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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator. Liz Read! Talk! 06:41, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bahador Foladi[edit]

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Actor does not seem to meet WP:NBIO- coverage is solely related to Kandahar (upcoming film). MrsSnoozyTurtle 23:51, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator. MrsSnoozyTurtle 04:10, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Draftify. Sandstein 06:19, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An Anarchist FAQ[edit]

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Website appears to fail the notability guidelines. At first I believed the Infoshop sources would be sufficient, but they were written by the authors of Anarchist FAQ miserably botching WP:RSSELF Additionally, Infoshop itself is suspect to being an unreliable source since it does not name its contributors nor provide any form of verification, political partisanship aside. I attempted to find notability from many reliable sources and was unable to do so. All results pointed to their published books, none about the website itself. Jcmcc (Talk) 19:52, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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References

  1. ^ Franks, Benjamin (2011). "An Anarchist FAQ Volume 1". Anarchist Studies. 19 (1): 111–112. ProQuest 868716093.
  2. ^ Bekken, Jon (Winter 2013). "An Anarchist FAQ". Anarcho-Syndicalist Review (59): 46-47. ProQuest 1323024810.
Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 21:54, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That does complicate things. My sense is that judging this to be notable on that basis would require a WP:TNT approach or something similar. We can't have an article that's almost entirely about a website when the sources only indicate that the book version's notable. And that's assuming that the text is the same. But perhaps there's another solution I haven't thought about. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 19:43, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I wholeheartedly agree that if this article was about the book, it would solidly pass WP:BKCRIT. The problem is that this article is about the website. It would require an almost complete overhaul from it's current state. Jcmcc (Talk) 13:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 22:44, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Russo-Ukrainian crisis (disambiguation)[edit]

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None of the articles called 'Russo-Ukrainian crisis'. No need for the DAB page. Olchug (talk) 16:16, 25 March 2022 (UTC) WP:STRIKESOCK. -- Tavix (talk) 19:50, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is not how DAB pages work. None of the linked pages are called 'Russo-Ukrainian armed clashes' by anyone. RGloucester 18:10, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Problem #1: Crisis links to International crisis, which states that it is "a widespread term without a single common definition."
  • Problem #2: "To some, it involves 'a sequence of interactions between the governments of two or more sovereign states in severe conflict, short of actual war'", and most of the entries are war-related. (bolding all mine) Clarityfiend (talk) 21:14, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So WP:COATRACK? Clarityfiend (talk) 21:54, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's ok if you think this DAB page should be deleted, but nominating Russian crisis and Ukrainian crisis as well is kind of WP:POINTy. 2601:647:5800:1A1F:A1C1:3A98:A9E5:AD32 (talk) 21:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 06:40, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Earth Day Network Ambassador[edit]

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Largely overlaps with parent article Earth Day, ambassadors of this organization are not a notable topic by itself. Marcocapelle (talk) 08:47, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into Earth DayRathfelder (talk) 13:29, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Either Delete the article, Rename and refocus article to be about "Earth Day Network" and not "Earth Day Network Ambassador" (as Earth Day Network seems to be kinda notable), or Merge with Earth Day. Rlink2 (talk) 16:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 22:42, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jada Fire[edit]

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Unfortunately, she does not meet the notability requirements on Wikipedia for pornographic actors. Had the award-win aspect not been deprecated, maybe that wouldn't be the case. Trillfendi (talk) 20:16, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 22:36, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wunder (gamer)[edit]

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The BBC article is only a mention, and the other 3 sources cited no longer exist Ficaia (talk) 20:11, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 22:36, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2017 Minnesota tornadoes[edit]

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This topic does not appear to be notable. While the year was above average in the number of tornadoes in MInnesota, they were not particularly impactful, with only two tornadoes meeting the technical definition of "significant." It doesn't really stand out among other potential "tornadoes by state and year" articles. This article also mostly depends on primary sources that routinely cover tornadoes. Most of the information in this article was already present in monthly tornado lists (which are a regular part of WikiProject Weather), such as List of United States tornadoes from June to July 2017. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:57, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Rick Astley discography. Liz Read! Talk! 22:35, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dance Mixes[edit]

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Album was nominated for deletion in 2008 resulting in no consensus based on a couple "it's notable because it exists" !votes. A recent attempt to redirect to Rick Astley discography was reverted, but this release has never achieved in level of independent notability. StarcheerspeaksnewslostwarsTalk to me 19:35, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep — withdrawn by nominator, no !votes to delete. XOR'easter (talk) 18:21, 7 April 2022 (UTC) (non-admin closure)[reply]

David Sandner[edit]

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Does not appear to be notable. I only found this single RS review of his work, and this, page 185, 32 of the PDF which is quasi reliable, in context. No WP:SIGCOV that I can find, although he was reached for commentary about someone's work being disallowed from a conference.[1] That's about all I can dig up, but I would be pleased if other sources exist. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:08, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 22:33, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Greek Seaman[edit]

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This is a BLP1E and should be deleted. The fact that it's at the title of the book rather than the author's name doesn't change the BLP violation at play here. The book itself lacks the kinds of reviews we'd expect a book to have instead we just have coverage of an internet fight. For instance "Big Al", the blogger who started this all, wouldn't normally be considered a reliable enough source to count for notability under WP:NBOOK. The Internet's Main Character of the Day should not have Wikipedia articles for time immemorial and so this non-notable topic should be deleted. Barkeep49 (talk) 19:02, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]


  • To be honest, I don't think that the page was written to market the author or the book, rather to cover the kerfuffle. Someone with the same name as the author did edit the page in 2013, but it was just to add a link to the author's apology in the EL section. They also added a link to a play that was supposed to have been inspired by the Guardian writeup, but neither addition gives off the impression that they were trying to promote themselves. More just to make sure the apology link was there. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (。◕‿◕。) 11:52, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I did take a look at the play to see if it could count towards notability, but it didn't really get much attention. This is one of the better sources for it out there. It's not enough to make me change my opinion on this. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (。◕‿◕。) 11:55, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 22:33, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kobali[edit]

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Another apparent GNS-copying failure. Recorded only as a "populated place" which on GNS is specifically a level below village or town and implies no legal recognition (necessary for WP:GEOLAND). I have not been able to locate any non-GNS sources that provide any indication that this is a legally-recognized town, nor any that discuss it in any detail. ♠PMC(talk) 18:47, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign. Liz Read! Talk! 22:32, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

John Pence[edit]

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Run-of-the-mill political advisor mentioned only in routine campaign coverage. Deputy Executive Director of a presidential campaign is not a position that satisfies WP:NPOL. If there is no consensus to delete, redirect to Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign. KidAdSPEAK 17:32, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:22, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Heigh Speed[edit]

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Fails WP:NSOFT. I was unable to find any mentions of this software outside of their own site and press releases, and a handful of entries on sites like alternativeto.net. Sunmist (talk) 17:30, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 22:31, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Niyitegeka Gratien[edit]

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Appears to fail WP:Bio, first nomination addresses similar issues but resulted in no consensus. Deppty (talk) 16:35, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Modussiccandi (talk) 05:59, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Search Engine Watch[edit]

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Sources are very thin, mostly being tangential mentions or PR. No other sourcing found. Last AFD was in 2007 and kept mostly through invalid arguments like WP:ITSNOTABLE. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 16:06, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep Lot's of Wikipedia articles mention Search Engine Watch. list Sean Brunnock (talk) 16:54, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Brunnock: Which has literally nothing to do with notability. Just because a lot of articles reference it doesn't make it notable. There are lots of websites that are reputable sources yet don't have their own Wikipedia article. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 16:58, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:20, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fred Kajjubi Lumbuye[edit]

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WP:BLP1E. If kept this cannot be a biography. It might work as Arrest and disappearance of Foo, but there has to be sufficient notability for that, which I cannot see. Notable only to those who love him, this is a WP:ROTM person 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 15:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:19, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Shahrukh Khan (disambiguation)[edit]

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Redundant dab page per WP:ONEOTHER. The other item at the dab page, Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut, should not be there per WP:PTM. 162 etc. (talk) 15:40, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Delete as cross-wiki promotion, not-notable. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mirette El Hariri[edit]

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Non-notable person. Other versions already deleted on arwiki, arzwiki. Nominated for deletion on simplewiki. About article sources, most of them from unreliable websites: (1) promotional, (2) paid to request services (request a video from a celebrity), (3) mentions a phrase she just said, (4) elCinema is like IMDB, (5) + (6) + (7) + (8) + (9) + (10) + (11) articles written by the character herself, or just interviews with her, or a mention of something she published on social media. Also, the article contains false information, like she "winning the Best Actress Award". There's Draft:Mirette El Hariri --Alaa :)..! 15:37, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment: Mohamedabdell is a sock for HanyMarco. Both accounts trying to create an article about Mirette cross-wiki, as a kind of cross wiki promotion. Also, please see (Q111371156) history. Note that 156.213.77.1 attacked HitomiAkane a lot of times, using very bad personal attacks in Arabic Language --Alaa :)..! 15:41, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment: I don’t really have an opinion either way if the article is deleted, it was just a recommended article to translate which I fulfilled Naihreloe (talk) 15:58, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, the article is part of a cross-wiki promotion. Deppty (talk) 16:49, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete cross-wiki promotion. HitomiAkane (talk) 22:18, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wikipedia is not a place to promote things and it is a cross-wiki promotion Karim185.3 (talk) 14:14, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Extended content. SN54129 15:58, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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 Comment: ( HitomiAkane ) < Someone is stubborn about downloading the creation of the Egyptian Wikipedia page and I think he is bribed He has an irrational stubbornness ،And he has friends in Wikipedia, Egypt, who support him. I think it's a gang I don't know how they work in Wikipedia Egypt. Mirette El Hariri She won the Best Actress award in the movie Hawi, directed by Ibrahim Al-Batout, and there is evidence!! Either the page will remain or will be deleted Mirette El Hariri From a well-known political family It is not desirable that a person has stubbornness to make it a war and send false information just because he does not want to create a page even though all the criteria are available!!
156.213.245.178, Don't threaten me, it's against Wikipedia's policies, which you insist on violating, read Wikipedia:No personal attacks and Wikipedia:No legal threats -HitomiAkane (talk) 00:23, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment: user:HitomiAkane Don't talk to me I'm not talking to you I'm talking to the wise Wikipedia administrators okay!! You are not the only one who owns Wikipedia..it is a respected encyclopedia and its rules are based on honesty and hard work and not for personal interests.

 Comment: OK, fine so you are talking to the wise Wikipedia administrators, OK so, let us see what will administrators like @Discospinster: and @El C: say about what you are doing, sock puppetry, vandalism in pages, insulting HitomiAkane so many times and being blocked so many times because of cross Wiki vandalism. 105.194.150.90 (talk) 01:15, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment: People who respect their opinion @Discospinster: and @El C:, whatever it is, and please, I think that you are a mature person for this behavior. I am really surprised!!!

 Comment: @156.213.245.178: what? I didn't do anything wrong or not mature, I thought you were the one who said "user:HitomiAkane Don't talk to me I'm not talking to you I'm talking to the wise Wikipedia administrators" I know lots of Wikipedia's administrators and I thought that we might have their opinion as well, that's everything. 105.194.150.90 (talk) 01:33, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment: @105.194.150.90 Are we back at war again? Why is discussion a challenge? Why don't you want someone to express their opinion freely... I think you should stop

Delete cross-wiki promotion. 105.180.86.56 (talk) 07:45, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Redirect as I don't see anyone objecting. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 00:55, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

MyWikiBiz[edit]

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Seems to be notable for only one thing: getting blocked by Wikipedia. The coverage exists entirely from 2006-2007, when this whole event went down. The book cited, The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It, is available on Google Books. I checked the book's footnotes for their passage on MyWikiBiz, and all of them just trace back to Wikipedia pages (e.g. Jimmy Wales' talk page, the MyWikiBiz talk page), thus meaning that the book is a circular reference. I found a few articles about the founder that say "as the founder of MyWikiBiz, blah blah blah" on news outlets, but nothing whatsoever after 2007. Delete or redirect to Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 15:16, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. plicit 14:41, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2015 in League of Legends[edit]

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I see no indication that 2015 was a particularly notable year for the game League of Legends. On a Google search, coverage appears to be nothing more than routine reporting of game/tournament results, which doesn't make for enough prose to clear WP:NOTSTATS. ♠PMC(talk) 14:16, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. plicit 14:42, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Jim Vokal[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO and WP:NPOLITICIAN. Run-of-the-mill businessman. Promotional article, created by a WP:SPA. Edwardx (talk) 14:08, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Power (TV series). Will move to draft space, though on shallow grounds, and create a redirect. Drmies (talk) 21:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kanan Stark[edit]

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Lack of notability. I originally changed this to a redirect to Power (TV series); article creator reverted, claiming 'reliable sources'. I am very far from convinced by the sources; run of the mill gossip 'n ting. TheLongTone (talk) 14:18, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • If that's the case, I would appreciate it if the article was moved to draft space for further incubation rather than delete or redirect. Thank You! Neo the Twin (talk) 17:57, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. plicit 13:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

List of prime ministers of India by education[edit]

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Indiscriminate collections of statistics. Theoretically, all of them could be sourced given the highest political position of the country. Yet, fails WP:LISTN and is simply WP:NOT. — DaxServer (t · m · c) 12:50, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Sandstein 06:22, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lindsay Langston[edit]

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Non-notable results in Olympics (WP:NOLYMPICS). Archery does not have its own SNG. NewspaperArchive.com did not find much notable mentions or sigcov. A. C. SantacruzPlease ping me! 12:20, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • The mcall link has two sentences on her, it's a general article on the American team and archery events at the Olympics in general. Wouldn't be significant coverage. (I used VPN to access it). Joseph2302 (talk) 14:15, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Mccall link archived version (for those who can't access and dont have VPN): https://ghostarchive.org/archive/U1U7n Rlink2 (talk) 16:08, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Lugnuts sports rankings are not "well-known and significant award or honor[s]" nor (as demonstrated by the lack of SIGCOV) has Langston "made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in a specific field", so I fail to see what aspect of ANYBIO she satisfies. A. C. SantacruzPlease ping me! 14:57, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Being #1 ranked in the US, multi-time US champ, top 10 in the world... Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 15:00, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have sources on the championships won? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:04, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've listed them above. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 15:07, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This is not an independent reliable source. I say on my website that I am the six time Trans-ScottFinland International Paper Airplane Champion of the World, but that doesn't mean it's reliable, or independent. We don't use the websites of companies subjects work for to a) establish notability or b) source awards and accomplishments. I offer Paper Airplane coaching services for 200 Pound Scots per hour. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:15, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Lugnuts Those rankings stand-alone do not imply notability. Would a multi-time Cricket champ in Mexico be notable? Or the #1 chess player in Andorra? If there have been 1,000 top 10 players in the history of curling do all of them have notability? My point is that if those achievements are not enough for even local media to report significantly on her, then she wasn't a notable enough athlete in her prime. A. C. SantacruzPlease ping me! 15:05, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WP:OSE. We're not talking about cricket in Mexico or Chess in Andorra. Please stop pinging me too, I'll see the replies on my watchlist. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 15:09, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies for the pings, Lugnuts, I can see how that can get annoying! I tend not to watchlist many articles so I have the tendency to ping a lot (see my signature lol). Point is I am not making a "what about x" argument in favor of deletion (or redirection, which is probably best), but rather arguing that as the achievements you mentioned have no context at all, there is no way to know what implied notability they carry. Being the #1 chess player in the US for example is very notable as there are many chess players in that country, a very active competition scene, and significant coverage of chess players. If you could provide an argument for why being the #1 female archer in the US is a strong indication of notability then inclusion would make sense. Just throwing rankings at us when we are not fans or active followers of archery doesn't allow us to interpret that information in a way that is helpful for the AfD debate. A. C. SantacruzPlease ping me! 15:17, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Since I last visited this page, the article has been expanded somewhat significantly by Bungle with a plethora of sources. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 11:43, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose redirect as a Lindsay "Pop" Langston was a member of the Chicago Doo-Wop band the Foster Brothers and people are just as likely to be looking for them as they are for this person, since that band would also possibly pass our notability guide based on these sources (1 2). FOARP (talk) 15:16, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@FOARP: I have found sig cov as per my !vote below and expanded the article. I'd be interested in your analysis of these sources with regards to determination of notability. Bungle (talkcontribs) 17:28, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
*Delete we still do not have the level of sourcing to actually show notability.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:14, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Johnpacklambert: We're also not going to allow you to !vote twice. Bungle (talkcontribs) 15:07, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Many of these are articles that use quotes from the subject but are independent coverage. There is a difference between using quotes in an article or report and a question-answer, question-answer printed interview which usually has less editorial oversight. Best, GPL93 (talk) 11:45, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. plicit 11:57, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Serena Schintu[edit]

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While this article is still written in Italian - which can easily be remedied - it would appear to me that this article about Ms Schintu fails any number of tests for notability, including but not limited to WP:SINGER, WP:ANYBIO and so on. I assert that I have done the WP:BEFORE due dilligence. While not in any way determinative, I also note that there is no corresponding it.wp article. As always, happy to be proven wrong. Pete AU aka Shirt58 (talk) 10:43, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. plicit 11:58, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Eugene Gonsalves[edit]

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Fails WP:NBIO and WP:V. I couldn't find any coverage on him other than him issuing statements on behalf of the All India Catholic Union, which is trivial as per WP:GNG. Promotional article, likely created by the subject himself. M4DU7 (talk) 09:54, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Modussiccandi (talk) 05:49, 9 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alan E. Salzman[edit]

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Article reads like a resume, the only discernable thing of note outside investing/venture cap is bad-faith investing in Tesla. Does not feel worth an encyclopedic entry. Thirty4 (talk) 18:34, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. There is significant coverage, much of it already in the article. WP:RESUME is about attempting to publish non-notable information about oneself, not about deleting articles about people who have accomplished much that is widely reported in the business press...this article is backed up by so many references. WP:BEFORE should be performed before nominating an article for deletion.Jacona (talk) 10:18, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Here are a couple of quick clips from newspapers.com [13], [14] [15] which quote and mention Salzman prominently. There are lots more. Jacona (talk) 13:45, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not seeing the "significant coverage" here - all three of these are short quotes from him. Is there any source that is specifically about him? Lamona (talk) 20:51, 4 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. There is understandable uncertainty around political notability and over time, this may ultimately end up merged when the election is not a current event. However at the current time and given the sources identified during the discussion, there is consensus that Sin's career outside of the election has been noted so it's not a 1E situation. Star Mississippi 14:01, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Checkley Sin[edit]

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non notable producer and non notable political candidate - fails WP:NPOL. CUPIDICAE💕 19:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • keep - See 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, particularly the chart near the bottom of the article. You want to delete one of two candidates running?!!!! Deletion of articles on Wikipedia states "Wikipedia policy encourages editors to use deletion as a "last resort" following attempts to improve an article, for instance by conducting additional research.". Instead, this article was AFD when it was only 2 sentences and 300 bytes in length. Now, it's 5,000 bytes and much longer.
WP:NPOL Meets the criteria of having significant press coverage.
WP:ENT Meets the criteria by having significant roles in multiple productions.
Mr. Sin is a candidate, the first candidate, for Hong Kong's Chief Executive (akin to President or Prime Minister). US presidential candidates are considered notable, even if they are in the Libertarian or Green Parties. Note: HK does not have the Democratic or Republican parties. Hong Kong is currently subject to draconian censorship and threat of arrest from the People's Republic of China so some leeway is warranted for freedom and democracy. This quote may disprove the non-notability. "From Ip Man to CE: film producer Checkley Sin joins election fray | The Standard...Checkley Sin Kwok-lam, the producer of the Ip Man series starring Donnie Yen Ji-dan, said he wants to improve ...Sin has been a political commentator since the unrest in 2019. He is known as a key opinion leader (KOL) for the pro-establishment camp, and his YouTube channel has 150,000 subscribers. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/186147/From-Ip-Man-to-CE:-film-producer-Checkley-Sin-joins-election-fray-%C2%A0%C2%A0 Also IMDB entry. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1641638/awards/?ref_=tt_awd Mr. Sin's Ip Man film WON an award in the Shanghai International Film Festival and was nominated for an award for the 2011 Hong Kong Film Awards.

NOTE: Mainland China probably wants this article deleted!

Problem: Some people may not know that Checkley Sin is his English name. His Chinese name is Sin Kwok Lam or Kwok Lam Sin. A Google search of Kwok Lam Sin yields 935,000 results with the first 10 pages almost exclusively about the man. Checkley Sin yields an additional 151,000 results.Charliestalnaker (talk) 19:48, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Anyone can be a candidate. That alone does not make him notable. CUPIDICAE💕 19:49, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not true, not anyone. It is difficult to become a candidate in Hong Kong. Charliestalnaker (talk) 20:04, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
He is the first person to declare his candidacy for the Hong Kong Chief Executive Election, so he is notable in a way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Studious Human (talkcontribs) 01:56, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. plicit 03:55, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Szentendre Sleepwalkers[edit]

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Unable to verify any facts that would prove notability, even from the club's website. Unsure if this subject is noteworthy enough for an article. GlassCobra 02:32, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. The delete arguments are fairly mainstream policy wise but some of the keep arguments are a stretch to land them in a solid policy basis,p. In terms of assessing the strength of argument that really does put the consensus in the delete side and the source analysis has not really been refuted. Spartaz Humbug! 09:56, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidance (song)[edit]

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It may be popular on TikTok, but I'm not seeing any evidence of GNG here, even though the creator tried his very best to spin an article out of a few dubious sources. Kingoflettuce (talk) 21:21, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would like some more reasons why you believe the sources used to be dubious. In terms of notability, I do believe that this was previously settled in an articles for speedy deletion discussion, where it was decided that yes, the article is notable. HenryTemplo (talk) 21:43, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"where it was decided" — nothing of that sort. The sources are clearly not reliable, nuff said. But it is an artfully-written article! Just a pity the subject itself isn't notable. Kingoflettuce (talk) 08:31, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to be awkward, but you still haven’t answered why the sources used are not reliable. . Even if they are clearly not reliable, I would like to know why in order to improve in future. HenryTemplo (talk) 15:41, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As someone who works a lot in the music content area heavily, none of the listed sources are very prevalent in the industry. I've never heard of any of them. None are listed at WP:RSMUSIC or even WP:NOTRSMUSIC. Not that they have to be, in just saying, they're probably not heavily cited historically if they've never been discussed before. If we're dealing with such obscure websites, it might be more persuasive to outline why they should be viewed as reliable. Sergecross73 msg me 16:07, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the info. I think the problem is that the subject is notable as a internet fad, not a song, if that makes sense, and therefore, maybe we should be looking for reliable sources within the sphere of internet culture. I would say then, seeing that as far that I am aware the sources used are not sponsored content, self-published or user generated, it would be safe to say that, while obscure as a source for music content, for content about internet culture, the sources used are reliable, thus establishing the notability of the subject. HenryTemplo (talk) 16:33, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You may be generally right in your approach to this , but I'm still not sure about some of these sources. For example, The Music Man UK. It looks like it's just a self-published blog started in 2022 - that's would be only a couple months old. And I couldn't find any notable background about it or it's writer(s). I can't quite see any reason in favor of its credentials beyond the fact that exists. That's not generally what we're looking for in reliable sources to assert notability. Sergecross73 msg me 17:13, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks for pointing that out. However, this is not to say that all the sources used are not reliable. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:35, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Would Capital FM be considered a reliable source? I’ve found a source about this song’s popularity from this organisation: [20]. The song is discussed in the article, so it might be able to establish notability. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:49, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve also got one from cartoon brew, it discusses the article non-trivially about how it’s been used in promotional material for a film: [21]. It was already in the article. If these sources are reliable, which at least I think they are, I think we can conclude that the subject is notable. HenryTemplo (talk) 07:29, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You can try asking the people at the Reliable Sources noticeboard for a more technical answer, but as far as I'm concerned, the sources simply aren't good enough. Sometimes you just know that a source is unreliable when you've been here long enough... Kingoflettuce (talk) 08:27, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So, I’ve dug through the Reliable Sources notice board archives, and found a discussion about the status of Cartoon Brew as a RS where the consensus was that it was a reliable source: Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 271#VDARE (the discussion was under the heading “The "if the user's identity is confirmed in some way" part of Twitter as WP:RS”, it was part of a more broad discussion). I’ve yet to check about capital FM, but from this, we can say that we have a reliable source which discusses the subject. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:43, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Even if CB wuz reliable, it's not good enuf to justify keeping this--we need significant, in-depth coverage in multiple third-party sources. I'm just not seeing any evidence of that. Happy hunting, Kingoflettuce (talk) 10:54, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’ll ask the reliable sources noticeboard then about the sources (I’ve also checked the perennial sources list) HenryTemplo (talk) 15:47, 18 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Randy Kryn: so what if it's popular? Are the sources here and elsewhere reliable and do they establish notability? Kingoflettuce (talk) 08:28, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The song is popular, and therefore, multiple secondary sources have documented it. Surely that establishes notability? HenryTemplo (talk) 15:44, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If there are reliable sources, sure, but the ones so far are pretty iffy. As is, Randy's stance is a complete violation of WP:POPULARITY on its own. Sergecross73 msg me 17:16, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think it might be worth mentioning that I was unaware of this songs popularity on TikTok (for that matter, I’ve never used the platform and despise it with a passion, but that’s not relevant), and therefore I only learned about the song’s popularity from the sources I used. At least in my case, I don’t believe this is simply subjective popularity being used in the debate. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:43, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Source assessment table:
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
Capitalfm 2020 Yes No meh at best, it's a radio station with a side in tabloid and listicle journalism ~ not more than, like, 50 words No
Handsome Dancer 2015 No YouTube video, primary source Yes No Primary source No
Handsome Dancer 2017 No Spotify link, primary source Yes No Primary source No
The Music Man 2021 Yes No No evidence of editorial oversight- in fact, this looks like a heavily stylized one-person blog. Blogs are excellent and all, but they ain't for here. Yes No
The Interrobang 2015 Yes ~ Appears to have staff and some kind of content oversight, but this doesn't look like more than a niche outlet. Not the stuff of notability. ~ Not more than 100 words ~ Partial
Callora 2020 Yes ~ Editorial staff, i suppose - reputation for quality content, not so much. No Not really, no No
de Wit 2021 Yes ~ Not a blog, but not exactly NYT No Passing mention No
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Thanks for the analysis!
I guess sometimes though it can be subjective wether or not somethings a trivial mention, for some of these sources, I would dispute the analysis of triviality for some of these mentions (for example, the seeitlive article has about 500 words on the song and the accompanying dance craze, or the vast majority of the article). Even in the interrobang article, the majority of the article is discussing the song and dance craze, and goes into (relative) detail into the development and production of the song. I wouldn’t dispute the triviality of the CB article (although the subject is referenced in the title), however, I would have to dispute the reliability, as a previous discussion on the R/S noticeboard did establish that it was reliable (I think), the link is above. But again, thanks for doing the analysis, even if we disagree. HenryTemplo (talk) 07:19, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Me again, just found another source: [22], which I have added to the article. I did think this was a user generated website at first, but it turns out, it’s not, it’s got a editorial team, sources (well in this case, one source), and a corrections process. I checked the reliable sources noticeboard archives and couldn’t find anything on this website, so if this is a reliable source (which I, an inexperienced teen, at least thinks so), we may have another source establishing notability. HenryTemplo (talk) 07:28, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You're a talented editor but this is really drawing blood from a stone... Kingoflettuce (talk) 09:47, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Why, sincerely, Thankyou! Maybe I am trying to draw blood from a stone but… I guess it is my stone I’m trying to save… if you get the metaphor. Anyway, that aside, with this new source, we might want to review the notability of the subject, as far as I can tell, it is a reliable secondary source which goes into detail about the subject. Plus the interrobang article (which actually contains more than 100 words on the subject) we have at least 2 reliable sources. At least, I think so, please let me know if any of my assessments are mistaken. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:40, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think the DUCK test can apply to sources too. I've always steered clear of pop culture topics like this. The latest source you've provided just looks so bad and I can't imagine anybody on the RS noticeboard thinking otherwise. I hope you aren't disheartened but I'd sincerely advise you to find other stones to save. Kingoflettuce (talk) 17:44, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I know the source looks bad, I ignored this source for a while, but you know what they say, never judge a book by its cover. I thought this was a urban-dictionary-type user-generated… dump, but no, it seemed to have a editorial process, a corrections process, even if it was a bit rough around the edges. Either that or I’m grasping at straws, but hey, it’s only Wikipedia, in the end.
PS: if there are any “stones to be saved”, or stuff to do, please do let me know. I mean, there’s loads of stuff that needs doing but, where to start! I’d love to continue lending my time and (questionable) talent to something. But I’ll probably stick here for now. HenryTemplo (talk) 18:12, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: The song's popularity doesn't make it notable.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ASTIG️🙃 (ICE-TICE CUBE) 09:30, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While being popular doesn’t make this notable on its own, because of its popularity, it has been covered and discussed in several reliable secondary sources (well that’s disputed, that’s why we’re here), and because of this, the subject is notable. HenryTemplo (talk) 17:46, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Not meant as a seven day additional run, but to get it back on the log. See note coming momentarily
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 02:15, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Neither one of those are anywhere near the significant coverage required by the WP:GNG. Yahoo is a passing mention and Timeout is a listicle entry of merely three sentences about how the song placed 14th...out of 18. And I'm not even sure if we call Timeout reliable to begin with. This shouldn't really move the dial... Sergecross73 msg me 10:47, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Time Out (magazine) is a notable publication with a 54 year history and a significant distribution in over 50 countries. It did not rank the song 14 out of 18, it ranked it the 14th out of all global songs of this genre. I have searched WP:RS noticeboard and it doesn't say much about Time Out, but I see no reason to discredit it. I with reference to WP:GNG I think the content of the article is more than a mere trivial mention. GNG does not require the subject to be the main focus of a citation, it requires more than a passing mention (edit, acknowledging you probably know this, but for everyone's benefit, my re-read of this comment alert me that this line sounded patronising, sorry) and I consider this to satisfy that requirement. CT55555 (talk) 12:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree that Time Out is probably a reliable source (most that started as a hard copy paper publication are) but disagree that three sentences on a listicle constitutes significant coverage. Sergecross73 msg me 17:38, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it's a reasonable point to disagree on. So I won't labour the point too much. I'll just say that music is their domain, so when they say it's the 14th best funny song of all time, I won't pretend it's a very credible piece of research, but it's not nothing. Combined with all the other factors, I could maybe be persuade to downgrade to a weak keep, but I'm still in "keep" territory. CT55555 (talk) 17:51, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Youre free to disagree with the source assessment, but that's not really much of a rebuttal. Is your counterpoint really they're reliable simply for having "3 writers on a blog started in 2022" or "existing for 10 years"? Is that your personal clearance for assessing reliability of sources? Sergecross73 msg me 11:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't appreciate my comments and the sources being misprepresented. Where did I write "3 writers on a blog started in 2022"? The Music Man has been around since at least 2020.
    The comments from Theleekycouldron were either wrong ("in fact, this looks like a heavily stylized one-person blog."), or just plain vague ("not a blog, but not exactly NYT").
    I stand by my counterpoints. NemesisAT (talk) 11:42, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    You're nitpicking on details that don't particularly matter though. It doesn't matter if it's a one person or three person blog, it's still a self published amateur blog that's existed for 3 months with writers with no credentials. I have serious concerns about your understanding of how to identify reliable sources. Sergecross73 msg me 12:14, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sergecross73: Now it's shaping up to be "no consensus" based on the helpful input of a couple of editors :) Kingoflettuce (talk) 13:07, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    After all, Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit (and by extension determine the outcome of AfDs...) Oh well. Kingoflettuce (talk) 13:09, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Except it hasn't existed for three months, it has existed for over a year, at least. I'm not convinced you read my comment. NemesisAT (talk) 13:20, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, let's say it's a blog created a year ago, by three guys with no credentials self-publishing on a random blog platform. Why would we accept that as a reliable source? You keep debating things that simply don't change the overall assessment. We determ reliability by things like whether or not there's editorial policy, writers having credentials, and if they have any importance in the industry, not how many months some random nobodies have been self-publishing their amateur blogs. Sergecross73 msg me 13:33, 1 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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