course you wouldnt. We have 4 sources that are only used to verify character appearances and plot points, and one that identifies the episode "one of the 4 best" episodes of the season. It would be hard to be more trivial. Active Banana (bananaphone 22:08, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
They are the very definition of trivial! Not one of them discusses impact, importance. To a T, all they do is confirm they exist. 'Show X aired last night, showcasing downtown Boston and bringing some entertainment to locals who gathered throughout the city around televisions to see how familiar sights look like on the silver screen' Would be a news report, asserting an impact (and hence notability) for whatever episode of Show X aired. A review, saying what happens in the episode, giving a cast list, and vague comparisons to other episodes of the same show does nothing but assert it exists. The notability standard is multiple non-trivial works. -- ۩ Mask 22:26, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
My point, to those above, is that we know there are paper sources that cover all the episodes. Thus the topic is notable, thus keeping is a valid option as the GNG is met. Merging is still, of course, an option, but one best addressed in discussion outside of AfD as notability is there... Hobit (talk) 01:03, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Schmidt, when i click on your links they show books in which the words "star trek" and "fight-or-flight" are randomly juxtaposed. For instance, in the first, some fictional character in a star trek book has her "fight-or-flight" reaction inspired by a giant spider. In another, a vulcan recalls that his mother taught him that the "fight-or-flight mechanism" is common to all species. Asserting that these things "discuss a particular episode in detail and offer critical commentary" and that therefore this article should be retained is, well, frankly absurd. The kindest explanation for what you just did is rank incompetence -- since that at least assumes you looked at the results of your little google book search but misunderstood it. The other option is that you didn't even read what you found, but just chose to willfully misrepresent it here for convenience. Shameful.Bali ultimate (talk) 12:58, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Let's assume a little good faith, shall we now? Didn't he just insert typical type links that are inserted at the top of any AfD to guide searches? I see how it could be read the way you read it, I guess, but I just read it as offering the links where one commences searching to find more links.--Milowenttalkblp-r 13:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You read it correctly, thank you... and in his personal POV, Bali did not. When he commences personal attacks and makes blatant and unhelpful assumptions of bad faith, I find it best to ignore him. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 16:14, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The plain sense of your declaritive statement that When sources are found[19][20] that discuss a particular episode in detail and offer critical commentary about that episode isn't really debatable. That statement was a patent falsehood. Had you written sources might be found at the random searches provided, but i haven't read the results so i don't really know what's there would have been accurate. As it is, i checked the sources for you. There's nothing there. Misreprenstations of this nature are corrosive, and pointing them out isn't an attack. It's neccessary to help people evaluate your crediblity. People that deserve "good faith" don't misrepresent stuff.Bali ultimate (talk) 16:22, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It is patent and blatent assumptions of bad faith that are corrosive. Shameful. That the book search result offered was not fruitful is fine (not that you offered any in your personal quest to delete) and an actual polite response might simply have been "your book search was not fruitful"... but to continue attcking that general book search pointedly fails to address the improvements made to the article since nomination and the news sourses available that deal directly and in detail to this second episode of a (then) new series where various reviewers offered critical commentary of the episode itself. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 16:37, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Look, if you don't want to be called on falsehoods then avoid them. As for the news sourses available that deal directly and in detail to this second episode of a (then) new series where various reviewers offered critical commentary of the episode itself well, I challenge you to name one. I can't find any and certainly there are none currently in the article -- none findable in generalized google searches either. Where are these sources? Have a link to even one?Bali ultimate (talk) 16:42, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
And if you do not want to be called on your bad faith accusations and personal attacks, don't make them. Is civility and polite discourse really that difficult for you? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 17:16, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have a single source to offer? It appears that you don't, since you haven't furnished one yet. Again, when it's an actual falsehood that you've been caught in, pointing it out isn't a personal attack or bad faith; it's part of the process of evaluating your statements. Fact 1. You claimed to have found sources that dealt with this episode in detail and that offer critical commentary. Fact 2. You found no such sources, though i had to take the time to go hunting through your randomized google search to prove it. Squirm all you want, but facts are stubborn things.Bali ultimate (talk) 19:26, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
My original comment was "Keep per improvements made since nominaton and allow continued work. When sources are found that discuss a particular episode in detail and offer critical commentary about that episode, we find then that we have guideline encouraged reasons to expand and further source an article... and no longer any guideline or policy sanctioned reasons to delete", after which I offered search results for research. My civil opinion is supported by guideline and policy... and when offering a search results for consideration and research, I never said I had the sources on a platter for you. Continued bad faith assumptions are yours as exemplified by your words.
A response that could have begun civilliy with "Excuse me, but..." instead resorts to blatant violation of behavioral policy in response... choosing to respond with uncivil comments using less than courteous descriptives such as "frankly absurd", "rank incompetence", "willful misrepresent", "corrosive", "falsehoods", and "shameful". Your repeated and habitual tendency to be nasty to any who disagree with you is not, and has never been, condusive to civil discussion. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 22:35, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Why should anyone assume good faith in an instance when we've found clear and stunning misrepresentation of sources?. He wrote that four random searches yielded sources that discuss a particular episode in detail and offer critical commentary about that episode yet when one examines the random google news search, the random google books search, the random google news search identical to the first random google news search but held up as a different search and the random google books search identical to the first random google books search but held up as a different search one finds no detailed writing or any critical commentary on this episode and, for the most part, the sources on offer don't even mention the episode at all. These random searches were not offered up as potenitally containing sources but were asserted to actually contain sources that are not in fact there. That's misrepresentation, plain and simple, and it's an ARS tactic i've seen so often that it's either a case of bad faith, or a case of extreme reading comprehension problems.Bali ultimate (talk) 13:24, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
We (or most of us anyway) assume good faith because policy instructs that we do so... and does not condone nor excuse the opposite. It is your words here that are the misrepresentation when you act as if you and only you know what was intended by my statement and my offering of a search parameter. If I did not specifically write "These sources specifically show X, Y, and Z"... please do not pretend that they did, as your words are not mine. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 22:35, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This will be the third, and last time, I will ask for an actual source. So far, you've failed to provide a single one. I will assume good faith that your previous asertions that you have one to offer were true, just poorly executed. So here's your big chance. Just provide one. Can you?Bali ultimate (talk) 00:26, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You mis-represent/mis-quote/mis-interpret my words yet again... as I never once offered a specific source, but simply and in good faith an opinion and a search parameter... an opinion you have denigrated ad nauseum. And, as this discussion seems destined to a "no consensus close and continue merge discussions already ongoing on the article's talk page", anything I might offer here will be far better served if offered there. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 01:44, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. We're in agreement. You lied when you said you'd found multiple sources to support your position. Good faith nothing. You claimed that you'd found sources. You now say that you didn't find souces. Someone's got some splaiining to do!Bali ultimate (talk) 01:54, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The only one agreeing with you is that fellow in your mirror. What I offered, and repeated several times above... before and during your continued mis-representing, mis-quoting, and mis-interpretation of my words aside... was an opinion and a search parameter. Your continued and repeated incivility is not at all conducive to civil discussion. What opining editors might agree to, is that the lies and incivilty are yours. I had asked if civility and polite discourse were really that difficult for you. You have answered my question. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 03:23, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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  1. might be acceptable as a source for an article on Rick Berman, passing mention of the episode
  2. Episode guide from 'Star Trek 101'
  3. brief plot description in an episode guide book
  4. brief mention of the episode in an interview with one of the actors therein
  5. episode guide from startrek.com
  6. ? can't read it, can't evaluate

and I have found nothing else that suggests that this is a pivotal episode or that it has been widely discussed in either the real universe, the TV industry, or anything other than the Star Trek fan-merchandise industry. A redirect to an episode list containing a brief plot synopsis (such as the one at reference 3) would seem to be sensible.  pablo 15:37, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Regarding reference 6, it's an 1100-word article about the first season. The writer gets specific about four of the episodes, "the best" in his opinion, "Fight or Flight" being one of them. 55 words describe the episode's plot and some justification of his opinion of it. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 02:42, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
While I realise that quality is more important than quantity, that can't be very detailed, surely? 55 words isn't much. There are 46 words in your post above (not counting signature).  pablo 08:24, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Those 55 words include a description of the episode's plot? We have enough plot/credit reiteration and may I reiterate myself that the viewing the episode provides for this information itself. And when the plot is reiterated, what else is left out of those 55 words? WikiuserNI (talk) 09:59, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That comment about "database of news articles" prompted me to take a look at the Cengage Learning database using (tx ("Fight or Flight")) And (tx ("Star Trek")). The relevant hits are:
  • Bryant, Bobby. "UPN's newest `Star Trek' looks like a gamble that's paying off." State [Columbia, SC] 16 Sept. 2002. This is a 958 word article that lists four of the "best" episodes in season 1 with with 56 words being a summary of the "Fight or Flight" episode. It looks like this was first published to www.thestate.com and then redistributed. Per the archive search function on that site the original title was "Free Enterprise" and they report "Published on 2002-09-17, Page D1, State, The (Columbia, SC)." The article is behind a paywall and is currently reference #6 for the "Fight or Flight" Wikipedia article.
  • Hussein, Terrina. "The Enterprise returns." Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 22, 2004. This is a 2108 word article originally published in Sunday Mail (Malay) that seems to summarize every episode in the season. The "Fight or flight" section is 73 words. This section of text is nearly word-for-word identical to the text that's available on various sites. This message board post has the wording (in yellow) and credits the source as www.startrek.com. Thus we can discard this news article as a reliable/independent source. --Marc Kupper|talk 07:59, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
All 3 books are searchable, and you can peek at the contents of the pages. None of them seems to be talking about the "fight or flight" episode. --Enric Naval (talk) 08:02, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:43, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tessa McKay[edit]

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biographical information is completely unsourced, article appears to be primarily a vessel for promotion of book(s). i've conversed with the author of the article asking for further references, only page provided was a link to the subject's amazon "author page" which contains a biography written by the subject and a link to buy her book. no indication of WP:NOTE anywhere to be seen. WookieInHeat (talk) 01:26, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:27, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rye House Kart Circuit[edit]

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The result was no consensus with leave to speedy renominate. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:54, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Heljareyga[edit]

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fails WP:BAND, nothing in gnews and all the current references are blogs. weak sourcing indeed. LibStar (talk) 06:17, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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I've added seven new references. Hybrid196 (talk) 02:39, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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Removed two unreliable sources. Hybrid196 (talk) 23:06, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:26, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Metavid[edit]

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I can't find anything that shows that this website is notable. Joe Chill (talk) 22:47, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you google 'metavid' it gets nearly 400k hits some notes on specific criteria: The content itself has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the site itself. Some examples a MIT Technology Review article about the project [24] other in print example articles pixels in public interest, and arts coverage etc. The website or content has won a well-known and independent award from either a publication or organisation. The Sunlight_Foundation awarded the project a transparency grant for 164K [25] Was recognised at TechSoup#NetSquared NY3K event where it was selected as an innovative community application [26] etc. Let me know if you want me to list out more stuff. --mdale (talk) 04:14, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
if there is no comment in the next few days I will remove the delete request mdale (talk) 18:18, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Also see this page [27] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdale (talkcontribs) 00:08, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:25, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction to atomic structure[edit]

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The material here is already in Atom and other articles. ErikHaugen (talk) 20:38, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:40, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tango in the attic[edit]

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Non-notable band - fails WP:BAND. ukexpat (talk) 19:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Reply:Well, you can read WP:BAND for yourself, but it says Has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works .... Two ≠ multiple. – ukexpat (talk) 13:25, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply Where should we set the goalposts? We have two articles from The Scotsman, one from The Herald, one from The List, one from STV... nothing especially earth-shattering, but they all pass the test in terms of reliability and non-triviality. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 14:56, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:06, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Megaplex (Transformers)[edit]

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Yet another non-notable Transformers character. Only sources are primary or toy listings. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 18:51, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Is Machine Wars itself notable? NotARealWord (talk) 06:43, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - That's a debate for another time. --Divebomb (talk) 07:57, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:41, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Konami code websites[edit]

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Prod contested by anonymous IP with no explanation. Not a single entry in this list is verified through an independent reliable source, so presumably entirely a work of original research. The result is a directory of largely unnotable websites - fails WP:V and WP:NOTDIRECTORY. Marasmusine (talk) 17:43, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Predictions for human evolution[edit]

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Firstly, the title is misleading (it should be something like "predictions on future technological advances"). But renaming would be senseless, as this article is totally useless. Currently, it only hold four entries. Someone included sort of a disclaimer, ruling out topics that should not be included. The whole content is pure speculation, which might much better suit in the article covering the technological subject. Such a list tends to be never-ending, surely it is not desirable to have any prediction listed here which some sort of "expert" might once have stated. Therefore, this article's encyclopedic relevance tends to be zero. Per aspera ad Astra (talk) 17:39, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:17, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Day[edit]

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Apparently fails WP:GNG and WP:ENT. Vast no. of refs but overwhelmingly from subjects own web sites and ones directly associated with him, blogs, other self-published sites, minor or very indirect (or even apparent non-) mentions. Doddy Wuid (talk) 16:40, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Look carefully through that list. As Doddy Wuid noted above, most of the references are from self-published sources. Can you point to the "extensive coverage" on "renowned" sites? There are some reliable sources in that list, like the BBC site, but that particular source doesn't even mention Alex by name. As an example of the way the sourcing is inadequate to establish notability, there is a BBC article discussing the Vlog Tag Game, but that article does not mention Alex Day by name. Preceding that is a comment claiming that Alex Day invented this game--but no reliable source is given, instead, only a youtube video (which is self-published and is thus not a reliable source to source a factual claim) is given. Thus, what appears to be a claim of notability really isn't one. Spot-checking the article has given me the impression that the overall state of the article is like this. Cazort (talk) 17:31, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see what you mean. I now realise that I actually can't decide, so I'm just going to abstain. Thanks for your help. —Half Price 17:40, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions." - Being interviewed on a program hardly qualifies as a "role".
"Has made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment." - First, his claim to invention of the vlog tag game is dubious; second, how is that game unique or innovative in any way; third, how can "reading the Twilight novel" possibly meet this test?!
"Has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the musician or ensemble itself and reliable." - I'd say the few (not many) published works cited are pretty much all trivial.
"Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart." - Whilst Day was a member of the Chartjackers project, Day did not write, compose or perform on the single "I've Got Nothing". His role was more of a promoter/producer of the single.
"Has established a tradition or school in a particular genre" - Whilst Day often claims to have "invented" the "genre" Trock, and some journalists unquestioningly accept this assertion, Day did nothing of the sort, as the article itself acknowledges. The show Doctor Who dates back to the 1960s and people have been writing songs about it for nearly as long. Merely coining a term to describe a collection of songs (which could hardly be accurately described as a "genre" of music) does not equate to establishing a school/tradition. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.83.178.126 (talk) 04:56, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was withdrawn by nominator as an error. Uncle G (talk) 17:14, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ophthalmology in medieval Islam[edit]

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major copyright violations of http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Ophthalmology_in_medieval_Islam_-_Their_education/id/1819897 could someone confirm they copied us and not us them. Thank you. J8079s (talk) 16:21, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:14, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eco-somatics[edit]

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Not notable. I can't find any independent reliable sources for this. Google finds some blogs about it but none of them seem both independent and reliable. Google news returns 0 hits and 1 mention of the creator Sandra Reeve. D•g Talk to me/What I've done 15:30, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I looked into these in more depth; they seem to trace back to a single conference paper that is only sparsely referenced; I explain more in my comments below. Cazort (talk) 17:18, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Yes it appears that the paper was written by Sandra Reeve, the originator of the term, so it is a primary source. As far as I can tell, she is not notable for anything unrelated to Eco-somatics, so if it is decided that Eco-somatics is not notable, then an article about Reeves would be inappropriate (unless someone finds some sources I am missing). Some basic information on a page like dance therapy sounds like a good solution though. --D•g Talk to me/What I've done 19:57, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:43, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Noakhali Zilla School[edit]

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Non-notable school. I realize schools aren't A7, but I hope we can snowball this thing soon. The author of the article clearly wrote this to include himself as a "notable" alum. — Timneu22 · talk 14:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added a few references to the article. Will try to look up further refs. --Ragib (talk) 03:46, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
What you 'don't see', WikiManOne, needs backing up with a rationale based on how you feel our policies support what you can't see ;) The English language Wikipedia is by no means restricted to articles about things and people in English speaking countries.--Kudpung (talk) 08:16, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"Zila" is a district - see Zillah (country subdivision) - so the word "school" is needed in the title. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:55, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody please close this now as KEEP. --Kudpung (talk) 23:12, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:44, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mother superior Patapia[edit]

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Does not appear to meet notability guidelines. nothing in reliable sources Jack Vine (talk) 13:58, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Premier Training International[edit]

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Contested PROD. I can find no evidence that the company meets WP:ORG or WP:N. I removed irrelevant references (one to a vacancies site, none of the others mention the company), and unsourced information about sportspeople the company have trained. I also removed some of the "ad-speak". I can't find significant coverage at reliable independent sources to verify any of the information or demonstrate notability

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The result was nomination withdrawn. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:57, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Filmnet[edit]

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No references provided; the hits I find on Google News searches aren't in English, so no way to be easily referenced; from what I can gather, each reference seems to be about the purchase of some part of the company to be transferred into the successor companies (i.e., it seems like the company is only notable in that it is the predecessor to other companies). All relevant content (assuming it can be sourced) should be added to the articles of the companies that this was split apart into. Qwyrxian (talk) 13:13, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:45, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Child Characters[edit]

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No criteria for inclusion, no sources, no notability. See also Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Template:Child Characters. BOVINEBOY2008 13:11, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Even after discounting SPAs, the consensus is clear on this one. Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

TJ Corbs[edit]

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All but one of the references is to things article subject wrote, the other mentions him only in passing. Google News search produces nothing, and other searches produce only things written by Corbs himself. Nothing to indicate this person notability requirements as described in WP:BIO Qwyrxian (talk) 12:43, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How long could it possibly take for Wiki to decide this piece of garbage needs to be deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.247.158.66 (talk) 16:28, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ConnectIT software[edit]

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Appears to be a fairly blatant advert and with no matches at all in GNews, it seems unlikely that the guidelines of WP:ORG are going to be addressed. Raising for wider discussion after PROD (and all maintenance templates) removed. (talk) 11:51, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. PhilKnight (talk) 16:19, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sailing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' Byte CII[edit]

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All of these appear to be poorly referenced, non-notable events (the links are dead, by the way) and their content seem nothing more than series of templates containing collections of details and/or trivia. I propose that whatever salvageable material there be, if there are any left, be merged into the main article, Sailing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 10:53, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment I know it is very unimpressing as an argument, but I didn't see any coverage of this youth olympics in the press when it happened. To compare it with a "real" olympic event seems far-fetched to me. The articles about this youth-olympic could have been deleted en masse IMHO, it lacked impact. But hey, I'm just commenting- not !voting here. Greswik (talk) 18:53, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No coverage? Your personal opinion on the notability aside, it's been widely covered by RS and it seems disingenuous of you to say this is not a "real" Olympic event when the IOC themselves have referred to this as the Olympics for youngsters. StrPby (talk) 08:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. I don't think it is the best idea to establish a notability subguideline based purely off the outcome of one mass AfD. Therefore, as there seems to be no clear consensus on whether the Youth Olympics qualify as a competition whose events are notable under WP:NSPORT. Before this AfD happens again, a larger discussion needs to occur to determine whether the events of the Youth Olympics are notable enough for their own articles. The last AfD on this, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canoeing at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' K1 slalom, included far fewer delete !votes than this one, but further discussion on the Youth Olympics' status is still necessary. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 00:24, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 10 kilometre walk[edit]

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All of these appear to be poorly referenced, non-notable events (the links are dead, by the way) and their content seem nothing more than series of templates containing collections of details and/or trivia. I propose that whatever salvageable material there be, if there are any left, be merged into the main article, Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. :| TelCoNaSpVe :| 10:47, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Youth Olympics is on an equivalent level, possibly higher, to IAAF World Junior Championships and Youth World Championships, which are specifically enumerated by WP:ATHLETE and specifically these events that are part of the sport referred to here as Athletics. This particular meet did not exist at the time the guideline was written but the parallel to the two events is undeniable. Thus the athletes and event articles deserve the equivalent treatment. Gold medalists are notable, no caveats allowed. The purpose of guidelines is to serve as a guide of intent. Like a constitutional argument, you can't claim that since something is not specifically enumerated that it is automatically excluded. Quite the opposite, the intent is clear. Trackinfo (talk) 22:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hold on! Trackinfo, while I very much respect your work, you should disclose that you were quite involved in writing up the guidelines for the new version of WP:ATHLETE. I do not think you cannot objectively claim that there is clarity of intent in something you helped draft. I cannot find anything in the talk page archives for WP:ATHLETE that makes me believe there was consensus on the point that specific events within Youth or Junior games should get the same treatment as the Olympic games. Location (talk) 04:38, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kutch Kadva Patidar[edit]

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Notability. While a claim to notability is made in the lead ("They differ from other Kadva Patidar by their traditions and religion"), no source was brought that shows any such difference. In fact, the opposite was shown. If they are no different, the subject is not notable. I believe the article was moved to/created in main namespace too early. I discussed this in length with the author, but he does not have the time to improve the article. I suggest to usetify the article until it is improved, or delete it. Muhandes (talk) 09:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Turn on the Bright Lights.  Sandstein  06:01, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The new[edit]

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A mess of a dab page, with (charitably) one acceptable entry (no article though). Clarityfiend (talk) 09:12, 13 October 2010 (UTC) Clarityfiend (talk) 09:12, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 2010 Leinster House incident[edit]

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Non-notable minor incident, a one-off WP:EVENT staged as a protest. This doesn't seem to have any encyclopedic impacts on the greater situation. WP:NOTNEWS. Strange Passerby (talkc • status) 07:35, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I was considering nominating this for AFD last night when I moved the page title as it seemed a random news story to me. It is an incident to be noted but only briefly in the Leinster House article or a parent article on Irish protests against the banking crisis or something.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:10, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Personally I wouldn't consider the blog (and it's the Guardian by the way not the BBC) to count much towards notability. 2 days coverage in the scheme of things is not a bit deal either. If this is considered not notable I would say Joe McNamara shouldn't have an article as we're normally more stringent about biographies, unless he is known for something else of course. Quantpole (talk) 13:56, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You're right...it is Guardian. As the first sentence of the post reads: "A cement mixer with anti-bank and anti-government slogans painted on the side crashing into the gates of Ireland's parliament became the iconic representation of Irish anger against the country's multibillion euro bank rescue package"...the cement lorry that was driven into the gate is an iconic representation of the frustration expressed in Ireland at the Anglo Irish Bank bailout. (If this is deleted...could the closing admin please userfy this for me.)Smallman12q (talk) 00:25, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Nortel. Consensus is that this and similar content should be in Nortel, if in Wikipedia at all. Editorial consensus needs to determine what content, if any, is to be merged from the history to Nortel.  Sandstein  06:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism of Nortel[edit]

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Already requested speedy deletion and blanked as a courtesy, the page was restored by user: Born2cycle and the template removed. The article appears to be one-sided and biased. Wikipedia is neither a platform for grieveance, nor investigative journalism. However well it might be referenced, the article is non encyclopedic. Kudpung (talk) 07:34, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is certainly harm for our readers and editors to think that Wikipedia is a place where they can collect random bits and arrange them in a manner to push a point of view for or against a person or comanpy. And yes, other crappy articles like this should be deleted or completely re-written not used as evidence to keep another bad "article". Active Banana (bananaphone 15:19, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't ask about other crappy articles. I asked about other POV fork Criticism articles, like Criticism of Islam, Criticism of Christianity, Criticism of Wikipedia, Criticism of Microsoft, Criticism of Google etc. Or is it your opinion that all articles like that are examples of WP:OTHERCRAP and violations of WP:NPOV and WP:SOAP? Are all these articles harmful to our readers too? What's the qualitative difference? --Born2cycle (talk) 15:41, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You've misinterpreted "Articles whose subject is a POV". "Articles whose subject is a POV" are articles like Evolution and Creationism, subjects which are a point of view. The subject of "Criticism of Nortel" is still Nortel, because we're still talking about Nortel. "Criticism of ..." articles are "Article spinouts", where there is too much material in the main article so it is spun out to a content fork. There's no need to do this with Nortel, because there isn't enough criticism material to warrant a spinout—the main article contains all the material here just fine. Rather, the only point to this article as it stands is to "highlight negative [...] viewpoints or facts", making it a non-legit POV fork. -M.Nelson (talk) 01:19, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eric M. Daly[edit]

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No evidence that this person meets WP:BIO. Books are self-published, name returns very few Google hits, none of them from reliable, independent sources. A source was added after the proposed deletion was removed, but this again is a publication by his employer, not an independent source. Fram (talk) 06:54, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:11, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Intermediate cartridges[edit]

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There are references, but none for this term. It's unsourced because it's original research. It's a term without any formal definition, so it'll never pass muster. I tried to find a decent source so we could include it in Cartridge (firearms) but no one defines this. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 04:14, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

a re-written merge into the assault rifle page should provide the context necessary. On its own it is too vague. I can do that sometime this evening and the article can be deleted. Or something on military rile cartridgesDeusImperator (talk) 12:24, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
note the Britannica link above uses the term, but does not define it. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 19:08, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was SPEEDY DELETE. JIP | Talk 11:09, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Visa policy of Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

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Seems like a cutpaste from a law. Access Denied [FATAL ERROR] 05:05, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy keep. SK1: no arguments for deletion, including nominator (non-admin closure) Atmoz (talk) 16:13, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Traumatic grief[edit]

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The article is a stub with one source and could be folded into the article on Grief so as to avoid cruft. At this point, the subject does not appear to merit a seperate article. --Fiat Lux (talk) 04:46, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was SPEEDY DELETE. JIP | Talk 06:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

YoungPrince[edit]

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Subject does not appear to meet the notability criteria in WP:MUSICBIO. VQuakr (talk) 03:35, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria Duffield[edit]

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Prod declined with an edit summary of "lame excuse". Absolutely no sources existing or found. Fails WP:BIO. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 02:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, she's performing at the Clayburn Gourmet Gallery in Abbotsford on November 19, book your travel now!!--Milowenttalkblp-r 14:45, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, she's doing better than Brianna Rieffel, anyway ...  Ravenswing  15:43, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Mary's Catholic Church Maryborough[edit]

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I don't know why this church is notable. I think it's probably not. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 05:37, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, In my experience, the little AfD window is the only time articles like this get improved. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:02, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If this is so, then you make the point this essay WP:TIMELIMIT#Articles for deletion nomination seeks to avoid as undermining the value of Wikipedia. patsw (talk) 12:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That's not the reason for the nomination. I'm just saying that sometimes no one seems to care about an article until it's nominated for deletion. But that's neither here nor there - there's a lot of churches in the world and a lot of 150-year-old churches in the world, a lot of real churches with baptisms, and a lot of churches that appear in "directories" (which Wikipedia is not), the question is why this one is notable when most aren't. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 13:18, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Yup. Lists are copyrightable under the U.S. law that governs Wikipedia to the extent that they are creative, which includes both presentation and selection of facts. This one is clearly creative in both accounts. I've removed the pasted text. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Because the copyrighted content has been removed, redirect as above. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:13, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:44, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jeopardy! Tenth Anniversary Tournament[edit]

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Non-notable game show tournament. Sottolacqua (talk) 15:17, 5 October 2010 (UTC) Sottolacqua (talk) 15:17, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RJaguar3 | u | t 20:37, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If the tournaments aren't individually notable, how would listing them all in one article address the same notability arguments? Sottolacqua (talk) 20:42, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I think the coverage in the articles listed above (I've checked the first, and I think I can pull up the other 3 to briefly summarize them) is sufficient for WP:GNG. Putting them in one article may help in organization and length. RJaguar3 | u | t 00:19, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Mentioning them in a Tournament section in the main article is sufficient. A wholly separate article is unnecessary. Sottolacqua (talk) 14:09, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ADDENDUM I couldn't get "Jeopardy! Hero" or "Chabot" on ProQuest. "Jeopardy! Welcomes" is a brief (42 words) description of Al Lin's (from Chesapeake) appearance in the 9th tournament of champions, where the paper states he would qualify for the tenth anniversary tournament with a win. RJaguar3 | u | t 04:13, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It should be merged with ToC, UtoC, and Super Jep!. Teen, College, Celeb, Kids, and Seniors should also be one merged article. Us441(talk)(contribs) 12:31, 12 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was no consensus. One of the core disputes seems to be regarding the sources written by people associated with UCL but published by other, independant, entitites. Wikipedia policy does not offer a straight answer to whether or not these should be considered independent which means this discussion can only be closed as "no consensus". There are suggestions about renaming that seem very sensible and should be discussed further on the talk page. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 19:54, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences[edit]

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Nothing more than a list of links to departments, no indication that it is "especially notable or significant" as per Wikipedia:College and university article guidelines. Prod which was contested without comment. RadioFan (talk) 01:31, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment The first link is to a single paragraph in a college guide which appears to include all colleges. Comprehensive directories like this dont do much to establish notability. We dont use phone books as references for similar reasons. The second link does mention the topic but I'm still not seeing this rising to the level demanded by WP:SIGCOV, specifically because this university department isn't addressed directly by the reference, its only a brief, passing mention.--RadioFan (talk) 14:19, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well firstly this as pointed out is just a glorified directory listing, however the second one is actually not about the UCL in London but about Université catholique de Louvain. The give away is if you use the "Search this book" feature for "London" the only 9 hits are in lists of references. Codf1977 (talk) 19:16, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The links provided satisfy the definition of WP:SIGCOV and so your comment is counterfactual. I don't see what the FTSE 100 has to do with it but that observation is counterfactual too. For example, the Financial Times and the FTSE 100 both have separate articles even though they are wholly-owned properties and departments of Pearson PLC. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No they do not, and comment is not counterfactual - my point is are we going to have articles on the BP Engineering department for example. This is not a separate legal entity it is part of UCL. Codf1977 (talk) 10:38, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please see template:BP for our articles about the divisions of that company. Whether such bodies are legal entities or not is quite irrelevant to our coverage as it is not our policy to structure our articles according to company law. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:02, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • But this is just a sub section of a larger body which shows no signs of being notable or significant in its own right. Codf1977 (talk) 11:10, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your comments continue to be counterfactual. For another source, please see chapter 8 which has much to say about the facilities, history and staff of this institution. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:19, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The references and external links provided in the article are all primary ones, I'm not seeing how this satisfies WP:SIGCOV.--RadioFan (talk) 14:19, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The links provided in the discussion above are to secondary sources. I have not yet added these to the article as we are here primarily to discuss the article, not to work upon it. Per our editing policy, you should please evaluate the article's potential rather than its current state. It is still an early draft - not yet a month old - and has only been worked on by a novice editor. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:1Particularly5 am, Today (UTC−4)
  • That is what is being done here. Evaluating the topic based on available references and possibility of expansion of the article to bring it up to notability standards. Just not seeing how this topic can meet notability guidelines.--RadioFan (talk) 14:20, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • and what might that be ? that coverage about an unrelated university in a totally different country was thourght to be about this one ? Codf1977 (talk) 10:11, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment how do you see this meeting notability guidelines?--RadioFan (talk) 16:57, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Response IMO, Col. Warden's arguments are already more than sufficient. The discussion should have been over when he linked the academic report of its engineering teaching methodology. However, even without the coverage in the independent, 2nd party publications which he has already provided, the article topic is a major, internationally regarded engineering faculty that at least has common sense notability per alternate criteria for non-commercial organizations in the contexts of academia, engineering, and the city of London. A Times of London archive search alone results in over 1400 hits alone for "University College London" engineering, so I don't believe it is a reach to assume it has sufficient independent coverage in it or the the dozens of other 2nd party newspapers and publications based in London. No doubt, the article is a stub and needs to be cleaned up and expanded, and it should be tagged appropriately for those issues. CrazyPaco (talk) 18:11, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry but as above the link that you claim settles it is actually not about the UCL in London but about Université catholique de Louvain. As for the hits number you quote there is zero indication that they will be about the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, nor do I think it can be assumed they are. Codf1977 (talk) 19:16, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
So it is and shame on me for not noticing that above. That still doesn't change my overall opinion of the faculty's notability. CrazyPaco (talk) 19:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I did not notice it at first, but without the refs to support it, how can you conclude it is notable. Codf1977 (talk) 19:37, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I believe I've already answered that above, but there is additional coverage (as is in this book here, not to mention the other book on this history of the university) and, as I said, it is not a huge assumption that there is more. It is an active, established, substantially sized research engineering faculty that covers a myriad of disciplines. It is a natural break-out article to main UCL one, but needs to be cleaned up and expanded. CrazyPaco (talk)
In both cases those are written by non-independent authors and are not suitable for determining nobility. Codf1977 (talk) 11:14, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can you provide refs to show that ? Codf1977 (talk) 19:37, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can you actually read the article through before trying to destroy it? Honestly now. They receive large amounts of money to do research in various things(which means they are considered notable for their achievements). They've also have notable professors that have taught there in the past. One of these professors won a Nobel prize after going to work there. As for as printed media, the Economist published a bit about them [47]. I'm sure all the grants they get are mentioned in the news media somewhere, although they probably just mention the college not this section specifically by name which is why Google news search isn't showing it straight away. If all high schools are notable enough to have a Wikipedia article, I don't see why such a well established educational facility like this wouldn't be. Dream Focus 15:35, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is, I am looking for the evidence that others think so and as of now all I see is that Notable people have worked there but nobody thinks in and of its self the Faculty is notable. Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
FYI: I have removed the inappropriate external links from all of these articles. SnottyWong prattle 00:32, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The appropriateness of the links is a separate issue from notability. We are not judging the quality of the article here. It is clearly a stub that needs work. The topic we are discussing is a long established (over 100 years) publishing research faculty that is the subject of (at least) two independently produced book chapters (here and here). It also gets hundreds of Times of London archive search hits, which is subscription based, but I assume at least one or two is appropriately covering the subject. This UCL faculty is also noted for initiating training in the field of chemical engineering. How does that not pass notability guidelines? I see every one of the criteria (significant coverage; reliable, independent, secondary sources; verifiability) as being satisfied. Which one(s) is not? We are not talking about merging a stub back to a parent, we are talking about Afd. CrazyPaco (talk) 01:20, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The first book makes only passing referances to "Faculty of Engineering" nothing of any substance, the second book does not mention "Faculty of Engineering" once and is more about UCL than the Faculty of Engineering. So still looking for any significant coverage on the Faculty of Engineering. Codf1977 (talk) 10:21, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No. Both chapters are completely devoted to the history of UCL engineering ...that is the Faculty of Engineering. CrazyPaco (talk) 12:15, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Disagree, however that is a moot point, as to be WP:SIGCOV they have to be produced by independent sources and in both cases the authors are not independent. Codf1977 (talk) 10:06, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • "When available, academic and peer-reviewed publications, scholarly monographs, and textbooks are usually the most reliable sources." That is exactly what is there in "One hundred years...", which is a collections of papers presented at the American Chemical Society symposium in Toronto, Canada. Obviously part of this symposium dealt with the history of the field. Presentations at such symposiums are typically invited. These presentations were then collected and published in the volume overseen by an independent editor (affiliated with UT-Austin) and published by an independent academic publisher. Such a presentation would not even have been accepted to be made at such a symposium, or included for publication in this collected work, if UCL was not a historically notable faculty in the field of engineering. The authors were not writing about themselves. That chapter is absolutely not "self-publicity, advertising, self-published material by the subject, autobiographies, press releases" nor is it " self-promotion, paid material, autobiography, and product placement". It is ridiculous to even suggest it. According to the suggested logic of such affiliation negating notability, essentially every single published history about an academic field or about an institution would be ineligible for notability because the author was affiliated with their field or institution. Beyond that, every single academic paper ever published would be inelibile to denote nobility because the authors are affiliated with their field, and derive their living from publishing and acquiring grants with and from institutions and agencies dedicated to that field, which could be viewed as a COI. It is nothing less than condemnation of the entire academic process, which contradicts the sources that Wikipedia has identified as the "most reliable". Both cited book chapters are produced by independent publishers, the other one having been edited together by a notable economic and social historian who published many histories about London. CrazyPaco (talk) 10:27, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If they are reliable sources is not the issue - the issue is are they coverage that can be used to determine if the Faculty is notable; and WP:SIGCOV deals with that, and it says that the sources must be : "Independent of the subject" excludes works produced by those affiliated with the subject - and you are without doubt affiliated to the subject if you work for them. Codf1977 (talk) 11:50, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is certainly doubt as we see from this discussion. WP:SIGCOV is not a hard policy and every time it is proposed that it is made into one, the community rejects the proposal because there is a general consensus that some wiggle room is required for cases where we want want to include topics, regardless of the finer points of sourcing. The concept of independence is not an absolute one, as Crazypaco explains, because all authors are associated with their topics in some way. What we should consider is the objective of this guideline. This is to exclude topics which are of little interest to our readership because they are too parochial or trivial. In determining this, we should apply some common sense, as the guideline advises. It does not seem sensible to suppose that a major academic institution of this sort has not been been noticed and is of no interest to our readership. In any case, the search for sources is not complete and there are many more to find. For example, checking recent news, we see that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was an engineering student at UCL. This association is notable, being covered by numerous sources, and so it is grist to our mill. The more one digs, the more one finds and it is not sensible to be deleting the article when the topic has proved so amenable to thorough research. Colonel Warden (talk) 12:48, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article now has many more than two sources and so your point is moot. Your theory is, in any case, not what is is said by WP:SIGCOV nor is it what is meant as it would lead to the absurd conclusion that a history of America would not be accepted as independent if it were written by an American historian. You need to have some overt reason to discount intellectual independence, not a vague insinuation. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:48, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • You mean like the authors of the section working for UCL ? Codf1977 (talk) 10:54, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • To take one example, Don Freshwater did not work for UCL. It is interesting to note the many illustrious academics for whom we have yet to have articles. I have created three like this so far and could probably find dozens if I had time. Colonel Warden (talk) 13:02, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • As a followup - can you please detail here what links you think now show WP:SIGCOV as it is not clear. All the ones listed on this page have been shown not to be and of the ones one the article page that I have looked at none discusses the Faculty in any detail. Codf1977 (talk) 11:12, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • All the sources cited seem satisfactory for our purposes and the article itself thus serves as a good list. In judging the quality of these sources according to our general practise, it may help to compare with another article such as Matthew Yusuf Smith — a BLP which you created and still maintain. We observe that much of the content of that article is sourced to the blog written by the subject himself. Most of the other sources seem equally dubious. Please see The Golden Rule. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:38, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I am not disputing the validity of the sources in the article, I freely accept that self published sources or sources close to the subject can be used in the article, just not for demonstrating notability. As I said, however, can you please list the sources that show significant coverage of the Faculty, it is mine and others contention that they do not exist. Codf1977 (talk) 11:49, 16 October 2010 (UTC) point about article I have created, not appropriate for here so addressed on User talk:Colonel Warden[reply]
  • Sources have been provided in abundance. The problem seems to be that you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. Colonel Warden (talk) 12:15, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
But not ones that show that others think it is notable - see my list below. Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your comment is self-contradictory in that you acknowledge an independent source and then say there there are none. More sources are being found and have now been added to the article and so your comment is now even more counterfactual. Colonel Warden (talk) 19:14, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Then what are those chapters about, if not this article's subject? Phil Bridger (talk) 20:48, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Per WP:GNG, independence requires that authors not be talking about themselves, as in an autobiography, or that the material should not be promotional in nature, such as an advertisement. Neither of these considerations apply here. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:41, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • But they are talking about the organisation they work for. Codf1977 (talk) 10:54, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is not the case for all sources. In any case, it is common for experts to be intimately associated with their subject. This is not a problem provided that there is editorial oversight and if they have professional reputations for accuracy and good ethics to maintain. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:44, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
But as per WP:SIGCOV it excludes works produced by those affiliated with the subject and all the sources provided by you and others claiming it is significant have been shown to fail that, either written by a member of staff, a directory, or just not about UCL. Codf1977 (talk) 11:55, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No. WP:SIGCOV provides a detailed list of what it is talking about: "self-publicity, advertising, self-published material by the subject, autobiographies, press releases". The sources provided are none of these, being mostly academic histories and papers of the highest quality and written by a variety of authors. Colonel Warden (talk) 12:27, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well yes actually look at the four words prior to where you chose to start your quote it says "but not limited to". Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry but the validaty is not the issue, it is the notability of the Faculty, and if no one independent of UCL is writing about it, then it is not. Those books fail WP:SIGCOV Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for your sterling effort which is much appreciated. Colonel Warden (talk) 13:02, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If there are articles on the departments, is there any reason why information shouldn't be merged there?--RadioFan (talk) 17:14, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • There are ten different departments in this faculty. If we break the information down to that level then we will still need this article to provide a framework or structure within which to cover each department. Colonel Warden (talk) 17:31, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Why would this article be needed? Notable things such as the first Professor of Engineering can be well covered in that person's bio article and the department's article. Summarizing information like this in yet another article seems like over-coverage. A "framework" is not necessary.--RadioFan (talk) 19:12, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The articles form a natural hierarchy or web. The titles such as this one's are useful search terms and so assist navigation. As more sources are discovered, information is slotted into its natural place. In this way, the encyclopedia grows and is made comprehensive. Deleting elements, as you suggest, is disruptive to this and there is nothing to be gained. As the article already exists, it is you that must make a case to remove it. I'm not seeing one. Colonel Warden (talk) 19:46, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have been through that list, and they are mostly just mentions, (in the form Jim Bloggs works at ......) nothing of any significance - it is clear that it exists.Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Actual you are wrong on the norm - as the nom says, the Wikipedia:College and university article guidelines are clear that is not the case. Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Since this AfD is all about the notability of the Faculty and those advocating deletion on the grounds of lack of of any demonstrable reliable sources, independent of UCL or the Faculty, covering the Faculty in significant detail, I thought it would be best to list the sources provided both here and on the article

at the AfD

Ref Comment
Choosing Your Degree Course and University This is a directory.
Research and Practice of Active Learning in Engineering Education Not about the UCL in London but about Université catholique de Louvain
One hundred years of chemical engineering Section written by two members of UCL staff and therefore as the authors are not independent of UCL it is not suitable to judge notability.
The University of London and the world of learning As above the section is written by a members of UCL staff and therefore as the author is not independent of UCL it is not suitable to judge notability.

on the article (as of this version)

Ref Comment
UCL Review 2009 From UCL and therefore not independent
The Academic Units of UCL From UCL and therefore not independent
The University of London and the world of learning, 1836-1986 (as above)
History of the Chemical Engineering Department at North Carolina State University Only one ref to UCL "1882 A course in "Chemical Technology" is offered at University College, London." - no mention of the Faculty.
One Hundred Years of Chemical Engineering (as above)
People, pipes and processes: a short history of chemical engineering and the Institution of Chemical Engineers Confirms that E. C. Williams was at UCL, however no mention of the Faculty.
Pioneers of Computing Only mention to UCL is that "Fleming Ambrose was that A popular teacher at University College" - no mention of the Faculty.
The Rise of Scientific Engineering in Britain no mention of the Faculty
30 years of the international interet Mentions of "UCL" nothing of the Faculty
Professor John Mullin: professor of chemical engineering Confirms Professor John Mullin as Vice-Provost of UCL - no mention of the Faculty
Peter Dunhill obituary Confirms Appointment at UCL as a lecturer in physical methods in the department of biology - no mention of the Faculty
Professor Peter Dunhill, biochemical engineer As above, confirms bio details of Peter Dunhill, but no mention of the Faculty
UCL banks on Suffolk park life About UCL opening UCL@Adastral.Park no mention of Faculty
London's little idea about London Centre for Nanotechnology no mention of Faculty
The appliance of science to crime control about Jill Dando Institute for Crime Science part of UCL, no mention of Faculty
Director of Jill Dando Institute appointed about Jill Dando Institute for Crime Science part of UCL, no mention of Faculty
UCL launches centre for academic entrepreneurship about Jill Dando Institute for Crime Science part of UCL, no mention of Faculty
Energy boost about Jill Dando Institute for Crime Science part of UCL, no mention of Faculty
New £2m university research fund awards first grants Has feeling of a press release, no mention of the Faculty
Academic Departments by Faculty From UCL and therefore not independent
Departments, Institutes and Centres From UCL and therefore not independent

So it is clear that the Faculty has no significant coverage. Codf1977 (talk) 19:09, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are none so blind that will not see - It has no significant coverage as to be coverage of any entity it has to at least mention that entity by name otherwise what you are doing is synthesis. Your argument here has gone from claiming that "this which covers the topic in detail and tells us about its methods of teaching engineering" which has absolutely nothing to do with UCL to trying to argue the point based on other articles I have created/worked on - it is frankly your position that is totally laughable.
My position is clear that any article must meet the relevant guideline for significant coverage about its self; if the smallest department at a university is meets the inclusion guidelines then that does not mean that every department up the chain does. Codf1977 (talk) 03:45, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
the above ed. seems to be essentially a spa devoted to increasing the comparative coverage of another UK university. DGG ( talk ) 21:25, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The IP address belongs to an ISP in London so the possibility of multiple editors exits but does not seem likely in this case. The editor definitely has an interest in higher education in Great Britain, but I wouldn't call this a single purpose account since it goes back over a year and has edited multiple articles about multiple universities.--RadioFan (talk) 23:26, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The point has been made above that the information in this article would be better broken up into separate articles for each of the departments and centres in the faculty. My view on this is that, firstly, such articles (with a couple of exceptions) do not yet exist, whilst this one does. Secondly, this article would still serve as a logical structuring article and break out from the main UCL article, even if all of the departments had separate articles - in fact it would then arguably be even more useful to readers. Thirdly, departments at universities tend to change over time, and to create a very large number of third level articles which rigidly reflect the current departmental structure creates the likelihood of regular mass restructurings of articles of their content being required. Of course faculties evolve over time as well, but with just eight any evolution of articles which might be required by, say, a merging of two faculties, would be a far more straightforward task. Rangoon11 (talk) 18:01, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I think "Engineering at University College London" would be an even better title. We shouldn't assume that a reader would recognise the acronym "UCL". Phil Bridger (talk) 19:06, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
*Comment Could we not just have redirects from Engineering at UCL, Engineering at University College London, University College London Faculty of Engineering Sciences etc and keep the article at common name? Rangoon11 (talk) 10:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sure, articles often have many redirects pointing to them to cater for alternative titles. The move function is an easy way of creating such an alternative name. There's often a significant amount of fuss and dispute about the primary name though. Queen Victoria used to be my favourite example but I find that this has now recently been moved to this obvious title — it was formerly Victoria of the United Kingdom. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:34, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree the primary article name is up for debate, but as UCL is a disambiguation page, "Engineering at University College London" or "University College London Faculty of Engineering Sciences" probably makes the most sense IMO. Hobit (talk) 13:10, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Whilst the proper name of the university as a whole is University College London (though very often shortened to UCL, including by the university itself e.g. in its logo), the proper name of the faculty is UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences.Rangoon11 (talk) 13:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:44, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Randy Cooke[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO. No evidence of sources to support the general notability guidelines or WP:ENT. No matches in Google News and nothing significant in Google Books apart from one non-circular mention that does not demonstrate 'significant impact'. The article has been around waiting for improvement for 4 years and still relies on a myspace profile, it seems unlikely that independent primary sources will be added in the near future to address these issues. (talk) 08:55, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was no consensus with leave to speedy renominate. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:40, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

James Renner[edit]

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Non-notable individual with no independent coverage. Some sources exist mistaking him for Jeremy Renner. Muboshgu (talk) 23:31, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:36, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Randall[edit]

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No evidence that he's ever played professionally in the NRL (Jim Beam Cup is not fully professional), or if he's still on a pro team squad. Minor coverage in a minor local newspaper. The-Pope (talk) 14:44, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:44, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rowrah Kart Club[edit]

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The result was keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:30, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talladega Gran Prix Raceway[edit]

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:44, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brenden Matthews[edit]

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I did a Google search on this person and I could not find ONE even remotely reliable source to establish the notability of him. The argument of my previously contested speedy was "Uhh, the guy CREATED Conky. All well and good, but if the PERSON isn't covered by any reliable sources, sorry - but inherited notability from Conky doesn't work. Furthermore, NONE of the sources currently listed in the article are third-party, or what could even be considered reliable sources. Whose Your Guy (talk) 03:19, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am He Who Is Nominated for Deletion, and I would love to be erased from the internet. brenden (talk) 04:59, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was keep. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:22, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seven the Hardway[edit]

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declined speedy. fails WP:BAND. nothing in gnews [53]. LibStar (talk) 06:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

can we even verify their existence when the only source given is a blog? and I could find nothing in gnews? it seems no one in the media seems to take any interest in this group. does WP:GNG override WP:BAND ?LibStar (talk) 10:47, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe the official website of the group? Or if you think that is all fake, try the offical websites of the individual members: [54] or [55] Yoenit (talk) 10:52, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
how about third party sources as per WP:RS? LibStar (talk) 11:17, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Which part of WP:RS would that be exactly? Primary sources like these can be used to verify something exists, they just don't do anything for notability. Yoenit (talk) 12:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

*Comment I think some independent verification WP:V of this group in a reliable source would be a good thing. Literally anything reliable and independent. I can see the argument for WP:BAND but some minimum standards should be maintained if we are to have an article on something. Oh and yes GNG and particularly verifiability do override BAND. If we cannot even verify that three notable musicians are in the band per a reliable independent source then we really should not have a separate article on it. Jbtscott (talk) 11:29, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thanks Jbtscott, well said. LibStar (talk) 11:46, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
What exactly is your reasoning here? Do you believe this is all one big elaborate hoax? Or is your point that a band which fails the WP:GNG, but meets WP:BAND should not have an article? Either way, what about these [56], [57], [58]? Yoenit (talk) 12:15, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
BAND and most other sub notability guidelines were simply designed to be an easy reference to quickly establish notability. Although this is often forgotten as some rush to verify notability by any avenue. I think you have probably got enough independent sources there and I would be inclined to lean towards keep. Jbtscott (talk) 12:51, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Those two sources did show up under a google news search, but i've never known exactly how google picks what sources show up there vs. blogs or elsewhere. If those are reliable sources, there's enough notability for me.--Milowenttalkblp-r 20:50, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep no consensus as having met WP:GNG and WP:CORP, and improved per WP:HEY. Specifically, a major article in a newspaper highlights the company, and other independent sources corroborate the evidence. The AfD has been up for over seven days, and the consensus is clear for a keep. Note that no AfD tag was on the article before closing. Bearian (talk) 20:24, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Solar Electric Power Company[edit]

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This company does not appear to have received any significant coverage in any independent reliable sources. Most of the citations do not even mention the company by name, and those that do do not establish notability per GNG or CORP. Bongomatic 15:16, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak Keep Some improvement has been made to the article, particularly several citations from green energy websites referring directly to the company. The Scripps citation is the strongest secondary source, and now we have 3 or 4 weaker references to industry sites. I've altered my non-vote to a weak keep, but I should stress that this is the bare minimum (and very borderline) research for notability. The underlying concept of WP:N is that a subject should be so evidently notable that citation flows as a natural progression, not needing a hunt for small sources. That said, while this subject appears to be very small it seems to be involved in some projects interesting enough that some note has been taken, and the demonstration of this has improved. Good improvement so far, please keep it up. -Markeer 04:04, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. Some changes have been made and I will work on fixing the other issues today Nightflower0709 (talk) 15:58, 6 October 2010 (UTC)nightflower0709Nightflower0709 (talk) 15:58, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have made many changes over the course of today. Please look them over and let me know if there is anything else that can be done or is required. I will continue to look for sources on the web. There are many print sources, but I am unsure how to get them online for approval. Thanks. Nightflower0709 (talk) 20:04, 6 October 2010 (UTC)nightflower0709Nightflower0709 (talk) 20:04, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  06:09, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Breath of Love[edit]

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this article fails to establish notability for films. article fails WP:GNG & WP:NF. the source on the page is unreliable. Amsaim (talk) 18:29, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was keep the whole shebang. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:10, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Julianna White[edit]

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Also included in this nomination:

Looking for input on whether former Miss New Jersey USA winners are notable enough for their own article. They all appear to fail WP:BLP1E, as their victory in this local beauty contest appears to be the only verifiably notable event in their lives. None of them went on to win Miss USA, and all of them seem to have settled down into normal, non-notable careers. A few of them have had a very minor role in a movie or TV show, but nothing that would satisfy WP:ENT or WP:GNG. SnottyWong confess 18:22, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No prejudice intended to New Jersey in particular, Julianna White just happened to be the first page I stumbled upon during a new page patrol. Is there a precedent set or a previous consensus that all winners of Miss <state> USA are automatically notable? SnottyWong confess 21:16, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes there is precedent. As I said I'll pull up the previous AFDs tonight. PageantUpdater talkcontribs 23:25, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Unfortunately, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not usually accepted as a valid argument. How they pass WP:N and WP:BLP is what needs to be argued. - Pmedema (talk) 21:22, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Courtney Barnas. All except nominator recommends keeping the article on the basis that state winners are notable. Also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brittany Mason (keep), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Candace Brown (no consensus) PageantUpdater talkcontribs 08:12, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: Be careful if you are googling for sources on "ashley harder"!!!--Milowenttalkblp-r 20:20, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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