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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Sandstein 17:55, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Saleh Al Shal

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There is only one reference and all the hits I found are the mirror copy of this Wikipedia article. Also, just because someone is a millionaire, it doesn't make them notable in anyway. This fails WP:GNG. Pkbwcgs (talk) 11:31, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Sandstein 17:55, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Auska's Undefeated Streak

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Undefeated streak that is not notable in and of itself. Another editor and I have both tried to redirect it to Asuka (wrestler)#WWE but have both been reverted by the page creator, so taking it to AfD. cymru.lass (talkcontribs) 23:25, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted the article because it is Vandalism. I Do Not allow Vandalism TheUltamateBoss3900 (talk) 23:55, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Asuka (wrestler)#WWE. It's not vandalism, and this subject isn't notable on its own. An ((R from misspelling)) or even ((R from related word)) should do it. JTP (talkcontribs) 01:08, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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So where are they? You're going on holiday. Provide them in the article, otherwise it's a given that it will be deleted. 2001:8003:591D:2400:1CBF:2DCB:FEE1:4820 (talk) 06:12, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. The keep arguments are not just in the numerical minority, but also less convincing overall, and in one case, from a user with limited history. On the other hand, User:StraussInTheHouse's summary of the sources seems difficult to ignore. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:50, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. Created by an editor who appears to be a fangirl, with the reasoning "He's someone the Filipino community admires and looks up to"... and Mr. Rafael certainly seems to be an admirable man, but that's not a reason for having a Wikipedia article. The two best sources in the article are from Billboard and MTV – the Billboard one is for a "battle of the bands" contest run by the magazine (which he didn't win) and naturally there's a write-up of the final in Billboard [2], but I'm not convinced the contest was notable, seeing as nobody else outside the magazine covered it. The MTV interview is a blog post (archived here [3]), not a post from MTV staff. There's also a short interview from 2010 in his local paper [4]. You'll notice that these sources are from 2011 or before – in 2014 Mr. Rafael announced that he was winding down his music output and touring, because even with 100 million YouTube viewers, only 300 people came to his entire concert tour [5]. Since then, his appearances have been one-off performances [6], making moves into TV and film [7] or publicising videos on his YouTube channel [8]... but these are all passing mentions, not in-depth coverage. Richard3120 (talk) 15:40, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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@Manbemel: I didn't think the sources from pre-2011 were particularly notable or reliable either, hence my nomination in the first place. Richard3120 (talk) 17:14, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think the MTV interview introduction gives notability enough, at least to doubt that the article deserves deletion. Per WP:NEWSBLOG, it doesn't matter that it is in a blog form as long as it comes from a reliable independent publisher, as MTV is. When in doubt, I think "keep" is the best option.--Manbemel (talk) 18:31, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough, I respect your opinion. If it survives the AfD though, I think the article needs severe pruning. Richard3120 (talk) 18:37, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Sorry Nosebagbear, I think the album article is even less notable than the artist, and therefore not a valid redirect target. I can't find any information on the record label "Thirty Seven Records" - it's either self-released or on a tiny non-notable local label. It has absolutely no reviews or information that I can find outside of Spotify and social media - the "AllMusic review" cited is in fact a user review, which means the article is totally unsourced (I was waiting for the result of this AfD to see whether I would redirect it or AfD it as well). Richard3120 (talk) 23:36, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Richard3120: - Hi, I don't normally consider the notability of my redirect targets (esp if there's only one) so long as it's not currently being PRODed/AfDed. You are probably correct as to the target's notability. In my view it is marginally preferable to redirect it now, even if the target and redirection lapses after it is also deleted (if it is). Nosebagbear (talk) 00:07, 3 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The album article has been speedily deleted, so the redirect idea is no longer an option. Richard3120 (talk) 12:31, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Is Nutin 09:17, 13 November 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Soltesh (talkcontribs)

@Soltesh: which criteria of WP:MUSICBIO does the subject meet? As far as I can see, only criterion 1 might possibly be met, and even then it's doubtful - as the Billboard source is promoting its own talent competition, it's not independent, and everything else apart from the MTV interview is trivial mentions. Could you let us know what additional sources you have found? Richard3120 (talk) 12:31, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Richard3120: per my check he also meets criterion 4 on this article the image which shows him performing at a sold out concert at Anaheim (even though the said source wasn’t centered around the concert) here [9] correct me if am wrong, though he stylishly passes that criterion, he seem to somehow meet the 10th criteria as he has also performed a live version of his song(s) for Coke Studio [10]. Also consider WP:ENTERTAINER as another alternative, the said subject meets criterion 2 of it. Good luck.

Is Nutin 13:34, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

I don't agree on criterion 4 of WP:MUSICBIO - the venue only has a capacity of 250, I don't think performing to 250 people in your home town is particularly notable, artists do that all the time all over the world. His fan base doesn't seem particularly large to me to pass WP:ENTERTAINER either. However, you are right that he has performed a duet on a Filipino TV show, and that counts in his favour. Richard3120 (talk) 14:42, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Richard3120: Thanks for confirming. @Michig:, I understand your opinion about the the said subject, however; systemic bias is a bug, not a feature, AJ has few sources which warrants merit and they where written in unbiased form.

Is Nutin 14:09, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

@Curdle:, I did highlighted few citations certifying AJ for certain criterion’s per WP:MUSICBIO, but if you think he still fails it, basic standards of WP:ENTERTAINER should be used to ultimately determine notability.

Is Nutin 14:09, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Source assessment table:
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
https://www.letssingit.com/a.j.-rafael-t9t47 Yes No No Just a database entry. No
https://myspace.com/ajrafael No No No WP:YAMB No
https://www.youtube.com/user/ilajil No No No WP:SPS No
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472632/billboard-battle-of-the-bands-2011-main-page Yes Yes No Passing mention. No
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGpsgq9lKqY No No No No
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All the other sources are deadlinks and no archives contain their contents.
Therefore, delete.
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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn thanks to RebeccaGreen's help with newspaper sources. (non-admin closure) Jovanmilic97 (talk) 13:18, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails multiple things: WP:GNG for lack of secondary source coverage (in WP:BEFORE search nothing came up), WP:ENT says had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions, but is not met as he has only one prominent role whereas multiple is needed and WP:ANYBIO says The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times, he was only nominated for one and not several times. Tagged for verification issues for 8 years now. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 14:14, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment having a quick search on Google the character he played was substantial but only in the original telefilm, and when the programme was changed to a series another actor played the part. The Wikipedia page is mainly about the programme. The imdb page linked to the TV series. If you look at the film page you will see Chris furry is on the front cover of the video.2A02:C7D:C5F6:2700:2046:EFB9:29E1:7DC0
CommentI did put a ref from the British Film Institute page which Chris Furrh is listed as second billing behind Robert Mitchum who plays the aforementioned Joe. I also looked on IMDb and yes there is two pages - the film one does clearly have Chris Furrh's picture on the front cover.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 08:20, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. I don't think we're doing to come to an agreement of what to do with this one. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:24, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep. There are two issues here: firstly, as to speedy delete, that would be out of process, because the previous AfD was for the pre-HEY version of the article. Procedurally speaking, the new article should not be speedily deleted, but instead the attempt to remove it again is properly here as a second AfD, to be settled by the community in the customary manner.
Which brings us to the second, most important issue: does the new, improved work meet Wikipedia article policies? The original article AfD was concerned with notability, but since that time many more independent reliable sources discussing the subject have been found and cited in the new article. WP:NPOL does not require that the person be an elected incumbent politician and is not ipso facto determinative of notability for a Wikipedia mainspace article. Notability is established by virtue of having met the WP:N primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in WP:Reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article". The citations provided in this new article clearly demonstrate that this is so. Neither WP:GNG nor NPOL require that qualifying coverage be non-local.‎
In other words, the specific guidelines for politicians are not authoritative or definitive for determining notability anyway, only the basic standard WP:PERSON should be used to ultimately determine notability. WP:N states that "A person who does not meet these additional criteria may still be notable". The substantial RS citations in the new article establish that the person now has in-depth, substantial coverage from multiple independent, reliable, secondary sources and indeed meets the criteria outlined in WP:PERSON.
Therefore this article's encyclopedic value is evident and useful as a reference for the Wikipedia reader seeking more information than a mere redirect to United States Senate election in Maryland, 2018 alone provides. We thus have here a notable person, a published author and major party candidate for high elective office of national significance, the US Senate. The new article fully complies with all Wikipedia policies and really should be a Snow Keep.  JGHowes  talk 11:16, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Here are some other candidate-related AfDs that resulted in Delete/Redirect/No Consensus due to only having press coverage related to candidacy. It's common to have one of those results for a candidate that didn't exceed coverage.
@E.M.Gregory: @Bkissin: @Papaursa: @SportingFlyer: @Bearcat: @Ceyockey: Hi, all of you believed that this candidate for Senate was not notable in contributed to a previous AfD last month (link is at top of discussion) with the same subject as this article. Would you mind offering insight on this AfD on the same subject? I didn't create the article and I didn't renominate it, but it is worth your opinions once more. Thanks, Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 19:04, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Redditaddict69: You have mischaracterized my contribution to the previous AfD. I STARTED that page from a redirect you had created. I did NOT support deletion. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 00:45, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or Redirect to United States Senate election in Maryland, 2018 per the previous deletion discussion. If I remember correctly, there was a possible hit-and-run mentioned in the article previously and it looks like that has been removed. The language is still lacking in many areas of NPOV bordering on PROMO, and the bottom line continues to be that candidate fails NPOL and the current coverage is campaign related. If the Campbell campaign wants to keep this information, they can help pad out the candidates section of the election article. Bkissin (talk) 19:40, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Bkissin, What do you mean, If the Campbell campaign wants to keep this information, they can help pad out the candidates section of the election article.? Surely you're not suggesting COI editing?  JGHowes  talk 20:16, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@E.M.Gregory: yes, I saw that Fox news story and was going to add it eventually, until this SD/AfD took center stage. Now that I find myself in full rescue mode, I've included that along with other edits today to try to address the NPOV concerns voiced here, as well. See this diff. JGHowes  talk 23:48, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • This statement seems very vague. It will help the discussion if the "multitude of sources" (that don't spin off of his candidacy - WP:MILL) can be mentioned and examples of his notability as an academic are given. What notability guideline does he follow that other failed election candidates don't? Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 06:23, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • That citation, "Tony Campbell, a political science professor at Towson University, discussed Trump's speech with ABC2 In Focus," is to a local Baltimore network affiliate station. And it's pretty routine campaign coverage.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:41, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Redditaddict69, Oh come now, such a bitey comment as accusing this long-time admin of trying to "undermine"  guidelines is uncalled-for. There's an ongoing community difference of opinion as to the extent to which general notability is applied by NPOL, as SportingFlyer‎ noted above. Indeed, today's Signpost reported:

"As ‎‎the US midterm elections approach, users are debating ‎changes to the notability criteria for candidates for elected office‎"

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If an article has "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article" (as this one does), then notability exists. NPOL does not carve out an exception and say, "unless the significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article is campaign-related". Quite the opposite, in fact.
Vague innuendos of COI and accusations of malicious intent to those with whom one disagrees are uncalled-for. ‎Your reductio ad absurdum argument about a mass of stubs that would result doesn't wash either.‎ An article having "significant reliable sources" would hardly be a "stub", would it? And, if he loses (as the polls predict), so what? Is there not some encyclopedic value in Wikipedia having that information available for a student two years from now, say, doing research for a term paper on Maryland politics, fr'instance? I respect community consensus and if the outcome of this AfD is "Redirect", then so be it.  JGHowes  talk 21:44, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@JGHowes: Has Campbell exceeded WP:ROUTINE coverage? Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 19:19, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@JGHowes: and fine, maybe "users are debating changes to the notability criteria for candidates for elected office" but no policy as of today states that they are notable. Come back and recreate this when that policy exists. As of now, there is no reason WP should have Campbell's article. Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 19:21, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There's nothing wrong with including that information on the article about the election for the student who's doing research. There's a huge problem, in my mind, with creating articles about failed political campaigns and having that be the entirety of the encyclopedic entry for the person running (WP:BLP1E). I mentioned on the thread I directed you to earlier the vast majority losing U.S. candidates for office in the 70's and 80's don't have articles, which arguably confirms concerns about WP:RECENTISM (I looked into creating one or two articles to see if they would stick, but it wasn't worth it.) As a result our current consensus views the vast majority of campaign coverage as routine for notability reasons. SportingFlyer talk 21:52, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I wasn't aware that the independent candidate Neal Simon had an article created as well. This should probably be up for an AfD as well, just so we can better suss out notability outside of the campaign. Bkissin (talk) 20:26, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Every single candidate in every election can always claim to have met that criterion, and thus exempt themselves from having to actually win the election first. So no, that test is not passed by the fact that some campaign coverage happens to exist — it's only satisfied if and when so much more campaign coverage exists than other candidates are also getting that he has a credible claim to being special. But that's not what the campaign coverage here shows — it just shows bog-standard run of the mill "there's an election on, and the local media's job is to cover that", not "this candidate is uniquely more notable than most other candidates". And no, people are not handed a notability freebie just because of what might become true in the future, either: the fact that he'll be his state's first African-American senator if he wins an election he hasn't won yet is not a valid notability claim in and of itself. It doesn't lock him in as already having any permanent historic significance that will permanently remain his even if he loses, because if he doesn't win then the next African American senate candidate after him will be able to repeat the same claim all over again. Bearcat (talk) 16:37, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@DDGator: See WP:Routine for more info. It essentially says WP:Mill coverage may not necessarily make one notable. And the coverage that Campbell has received does not make him notable because ANY Maryland Senate candidate would get the same amount of coverage. And possible being the first African American GOP Senator from Maryland alone does not make him notable. Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 16:59, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The outcome of the election is not directly relevant to notability. Most often, a person who obtains office will garner more notability, but the mere fact of office-holding itself does not confer notability, nor does a loss deter from notability. Sparkie82 (tc) 00:43, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Not according to WP:NPOL. SportingFlyer talk 00:46, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NPOL is just a thumbnail guide. WP:N circumscribes and is the actual guideline. Sparkie82 (tc) 01:02, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Reply @Sparkie82: @SportingFlyer: WP:MILL and WP:ROUTINE are relevant to the discussion of notability. Yes, WP:N typically overrides NPOL, but routine and run-of-the-mill coverage typically doesn't contribute to WP:N. Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 05:59, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
WP:MILL is an essay, not a guideline. It's irrelevant. WP:ROUTINE describes routine coverage as "Wedding announcements, sports scores, crime logs...". The 18+ articles that this guy has gotten include full 5W, inverted pyramid, hard-news coverage. That's not the formulaic, daily or weekly coverage contemplated by WP:ROUTINE. Sparkie82 (tc) 23:51, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
He was not a notable candidate, and we reached consensus on this. He has since lost. If he would have won, he would have been presumptively notable through WP:NPOL. Not sure why it's considered a "thumbnail guide." SportingFlyer talk 06:04, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Exactly – the coverage on his campaign wasn't out of the ordinary... it was just run of the mill. No notability established. Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 09:21, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
All those subordinate guides (including WP:NPOL) are thumbnail because they are "criteria helpful when deciding whether to tag an article as requiring additional citations... [or to] initiate a deletion discussion." Those guides are quick and dirty rule-of-thumb initial checks, but WP:N is the controlling guideline. Sparkie82 (tc) 23:51, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply @Sparkie82: As I have told everyone here that has voted to keep, please read WP:ROUTINE. "First black GOP Senator from Maryland" is way too specific, by the way. Fine, first black senator from a specific state is notable. First GOP senator from a specific state is notable. But not first (race) (party) (office) from (state) -- that's just way too many things. The sources in the national coverage describe his candidacy which is WP:MILL coverage! That coverage just happens whenever any random person runs for office, and I can assure you that not all candidates are notable, and neither is Campbell. See WP:Articles for deletion/Jane Raybould, a 2018 election cycle Senate candidate that had her page redirected to the election. She would've been the first Female Democrat to represent Nebraska in the Senate but that didn't make her notable, did it? Justifying his notability due to having a "proximity to Washington, D.C." is absurd. I went to Maryland and saw a rock 20 miles outside of DC but that rock isn't notable (I'm not comparing him to a rock, I am saying that just being near the capital doesn't make anything notable). Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 05:57, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
As I just mentioned above, WP:ROUTINE describes routine coverage such as "Wedding announcements, sports scores, crime logs...". All those 18 or so articles about this guy (including NYT, WAPO, BAL-SUN) are full 5W, inverted pyramid, hard-news coverage. That's not the formulaic, daily or weekly coverage described by WP:ROUTINE. Sparkie82 (tc) 23:57, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Washington Post and Baltimore Sun are local political coverage which we typically consider routine in the coverage of candidates. The New York Times cite is titled "Maryland Primary Election Results" and is not actually an article. Plus, he lost, so he definitively fails WP:NPOL now. SportingFlyer talk 00:29, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Sparkie82: SportingFlyer is correct here about the NYT article. GNG and N consider passing mentions as insufficient to pass those guidelines. It has been established repeatedly that Campbell is not notable, especially because he lost. He fails WP:NAUTHOR as well so there are no specific notability guidelines here that would allow this article to be kept. Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs) 16:37, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Articles for deletion/Linda Weber,  ‎ WP:Articles for deletion/David Pringle (activist) (2nd nomination)‎ WP:Articles for deletion/Peter Jacob‎

In this instance, it should be noted that Campbell's political activism in the African-American community long predated his run for the US Senate this year, getting national attention as far back as a decade ago, as cited in the article.  JGHowes  talk 00:59, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • @JGHowes: Wow. All three of your examples were deleted in subsequent AfDs. What was your point with this comment?
WP:Articles for deletion/Linda Weber (2nd nomination)
WP:Articles for deletion/David Pringle (activist) (3rd nomination)
WP:Articles for deletion/Peter Jacob (2nd nomination)
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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:00, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Marcellina Offoha

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Non notable individual. Lacks coverage in independent reliable sources. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:49, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I cleaned this posting up some, her work pertains to sociological studies in Nigeria — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.193.79.98 (talk) 15:40, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Sandstein 17:59, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Knights and Lords Trading LLC

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Promotionally sounding article about a local company lacking depth of coverage and reliable independent sources. Sourcing appears largely based on promo pieces/advertorials. Editing history of the author implies COI. pseudonym Jake Brockman talk 08:46, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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BTW, the article has been moved to Knights and Lords Tailoring, but the above still applies. Smallbones(smalltalk) 21:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Alpha3031 (tc) 06:09, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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fails WP:GNG, fails WP:RS as only sourced by related sources and tourism sites. Info inconsistent with sources and the French and German Wikipedia. The Banner talk 22:27, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:00, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Whiskey Politics

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Highly advertorialized article about a podcast and web series, whose claims of notability are resting on primary sources rather than reliable ones. As always, the notability test for media content is not just the ability to provide technical verification via iTunes and YouTube and its own self-published web presence that the thing exists, but rather requires it to be the subject of media coverage in sources other than itself. But the only sources here that are actually media outlets at all are not about Whiskey Politics, but simply feature the host being interviewed about some other subject besides either himself or the podcast -- which is not support for the notability of the podcast, because that "coverage" is not about the podcast. Simply nothing here, either in the body text or the references, cuts it at all under WP:NMEDIA. Bearcat (talk) 21:37, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Respectfully, we disagree with requesting "Whiskey Politics with Dave Sussman" should be deleted. This program is widely heard on multiple platforms. Also, Mr. Sussman provides long form, fair and challenging interviews of today's politicians, authors, and cultural icons on a television show under it's own name, now on America's Voice News Network, and is currently engaged in discussions to expand on other networks. The Whiskey Politics podcast also broadcasts live from multiple political and cultural conventions throughout the United States.

America's Voice News: https://americasvoicenews.com/playlist/5b157907e0405/ Freedom Fest: https://freedomfest2018.sched.com/speaker/dave_sussman.1y0qfk3y

We would ask those who are considering deleting this, kindly provide any suggestions to edit this page so the Editors will see to allow it to remain. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Candlebeach (talkcontribs) 04:05, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia does not keep articles on the basis of what the show claims about itself — we keep or delete articles on the basis of how much reliable source coverage the topic does or does not have about it in media. That is, the notability test is not "what does the show describe itself as being?" — it is "have other media outlets, not directly affiliated with it, devoted their editorial resources to doing journalism about it?" Bearcat (talk) 16:06, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 08:43, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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2 AfDs produced a no consensus result, but times have changed and the vast numbers of SPAs that historically flooded such discussions are now gone. There's only routine coverage here and, once stripped of all the navel-gazing longevity puffery that borders on self-parody, we're left with an almost textbook example of WP:NOPAGE. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:15, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Moon landing conspiracy theories#Hoax claims and rebuttals. Consensus not to keep this article. Redirecting instead of deleting is necessary to provide attribution for the merger. Sandstein 13:18, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Article has had issues related to POV, lack of reliable sources, use of original research, and a lack of wikipedia-like style for at least a decade. These issues have not been fixed. All useful and wikipedia-relevant content has already been merged into Moon landing conspiracy theories. The fact that this article exists at all on wikipedia reduces the overall reputation of the wiki. All relevant photographs already exist on the other page, all relevant citations already exist there, etc.

I went ahead and merged all remaining wiki-appropriate material into Moon landing conspiracy theories#Hoax claims and rebuttals. Every unique piece of information that remains is either WP:OR or WP:POV in this editor's opinion.

The existence of this article as a unique page sidelines it and fosters more and more conspiratorial discussion and POV and less and less verifiability, reliable-source usage, and wiki-appropriate style. The former AfD was kept mainly because of POV-editors (many of whom have now been banned) and issues with article length in the aforementioned merged article. Those issues have largely been dealt with in the intervening years.

Because the merge already basically happened and this independent article is just a duplication of the other information with additional POV and OR, I think it's in a weird limbo in that regard. A new AfD would be more prudent. I'm very happy to point to specific passages in this article that meet OR or POV criteria if requested.

The main issue as I see it is that this article reads as exactly what it has been for over a decade: two different POVs edit-warring over small tiny discrepancies. Every time a new conspiracy theory is invented about the moon landing, it shows up on this page, sans reliable sources or evidence of notability. This sort of thing belongs on a forum deep in the darkweb, not here on the wiki.Shibbolethink ( ) 19:17, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment - Agree for the most part, but I actually think Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings serves a vital public service. Third-party evidence of the landings is perhaps the best way to convince fringe theorists of the fringe nature of their ideas. Placing it all on one page as a list is also a great use of an encyclopedic format. The third-party article also doesn't suffer from many of the POV and RS and OR issues that the AfD'd article is rampant with. As Reagan later said to Gorbachev, "доверяй, но проверяй." Trust but verify. --Shibbolethink ( ) 21:05, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
To me, it just seems that 50-60KB is an antiquated limit. As Facebook stretches internet across the globe via satellite, and Google weaves Fiber into every home in 20+ municipalities, who really has a dial-up connection anymore? That was the original reasoning for limits like these. Further, the article size page itself quotes the existence of 2,000+ articles with sizes above 200KB. It stands to reason that an article such as Moon landing conspiracy theories with a wealth of images is a perfect exemption to an informal rule like this. Especially when one considers the collateral damage of a separate article -- less attention from editors, repetition of so much information, and a plethora of editorial issues. Plus, as I say above, the other articles already duplicate all the wiki-appropriate content! There really isn't any important detail left to be merged in, not that I could see. The AfD'd article just expounds in more detail about minute tiny conspiracy theories with non-notable back-and-forth argumentation and quite a bit of repetition. After a careful read, I couldn't find any more un-merged info than I and other editor's had already prudently merged into the main article, where that controversial content will get the attention it deserves. --Shibbolethink ( ) 04:50, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, and I think that one of the reasons at the time was that some browsers couldn't handle > 64KB. Surely that isn't an issue now. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:54, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Those photographs will still survive and live on in the other articles mentioned! They serve a vital public service and I think Moon landing conspiracy theories in particular serves a vital public service. What a great article. Are there any photographs in particular that you think are worth keeping that also haven't been merged into that article? Photographs that will be orphaned by this? --Shibbolethink ( ) 18:50, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if all of the information is there *I haven't checked). For instance, one of the claims of fake photos is that the reticules aren't centered on the famous photo of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. It counters that by showing the original, unedited photo. Those photos are both in the other article, but I don't know if all of the claims, etc, are in there. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 23:51, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy deleted by RHaworth as WP:CSD#A7. (non-admin closure) IntoThinAir (talk) 18:02, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Istiyaq Games

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Non-notable game developer which fails WP:NCORP and WP:CORPDEPTH; a quick WP:BEFORE check turns up no WP:RS sources, or really any sort of coverage. SamHolt6 (talk) 17:21, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy deleted per WP:G5. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:51, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

IA Studios

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Fails WP:NCORP and WP:CORPDEPTH; a before search turns up no quality results that would pass muster as WP:RS, and even other forms of coverage are minimal. Noting also that this company (founded in 2018, so a WP:TOOSOON issue) has not developed any games; they merely bought out a studio that had developed 2 non-notable games. SamHolt6 (talk) 17:12, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Szzuk (talk) 17:28, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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No citations does not appear notable Random Redshirt (talk) 16:17, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to List of general authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sandstein 18:02, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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This subject does not meet WP:BASIC. Assorted WP:BEFORE searches are not providing required significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources to qualify an article. No significant coverage in said sources appears to exist. Coverage found consists of:

Furthermore, the article is entirely reliant upon primary sources, which are not usable to establish notability. North America1000 15:51, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:03, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Doesn't meet WP:NOTABILITY. Boleyn (talk) 16:06, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:03, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

APPSeCONNECT

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Press releases and routine awards do not amount to notability per WP:NCORP Galobtter (pingó mió) 15:40, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment If all else fails I suggesting responding to the COI notices on your talk page. I also have placed a COI editnotice notice on the article edit page as I believe I have reasonable cause for so doing. Simply ignoring those is not helpful in my opinion. Thankyou.Djm-leighpark (talk) 07:49, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. Even after discounting the COI and likely canvassed accounts, there's no consensus to delete. Sandstein 18:06, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Doesn't meet WP:NOTABILITY. I did propose a redirect to Brandeis University#Publications but this was reverted. Boleyn (talk) 15:52, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete: Ummm ... then you found significant coverage in independent reliable sources of this campus paper? Spiffy. Where are those sources? Because every single citation in the article is either to the paper itself or to Brandeis publications. That being said, of course student newspapers aren't inherently non notable, but neither are they inherently notable, whether first published in 1949 or 1649. Obvious failure of the GNG is obvious. (By the bye, User:Boleyn, with a quarter million edits over a decade's time, is not what I'd call inexperienced at gauging notability herself.) Ravenswing 20:21, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know the nom, but I know as a prolific AfC reviewer I've become pretty good at assessing pages. Thanks for the link to arguements to avoid - which apply exactly to the waive of the "not notable" wand without any basis that this nomination is comprised of. The paper itself is a reliable source and I believe darn near every editorially controlled print publication is inheriently notable. We are not talking about a fence post here but a newspaper. Legacypac (talk) 21:04, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Errr ... no. You must know that under no circumstances can any entity be a reliable source to bolster its own notability: the very definition requires an "independent" source, so no Brandeis-connected source can count. As to whether every editorially controlled print publication is inherently notable, would you mind linking the guideline saying so? Ravenswing 00:20, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The Justice has been cited by other news organizations such as the New York Times, an example of which is linked, which is explicitly in the article. The institution of journalism builds upon itself, and The Justice is a notable part of University culture. Hence, although Brandeis is a small school that is relatively new with a limited history, broadening our readership is a goal of ours, and we the paper continues to expand. A limited amount of resources does not make the paper notable. If the NYT did not deem the paper worthy of citation or reliable they never would have sited it. jengeller9, 19:58, 4 November 2018 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jengeller9 (talkcontribs)  ; edited by jengeller9 16:23, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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On that note, why do other student publications have pages and this one cannot? What makes this one less notable than any other student newspapers? jengeller9, 4 November 2018
It's entirely possible that a bunch of those aren't notable either, but that is irrelevant to this discussion. --tronvillain (talk) 22:32, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi jengeller9. For me, it's the lack of significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. When I searched for your newspaper, I could not find other media discussing it in any detail - there were a couple of passing mentions and the Boston Globe article I have added. So, for instance, the article mentions the paper's role in publicising the university's financial ties to South Africa. If a reference was cited where an independent, published source had described the paper's activism and the effect on the university, that would be coverage which could count towards notability. Does that help? Tacyarg (talk) 21:10, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Many other student papers just in Mass have been found notable. I don't understand the hate against this paper. Most of its existence is preinternet which makes finding sources harder. Legacypac (talk) 21:16, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Here are three distinct articles the Justice has been mentioned in. Two are by the New York Times and the third is by American Thinker. One New York Times and the American Thinker article are cited in the Wikipedia article. 1) Brandeis Roiled by Holocaust Ad, 2) Brandeis Cancels Plan to Give Honorary Degree to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Critic of Islam, 3) The Brandeis University Debacle. These are not Brandeis and cite the Justice in articles about Brandeis. I will insert the last article by the NYT into the Wikipedia page. jengeller9, 19:23, 4 November 2018
Incidental mentions aren't "extensive coverage" and those last two links are definitely incidental mentions, though they might count as being cited by a reliable sources. The first NYT article would seem to count towards extensive coverage. --tronvillain (talk) 14:24, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you; this is my first wikipedia article and so my first time dealing with voting-based pages. I appreciate your help!!! jengeller9, 20:18, 5 November 2018
Yes, simply being a student paper doesn't make it inherently non-notable, but it would be presumed to be notable if it meets at least one of 1. have produced award winning work 2. have served some sort of historic purpose or have a significant history 3. are considered by reliable sources to be authoritative in their subject area 4. are frequently cited by other reliable sources 5. are significant publications in ethnic and other non-trivial niche markets. Thus far, I'm not sure any of those are met - a couple of references to the paper doesn't establish "frequently cited by other reliable sources."
following the green cited criteria " 2. have served some sort of historic purpose or have a significant history" is met. Paper has been continously published since 1949 right? That seems to be a significant history of almost 70 years. Legacypac (talk) 15:27, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Simply existing for a long period of time does not establish "significant history." It establishes history, not that the history is significant, or the criteria would simply be "has been published for x number of years." --tronvillain (talk) 15:37, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Significant history = being published for a long time. That is plain English. Legacypac (talk) 22:10, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
No, simply being published for a long time does not establish notability. The history itself needs to be of significance. --tronvillain (talk) 22:37, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
That is twisting the simple english meaning. How in the world do you decIde what is Signifocant history vs insignificant history and to whom? I have no relationship to the school amd could care less about it, but the history of my own school is significant to me and those connected to the school. Therefore the intent behind "significant" must be a reference to time, or in other words not a blog started last month or a two issue paper that quickly folded and everyone forgot. Legacypac (talk) 21:42, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If "significant history" was intended to mean "being published for a long time", they could have simply said that, or "long history", or (as I said before) "has been published for x number of years." And clearly, significance of history would be established by coverage of that history in independent reliable sources, just as are other aspects of notability are - personal significance to those attending or related to the school is irrelevant without that. --tronvillain (talk) 22:42, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Wonder if a CoI tag and discussion on user page would also be useful? Tacyarg (talk) 09:02, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Given that jenguller9 describes the work of the paper as "our work", they might definitely want to consider WP:DISCLOSE. --tronvillain (talk) 14:16, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's good to see sources, but it would definitely be helpful to readers (and be much more consistent with Wikipedia article format and style) to turn the Justice-specific content of those sources into prose, then cite the sources as references. It might seem like adding more and more citations would be helpful, but Wikipedia editors have seen a lot of people doing this to promote or otherwise overstate the importance of an article subject, so it can come across as promotional rather than encyclopedic. Bakazaka (talk) 21:06, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
talk was your removal of the links a formatting concern? What was the rationale behind that? Jengeller9 (talk) 21:53, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
While potentially evidence supporting "frequently cited by other reliable sources", I moved the list to the talk page for reference because it's a completely unsuitable list for an article. It might be possible to incorporate some of it into the article, like the controversy about their coverage of the sexual assault awareness event. --tronvillain (talk) 21:57, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete. Shirt58 (talk) 09:04, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Isaac Du Toit

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Doesn't meet WP:AUTHOR or WP:GNG. Boleyn (talk) 15:50, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy delete. Author of article tries to avid due process by getting the first AfD closed after a G7 speedy deletion, only to recreate the article immediately. Author tries to derail second AfD by removing it from the article. Let's not waste more time on this and just do the inevitable (also Delete on merits, see the first AfD for my vote there which stands). Fram (talk) 07:40, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 13:14, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:NLIST this is WP:LISTCRUFT and potentially excessively long as there are 27k employees worldwide Dom from Paris (talk) 15:23, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:06, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The article was recreated after a "delete" consensus was reached on the previous AfD. The issues raised at that time still remain. The article currently fails WP:NTOUR and is WP:TOOSOON. See AfDs for Liberation Tour (Christina Aguilera) and Meaning of Life Tour as they are similar cases. Aoba47 (talk) 02:38, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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@Serial Number 54129: There are enough differences between the two articles that I think a G4 speedy delete would be a stretch. The most significant point of difference is that the new version has substantially more references. However, most of those references still predate the last AfD and deletion and the main rational for deletion was TOOSOON. I will leave it to the community to determine if the cited references are of sufficient quality and depth to ring the WP:N bell. -Ad Orientem (talk) 03:33, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 18:07, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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An unremarkable organised event; significant RS coverage not found. What comes up is passing mentions, routine notices, and / or WP:SPIP. Created by Special:Contributions/Aayat1998 with few other contributions outside this topic. Promotionalism only on a nn pageant. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:25, 10 November 2018 (UTC)K.e.coffman (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - I was able to find sources and add to the article. This ought to meet at least WP:GNG Or are we under a mandate to delete all beauty pageants? Sources talk about the establishment of the pageant, the 24 year old entrepreneur, the first pageant, its winner and runners up, and the future contestants for the second edition of the pageant in a little over a month. What more do you expect to find for a pageant anticipating its second year? Asia Times, CNN Philippines, The Indian Express, ABS-CBN not reliable sources? Trackinfo (talk) 07:04, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
delete - various promotional references and reports do not count per WP:NORG (yes, pageant is a business, not an event). Pageants are lucrative business they crop up every year, with pompous names. One needs serious independent sources with in-depth description. Staszek Lem (talk) 18:36, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Well, the article is enough stable to stand as a lone article/encyclopedic. Meets WP:GNG. Strong reliable sources present. See Miss Multinational. --الصبي الهندي (talk) 13:40, 24 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
These "reliable sources" are not "strong". Please read WP:NORG: routine coverage, such as press releases and reports do not count towards notability of businesses. Staszek Lem (talk) 19:09, 25 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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delete Not even one solid credible source for the article. If it was popular, it should have been covered by a major daily of the city at least. The winner, however they allege, is from Phillipines which kind of makes it international. Maybe it will become big in coming years and then can have a page. Move to drafts otherwise? Exploreandwrite (talk) 07:33, 26 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

With 49 wikipedia edits, do you even know about sources, on a global basis? Asia Times is a major source from a small town of Hong Kong, Indian Express is from a tiny place called Mumbai, and of course the Philippines is excited with the winner, ABS-CBN, CNN Philippines, the Philippine Star are major media for the tiny country. That was sarcasm. That is 5 major news organizations covering the pageant and winner. By the way, covering three different countries in a small, unimportant continent like Asia. Even your phraseology, using "allege" is a Trumpian dismissive like the "failing New York Times." Trackinfo (talk) 09:50, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This "tiny place called Mumbai" is known for its "international business schools" pushing fake diplomas in every major Indian newspaper, the "paid news" phenomenon well-known in India and southEast Asia. There is a reason we need independent sources to verify business. Press releases and reports from an event do not count. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:20, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
So you discredit essentially ALL sources emanating from India with your statement. This is an 87 year old daily newspaper with multiple publications in the major cities of India. I can't vouch for anything out of India, they do tend toward fraud in their business dealings, but a major daily is as best we can hope for an unbiased source in that country. That said, the reports also come from major sources in other, hopefully less corrupted places. And if we start wholesale discrediting the press, Mr. Trump, we may as well trash all sources leading to wikipedia and the concept of wikipedia itself.Trackinfo (talk) 19:04, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I cast doubt on newspapers which publish advertorials, meaning sources cited in this newspapers require extra scrutiny. The articles cited in the discussed article do not qualify as significant independent non-routine coverage. And yes, we at Wikipedia have already started wholesale discrediting some press. Sadly, the amount of bullshit in press skyrocketed with the advent of the Internet. Why is that? Staszek Lem (talk) 22:01, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Striking through double !vote. I assume that user only wanted to share that he agrees with my opinion, which is appreciated. gidonb (talk) 12:56, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 18:08, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Notability? Didn't pass WP:GNG. আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 23:59, 14 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I didn't find anything notable. --আফতাবুজ্জামান (talk) 16:33, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I do remember seeing her on television on more than a few occasions and would think she is notable. However, I could not find much source to establish her notability either. --nafSadh did say 19:01, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Can you come up with some reliable sources on her? I couldn't find much. --nafSadh did say 15:49, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:08, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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10 year old unreferenced puff-piece, orphaned, so many other tags to add, this makes more sense Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 00:48, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Where are the in-depth sources indicating notability? The article now has two sources. The first one is barely more than a passing mention – way short of in-depth. The second is a broken link, and in any case described as a press release. Press releases are not considered evidence of notability. SpinningSpark 14:23, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:18, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Short-lived, non-notable local business. Orange Mike | Talk 05:07, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Quite clearly it's significant independent reliable coverage, the one moot question is whether it's too 'local' for WP:NCORP. My opinion is that it is broad enough. Sionk (talk) 14:23, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Joseph2302, you wikilinked to the wrong Jewish Chronicle. It should be The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh, not the unrelated Jewish Chronicle in London, England. So, yes, all the sources for this coffee shop are local publications. And, Sionk, as WP:NCORP explains, "attention solely from local media, or media of limited interest and circulation, is not an indication of notability; at least one regional, statewide, provincial, national, or international source is necessary". It also notes examples of trivial coverage, which includes "the opening or closing of local branches, franchises, or shops", which (its expected closing) is precisely what 7 of the 8 sources are about. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:A85E:80D4:F289:EB3F (talk) 16:45, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 18:09, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Unnecessary "... (series)" article. Edge of Twilight (video game), while notable, remains unreleased, with two mobile releases without articles. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 09:18, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 18:10, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Does not seem to meet WP:NBAND. No significant coverage in reliable sources independent of musical databases which only report track listings. If there's no consensus to delete, Excelsior Recordings would be the proper redirect/merge target.

Also anyone Googling for sources shouldn't be confused with The Ghost Truckers (a similarly named band from Massachusetts) and "Ghost Trucker netherlands band" is the proper search. —Mythdon (talkcontribs) 01:14, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Here is an article discussing the band in De Groene Amsterdammer. IntoThinAir (talk) 01:36, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it's a Dutch band (probably why I missed the Dutch sources), so I guess there aren't going to be English sources covering it. You could add those to the article and see where this discussion goes from there.—Mythdon (talkcontribs) 01:56, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Sandstein 13:19, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Clearly no notability[citation needed]. Huge problems with sources too, much of it comes from blogs, Urban Dictionary, Know your meme and other self-published websites that anyone could edit. As a matter of fact, as far as I can see only 1 of 10 sources pertains to the issue discussed in the article (the concept itself) and is not self-published Openlydialectic (talk) 10:33, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Don't delete it, fix it! Next time, honestly, please do some due diligence & some research before you declare something "not notable". Clearly notability is not an issue here.
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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 13:13, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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only citations, no quality source; doesn't pass GNG NAH 14:06, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Szzuk (talk) 16:26, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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no mention in primary sources, doesn't meet WP:GNG Aloneinthewild (talk) 15:58, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. I really can't see any good policy-based arguments on either side. There's a lot of WP:OSE and WP:ILIKEIT/WP:IDONTLIKEIT, but not much beyond that. In any case, there's clearly no consensus to delete this. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:34, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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As per WP:NOTDIR. Godric ki Kothritalk to me 17:11, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Epping to Chatswood rail link. Sandstein 18:11, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-notable temporary bus routes. WP:NOTGUIDE. Gareth (talk) 20:17, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. The consensus is that the article meets the general notability guidelines and could be improved by anyone, paid editing or otherwise. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:13, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Vanity paid editing piece about venture capital fundsters launching in 2017. Mundane financial pages coverage plus bloggy bits = GNG fail. Carrite (talk) 12:26, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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See, this is the fundamental problem with Wikipedia and known paid editing, articles which would never get picked on otherwise get deleted regardless if they meet notability requirements. You can't be honest about it. I would never produce content which I didn't think met basic content guidelines. Being covered to write something makes no difference whatsoever to the content. If I'm not permitted to do this work then I have no alternative but to go back to retired, I was hoping to raise something to continue running my contests.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:55, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

One fundamental problem of paid editing is that one's notion of what meets notability standards becomes rather amorphous. One ends up writing about things that one ordinarily wouldn't in order to cash the check; in this case, an unmemorable, non-significantly covered in the press, venture capital company started just last year. Are the principals notable? Doubtlessly, if one digs. This entity? I do not think so, nor would you, in all likelihood, if you were able to step back and take an unbiased view of the available sourcing. Wikipedia is not here to be anyone's career or cash cow. If you can not afford to do it more than an hour or two a week, that is the world in which we live. If you do choose to engage in paid editing (and I have done it myself so I would know whereof I speak) you have absolutely got to do a better job than this filtering out the chaff from the wheat, even if that means not cashing as many checks. Carrite (talk) 17:22, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The article already existed. I simply improved the information we have on it using reliable sources regardless. I was just beginning to plan a big American contest, core articles etc which badly need the work. If I'm not permitted to do the occasional paid work here and to be honest with people then we lose out on thousands of articles as a result, it pales in comparison. Is it a brilliant article full of detailed coverage, no? Does it pass GNG. In my opinion, yes. It is headed by a very notable investor who used to be the COO of Paypal and has enough mentions in reliable sources to narrowly pass requirements.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:12, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Makes no sense, he's not the CEO.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:12, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Why does he have to be the CEO? It just has to be a valid search term, which it probably would be for all three of 'em. Incidentally, I don't personally think that if an article is paid for (and that disclosed) it should be automatically deleted. It's articles for undisclosed payments that are generally burnt. ——SerialNumber54129 18:44, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you have a better redirect target, offer it. If you have evidence that this firm meets GNG, present it. Carrite (talk) 18:58, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The issue of whether Dr. Blofeld is an evil mastermind is incidental here in this AfD about the article. Regardless disclosed paid editing is allowed and he didn't even create the article in the first place. There are genuinely masses of paid editors, perhaps a quarter of all new company articles that I approve at AfC are likely to be paid for or written by an employee, and that is after rejecting most of them as spam. The only surprise is that Dr. Blofeld doesn't appear to work for Craft Ventures or a PR company. For some reason he wants to do unpaid editing as well, which is highly unusual but you don't see me complaining about it.
I will point out that even undisclosed paid articles are not deleted for being written by a paid editor, they just happen to also be spam in most cases and eligible for G11 deletion. — Frayæ (Talk/Spjall) 00:33, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's prevalent on here, and often done by inexperienced editors from PR firms who are only here to promote their client or company. If experienced, neutral editors here were paid to write business articles frankly the site would be massively better off. I have minimum standards, I've already turned down a few articles for the near future which aren't notable. If I made enough I'd invest it back into the project and come up with a business contest to clean up POV bad paid editing jobs and get regulars to write them to a good standard or help guide struggling PR editors in the drafts to write good, neutral articles. I would rather it was done in an honest, professional manner which benefits both Wikipedia and the company and I am trusted to write neutral content which meets guidelines. Craft are not looking for a gushing vanity piece, they simply wanted a better looking, more comprehensive article from an encyclopedic viewpoint, so I tried to do that with the sourcing available, nothing wrong with that.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:29, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If experienced, neutral editors here were paid to write business articles frankly the site would be massively better off. — On this we agree. At issue here, however, is whether this particular firm meets GNG. Carrite (talk) 16:32, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Based on that argument, then NOTHING would ever get deleted. The article must meet some level of WP notability standard the very second the submit button is hit. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 18:56, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Sandstein 18:11, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Mere contestant of a beauty pageant. Fails on WP:NMODEL and WP:GNG. Yet to win any major beauty pageant. Hitro talk 11:44, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. ~ Amory (utc) 21:21, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Nowhere near to WP:NARTIST. References presented in this article talks mostly about Great British Teddy Bear company or Bobby Bear. There is nothing like in-depth coverage about the subject. Clearly fails on WP:GNG or WP:ANYBIO. Google searches do not emit anything substantial except few controversies. Apart from that, if it is to believe then the subject does not consider himself to be notable enough to have an article at Wikipedia. Looking at the history of the article it seems that a user with relatively low edit count is trying to add controversial content to the article without solid references which has been reverted multiple times. Finally, there is nothing considerable enough that can help in demonstrating notability. Hitro talk 10:50, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. ~ Amory (utc) 21:32, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Doesn't meet WP:NOTABILITY. Boleyn (talk) 09:38, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Discounting the opinion of the person who is now blocked per Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Buzzy anslem. Sandstein 18:13, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm not seeing significant coverage in multiple reliable sources that are independent of the subject except this by Forbes which reads like an interview and there is no evidence of satisfying WP:BIO or WP:CREATIVE. GSS (talk|c|em) 08:18, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The sources do not establish notability and he has done nothing that makes him notable. GSS (talk|c|em) 06:31, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I find your assumptions funny. Not seeming to hold too much brief on the subject but you claim 10 young minds changing the usual narrative as undistinguished, you also said his publicist managed to insert him in a BI article - if he wasn't worthy would he have been mentioned in the first place? Here is another article on him by Inc. He was a speaker at SXSW. You also call me a fellow contributor to wikipedia as incompetent. Buzzy anslem (talk) 05:41, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The Inc. piece is not acceptable for a couple of reasons. First, it's an interview which is not an independent source as required for establishing notability and most importantly it was not published by their staff member. GSS (talk|c|em) 05:39, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This sounds like you forget to read the comments above by Jake Brockman and DGG, both have said very clearly that Forbes piece is not acceptable per WP:RSP so do you have anything else to support your vote? GSS (talk|c|em) 11:15, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
and how it passes WP:BASIC when there is no significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable and independent of the subject? GSS (talk|c|em) 11:22, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 08:53, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:BLP of a musician, who has no strong claim to passing our notability standards for musicians and no strong reliable source coverage to get him over WP:GNG. The only notability claim even being attempted here is that he's released a bunch of singles -- there's no indication of any albums, or chart success for the songs, or notable music awards, or anything else that would actually pass NMUSIC. And the sourcing is more or less garbage as well: three of the five footnotes are to non-notability-assisting streaming platforms (YouTube, Last.fm and something called MaGbedu) -- and while AllMusic is a more reliable source in theory, in this case one of those two citations is to a discography of his singles which includes no editorial content at all -- no biography of him, no reviews of the singles -- and the other just "verifies" his birthdate and literally nothing else. So those aren't notability-assisting sources in this instance, as they offer no substance. As always, every musician is not automatically entitled to have a Wikipedia article just because he exists -- he has to have a notability claim that passes NMUSIC and quality RS coverage to support it, but neither of those conditions are met here at all. Bearcat (talk) 06:47, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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However, I am not familiar with Nigerian news sources, so I am open to changing my !vote if substantial coverage in reliable sources appears. Please ping me if something is found. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 19:58, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy delete. WP:A11, WP:G3 -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 07:20, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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No verification from reliable sources, no one found in Google search by this name Peaceray (talk) 06:12, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was deleted as G5 (procedural closure). (non-admin closure) —  HELLKNOWZ   ▎TALK 10:22, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Article hasn't been improved since notability tag was added. Regardless, the subject is not notable. The writeup is blatant PR. The content on the page has been linked to other notable topics but that doesn't render the subject notable. The sources used are equally problematic and don't carry weight in this context. sandioosesTextMe 23:34, 18 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Michig (talk) 08:50, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:V WP:N. After extensive searching, I can't find a single WP:RS which predates this article that uses the term Spanish solution. I've found a few blogs and other non-RS which use the term, but they are all newer than this article. As far as I can tell, this is an invented term, with no preexisting usage, and what sources do exist out there have just picked it up from us. I don't think there's any doubt that the concept actually exists in rail stations, but the name appears to be invented.

This was first discussed five years ago at Talk:Spanish solution#Sources. Sadly, the term now has extensive use in our own railroad articles. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:05, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

PS, searches for Barcelona solution don't yield any better results. Lots of blogs, mirrors, and other non-reliable sources, but nothing that predates our usage. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:20, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hmmm, your google-fu seems to be stronger than mine. What search did you run to find that? -- RoySmith (talk) 23:32, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The search term was "Spanish solution" trains in gbooks. SpinningSpark 07:21, 7 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for that. I've done some more searching. I'm now convinced that the term did indeed exist prior to wikipedia (so, WP:V is no longer a valid argument), but I'm still not convinced this meets WP:N. There's not much out there. Most uses seem to be in primary sources (i.e. conference papers). Many of the uses of the term "Spanish solution" aren't even applicable to trains. For example, Therefore, the Spanish solution, autonomy for Gibraltar's government within Spain... [33], or the only viable Spanish solution to the problem of Indian control was the interpreter-scout [34]. Even in the context of trains, it doesn't always refer to the idea of opening the doors on both sides of the train: The Spanish solution of introducing the European standard on the stretch of high-speed track between Madrid and Seville, means that the peninsula will in future have two different networks [35]. And, even in sources which are in fact talking about the subject of this article, the term is used partially in quotes, In view of the anticipated low loads, the "Spanish" solution is not necessary [36], indicating the author doesn't consider this standard or accepted usage. On the other hand, we've got an entire article about it, and use the linked term in many articles. This fails WP:N and WP:UNDUE as a neologism. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:28, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Mackensen: The origin is the 1930s in Barcelona, not the 1970s. This article verifies the Munich S-Bahn, at least, has the "Spanish solution". SpinningSpark 18:24, 7 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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All that has been established by sources is that the term exists, and has for a while. Not its actual history, not any of the claims about its advantages. So once you take out everything that's unproven, what you're left with is a two-sentence lede plus a completely useless list of stations that happen to have that platform layout. A list that would be equally well served by a category, and completely fails to prove whether stations were constructed for one-way passenger traffic or not. This AfD is being conducted because the article is not possible to clean up to any reasonable standard. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:49, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
You are mistaken that sources do not discuss the advantages. The Transit Toronto source I linked above discusses possible advantages for Toronto "Theoretically, this could cut dwell times by half" and "...the new arrangement with platforms on either side of the single track was an excellent opportunity to test the Spanish Solution and show how it could speed up loading and unloading times at Bloor-Yonge."
You are also mistaken that sources do not give the history. Its origins in 1930s Barcelona is well established in multiple sources. I also linked a source which verifies that São Paulo, Paris, Boston, China, Japan, and Germany have used this solution. The same source also points out that declining passenger numbers can cause the system to be abandoned citing New York as an example. SpinningSpark 23:29, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Transit Toronto is not a WP:RS. From https://transit.toronto.on.ca/spare/0011.shtml: Transit Toronto is a web site wherein fans of the Toronto Transit Commission have gathered information on the system, and a bit later on, the authors describe themselves as, a group of people known as railfans. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:46, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 08:47, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Michaela! (TV-am)

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Article has been unsourced since its creation in 2007. I have to question how notable the subject can be when it's not even mentioned at Michaela Strachan, the article devoted to the presenter the show was named after. Similarly, while you can find plenty of articles on Strachan, none seem to mention Michaela!. So this looks like a WP:GNG fail. --IJBall (contribstalk) 03:58, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Discounting the opinion of the blocked socks Micha Jo and Wikyam, and the likely sock Alyona2011 (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Micha Jo). Sandstein 18:16, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pierre Jovanovic

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This fails WP:NAUTHOR. Very few of the claims in the article have appropriate sourcing, and a Google search turns up little except passing mentions and links to his own works. I attempted some cleanup, but wasn't able to find any additional sources (and neither has the author, following some discussion). This article was previously deleted in 2016, and the French Wikipedia has also deleted and salted this topic. Bradv 02:28, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


  • A book which is published and properly cited. See in article the refs 2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,14,15,17,20
  • Scholarship articles or books. See refs 4,16,18,21
  • News organizations. See refs 11,12,19,22,23,24,26,27,28,29,30,32,34,36,38,39.
  • Plus we have Documentaries or TV shows 42,43. So the reliable sources criteria are well satisfied. Micha Jo (talk) 09:55, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Some of the sources are high quality newspapers:
  • Les Echos[1] the major French daily business newspaper with 130,000 readers,
  • Le Temps[2] the major French language daily Swiss newspaper with 127,000 readers,
  • The Philippine Daily Inquirer[3] considered as the Philippine newspaper of record,
  • Mediapart[4] an influencial news website with 140,000 subscribers, with editions in French, English and Spanish, and which revealed some of the major recent French political scandals
  • Atlantico[5] an influencial French news website, with 15 full time journalists and 4 million unique readers per month. Micha Jo (talk) 16:04, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors. See the many books that reference Jovanovic's works, not only in French, but also in English, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Polish and Romanian. 800,000 books sold is quite an indication of notoriety. See Talk:Pierre Jovanovic.
  • The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory, or technique. Here the novel idea is that the Apocalypse book doesn't describe a physical catastrophe but a financial catastrophe.
  • The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of an independent and notable work (for example, a book, film, or television series, but usually not a single episode of a television series) or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. He has published more than 12 books, plus his work was featured in a documentary and a national TV show (refs 34 and 35 in the Internet Movie Database). He is cited in 15 independent books, 2 scolarship articles and 5 news organization articles. Micha Jo (talk) 04:23, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Micha Jo, the article tells that Mr. Jovanic is a French journalist and that he has written a book. The rest of the article is about other people and about the general topic of seeing angels. I would not call this extensive, but it appears to be an acceptable source - you could insert it as a reference after the sentence that says he is a French journalist.—Anne Delong (talk) 14:42, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Micha Jo It's a concept of my own invention? really? I certainly didn't make that up considering I've never edited that page. The fact that there are a bazillion links does not mean that the sources are worth anything and certainly not in this case. Praxidicae (talk) 16:04, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Praxidicae: In General Notability Guideline [43], there is the concept of "significant coverage". This means addressing the topic directly (verified), no original research (verified) and not a trivial mention (verified). Your concept of "significant in depth" is NOT in these guidelines. You obviously do not like the topic of this article, but the facts are that it conforms to Wikipedia's policies and so it should be kept. Myself I do not like Pokemons, but I am not trying to argue that they should not be a part of our encyclopedia. Regards. Micha Jo (talk) 16:16, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
We require significant and in depth coverage of subjects. Period. This isn't something I've made up. Can you please stop accosting everyone who votes against your wishes with an actual policy/consensus based argument?Praxidicae (talk) 16:18, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Here we disagree. The subject has extensive and significant coverage, which is required by Wikipedia's guidelines. "in depth" is NOT a part of Wikipedia's guidelines. Micha Jo (talk) 16:24, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
See WP:INDEPTH, though admittedly that is part of a guideline on events. Bakazaka (talk) 18:31, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. You are right. "in depth" exists in Wikipedia's guidelines. But it applies to events and not to people. Micha Jo (talk) 19:06, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
And do you realize that his books were translated into 6 different foreign languages ? This is quite remarkable and is a proof of serious third party "deep" interest in them. Micha Jo (talk) 16:29, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry that you take this personally, but I am NOT attacking you! I am defending this page with precise and rational arguments, not unsubstantiated opinions. Micha Jo (talk) 16:24, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Praxidicae: Please have a look at the new high quality and in-depth sources in the references below. They are all from high quality daily newspapers of news websites, in France, Switzerland, the Philipines. These sources alors are sufficient to establish notability! Micha Jo (talk) 16:12, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Hello @Andrewa: I respectfully disagree. The first reference #23 (Kernews) mentions over a million copies sold. The second reference #24 (La dépêche du Midi) mentions over 800,000 copies sold. I followed Dan arndt's edit who imposed the smaller number. So both references support the claim. Could you please agree to reconsider your recommendation to agree? Regards Micha Jo (talk) 20:23, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I stand corrected. I don't know how I missed that. Reconsidering. (I did find it surprising and disappointing, and I'm glad I was wrong.) Andrewa (talk) 03:05, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Andrewa: Also I believe that moving the article back to Draft will not improve it. It will be like a death toll. I have researched this article to the max, for a period of 2 months. I do not see how it could be improved. If it is sent to Draft, I would probably lose all interest and let it die there. Micha Jo (talk) 20:54, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps someone else might pick it up in order to save it from deletion as G13. There is a WikiProject Abandoned Drafts for example, and it appears active, Andrewa (talk) 03:05, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If we keep authors with a million books sold in 7 languages away from Wikipedia, then Wikipedia risks again of being accused of censorship or bias. Just like in the Donna Strickland incident. Her wikipedia page was deleted just before she won a Nobel prize in Physics [[44]] [[45]] and User:Bradv/Strickland incident. Micha Jo (talk) 07:35, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
So you said above as well. But that's not the issue here. The issue is simply, does the article as it stands belong in the article namespace? And if not, then what do we do about it?
The Donna Strickland incident is notable mainly for the blatant hypocrisy of the press... including in the two articles you cite. If they'd reported on her earlier then we would have too. But they didn't notice her either, and they have no excuse, and are doing nothing about it. While we rely on them, explicitly, and are investigating whether we can do better even so. Andrewa (talk) 17:45, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrewa: Thanks for accepting my correction on the number of copies sold. A question: in your opinion what is the precise reason why you think that the article should not go to main namespace? Could you please be more specific on what should be improved? Thanks Micha Jo (talk) 23:50, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep (change of !vote). As noted above, my move to draft was based on a misreading (blush) of the source. But he is not just notable for that one book, for example my Google of "Blythe Masters" "Default Swap" "Pierre Jovanovic" returned 2,290 ghits and the first few pages all seem relevant, many of them secondary sources in French describing his book on Blythe Masters. Controversial yes, and I notice that the aforementioned article does not currently mention the book. (Both articles are of course under wp:BLP.) But if he fails our notability criteria (and I am skeptical of that) then the criteria are wrong, and the article does seem now to meet our standards of sourcing... as one would hope following the impartial review preceding its move to article namespace. The repeated deletion and now salting of the French Wikipedia article is puzzling, but we are not bound to delete an article based on that decision any more than they are bound to create one if we keep it here, and even the French make mistakes sometimes. (;-> Andrewa (talk) 06:01, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Andrewa, can you clarify which source you're referring to? Bradv 06:06, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    (Blush again but I deserve it) I looked at the two sources given as references for the claim that his book Enquête sur L'existence des Anges Gardiens sold more than 800,000 copies. One of them does support this claim exactly, but the other says more than a million... plus d’un million d’exemplaires... and my French should have been up to seeing that and it now hits me right in the eye but I missed it. Please do not tell any of my high school French teachers, they had such high hopes for me, let alone my Professor at UNE... As I say above, it puzzled me at the time but completely undermined my faith in the review (which was by a reviewer who does speak French but does not claim even an intermediate level... but as she is Canadian I suspect it's not too bad). And this was all an error on my part. Andrewa (talk) 06:30, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Andrewa, what is your thought as to the quality of these sources? To me Kernews appears to be some sort of interview or blog, and La Depeche appears to be a biography submitted by a reader. Neither of these sources meet the level of quality journalism we expect in sources to establish notability. Bradv 13:04, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not using them to directly establish notability, and neither is the article. They're just being cited to substantiate the claim that this book has sold that many copies (I'm inclined to go with the million, that being the more recent figure by some months, but agree that there's a case for going with the smaller one and saying more than). I think they're adequate for that. Andrewa (talk) 18:49, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Andrewa, I assumed your change in vote was based upon these sources. Surely you can't be using Google hits as evidence of notability? Bradv 19:17, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    No. The change in !vote was based purely on re-evaluation of the basis for it. My move back to draft was based on my horror at thinking (incorrectly) that the sourcing still included... in the very first reference I looked at... a source that just did not support the claim made. My keep (which was already part of the previous !vote in a way) is based on several factors one of which is the review by L293D who although relatively new has already proved to be wise, hardworking and here. The ghits are relevant too, not just because of their number but because of their quality, without which the number is meaningless. They suggest that the book on whose title I searched is significant... perhaps even notable in its own right. But I'll have a closer look at them when I get time. The number of sales claimed of the other book is significant too, and as I said I think the sources are sufficient to establish this. It may still turn out to be an elaborate fraud, but my thinking is that the risk of that is very small indeed, and that Wikipedia is better taking that risk and keeping the article. I respect that you probably don't agree. Andrewa (talk) 23:04, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Bradv Both La Dépêche and Kernews are legitimate newspapers, not blogs.
  • According to French Wikipedia, la Dépêche du Midi is a newspaper covering the southwest of France (Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne and Nouvelle-Aquitaine), with 17 different daily editions, and has a distribution od 150,000 copies. It was founded in 1870. It is very influencial in French politics and often cited in national press or television. The holding company, Groupe La Dépêche also owns a news agency. In total, 1650 employees.
  • According to French Wikipedia, Kernews is a French regional radio + newspaper covering South Brittany and Vendée (La Baule, Saint-Nazaire, Nantes, Pornic, Noirmoutier et Vannes), founded 12 years ago. The first 3 sections of the reference article where the million copies sold is mentioned is written by the admin. The rest is an interview of Pierre Jovanovic. It is difficult to assess the influence of this mixed media, but it also interviews presidential candidates like François Asselineau, members of Parliament like Didier Julia, and regional businesspeople. Micha Jo (talk) 16:23, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Being "famous" is not the same as notable. Just because someone is known, doesn't mean anything for Wikipedia. Praxidicae (talk) 17:50, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Praxidicae:Notability is discussed above in detail. Here are some numbers: 12 books published, 800,000+ sold, in 7 languages, cited in 13 independent books and 16 secondary articles, 4 scholar articles or books, 2 TV documentaries or shows, 3 million unique visitors per year on his blog, 27,500 twitter followers. The criteria for WP:NAUTHOR are largely verified. Note: numbers have changed a little as I have discovered new sources, such as the prestigious newspapers Les Echos, Atlantico, Le Temps, L'évènement. Micha Jo (talk) 09:58, 7 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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The result was keep. Withdrawn ♠PMC(talk) 15:24, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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PROD'd by me, de-PROD'd by article creator who hasn't edited in two years but turned up two hours after my edit to de-PROD as a minor edit with no edit summary and no discussion anywhere else. It's not obligatory to give a reason for de-PROD, of course, but it is customary.

Anyway, my PROD rationale still applies: I can't find any indication that this book meets WP:NBOOK. I have checked for reviews at Newspapers.com, Highbeam (long shot but one never knows), Google, GBooks, and GNews, and found only one trivial name-drop even mentioning the book. Author doesn't have an article to redirect to presently.

In nominating this for AfD, I also checked JSTOR and Taylor & Francis. Both have hits, mostly for topics unrelated to this book (Greek iambic poetry and optics, for example). T&F has one hit that looks related based on the title "Early American technological Edens", but I can't access it so I can't confirm how in-depth it discusses this book.

In any case, one single source is not enough to hang an article on, so even if it is in-depth, it's insufficient. ♠PMC(talk) 02:16, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The T&F source raised by the nominator is a book review of an academic book about technological utopian writing. The review contains a trivial mention of Intermere in a footnote listing the works discussed in the reviewed book. The reviewed book [46] itself contains two passing mentions of Intermere. Bakazaka (talk) 21:48, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you so much for linking to those Google searches, James500. All of those results except from the one you linked in The Reprint Bulletin (which did not appear for me; perhaps you're aware that Google sometimes moderates its searches depending on the geographic location of the searcher?) appear to be trivial mentions or records of ads, which as you must know do not satisfy NBOOK or GNG. However, The Reprint Bulletin source in addition to the Configurations source provided by Bakazaka does appear to be enough, so I will withdraw. Side note: it's she, not he. ♠PMC(talk) 15:23, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Lee Hyun-se. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 (talk) 19:20, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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No significant coverage and no sources in the article. The author is notable though. Merging isn't an option because it's unsourced. SL93 (talk) 03:34, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies due to the minimal discussion. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:36, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Does not seem notable for inclusion, since the subject's only claim to notability is being president of a trade organization. WP:MILL architect. Sourcing is non-existent and I couldn't find better in a WP:BEFORE. RetiredDuke (talk) 14:27, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following related pages because they offer the same claim of notability for inclusion and provide the same level of sourcing:

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 (talk) 19:06, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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very minor party, with no representative nor personality NAH 12:09, 28 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 (talk) 18:55, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I found no significant coverage and the article is unreferenced. SL93 (talk) 00:38, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Write a comment such as "I withdraw this nomination." with "withdraw" in bold and a closer will spot it. Morgan Ginsberg (talk) 19:15, 5 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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