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The result was G3 Jclemens (talk) 19:44, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Sophie!

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New article created by a new user. Notability anyone? –BuickCenturyDriver 19:28, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 05:02, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Francisco Lizarraga

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Minor league player who spent the entire 2009 season in the Mexican League, does not appear to be a prospect. I question his notability Muboshgu (talk) 19:03, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • But all of those hits appear to be just of the type not considered under WP:NOTNEWS. Certainly, minor league games get coverage in their local cities, and the players names are mentioned. That doesn't amount to notability. TJRC (talk) 22:55, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't get what you're saying. WP:NOTNEWS has nothing to do with what I said, WP:NOTNEWS states "Unless news coverage of an individual goes beyond the context of a single event, our coverage of that individual should be limited to the article about that event, in proportion to their importance to the overall topic." He is beyond just one event and one source. Regardless, he meets WP:ATHLETE. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 23:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • My contention? WP:WPBB/N and WP:ATHLETE agree. What is it with wanting to delete MiLB players? He meets requirements, that's it. I can understand if its a MiLB player from 1903 who played for three seasons with no stat records anywhere but this is different. There are plenty of MiLB players with less experience than Lizarraga on Wiki. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 23:54, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Also, this is not about a player playing in more than one game, Lizarraga has played 259 games. Lets stay on topic. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 00:05, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Calm down, please, I'm just trying to understand your argument. Are you really saying that news reports of games are sufficient to meet the notability requirement? I don't want to critique that position if it's a strawman. As far as the point that there are players with less experience, that's essentially a WP:WAX argument; and is as much as an argument that those articles should be deleted as it is that this article should be retained. TJRC (talk) 00:06, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Also, "So your contention is that any minor league player who gets news coverage for playing in more than one minor league game meets notability requirements?" is a WP:WAX as well. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 00:18, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, I'm stepping out of this discussion. I've obviously upset you. My apologies, that wasn't my intent. I think my position is clear above, I won't be participating further in the AfD. TJRC (talk) 00:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus to delete, default to keep. - 2/0 (cont.) 23:24, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

REM (Real Estate Magazine)

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Non-notable trade publication. Pontificalibus (talk) 18:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Circulation of over 40,000 suggests it might be notable, but since article appears to be created by family member of magazine owner, i'm not going to do their work for them. -- Willmolls: You need to find coverage of this publication in other sources, like newspapers, news reports, books, etc., see, e.g., Red Pepper (magazine) which was nominated for deletion earlier this week, and was saved after it was improved (more discussion here: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Red_Pepper_(magazine). Coverage like that would show this publication is notable. If you need more help understanding wikipedia's policies, come to my talk page and I'll try to help If I can.--Milowent (talk) 21:13, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Thank you Milowent. Yes, I have a personal stake in the article as it's a family business, but I'd prefer that wasn't a known factor here (because your only evidence is my user name, which is an embarrassing giveaway :-P). For the record I'm not entirely new to Wikipedia, I'm aware of its policies, and I feel I've followed the guidelines thoroughly. I'm not writing this article for the novelty of it, I'm writing it because I feel this is a notable subject - and me having a personal stake in the article shouldn't be a reason its deleted if it hasn't affected the article's quality. I've gone about this as objectively as possible.

I'm afraid unlike the "Red Pepper", I'm unlikely to find any secondary news articles about a Canadian trade publication, especially in a UK daily. However, I would argue this is a notable subject as it is the only trade journal serving the real estate industry in Canada, it has existed for 20 years, and it circulates nationally. Any article on a Canadian real estate subject would likely cite this magazine, but it is more difficult to find media talking about other media, especially in the case of a trade journal (rather than simply a general magazine). Finding secondary sources will not be as easy as it was for the Red Pepper.

Some examples of other trade journals that are (apparently) considered notable (in that they haven't been nominated for deletion): Playback (magazine), The Engineer (magazine). They also cite the primary source, and (unlike this page) have no secondary sources. However they still exist as Wikipedia articles (likely) because they are considered notable in their industry. There should be no double standard in deleting this article, then.

That said, I will continue to search for secondary sources (though it should be noted I have already listed some). Given the evidence I've laid out I don't think there is enough of an argument for deleting this article. --Willmolls (talk) 21:56, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

UPDATE: Thanks to my Lexis-Nexis account with Ryerson University I've found an article citing REM from the Toronto Star. I'll add it now. Thanks for your help guys! Willmolls (talk) 22:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Now that I've added a Toronto Star article citing REM, can we officially call this subject notable and end this deletion discussion? --Willmolls (talk) 22:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep: I do see references to this magazine out there (though not in-depth profiles, which is often the case for this type of publication), and the circulation information seems legit.--Milowent (talk) 13:59, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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As per WP:NME for "Newspapers, magazines and journals", Real Estate Magazine qualifies under this attribute: "significant publications in ethnic and other non-trivial niche markets". The Canadian real estate industry is a non-trivial niche market, and this publication is significant in that it is the only of its kind to serve it. Yet again I have to refer you to Playback (magazine), The Engineer (magazine) as examples of articles that are considered notable for the same reason.--Willmolls (talk) 21:06, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't believe that real estate could be considered to be a "niche" market in any country. For that to apply, there would have to be some qualification such as "listed buildings," or "ex-celebrity-homes." Guinness (talk) 17:28, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:52, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aylesbury Youth Action

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I can't find significant coverage for this organization. Joe Chill (talk) 18:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Withdrawn. Show won major award. Joe Chill (talk) 18:43, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On That Point

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I can't find significant coverage for this student run show. Joe Chill (talk) 18:42, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Many of the arguments presented in favor of retaining the page are weak and lack citations to appropriate policy, hence no consensus. –Juliancolton | Talk 01:53, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Law practice management

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I don't see this as an encyclopedia article really - author gave reason for creation as "bring together as many resources as possible to help attorneys control their practices ...", and article says the term "has no set definition". Cassandra 73 (talk) 18:37, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't indicate that management of a legal office is fundamentally different from business management in general, most of the "elements of Law Practice Management" listed (recruitment, training and development, software management etc) would apply to virtually all types of business. Cassandra 73 (talk) 22:15, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It has a few things that are unique to law practice management: client trust funds and the issue non-attorney membership, for example. I agree concede, it doesn't cover these well, and I agree concede, the article needs dramatic improvement. It could cover IOLTA requirements; malpractice insurance; MCLE requirements; docketing, and more. But that's a reason to improve an article, not to delete it. TJRC (talk) 23:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't saying it needed improvement, I was questioning whether it's an article topic in its own right. Most of the items you mention it could cover already have their own articles. Cassandra 73 (talk) 23:22, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I understand you. You're saying it merits deletion. I'm saying it needs improvement. My error, I used "agree" above, where the correct word is probably "concede." TJRC (talk) 23:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • At the moment, the article doesn't even have anything to stub it with. IOLTA can be covered in IOLTA. Delete without prejudice to creation of a real article. THF (talk) 23:17, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep I don't see this as a nomination really as the steps described in our deletion process clearly have not been followed. There isn't a discussion page for the article and so local discussion does not seem to have been tried yet. And there are numerous books devoted entirely to this topic so it has great notability. The action required is improvement in accordance with our editing policy. This discussion is not it and so should be terminated forthwith. Colonel Warden (talk) 19:23, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I initially raised it at the content noticeboard, as it overwrote an existing redirect to a magazine which was formerly called Law Practice Management. I only got one response, a suggestion that this article be moved to a lower-case title so it could be separated from the redirect, which was taken up.
I don't think that something being the subject for a book automatically means it should be a subject for an article, as books are not always about one single topic but can be various topics grouped together for a particular interest group, plus my quick search suggests books on this subject are generally "how-to" type guides. Cassandra 73 (talk) 20:03, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - When I see an article X that starts off "The subject of X has no set definition," I suspect that the article can be safely deleted unless/until someone figures out what the article is about. That is, if the article's creator and subsequent editors don't even know what the topic is, they're not likely to be able to write a useful article. A title like "Law practice management" is so vague that about all that can be written is a how-to guide, and that's one of the things that WP is not. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 04:27, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • There are numerous topics for which there is no exact definition such as Philosophy, Science fiction, Dark energy or Stupidity but this is no bar to our writing about them. In this case, the previous authors had done creditable job of assembling definitions from a variety of sources. This perhaps needed some consolidation, which I have done, but is no reason to delete. Your opinion that the matter can only be written in a certain way seems presumptious as it appears that you don't even know what the topic is. I understand the topic very well and so can assure you that it is easy to write upon in our preferred style. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:24, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, the article is not written in a how-to style as it lacks step-by-step instructions, exercises and worked examples. In any case, that would not be a reason to delete as it would be just a matter of style and so best remedied by rewriting in accordance with our editing policy. AFD is not cleanup and so such stylistic concerns are best discussed on the article's talk page. Colonel Warden (talk) 13:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. — Jake Wartenberg 00:50, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

David García Mitogo

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Did not play in any fully-professional league and therefore fails WP:ATHLETE. Prod request removed by an IP user. Geregen2 (talk) 18:32, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 05:02, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shiply

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Article fails WP:NOTABILITY, WP:CORP, WP:NOT. Article was created by an WP:SPA account with no other edits other than related to "Shiply Limited ". Was speedied previously as Spam advertising under WP:CSD#G11. Has a few links but they seem to be self linked, puff pieces, press releases and merely trivial coverage or mentions. Nothing more than an Advertisement masquerading as articles. Self-promotion and product placement are WP:NOT the routes to having an encyclopaedia article. Hu12 (talk) 18:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a very fast growing company that are all over the newspapers, tv and radio in the UK. I think to delete the entry would be a mistake —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.132.229 (talk) 19:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC) — 94.194.132.229 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

  • Delete - Shiply is a clone of uShip.com. Agree with above Nothing more than an Advertisement masquerading as articles.

KEEP - founder Robert Matthams has been announced as Young Entrepreneur of the year. Lots of very significant press coverage - http://www.shiply.com/docs/press.php. Comments to delete come from a competitor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.220.146.91 (talk) 10:19, 10 November 2009 (UTC) — 188.220.146.91 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

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The result was keep. Cirt (talk) 10:25, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

American Eurythmy School

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Appears to be a non-notable school. Article appears to lack adequate support, GHits of substance, and has only one news article that is essentially a announcement of a performance by school. ttonyb (talk) 17:56, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - The article has more than one sourced references. The American Eurythmy School is the second largest 4-year eurythmy training in North America, after Eurythmy Spring Valley. It has been in existence for 25 years and has numerous graduates of its program who are teaching in various Waldorf schools in the U.S. and Canada, and performing. Therefore it is notable.
Unfortunately the school also apparently shuns publicity: it has no web site and appears to recruit students solely by word of mouth. It also shuns association with the established pedagogical hierarchy at the Goetheanum and thus is rarely included in reports of worldwide eurythmy trainings or on other web sites. So demonstrating and documenting its notability is tricky: there is mention of the School here and there in news articles of performances by the School's eurythmists and there are quite a few mentions in listings of Waldorf faculty that a particular eurythmy teacher or other teacher received his/her training at the American Eurythmy School.
I don't think the lack of "hard" documentation diminishes the school's notability, however, and so I vote keep. --EPadmirateur (talk) 17:53, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 10:25, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unity Party of Canada

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AFD was requested by IP, I'm submitting it in good faith for them. tedder (talk) 17:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This "Unity Party of Canada" was never a registered political party with a certifiable level of support during the entirety of its three year existence. Not only that it is highly unlikely that sources will or can be used for the article as the Unity Party was never a serious political party. I do not believe it is worthy of an encyclopedia article. Following the link on the "way back machine" it is obvious that it was nothing more than an online discussion forum, never frequented by more than a dozen users. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.55.244 (talk) 07:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC) tedder (talk) 17:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Withdrawn Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 19:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Xanadu Houses

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Some rather legitimate concerns were raised by Mattisse on the talk page:


I agree with every word in Mattisse' argument. Of the 18 refs in the article, only #7 seems to be non-trivial secondary coverage, but even then it seems to be only in the wake of Mason's promotion. Indeed, these houses seem to have gotten only a brief flurry of news coverage after their construction, and none whatsoever after the fact.

Yes, I am entirely aware of that shiny gold star at the top right of the article, but I'm also aware of the {{Primary sources}} tag that has been up since August, which screams "Obviously not featured content." The fact that it took four years for anyone to notice its questionable notability is immaterial — I have every reason to believe that this subject's notability is almost nonexistant, and obviously I'm not alone in that department. (As a post-script, featured content has been deleted or merged in the past.) Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 17:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • This is an interesting one. I'll start with a summary demote from FA status because TPH and Matisse are clearly correct about that. The article was promoted to FA in 2005, and it definitely doesn't meet current standards.

    However, I do not share the notability concern. If something was ever notable, then it's notable forever; a well-established principle on Wikipedia is that notability is not temporary. And Wikipedia contains information about all kinds of topics of purely historical interest, which is as it should be.

    I agree that there are no recent mentions, but who cares? That has nothing to do with our deletion criteria, which is also as it should be. The sources exist, they are checkable and they are cited, and that suffices.—S Marshall Talk/Cont 17:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:38, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Combs Field Airport

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This airport no longer exists. The former airport's FAA code has been reassigned to a heliport at a hospital complex. The former airport is not sufficiently notable to be saved as a "former airport". The heliport at the current hospital complex is not sufficiently notable to convert the airport article to a heliport article. Therefore, I believe the best alternative is to simply delete the article. Canglesea (talk) 16:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete per nom, or rename to "Norton Audubon Hospital Heliport" (source) if some notability can be established (which I doubt). The Heliport has the same FAA code as the former airport. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment Notability is not temporary. I don't know what sort of guidelines there are for airports, but if defunct licensed radio stations are notable enough for inclusion I don't see why an airport wouldn't qualify as well riffic (talk) 16:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus. — Jake Wartenberg 00:50, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adventure

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This is not really encylepedic it has more definition which is more apporpate for a dictionary Mschilz20 (talk) 22:24, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Speedy Keep This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen in all my time on Wikipedia. We don't delete articles because they are in rough shape I believe that is a core principle of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a huge base of knowledge, and we should not be deleting articles on huge topics. There are to many topics that are related to adventure, that it would not be suitable for Wikitionary. It is just to complicated a term for a simple definition. This is nonsense.--Gordonrox24 | Talk 16:25, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is the kind of article that raises quality on most wikipedias. It is beyond me that this is considered in need for deletion. GerardM (talk) 17:34, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedily deleted (G6) by The JPS. Non-admin closure. Deor (talk) 19:09, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Buddhist Ethics (disambiguation)

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Delete unnecessary page per MOS:DAB: The recommended practice in these situations is to place a hatnote on the primary topic article to link directly to the secondary topic. The primary has a hatnote to the only other entry, so this page serves no purpose. Was deprodded by anon, without giving reason. Boleyn3 (talk) 19:11, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment the prodding was by two different editors, and no reason had been given at the time I wrote the first comment. You reverted the other editor's prod soon after, with a vague reason in the edit summary. Boleyn3 (talk) 23:40, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. –Juliancolton | Talk 01:47, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Land recycling

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Not encylepedic. Mschilz20 (talk) 23:08, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Speedy delete, someone else decided it was a G6. James086Talk | Email 03:26, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Matt Bowen (disambiguation)

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Delete unnecessary page per MOS:DAB: The recommended practice in these situations is to place a hatnote on the primary topic article to link directly to the secondary topic. The primary has a hatnote to the only other entry, so this page serves no purpose. PROD was removed by anon as 'no primary', butt here was no further discussion. By page views and pages linked to it, Matt Bowen is correctly at primary page. Boleyn3 (talk) 19:11, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

G6 "uncontroversial maintenance", I would call it controversial if someone has removed the PROD with a reason. That said, I'm not going to reverse the deletion just for the sake of bureaucracy. James086Talk | Email 03:26, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was merge to List_of_postcode_districts_in_the_United_Kingdom. I'm unsure that this is a deletion issue. There seems to be agreement that neither list is optimal at the moment, so I am closing this as a tentative Merge in order that involved editors can work on it. If some sort of a merge takes place then this article can be redirected to the other (or vice versa), but would not be deleted anyway in order to keep attribution. Black Kite 15:19, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Outward postcode list

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Content fork of existing List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom article. MRSC (talk) 18:15, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seeking clarification: A few days ago I started a discussion at Talk:List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom#Duplicate lists of postcode districts relating to Outward postcode list, proposing that it be reverted to a redirect to List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom but also seeking to make progress on the layout of List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom and related pages. Is the AfD proposal actually for deletion or simply for reinstating the redirect (which I would support) and, if the latter, is an AfD appropriate? "Consider making the page a useful redirect or proposing it be merged rather than deleted. Neither of these actions requires an AfD." On the face of it, a restored redirect would seem to be more useful than a missing page. If necessary, we could transclude to move the existing discussion to this page, or redirect/cross-ref from here to the existing discussion. The Talk page discussion is already cross-referenced on the Talk pages of some closely related articles.
– Richardguk (talk) 19:44, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I tried redirecting and was reverted. Instead of edit warring with an anon IP it is better to go via this route. I would note there is no need for a redirect as the article has no inbound links and its title is somewhat unclear. List of postcode district outward codes might be worth creating as a redirect to the existing postcode district list, but this can be deleted. Additionally the list contains numerous errors and has no sources. MRSC (talk) 20:28, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I wonder whether a single revert is a bit limited to classify as an edit war. Certainly the revert was misguided, and certainly deleting the page would help to prevent future reverts (though would not guarantee the creation of forks by other means). Perhaps, if no one objects during the AfD process, we could conclude by reapplying the revert with a suitable explanatory note, instead of deleting the page itself at this stage, and then wait to see whether more permanent measures are justified? It is possible that the page has external links and is on watch lists so there may be a potential advantage in channelling these to the correct page. (Re: List of postcode district outward codes, seems unlikely anyone would ever guess at that page name so no need to create that article IMHO.)
— Richardguk (talk) 08:36, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Can't see any links in and to be honest external links are not reason enough to keep an article which is essentially a WP:FORK. [11] MRSC (talk) 10:14, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps Delete then Redirect might be more appropriate in this case? This would avoid potential edit warring as the history would be deleted and would still direct users. Would this still enable it to show up in people's watch lists? Zangar (talk) 14:25, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think in AfD discussions "Delete" is taken to mean "remove the page and its history completely and not just its current contents" (see the AfD article and the deletion glossary), so you can either Delete or Redirect but once you have deleted there is no page from which to redirect so you can't do both. Are you recommending Redirect? — Richardguk (talk) 08:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify: Delete then Redirect does mean to "remove the page and its history completely and not just its current contents", then you can set up a clean article with the same name as a redirect. This can be found under the Redirect bullet at the aforementioned deletion glossary. So at this stage I am recommending Delete then Redirect, but if the concensus is that the single revert is not enough to warrent deletion, then I'd be in favour of a Redirect. Hope this helps :) Zangar (talk) 10:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, apologies for not reading the glossary properly – but thanks for putting me right so politely! I've mentioned below that having the history available might assist in refining the List of page, so I'm minded to stick with plain Revert, but accept that Delete and Redirect is preferable to a simple Delete. So we seem to have split 4 ways at present – but at least everyone has been respectful of the merits of each case! — Richardguk (talk) 10:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect (but Without Prejudice to a possible future Delete): Though the previous redirect was reverted, this only happened once so there is very limited evidence so far that a delete is required; if reverts continued in future, the case for deletion would be stronger, so redirecting for now should not cause problems and is more in line of the spirit of Wikipedia in channelling rather than removing misguided and forked page names. The pages are sufficiently similar that there is no need to delay further for a separate merger discussion prior to improving the List of article. — Richardguk (talk) 08:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Plausible search terms should not be redlinks; "Outward postcode list" is a plausible search term for a British user; so deletion is the wrong call. But this is a content fork at present, which is not acceptable and it should be returned to the parent article. A redirect outcome seems the only sensible course.

    While I was researching my !vote for this AfD, I couldn't help noticing that List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom seems not to be a sortable wikitable. Why not?—S Marshall Talk/Cont 17:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're right that the List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom isn't sortable at the moment, there's a discussion about that here: Talk:List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom#Duplicate lists of postcode districts, as well as the structure of information. Zangar (talk) 07:34, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm, thanks. I think that because of the first pillar, which says rather clearly that Wikipedia is a gazetteer as well as an encyclopaedia, we need detailed information on postcodes and postcode areas (which are, after all, geographical locations). I also think that somewhere in Wikipedia's mainspace, there should be a single, sortable list of UK postcodes. The one in Richardguk's userspace seems ideal, and I would certainly support putting it in the mainspace, ideally somewhere easy to find and certainly within one mouse click of whatever article you get when you search for "postcode".—S Marshall Talk/Cont 09:41, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Redirect or delete. Outward postcode list is not a plausible search term. Firstly Wikipedia list articles are named List of X not X list. Secondly outward postcode is an attempt at a technical phrase not used in everyday conversation: I think the Royal Mail says a postcode has an outward part and inward part. Two lists of the same things is undesirable and if there is a move to make the lists ordered, tat would be a great improvement. Sussexonian (talk) 23:10, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The good thing about the list in this format is that it gives easy checking that a postal town and county is correct for a specific postcode. Providing the List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom was made sortable, merging this data with that page would make sense with further links then possible to the specific wiki-pages for each postal district —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.68.42.171 (talk) 14:24, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Black Kite 12:55, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Brodhead (disambiguation)

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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 10:27, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Valerie Holiday

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Delete Minor YouTube celebutante who came in third in a minor reality show. Seems to fail WP:NOTABILITY. Boleyn3 (talk) 19:56, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Arguments regarding non-notability of the specific album are trumped by the arguments raised by TJRC and Epeefleche -- Samir 08:28, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elegy (Julian Lloyd Webber album)

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No notability is claimed, nor any reason offered why this is particularly worthy of an encyclopedia article. As it stands, it's just a track listing. RobertG ♬ talk 15:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. –Juliancolton | Talk 04:19, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tom King (highwayman)

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Tom King was a fictional construct of William Harrison Ainsworth in his novel Rookwood (novel) and appears to have been based on Matthew King, a real-life colleague of 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin.

The article appears to be mostly original research. It is riddled with errors, such as "Turpin fled to York where he was later arrested for sheep stealing", and "Turpin accidently shot King with his pistol" (this latter sentence is based on an eye-witness statement that appears embellished).

I suggest that the article be deleted, and a redirect be placed to Dick Turpin. Parrot of Doom 15:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete - per nom. Not sure about the redirect though, because of the Matthew/Tom confusion. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge: with Dick Turpin. Plenty of references for Tom King, but you'll be hard pressed to find any which do not also reference Mr. Turpin as their main focus. GreyWyvern (talk) 17:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Tom King is, as far as I am aware, a real historical character. At least, the Encyclopaedia Britannica seems to think so! Deb (talk) 18:43, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • The encyclopaedia Brittanica is incorrect. Dick Turpin only ever consorted with a Tom King in Ainsworth's book. His real-life accomplice was Matthew King. Tom King was fictionalised in Rookwood, but also later in Tom King, the Hero Highwayman, or, Stand and Deliver, and Tom King the Dashing Highwayman (Sharpe p174). Both Sharpe and Barlow, both experts on Dick Turpin, state explicitly that Tom King never existed. In every other source, not a single one I have found gives its sources for the existence of Tom King. Parrot of Doom 18:55, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Who are Sharpe and Barlow? Tom King was the name by which Matthew King was better known - see [12]. Deb (talk) 23:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Matthew King has never been known as Tom King. Tom King is a fictional character based on Matthew King. People who identify the latter as the former, are simply incorrect, as I have repeatedly pointed out. Parrot of Doom 23:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • The National Archives say that Tom King was the nickname of Matthew King, as do other sources. Where is your evidence that he has not? If you wish to move the article to Matthew King (highwayman), I have no objections. Deb (talk) 17:59, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • The National Archives offers no sources for its claims, and that page would very likely have been written by a non-expert on the subject, as a quick web summation of the document advertised. Neither, for that matter, does the Encyclopaedia Britannica offer sources, which cannot even get Turpin's baptism date correct. I have two very sound sources to verify my claims. One, Sharpe (2005), which offers a fairly significant list of historical documents and published works, and the other, from the ODNB, which is written by Derek Barlow, author of a well-respected book on Turpin that I haven't yet managed to find an affordable copy of. If you can find a single mention anywhere of a Tom King working with Richard Turpin, before Ainsworth's Rookwood was published, then I'll happily apologise. You won't though.
          • I don't even know why I'm bothering to argue. The above article offers no reliable sources, and everything I have said is demonstrably correct. If you want to ignore the plain truth staring you in your face, well that isn't my problem. As for a move, if that happened then this article would become a two-line stub. Parrot of Doom 18:16, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
            • I get the picture. Your experts (one of whom you admit you haven't even read anything by) are the only real experts. Any source I quote must therefore be wrong. That's not how wikipedia works. If you will give me an explicit citation or any evidence at all that Matthew King was not commonly known as "Tom", I'll be glad to reconsider my opinion. So far, all we have is your word for it. Deb (talk) 18:43, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
              • ODNB, Sharpe, James (2005), The Myth of the English Highwayman, Profile Books ltd, ISBN 1861974183 p. 132, pp. 154-155, p. 174. By the way, where did I ever say that I hadn't read anything about Dick Turpin by Derek Barlow? Parrot of Doom 19:21, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
              • It would be useful if you could quote the relevant paragraph to save me having to go and order it from a library, since you have it to hand. Deb (talk) 12:49, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
                • You can consider all of my above postings as a citation. It would also be useful if you would assume good faith. I'm not jumping through any more hoops, I have too many other things to work on. Parrot of Doom 14:43, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
                • Same here. If you quote an obscure work from a little-known "expert" as the only primary source for your statements, you can expect to be questioned on it. Deb (talk) 20:01, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
                  • I didn't quote Sharpe as the only primary source for the confusion between Matthew King and Tom King though, did I? Or do you want me to copy the ODNB entry for Tom King also? Because I won't be doing that either. Parrot of Doom 20:07, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Since you wouldn't/couldn't quote, I looked further and found this review of Sharpe's book. It would seem to cast some doubt on his status as an expert. Deb (talk) 15:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • No, the article casts some doubt on his thoroughness by highlighting errors he made in modern history. It finds no fault in his research of Turpin's actual life. A minor problem I've already noted here. Now you can go and find something to pick over regarding Barlow's 1973 book, or his ODNB entry on Dick Turpin, while defending a badly-written poorly-sourced article full of nonsense with links to the frankly awful Encyclopaedia Britannica. Parrot of Doom 16:05, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • You're just digging yourself in deeper. You won't cite any primary sources, you won't quote from the books you've read which you know are not generally accessible. What conclusion do you expect others to come to? Deb (talk) 18:50, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • No doubt once I've copied the several paragraphs of text, you'll accuse me of making it up, and will demand scans, just as you tried (and failed) to question the reliability of the Sharpe book. To hell with that. All the information you need I have already provided, in the form of an ODNB biography of Dick Turpin, and a good-quality source which I've provided page numbers for. Its up to you if you want to verify them or not, because I won't do it for you. Believe me, or don't believe me, I no longer give a shit. I can't be arsed arguing with people who cast aspersions on my honesty, and who try and defend poorly-referenced articles such as the one under discussion. Parrot of Doom 19:16, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • Deb, in your zeal to have this article kept, I think you have forgotten than Tom King's relation to Dick Turpin is specifically noted as an invalid criteria for an individual's notability. Unless you can show that Tom King has received significant third-party coverage apart from his supposed relationship with Dick Turpin, the WP notability guidelines on this situation are clear. GreyWyvern⚒ 19:43, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • I don't doubt you'll find enough in the revised article to justify keeping it. And as yet, there is no consensus to delete. Deb (talk) 21:49, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Deb, your Britannica reference is prefaced by a note indicating the content was automatically extracted from their main article about Dick Turpin as a search result. eg. association with Turpin (in Dick Turpin (English criminal)). Britannica does not have a separate article about Tom King. GreyWyvern (talk) 19:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Weak keep The current article seems to be factually correct correct, and is supported by the DNB entry for Turpin, with the relevant paragraph reading "Turpin then took up with Matthew King (then, and since, erroneously identified as Tom King), whom he may have known already, and stole a racehorse called Whitestockings, which was soon traced to a stable behind the Red Lion in Whitechapel. In the ensuing ambush on 2 May, Turpin again escaped, but Matthew King was shot and later died of his wounds." [http/www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27892] . BTW, there are two Tom King's in ODNB with full articles, and neither is him: King, Thomas (1835–1888), pugilist, who has a Wikipedia article at Thomas King (boxer) [13], and King, Thomas (1730–1805), actor and theatre manager, who does not have a Wikipedia article. Anyone who wants the text of that article to work from, email me, as he is unquestionably notable. The present article discusses the fictional character, who is notable as such, the real person corresponding to him, and the misnomer. (I have not found whether or not there was a real Tom King as a highwayman.) The solution would be to make the article about the fictional character only, explaining the origin of the name. DGG ( talk ) 05:54, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 05:02, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

W-body brake upgrade

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This article consists of a highly-detailed description of an automobile maintenence/upgrade procedure. It is not encyclopedic, and Wikipedia is not a technical manual --SquidSK (1MC•log) 15:48, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy delete under A7. The article fails to assert the significance or importance of the company. —C.Fred (talk) 15:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Human Life Alliance

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Delete. Non notable Corp. I found one news article mentioning it's existance. I added to article and attempted to wikify. I still think it should be deleted so I wilol open to community. Please look at original draft and then the stubbed version. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 15:13, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. seems to be a relatively weak keep, could be revisited later. Cirt (talk) 10:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cécile Haussernot

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if WP:ATHLETE applies to chess, she fails this as a 11 year old. she also fails WP:BIO with very limited third party coverage [14]. LibStar (talk) 15:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak keep. We have generally deleted chess champions if the tournament was restricted by nationality, age and gender, but in this case the championship is a more prestigious European title in 2007 and 2009. The source listed for her 2009 win seems to provide some in-depth coverage, although I can only pick up the gist of it since it's in French. The WFM title by itself is not all that prestigious, but gaining it at her age is unusual. Sjakkalle (Check!) 15:36, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. JForget 22:03, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WebLab

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Delete The article gives no sources. I have searched extensively, and found no evidence of any significant independent sources. (Note that searching is made more complicated by the existence of at least 4 other entities using names such as "Web Lab", "Weblab", or "WebLab".) JamesBWatson (talk) 13:19, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete, likely speedy delete as unambiguous advertising: a platform aiming at providing intelligence (business, strategic, military...) solutions. Yes, but what does it do? Also a business with no baseline showing of importance. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 18:48, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • What is needed to make this article more neutral ? what should be removed ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.184.180.29 (talk) 11:46, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think it is really a question of making it more neutral. The fundamental point is that there is no evidence that the article satisfies Wikipedia's notability criteria, which are essentially based on ther being a significant amount of coverage in independent sources. If the software has, for example, been the subject of a chapter in a significant book, or if there have been articles devoted to the software in several prominent journals, then it would pretty clearly be notable. Please note that a few brief mentions in articles about other things would probably not be enough. JamesBWatson (talk) 08:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I added some "references" I have in mind (applications developed in research projects), there are some more but I may be not know them (especially because the community is "growing" and that we start to see some projects investigating as their software platform without being involved in WebLab). Fore sure the publication is does appear in are not "prominent journals" (well I would happily read your definition of "prominent") because the area impacted by the software is not that broad. So far there is only few scientific articles. I also saw some blog posts (in french) and some small introduction in news, I have to find back the references and you can judge for the validity of such things. G.Dupont (talk) 13:44, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Most blogs are not reliable sources, as anyone can write a blog. From what you say ("the area impacted ... is not that broad", "there are only a few ... articles", etc) it looks as though there is not notability. Certainly nothing in the article at present indicates that there is, nor do my web searches. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:54, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Right about blogs, a colleague found back some other sources (mainly french sorry).
   * http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/03/weblab-platform-aiming-at-providing.html
   * http://www.w3.org/2008/12/ogws-slides/ifp.pdf
   * http://www.janes.com/events/exhibitions/eurosatory2008/sections/french/daytwo/index-3.shtml
   * http://2009.rmll.info/IMG/pdf/GaeldeChalendar_UIMA_LSM09_paper.pdf

About the "broadness" of the impact, I did not mean that the impact is not broad but that the domain concerned (mainly open sources data processing and intelligence) is not that broad or not that much a 'public' domain. Do we restraint the wikipedia depending on the popularity of the domain concerned ? (sorry my sentence may appear a bit rude, but my english is not that good and I'm not sure how to express this). G.Dupont (talk) 16:10, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Of the four links given above:
The first is to a pay-to-view site, and I have not checked it.
The second is to a set of 59 presentation slides. On slide 20 there is a diagram which appears to be an illustration of how to perform an "annotation service". (Since we have only the slides, not the accompanying talk, the context is unclear.) On this diagram there are some example references to illustrate the method, including 2 example refs to WebLab; this is the only mention of WebLab in the document.
The third appears to be a list of exhibitors at an exhibition. Among nearly 200 exhibitors WebLab has a 2 sentence mention.
The fourth is a paper (from how reliable a source I cannot tell) which has a couple of sentences telling us that WebLab exists, and little more.
Unfortunately none of this comes within a million miles of significant independent coverage. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:38, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The first is to a pay-to-view site, and I have not checked it.
Sorry, this must be the wrong link, since I read the article without payin anything... I'll check
The second is to a set of 59 presentation slides. On slide 20 there is a diagram which appears to be an illustration of how to perform an "annotation service". (Since we have only the slides, not the accompanying talk, the context is unclear.) On this diagram there are some example references to illustrate the method, including 2 example refs to WebLab; this is the only mention of WebLab in the document.
The third appears to be a list of exhibitors at an exhibition. Among nearly 200 exhibitors WebLab has a 2 sentence mention.
True, but then you can also evaluate the impact of the event itself (Eurosatory)... There are hundreds of athlets in NBA, but being only one of them is already something valuable don't you think ?
The fourth is a paper (from how reliable a source I cannot tell) which has a couple of sentences telling us that WebLab exists, and little more.
We tried to find source not from people from the WebLab team and yes it is still a bit difficult since it has not been recorded. Can we have some delay to find others ? G.Dupont (talk) 21:52, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
   * http://www.w3.org/2008/12/ogws-slides/ifp.pdf
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  • delete exceptional, and encyclopedic subject matter will be clearly and unequivocably verifiable. this isn't. SchmuckyTheCat (talk)
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The result was delete. With no objection to a sourced recreation.  Sandstein  07:01, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rooftop housing

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problematic article. unsourced stub since 2006. Seems to be just a WP:DICDEF Ohconfucius ¡digame! 15:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Mary Kay Letourneau. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 22:14, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vili Fualaau

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Young lad who ejaculated several times between his teacher's willing legs, and later married her, nothing more. RCS (talk) 13:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep many reliable sources covered this person over a several year period. If he is not notable, the UN Secretary General is also not notable. Neither is the Prime Minister of Canada. Conmatrix (talk) 02:25, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is an argument to avoid. LibStar (talk) 04:46, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge any sourced content to main article. im partial to articles about people in the news, but in this case SHE is notable for breaking the law and getting lots of attention, while he is notable for...being a horny boy? nothing afterwards indicates notability for him, though he did get attention.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:53, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • What makes being a horny boy less notable than being a criminal except how much coverage the act gets? If their coverage is identical, they are identically notable. Our disdain for pubescent boys is not really grounds for dismissing him. Weak keep in that it appears that his notability is enduring. If nothing else, move to BLP1E title. - BalthCat (talk) 07:41, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep/merge/redirect The story was huge during that time, so the information is notable, so I suggest merge it with the teacher's article. Angryapathy (talk) 16:48, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The only content in this article that isn't already covered in the Mary Kay Letourneau article are his birth date, ethnicity, an uncited claim about them being caught in a car (which I deleted as a BLP violation), his 2006 drunk driving conviction, and his career aspirations. None of these make him independently notable from Letourneau or the event. Redirect to Letourneau article. KuyaBriBriTalk 18:43, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Mary Kay Letourneau. LibStar (talk) 04:48, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep He's a separate person from Mary Kay Letourneau, and so should be kept as a separate article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.234.81.195 (talk) 06:06, 18 November 2009 (UTC) — 98.234.81.195 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
    • Just because he's a separate person doesn't mean he meets WP:N. See also WP:ENN. Since my last post to this discussion I came upon WP:VICTIM (as much as I hate to admit it, legally this individual was the "victim"), which states in part, "a victim of a crime should normally only be the subject of an article where an article that satisfied notability criteria existed, or could have properly been created prior to the crime's commission." Outside of his relationship with Letourneau, Fualaau has done nothing to make himself independently notable by Wikipedia guidelines. KuyaBriBriTalk 15:00, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. JForget 22:04, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vespasia

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un-sourced and no indication of notability. Current version states she died in the first year of life and nothing else is known. Google does not show anything to indicate notability. noq (talk) 13:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Arbitrarily0 (talk) 20:56, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Severn Escarpment

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No sources can be found which use the term Severn Escarpment, therefore it is doubtful whether it requires an article — Rod talk 13:10, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete: Not notable, no significant coverage. GreyWyvern (talk) 17:34, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Week keep: I found some sources - seems like a valid a geologic feature. Óðinn ☭☆ talk 19:04, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: There are indeed "escarpments" parallel to the Severn on both sides of the estuary, west and east. However, there is no feature which is given the proper name "Severn escarpment". What the single cited source refers to is an escarpment near the Severn. It is an entirely different feature to that referred to in the original article, as it is north rather than south of the river; it has no proper name; it is not a noteworthy feature. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. SNOW... Tone 21:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yvonne Koay

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Declined WP:PROD. Subject does not appear notable, and no sources are given to support single claim to notability ("Her most notable designs have included a sports centre for the town of Tonypandy in South Wales.")  Frank  |  talk  12:52, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Links added to prove notability. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minnysnatch (talk • contribs) 14:50, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have heard of her and can verify that she is indeed a notable netballer in Wales. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.251.141.200 (talk) 14:56, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, the other links were taken down, but I've put more up —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minnysnatch (talk • contribs) 16:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

She's a nobody —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.3.31.74 (talk) 19:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. — Jake Wartenberg 00:49, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Austin Ortega

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PROD which was contested by Joeberto (talk · contribs), the article creator. This non-notable soccer player fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG. GiantSnowman 12:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. — Jake Wartenberg 00:49, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Adam Ortega

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PROD which was contested by Joeberto (talk · contribs), the article creator. This non-notable soccer player fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG. GiantSnowman 12:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. JForget 22:00, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yandere

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Neologism based on a Japanese portmanteau. The article is filled with original research. The single source cited by the article does not actually define the term, or the two Japanese words that make up the portmanteau. Contents of article fails the policy on verifiability. —Farix (t | c) 12:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. -- —Farix (t | c) 12:37, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment This was previously nominated and kept as part of a joint nomination with Tsundere. In that AfD nomination, someone said as reason for keeping Yandere that the Japanese Wikipedia article lists a book as a source, and that there is a video game devoted to the subject. The Japanese Wikipedia article does list several sources that someone should look into (I can't read Japanese). There are also sources in some of the Wikipedia articles in other languages, thought many of those seem to be the same one from the English article or the same ones from the Japanese article, but there might be a few additional sources in one of them. Calathan (talk) 14:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Second only to tsundere as far as this school of neologisms go; worth at least investigating those sources to see if there's enough traction. Doceirias (talk) 16:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep As per the previous nomination. You can/should have look there for the reasonings. Translation of the Japanese wiki and its sources would help greatly though. {{Expand Japanese}} Transaction Go (talk) 17:42, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep or incubate. The Spanish and Chinese articles cite references that may be worth investigating. I am more doubtful of the German article's references as the only one that appears useful is used in the Japanese article. I did not find any references in the other three articles. (French, Italian, Korean) -- allen四names 19:22, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Spanish article links to two blog sources. See above for as the Chinese article uses the exact same "sources" as the Japanese article.
  • Keep This article may be in bad shape, but there is enough reason to keep it, just as we keep articles like tsundere or meganekko; it's an established archetypal character in animanga and has been growing in recent years. I've even seen the term used in popular anime as early as two years ago.--十八 20:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
So far, only one source has been brought forward, that that only defines the term. However, Wikipedia is not a dictionary. —Farix (t | c) 21:37, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
...in the term "yandere" (which roughly translates as sweet on the outside, psycho on the outside...
A commercial CD featuring yandere characters
ASCII calling School Days a "yandere game representative"
And, as coincidence would have it, the sixth episode of the second season for Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu even defines the term explicitly.--十八 21:48, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Keep. NAC. Joe Chill (talk) 22:51, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathan Messer

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Does not indicate encyclopedic notability: IMDb. Twice deleted via PRODs. -- Jeandré (talk), 2009-11-06t11:54z 11:54, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I think this AfD can be closed now. Consensus seems to be that he's notable enough but that it needs clean up and to be patrolled. If disruptive editing continues it can be protected. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:07, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 05:02, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Birdwood

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I know it is rather unusual to nominate an article written by oneself, however I had started it in my earlier Wikipedia-days and reviewing the article today, I don't know what had driven me then. After research I can't find more relevant sources than notifications in the London Gazette concerning military promotion, so to my disgrace the article lacks not only of notability, but also of reliable references.

Since the article's creation several people have added minor edits to it, therefore I have avoided to tag the article with a G7-speedy tag and instead have put it to AfD. I sincerely apologise for the waste of your time. ~~ Phoe talk ~~ 11:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would he have been a vice-lord lieutenant perhaps, however as a deputy lieutenant he was only one of several assigned to a lord lieutenant, which besides is merely a honorary office itself now. ~~ Phoe talk ~~ 20:00, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. — Jake Wartenberg 00:48, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mack Brown Curse

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The topic fails the general notability guideline (Wikipedia:Notability); it hasn't received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Since the "Mack Brown Curse" lacks such sources, the article conducts original research (Wikipedia:No original research); it's trying to define and promote the Curse rather than reporting on an established meme. (The forum community that created the article is here; there is some discussion of how to establish notability and achieve "high visibility".)

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  • Delete per nom. -- Jeandré (talk), 2009-11-06t12:04z
  • Delete - obvious promotion through original research. Urgh. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: References are of poor quality. Smacks of WP:NEO. GreyWyvern (talk) 17:42, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - Update: Funny folks should mention "original research," as Yahoo! Sports -- via Rivals -- has actually published an article extensively covering the Mack Brown Curse. Y'all wanna review those deletion nominations now? Rimbo (talk) 07:24, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm sorry, I for one happen to find sports lore fascinating. But the cure for original research is to yank it -- not to shuffle it around between articles, or to embellish it with even more OR. Melchoir (talk) 00:17, 9 November 2009 (UTC) Note, this comment was in response to another comment which has since been deleted by its author. Melchoir (talk) 09:04, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • It is not "original research". At least, not anymore.Rimbo (talk) 07:33, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Hmm... this story was posted just today, so I found the convenient timing suspicious at first. But it appears to be a coincidence. On the "Can someone post the All Mack Brown Curse Team?" thread, Geoff Ketchum himself commented on 11/7, "We've been working on the story for a couple of weeks. Coming Monday.", which suggests that the Orangebloods.com story is causally unrelated to the Wikipedia article.
        What's really promising are these other forum comments by Ketchum on the story thread: "...This is a pretty well-known topic that's been discussed in the media all of the nation. Mack's been asked about it at various times... There have been newspaper columns about it in recent years." In other words, Ketchum is claiming that there exists evidence of notability-in-the-Wikipedia-sense, but he doesn't say what that evidence is! You should ask him for citations to the media.
        Failing that, I don't think Orangebloods.com should be considered an independent, reliable, secondary source. Google classifies it as a blog rather than as news. The article doesn't identify an author with a separate editorial staff, so its journalistic credentials are suspect. It may have corporate sponsorship from Yahoo!, but that isn't relevant for WP:RS. Melchoir (talk) 09:02, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom.  Gongshow Talk 05:12, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:52, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1997 Tour

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Article fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSIC. No substantial media coverage. No claim of notability. No reason why this is any more notable than any other concert tour. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list of information (ie, tour dates) WP:INFO. Save this for the fan sites Nouse4aname (talk) 08:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stranger Than Fiction Tour

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Article fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSIC. No substantial media coverage. No claim of notability. No reason why this is any more notable than any other concert tour. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list of information (ie, tour dates) WP:INFO. Save this for the fan sites Nouse4aname (talk) 08:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also nominating the articles below for the same reasosns:
The Gray Race Tour (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
No Substance Tour (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 06:51, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suffer Tour

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Article fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSIC. No substantial media coverage. No claim of notability. No reason why this is any more notable than any other concert tour. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list of information (ie, tour dates) WP:INFO. Save this for the fan sites Nouse4aname (talk) 08:33, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also nominating the following articles for the same reasons
No Control Tour (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Against the Grain Tour (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Generator Tour (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
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The result was no consensus. While there is a majority of people voicing keep opinions here reading the discussion reveals a split between whether the coverage is sufficient to establish notability or whether the coverage fails WP:NOT#NEWS. As such am closing as no consensus. Davewild (talk) 10:09, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For Enforcing Peace

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A non-governmental medal awarded by an organization with dubious notability. Has been deleted from ru-wiki already. Óðinn ☭☆ talk 07:38, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Tentative Keep - it seems to be covered in Russian-language media: [19]; [20]; [21]. I don't read Russian, and so am relying on Google translations, but it appears to be somewhat notable. I'd be interested in knowing what arguments were put forward in the Russian AfD or equivalent. I am always hesitant to jump to deleting articles that depend on non-English sources. One of the wonderful things about Wikipedia is providing information on notable subjects that may not otherwise be available to readers who do not speak the language where the subject's notability is most often expressed. TJRC (talk) 18:44, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Additional Information The Russian Wikipedia afd is here: [22]. Here's a Google translate (you'll need to go to the original to link to the pages cited).TJRC (talk) 18:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Medal "For peace enforcement"

Regional public organization with the enterprise for the production of symbols has established a medal. Sources other than the site organization is not given. The significance of the organization under a big question. Pessimist2006 08:35, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

  • Add. Establishment of the awards was widely reported in the press [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]. SashaT 10:00, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • X Delete a momentary interest in the press, but there is no encyclopedic value. Seelöwe 10:02, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • X Delete - no award, but a PR stunt. Wikipedia writes about the medals, but not their virtual display on websites or promotional campaigns, producers of symbols. In an article on the organization itself was looked would be appropriate .-- Vissarion 11:29, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • X Remove this medal has no significance .-- I. 15:48, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
  • X Delete. Not significantly ShinePhantom 08:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
Outcome

Removed under discussion. EvgenyGenkin 01:09, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

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  • Keep The sources provided by TJRC (talk · contribs) establish notability. Having reviewed the sources with Google Translation (see 1, 2, and 3), I have determined that the depth of coverage is enough to establish notability for this medal.

    In response to Óðinn (talk · contribs): notability is defined by whether or not a topic has received enough reliable sources. Because For Enforcing Peace has received this coverage, it not being a state decoration is irrelevant when deciding whether it meets Wikipedia's inclusion policy. Cunard (talk) 08:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep: Passes WP:N. Joe Chill (talk) 03:36, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I tried to Google the medal (in Russian) and found loads of links from the date of the announcement (Aug08, of course the time of the 2008 South Ossetia war). So I wondered if the medals had ever been issued, and found [23] which appears to show the recipients, and a blog entry [24] under the heading Я согласен на медаль... Почем? where the blogger seems to be saying "it was a nice idea but now these medals can be bought on the net for 600-1000 roubles". Perhaps a Russian speaker could do better. See also the Russian WP AFD quoted above a momentary interest in the press, but there is no encyclopedic value. Sussexonian (talk) 23:02, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per WP:NOT#NEWS. I have a reading knowledge of Russian, and the sources offered don't seem to me to go beyond a brief flurry of coverage in minor partisan publications. Phil Bridger (talk) 23:33, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Keep based on the following passage "The public award established specifically for the moral support of the peacekeeping operation to force Georgia to peace and the elimination of the humanitarian catastrophe in South Ossetia", - the chairman of the Board Mikhail Moiseyev."from [25], cited above also--what appears to be a genuine news article based on the story as carired by TAS, the national news service. Mikhail Moiseyev about whom we, incredibly, do not have an article, was the chief of the general staff of the Soviet armed forces--if it is the same person. The name is fairly common, but it seems likely from context. The wording of the sources & the award does seem to indicate an award by an extreme-nationalist group. DGG ( talk ) 00:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This is a different Moiseyev (M.M); the general's initials are M.A. Óðinn ☭☆ talk 06:53, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 22:20, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Natacha Merritt

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Not notable Rhomb (talk) 07:26, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as nominator. The article asserts none of the criteria at WP:CREATIVE. She has published a NN book: not enough. An interview and an article about photographing herself giving oral sex) may support WP:V but hardly WP:N. Rhomb (talk) 07:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The criteria are:
  1. The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors.
  2. The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique.
  3. The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
  4. The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums, or had works in many significant libraries.
Which of these do you think this person has met? Rhomb (talk) 21:42, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of published[3] secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent,[4] and independent of the subject." WP:CREATIVE is part of WP:BIO. She meets WP:BIO#Basic criteria. Joe Chill (talk) 21:45, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Presumed" perhaps -- presumptions are rebuttable. Since "trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources may not be sufficient to establish notability", I claim that mere sensationalism over her work is trivial, and that this is supported by the fact that the failure to meet the criteria I quoted above supports that assessment. Rhomb (talk) 22:17, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Per years of community consensus, the links show notability and this article will be kept for sure. Joe Chill (talk) 22:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Like Joe Chill, I'm not a fan of her work and I wouldn't give her the time of day. But that's neither here nor there -- other people have, as the sources listed in the article and by Joe Chill clearly show. (Also, a number of other sources are behind pay walls.) She meets WP:BIO, and saying that the sources are trivial sounds a bit like WP:IDONTLIKEIT. As to the claim that the book isn't notable, Wikipedia:Notability (books) says a book is notable if "the book has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works appearing in sources that are independent of the book itself, with at least some of these works serving a general audience." The book has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Guardian, among others.--Fabrictramp | talk to me 16:51, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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That's verifiability, not notability. Rhomb (talk) 12:46, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The link you give for notability (WP:CREATIVE) lists "The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews." That seems to be exactly what Hektor is saying.--Fabrictramp | talk to me 17:14, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Per the snowball clause, the probability of this discussion resulting in consensus to delete the article is minuscule, and so there is little point in prolonging it. Renaming suggestions and merge proposals are welcome on the article talkpage.  Skomorokh, barbarian  13:19, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of cats with fraudulent diplomas

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Please note that JBSupreme is the nominator, and his rationale essentially is a copy-paste of Wikipedia Arguments to AVOID in Deletion Discussions. It's nothing more than WP:UNENCYCLOPEDIC sprinkled with a dash of WP:IDONTLIKEIT. If you cannot think of a valid rationale when nominating an article for deletion, please don't bother nominating any articles in the future. Vodello (talk) 16:22, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. It doesn't make a difference who or what the entity is getting a fraudulent diploma. There may be a trend that those doing the exposure choose a cat as the subject, but there's no real reason why that should be so, except habit. It would be a good idea to include any cited material in either the Diploma mill article, or in the article for the responsible company. Even if that's not done, the article doesn't need to be in Wiki. Piano non troppo (talk) 06:53, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge. Here's what I said on the talk page before this article was nominated for deletion: "The idea of a "list of cats with fraudulent diplomas" is a little odd and jokey, although the content is reasonable and cited. The significant aspect is not that a series of cats have been awarded fradulent diplomas — it's that people working to expose diploma mills sometimes use cats as funny newsworthy hooks. Maybe this material should instead be included in a section within diploma mill about efforts to expose fradulent diplomas." Dreamyshade (talk) 06:55, 6 November 2009 (UTC) Update to my vote: I am also OK with renaming. See my comments below at 21:03, 6 November 2009.[reply]
  • Keep - Just because an article is amusing doesn't mean it isn't also informative. It is, of course, niche useful information, but so is 99% of wikipedia. It's funny and it's well cited. It's funny and good. It should be kept. rek (talk) 07:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Then perhaps you should take four seconds to read the keep votes that give strong arguments, much stronger than WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Vodello (talk) 16:22, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
WP:ILIKEIT TheWeakWilled (T * G) 21:20, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep The content is encyclopedic, it should be in Wikipedia. I don't see any compelling argument why this content should be deleted. Two people have voted to delete, JBsupreme and Piano non troppo. JBsupreme has offered no persuasive argument of any kind. Piano non troppo seems to consider the content encyclopedic, though unnecessary, and considers the scope of the article to be too narrow. I agree with PNT that the title is too specific. Have other animals been used to get fraudulent diplomas? Is this technique used to identify fraud in other countries? If yes, it's probably a good idea to change this into a list of animals which have received fraudulent diplomas, or perhaps a list of educational institutions which have fraudulently given diplomas to animals. For now, leave it as is. The content is informative, well-referenced, and should be useful to anyone researching diploma mills. There's no better place to put it right now, but if other animals are used in this manner, the article should be moved to reflect the broader scope of this practice. --NorsemanII (talk) 09:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strongly keep. Merging into diploma mill is a very bad idea, since it isn't notable in regard to exposing diploma mills; if anything, it should be merged into list of cats (see the list of dogs involved in war for a corresponding example). However, Wikipedia is not paper; we definitely have the space and resources to keep this article around. Merging with list of cats, an article which is already disorganized and filled with trivia, would ruin a good article (this one) and make a bad article (the list of cats) worse. Keeping it as its own article will make it easier to attract editors to watch this article and make sure it maintains its current high standard. This article is interesting and informative, has a number of well-researched examples, and will be interesting reading for fans of encyclopedias in general and Wikipedia in particular. I strongly vote we keep this article around. -- Gaurav (talk) 09:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Here's some justification for my idea to merge the article: there are no notable cats with fraudulent diplomas who aren't part of efforts to expose diploma mills. This list covers a real pattern, it involves a significant issue, and there's some reliable news coverage, but focusing on the cats isn't really appropriate for a serious article. It's playing along with the joke offered by the people who have registered their cats — in the service of a larger purpose. But the comparison to list of dogs involved in war is helpful — I might argue that those dogs would be more interesting as part of an article about wartime morale-boosting efforts, but that would be an oversimplified interpretation of the reasons why there are wartime dogs. I think the reasons are more clear in the list of cats with fraudulent diplomas. I agree that this list shouldn't be stuffed into a place where it would be forgotten, though. Dreamyshade (talk) 17:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge as Dreamyshade suggests. The practice of registering pets as a means of exposing fraudulent universities is something that should be covered, and the best place to do that is in the diploma mill article. Listing each and every instance is silly and unnecessary. Reyk YO! 09:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. This is funny, informative and well referenced. I've no way of knowing if it's comprehensive but it is useful information, despite the jokey tone. The idea of showing that a cat's been awarded a diploma is a very effective way of highlighting how daft these degrees are. Plus, given that the internet is largely a resource for documenting cats I think it's important to preserve pages outlining their achievements :) JoBrodie (talk) 11:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. No source discussing the notability of the topic => SYNTHESIS. This, much like the Dog article, is a COATRACK, and OR, as none of the reliable sources discuss a trend in generalised cat degree taking. I've been through this before at Mass killings under Communist regimes where people are willing to COATRACK any individual paragraph of verifiable material without realising that the article as a whole is not notable as the topic itself is not sustained in reliable sources. Yes I am comparing cat lovers to Joseph McCarthy. No RS discusses the notability (or actuality) of the practice of people in general getting degrees for their dogs. Its SYNTHESIS of the worst kind, a COATRACK of individual Dog Degree incidents being turned into a social trend by editors here. Wikipedia is not a Sociologist. Yes, I am comparing Dog Lovers to Vyacheslav Molotov Fifelfoo (talk) 23:13, 6 November 2009 (UTC) 00:16, 7 November 2009 (UTC) Fifelfoo (talk) 12:25, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge with diploma mill. The topic is a bit too newspaper-like for a separate article, but it does serve to illustrate the lack of controls in such institutions. Sjakkalle (Check!) 12:32, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. This article is linked from Reddit as of this morning, which will generate an unusual amount of interest. Very mild keep from me—while these cats are not individually notable, these appear to be separate, sourced instances of diplomas granted. / edg ☺ ☭ 13:09, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, with a link from diploma mill. While the article appears to be jokey, it's actually very informative as to the level of fraud that goes on in diploma mills. I don't think a simple mention along the lines of "diploma mills are often so lax as to award diplomas to household pets" cuts it. It's the fact that this can be done routinely, and also the fact that it's on the verge of bebeing a semi-normal journalistic technique in these kinds of investigations. frosty840 13:28, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. The article seems well cited. I would, however, consider potentially merging the dogs and cats articles in to a joint animals article, to avoid a proliferation of related articles. I don't see how this article is any different from many of the other more obscure pages wikipedia has. Luckybee23 (talk) 14:24, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, Keep - while perhaps a WP:SYN problem, each instance seems properly referenced. Also, this article is getting lots of notice outside wikipedia ([33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38]), so why get everyone upset about it by deleting a verifiable list. Once again wikipedia randomly observes something over time (the use of cats to ferret out diploma mills) and cements the existence of it of a concept (the article was originally titled as Colby Nolan when created in December 2004, and was only renamed about 10 days ago). By the way, in searching the subject, I ran across the story of Tobias F. (for Feline) Schaeffer and added it to the article.--Milowent (talk) 15:56, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep and move to close per invalid nomination and snowball Garbage deletion rationale by nominator JBSupreme. WP:UNENCYCLOPEDIC and WP:IDONTLIKEIT are not valid rationales to nominate this article for deletion in the least. The template added by Edgarde in an effort to invalidate all keep votes is absolutely petty. The arguments to keep this article are sound, and no template will fool any administrator with the least bit of competency. The article is well sourced and clearly notable, and if someone gets butthurt and doesn't like it, that's just too damn bad. Vodello (talk) 16:05, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Mild Keep and agree on the snowball. It's been a while since I've seen an article this well sourced show up in AfD. Discussion about merging with new corresponding Dog article might be useful (and is the only reason I can see for even bothering to keep this vote open). --Ray Radlein (talk) 18:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - It's informative and notable, and if some people want to take umbrage that the article also happens to be funny, that's their problem - it doesn't outweigh the right of the rest of us to read it and be both informed and entertained thereby. --HarmonicSpheretalk 16:29, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - There's a suggestion on the talk page to rename this as "List of fake diploma mill registrations", which is worth discussing as a way to focus on the significant issue (exposing fradulent diplomas) rather than the gimmick (cats, and a single dog). The only issue with that proposed title is that it sounds like it could cover both notable efforts to expose fraud and notable instances of people who have been caught with fake diplomas. Dreamyshade (talk) 17:24, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Do not lug List of dogs with fraudulent diplomas in the same category. That was a weak article with no references that was created just yesterday with a grand total of 128 bytes. There is absolutely NO compelling argument to move this article. Vodello (talk) 21:36, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep perhaps as part of "List of fake diploma mill registrations" - good idea, good list, good research, good cites. I'm a long time editor and vested inclusionist. --Lexein (talk) 23:45, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • No !vote, just a note to any passing admins to say that permission is granted for a snow closure. "Merge" and "keep" are effectively interchangeable outcomes at AfD, and the merger discussions can continue on the talk page.—S Marshall Talk/Cont 17:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep.Information is information. This is we cited, and potentially useful. Additionally, I would like to point out that we are a rather farcically silly species in terms of our own self importance. Self consciousness has made us both highly socially advanced, and at the same time, completely over complicated. We are so proud very of our gathering and distribution of information, and ever so serious about it. By our definitions, this article is reliably sourced and true information. Perhaps allowing entries like this will help some to realize that and other to remember that there is should be a limit to our pride. At times, that which we define as necessary, important and relevant, can seem a bit ridiculous when put into practice or context. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.45.108.121 (talk) 17:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Merge: These felines are only famous because of diploma mills and are entirely non-notable outside that context. Without knowing the diploma mill context, the meaning of this list appears absurd at best. I am not opposed to the "List of fake diploma mill registrations" renaming idea, but isolating cats as fake diploma recipients does not add anything to the discussion of fake diplomas in general. Tomorrow I will sign both of my Bearded Dragons up for degrees in astrophysics; will there be a page for reptiles too? GreyWyvern (talk) 17:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Lol Pretty funny. Not sure that the connection is anything more than tenuous, but ok. Protonk (talk) 18:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. It seems to me that the opposition to the articles stems from the fact that it seems silly and moronic, given its subject matter...and because encyclopaedias must be of a completely pedantic and academic nature, it isn't appropriate for Wikipedia. There is a fundamental flaw in this logic. It may seem "silly" to us, but so are many other articles--I'm sure that many people would agree that the subject of "pubic hair" is often a humorous one, yet there persists to be an article about it on Wikipedia.
The basis for an article isn't the emotive response we have to the subject matter, but rather its contexts and the information that it contains--and as long as it relevant to human existence and contains significant, cited information, it's perfectly appropriate. Cats may often be the subject of internet memes and of general humor, and combined with the seemingly-absurd notion of house pets getting professional degrees, I can see how people think the article should be removed...but behind this mess of facetiousness exist valid information. The articles talks about protest, and the cats were simply a vector for said protest. And even if the article wasn't, and was simply about cats with diplomas...it might seem inane and trivial, but if its well-cited it has conceivable uses and to a degree and is informative in an anthropological sense.RobLikesBrunch (talk) 18:52, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • A Comment I've moved some of the comments down to their proper places in the sequence (including one about self-importance; the irony!). And I've added a talk header as a reminder, though I'm surprised it's necessary. I've also taken a couple of the single-purpose tags out; the contributors have other unrelated edits, so it looks like a put-down. as for the subject; it's a laugh, isn't it? Swanny18 (talk) 22:19, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
WP:SPA TheWeakWilled (T * G) 00:58, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - I have to vote for WP:IAR on this one. The title is just so ridiculously funny, it charmed the hell out of me, and I would consider it a loss to the encyclopedia if it were deleted. On policy grounds I could point to the article's length and say that it is worthy of a separate article, as part of a "series" with Diploma mill. Equazcion (talk) 01:22, 7 Nov 2009 (UTC)
  • Keep - This may look like a frivolous topic, but there's some serious history behind it, and it still has a serious purpose. This article was created 5 years ago. Until 29 October, the article was called Colby Nolan and it focused on a particularly well-known case of a cat with a fraudulent diploma. (Colby's degree actually helped with the successful fraud prosecution of one diploma mill.) Apparently someone concluded that that Colby was more notable than the diploma mill that awarded Colby's degree, so the page for the diploma mill was set up as a redirect to Colby Nolan (and now it points to this article, due to the recent renaming). The article as it existed before 29 October focused on Colby Nolan and contained a short list of "similar incidents". After the recent AfD for Oreo Collins (another cat on the list of similar incidents), someone apparently decided to repurpose the article as a list. The unintended result of that sensible action is that a perfectly sensible-looking article that had existed for 5 years suddenly started looking frivolous and became a target for deletion. Please keep the article as a consolidated place for information about all of the cats who have received fraudulent degrees. I've revised the intro to provide more emphasis on the serious aspects of the topic. --Orlady (talk) 01:33, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment why cats? have other animals/objects also been used this way? shouldnt the article be about, "fradulent diplos given to nonexistent people"? i support renaming if its kept.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:48, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep – As trivial and sardonic as this entry may be, the amount of necessary and relevant information here is well-collected and arranged. The article is quite fitting with the style and tone of Wikipedia. —Down10 TACO 03:27, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Though this article is unusual, the nominator has not provided a valid deletion rationale. The article is reliably sourced and since cats with fraudulent diplomas have received non-trivial coverage in reliable, neutral, third-party sources, it's not synthesis to create a list of such cats. The argument for deletions rests mostly on a small-minded and unworthy notion of what an encyclopedia should be; let's reject this and be a better encyclopedia than that. Proposals for rename should be considered, but there is no valid basis for deleting this notable, reliably-sourced content. --JayHenry (talk) 05:19, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    List of Celebrities with Blue Eyes? Fifelfoo (talk) 05:31, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm certain that you understand that the problem with a List of celebrities with blue eyes is not a problem of synthesis. If you're not aware of this I will ask you to take the time to actually read WP:NOR before I will discuss it further. By the way, these aren't famous cats that happen to have fraudulent diplomas. These are cats that are only significant because they have fraudulent diplomas. See the big difference? --JayHenry (talk) 15:37, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. This is relevant to my interests. --95.209.115.42 (talk) 05:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. This is relevant to my interests as well. Foggymyst (talk) 09:36, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Well-sourced. Gamaliel (talk) 10:40, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge to List of animals with fraudulent diplomas. The subject is notable (Henriette Goldacre alone has had plenty of media coverage; the coverage is about the integrity of academic qualifications, and is not merely celebrity puffery); the article is well-sourced (and thus not OR); and for similar reasons, verifiable. But separating cats from dogs does appear to be undue weight. And my word, there are some peculiar single-purpose and IP votes on both sides here. AlexTiefling (talk) 11:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge Agree with AlexTiefling, the subject matter has value and is well-documented, and should be merged with List of animals with fraudulent diplomas. This will improve both articles and serve to document a serious and noteworthy situation. dotlizard (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:42, 7 November 2009 (UTC).[reply]
  • Delete Yes, there are animals with fradulent diplomas. I do not see a solid rationale for why they should be corraled into a list format, though. WesleyDodds (talk) 12:56, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and rename. Well referenced, informative, factual, and too long to merge into the article on diploma mills. Should be retitled "animals with fraudulent diplomas" perhaps? What makes this worth keeping is that it is not just a list of people being silly with their cats, it is a series of cases where people have used animals to demonstrate the issuing of fraudulent diplomas, leading to at least one court case. I do not see the need for it to be entitled as a list format, though. Average Earthman (talk) 13:47, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep' (though merge content from the dog and other such articles). Well-sourced, with a clear criterion for inclusion. The phenomenon (of people registering pets for qualifications in institutions with low standards for admission) is well-established. —BillC talk 14:08, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - A valid article that encompasses well-sources, notable, and perfectly acceptable content. I see no compelling reason to simply delete it. That said, I think it would be better as a general article rather than a list. However editorial decisions are beyond the scope of AfDs, so I vote "keep". –Juliancolton | Talk 20:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. SNOW... Tone 21:48, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rory Blackwell

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    I dont feel safe regarding this article about me, too many changes are being made and my privacy is being invaded. Many thanks, Rory Ser33 (talk) 02:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 05:03, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    The Original Doll (album)

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    There are not sources to the album, just for the songs. The article is just speculation and there are no sources to confirm something about it, nor the tracklist, nor the name, nor the confirmed songs, not even enough information to say that it was scrapped by the label. It should be delete because is just an speculation article, and its not even notable. Some references are blogs or thing like those, and the only reliable references only talk about the songs, not about this supposed album. It must be Delete Fortunato luigi (talk) 05:15, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Re-read the MTV article, it mentions the album but talks about the song. My mistake. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 07:00, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    ^^Which mtv article??? any of the sources of this article is from mtv, all of them are from repertories or blogs. Fortunato luigi (talk) 08:15, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was keep. Consensus seems to suggest that the topic is adequately notable. –Juliancolton | Talk 01:47, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy

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    Fanfilm of questionable notability - claims in the article appear overstated, and references are predominately primary sources or blogs. MikeWazowski (talk) 05:07, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    • Keep - the "blogs" referenced are exactly the places you'd expect to see videogaming news of this kind. The reason blogs aren't normally accepted as sources is their lack of editorial oversight; Destructoid and PlayStation Official Magazine are both edited. There's also coverage on RockpaperShotgun (here), Kotaku (here), Topless Robot (here) and Gamespy (here). Probably others too but that's four commercial sites with an editorial policy. The vast majority of fan films are certainly non notable, but this is one of the very few to clear the bar. Significant coverage in independent reliable sources means it clears WP:N. - DustFormsWords (talk) 05:29, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Delete - none of the links provided above fall under the category of 'non-trivial coverage' and they're certainly not significant. Completely fails notability criteria for films. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 07:07, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - Per WP:N - "Significant coverage" means that sources address the subject directly in detail, and no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material. I'm not sure that your suggestion that multi-paragraph articles headlined with the name of the article subject can be described as "trivial mentions" is supported by policy or by past AfD results. - DustFormsWords (talk) 07:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Second Comment - Sorry for the both-barrels commenting, but it's also worth mentioning that the WP:NFILM criteria are aimed at commercial release full-length features. Fan films would rarely pass this test - including the unarguably notable classic Troops - and given that this one is distributed exclusively via the internet a more appropriate critieria might be WP:WEB which it passes criterion 1 of. (And, of course, it passes the more important test at WP:N). - DustFormsWords (talk) 07:48, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I am similarly unsure that 2-3 paragraphs stating that the film exists and that the author enjoyed it and a link to the film qualifies as significant coverage. Perhaps other editors will disagree. PanydThe muffin is not subtle 07:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment - The words "capsule review" aren't mentioned at WP:N. There's no requirement for an article writer to have watched the film; it's sufficient merely that they saw fit to comment. As above, the WP:N definition of significant coverage is that "the sources address the subject directly" (headline contains subject name), "in detail" (many sources contain details of creators and budget), "and no original research is necessary to extract the content" (unarguably the case here). It is "more than a trivial mention" (these sites took the time to prepare, submit to editorial, and publish an entire article dedicated to the topic) "but it need not be the main topic of the source material" (well, it is anyway, so that's a bonus, I guess). My impression is that you're importing a separate and higher standard of "significant coverage" than that expressly defined at WP:N, and if you are then it doesn't reflect current policy. - DustFormsWords (talk) 23:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Capsule reviews are mentioned at the more specific film notability guidelines, which is what both Panyd and I have linked to. It is my opinion that these small submissions are trivial, but I'm not going to kick up a huge fuss if that goes against the concensus. Marasmusine (talk) 10:38, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The result was delete. Including the nominator, there seems to be a consensus that the subject is not sufficiently notworthy. –Juliancolton | Talk 15:52, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Les McKeown (author)

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    fails WP:BIO, with little or no third party coverage that I can find. Another of the hundred thousand authors who write inspirational little books about becoming confident/organisational structure/other bollocks. Ironholds (talk) 04:24, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was delete. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 01:02, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Jacques Derosena

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    fails WP:BIO in referencing and WP:ENTERTAINER in notability. His single notable position so far is an extremely minor role in The Wire, and I can find no evidence that he passes the multiple, reliable, third-party etc standard set. Ironholds (talk) 04:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was keep. Consensus post-expansion is clear that the subject is notable. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 00:10, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Shkolnaya street

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    Does not establish notability, one sentence. fetchcomms 04:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was Speedy delete it's a hoax. James086Talk | Email 18:54, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Zenin's Dog museum

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    Look, I suppose any museum could be notable, but the presentation in this unreferenced article fails to convince me. Lacking third-party mentions of significance, it fails the criteria for inclusion. Chutznik (talk) 03:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Sorry for the misunderstanding. The museum mentioned does exist, but it is located on a residential property and is not well known. Secondly, the museum is mostly pseudo-history, and is not intended to mislead anybody. When visiting the museum in person it is well known that any information presented is either exaggerated or based on fictitious events. I now realize that this fact should be noted in the Wikipedia article as not to mislead anybody. I will edit the article to explain this asap, and I welcome any other Wikipedia users to state this on the article if I do not complete this task in the expected time.

    Thank you for your time, and I wish to again stress that this is a real operational museum(although clearly and purposely presenting humerus, fictitious information along with some real facts and history) , and important cultural establishment for the grange community.

    Owen (Duke) Wilson Redbird —Preceding unsigned comment added by Duke red bird (talk • contribs) 04:32, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was redirect to Jukebox. — Jake Wartenberg 00:47, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Wallbox

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    Dictionary entry Matchups 02:59, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was delete. Jayjg (talk) 05:03, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Devils Racecourse

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    Not notable film. Prod nomination endorsed by two editors. Despite that prod tag was removed. This is the next step. Dr.K. praxislogos 02:54, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was delete. Unsourced, claims no notability, even the source found by Sckessey is just a passing mention - and even that source says it's a "lesser known distro". Black Kite 10:57, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    ROCK Linux

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    Clearly an advertisement. The Zwinky (talk) 02:41, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    • Keep - I immediately found evidence of reliable sources when I searched the Google News archives (example). This might be a candidate for being rescued. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:28, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • This CNN link is three sentences. I am yawning. Since when did three sentences on a news site justify an encyclopedia article? SchmuckyTheCat (talk)
    • I find this notable because ROCK was one of the earliest "make your own distro" systems, which I was made aware of via print media. This, or a number of committers that contribute these ideas to other projects (Debian, Fedora) would seem to satisfy the notability criteria. rhyre (talk) 09:09, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The result was Delete, advertising and the consensus here is clear. James086Talk | Email 18:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Parcus

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    This falls under the I-can't-believe-I-can't-speedy-this category. Asserted to be non-notable product that does not even make a claim of notability. SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was redirect to In re Bilski. JForget 21:59, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Bernard Bilski

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    Bernard Bilski is the first-named inventor on a patent that was the subject of the In re Bilski case at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals last year, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Bilski-the-person has no notability whatsoever apart from this case. This is about as clear as an example of WP:BLP1E as it gets. There is no coverage of Bilski-the-person other than as related to Bilski-the-case. The article on the person has no information that is not already present in the article on the case. I redirected, but that has been reverted. TJRC (talk) 02:38, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Normally I would agree that this article should be deleted for the reasons stated above. Originally, however, it was set up as a redirect to fixed bill. This caused confusion among readers so I created a stub in hopes of attracting more information about the inventor. --Nowa (talk) 03:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    The problem with a redirect to In Re Bilski, is that it ignores the most important accomplishment of Bernard Bilski, which is the invention of fixed bill energy pricing. This is notable apart from the current case before the Supreme Court that bears his name.--Nowa (talk) 12:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I disagree that that's notable apart from the patent case. If that were so, every named inventor on a US patent -- and there are thousands annually -- would be inherently notable. TJRC (talk) 00:54, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Here is a Google News Search on Bilski for articles that do not mention the patent case.--Nowa (talk) 13:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    That search yields seven articles over a 20-year (1990-2009) period; three of them are company press releases. Which of the other four are you relying on to establish notability? TJRC (talk) 00:54, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The result was delete. JForget 21:58, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Sri Guru Govinda Swamy Mattam & Sri Meenakshi Narmadeswara Temple, Palugurallapalle, B.Mattam (Mandal) Kadapa Dist A.p

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    This long unsourced article seems more like a personal reflection than like an encyclopedic entry. It needs urgent rewriting from an expert on the subject, which I haven't exactly identifyied. A CSD for lack of context was requested, but declined due to the actual presence of context. A second CSD by me for advertising/promotion was also declined (I didn't know I couldn't request a second different CSD) so I'm taking this to AfD as suggested. Victão Lopes I hear you... 00:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    It is sourced. The source, however, is a difficult to find printed book. This is an interesting test for our concept that such sources are acceptable. I can think of no way to draw a demarkation line that they aren't. The author of that book is apparently a fairly well known writer: [45]. The book, according to the BL, has the subject: Cuddapah (India : District) -- History., which is appropriate. We really have been having a problem with these articles on Indian temples--they probably are many of them actually notable, but extremely few people here are in a position to get information. And then we need to disentagle the information about the temple and the various people connected with it. DGG ( talk ) 03:11, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Reflexively I had intended to recommend deletion, but David has convinced me otherwise. Caveat lector applies, but assuming the article is based on a legitimate source, it ought to stay. I have cleaned up the article and changed the title. Chutznik (talk) 04:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Do not delete: Mattam and temple are in same place in Palugurallapalle village Near Brahmangari Mattam. I have seen the temple and I will recommend people to visit the temple and mattam before they recommending for deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.51.217 (talk) 23:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    • Here is the evidence but it is in Telugu (indian language) and copy availbel
    in British Library London, see page 25 onwards, writer Janamanchi is a famous telugu writer

    and he has written about Swamy and his mattam cum temple in 1929 and published in 1930. System number 009314868 Author - personal Śēādriśarma, Janamañci. Title Kaapa maala caritramu / Janamañci Śēādriśarma. Edition 2nd ed. Publisher/year (Cennapuri : Vāvia Rāmasvāmi Śāstri & Sons, 1930. Physical descr. 4, 91 p. : map. ; 18 cm. Subject Cuddapah (India : District) -- History. Shelfmark 14174.g.67(1) Request

    So I would recommend to keep this artcle under Indian Hindu Temples —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.254.146.52 (talk) 13:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was keep. NW (Talk) 22:54, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Hooshang Heshmat

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    Resume-ish article doesn't establish notability. JaGatalk 21:54, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    • @Gavin Collins above: The issues you describe with the article are problems, but can be resolved through editing. I agree the article is unverified and promotional, but this can easily be resolved, and deletion is not required. Notability is established through satisfaction of WP:ACADEMIC. Jujutacular T · C 00:44, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Comment -- WP:ACADEMIC applies to people in academia, which Dr. Heshmat is not. I'm not sure that the WP:BLP strictures necessarily apply here, though -- although the material is currently unsourced, it's a stretch to call it contentious. Calling the article self-promotion is questionable - is there any evidence that the subject himself wrote this article? The real question is, can notability be demonstrated? -- ArglebargleIV (talk) 12:49, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    • Comment Being a member of a trade or professional organisation (even for 10 years) or winning an award is not evidence of notability on its own. If professional membership qualifications or awards are not backed up by significant coverage in reliable secondary sources, then its not prima facie evidence of notability. --Gavin Collins (talk|contribs) 09:44, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The result was keep. I read a rough consensus for keep, though there is a reasonable editorial argument for merger. There's no reason the merger discussion can't continue after this closes.Kubigula (talk) 02:23, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Zavvi.com

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    I cannot find any sources to indicate that this website is notable. Nothing I've found covers it in any depth at all. Seraphimblade Talk to me 06:51, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was Keep Merge discussion can occur at the article's talk page if needed. Jayron32 05:17, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Middleworld

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    delete, neither modern Maya researchers nor the ancient Maya themselves use the term "Middleworld" to describe the Earth, in Maya cosmology, mythology or any context at all. It's a conceit originating from the (fiction) book of the same name, by J&P Voelkel. We already have articles on the Maya underworld, the world tree, and so on. None of the info in this article needs to be transferred, it can safely be deleted as fiction. cjllw ʘ TALK 07:44, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    I think you'll find that Middleworld IS a concept and a term used by Maya academics and the Maya. I have quoted one use of the term "Middleworld" inthe article, I could find you a whole bunch more. The Maya of course, don't say Middleworld because they usually speak their own languages rather than English - in Yucatec it would be Yok’ol Kab’ (literally surface world). Neatguy (talk) 20:45, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    The result was Keep. NAC. Joe Chill (talk) 20:54, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Dongling

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    Vanity page. No third party coverage that I could find. Perhaps chinese sources exists. Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 18:39, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    here is a online source from China's Xinhua News Agency about Dongling making the world's largest electro dymanic shaker in 2007. http://www.js.xinhuanet.com/xin_wen_zhong_xin/2007-01/12/content_9030988.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.224.132.203 (talk) 06:20, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    • Keep. The article needs work. It needs cleanup and more sourcing. It does not look like it was created by someone whose native language is English. But taking its claims as true, the subject is a good-sized company that is a significant supplier to China's manned space program. That meet the notability threshold for me. It should probably be renamed to "Dongling Vibration" or "Dongling Zhendong." In all fairness to the nom, I would probably have gone with "Delete" in the state it was in when the nomination was made. There was no assertion of any fact that screamed out "Notable!" to me at that point. TJRC (talk) 03:04, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The result was No Consensus. Doug.(talk • contribs) 12:59, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Beast (B2ST)

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    No claim of notability; at least, no sources to confirm the one thin claim to notability. Fails WP:Notability (music). The DominatorTalkEdits 05:45, 21 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Note - I added sources that prove notability. MS (Talk|Contributions) 14:48, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    Note - Page now meets WP:GNG. Change to keep. MS (Talk|Contributions) 04:21, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    • Weak delete. I ran all of the Korean sources through 'Google translate' and there just wasn't enough there. As for criterion 12 mentioned above; I assume it was their MTV appearance, it would have to have been at least 30 minutes of coverage and I can't quantify the length by the references. The clincher for me was their Korean Wikipedia page, which is translated here, there's not even anything there to establish notability. J04n(talk page) 05:47, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 07:10, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    AustinFromNEW

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    Non-notable artist per WP:ARTIST and WP:BIO, most references given either fail to mention by name or only ambiguously credit "Austin". No significant coverage online from reliable sources per WP:RS. Prod removed by creator. MuffledThud (talk) 21:46, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    • Keep Googling the name comes up with a number of results in the arts and design world and while the references given in the article aren't really references but apparently mistaken for examples by the author, I think this entry may stay here. Also, the list of publications alone would proof a certain notability. Article needs improvement though. De728631 (talk) 21:58, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Notability is not established by an artist having steady work. Narthring (talk • contribs) 23:25, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Delete Non-notable. The subject is an illustrator, so the list of publications could well be a list of illustrations, not a list of material about him. Two of the sources in the article are from Jaguar Shoes, wich is a trendy bar in Shoreditch but not really encyclopedic.--Ethicoaestheticist (talk) 22:51, 29 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Delete The article's references do not establish notability per any of the points in WP:ARTIST, nor was I able to find anything after searching online. There are many examples of the subject's work but I couldn't find anything that seemed to indicate notability. A third-party reference treating the subject or something similar would help, if such a reference exists. Narthring (talk • contribs) 05:12, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Re: WP:ARTIST - There's copy, interview and reference material in existence about this artist, it's just all mainly in print - the influential / pioneering approach (for example - in the introduction of "emailed artwork" to magazines such as Time Out, The Face, Speak and Raygun) is of note, it's the evidence online that's hard to source. The 'Underground' Influences chapter about Austin from NEW in Digital Illustration by Lawrence Zeegen [51] and the Illustration series Book 1: Thinking Visually[52] are just two out of a dozen prime sources in the Book list provided... The notability or notoriety of this artist amongst his peers is something that also exists to a greater degree beyond a comb of the internet... Oz71 (talk) 18:17, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    How can we WP:VERIFY this? MuffledThud (talk) 00:24, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Online?... Hmmm, you can "see inside" at Amazon [53] and if you flick to the last image ( the rear flap ) of the book you can read a bit of blurb about this artist/designer... other than that, (Art/Design School) University libraries or somewhere like Magma [54]? Oz71 (talk) 13:15, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    A lot of the references given show works by New, but don't show involvement from AustinFromNew (or even "Austin"). The failed-verification tags were removed without explanation from the references I tagged, but I've restored them and added some more. MuffledThud (talk) 15:34, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Fine, but please note: There's incorrect, misspelled ( and plain old cryptic ) credits online as well as in newspapers or printed books - Closer inspection of the 'artwork' itself confirms the hand/hands involved and uncovers pseudonyms... Oz71 (talk) 22:19, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    There's nothing wrong with using non-internet sources. They can be verified by looking at the printed media, though access to such media can be more difficult than online sources. The problem is that there aren't any specific examples from these books stated that establish notability. It's difficult to reasonably establish notability by simply saying something exists somewhere in a certain book; to verify such a claim someone would have to search the entire book looking for something in context. The claim that notability exists in the printed media would carry more weight if those facts that establish notability from the printed media were presented in the article. Citation of those claims would be even better, allowing other editors to easily verify those claims. Narthring (talk • contribs) 16:19, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes - It's a bit of a conundrum, but these books are readily available worldwide and can quite easily checked ( there is no need to delete and simply instantly dismiss this article on this basis ) as we are talking about chapters and clearly indexed pages on the artist rather than conjecture or a 'name check' in a footnote - somewhere?... More importantly with illustration - there are copyright laws meaning even if the artist gives permission for these artworks to be reproduced online ( and only if stated in any usage agreement contract have they reserved ALL their rights to do that ) you will then be breaking a law regarding the publishers rights if you reproduce any written material - ie. to put that artists image in context and in effect reproducing part of the book - to prove of it's existence and the artists standing... So surely, the only way is to check the actual books in the book list provided and have the information verified more thoroughly ( over a longer timeframe ) than is currently being given for such a task to be completed more accurately and fairly? - Oz71 (talk) 21:33, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Reproducing a written assertion of notability from any of these books, with a corresponding citation, would not break copyright law in any way. I looked over the information in the books (that I could find) and the real problem is there doesn't seem to be any reliable, third-party references that establish the notability of the subject. The books in the article appear to be works that that artist/illustrator has worked on. To establish notability the subject would have to meet one of the criterion from WP:ARTIST. In a nutshell the subject does not seem to be an important figure, cited widely, to have created a new concept, has not created a significant work, and has not garnered significant critical attention. To satisfy any of these criterion an editor would expect to be able to find a critisim of the subject's work in a third-party reference, an interview with the subject, or something else that would assert notability.Narthring (talk • contribs) 23:23, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmmm? There seems to be an issue with continuety here... There are copyright issues and without quoting the author and using their words how do you prove anything unless you know the sources of information beyond what is available online? There seems to be a miss-understanding ( or something ) as the list of publications alone are proof a certain notability - and - Googling the name provides a number of results in the arts and design world ( See also; arts and design and magazines ) - if you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_illustrators there appears to be just '3' contemporary UK ones in the whole wide world? Plus - notable Designers suffer the same misfortune here too... If we put AustinFromNEW's Myspace, Twitter, Facebook etc, links up there with his thousands of followers - would that help establish the artists notability onto Wikipedia? - Did we mention he introduced emailing artwork to magazines and newspapers? - There must be a reason why Austin/NEW appears in so many books, no? - Oz71 (talk) 00:00, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    You're not breaking the law if you quote from a text: it's allowed under fair use. Quoting from published sources is the basis for the entire encyclopedia.--Ethicoaestheticist (talk) 00:33, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, but if something is NOT available online - how do you verify it here?... The point was, that we can't scan the pages of the books and put them online - and putting examples of the work up out of context doesn't make any sense either? - Just hoped that Wiki would be inclusive as it seems "Notability" is relative, subjective, and a matter of POV? Oz71 (talk) 00:50, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Verifiability, in the Wikipedia sense, is "whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source". (from this page) One way to do this is to cite sources so other editors may check them. For example, an article may state "the Titanic was a ship". This could be verified by adding a citation to a reliable source such as this page. Then other editors may look at this source an evaluate whether or not the source states the Titanic was indeed a ship, or whether is source is reliable in the Wikipedia sense of the word as stated here. Sources do not need to be online; if a book is used as a source other editors will look at the book, just as they look at an online resource, and evaluate the source and its assertion.
    For the current article's subject the list of publications in itself establishes that the subject is steadily employed. Google hits do not establish notability. Although the subject may be popular enough to have a large Twitter, Facebook, etc. following that also does not establish notability. The general notability guidelines here and specific artist notability guidelines here help us to determine what is or is not notable instead of relying on a relative/subjective point of view. Narthring (talk • contribs) 01:49, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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    The real issue here is notability, and steady work does not establish notability. Many people have steady work that is verifiable by third-party reliable sources, but they fail all notability standards, as this artist does by the standards set forth in WP:ARTIST and WP:NOTABILITY. Narthring (talk • contribs) 19:23, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    'Note: WP:NOTABILITY -?- Again, the article is about a specialized field... Oz71 (talk) 18:46, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I mention WP:NOTABILITY because even though the subject fails the narrower definition of WP:ARTIST there is always the chance the subject could have been notable according to the broader criterion set forth in WP:NOTABILITY, though that does not seem to be the case here. Narthring (talk • contribs) 03:37, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment Since the AfD discussion has been extended a couple of times I think I should state what to me is obvious, that despite the trendy CamelCase, this is an article about someone called Austin who works for a design company called New. The sources (IMHO) list work undertaken by New. They are not third party commentaries on New, even less 'Austin from New'.--Ethicoaestheticist (talk) 00:25, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I concur. The case for deletion seemed clear enough to me after checking the the "sources", and finding a lack thereof. Narthring (talk • contribs) 01:59, 21 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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