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The result was Speedy delete per WP:CSD#G7Kww(talk) 23:01, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Metro Hearts[edit]

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Mixtape that fails Wikipedia:Notability_(music)#Recordings and WP:GNG as no significant coverage independent of the subject. Geraldo Perez (talk) 22:30, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy delete. Either nonsense or abuse, and either reason will do for removing it. DGG ( talk ) 05:14, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Bootstrap Concentration Camp[edit]

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Article makes uncited claims about physical mistreatment of Puerto Ricans during Operation Bootstrap. I can't locate any sources to support the claims, all the links on the page are either deadlinks or lead only to headline pages e.g. Washington Post and the use of an image of a pig farm with the title of "Operation Bootstrap Concentration Camp" suggests that this is solely an attack page. NtheP (talk) 20:41, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've nominated it as CSD G3 Vandalism. The editor is evidently copy pasting from other articles in an attempt to disrupt our fine encyclopedia. - MrX 20:58, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment just seen the additions since I tagged it, and yes it does now look like complete rubbish being cut and pasted from other articles. NtheP (talk) 21:13, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I guess you're assuming more good faith than I am. I'm baffled as to what Dadaism or the Chicago World's Fair have to do with a concentration camp. BTW, I've also started an SPI on the article creator and the very helpful IP. - MrX 22:16, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Nortel. (non-admin closure) LlamaAl (talk) 00:00, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

IP-VPN Lite[edit]

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No advancement of Notability. Keep running in to articles about Avaya products stuffed full with technical jargon; they offer little to no encyclopaedic value. Wikipedia is not product placement. If it's notable that needs to be established and I personally can't see how it would meet WP:N. Rushyo Talk 17:16, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to List of Yoshi video games. I don't think anybody reasonably claims this is non-notable, there is no doubt in anyone's mind this'll eventually be FA material; it can be un-redirected whenever more content is available. :) ·Salvidrim!·  21:54, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yarn Yoshi[edit]

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This is not yet a notable topic that is explicitly excluded by the Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a crystal ball policy "short articles that consist only of product announcement information are not appropriate". Lacks detailed coverage in independent quality reliable sources beyond that of the products development announcement. LightGreenApple talk to me 21:33, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry but "The game itself is notable, since it's being developed by a major video game company, and it's part of a major video game series" is an example of inherited notability, and the rest of your rational conveniently ignores the What Wikipedia is not policy, the sources that exist are just reporting on the product announcement, with no clear release date or actual game to review they are basicly speculating and as an encyclopedia we don't do that. LightGreenApple talk to me 01:15, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Would you further explain why you think it is part of inherited notability? From how I read that section this article seems fine to exist looking at the examples and this part "Often, a separate article is created for formatting and display purposes; however, this does not imply an "inherited notability" per se, but is often accepted in the context of ease of formatting and navigation, such as with books and albums." Also seems more than just a product announcement with the Gameplay and Development sections, so for now Keep.--sss333 (talk) 01:28, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
To say something is notable because it is created by someone or thing that is notable, which is what Lugia2453 did, is claiming that it is notable by association or inheritance. LightGreenApple talk to me 01:36, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was already speedily deleted by User:INeverCry. Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:56, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Swagglicious[edit]

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Wikipedia is not a dictionary of neologisms. —Noiratsi (talk) 19:34, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete. This page is not worthy of being a surviving article on Wikipedia for any reason whatsoever. This page should be speedily deleted, instead of go through this discussion stage. I don't know if this would be worthy for keeping even on Wiktionary. Mungo Kitsch (talk) 21:54, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy deletion is for articles that meet certain criteria that have been agreed on from past discussions and situations. Do you think this page meets any of those? My feeling was that it probably didn't, which was why I brought it here instead. —Noiratsi (talk) 22:02, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete. as unsourced questionable WP:BLP, as well as per WP:NEO and WP:NFT JohnCD (talk) 17:18, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kimmetting[edit]

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Non-notable neologism. The article consists solely of unsourced claims & personal reflections. Wikipedia is not a dictionary of neologisms. —Noiratsi (talk) 19:30, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was KEEP in light of recent improvements to the article. Additional consensus is that a possible renaming of the article will be discussed elsewhere. SouthernNights (talk) 16:48, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom of choice[edit]

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This article is entirely unsourced. The subject is not demonstrated to be a notable term and is not clearly defined in a way that differentiates it from ordinary English usage. The article has not been improved in all the time of its existence. SPECIFICO talk 19:08, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Er, what? So there are numerous sources that discuss the term itself...which differs from the concept? Is the article Freedom of choice about the concept or the term? Are you trying to argue that Friedman's book...Free to Choose...is about the term...rather than the concept? Also, are you aware that Wikipedia is not a dictionary? --Xerographica (talk) 20:07, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What I meant to say is that there are numerous sources which discuss the term with numerous distinct meanings, including the three listed then listed in the article. The present lead, however, seems a plausible approach. I'm not convinced that it can be expanded past a dictionary definition plus OR plus "passages", but I've changed my !vote, to Meh. That being said, I'm not sure the article can be expanded beyond a stub. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 17:26, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What does MEH stand for? --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 05:33, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
WP:Glossary#M has a "Meh" listed, but I'm not clear if or how it applies here. – S. Rich (talk) 06:01, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
MehArthur Rubin (talk) 18:50, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done (I read article WP:Potential. If what you were thinking is that it would change my mind with respect to my "vote" to delete, it did not. However, subsequent edits have -- I think its potential is now sufficiently developed to change my vote to "Keep." SteveT (talk) 04:53, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
But that's exactly what WP:POTENTIAL means. I don't understand what made you change your mind, then. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 05:30, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Be more specific. What kind of tangents do you see in the article? The name itself follows all WP:NAMINGCRITERIA recommendations. If the content does not follow some policy, it can be improved. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 03:40, 13 February 2013 (UTC) I will continue that discussion on the talk page. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 03:45, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hugo, I agree with Srich on this. Most of what you've added in your recent edits is tangential. There could be separate articles on abortion rights, euthanasia, etc but they are entirely different topics than the economic implications and importance of freedom of choice, as articulated for example by Friedman. The article should not be like a dictionary entry that presents a variety of meanings for the words "Freedom of choice>" The article must be focused on the exposition of a single meaning or theory denoted by the term. We can write additional articles about the other meanings and theories. SPECIFICO talk 03:48, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Copied from the article talk page: I don't have any further thoughts on this until I understand where the article is headed or where it is likely to end up. I'm inclined to wait and see what it looks like after you've finished following the ideas you have in mind for it. Meanwhile, if you are able to do so in a sentence or two, could you state why you think there needs to be an article on Freedom of Choice that goes beyond what is conveyed by its meaning in ordinary language and is not covered by other more specific articles such as Free Will, Legal Rights, etc? Thanks. SPECIFICO talk 19:08, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, but I can't predict how the article will end up in the future. My edits were just an effort to prove WP:POTENTIAL. I'm disappointed that I haven't convinced you yet. I thought including some references would prove that the topic is notable and worthy of an entry on WP. Maybe it isn't of your interest, but I'm sure a lot of people will find it helpful and maybe with future collaboration of some experts it will become a good article. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 20:04, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I think I may not have been clear. I changed my vote long ago from delete to rename. I still don't see why there would be an article on an English phrase, but if it goes in a certain direction it can be renamed. I had thought it was going in the direction of economic significance of choice, what with Milton Friedman and all. If it goes in another direction, it will need to be renamed to reflect that. I don't see a catch-all for the English phrase being an article topic, but that can be sorted out after there is a better-defined article to evaluate. There's no reason to shut-down its evolution. It can be renamed or deleted at a later date. SPECIFICO talk 20:19, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"I still don't see why there would be an article on an English phrase" By the same reason there are articles for Freedom of assembly, Freedom of association, I don't have any further thoughts on this until I understand where the article is headed or where it is likely to end up. I'm inclined to wait and see what it looks like after you've finished following the ideas you have in mind for it. Meanwhile, if you are able to do so in a sentence or two, could you state why you think there needs to be an article on Freedom of Choice that goes beyond what is conveyed by its meaning in ordinary language and is not covered by other more specific articles such as Free Will, Legal Rights, etc? Thanks., Freedom of information, Freedom of movement, Freedom of the press, Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech and Freedom of thought. What is so different about Freedom of choice that it does not deserve being an article topic? --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 22:53, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The answer is that terms such as "Freedom of assembly" have a specific legal or cultural context and meaning. That one is in the US Constitution. Similarly, "Freedom of information" refers to a specific legal issue in many nations. "Freedom of choice" is not like that. The verb "to choose" is transitive. The object must be stated. When the object is not stated, as in "Freedom of choice" it is intrinsically ambiguous. If the meaning is not made clear and specific, the article will read more like a dictionary recitation of meanings. Looking at the list of current articles with "Freedom" in their titles, I expect some, among them for example Freedom of education to be deleted in the future. SPECIFICO talk 23:15, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The article is Freedom of choice, not "Freedom to choose". Please read the first reference of the article, it addresses your concerns. It's a whole article dedicated to discuss the definition of "freedom of choice", including what "choice" means in this context. "Looking at the list of current articles with "Freedom" in their titles, I expect some, among them for example Freedom of education to be deleted in the future" you are being WP:OVERZEALOUS, don't start a deletionism war on good articles. It will not help improving WP. Abuse of unnecessary deletion requests are damaging to the reputation of the article for at least a week, discourages editors to continue contributing and might configure WP:BURO. Help improve the articles instead. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 23:48, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please read the first reference of the article, it addresses many of your concerns. As for Freedom being a DAB page, it is because, used in a broad sense, it is the same as Liberty, but notice that Liberty isn't a DAB. You could say "liberty of what?", "liberty to what?" but, as far as I know, there is no WP policy being violated here. And notice also that Liberty is rated as Top-importance on two WP projects. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 18:52, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
One cannot infer a decision about "Freedom of choice" by discussing "Liberty." That is argumentum ad whatever. -- probably this one SPECIFICO talk 19:12, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What?? --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 19:19, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Assume that the article will be kept. The best place discuss topic is on the article talk page. – S. Rich (talk) 21:01, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
My argument is that renaming it to Freedom of choice (economics) will have the same effect as deleting it. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 21:42, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, perhaps so. But that decision can be made during a proposal to rename. It will help all concerned editors if we can close this discussion with a simple "Keep" and then move on. Your concerns can be fully addressed at that point. In the meantime, continue to work on the existing article. – S. Rich (talk) 00:56, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No, flagging it to be renamed is too damaging to the article's reputation for the issue to be addressed later. Do you mind pointing out under what WP's policy you think the contents not concerning economics should be deleted? --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 03:26, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Please, the article is not "flagged" for anything other than the current proposed deletion. And this discussion will "unflag" it as soon as it is closed. Subsequently a new discussion may arise about renaming the article with an eye on economics. If that occurs, a new article about "freedom of choice", that addresses the larger, non-economics, philosophical aspects, can be developed. In the alternative, a new article about Freedom of choice (economics) can be developed. (Would you object to having both articles?) More importantly, for your contributions to WP, please consider that we work by WP:CONSENSUS. If there is community consensus on an issue, we live with the consensus and seek to improve the articles. "Consensus refers to the primary way decisions are made on Wikipedia,..." And with that in mind, there is no policy to point out to you. – S. Rich (talk) 04:16, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have already addressed that. I said that the article Choice (economics) should be created, that some of the content of Choice#Choice and evaluability in economics should be moved to it and that that section and Freedom of choice#In Economics should have Choice (economics) as their main article. No one responded to that suggestion. I don't have plans to do that myself, because I would have to begin a new research to find reliable sources to notability issues, it would start another deletionism war, another week of debating... it would take too much time and effort. But besides all of that, Freedom of choice should not be renamed, especially with you having "no policy to point out to". --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 05:26, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is a policy to point to – WP:CONSENSUS. With that policy in mind, how about this? We all stop this mulberry bush AfD discussion. The AfD will close with a keep. FOC gets expanded upon. A new article, FOC (economics) gets started (because others have said above it is microeconomics 101). Economics aspects of FOC and Choice get stripped out/pared down and placed in the FOC (economics) article leaving brief synopses and "See main" hatnotes in both FOC & Choice. (Gad, Choice certainly needs improvement! Consider this paragraph from the article: "Personal factors determine food choice. They are... [1-14].") This way FOC stays within the purview of Liberty, Choice stays within metaphysics & decision theory, and FOC (economics)/Choice (economics) stays within the purview of economics. – S. Rich (talk) 14:06, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Please, assume good faith. I didn't know that it should be kept by 7 days. Another AfD was up for more than that, so I thought it was a flexible or arbitrary decision. --Hugo Spinelli (talk) 20:54, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies. No, 7 days is the minimum except in case of WP:SNOW or speedy deletions. (I believe the justification is that some users only sign on once a week.) I recall a cotraversial AfD which was closed after 6 days 14 hours, and DRV (Deletion Review) / ANI discussion took another 9 days. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 21:06, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Withdrawn - moved to userspace. (non-admin closure) MJ94 (talk) 20:34, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mac Software for Learning and Research[edit]

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Poorly written article that would need a substantial rewrite and layout cleanup to read less like an essay. At this time, the article is not written from a neutral point of view and promotes certain applications. The author mentioned to me on Commons that the article was written specifically for a school project. MJ94 (talk) 18:28, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]


--- Leo, Yes, this article was written for a school project but I do not see this to be a reason for deletion. A lot of fellow students ask me about the software that I use for studying and I thought that it would benefit society to have an article written on it.

As for poor writing, I apologize if it may appear to look poor. Of course, to a proffesional wikidedian, a begginer's work may look poor. I humbly apoologize that my writing skills are not up to your standards. However, I tried very hard to make it look and sound professional. Please kindly do not delete the article, but instead encourage improvement.

I also tried to make it sound as neutral as possible. I never said that any piece of software "is the best". I merely stated their existence and what one can do with them. As for completion, the list may not be complete, but it is a start. I encourage anyone to add to the article.

Please kindly point out any parts of the article that are particularly poorly written or have a particular bad pov, and I will try my best to edit and improve it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LeoUfimtsev (talkcontribs) 19:22, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was DELETE. Subject does not meet Wikipedia notability guidelines for academics. SouthernNights (talk) 16:53, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sidharth Kaul[edit]

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Neither this person nor his work are the subject of substantial coverage by multiple reliable sources, thus failing WP:BASIC and WP:ACADEMIC. His accomplishments also clearly fail WP:ANYBIO. The WP:LOTSOFSOURCES give either passing mention or none at all; several sources are related to this subject and don't count toward notability, and they generally fail to actually support the claims made in the article. Even when the subject is mentioned more than once, the actual topic of coverage (what the subject is talking about) is not himself, but something different. This article is also blatant promotion of one among many similar non-notable individuals in the coverage given; see also Rajni Kaul (his wife) for an indication of connected promotional pages. JFHJr () 17:54, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Would you like to clarify if you want ti keep or delete. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:07, 16 February 2013 (UTC).[reply]
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 01:15, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rajni Kaul[edit]

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Procedural nomination. Nominator Jussychoulex (talk · contribs) did not properly complete the AfD steps. I will allow that user to make an argument on xis own if xe desires; my vote is below. JFHJr () 17:46, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. MBisanz talk 00:20, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Coombs[edit]

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This subject fails WP:GNG because he is not the topic of coverage by multiple reliable sources, and also fails WP:ARTIST because he has made no apparently significant contribution or impact to any genre, and he has not been a substantial part of any significant exhibition or gained a permanent place in any collection of a notable museum. Going through WP:BEFORE, I find coverage mostly like this (organizer and participant in nudes event — three showings total, no substantial coverage of Coombs), this (one of 34 in the Saatchi collection; no indication of critical importance of Saatchi, zero particular importance indicated for Coombs within this group), and this (the sole example of substantial coverage of Coombs by a reliable source). Note, one apparent source doesn't even mention Coombs, and another is published by Saatchi. Otherwise, this subject garners mostly passing mention in rather reliable sources and slightly more coverage in unreliable ones. Although not a reason to delete, the existence of this article might be explained in the edit history, which includes indicia of WP:OWN and very likely WP:COI. JFHJr () 17:37, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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*Agnostic I just saw this on the BLP Noticeboard and decided to try to shape it up. In the end, if the best I can do still fails WP:N, so be it. David in DC (talk) 18:11, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • The commercial gallery link is not a reliable source for establishing notability--what would work would be such a link to a solo museum exhibition, or published commentary from museum directors or curators or notable scholars. Re: David in DC's comment: one never need explain the good work of legitimate research on behalf of a subject. Cheers, 99.136.254.88 (talk) 18:21, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • That said, I don't see a review on Artnet [1] as constituting a reliable source. Here, too, we're still amassing one or two sentence mentions. 99.136.254.88 (talk) 18:55, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • David, I'm leaning toward Stockholm ;). I've published dozens of essays on famous artists in respectable publications, but that alone won't make me notable as a writer. Now, I think Mr. Coombs is an excellent writer, but I don't yet see indications that the periodicals are particularly notable, nor that his writing has received notice elsewhere--merely publishing isn't enough. Nor is it clear that mention by Paul Hasegawa-Overacker on Artnet constitutes notability--I'd venture not. All of that strikes me as add-on to the main premise that requires support--notability as an artist--and thus far even the connection to Saatchi as one of dozens in the last wave of YBAs isn't terribly robust. 99.136.254.88 (talk) 16:31, 11 February 2013 (UTC)'[reply]
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The result was redirect to Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. MBisanz talk 00:20, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Movement for Change at Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary[edit]

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Recommend deletion due to lack of established notability provided through significant coverage in reliable and independent sources. While at first glance, it appears that the organization meets the general notability guidelines, the sources provided are actually about the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary and the legal difficulties which that organization has encountered. While some of this content may be merged to the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary article, much of it is inflammatory in nature. In essence, this article primarily exists to disparage the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary and thereby lend credence to the Movement organization that formed to primarily "cleanup" the Sanctuary and the alleged mismanagement therein. Cindy(talk to me) 17:13, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This article details state and federal investigations regarding the management of funds. The matters regarding the federal and state investigations have received their rulings and are not in question. Those investigations and their rulings are not an attack, they are facts. There is a link to one blog, the blog for the Movement for Change at Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary which is what this page is about to begin with. The videos are of local investigative news reports and are NOT unreliable sources and show within them, THEIR proof and sources the direct links to which are not available or in any other format to be linked to here. As this page is only one day old of course edits are still needed, but deletion is uncalled for. Nowhere does it state that Ralph Heath is a bad man, however it does indicate actions known in the community and backed up by witnesses and video which necessitated the Movement in the first place. It would make no sense to talk about a movement for change without detailing the reasons why such a movement exists. Nothing stated in the article is personal opinion. The investigations launched by federal and state agencies are not personal opinions, they are facts. The existence of the yacht bought and upgraded with sanctuary money is not a personal opinion it is a fact. The photos taken of underage girls on the Sanctuary propery are not personal opinion, they are facts. No matter how you detail these facts, one can project that the fact that they are being detailed to begin with is not "neutral" but that is not the case. Facts are facts. Remove the link to the blog for the Movement for Change, or to any questionable language but the videos, if you watched them, you would see are not unreliable sources. Forthebirds1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Forthebirds1 (talkcontribs) 14:11, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The material I so carefully removed has been reintroduced. It is not relevant to the article subject, merely an attack against the Seabird Sanctuary.the third sentence of this version with relevant links might be of service. A delete merge is what I recommend. Dlohcierekim 09:10, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree, I think a delete/merge is the best course of action here. While the Movement organization does not meet the threshold for notability, the reliably sourced content could be retained, while removing any undue attacks against the Sanctuary. Cindy(talk to me) 19:12, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. MBisanz talk 00:20, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Takis K. Evangelides[edit]

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I can't find sources to verify how this individual meets notability. I PROD'd it a long time ago, but it was contested/removed. — ΛΧΣ21 16:49, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. MBisanz talk 00:31, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jazz Mellor[edit]

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I am unconvinced that being mentioned in a couple of national media stories circa 2007-2008 is sufficient grounds for notability according to our policies and guidelines. (She is not really the subject of the articles concerned, so I think "mentions" is a fairer description.) TheGrappler (talk) 02:59, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to North Carolina Council of State elections, 2012. MBisanz talk 00:20, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Debra Goldman[edit]

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Non-notable politician. Being a member of a school board and a failed statewide candidate is insufficient to establish WP:POLITICIAN notability. Other possible grounds for notability are lacking: having the NAACP denounce you does not make one a major figure. The burglary and the reaction from the other candidate is interesting (and possibly violative of WP:BLP), but is not of lasting effect. GrapedApe (talk) 16:26, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Alternately the article can be redirected to Wake County Public School System, as she is a board member of the organization.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 16:29, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Snow delete/A7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smartse (talkcontribs) 16:46, February 10, 2013 (UTC)

George Giles (actor)[edit]

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Non notable juvenile actor. Article is also likely autobiography. NtheP (talk) 15:37, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to North Carolina Council of State elections, 2012. MBisanz talk 00:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

John Tedesco[edit]

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Non-notable politician. Being a member of a school board and a failed statewide candidate is insufficient to establish WP:POLITICIAN notability. Other possible grounds for notability are lacking: Giving a speech at a rally or having the NAACP denounce you does not make one a "major tea party" figure. GrapedApe (talk) 15:22, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge to Olde English Bulldogge. Without prejudice to merger to a more general article. MBisanz talk 00:32, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge[edit]

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Not mentioned anywhere in google books or google scholar. Other results are for breeders or user-contributed sites TKK bark ! 03:09, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Per WP:N, I don't think any of these points can have any relevance to this issue. A ludicrous ye olde worlde spelling for an inbred freak is no bar, per WP:ENGVAR, and I doubt if the Kennel Club carries much weight either. However is any adequate attention being paid by any RS bodies? That's all we need, but I'm not even finding that much. There's the breeder's own coverage and blog/forum discussion of it, but nothing RS. Andy Dingley (talk) 17:37, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I'd support a merge to a suitable "Restored bulldog" article, as distinct from Bulldog in general. I'm convinced that the efforts to recreate an "original" bulldog are notable, and sufficiently distinct from Bulldog, just not that every single breeder's own efforts in this direction are adequately distinct. A possible target might be Olde English Bulldogge, although I'm not knowledgeable enough to say if this one is itself the most substantial. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:47, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I would also support a merge to a "Restored bulldog" (or similarly-titled) article. There are numerous projects similar to this which, if they aren't notable enough to have their own article like the Olde English Bulldogge, are certainly notable enough to have a section in a larger work. --TKK bark ! 02:24, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Mediran (tc) 01:18, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Estonian cricket league[edit]

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Non-notable cricket competition. Unreferenced and fails WP:CRIN. Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 11:35, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:27, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jono Dean[edit]

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Cricketer who fails WP:CRIN as has not played at first-class, List A or Twenty20 level. Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 16:28, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. MBisanz talk 00:32, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of Pakistani field hockey players[edit]

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Unsourced and mistitled. This is not a list of Pakistani field hockey players worldwide, it is a list of players for the Pakistani national field hockey team. It is also unsourced, and both the ELs (now removed) are dead. The notable players have articles and are listed in Pakistan Hockey Federation, and the rest can't even be substantiated. MSJapan (talk) 01:22, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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  • That analogy doesn't hold. Sportspeople are routinely classified by their nationality, but not by their dietary habits or body ornamentation, or even by a combination of biological order and mode of destruction. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:55, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Post some links to proof of citizenship so there's something to attest to (passport or birth certificate should do ok, otherwise everything pretty much links back to Wikipedia - aka - here and is of little value for sourcing). I got a dozen Aleutian Exploding Whales & Globsters wanna get in on the lists before there's a rush for the goal line... Ren99 wha? 18:45, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Note - Someone above said that the only source is down, how funny it is, in wikipedia we need a multitude of source to back the facts that are told in the actual article. If not so, someone needs to archive the sources to prevent such issues, but even though the notability factor is ridiculously limited in here because there is no way to verify it as there is no third party coverage for the names in this list. Eduemoni↑talk↓ 23:20, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete. No content. WP:A3 — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 04:40, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Beyoncé's Fifth Studio Album[edit]

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WP:HAMMER, without prejudice to be started again once details are available. Shirt58 (talk) 13:16, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. MBisanz talk 00:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of highest grossing Tamil films[edit]

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Official box office records are not kept in Tamil Nadu, they cannot be traced. The figures listed here bank on highly unnotable sites such as superwoods.com, accesskollywood.com and kollyinsider.com. This page was deleted once before for exactly the same reason. Johannes003 (talk) 11:47, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. MBisanz talk 00:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ars Disputandi[edit]

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Article about an online journal with no sources at all except one merely showing that such a thing exists. This is a far cry from the multiple, independent reliable sources giving nontrivial coverage that is required in order to have a Wikipedia article DreamGuy (talk) 02:24, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment Nobody disputes that the journal is what it claims to be, but as I already stated above, that is not a valid argument for a !vote. I saw the EL that you added to the article, which is potentially more important. What kind of website is this? I got the impression that it is user-contributed, but perhaps I'm mistaken. Do you know more about it? --Randykitty (talk) 10:41, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
*Delete per my above-stated reasoning. --Randykitty (talk) 09:14, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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  1. The journal gets 370 hits at WorldCat and getting hits at WorldCat is relevant per WP:NJOURNAL criterion 1; I'd claim that 370 locations for a journal in a low-profile specialized discipline like philosophy of religion is quite a lot and indicates the journal is influential.
  2. As mentioned in the article, the journal is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, itself a notable database in the field of religion. ATLA is selective of which journals they index on the basis of scholarly merit.
  3. It is on a short list of journals discussed in the Philosophy of Religion: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
  4. Google Scholar has about 870 hits while Google Scholar isn't considered reliable, it gives some indication that this journal has citations.
In the ars disputandi of AfD, policy is what matters. Here I think the good number of hits in WorldCat satisfies criterion 1 in WP:NJOURNAL and the indexing in ATLA also contributes to satisfying criterion 1. If criterion 1 of WP:NJOURNAL is satisfied, then article should be kept. --Mark viking (talk) 15:06, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm glad to see that someone with a bit of the relevant ars has put forward valid argument for keeping this. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:42, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment With all respect for Mark's efforts, but I am less impressed by the WorldCat figures than he is. Ars Disputandi is n open access journal and many libraries maintain lists of links to those: after all, it doesn't cost them anything. If these 370 locations were all paying libraries, that would be a lot different, but as it is, I think all we still have is only ATLA. --Randykitty (talk) 22:18, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Mark, you've only found sources. You haven't bothered to add them into the article and expand it. Having sources doesn't guarantee the article will be kept. I'm treading into WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS here, I don't want to do it, but a lot of articles without sources are passed by. I'm a newbie when it comes to this topic of what the journal publishes. Now, there is nothing to tell me who founded it and other pertinent historical back information of this publication. All I know can surmise from the article is the fact it was started in 2001 and it is published at a university in the Netherlands. I find that this being the only information is not suitable to readers who don't know much or anything about the publication or the topic it covers. Mr. C.C.Hey yo!I didn't do it! 18:36, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It is true that this article is but a stub; it seems most of the academic journal articles I have come across are such. At AfD it is not my responsibility to add to the article, although I sometimes do so. Being a stub is not a criterion for deletion per WP:DEL. At WP:NJournals, under the Caveats section point 2, the journal's homepage may be used as a source for uncontroversial information. Admittedly, WP:NJournals is an essay, not an official policy, but it seems to be one that is followed in AfD discussions on academic journals. If the topic is shown to be notable, then development of the stub is considered a surmountable problem (see WP:SURMOUNTABLE for details) and the article should be kept. --Mark viking (talk) 19:20, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was KEEP. Despite the subject only existing for a short time, it meets Wikipedia notability guidelines. The time frame argument also lacks support because other similar subjects, such as the California Republic, also existed for short spans of time. SouthernNights (talk) 17:00, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kingdom of Kurdistan[edit]

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I put forward the Deletion of the article WP:Stub of the so called ”Kingdom of Kurdistan” for the following reasons:

  • As there has never been an actual state called Kingdom Kurdistan, with any designated borders, government, institutions, diplomatic relation, ceremony, inauguration or a proclamation of a Kurdish “King” based any sufficient and credible sources to state otherwise. This article has severe issues with verifiability see WP:VERIFY the very few and limited references to sources are simply not enough to turn tribal rebellions, which have been put down in to an “unrecognized” Kingdom. In case one needs to point out to Kurdish Rebellions there are designated Wikipedia pages for that, there is no point to make something out of nothing just to get it visibile into the Internet domain via Wikipedia.
  • This article lacks notability see WP:IMPORTANCE, the topic and the actual term “Kingdom of Kurdistan” lacks sufficient coverage, the whole article is based on 4 references, which cannot be verified. The mere usage of the term “Kingdom of Kurdistan” here and there does not make it notable enough for a separate article. Wikipedia cannot be an indiscriminate collection of information as this article is just a soapbox WP:SOAP. The simple fact remains that such a place recognised or unrecognised called Kingdom of Kurdistan never factually exisited, perhaps nothing more than a figure of speach refering to the events from the different Kurdish rebellions. Hittit (talk) 19:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixing malformed deletion nomination on behalf of User:Hittit. His original nomination rationale is here[6]. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:00, 2 February 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Welcome Josh. You opened a WP account on 1st February and today you're here; congratulations! Man, it took me months to discover these pages... I think they're waiting for you at the Teahouse in vain. --E4024 (talk) 22:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If you look at Josh's contribs, he's no newbie SPA even though the account is recently created. Looks to be beyond Teahouse level to me... Peridon (talk) 16:09, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Flankly, Sheikh Said rebellion is irrelevant topic. Takabeg (talk) 09:20, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iraq-related deletion discussions. Takabeg (talk) 03:06, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Turkey-related deletion discussions. Takabeg (talk) 04:04, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Also to point out due to the creation of this stub the term it self "Kingdom of Kurdistan", while being searched in the Internet, is mostly referenced from this bogus Wikipedia article. What happens is that Wikipedia content is being used to generation hits and references and in this case wrongfully so. Hittit (talk) 15:38, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment If one of these kingdoms lasted from May to June, that's as long as the Republic of California lasted. The other lasted 11 months or so. Lack of recognition doesn't matter - the unrecognised Somaliland has been going for 12 years or so there while official recognition is given to the anarchic Somalia. I hope I'm wrong in thinking I detect some rather bitter sounds here. It does happen in topics involving Kurds, Armenians, Georgians, Turks, Greeks, Macedonians etc etc. What is needed is attention to facts. Is the content of the article being stated to be false? If the references do not show it to be true, then the article should go. If they do, its future is to be decided as keep or merge. I see no problem with an article containing the same material as two others. We don't allow an article that merely mirrors another. But you can't redirect from one title to two places. Perhaps this title could be used for a disam page to the two 'kings'. Or is it really the 'Kingdom of Kurdistan' that's causing the problem? If it existed (albeit unrecognised) for a month, it existed. Political revisionism is not what Wikipedia's about. Peridon (talk) 16:35, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Peridon, you got the point very well. There is intolerance for the word of Kurdistan. This Kingdom had its own flag, cabinet(government) etc. And the nominator's claims are personal. When Mahmud Barzanji proclaimed himself as King of Kurdistan, it was published in the official newspaper of government, Rojî Kurdistan. In another official newspaper, Bangî Kurdistan,(that was published by Mustafa Yamulki, minister for education in the Kingdom of Kurdistan), Mahmud Barzanji has named as Melîkê or Hikumdarê Kurdistan which means King of Kurdistan. Maybe Kingdom of Kurdistan didnt recognize by Turkish government but that doesnt mean, it didnt exist. There is turkish government in Northern Cyprus more than 30 years and it recognized only by Turkey. So, we should say; no, there is not such government?--Gomada (talk) 22:19, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment There are people claiming that they own land on Mars and the Moon, factual evidence is another matter, just to see how distorted this term is you can visit Mahmud Barzanji Wiki article and see that some one has put as his place of birth again = Kingdom of Kurdistan, he must of have been self styled king long before 1922 then (I hope you see my point). The correct historical term for his birth place should have been Ottoman Empire. There are many self styled kings, there was one guy proclaiming him self as the Emperor of the United States. Hittit (talk) 21:14, 5 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What are you talking about? You talk as; you were in the Kingdom of Kurdistan in 1922 and you know all better than everyone, and you despise the situation. As i see, your point is just to be againist. Coz you started with no sources, proclamation, government etc. And now you talk about some mistake in another article. If you care wiki, you could change it until you write here. But dont worry, i did it for you, you can sleep well ;) Gomada (talk) 12:48, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply: Again as I said there are no sources supporting existance of a place called Kingdom of Kurdistan (the few sources used are just isolated mentionings from here and there, and derive in some cases from the same author), just reference for Barzanji proclaiming hims self as a self-styled ruler. The facts of the matter relate to Kurdish rebellions or article relating to Barzanji, first supported by Turkey against the British (case of Barzanji) and in later years Kurdish tribal feudals supported by the British agains Turkey. Article is pointles and should be deleted as main contents could be found in Kurdish rebellions articles. Flag of this obscure Kingdom is also bogus, no actual references of it being ever used, just from one source. There seems a general flaw in logic, everytime some Kurds have rebelled these have not actually put up a state, seems these claims are pandemic. There is more logic in creating an article relating to Turco-British conflicts between 1919 - 1931, where Kurdish tribes were part (were in fact used) of a bigger conflict between newly created Republic of Turkey and the British for demarcation and oil fields of Mosul.Hittit (talk) 20:34, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
These are your personal claims. There are enough sources and you have said, the flag is bogus. Take a look at here. You just try to impose your idea on us. We dont need it.Gomada (talk) 01:22, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
As I said, there is only one source refering to this flag, no others are found + in the pic it does not say if this flag is the Kurd Kingdom flag, could be Barzanjis own rebel flag. Sufficient sources should be provided and preferably from multiple sources, one word there one word here, a single picture without author or clear description. If you state an existence of a Kingdom from 1922 for sure more evidence must be out there to have a credible article. Hittit (talk) 17:20, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Peridon to add, the fact of the matter is that such a place as "Kingdom of Kurdistan" has never exisited, any reference to this come from only few weak sources, that are possible corrupt by refences where Barzanji is said to have proclaimed him self as King (two of the few references state "styled him self as the "King of Kurdistan"?) this is far from actually having a Kingdom called Kurdistan. Hittit (talk) 18:50, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein  08:29, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. Despite what's implied in the nomination, the Article does not even purport to describe an actual state, but rather, an unrecognized state. The initial premise is thus wrong, and the Article does appear to be sourced. Granted, the References Section is poorly formatted and somewhat confusing. The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 09:48, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Recognised or not-recognised, it was not a state. It is essential to distinguish between a state and a self-styled ruler who has proclameid him self as a tribal King. Thus the main points are summarised in the articles for Barzanji and the different Kurdish rebellions. Hittit (talk) 11:45, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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