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The result was delete Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:21, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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Non-notable minor league player who fails to meet WP:NHOCKEY or WP:GNG. Can be recreated when/if they meet either of them. DJSasso (talk) 15:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete a non-notable hockey player.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:22, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 21:15, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
- Aleksi Heponiemi (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD · Stats)
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Would have speedied this as recreation of deleted content but there is more information in this one than the last one so it didn't seem appropriate. That being said the subject is still a non-notable junior hockey player who fails to meet WP:GNG or WP:NHOCKEY. DJSasso (talk) 15:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete: Fails to meet NHOCKEY, no evidence he meets the GNG. Ravenswing 22:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep doesn't his recent selection of first all-star team (not sure about most sportsmanlike) make it now meet the WP hockey?
http://scbroncos.com/article/aleksi-heponiemi-named-whl-eastern-conference-most-sportsmanlike-player Triggerbit (talk) 00:26, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- The problem is he wasn't a WHL first team all-star, he was a first team all-star in the Eastern Conference--not the same thing. I also don't think the conference "most sportsmanlike player" is sufficient to show notability. Papaursa (talk) 23:01, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete As best I can tell, he doesn't meet either WP:NHOCKEY or WP:GNG. Papaursa (talk) 00:13, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - Was recently named a first team WHL all star, so should now meet NHOCKEY. I was also able to find coverage at HockeyWriters here and here, DUBNetwork, Sun Sentinal here, Finnish source such as this, and multiple short paragraphs on him in The Hockey News such as this, this and here. So I think there is enough coverage to meet notability guidelines now. Rlendog (talk) 13:05, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
- As mentioned above he was named to the conference first all-star which doesn't meet NHOCKEY. NHOCKEY requires league first all-star (WHL doesn't do a league one). Almost all of those sources you point to are routine coverage, prospect lists. Not really in depth at all. There is one there that is definitely better from the Sun Sentinel. But the rest really don't live up to the requirements for in depth coverage to meet GNG. -DJSasso (talk) 17:03, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
- It's true he's in multiple articles that are lists (or updates) of good "prospects", but that term alone implies they're not yet notable so I'm having trouble viewing those as significant coverage sufficient to meet WP:GNG. The Sun Sentinel is the largest circulation paper in South Florida, which includes the home of the Florida Panthers who drafted Heponiemi and this appears to be an article looking at a potential player for the local NHL team so I'm inclined to think of this as typical coverage of an NHL draftee. He's clearly a promising prospect, but sports have many of those who never become WP notable. This might be a good candidate to return to draft space as a case of WP:TOOSOON. Papaursa (talk) 03:40, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Sandstein 11:34, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Neologism and non-notable software application, with references solely based on the creator of this term. No significant in-depth coverage from non-business related sources were found during BEFORE. Creator has a declared COI with the company WalkMe which appears to have coined the term. Nick Moyes (talk) 15:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete. Neologism, not a discrete software program. Szzuk (talk) 07:30, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. J04n(talk page) 16:32, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
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Reason: does not appear to conform with any of the criteria for WP:NOTABLE. most of the citations are from subject's own website(s) or sites of organizations selling his products (recordings or paintings). Many citations are dead. Many do not refer to him at all. A number are in Estonian and it is impossible for a non-Estonian reader to evaluate them. Substantial contributors to the article have included User:Martsander and User:Zanderz, so it appears that the article may be basically WP:PROMO. These two editors have not however declared any WP:COI. Delete. Smerus (talk) 15:36, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Immediately I had posted this AfD, User:Prince of Thieves reverted it without explanation. Those who know how to do this could warn him that this is unacceptable.--Smerus (talk) 15:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
At the time there was no corresponding AfD page to the tag you placed on the article. I assumed it was a mistake and undid it accordingly. Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)- While I do not know User:Prince of Thieves, I believe he/she reverted your edit in good faith. If you look at the edit history, it took you a few tries to get the nomination template right.ExRat (talk) 16:01, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
If I was a girl, it would be Princess of Thieves! -- Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)- Nice to know you two support each other (and see below). --Smerus (talk) 16:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Strong Keep. While I agree that many citations seem to come from the subject himself or someone close to him, this nomination is rather heavy-handed. It should not be nominated for deletion because of that - it should have had a WP:COI template. Sander is extremely well known to the Estonian public. He has been host of Eesti otsib superstaari (the Estonian version of Pop Idol), the host of Tantsud tähtedega (the Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars) and several other television programmes. He has appeared in several feature films (Kallis härra Q and Varas). Created the TV3 televisions series Litsid (based on Sander's 2015 novel), etc. He meets notability many times over. ExRat (talk) 15:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- You say so - but where are the citations for your claims? Who is going to deal with the COI template? As there is already an article Eesti otsib superstaari (for some reason), why can't he be dealt with by a redirect to it? In what way does he qualify as WP:NOTABLE in Wikipedia because he is known to some Estonians? Please specify exactly (if you can) how he meets the notability criteria - that, and only that, is the only context in which this article's qualifications can be judged. --Smerus (talk) 16:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Wikipedia covers the whole world, so sorry if you don't care about people only known in Estonia. COI issues can be dealt with surprisingly easily for high profile people. And he meets many aspects of notability, including WP:GNG/WP:BIO (by the Estonian sources), WP:ANYBIO (for his long term service to media), WP:NACTOR #1, #2, and #3 (for his film work, large following in Estonia, and prolific long term media ouput), and WP:CREATIVE #1 and #4 (for his long term service to media, and paintings). Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)- Smerus, you seem to be under the impression that English language Wikipedia should only cover subjects notable in anglophone nations and areas. That is incorrect. Any subject, that is notable, even if only in the native country or area, is worthy of a Wiki entry. I am not sure why you are perplexed that an Estonian television programme (Eesti otsib superstaari) should have its own article. In regards to Mart Sander, I am Estonian. I speak Estonian. I am more than willing to go through the article and suss out independent references and citations for the article. In about two seconds, I found a short bio from The Kennedy Center. ExRat (talk) 16:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- This 'bio from the Kennedy Center' begins with exactly the same wording as the article does. The beginning of the article, whixh is cited to Saner's website (where these words do not appear) is therefore apparently a copyright infringement of the Kennedy Centre article - i am raising WP:COPYVIO on the article's talk page accordingly. --Smerus (talk) 17:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Smerus, you seem to be under the impression that English language Wikipedia should only cover subjects notable in anglophone nations and areas. That is incorrect. Any subject, that is notable, even if only in the native country or area, is worthy of a Wiki entry. I am not sure why you are perplexed that an Estonian television programme (Eesti otsib superstaari) should have its own article. In regards to Mart Sander, I am Estonian. I speak Estonian. I am more than willing to go through the article and suss out independent references and citations for the article. In about two seconds, I found a short bio from The Kennedy Center. ExRat (talk) 16:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Keep the subject is notable and meets WP:GNG. He has been featured in numerous reliable sources, including a BBC documentary. He has been a long term television and popular culture personality, with several well known and well covered TV shows and films to his name, and I would say also meets WP:CREATIVE. There is also the matter of his paintings being exhibited in a national gallery, which on it's own would meet CREATIVE. In short a clear keep, to the extent I thought the nomination itself was a mistake. -- Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
Also @Smerus: Estonian language sources are encouraged, and if you can't assess them then you should try to find someone who can, or use google translate. Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Most of the citations I looked at, and used google translate for, didn't even mention the topic of the article. Either give proper citations (even in Estonian) for the claims you make for the subject (eg the BBc documentary), or desist.--Smerus (talk) 16:13, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Here you go BFI listing, and it's by the Emmy award winning Marina Zenovich (see Marina Zenovich#Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!). Although this is stated in the article and took me two seconds to Google. Prince of Thieves (talk)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- But this 'citation' doesn't mention Sander at all - or indeed the BBC. The BBC apparently broadcast this film in 2003, but that doesn't make it a 'BBC documentary', and to refer to it as such is highly misleading. There is nothing on Google or anywhere else as far as I can see linking Sander to this documentary. Sander may perhaps be mentioned in passing in the documentary, (although no citation given supports this) but even so that doesn't make him in any way notable. Please provide concrete evidence, instead of vague gestures. If you can't, editors will draw their own conclusions. Citations which don't support the contentions in the article are worthless and should be deleted. --Smerus (talk) 17:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- He actually appears prominently throughout the documentary: AllMove. "The charming, erudite Mart Sander, Estonia's most well-known actor/singer/game show host, has been mysteriously passed over in favor of Marko Matvere, another actor whose English is not as good." ExRat (talk) 17:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- This is a further piece of misrepresentation. He is mentioned as being interviewed as part of the documentary. That is not the same as "appearing prominently throughout the documentary". Please stop these misrepresentations. --Smerus (talk) 17:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I've watched the documentary. It isn't a "misrepresentation". He is indeed featured prominently throughout the documentary. Anyway, I've finished with this for now. It's becoming ridiculous. ExRat (talk) 17:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- He actually appears prominently throughout the documentary: AllMove. "The charming, erudite Mart Sander, Estonia's most well-known actor/singer/game show host, has been mysteriously passed over in favor of Marko Matvere, another actor whose English is not as good." ExRat (talk) 17:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
What the heck... The documentary is a citation. You don't need citations to support citations, that's simply recursive. The documentary itself was made by a notable filmmaker, and factchecked by the BBC arena team who then broadcast it, so it's certainly reliable. Prince of Thieves (talk) 18:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC) — Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment: it appears the documentary Estonia Dreams of Eurovision! was a BBC production, made for their long-running Arena documentary series, and was broadcast in May 2002 [1]. But its existence alone doesn't prove Sander's notability. Richard3120 (talk) 19:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Note User:Prince of Thieves, who has commented extensively above, has as of 22 march 2018 been blocked indefinitely and locked globally. (Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of A Den Jentyl Ettien Avel Dysklyver). I presume that means his 'vote' and comments doesn't count in this discussion. --Smerus (talk) 11:24, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep as has prominent roles on popular notable television shows such as a judge on Estonian's version of Pop Idol, film roles and music career have coverage in rs as shown by Google news. Atlantic306 (talk) 17:39, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep Does appear to have received a fair bit of coverage (in Estonian, of course), which indicates that WP:ANYBIO is likely passed. —SerialNumber54129 paranoia /cheap shit room 16:48, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep Has received SIGCOV in RS. Most of the coverage seems to be in Estonian, but it is not a requirement for the coverage of the subject to be in English. Hrodvarsson (talk) 19:23, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:15, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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WP:NOTGUIDE to tell which are participating, if someone is interested goto their website for updated version. Very hard to maintain. Störm (talk) 14:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment. International Student Exchange Programs was speedy deleted as spam in 2016. postdlf (talk) 18:16, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:NOTGUIDE and WP:LISTN. Just clicking on several of the list entries there appears to be no mention at all of any affiliation with ISEP. Ajf773 (talk) 18:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete As per nominator. FITINDIA 07:22, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to Brian d foy. czar 00:49, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
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No sources, no indication of notability Polyamorph (talk) 14:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- This nomination is out of process because it fails to apply WP:ATD. Firstly, this book is part of a trilogy of books. It is not possible to consider the notability of one of these books in isolation because any 'trilogy' or 'series' of books can be collectively notable and can be regarded as a single multi-volume work. Secondly, the book's author has an article. Even if this book is not notable, the worst that can happen is that it will be merged and redirected to its author. This does not require an AfD and should not have resulted in one. If the nominator actually wants this deleted, he ought to have nominated the other two books and the author at the same time. We cannot consider the notability of a sub topic in isolation from its parent topic. All or nothing. I am not the only one who thinks this: [2]. If the other articles are not bundled into this nomination (and I have not looked into their notability) then, if this book is found not to be notable, the only possible outcome of this AfD is some kind of merger. I am advised by another editor that "books by this publisher are usually notable". James500 (talk) 07:41, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Deletion or redirect, would be fine by me. There's no indication of notability for this to have a dedicated article. I am not the only one who thinks this: [3] Polyamorph (talk) 09:13, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Redirect to the author's page. The article does not say much more than what is already there in any case. I would also support a merged article of the series of all three books if anyone wants to take that on. That would probably work better than separate articles in any case (but someone has to be willing to do it). A footnote to in the second book article would also work for me. SpinningSpark 20:00, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 16:35, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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A non-notable short film, no significant coverage in reliable sources and no evidence of satisfying WP:NFILM. GSS (talk|c|em) 14:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep not a very informative article but the film has coverage in reliable sources such as Patrika (newspaper) Atlantic306 (talk) 19:24, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Atlantic306: I know your voting history very well and it seems you have insufficient knowledge about sources and our guidelines. The link to Patrika is a primary source and reads like a piece of promotion nothing else. The film was released a year ago (in January 2017) and received zero coverage in reliable sources, received zero full-length reviews by two or more nationally known critics, no awards at all so I request you to reconsider your vote above. Thank you – GSS (talk|c|em) 03:46, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment-unpersuaded by sourcing. Patrika is the name of several newspapers, and some of the sources are clearly PROMO and blog posts.E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Fails WP:NFILM. FITINDIA 07:25, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete--per nom.Fails WP:NFILM.~ Winged BladesGodric 17:27, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Leoni AG. Best solution. can eventually be expanded into an article if sufficient material is available. TimTempleton would you do the merge? DGG ( talk ) 04:44, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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Delete Was nominated and withdrawn but by my analysis, the references are either broken links, mentions-in-passing or PRIMARY sources, therefore fails WP:ORGIND and/or WP:CORPDEPTH. There is nothing in the article to provide any indication as to the notability of this company. Wikipedia is not a platform for promotion or advertising, nor is it a Yellow Pages alternative. This appears to be a run-of-the-mill business with no indications of notability and fails WP:NCORP. HighKing++ 14:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep - As per reasons of withdrawn nomination 7 days ago, the provided references are independent and are coming from the secondary sources except for minor ownership claim in the infobox template of article. The "broken link" claim is partially false as there is a problem with website's repository. Until the resolution for this issue is done, the alternative reference was put giving the financial figures of the company and also gives clear indication of notability as it is one of 100 largest business enterprises in Serbia and one of 10 largest employers in Serbia. Therefore, "run-of-the-mill business with no indications of notability" claim by the nominator is false. More than two thirds of current references are in line with WP:NCORP. The other third are references for financial figures, business ID or Tax ID. In my opinion, the whole nomination is full of incorrect and false persuasions which lack grounding in facts.--AirWolf talk 15:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment AirWolf, it appears that you are saying that Leoni is notable because it is one of the 100 laegest business enterprises in Serbia and one of the 10 largest employers in Serbia. If you can find a reference that is intellectually independent and states that Leoni is notable for that reason, please provide it here - otherwise it is just an opinion (yours?) that says "This is why Leoni is notable". Of the 10 references in the article, the first three are broken. Also, a common mistake many people make is by stating that the references are "independent" or "secondary sources". While this is sufficient for supporting facts and information within an article, this is not sufficient for establishing notability of a topic. Not only must sources be independent and secondary, but they must also provide independent content and not rely extensively on information produced/provided/published by the company. This N1info.com reference would fail as a reliable source since it has no accredited journalist/author - regardless, it is based on a company announcement and relies extensively on quotations from Klemens Sax, general manager for Serbia. It therefore fails both WP:RS and WP:ORGIND and/or WP:CORPDEPTH. This reference is a bare-bones company listing and fails WP:CORPDEPTH. This reference from dw.com is a mention-in-passing with no in-depth information and fails WP:CORPDEPTH. This blic.rs reference has no accredited journalist and fails WP:RS - regardless, the article was written in relation to Serbia's Minister of Finance and Economy opening a new Leoni factory and is based on a company announcement (and PR exercise), fails WP:ORGIND. This blic.rs reference is similarly an article written at the opening of a Leoni factory and is little more than a PR exercise and fails WP:ORGIND. Finally, this N1info reference is covering the exact same factory-opening ribbon-cutting PR exercise and also fails WP:ORGIND. Article must have intellectually independent content to meet the criteria for establishing notability and these articles fail on that single point. HighKing++ 16:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- HighKing Sir, what is your intention by giving misleading statements? "Of the 10 references in the article, the first three are broken." - the second reference is not broken, and it, among other things, replaces (for the reason given above) two "broken link" references which both back only four financial figures (revenue, net income, assets, equity). The reference citing company's listing in infobox template was added once the notability was verified. Per WP:GNG and WP:ORGCRITE, the company is notable, as it has been "the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources." Also, the n1info.com and blic.rs references are not based on a "company announcement", but based on coverage by the national news agencies. Facts related to the annual financial figures, annual lists of the biggest gross/net exporters of Serbia and number of employees (all given by the independent sources) are all supporting to the notability of this topic, i.e. company.--AirWolf talk 18:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hi AirWolf, the link wasn't working yesterday but thank you, it is working OK now and I was able to download the PDF. As I've already pointed out above, the standard set for establishing notability is a higher standard than that for supporting a claim within an article. Nobody is arguing that the sources are not independent secondary sources. The point is that they are not intellectually independent, which is a requirement for establishing the notability of organisations. The downloaded PDF is a Serbian government publication based on published annual financial statements and contains no independent opinion or analysis, therefore fails WP:ORGIND and/or WP:CORPDEPTH. HighKing++ 13:13, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- HighKing I'm sorry, but this statement: "The downloaded PDF is a Serbian government publication based on published annual financial statements and contains no independent opinion or analysis" is incorrect. In accordance with the Law on Auditing of the Republic of Serbia [4] (in Serbian) and further explained on the website of the Agency for Business Registers of the Republic of Serbia (here [5] (in Serbian)), every company operating on the territory of Serbia which annual revenues exceed 4.4 million euros are obliged by law to have their financial reports revised by the independent accounting firms. Further, only audited financial reports which are subsequently analyzed and checked by the Agency for Business Registers, can be published by the governmental agencies and institutions in various forms. One such document was provided in the reference of this article. So, it clearly is in accordance with WP:ORGIND and/or WP:CORPDEPTH.--AirWolf talk 14:47, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- AirWolf .. I'm not sure what exactly I said that was incorrect. It is a government publication based on published annual financial statements - whether they've been audited or not is immaterial, the Serbian legal system is not our concern. I believe you are missing the point though. Nobody is doubting the accuracy of the figures but essentially, you are saying that every company whose accounts are checked by the Agency for Business Registers in Serbia and subsequently published by the annual government report is notable and meets the criteria for notability. That is not the case. It may be an indication that the company might be notable but it doesn't mean it is automatically notable (same as companies that are floated on a stock exchange are not automatically notable). We still need two references that are "intellectually independent" and contain independent content. None of the references you have provided meets this criteria. Every company that has its accounts audited could claim that their accounts have been independently verified but this doesn't make it an intellectually independent reference. HighKing++ 16:09, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- HighKing Once again, you are interpreting my words wrongfully and giving misleading conclusions. I have never said that the notability is tested if the company has audited financial reports, and later published by the relevant governmental agency. As our views regarding "intellectually independent" references (concerning WP:ORGIND) are diametrically opposite (as per reasons given above) with no indication of reaching consensus, and as evidenced in repeated false and misleading statements, I will stop discussing with you the matter of article's notability and reliability of its references. However, I am open to opinions from other users.--AirWolf talk 17:03, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- AirWolf .. I'm not sure what exactly I said that was incorrect. It is a government publication based on published annual financial statements - whether they've been audited or not is immaterial, the Serbian legal system is not our concern. I believe you are missing the point though. Nobody is doubting the accuracy of the figures but essentially, you are saying that every company whose accounts are checked by the Agency for Business Registers in Serbia and subsequently published by the annual government report is notable and meets the criteria for notability. That is not the case. It may be an indication that the company might be notable but it doesn't mean it is automatically notable (same as companies that are floated on a stock exchange are not automatically notable). We still need two references that are "intellectually independent" and contain independent content. None of the references you have provided meets this criteria. Every company that has its accounts audited could claim that their accounts have been independently verified but this doesn't make it an intellectually independent reference. HighKing++ 16:09, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- HighKing I'm sorry, but this statement: "The downloaded PDF is a Serbian government publication based on published annual financial statements and contains no independent opinion or analysis" is incorrect. In accordance with the Law on Auditing of the Republic of Serbia [4] (in Serbian) and further explained on the website of the Agency for Business Registers of the Republic of Serbia (here [5] (in Serbian)), every company operating on the territory of Serbia which annual revenues exceed 4.4 million euros are obliged by law to have their financial reports revised by the independent accounting firms. Further, only audited financial reports which are subsequently analyzed and checked by the Agency for Business Registers, can be published by the governmental agencies and institutions in various forms. One such document was provided in the reference of this article. So, it clearly is in accordance with WP:ORGIND and/or WP:CORPDEPTH.--AirWolf talk 14:47, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hi AirWolf, the link wasn't working yesterday but thank you, it is working OK now and I was able to download the PDF. As I've already pointed out above, the standard set for establishing notability is a higher standard than that for supporting a claim within an article. Nobody is arguing that the sources are not independent secondary sources. The point is that they are not intellectually independent, which is a requirement for establishing the notability of organisations. The downloaded PDF is a Serbian government publication based on published annual financial statements and contains no independent opinion or analysis, therefore fails WP:ORGIND and/or WP:CORPDEPTH. HighKing++ 13:13, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- HighKing Sir, what is your intention by giving misleading statements? "Of the 10 references in the article, the first three are broken." - the second reference is not broken, and it, among other things, replaces (for the reason given above) two "broken link" references which both back only four financial figures (revenue, net income, assets, equity). The reference citing company's listing in infobox template was added once the notability was verified. Per WP:GNG and WP:ORGCRITE, the company is notable, as it has been "the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources." Also, the n1info.com and blic.rs references are not based on a "company announcement", but based on coverage by the national news agencies. Facts related to the annual financial figures, annual lists of the biggest gross/net exporters of Serbia and number of employees (all given by the independent sources) are all supporting to the notability of this topic, i.e. company.--AirWolf talk 18:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete The place to cover this would be at the parent article Leoni AG IMO. Number 57 22:44, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- delete or merge to Leoni AG The best sources here are really focused not on the company but on the government subsidies (eg the DW ref) which are not even discussed here; the page is written more like a directory entry than something people can learn from about the state of industry or doing business in Serbia. Most of the refs are not independent at all (eg company reports or the government report summarizing the company report) or churnalism. The URLs in 2 of the refs don't work for me either. Jytdog (talk) 04:10, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jytdog: I have deleted these "broken-link" references. If you look above in a discussion carefully, I have replied that I have added valid link as replacement for the financial figures and other statements, until the resolution for links to website's repository is found.--AirWolf talk 11:26, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep if this is one of the top employers in Serbia it is notable. However it may be better handled in the parent co page. Legacypac (talk) 04:47, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge up to Leoni AG as parent company. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 07:53, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment Premeditated Chaos Number 57 Legacypac Just a little notice, as I'm seeing a couple of merge opinions. When it comes to notable subsidiaries (mainly outsourcing subsidiary companies in foreign countries as is the case here or doing business in foreign markets), there are several examples where there are existing articles about the main company and also its subsidiaries, just like it is a case with Telenor and its subsidiaries - Telenor (disambiguation) (for quick overview). Thanks for the previous proposals!--AirWolf talk 09:28, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep. I don't find the deleting voices convincing at all. Apart from refs already in the article, it's pretty easy to find coverage of the company across a spectrum of Serbian media:
- "Saradnja kompanije Leoni i niških fakulteta" [Cooperation of Leoni and faculties from Niš]. Radio Television of Serbia.
- "„Леони" повећава производњу" [Leoni raises production]. Politika.
- "FABRIKA LEONI USKORO NA RATARSKOM IMANJU, IZGLASALI GRADSKI VEĆNICI" [Leoni Factory soon on the Ratarsko Imanje venue, as voted by the city council]. RTV Kraljevo.
- "Počela sa radom treća fabrika Leonija u Srbiji" [Third Leoni's factory in Serbia commenced operation]. Radio Television of Vojvodina.
- "Vučić: Leoni postao najveći poslodavac u Srbiji, Niš će u 2018. doživeti "bum"" [Vučić: Leoni has became the largest employer in Serbia...]. Blic.
- "I četvrta fabrika: 5.000 radnika - iz Kraljeva za Mercedes" [And the fourth factory: 5000 workers from Kraljevo for Mercedes]. B92.
- and there are countless others, this was just a scratch from the top. Notability must be judged according to the breadth of total coverage, not just the one currently in the article, otherwise we should delete 80% of our articles. One does not have to cite-bomb a short article with hundreds of such just to prove the notability, I hope. No such user (talk) 16:43, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yeah you clearly did just grab stuff, regardless of whether it was independent reporting or churnalism. This is not helpful in a consideration of notability. Jytdog (talk) 20:03, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yeah you clearly just scream "churnalism" without even trying to investigate. Do you speak the language? Have you at least tried Google translate? Did you even check our articles about publishers? That is not helpful in a consideration of notability. No such user (talk) 08:13, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I looked at the sources and used google translate - churnalism is obvious in any language. Please bring high quality independent sources when you work in WP. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 08:47, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jytdog: First of all, people don't work on Wikipedia, they contribute. Obviously, there is only one concern in article's references even though there is significant coverage in news, and that is presence of churnalism in some of article's sources, namely WP:ORGIND violation is questionable - "any material which is substantially based on such press releases even if published by independent sources (churnalism)". In my opinion, there is no evidence of great presence of PR material, and also there are a couple of sources that are fully in accordance with the following statement - "Independent content, in order to count towards establishing notability, must include original and independent opinion, analysis, investigation, and fact checking that are clearly attributable to a source unaffiliated to the subject".--AirWolf talk 11:22, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- No true Scotsman, Jytdog? AFD is not cleanup. At AFD, keep !voters are supposed to prove that the company has broad coverage in sources (the definition of notability), not to necessarily put forward sources that espouse critical views. Yes, like several other companies in the industry, Leoni has been criticized for exploiting cheap labor, pursuing political connections for subventions, and inhumane treatment of workers. To keep you happy, here's a couple:
- "Na poslu padamo u nesvest, ni do toaleta nam ne daju" [We faint on work, they don't let us go to toilet]. Press.
- "Grad gde se motaju kablovi" [City where cables are rolled up]. Deutsche Welle.
- "Puna hala radnika kada dođe Vučić" [The hall is full of workers only when Vučić comes]. Danas.}}
- "Sigurne investicije i nova radna mesta, ili Potemkinova sela" [Secure investments and new employment, or Potemkin villages]. Danas.
- "LEONI – TUŽAN POGLED IZ HALE I IZRABLJIVANJE RADNIKA (II DEO); OD PONEDELJKA SE UVODE SMENE OD 12 SATI!" [Leoni - a sad view from the hall and exploitation of workers (part II) - 12-hour shifts introduced from Monday]. Novosti Dana.
- No such user (talk) 12:27, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- This is volunteer work. It is work. It it takes time and care. And User:No such user, please review WP:ORGCRIT -- sources need to be independent and have substantial discussion to "count" toward N. Please bring only that kind of source to AfD. And btw we just finished an RfC to significantly clarify the definition of sources that count toward N in a discussion of companies Please do review WP:ORGCRIT (yes I know it is work to go read that and think about it :) ) Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 15:33, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jytdog: I did review ORGCRIT (not that there is something radically new). Now, would you grant that at least a few of these 673 hits on the Radio Television of Serbia (the national broadcaster), the first ~30 solely about Leoni, count as Significant, Independent, Reliable and Secondary?There are several duplicates because of bad handling of Latin/Cyrillic in search, but still. No such user (talk) 15:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I am not engaging further with you here: i appreciate that you have at least acknowledged that the kinds of sources matter, but you have left your previous justifications all unstruck, and posted just yet another lazy search result. Please stop adding noise into this discussion. Jytdog (talk) 16:12, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jytdog: I did review ORGCRIT (not that there is something radically new). Now, would you grant that at least a few of these 673 hits on the Radio Television of Serbia (the national broadcaster), the first ~30 solely about Leoni, count as Significant, Independent, Reliable and Secondary?There are several duplicates because of bad handling of Latin/Cyrillic in search, but still. No such user (talk) 15:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- This is volunteer work. It is work. It it takes time and care. And User:No such user, please review WP:ORGCRIT -- sources need to be independent and have substantial discussion to "count" toward N. Please bring only that kind of source to AfD. And btw we just finished an RfC to significantly clarify the definition of sources that count toward N in a discussion of companies Please do review WP:ORGCRIT (yes I know it is work to go read that and think about it :) ) Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 15:33, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I looked at the sources and used google translate - churnalism is obvious in any language. Please bring high quality independent sources when you work in WP. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 08:47, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yeah you clearly just scream "churnalism" without even trying to investigate. Do you speak the language? Have you at least tried Google translate? Did you even check our articles about publishers? That is not helpful in a consideration of notability. No such user (talk) 08:13, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yeah you clearly did just grab stuff, regardless of whether it was independent reporting or churnalism. This is not helpful in a consideration of notability. Jytdog (talk) 20:03, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge or Delete to parent company. From the article Leoni AG might not be notable either so would not be a valid merge target. Looking through the sources presented above;
- About subject. Translation reads like a hatchet job. Question about whether PressOnline.rs is a reliable source. If reliable it is enough to base a few lines on but not an entire article, particularly considering its perspective.
- Passing mention. Primarily about the city
- Probably a good source but not much coverage. It borders on ROUTINE. No reason to have stand-alone article based on this
- A passing mention. Primarily about economic plan
- A couple letters. No independent reporting. No contribution to notability as required by NORG
- I see nothing which would overcome the deficiencies in the other sources. Certainly nothing which can overcome the guidelines presumption of/preference for dealing with subsidiaries within the parent company's article. Jbh Talk 15:12, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: Are you analyzing sources from this diff, which include Radio Television of Serbia, Radio Television of Vojvodina, Politika, Blic and B92? While I could grant that they might be routine and/or influenced by politics, those are the top echelon of Serbian media; RTV coverage is very detailed and in neutral tone, for one. The sources you're talking about are the ones that are critical and/or skeptical about the company, and I could agree there is a mixed bag.
- I couldn't care less about this particular article, but I can't resist the impression about double standards being employed here, and a lots of no true Scotsman arguments: sources already in the article are dismissed as "insufficient", sources from top mainstream media as "churnalism", and ones critical about the company as "unreliable" or "passing". No such user (talk) 15:56, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I was commenting on the ones from [6]. If you are talking about my commentary, I did not say the critical source was unreliable I questioned the publisher because at least in translation, the tone of the article is sensationalist — maybe it is RS maybe not. I would want a native speaker to make that call. I also said that the tone would not allow us to base an article on it alone but it would, if RS, be usable in the merged article. As to the other sources I reviewed, I do not know what double standard you are talking about. No matter the situation I would have made the same assessment of the sources. I believe some of the issues you are seeing with sourcing comes from the new sourcing considerations in the revised WP:ORGIND. However, from what I have seen in the ones I have looked at, even if the sources being dismissed as 'churnalism' were accepted they would not be sufficient to overcome the presumption that subsidiaries should be addressed in their parent article. That would require some very in-depth and indisputably high-quality sources. If the Leoni AG article were stronger I would have !voted a straight Merge. Jbh Talk 16:30, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: "However, from what I have seen in the ones I have looked at, even if the sources being dismissed as 'churnalism' were accepted they would not be sufficient to overcome the presumption that subsidiaries should be addressed in their parent article." I'm interested on what grounds someone determines that subsidiary companies should exclusively be addressed in their parent company articles and not to have separate articles. What about Telenor's subsidiaries? Also, you have evaded to answer the last section of User:No such user's previous comment.--AirWolf talk 17:02, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I have clearly stated my opinion on the sources I specified. I have evaded nothing. I may not have given an answer you want to hear or which you disagree with -- well I did not explicitly state that 'a passing mention is a passing mention' but I assure you I apply the same standard for that here as elsewhere. As to your other question please see the first point in WP:BRANCH. Re Telenor's subsidiaries some of those articles may be justifiable based on SPINOUT but stuff like Telenor Avidi should not have an article. However as far as this AfD is concerned please see OTHERSTUFF. Jbh Talk 17:24, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: I'm not talking about that single (former) subsidiary article (with total of 2 sentences). There are more than 10 Telenor's subsidiaries that clearly are not Telenor's corporate spin-off and are in contradiction with your statement that "subsidiaries should be addressed in their parent article" only. I'm asking how one determines that subsidiaries should be addressed in their parent article only. You have made a ridiculous statement and later called upon WP:OTHERSTUFF. It was never my intention to involve other examples just to justify this subsidiary. I'm calling you on that statement. Also, I respect all the opinions and arguments, but also sometimes need clarification for some of the arguments.--AirWolf talk 17:47, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: For example, WP:BRANCH is pretty good argument for further discussion in my opinion. As stated here: "unless they (notable subsidiaries) are substantially discussed by reliable independent sources that extend beyond the chapter's local area.", the focus in a discussion should continue to be examination of given sources.--AirWolf talk 17:55, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @AirWolf: The sources are a bit difficult to engage with because nearly all are are in Serbian (which I note tends to support the lack of coverage 'beyond the local area') but what I would suggest, if you want to dig deeper into them, is to first apply the truth table at WP:ORGCRIT to, say, the five sources you think support notability. Since editors are pretty entrenched I would suggest a short comment on how you read each requirement ie what you consider significant etc. This will give a base line — actually two. The first is a common group of sources to work from. The second is explicit definition of how you interpret the ORGCRIT criteria. My guess is that the sticking points will be on how each editor sees the elements of ORGCRIT. From there at least everyone is discussing the same things in the same terms. That all said, I do not know if such analysis would change the minds of those who are saying Merge. In my case, as I mentioned, it would take some really in-depth reporting on this subject. Enough that it overshadows the parent (That might not be hard if the current state of the parent reflects the actual coverage. If the parent is not notable I would more readily accept a stand alone article on the subsidiary.) or sources, at least one of which meets ORGCRIT backed up by some other lower level reporting, from outside of the Balkans. I do not see discussion of the Telenor family of articles as being productive for two reasons: first is OTHERSTUFF ie it does not matter what was done elsewhere; the second, expanding on the first, is that the two are not analogous. The depth and breadth of sourcing differs as does the length of the individual articles so the arguments are not really transferable. Jbh Talk 18:40, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: What is in your opinion the definition of "local area" (in context of subsidiaries in general - for noninternational and international companies) and what are the guidelines when you are determining that? Also, when you are suggesting for non-Serbian or non-Balkans reporting and sources, are you saying that the subsidiary company of large international company needs to be globally important or famous in order to have an article on Wikipedia (which contradicts WP:ORGSIG)?--AirWolf talk 21:32, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- @AirWolf: I can not think of a way to generalize without writing an essay but I can give a rough idea of my thinking. In this and similar cases I would say coverage needs to be by media outside the country/region where the subsidiary is headquartered. That is where one would expect any news minimally worthy of notice to be reported. (I guess that is as good a working definition of 'local' as any — The tier of media one could reasonably expect normal reporting of the subject to occur at.) There would also need to be enough 'local' coverage to flesh out a stand-alone article. Simply having a bit of 'non-local' coverage is not necessarily sufficient if everything can still be covered in a paragraph or two. A large amount of 'local' coverage on diverse matters that could not be properly explored in the parent's article would also weigh towards a spin-off. While the other end of the scale is if coverage were so great as to completely overshadow the parent such that the parent is only discussed in context of the subsidiary then there might be an article on the subsidiary and not the parent per NOTINHERRITED. It is a balancing act with the presumption, per BRANCH, being to address subsidiaries in the parent's article. Part of the problem here is the parent article is, frankly, crap so it is hard to tell if the last of those situations might be the case. Another issue is that many of the sources for this article have been challenged as not meeting ORGCRIT/ORGIND. I would hazard that there may be issues of ORGDEPTH as well depending on which ones/how many end up passing ORGCRIT. For a Merge there is no need for this topic to meet ORGCRIT or ORGDEPTH or ORG anything. The sources just need to meet RS. I do not know if that helped you understand my reasoning or not and I know there are a lot of if's and but's etc which can poke holes in this. It is not my intention to present a brief, rather I hope to simply outline my thinking in broad strokes. Jbh Talk 23:07, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: What is in your opinion the definition of "local area" (in context of subsidiaries in general - for noninternational and international companies) and what are the guidelines when you are determining that? Also, when you are suggesting for non-Serbian or non-Balkans reporting and sources, are you saying that the subsidiary company of large international company needs to be globally important or famous in order to have an article on Wikipedia (which contradicts WP:ORGSIG)?--AirWolf talk 21:32, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- @AirWolf: The sources are a bit difficult to engage with because nearly all are are in Serbian (which I note tends to support the lack of coverage 'beyond the local area') but what I would suggest, if you want to dig deeper into them, is to first apply the truth table at WP:ORGCRIT to, say, the five sources you think support notability. Since editors are pretty entrenched I would suggest a short comment on how you read each requirement ie what you consider significant etc. This will give a base line — actually two. The first is a common group of sources to work from. The second is explicit definition of how you interpret the ORGCRIT criteria. My guess is that the sticking points will be on how each editor sees the elements of ORGCRIT. From there at least everyone is discussing the same things in the same terms. That all said, I do not know if such analysis would change the minds of those who are saying Merge. In my case, as I mentioned, it would take some really in-depth reporting on this subject. Enough that it overshadows the parent (That might not be hard if the current state of the parent reflects the actual coverage. If the parent is not notable I would more readily accept a stand alone article on the subsidiary.) or sources, at least one of which meets ORGCRIT backed up by some other lower level reporting, from outside of the Balkans. I do not see discussion of the Telenor family of articles as being productive for two reasons: first is OTHERSTUFF ie it does not matter what was done elsewhere; the second, expanding on the first, is that the two are not analogous. The depth and breadth of sourcing differs as does the length of the individual articles so the arguments are not really transferable. Jbh Talk 18:40, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I have clearly stated my opinion on the sources I specified. I have evaded nothing. I may not have given an answer you want to hear or which you disagree with -- well I did not explicitly state that 'a passing mention is a passing mention' but I assure you I apply the same standard for that here as elsewhere. As to your other question please see the first point in WP:BRANCH. Re Telenor's subsidiaries some of those articles may be justifiable based on SPINOUT but stuff like Telenor Avidi should not have an article. However as far as this AfD is concerned please see OTHERSTUFF. Jbh Talk 17:24, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Jbhunley: "However, from what I have seen in the ones I have looked at, even if the sources being dismissed as 'churnalism' were accepted they would not be sufficient to overcome the presumption that subsidiaries should be addressed in their parent article." I'm interested on what grounds someone determines that subsidiary companies should exclusively be addressed in their parent company articles and not to have separate articles. What about Telenor's subsidiaries? Also, you have evaded to answer the last section of User:No such user's previous comment.--AirWolf talk 17:02, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I was commenting on the ones from [6]. If you are talking about my commentary, I did not say the critical source was unreliable I questioned the publisher because at least in translation, the tone of the article is sensationalist — maybe it is RS maybe not. I would want a native speaker to make that call. I also said that the tone would not allow us to base an article on it alone but it would, if RS, be usable in the merged article. As to the other sources I reviewed, I do not know what double standard you are talking about. No matter the situation I would have made the same assessment of the sources. I believe some of the issues you are seeing with sourcing comes from the new sourcing considerations in the revised WP:ORGIND. However, from what I have seen in the ones I have looked at, even if the sources being dismissed as 'churnalism' were accepted they would not be sufficient to overcome the presumption that subsidiaries should be addressed in their parent article. That would require some very in-depth and indisputably high-quality sources. If the Leoni AG article were stronger I would have !voted a straight Merge. Jbh Talk 16:30, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Redirect to a section in the parent article, Leoni AG, and pick up anything useful from the sources listed at this AfD. The suggested target is rather sparse, so this content (in a much condensed form, i.e. a couple of paras) would improve the target. This is a subsidiary, so it's appropriate to address the topic in the parent article. K.e.coffman (talk) 17:38, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - leaning towards merge and redirect, due to limited English sources, but I'm curious why there doesn't seem to be an article about this company on the Serbian Wikipedia. [[7]]TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 20:57, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Timtempleton: What are you trying to say in the latter part of your sentence?--AirWolf talk 21:43, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- @AirWolf: - I look at a lot of things when determining notability, to be fair. And I don't speak Serbian, so I'm not qualified to judge the sources. I went to see if Leoni's Serbian Wikipedia article was sourced better than this one, just in terms of quantity. I routinely do this for AfD when the articles are heavily sourced with foreign language publications. I was surprised to see there isn't a Serbian article. I'm familiar with WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, and how it can be interpreted to say "don't judge an article by what else is or isn't out there," but I find it strange that a notable Serbian company wouldn't be on the Serbian site before an article is created on the English version. It's just one other thing that argues against the subject's notability, IMHO. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 21:58, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Timtempleton: If that's how one determines topic's notability, based on topic's existence on different language editions of Wikipedia, may the Lord help us all. Also, let me remind you that Google Translate - a truly wonderful Google service app - was launched 11 years ago.--AirWolf talk 00:24, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- It's just one other thing that argues against the subject's notability, but ultimately, the article doesn't need the Lord's help - just a few good sources to pass WP:GNG. Right now it doesn't. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 01:38, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Timtempleton: If that's how one determines topic's notability, based on topic's existence on different language editions of Wikipedia, may the Lord help us all. Also, let me remind you that Google Translate - a truly wonderful Google service app - was launched 11 years ago.--AirWolf talk 00:24, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- @AirWolf: - I look at a lot of things when determining notability, to be fair. And I don't speak Serbian, so I'm not qualified to judge the sources. I went to see if Leoni's Serbian Wikipedia article was sourced better than this one, just in terms of quantity. I routinely do this for AfD when the articles are heavily sourced with foreign language publications. I was surprised to see there isn't a Serbian article. I'm familiar with WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS, and how it can be interpreted to say "don't judge an article by what else is or isn't out there," but I find it strange that a notable Serbian company wouldn't be on the Serbian site before an article is created on the English version. It's just one other thing that argues against the subject's notability, IMHO. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 21:58, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Timtempleton: What are you trying to say in the latter part of your sentence?--AirWolf talk 21:43, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was speedy delete. Speedy deleted by Deor, CSD G7: One author who has requested deletion or blanked the page. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:25, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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Non-notable company. This is a bus company that apparently consists of a single vehicle and a single driver (see here) that is possibly not currently authorized to operate (see same source), whose timetable indicates they have not yet even started operations. All sources in the article are primary, and no significant secondary sources can be found. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:25, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete, concur with nom. Does not meet WP:NCORP. Created by SPA for promotion of the company.MB 15:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete I don't think this bus is notable. Maybe toosoon. Prince of Thieves (talk) 15:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - meets neither WP:GNG or WP:CORPDEPTH, but as Prince of Thieves said, might be a case of WP:TOOSOON. Onel5969 TT me 16:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Subject does not appear to meet WP:GNG or any other notability guideline. I find no significant third-party coverage. --Kinu t/c 17:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - Apologize for creating article WP:TOOSOON. SwadianH (talk) 20:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @SwadianH: No worries, could you consider putting
{{Db-g7}}
on the article to allow this to be speedy closed? Prince of Thieves (talk) 20:15, 20 March 2018 (UTC) - @Prince of Thieves: WILCO SwadianH (talk) 20:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @SwadianH: No worries, could you consider putting
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:17, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Local county level English politician who does not meet WP:NPOL. I don't see enough reliable sources to meet WP:GNG, especially considering that what there is is routine coverage. Prince of Thieves (talk) 14:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC) — Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Unsure. I would agree that this article is borderline notable. Does having a CBE infer notability? Jason.nlw (talk) 14:20, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- The CBE would, but she only has an MBE, two levels below. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:34, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
The MBE does not confer notability, unless it was awarded by a Royal Personage, which in this case it was not. My understanding is that the OBE would confer presumed notability, along with the higher ranks of the Order of the British Empire which are the CBE, K/DBE and GBE. The MBE is the lowest level and awarded fairly routinely to several thousand people a year for long service to the public. Prince of Thieves (talk) 14:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2018 (UTC)- No, it wouldn't make any difference who physically awarded it. They all come from the same source and are awarded by the Crown. The OBE isn't generally considered sufficiently notable on its own either. The CBE and above are. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:11, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- The CBE would, but she only has an MBE, two levels below. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:34, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. I saw this a few days ago and questioned it, but I left it because I'm not British and wasn't sure about the notability standards for the MBE. But if the MBE isn't considered an inherently notable distinction, then she doesn't have grounds for inclusion at all — county councillor is not an office that automatically passes WP:NPOL, and the sourcing isn't getting her past NPOL #2 as a "more notable than the norm" special case: it's far too dependent on primary sources and routine local coverage which is simply expected to exist for all county councillors, and the only source that expands beyond the purely local just namechecks her existence a single time in the process of not being about her. All of which means that none of the sources are cutting it in terms of making her a notable county councillor. Bearcat (talk) 18:15, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete based on Necrothesp. Does not pass WP:POLITICIAN and not otherwise notable. SportingFlyer talk 02:31, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete fails WP:POLITICIAN. FITINDIA 07:26, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 16:36, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
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Non notable website. Fails WP:NWEB. Störm (talk) 13:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep: Has WP:notability beyond what is in the article. We can't argue that other stuff existing is a bad point in an AFD, then by consensus or silence ---- allow so many articles on Wikipedia, yet trying to selectively delete others. Good, bad, or indifference, the site is and has been "out there. It was funded by the $1.9 billion Pitango and has many sources to satisfy Wikipedia:Notability (web) including here and here that includes sexual harassment allegations and reports of company ripoffs. Otr500 (talk) 18:57, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:19, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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N-site with no notability. Fails WP:NWEB. Störm (talk) 13:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete – Source searches are only providing passing mentions in rs; fails WP:WEBCRIT. North America1000 03:19, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - lack of coverage. PhilKnight (talk) 22:43, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. Very low-quality discussion, few editors actually address the quality of the sourcing. Can be renominated if still deemed deficient after the editing that has been done. Sandstein 06:28, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
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No notability outside of Prodege. Fails WP:GNG. Prince of Thieves (talk) 13:36, 20 March 2018 (UTC) — Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
And the article was created by Nicoleprodege, unlikely coincidence? Clearly an SPA which explains why there is so much unsourced info on his early life, and basically everything expect his being chief of Prodege. Prince of Thieves (talk) 13:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC) — Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:34, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete - Not notable. Acnetj (talk) 22:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - few press releases but nothing more. Lorstaking (talk) 10:48, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - "No notability outside of Prodege", he is a businessman. He is supposed to be notable because of his business. E.g. Donald Trump is notable only because of his business career and presidency of the US. He wouldn't have a Wikipedia article if those are not considered. As for Chuck Davis, there are sources like [11][12][13][14][15]. KingAndGod 14:31, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - I found some more third party coverage, and added it. I also culled some of the unsourced promotional info. Davis served as CEO for three companies on Wikipedia, and is an active partner with Technology Crossover Ventures, a >$2.5 Billion VC firm that should have its own article.[[16]] I'm looking for other coverage to add now. Passes WP:GNG. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 18:59, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep there is too much bias against businesspeople and toward inclusion of sports and actors here. Legacypac (talk) 19:36, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- And the reason why you think we should keep this one is? ׺°”˜`”°º×ηυηzια׺°”˜`”°º× 21:03, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - at this state, a mere CV/promo page. ׺°”˜`”°º×ηυηzια׺°”˜`”°º× 21:03, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
- Those can be sorted by editing. Not a reason to delete. KingAndGod 17:59, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - I added some more info with sourcing, and culled some of the unsourced info to make it less problematic. Does that change anyone's delete vote? TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 17:49, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was speedy delete. WP:G5. Primefac (talk) 16:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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Already been deleted 5 times as Action Raja and still no significant coverage in reliable sources and no evidence of satisfying WP:NFILM. The article was deleted recently but again it was recreated using different account by the same user. PROD-contested by an anonymous IP address without comment whom I'm assuming is the article creator. GSS (talk|c|em) 13:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:20, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Fails WP:SIGCOV and subsequently WP:BIO. The three reference verify the same 2 facts. Insufficient coverage scope_creep (talk) 13:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete agree with nom, the citations we have are routine and one-time transactions. Where's the biographical beef? ☆ Bri (talk) 01:40, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete: a president of a think tank is not a position that confers notability, and there's nothing better. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:57, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:20, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Doesn't satisfy WP:NBIO, with most sources being primary. Passing mentions in several non-notable sources and a leading newspaper for a WP:BLP1E. MT TrainTalk 13:02, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete: Non-notable, poorly worded. The second issue of course could be rectified but that doesn't excuse the lack of notability. DesertPipeline (talk) 13:27, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Speedy delete per G4 or Delete per nom. GSS (talk|c|em) 15:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. —SpacemanSpiff 13:14, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
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Unsourced WP:Original research on either Nair, Vaniya Chettiar, or the merged Nair subcastes, all of which have a long and problematic history of unsourced WP:OR on subcastes. Article creator contested proposed deletion (and removed all the maintenance templates) with the edit summary "fixed typo". The Mighty Glen (talk) 12:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- The creator included evidence for Vaniya nair caste in malabar in reference section,Vaniya nair is mentioned in "Letters From Malabar : Jacob Canter Visscher" as one of the caste engaged in traditional works in malabar region.A simple google search of word' vaniya nair' gave results of matrimonial sites exclussively dedicated to this specific caste- http://vaniyamarriagebureau.com/about.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.201.6.90 (talk • contribs) — 88.201.6.90 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Could you log back in please, before posting here? The Mighty Glen (talk) 15:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hi sir, I have now included various sources as reference , Please pardon my mistake of deleting the proposal of deletion and maintaince templates as I'm not very much familiar with wikipedia usage🙏 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Satvikgeetha (talk • contribs)
- Hello mighty glen,
- I have added several referances now,Are those enough for the article to not to get deleted? Or should i add more?
- Cheers Satvikgeetha (talk) 17:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Poorly-sourced article with no indication of notability. Vaniya Chettiar already exists, and Google Books/News throw up zero results for "Vaniya Nair". Google Scholar has [17] - an unpublished thesis with trivial mentions. The sources cited in the article are not adequate either. [18] - Trivial mention of "Vaniya Nair" - not enough to establish notability; the source doesn't mention that it's a "sub-caste". [19] - Mentions the term "Vaniya Chettiar", on which an article already exists; also a weebly page is not a reliable source. The creator states that [20] mentions the term, but I couldn't find it -- added a 'page number needed' tag. The following sources don't mention the terms "Vaniya Nair" and "Vaniya Chettiar": [21][22][23][24][25] (and most of these don't pass WP:RS guidelines). utcursch | talk 00:05, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete - what ^^ utcursch ^^ says. - Sitush (talk) 12:35, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:21, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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I didn't find enough sources to confirm his notability as an artist or public speaker. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 12:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete Vanity page. Sources are not independent and reliable, and I cannot find any that are in a search. A very hyped-up page.104.163.147.121 (talk) 18:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Vanity page. No WP:RS. Theredproject (talk) 00:46, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. There's clear consensus here that this should neither be deleted nor merged. There's some support here for renaming, but I don't see a clear consensus on that, so I'll call this NC on a name change. A name change doesn't require AfD involvement, so people can continue to discuss that on the talk page and/or be WP:BOLD. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:48, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Guess I'll field the unlovely job of sending this to AfD again. - The future of this list was previously discussed here in December (under a capitalized article name), which resulted in a decision to merge to List of the first LGBT holders of political offices. However, nothing in that regard was done since, until the page was entirely redirected there by Aircorn, stating that a merge was infeasible because this list lacks information about whether or not listed people are first office holders. That didn't stick, either.
Based on the previously closing admin's comments that the notability of the list per se might be defensible, and the apparent infeasibility of a merge, I'd like to open this up for discussion again - because the article clearly either needs to be spruced up, merged, or deleted, but shouldn't remain in its current form. I have no opinion on which solution is best. Elmidae (talk · contribs) 12:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I would recommend "sprucing up" is the best alternative to deletion - the list is obviously note-worthy and does not fit nicely in any of the other lists. Gstridsigne (talk) 12:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Keep - The proposed merger/redirect is into "First LGBT elected officials." This is a list of ALL Trans elected officials, not just the first. The list is small enough to keep and maintain. Plus, trans folks have different experiences from other members of the LGBTQ community. And with the election of 9 trans folk in 2017 in the US, it is important to keep this list, especially as time goes on. Not to mention, superlatives that would be messy on "First LGBT elected officials" would not be so here. First transman elected, first tranwoman of color, first transman of color, et cetera. That would be quite a mess on the other page, but it works here. It does not break WP:OC#CATGRS, because Trans politicians may and usually do have different perspectives than even other members of the LGBT community - and their identity as trans folks will undoubtedly affect their policies. It does need a head article, but per policy "Please note that this does not mean that the head article must already exist before a category may be created, but that it must at least be reasonable to create one." And it is reasonable that one can and should be created. Gstridsigne (talk) 12:48, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Per the previous decision, the arbiter said that a case could be made for keeping, but needed reliable sources to suggest that trans folk are decidedly different policy wise than other politicians. That was pretty easy to find. Here is an article from the Washington Post which pretty much shows, that yes, trans folk have different experiences and therefore different policy goals. It is obvious, but here is a reliable source that clearly states that. Gstridsigne (talk) 13:04, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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Keep If transgender politicians are better covered in reliable sources than other politicians then sure if can be sourced, and if being a transgender politician is a rare enough occurance to merit listing, then sure. Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)Striking !vote by blocked sock puppeteer. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:05, 23 March 2018 (UTC)- Comment: As the nominator the first time, I'm not going to cast another vote this time — I still believe that the same issues apply as before, so I don't feel the need to rehash them all. But if this does get kept, the title still needs to be something different than it is (i.e. List of transgender politicians), and the list needs to be organized differently. It should not include non-notable town councillors and school or library board trustees and members of the boards of directors of non-notable organizations, and it should not contain repeated entries for the same person each time they won reelection — it should be restricted to people who have Wikipedia articles to link to, just as the other lists of LGBT people already are due to their frequent misuse as a venue for attack vandalism against non-LGBT people, and it should contain one entry per notable person, not three or four or five repetions of the same person each time they got reelected. Bearcat (talk) 17:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I agree with many of your comments Bearcat. The fact that many of the names are repeated when they assumed a new office seems odd. And many of the current names do have articles. But being that 2017 was a watershed year for trans folks being elected to office, perhaps the even the non-note worthy names should be kept in that secion. 9 openly trans folk were elected on one day. That is noteworthy in and of itself. But I agree - it needs some work - but shouldn't be deleted or merged. Gstridsigne (talk) 19:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
At a minimum it should only contain bluelinks, and a rename to List of transgender politicians would be wise. I am taking the pruning of non-notable entries as a given when saying keep. Prince of Thieves (talk) 19:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:41, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- I agree with many of your comments Bearcat. The fact that many of the names are repeated when they assumed a new office seems odd. And many of the current names do have articles. But being that 2017 was a watershed year for trans folks being elected to office, perhaps the even the non-note worthy names should be kept in that secion. 9 openly trans folk were elected on one day. That is noteworthy in and of itself. But I agree - it needs some work - but shouldn't be deleted or merged. Gstridsigne (talk) 19:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment I have been clearing out a backlog at Category:Articles to be merged after an Articles for deletion discussion and my interest in this article came about through that. I have no opinion on the article except to say that if it is kept it needs some better inclusion criteria so only notable people are on it. I do have some other general thoughts though:
- I stand by the merge being unfeasible. It would require me going through each individual in order to establish whether they were the first. Even doing that the number of minor city officials would completely outweigh the other list and create major WP:undue concerns. There is a reason no one has done anything with this article after 15 months.
- Redirect was a valid option. A redirect is merely a merge where nothing is fitted. It is like me merging everything into that article and it then being deleted. The alternative would have been me completely messing up the other article. Believe me I have done hundreds of AFD merges and redirecting is the best option in over half of them.
- This is the wrong way to overturn an AFD. It should have gone to WP:Deletion review. It is here now and editors have responded so it may as well stay. I will ping the participants from the previous AFD though. @Sandstein, Mineffle, Bearian, and Carrite:.
- Editors !voting merge without thinking of the practical consequences of the merge is a common problem here, one I am looking to address (see User talk:Atsme/MR). For a similar example see Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2018 March 20 for an old AFD that I put up for deletion review due to the impracticality of a merge.
- In conclusion I have no opinion on whether this is kept or deleted. But please do not merge it. AIRcorn (talk) 20:14, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep and fix. An important list, it seems to me. Carrite (talk) 02:43, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep, rename, and fix. --Enos733 (talk) 04:35, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep I don't care what happens to the article, but the list is definitely a notable and sourceable one. SportingFlyer talk 05:22, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - as long as in the data is somewhere on Wikipedia, does it matter where it is? Bearian (talk) 00:00, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
Provided that common sense, logic, reason and policy is followed, it does not matter where it is. Prince of Thieves (talk) 00:05, 22 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:41, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment I have went through the list and made a few adjustments. I have deleted repeated entries and consolidated entries where they were appropriate. I added a few citations, and added a lead to the article detailing why this list can be differentiated from other lists like "First LGBT politicians." I also deleted individuals whom I could not verify were trans, like Anne Graham of Redmond Oregon, and others who seemed not noteworty like Racheal Luckey who was elected to a neighborhood council. I also added a comment on the election in 2017. Obviously, these are necessary changes but there still exists more work to be done on the list. I would suggest removing some of the tabs - and I will be introducing an infobox to link it to the Transgender series. I also encourage others to make changes. Gstridsigne (talk) 15:51, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep and rename, Notable topic for a list; probably to List of transgender politicians. Reywas92Talk 07:59, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep and support the rename suggestion to List of transgender politicians. Rab V (talk) 22:21, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- I would support the renaming to List of transgender politicians. Gstridsigne (talk) 02:41, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Rename to List of transgender politicians. The article is a complete disaster content-wise. Some form of inclusion criteria will be established, as not every school board member should be listed in an encyclopedia. But that debate is for the talk page, not here. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:05, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Being that, even WITH school board members, the total of trans officials in the US numbers less then 30, it seems reasonable and noteworthy to keep them. The highest office a trans individual has held is in the DoD - but that was an appointed position. Danica Roem and Althea Garrison currently hold the title of trans person in highest elected office, and as far as trans men, the highest attainment achieved is City Councilperson by Phillipe Cunningham. So, yes, even elected school board members seem noteworthy - only 3 transmen have been elected ever, 2 of them school board members. But of course, as you said, that is an issue for the talkpage, not here. Gstridsigne (talk) 20:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was G5d. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 20:27, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Non-notable actor, no significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject and no evidence of satisfying WP:NACTOR. GSS (talk|c|em) 12:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 20:27, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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This player doesn't/didn't play in a full-pro league or a senior national team. See also WT:FOOTY#Asian Games. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 11:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 12:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - Fails NFOOTY as has not played or managed senior international football nor played or managed in a fully professional league. No indication that subject has garnered significant reliable coverage for any other achievements to satisfy GNG. Fenix down (talk) 14:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - He has not played in a fully pro league or received significant coverage, meaning the article fails WP:NSPORT and WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete does not meet the insanely low notability guidelines for football players.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:27, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Weak Delete Player name doesn't appear on the first team of the pro-league club mentioned. Anhgamat (talk) 10:43, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. czar 00:51, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
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I don't think being nutritionist for celebrity grants notability. Notability is not inherited. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 11:25, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete. Except for the spammy awards this fails WP:BIO1E. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:19, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Passes neither WP:PROF nor WP:BIO at the moment, but has potential for WP-notability in the future under BIO. This is a good example of an article that has been created too early, I think. Any activity can confer notability, as long as it does.--Eric Yurken (talk) 15:46, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:23, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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This subject fails to meet the Music notability criteria. The article reads like a fan page, referenced only to self-published promotional material. A Google News search fails to find any references at all. NOTE: There are some articles about a different group called the "Harlem Six" who were charged with a crime - do not confuse with this musical group. Gronk Oz (talk) 11:20, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delet Poorly written Cruft trash, or some kind of promotional thing. Searched turned up nothing on them, and although this doesn't have to do with my rational, I'm getting wannabe Wu-tang clan and Brockhampton vibes from them. 💵Money💵emoji💵Talk 20:33, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - They are described in one sentence at List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates and that might reflect all they have truly accomplished. They have a few official releases that were roundly ignored by the public and otherwise they've been on a few mix tapes and guest appearances. Their "new" album The Streets Made Us has been hyped as "coming soon" for four years. This poorly-written article is pure promotion, and rather desperate too. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 13:07, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Even without considering how bad the
articlefanpage is, the group is blatantly non-notable. The only "article" or "source" I could find was someone that found out that one of the members were charged with rape and then convicted on lesser charges after a plea bargain. [26] If the subject of the article gets convicted of sexual offenses and the only person to report it is a blogger, then the article probably has a snowball's chance in hell of surviving the AFD. Acebulf (talk) 08:29, 25 March 2018 (UTC) - Delete as WP:PROMO as it is spam enough for G11 Atlantic306 (talk) 17:43, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:24, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Non notable Bollywood actor,music director and singer. Only thing makes him notable is that he is the son of Punjabi Singer Dalal Mehndi Sonia89f (talk) 10:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete - does not appear to meet WP:NACTOR. Notability is not inherited, and a couple of roles in minor films is not sufficient. --bonadea contributions talk 13:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per Bonadea above and WP:TOOSOON. GSS (talk|c|em) 14:50, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Another Somali "locality" we claim to be a town, blank spot on globe, etc., etc. Mangoe (talk) 11:05, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete there is a place in Somalia called Burweyn, and it has even appeared in news reports [27] [28]. However it clearly isn't the subject of this article. Those sources say it's close to Buloburde which is in a completely different part of the country to the place this article is talking about. No sources to verify the existence of this "town", the one source calls it a "locality" which includes unpopulated places and nothing on satellite imagery. Hut 8.5 18:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete V, GNG. Not There. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 13:46, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was speedy delete. WP:CSD#G7, author requested. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 12:55, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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Nothing here suggests notability - it reads more like a promo piece. There is a possibility that the company might be notable but nothing here suggests that the CEO is notable. A couple of interviews (preumsanbly press releases) and little more. Several refs about the company but that doesn't add any notability for the CEO. Fails WP:GNG Velella Velella Talk 10:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:25, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Another day, another Somali "town" that's really a "locality" that points to a blank spot on the map, no meaningful GHits. You know the drill by now. Mangoe (talk) 10:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete no evidence of existence. Hut 8.5 22:35, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:38, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
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Mostly unsourced and (partly copyvio) hagiography of a Shia cleric in Kashmir which doesn't appear to credibly assert notability per WP:BIO. I've searched online yesterday and today for WP:RS on him: this is difficult for a bio of someone from Kashmir, and transliteration of his name is not given here or anywhere I can find online. So I've used a best-efforts transliteration of "آغا سید مصطفی موسووی", and can find nothing in WP:RS under that spelling either. His main claim to fame seems to be as the successor to his father-in-law, Ayatullah Aga Syed Yusuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi. I do see a few WP:RS in GNEWS about that similarly-named relative online, but WP:Notability is not inherited. The only source cited in the article that mentions him is the source of the copyvio, [29], an obituary from the organisation he founded and led, Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian, which I wouldn't consider to be a WP:RS. Some of the claims in the article, about a leadership struggle in which Iranian ayatollahs got involved, might make him notable if we could find some sources for it. But these might be in one of several languages. I tried to cut it down to a stub in the hopes of Farsi, Kashmiri, and Arabic speakers getting involved with referencing and proving me wrong about his notability, but was repeatedly reverted by the article's creator, a new editor. I'd be amenable to moving this to draft, if other editors think there's a good likelihood of verifying some of the claims made. But as far as I can tell he fails WP:BIO. The Mighty Glen (talk) 10:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment - per [30] [31], [32], [33] I suspect he is notable, and is usually referred to as Agha Syed Mustafa and leading a large part of this group following a 1982 split. His sons also went on to senior positions. I am holding off my !vote as I am not sure about the quality of the sourcing here, but my gut feeling is that he probably is notable - though the language issue (and naming variants, including the whole leadership family being named in a very similar fashion complicating things) as well as lack of on-line references (the 80s are actually tricky - much is not digitized, and you have less book coverage than earlier periods) might make finding stuff difficult.Icewhiz (talk) 11:34, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, that's a help, didn't occur to me to search on just "Aga (or Agha) Syed Mustafa". And I forgot to mention, their surname is also romanized various ways online: so far I've seen Moosavi, Mosavi, Moosvi, and Mosvi. The Mighty Glen (talk) 11:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- The romanized Persian is usually Mousavi (regarding Kashmiri translits, well..... it seems to vary), but it seems that the last two components of the name ("Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi" - with or without the al-....) are often dropped.Icewhiz (talk) 12:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- So are you satisfied with Icewhiz's response and the sources contained therein, The Mighty Glen? Would you like to withdraw the AfD or continue? — Nearly Headless Nick {c} 18:15, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
- The response from User:Icewhiz was welcome, but I don't see how we can judge notability at this point, with the references currently cited. There's a ton of references added since the AFD began, but most don't mention him, and it's difficult for me to judge the reliability of the ones that do. I'd be content with a "no consensus" for now. The Mighty Glen (talk) 18:24, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
- Some do, but in passing. I suspect he is notable, but will not !vote bolded as I am unsure of source quality here and the level of my topic area knowledge (and given I just suspect notability). A no consensus would not be a bad close (assuming no experienced India/Pakistan editors weigh in).Icewhiz (talk) 18:57, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
- The response from User:Icewhiz was welcome, but I don't see how we can judge notability at this point, with the references currently cited. There's a ton of references added since the AFD began, but most don't mention him, and it's difficult for me to judge the reliability of the ones that do. I'd be content with a "no consensus" for now. The Mighty Glen (talk) 18:24, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, that's a help, didn't occur to me to search on just "Aga (or Agha) Syed Mustafa". And I forgot to mention, their surname is also romanized various ways online: so far I've seen Moosavi, Mosavi, Moosvi, and Mosvi. The Mighty Glen (talk) 11:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. J04n(talk page) 13:23, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
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Non-notable filmmaker, no significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject and no evidence of satisfying WP:DIRECTOR. GSS (talk|c|em) 10:14, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete - lack of coverage. PhilKnight (talk) 22:56, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was speedy delete per G5 The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 15:39, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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Non-notable actor, no significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Fails WP:NACTOR with some minor/uncredited role in some tv shows. GSS (talk|c|em) 10:07, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nomination. -The Gnome (talk) 16:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. —SpacemanSpiff 07:37, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
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Non-notable filmmaker, no significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject and no evidence of satisfying WP:DIRECTOR. GSS (talk|c|em) 09:54, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for not meeting WP:ARTIST. -The Gnome (talk) 16:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
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An article on a finance company, sourced to routine funding announcements, brief quotation/interview with a founder, and industry award listings. These confirm this to be a company going about its business, but I am not seeing the detailed coverage needed to establish encyclopaedic notability. AllyD (talk) 09:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for failing WP:CORPDEPTH. -The Gnome (talk) 16:30, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete: does not meet WP:NCORP / WP:CORPDEPTH. The awards listed, such as the "Best Service from a Bridging Finance Provider at the Business Moneyfacts Awards" is trivial. K.e.coffman (talk) 05:11, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep per WP:SK#1. The nomination is only proposing a merge. I suggest adding merge templates to the articles denoted and starting a discussion on a talk page. North America1000 09:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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Merge with parent article. Slatersteven (talk) 09:22, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was merge to National Party of Australia leadership elections. I guess I could also say "repurpose" since we currently don't have a page for it. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:08, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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Fails WP:EVENT. Not all leadership elections are notable, and this was a total non-event; not really an election at all. StAnselm (talk) 08:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - Quite untrue to say "this was a total non-event", the change of a political party leader is very important in the political landscape of a country. As such I believe an article detailing it is appropriate. This nomination just seems to be a solution looking for a problem. Kiwichris (talk) 09:19, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Probably not enough material for a standalone article. The potential candidates for leader and deputy leader should have their involvement mentioned in their articles, if not already done so. Ivar the Boneful (talk) 09:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Merge to a new article about National Party leadership elections in general. It's not an inherently invalid topic — people are interested in the leadership histories of political parties, and they do get media coverage — but it's not necessarily the case that every leadership election always needs its own standalone article even if there's very little that can actually be said about it because it was a one-candidate race that ended in an acclamation. A better approach is what we do with New Democratic Party leadership elections in Canada: we start with an overview article about the overall phenomenon of the party's leadership elections in general. It directly contains all of the content about the races where we can't really write or source anything significant, because they were one-candidate or "incumbent leader challenged only by a minor fringe candidate who had no chance of actually winning" formalities, and then the races about which we can write and source more content have their own separate articles which are briefly summarized under a "main article" link to the standalone subpage. This isn't an inherently invalid topic, but it doesn't really need its own standalone article — including a brief summary of it in an overview article is a better approach in this case. Bearcat (talk) 18:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge per Bearcat. We have far too many of these leadership election articles (the sheer number at Category:Leadership elections in the Czech Republic is painful to see) and I agree that merging them into a single article on leadership elections within the party would be a good solution to having numerous articles that are never going to progress beyond a stub. Number 57 12:48, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, as nominator, I agree. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National Party of Australia leadership election, 2016. StAnselm (talk) 19:10, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment the Czech case is not a good example because it has categories for 13 different parties, and some of them would be pretty minor. Some leadership contests deserve articles: e.g. those for Australia's main two parties, because they are always choosing a Prime Minister or alternative PM. That said, the Nationals leadership is never such a big deal (they are probably Australia's 3rd most significant party, but well behind the main 2), so I don't care either way on the merge. Adpete (talk) 08:23, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, as nominator, I agree. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National Party of Australia leadership election, 2016. StAnselm (talk) 19:10, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge per Bearcat. Some of these elections, where they are contested, might be interesting enough to justify standalone articles, but for pro-forma processes like this where there is only one candidate, dressing them up as an "election" is borderline misleading for our readers. Lankiveil (speak to me) 09:38, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge to a new article like above, this wasn't a true election and therefore doesn't particularly meet WP:EVENT. talk to !dave 15:27, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to National Party of Australia leadership elections. Content has been merged. czar 00:46, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
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Fails WP:EVENT. Not all leadership elections are notable, and this was a total non-event; not really an election at all. StAnselm (talk) 08:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - Article could certainly use expansion to reflect the notability of the election. Upon looking at WP:EVENT criteria I'm not sure it does fail and think that nominating to delete this seems too hasty. Kiwichris (talk) 09:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nomination. -The Gnome (talk) 16:29, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge to a new article about National Party leadership elections in general. It's not an inherently invalid topic — people are interested in the leadership histories of political parties, and they do get media coverage — but it's not necessarily the case that every leadership election always needs its own standalone article even if there's very little that can actually be said about it because it was a one-candidate race that ended in an acclamation. A better approach is what we do with New Democratic Party leadership elections in Canada: we start with an overview article about the overall phenomenon of the party's leadership elections in general. It directly contains all of the content about the races where we can't really write or source anything significant, because they were one-candidate or "incumbent leader challenged only by a minor fringe candidate who had no chance of actually winning" formalities, and then the races about which we can write and source more content have their own separate articles which are briefly summarized under a "main article" link to the standalone subpage. This isn't an inherently invalid topic, but it doesn't really need its own standalone article — including a brief summary of it in an overview article is a better approach in this case. Bearcat (talk) 18:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge per Bearcat. Some of these elections, where they are contested, might be interesting enough to justify standalone articles, but for pro-forma processes like this where there is only one candidate, dressing them up as an "election" is borderline misleading for our readers. Lankiveil (speak to me) 09:38, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge per Bearcat. We have far too many of these leadership election articles (the sheer number at Category:Leadership elections in the Czech Republic is painful to see) and I agree that merging them into a single article on leadership elections within the party would be a good solution to having numerous articles that are never going to progress beyond a stub. Number 57 22:00, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
Relisting comment: @Bearcat, Lankiveil, and Number 57: The proposed merge target does not yet exist. Please create it or suggest practicable outcomes instead.
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- Response to relist comment I stand by my suggestion. Obviously I am not going to create a new article with content that duplicates that here, unless it is clear that consensus as expressed by these discussions is that it is a good idea to do so. Lankiveil (speak to me) 00:15, 29 March 2018 (UTC).
- Comment: This discussion (with the merge proposals) should be read in conjunction with Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National Party of Australia leadership election, 2007. In hindsight, I should have nominated the two articles together. StAnselm (talk) 01:18, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Sandstein 17:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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In accordance with WP:BEFORE attempted to search for significant coverage for the subject of this biography article. Individual has received brief mentions in multiple reliable sources, but none where the subject of this article themselves was the primary topic of the reliable source. Additionally this article might fall under WP:SPIP. Therefore, I am proposing that the article be deleted at this time, as perhaps it is too soon for this entrepreneur to be considered notable. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 08:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete, mainly per WP:TOOSOON. -The Gnome (talk) 16:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to Guiding Light. Content can be merged from history. Delete and merge is not possible. Sandstein 17:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Almost all plot, no indication of real-world notability. Two of the three sources are about the show itself, and the third is about the ownership of a road sign. LaundryPizza03 (talk) 06:44, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nomination. When you search for the article and you get there, there isn't any there there. -The Gnome (talk) 10:43, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Merge to Guiding Light. Some of the more factual info *may* be able to be moved into the main article, but the more crufty stuff can easily go. StewdioMACK (talk) 12:05, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete for failing independent notability; then merge anything deemed interesting onto the main article. -The Gnome (talk) 16:27, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. none ofhe keep arguments are relevant to notability DGG ( talk ) 08:28, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
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Aside from this being a self-published article, this guy's sole claim to fame is being a brony on the internet, something that hardly makes him unique or interesting. Jtrainor (talk) 08:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment I don't think this is self-published. Everymorning is the original author, I know I cleaned up from that. I have no added comment at this time about keep/delete but calling this "self-published" is not true at all. --Masem (t) 14:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment from article creator I did in fact create this article. I am not Dusty Rhoades and I have never even met him, so, as Masem pointed about above, it is totally incorrect to call this article "self-published", nor are any of its sources self-published. Every morning (there's a halo...) 14:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete this proposal for a non-notable brony; otherwise way too many people would qualify. But if everyone's notable, then no one's notable. -The Gnome (talk) 16:25, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete mention in articles is not the same as substantial coverage.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:58, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - I have no interest or real knowledge in this subject area, but for those who do, this subject does gets some pretty high level coverage - dedicated coverage from Entertainment Weekly is nothing to scoff at. I think it deserves a bit more effort than these lazy WP:ITSNOTNOTABLE responses above. Sergecross73 msg me 13:53, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was Keep as per unanimous consensus and no calls for deletion outside of the nominator. However, the article would benefit from more vigorous editing and sourcing. A non-admin closure. And Adoil Descended (talk) 10:57, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Nothing special about 'being first' to do so. Fails WP:ANYBIO. Störm (talk) 15:14, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
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- Weak Keep somewhat agree with nom but the subject appears to meet WP:GNG.1 samee talk 11:54, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Weak keep for barely passing the relevant criteria for notability per source provided above. -The Gnome (talk) 16:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Strong keep There are more than 6 reference and among which two are from the renowned newspapers, if there is atleast one source the article is kept, and the article is about a public figure, moreover the article is about a female/woman from a underprivilidged area of Pakistan which got such a high success, I recommend Strong keep.Jogi 007 (talk) 21:55, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep This article meet the guidelines of notability. Please note that Suhai Aziz Talpur is the first female Assistant Superintendent of of Police in Sindh province. See reference →[[34]].Arif80s (talk) 07:18, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:06, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Fails WP:NFOOTY as he has not appeared in a fully professional league or an international match. JTtheOG (talk) 05:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment I don't see Bangladesh Football Premier League on the fully professional leagues list but note it says on its page that it's a renamed league that in 2012 went professional. So if it is, he passes but if it isn't he fails. NZFC(talk) 05:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. Another promo piece strictly for the fans, the agent, and the club. -The Gnome (talk) 05:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete Fail WP:NFOOTBALL. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 11:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 12:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - Fails NFOOTY as has not played or managed senior international football nor played or managed in a fully professional league. No indication that subject has garnered significant reliable coverage for any other achievements to satisfy GNG. Fenix down (talk) 14:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete does not meet even our extremely low notability standard for football.John Pack Lambert (talk) 02:00, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. A redirect can be created separately. Sandstein 17:25, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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No significant notability in her own right. No indication othat she is actually "First lady of saudi arabia' if such a thing even exists.
Only briefly mentioned in articles from March 2018 Heliotom (talk) 05:08, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Further WP:INVALIDBIO "That person A has a relationship with well-known person B, such as being a spouse or child, is not a reason for a standalone article on A (unless significant coverage can be found on A)"Heliotom (talk) 05:20, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete Saudi Arabia's King is clearly notable; his wife is not. Notability is not inherited; it's also not a dowry. -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete No sources indicate how this person is notable. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:48, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete notability is not inherited Chetsford (talk) 21:37, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment WP:POLOUTCOMES says that
The spouse of the head of state or government is usually regarded as notable
; although citing OUTCOMES arguments in AfD discussions is discouraged. This ref [35] notesLittle is known about Princess Fahda, the king’s third wife, and like most Saudi royal women she is not seen in public
. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:13, 27 March 2018 (UTC)- Redirect to Salman of Saudi Arabia. The only coverage I've found is the mention that she's the mother of Mohammad bin Salman, and the recent news stories about her supposed house arrest. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:18, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:06, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Unsourced for too long and sounds a bit promotional. I'm finding mostly press releases or passing mentions regarding the cement business, while the parent group appears to have a bit broader coverage for which there is no article. MT TrainTalk 05:07, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete since its own creators cannot be bothered (they possibly cannot locate evidence of notability, themselves). -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete: I added one reference, and it does sound like an interesting proposition (although currently with unsourced claims), but I am not finding sufficient evidence of notability. AllyD (talk) 18:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment, although theres a bit of news out there about this company, and its admirable what they are doing, there doesn't appear to be enough for notability (where are the significant (environment) awards?), may be a case of WP:TOOSOON? Coolabahapple (talk) 21:15, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. Aside from Nyttend, the "delete" votes were vague, but the "keep" votes were not substantial enough to override that either. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:28, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
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We're not a travel guide. Completely unsourced comprehensive list of bus routes including fares and some timetables. WP:NOTTRAVEL and WP:NOR Ajf773 (talk) 04:06, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom. This list is completely unsourced and would not be suitable for Wikipedia even if it were sourced. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Strong delete Pick your reason; they're so many. -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment from nominator two EL's have just been added, although these are primary sources. Ajf773 (talk) 17:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - fails NOTBUSGUIDE & GNG. –Davey2010Talk 04:26, 21 March 2018 (UTC) (Amended 12:30, 12 September 2018 (UTC))
- Keep notable as a spinoff from the Shenzhen transportation network. Timetable information needs to be removed. SportingFlyer talk 04:50, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Being a spin-off of a network does not mean much unless it is notable on its own. At best, this would mean a redirect. -The Gnome (talk) 10:40, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - we have numerous lists of bus routes like this – seven for NYC alone (see Category:Lists of New York City bus routes). No reason to delete this unless all other similar lists are also deleted. -Zanhe (talk) 17:13, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Lahore where multiple articles were bundled (including this one). This is an example of keep stuff because WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Ajf773 (talk) 17:31, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Zanhe - No reason to delete this unless all other similar lists are also deleted." is a perfect example of WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS which is an argument to avoid at AFD, You might want to re !vote with an actual valid reason, Many thanks. –Davey2010Talk 18:35, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment. I recommended "delete" for this article in March, and I still would recommend "delete". The article has no citations for any specific fact, just two external links. While it is true that there are other lists of bus routes in Wikipedia, there are also plenty that have been deleted, too. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Aberdeen, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Bucharest, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Cardiff, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Devon, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Ely (2nd nomination), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of bus routes in Framlingham, and so on. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:32, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comment. I created this AfD and I still strongly support deletion. The editor who request their article to be overturned has made a number of large edits to the article but hasn't achieved the purpose of adding references nor making it appear less like a travel guide. The argument that bus routes for other cities is a dumb argument, WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and WP:NOTINHERITED still apply. Ajf773 (talk) 20:02, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
- Comment I still support keeping this article as it cannot be used as a guide to travel around Shenzhen, doesn't actually fail WP:NOTTRAVEL, and bus routes can be encyclopaedic. SportingFlyer talk 17:58, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
- Delete; no evidence of significant coverage in reliable sources. Do reliable secondary sources ever cover bus routes? Presumably some do, but they're not the kind of thing that routinely gets coverage, so we shouldn't have a list unless we can demonstrate that a bunch of the entries are notable. Also, note that the failure of the bundled nomination is no reason to vote to keep here: like many bundled nominations, that one failed because it grouped items that were too disparate to handle together, not because all of the nominated articles necessarily were deemed keepable. When the closing admin says The result was keep without prejudice to the renomination of individual list articles, that specifically means that it's appropriate to nominate an individual item from the list, regardless of whether all other similar lists are also deleted. Nyttend (talk) 23:04, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:05, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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I can't find good sources. New page by new account. [36]. Not seeing notability even with some famous work. Legacypac (talk) 03:48, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Does not pass WP:MUS and seems to be the musician himself editing. StewdioMACK (talk) 04:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete. I got nothing on sources either. No sources from which to write an entry is pretty much the ballgame. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination for failing notability criteria. -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep. Sources have been updated to reflect information leif138 12:47, 20 March 2018
- I appreciate the effort to look for more sources, as I would always rather improve an entry than delete it, but in terms of the reliable sources, these are pretty much the definition of trivial mentions—in Variety and Billboard, the subject doesn’t even get a full sentence. Unfortunately we just don’t have the material to write a “full and balanced” biography by Wikipedia standards (summarizing secondary source coverage of a topic). This material is better covered by music catalog sites like the ones referenced in the entry, or on the artist’s personal site. Innisfree987 (talk) 20:19, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Sandstein 10:02, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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"Simple rooms in a modest budget hotel" according to Tavago. At least the page has a ref. Junk like this is why we need ACREQ Legacypac (talk) 03:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete since sources supporting notability cannot be traced. -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep There are many sources that discuss this modest hotel, because French superstar Édith Piaf lived there for several years at the beginning of her career. Several book length biographies of Piaf discuss the hotel, and it is mentioned in her Wikipedia biography. Readily available news stories discuss this historic Paris hotel, sometimes in great detail. Please do your homework per WP:BEFORE. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I did before. I found lots of websites to book a room there. It's just a hotel. Notability is not inherited from who lived there. This little page does not tell anything about the place except some one stayed there. Legacypac (talk) 06:22, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I agree with the nominator. As it happens, I know about this particular hotel from way back, personally. I passed by it in the early 1980s, too. The reason, yes, is that Piaf lived there for a while. But this is not the Chelsea, where many famous people, mostly artists, lived and congregated. All we have about this hotel is Piaf's stay there. Nothing else whatsoever. Does this make it notable?-The Gnome (talk) 10:54, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- An appropriate place to mention it is in her bio. You might even consider a redirect of the hotel name to her bio. But there are presumably no RS discussing the hotel as a stand alone topic. Legacypac (talk) 15:59, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete has few sources, connection to Edith Piaf can be included in her article. AidanSW (talk) 23:43, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- The hotel can`t have an article because it is not that prestigious and the hotel does not have a particular history. And the fact that Edith Piaf slept there is not enough to be considered as notable. Moreover in this article there are only two sentences and it seems more like advertisingIrma2403 (talk) 06:41, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Mojo Hand (talk) 15:49, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
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Was prodded with the following rationale: Completely unsourced article. Searches did not turn up anything on any of the search engines. There were some hits on Books, but they appear to be about other magazines with this same name. Was de-prodded with the following comment, "contest deletion - the linked Polish Wikipedia article has some sources that appear prima facie to be independent and reliable, so this shouldn't be deleted without discussion". I looked at the Polish Wiki article, and the references seem to be non-independent of the subject, but I could definitely be wrong. Onel5969 TT me 21:50, 27 February 2016 (UTC)
- Weak Keep while article definitely does require sourcing - Polish version does have a few notable, independent sources that can be used, notably gamezilla, galu, polygamia. If there's anything that can be questioned it's notability for English wikipedia, as magazine in question is rather unknown abroad (though one of more notable in Poland). SkywalkerPL (talk) 16:51, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
- English Wikipedia doesn't make any distinction as to where a subject is notable, or the language of sources. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 21:54, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
- Yes, we take any language source for notability determinations, but we also have different notability and source reliability standards than other Wikipedias. czar 04:26, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
- English Wikipedia doesn't make any distinction as to where a subject is notable, or the language of sources. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 21:54, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
- Delete. The Polish WP page is mostly original research based on primary sources, and the three secondary sources mentioned are of unclear reliability (and the second, the interview, definitely isn't). If anything, I could justify a section within an article on the mag's publisher, if there were enough sources for that project. czar 04:26, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
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- Delete and Draft and Userfy if needed as although the Polish Wiki has some sources, the article is still questionable overall and would be best restarted or at least reworked to be better. SwisterTwister talk 07:15, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
- I am the one who contested WP:PROD deletion, because it seemed that a discussion was needed to evaluate the sources in the Polish Wikipedia article. On looking at them further (and yes, I read Polish pretty fluently) it doesn't seem that there is much independence and/or reliability there, so this looks like a "delete" unless someone can do better than me (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL) at finding independent reliable sources. If this is deleted I don't see any point in putting it in draft or user space - the point of Wikipedia being a wiki is that articles on viable topics are available to anyone to edit rather than hidden away where nobody will see them. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 20:02, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
- Delete: Not currently verifiable. Publishing house and editors not in Wikipedia, which means the only way to verify any of this is with independent, reliable references. These are completely lacking in the article currently; according to 86.17.222.157 (talk · contribs) even the ones in the Polish wiki don't really do the job. ubiquity (talk) 20:11, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:04, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Not shown to have independent notability to Jaipur, but not even mentioned as a notable position or group in the main Jaipur article. Created by blocked user. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 03:15, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom. Non notable people, non notable position. Ajf773 (talk) 04:01, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nom. This isn't even an article on the person. It appears to be a general definition of the post its self. Doesn't need its own article. Edaham (talk) 08:48, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - I agree with the above comments, a non-notable post held by a non-notable individual. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:38, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Per the later, uncontested Keep arguments. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:27, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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Another BBC 100 Women biography article whose main notability is being on that list and being on Forbes 30 Under 30. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 02:53, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Comment article creator is currently blocked for creating promotional articles. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 02:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment See Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(people)/Archive_2018#BBC_100_Women for discussion on the list. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 13:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination. I'd support a rule whereby sanctions are imposed on repeat creators of promotional articles in Wikipedia. They cause a significant amount of time to be wasted. -The Gnome (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- You're certainly not alone in that sentiment. I think we would definitely need an RfC though, not only to be sure of community consensus for it, but also to make sure it's evenly applied (rather than testing it out piecemeal in individual AfDs). Innisfree987 (talk) 19:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
KeepStrong keep: Nagpal is included in the BBC 100 Women and Forbes 30 Under 30 listings, and has received significant coverage (Hindustan Times, Times of India, Deccan Chronicle) as a result of the former. She has received further coverage in Deccan Chronicle, ScoopWhoop and WION. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 18:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Deccan Chronicle, Scoop Whoop and WION were all posted in 2017, after the 100 Women list was assembled for 2015. But yes, more articles like that and especially if they were dated pre-100 Women and pre-Forbes would be helpful. This one posted in 2015 is not helpful. [37] AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 19:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Upped to strong keep following improvements to the article. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 10:31, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep. Puzzled by the nom. She has two substantial profiles in major national outlets--the Times of India and the Hindustan Times--as well as the other recognition, including internationally. I realize the entry is not very well-developed in terms of drawing on those sources but AfD is about available secondary sources, not how they've been used to date... Innisfree987 (talk) 19:26, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Times of India refers to her listing in 100 BBC Women. Hindustan Times refers to her appearing in 30 under 30. Are there sufficient secondary source articles about her that show notability independent of her being listed? Not at the article as currently presented. The ones presented by Bilorv are potentially good sources. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 19:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- (EC) Short answer: yes the sum of these sources is sufficient. I don't see why noting of this international attention in the profiles would be disqualifying. It'd be a problem if these outlets had simply run two-sentence pieces noting this recognition and nothing more, but instead they ran substantial profiles--detailed coverage rather than trivial mentions, which is our test.
- I'm confident I could (and perhaps later this week will) prove the point that we have sufficient secondary source coverage by significantly expanding the entry based on the information these sources offer, but I'll admit I get fussed when it comes to that, as it amounts a major and non-community-approved revision to the standards of AfD, in which showing the existence of sources is supposed to suffice; they do not yet have to be incorporated into the four corners of the extant entry. That's only the standard for CSD. Innisfree987 (talk) 20:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I've expanded the article a bit based on the sources already there and those I listed above – though more expansion would of course be welcome. I agree that whether sources are included or not in the article is irrelevant for AfD, and WP:BEFORE gives clear guidelines on the level of searching for sources that is expected before bringing something to AfD. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 20:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, the recently presented articles are helpful as they show she can be notable without having to be on those lists. If it were riding solely on BBC 100 Women and Forbes, it wouldn't survive the AFD.
I'll go ahead and pull this.AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 21:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC) updated 21:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC) - My concern about going with anything post-BBC and post-Forbes would be that the notability would be circular. She's famous because she got listed which would then enable her to garner articles and press coverage about her which would then make her famous. I want to ensure she can be Wikipedia-notable because of what she is doing, that she is getting coverage not in response to the list. That the 2017 Deccan and later articles doesn't even mention her placement on such lists is helpful, but if there are any significant coverage articles pre-BBC list, pre-Forbes, let's get some of those added. Like Pieroni's article in 2014 [38] AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 21:36, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- As our policies currently stand though, that cycle isn't relevant to the worth of the sources. Discounting them on that basis would be a violation of WP:NPOV,
which means representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all of the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic.
We're not to substitute personal opinion for the editorial judgment of reliable sources. A given Wikipedian may personally think sources should not pay attention to the Forbes or BBC lists, but if one really objects to that, the place to take it up is with the publications in question--or, I suppose, with a differently structured encyclopedia. Wikipedia's project, though, is merely to summarize what reliable press and research journals see fit to cover. By our own declaration, we are not a reliable source, and instead we depend on those that are. Innisfree987 (talk) 20:27, 30 March 2018 (UTC)- It's more that they raise promotional concerns. WP:SPIP Forbes and BBC 100 Women articles are considered primary and it can be argued that 30 under 30 is promotional, and the articles immediately written afterwards are being scrutinized for short-term notability WP:NRV and WP:NOTNEWS. Is that scrutiny of discounting those considered editorial bias? If a reporter writes a "where are they now" article in 2017, that's fine, in fact, those are the news articles that are now serving as the basis for sourcing this Wikipedia article. They are removed from the promotional cycle of 2015 and are coming from a variety of newspapers that aren't influenced by Forbes or BBC Women or those related news agencies. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:26, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- This exemplifies my bias concern.
Forbes and BBC 100 Women articles are considered primary
--by whom? They would obviously be primary if the subjects were publishing in Forbes about themselves, but we just received a helpful RS noticeboard opinion noting that the list is written by Forbes staff--and that independent notice is exactly the barometer you cite at WP:SPIP. The proposal we repeatedly depart from policy in handling this entry is concerning to me. Innisfree987 (talk) 17:17, 31 March 2018 (UTC)- They are primary in the "Here's the list that I made" sense. The news articles in reaction to it is secondary. The only thing that we can do is add a single line about it, and I have to apply my editorial bias in that I don't believe being on 30 under 30 or BBC 100 Women makes her notable for ANYBIO as discussed below. So I removed that line from the lead paragraph as consistent with the Forbes List query and response. But these are giving grounds for more RS articles to be written about her. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:20, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- I am going to soon tap out because the outcome is so clear, but before I go, "Here's a list I made"--or "here's an essay I wrote", "here's my journal article"--could be primary sources, but only if we were debating an entry about the person who made the list/essay/article. But instead we are using them on one of the topics of the list, not its author. For that it is a secondary source, and RS per noticeboard to boot. It and all related coverage in RS are valid secondary sources to contribute to WP:BASIC, and there's no need to meet ANYBIO if BASIC is met. Innisfree987 (talk) 17:40, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- They are primary in the "Here's the list that I made" sense. The news articles in reaction to it is secondary. The only thing that we can do is add a single line about it, and I have to apply my editorial bias in that I don't believe being on 30 under 30 or BBC 100 Women makes her notable for ANYBIO as discussed below. So I removed that line from the lead paragraph as consistent with the Forbes List query and response. But these are giving grounds for more RS articles to be written about her. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:20, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- This exemplifies my bias concern.
- It's more that they raise promotional concerns. WP:SPIP Forbes and BBC 100 Women articles are considered primary and it can be argued that 30 under 30 is promotional, and the articles immediately written afterwards are being scrutinized for short-term notability WP:NRV and WP:NOTNEWS. Is that scrutiny of discounting those considered editorial bias? If a reporter writes a "where are they now" article in 2017, that's fine, in fact, those are the news articles that are now serving as the basis for sourcing this Wikipedia article. They are removed from the promotional cycle of 2015 and are coming from a variety of newspapers that aren't influenced by Forbes or BBC Women or those related news agencies. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:26, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- As our policies currently stand though, that cycle isn't relevant to the worth of the sources. Discounting them on that basis would be a violation of WP:NPOV,
- Thanks, the recently presented articles are helpful as they show she can be notable without having to be on those lists. If it were riding solely on BBC 100 Women and Forbes, it wouldn't survive the AFD.
- I've expanded the article a bit based on the sources already there and those I listed above – though more expansion would of course be welcome. I agree that whether sources are included or not in the article is irrelevant for AfD, and WP:BEFORE gives clear guidelines on the level of searching for sources that is expected before bringing something to AfD. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 20:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Times of India refers to her listing in 100 BBC Women. Hindustan Times refers to her appearing in 30 under 30. Are there sufficient secondary source articles about her that show notability independent of her being listed? Not at the article as currently presented. The ones presented by Bilorv are potentially good sources. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 19:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep I added additional citations to her article. There is extensive in-depth coverage of her in newspapers and on major websites like BBC, Forbes, Times of India and Hindustan Times. Easily passes WP:GNG for "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." She passes WP:ANYBIO for "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field" due to her work with people who are deaf. She passes WP:TEACHER because "The person has had a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity" while teaching Indo-Pakistani Sign Language. This impact of her work has been noted worldwide, which is how she ended up on so many lists of notable people. Lonehexagon (talk) 07:42, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'd love to change my opinion but I still see nothing of substance out there. The subject of the article is a teacher of sign language, the owner of a coffee shop, and a TV news presenter. And, no matter how many bits of text about her appear here and there, practically that's all there is to it! Trivial coverage of the subject in sources is not be sufficient to establish notability. Can we seriously claim that she's a notable person just because she does admirable work for speaking-and-hearing-impaired people? -The Gnome (talk) 08:13, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- The coverage is in-depth and not trivial; whether or not you think the subject is trivial is irrelevant. Any of the three of the jobs you listed can qualify someone for an article here – see Category:Disability rights activists by country, Category:Coffeehouses and Category:Indian television presenters. Claiming that a subject is not notable "no matter how many bits of text about her appear here and there" is almost exactly the opposite of the actual notability definition of "those [subjects] that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time", which is judged by "evidence from reliable and independent sources" (WP:N). — Bilorv(c)(talk) 10:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sporadic and often suspect bits and pieces, and similar material, do not for notability make. You offer as retort to my argument about what the subject actually does in life the category of "coffeehouses", but this AfD is about a coffee house owner or sponsor; not a place. As to "TV presenters" and "activists", you misunderstood. I did not say she's not qualified because she's in these fields of activity. I object to her inclusion because, in my view, she's a TV presenter and an activist who's not notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia. That's all. -The Gnome (talk) 17:21, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- The coverage is in-depth and not trivial; whether or not you think the subject is trivial is irrelevant. Any of the three of the jobs you listed can qualify someone for an article here – see Category:Disability rights activists by country, Category:Coffeehouses and Category:Indian television presenters. Claiming that a subject is not notable "no matter how many bits of text about her appear here and there" is almost exactly the opposite of the actual notability definition of "those [subjects] that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time", which is judged by "evidence from reliable and independent sources" (WP:N). — Bilorv(c)(talk) 10:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'd love to change my opinion but I still see nothing of substance out there. The subject of the article is a teacher of sign language, the owner of a coffee shop, and a TV news presenter. And, no matter how many bits of text about her appear here and there, practically that's all there is to it! Trivial coverage of the subject in sources is not be sufficient to establish notability. Can we seriously claim that she's a notable person just because she does admirable work for speaking-and-hearing-impaired people? -The Gnome (talk) 08:13, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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- How does she qualify for WP:TEACHER when she is not an educator in the classroom sense or an academic? The TED talk describes her as an entrepreneur, or CEO and founder. And I'm not sure what you mean by disabilities activist. Do you have RS articles that indicate her occupation as teacher and activist? AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 19:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Even if you don't think she qualifies for WP:TEACHER, don't you think she qualifies for WP:GNG due to significant coverage in multiple reliable sources that are independent of the subject? [39][40][41][42] Lonehexagon (talk) 03:59, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- How does she qualify for WP:TEACHER when she is not an educator in the classroom sense or an academic? The TED talk describes her as an entrepreneur, or CEO and founder. And I'm not sure what you mean by disabilities activist. Do you have RS articles that indicate her occupation as teacher and activist? AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 19:08, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- WION article - "Smriti Nagpal, the owner of Atulyakala," (implies entrepreneur, not teacher)
- Deccan Chronicle - "says the young social entrepreneur." (social entrepreneur)
- Times of India - "started a social enterprise" (social entrepreneur)
- Hindustan Times - "She is a sign language interpreter working tirelessly for the emancipation of people with hearing disability." (sign language interpreter)
- So if she isn't going in as a WP:TEACHER, don't apply those criteria. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 14:59, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment It is worth pointing out, that Forbes which is an advertising platform, produces 41, 30 under 30 lists, every year. They are clickbait, and having checked with the Notable References noticeboard, they are non RS for BLP. They are not the high quality refererence that are required of a BLP article.scope_creep (talk) 22:57, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Please can you provide a link to the noticeboard discussion? — Bilorv(c)(talk) 23:11, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- I would also like to see this discussion. Thanks. Innisfree987 (talk) 19:28, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
- Me as well. I would really appreciate it. Lonehexagon (talk) 01:38, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Scope creep — Bilorv(c)(talk) 09:33, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Here it is Forbes Site Subdomains as a Reference There is 41 of these lists produced every year, they are clickbait, and worth consideration. scope_creep (talk) 10:13, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Although reading it again, it does say she is on the staff of Forbes, which makes it a valid ref. But I still think they are clickbait. When you have 41 of something, it is of zero value. scope_creep (talk) 10:20, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Okay so the discussion actually just cites a Wikipedia article saying there are 41 lists (which I can't even see in the article, but I'll take it as true anyway); the "clickbait" and "non RS for BLP" are your own words and nothing to do with the noticeboard. Your argument "When you have 41 of something, it is of zero value" is patently absurd (I'm sure there are more than 41 New York Times articles published in a week and all are of value). Using the buzzword "clickbait" is not an argument. Besides, the article has 12 non-Forbes sources. Do you have any policy-based reasons to support your delete opinion? — Bilorv(c)(talk) 10:29, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- I think the point is that per WP:ANYBIO, being listed on Forbes or BBC 100 Women is not a "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times." AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 15:15, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- No one has argued keep on the basis of ANYBIO. The BBC and Forbes pieces are merely two additional pieces toward WP:BASIC's requirement for
multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject.
And Scope_creep has offered us an RS noticeboard opinion that the Forbes 30 under 30 list is RS, and written by staff independent of the subjects. (And of course BBC and Forbes are independent of one another!) Innisfree987 (talk) 17:06, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- No one has argued keep on the basis of ANYBIO. The BBC and Forbes pieces are merely two additional pieces toward WP:BASIC's requirement for
- I think the point is that per WP:ANYBIO, being listed on Forbes or BBC 100 Women is not a "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times." AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 15:15, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Okay so the discussion actually just cites a Wikipedia article saying there are 41 lists (which I can't even see in the article, but I'll take it as true anyway); the "clickbait" and "non RS for BLP" are your own words and nothing to do with the noticeboard. Your argument "When you have 41 of something, it is of zero value" is patently absurd (I'm sure there are more than 41 New York Times articles published in a week and all are of value). Using the buzzword "clickbait" is not an argument. Besides, the article has 12 non-Forbes sources. Do you have any policy-based reasons to support your delete opinion? — Bilorv(c)(talk) 10:29, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- I would also like to see this discussion. Thanks. Innisfree987 (talk) 19:28, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
- Please can you provide a link to the noticeboard discussion? — Bilorv(c)(talk) 23:11, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment I just wanted to add that I think she qualifies for WP:GNG due to "significant coverage in multiple reliable sources that are independent of the subject." [43][44][45][46][47] Lonehexagon (talk) 19:43, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep Bilorv I wasn't commenting for a delete, and I think it is a wee bit disingenuous to compare Forbes.com with the New York Times. From the Forbes article, Forbes.com uses a "contributor model" in which a wide network of "contributors" writes and publishes articles directly on the website. Personally I think anybody who work for the public good is deserving of an article, particularly on such a scale. scope_creep (talk) 22:07, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- My apologies; your edit summary confused me. I also wasn't intending to compare Forbes with the NYT, just to show by analogy that I disagreed with your argument. Also, Wikipedia does not right great wrongs, so thinking that Nagpal deserves an article is not a valid reason to keep. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 02:29, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - The current article speaks to notability backed with sourcing from various media outlets over more than one topic. Willie d troudour (talk) 22:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Sandstein 17:23, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Article about a non-notable media personality created by an obvious WP:COI account. He's worked for a few notable media outlets, but not in a notable role. The article says he was the afternoon news anchor on WNBC (the radio station), but from what I'm seeing calling him an anchor is a stretch. It does not appear he had his own show, he just read the news during someone else's show. Rusf10 (talk) 02:47, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete Given timeframe, you might argue there could be pre-internet sources out there...but if there were enough to make a person notable, you'd expect there to be at least some reviews of the memoir they published in the internet-era. Not so much. So I'm not hopeful about getting adequate secondary sourcing for this. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete for lacking supporting evidence of actual notability. -The Gnome (talk) 05:51, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Keep'A couple of searches quickly brought up 3 WP:RS articles from which I did a little sourcing of the outlines of his career. Editors willing to search will readily find more, but I think this now meets WP:BASIC.E.M.Gregory (talk) 20:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC) Withdrawing, I am NOT persuaded that a source from outside the NYC media market is required, but I do think we need either an additional INDEPTH profile or evidence of IMPACT. Some journalists get used as a model for a film or play, some get extensive mash notes in the texts of notable memoirs, some are the authors of impactful, widely-cited journalism. Cipolla appears to be a very popular on-air broadcaster. feel free to ping me to reconsider if anyone has a well-founded reasons for arguing keep.E.M.Gregory (talk) 16:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- A mere mention of a person in an RS is not indepth coverage. I can't see all the sources you added, but this one looks particular bad [48] They wrote a few sentences about him, that's not significant coverage as required by WP:BASIC. He also is not the subject of this article either [49]. Just because an article contains his name does not make it a good source to support notability.--Rusf10 (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- The first article that you object to provides several details about his career, and the New York Daily News is a reliable source for facts about journalists working at other New York News media; the article Tale of two Franks no Chip off the old block is a 3 paragraph career summary honoring this journalist on his 25th year in the biz, it is a sort of light-hearted riff on the fact that New York has had, over the decades, two journalists christened "Frank" Cipolla, although the other went by "Chip." The second source that you find objectionable is an article about an entirely separate topic in the New York Post that I used - legitimately - to source a single fact about Cipolla's career (employment at WWOR-TV). Detailed articles about his career that that you do not mention are feature article in The Hunterdon County Democrat "Award winning broadcaster Frank Cipolla writes about his experience at WCRV in Washington in new book" and a feature article (or perhaps an essay by a columnist?,) in the New York Daily News: :A Frank Look at Local News" , and, yes, I do regard this as the kind of significant, in-depth profiling that supports notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I additionally wonder whether we could find anything to indicate he got more than hometown coverage? I am of the opinion that hometown sources should count for something but I do think we need outside sources as well, to establish broader notability and satisfy the “balanced” account requirement in WP:WHYN. Somewhat like (but less severely than) the campus newspaper of a subject’s alma mater, hometown-only sources may be tilted toward giving an inflated impression of a subject’s significance, and outside sources provide a means of cross-checking. Innisfree987 (talk) 21:06, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Probably, although The Star-Ledger is New Jersey's statewide newspaper. I have certainly not run exhaustive searches, there are ohter Franks Cipolla and I just looked for th elow-hanging fruit, er... serch words. I add that the New York metropolitan area is an awfully big media market with thousands of working journalists who have never had a profile in one of the city's major dailies.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I know what you mean about New York-area recognition feeling more significant, but since we don't pass articles on New York restaurants or plays that only have NY-based coverage, I don't know why we'd do differently for bios. If he really is more than locally significant, I'd expect to see that external sources did also take notice, and I haven't here yet (and I did look for quite a while myself last night). Innisfree987 (talk) 23:01, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Probably, although The Star-Ledger is New Jersey's statewide newspaper. I have certainly not run exhaustive searches, there are ohter Franks Cipolla and I just looked for th elow-hanging fruit, er... serch words. I add that the New York metropolitan area is an awfully big media market with thousands of working journalists who have never had a profile in one of the city's major dailies.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:50, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- A mere mention of a person in an RS is not indepth coverage. I can't see all the sources you added, but this one looks particular bad [48] They wrote a few sentences about him, that's not significant coverage as required by WP:BASIC. He also is not the subject of this article either [49]. Just because an article contains his name does not make it a good source to support notability.--Rusf10 (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete a non-notable local broadcaster.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:27, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - he's not even notable for the local NYC market. Bearian (talk) 01:24, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Napalm Death. (non-admin closure) Luis150902 (talk | contribs) 12:02, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Danny Herrera (musician) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD · Stats)
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Non-notable member of several bands Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:41, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for failing the relevant notability criteria. -The Gnome (talk) 05:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep or merge to Napalm Death per the consensus of the previous AfD. Satisfies WP:NMUSIC criterion 6. --Michig (talk) 17:54, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- No mention of subject and you know, but refuse to acknowledge, that the criteria simply states that the subject may be notable, not that the subject is notable. No sources to support notability, therefore, the subject is not notable. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:04, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- "No sources to support notability, therefore, the subject is not notable" - are you seriously claiming that the absence of sources in the article has any bearing on notability? --Michig (talk) 07:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- You never answered the question posed to you. And no, there is no significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. In other words, there are no sources related to the subject that confer notability. They do not exist anywhere. That's why they're not in the article. Are you seriously saying that a subject that has virtually nothing written about him is notable just because he sits behind a drum kit in a few bands that happen to have articles on Wikipedia? What sort of encyclopedic entry can we have about the subject who is just mentioned in-passing when the bands are discussed? Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:57, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- You didn't pose any question to me, but we have accepted notability criteria that have been arrived at by consensus - while I don't agree with all of them, I don't think it unreasonable to express an opinion in favour of keeping on the basis of satisfying those accepted criteria. How can you possibly state that there is no significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject? Have you searched through print copies of all music and drumming magazines? Of course you haven't. I found one that lists him on the cover as the subject of one of the main articles. --Michig (talk) 17:45, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- You're right that I didn't pose a question. I called out your manifold ignorance and assumed you would defend it. You didn't. The consensus is still is that the sources for a stand-alone article need to exist. You are the perennial holdout to changing the wording so we placate you and deal with your objections every time this come up with a subject. As for not finding any sources, I've done my best to find some, and unless you can provide some, we have to conclude that they don't exist. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:19, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- This is the problem with you Walter. When someone disagrees with you, you just start throwing around insults and wikilawyering. Your failure to find sources that exist has been demonstrated time and time again. Your record at AfD is poor. Finding sources to confirm what is in the article is trivial. Worst case here should be a merge and redirect to Napalm Death, probably the world's pre-eminenent grindcore band for which he has been the drummer for over 25 years and for which he is best known, and you should have considered this option rather than wasting everybody's time with an AfD. --Michig (talk) 20:43, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- I'll wear that hat. I don't mean to be insulting though. You're right that I haven't found any print sources. But then again, neither have you. I'm happy to leave it there and let the closing admin decide how to interpret the criteria. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:55, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- This is the problem with you Walter. When someone disagrees with you, you just start throwing around insults and wikilawyering. Your failure to find sources that exist has been demonstrated time and time again. Your record at AfD is poor. Finding sources to confirm what is in the article is trivial. Worst case here should be a merge and redirect to Napalm Death, probably the world's pre-eminenent grindcore band for which he has been the drummer for over 25 years and for which he is best known, and you should have considered this option rather than wasting everybody's time with an AfD. --Michig (talk) 20:43, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- You're right that I didn't pose a question. I called out your manifold ignorance and assumed you would defend it. You didn't. The consensus is still is that the sources for a stand-alone article need to exist. You are the perennial holdout to changing the wording so we placate you and deal with your objections every time this come up with a subject. As for not finding any sources, I've done my best to find some, and unless you can provide some, we have to conclude that they don't exist. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:19, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- You didn't pose any question to me, but we have accepted notability criteria that have been arrived at by consensus - while I don't agree with all of them, I don't think it unreasonable to express an opinion in favour of keeping on the basis of satisfying those accepted criteria. How can you possibly state that there is no significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject? Have you searched through print copies of all music and drumming magazines? Of course you haven't. I found one that lists him on the cover as the subject of one of the main articles. --Michig (talk) 17:45, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- You never answered the question posed to you. And no, there is no significant coverage of the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. In other words, there are no sources related to the subject that confer notability. They do not exist anywhere. That's why they're not in the article. Are you seriously saying that a subject that has virtually nothing written about him is notable just because he sits behind a drum kit in a few bands that happen to have articles on Wikipedia? What sort of encyclopedic entry can we have about the subject who is just mentioned in-passing when the bands are discussed? Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:57, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- "No sources to support notability, therefore, the subject is not notable" - are you seriously claiming that the absence of sources in the article has any bearing on notability? --Michig (talk) 07:01, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- No mention of subject and you know, but refuse to acknowledge, that the criteria simply states that the subject may be notable, not that the subject is notable. No sources to support notability, therefore, the subject is not notable. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:04, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge to Napalm Death. The above argument got out of hand, with Michig being the professional voice of reason, and WP:NBAND #6 is valid. Walter was less professional but raised some good points on how the drummer has not been covered much in the media in his own right, beyond being in multiple notable bands. I suggest that Napalm Death be updated: when that article proceeds to 2003 it can say that Herrera joined Venomous Concept as a side project, then a little later it can say that he subbed temporarily for Anaal Nathrakh. The current Herrera article has a few sources that can back this up. In fact, I will do that right now. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 13:33, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge to Napalm Death is done. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 13:47, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:04, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Andre DiMino (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD · Stats)
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promotional article about a non-notable activist. Neither him nor the group he runs are notable. Rusf10 (talk) 02:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete a non-notable businessman.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nomination. -The Gnome (talk) 05:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Very promotional. Should be speedied. scope_creep (talk) 08:23, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete I looked in a news archive, a couple of hits from coverage a few years back, mostly in what I take to be a local ethnic publication called the Italian Voice. He was part of an activist organization called the Italian American One Voice Coalition that I have just tagged for notability. DiMino and the Coalition were riled up about [[Jersey Shore (TV series), which shone a brief but intense spotlight on the New Jersey Italian American community, portraying it in a very negative light. One sympathizes, but sympathy does not confer notability. Lacks sources.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:02, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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City Councilman, fails WP:POLITICIAN. I see nothing more but mentions of him in the local newspaper. Rusf10 (talk) 02:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete. City councillors do not get an automatic free pass over WP:NPOL just because they exist — we accept city councillors in global cities as notable, but in any city outside of that class a city councillor has to be shown as the subject of enough reliable source coverage to be deemed significantly more notable than the norm for most other city councillors. (And no, the fact that Newark is a suburb of a global city whose councillors are accepted as notable does not give Newark's city councillors the global city treatment, either.) There's simply nowhere near enough valid sourcing here. Bearcat (talk) 19:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete another article on a non-notable municipal politician in New Jersey.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:00, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:04, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Doesn't seem all that notable. I dream of horses (My talk page) (My edits) @ 02:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nom and per complete lack of secondary sourcing. Drmies (talk) 02:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- No Deletion The website has just been created and is a future resource for my company. There is little reference because it's basic company knowledge I know that isn't anywhere else. I have the current references for line everything together so it makes sense. Not only this, IT JUST STARTED, therefore, I will update this as more ideas flow into my head. JustinWx
- @JustinWx: Independent and reliable sources are needed for articles in order to demonstrate WP:NWEB (in this case)/general notability. --TheSandDoctor Talk 03:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @JustinWx: Your rationale is another reason for deleting this article. Wikipedia doesn't help newly established companies to gain publicity. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:05, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @JustinWx: Independent and reliable sources are needed for articles in order to demonstrate WP:NWEB (in this case)/general notability. --TheSandDoctor Talk 03:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Delete per nominationStrong delete [Edit: Opinion changed after learning this is done for publicity, while Wikipedia is explicitly NOT meant to promote anyone and anything. -The Gnome (talk) 10:20, 21 March 2018 (UTC)] The criterion is notability. The subject of the article was recently born, so WP:TOOSOON also applies. Perhaps, the nominated article is about a worthy start-up effort; but Wikipedia is not here to promote worthy business efforts. -The Gnome (talk) 05:55, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Explain publicity — Preceding unsigned comment added by JustinWx (talk • contribs) 17:24, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Greetings. Most of the explaining one would need has already been done by you. You wrote:
The website has just been created and is a future resource for my company.
That's a clear admission of a WP:TOOSOON violation. Then you admit to lack of notability:There is little reference because it's basic company knowledge I know that isn't anywhere else.
You have my best and sincere wishes for success with your venture; if this gets indeed deleted, come back when the subject is notable enough to have the article reinstated. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 07:28, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Greetings. Most of the explaining one would need has already been done by you. You wrote:
- Explain publicity — Preceding unsigned comment added by JustinWx (talk • contribs) 17:24, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Just created company has no place n Wikipedia because we don't advertise for startups and newcomers. Wikipedia documents what has already been published about. Utter lack of independent reference shows failure of meeting the criteria or inclusion. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:03, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- The company was created in 2016 and serves over 30 thousand people on Facebook and Twitter, therefore, small is not applied and when I say, I am meaning new to Wiki, not a new company. Reliable sources for a self-owned company is not do-able. Also, I’m not trying to get publicity, just a source with everything about the company in one place. JustinWx —Preceding undated comment added 12:04, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Reliable sources for a self-owned company is not do-able.
- yes, it is. Anything can potentially be discussed in depth in a reliable source. If a company (no matter who owns it) doesn't have significant coverage in independent sources, and doesn't meet these criteria, then it isn't notable according to Wikipedia's definition and there can't be an article about it. --bonadea contributions talk 13:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- The company was created in 2016 and serves over 30 thousand people on Facebook and Twitter, therefore, small is not applied and when I say, I am meaning new to Wiki, not a new company. Reliable sources for a self-owned company is not do-able. Also, I’m not trying to get publicity, just a source with everything about the company in one place. JustinWx —Preceding undated comment added 12:04, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - the sourcing does not appear to exist, at least I am not able to find it. --bonadea contributions talk 13:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- All sources will be removed, what “reliable” types should I add then, in what form? JustinWx —Preceding undated comment added 15:41, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- UPDATED Source list has been updated, 3 complete sections have been added and filled in totaling 6 different sections (not including sub-sections) JustinWx (Edited Comments)}} @ 10:24, 20 March 2018 (EDT)
- Reasons for deletion include the following:
- - Content that meets at least one of the criteria for speedy deletion
- - Copyright violations and other material violating Wikipedia's non-free content criteria
- - Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish
- - Advertising or other spam without any relevant or encyclopedic content (but not an article about an advertising-related subject)
- - Content forks (unless a merger or redirect is appropriate)
- - Articles that cannot possibly be attributed to reliable sources, including neologisms, original theories and conclusions, and articles that are themselves hoaxes (but not articles describing notable hoaxes)
- - Articles for which thorough attempts to find reliable sources to verify them have failed
- - Articles whose subjects fail to meet the relevant notability guideline (WP:N, WP:GNG, WP:BIO, WP:MUSIC, WP:CORP, and so forth)
- - Articles that breach Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living persons
- - Redundant or otherwise useless templates
- - Categories representing overcategorization
- - Files that are unused, obsolete, or violate the non-free policy
- - Any other use of the article, template, project, or user namespace that is contrary to the established separate policy for that namespace
- - Any other content not suitable for an encyclopedia
- None of the topics above apply to this case.
- 1 - Doesn't Apply 2 - Doesn't Apply 3 - Doesn't Apply 4 - Doesn't Apply because "without any relevant or encyclopedic content" --- which, relevant content is provided 5 - Doesn't Apply 6 - Doesn't Apply 7 - Doesn't Apply 8 - Doesn't Apply 9 - Doesn't Apply 10 - Doesn't Apply 11 - Doesn't Apply 12 - Doesn't Apply 13 - Doesn't Apply 14 - Doesn't Apply because the content is suitable. JustinWx —Preceding undated comment added 17:42, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment Notability (criterion 8) has not been shown, that's why it was nominated and that hasn't changed. The sources in the article are primary, published by the company itself, and independent sources are needed to show notability. There's also a large amount of unsourced info, some of it rather promotional, in the article. A deletion discussion generally lasts for a week and is closed by an administrator who has not participated in the discussion, and who looks at the arguments that are based on policy (ignoring those that are not). --bonadea contributions talk 07:16, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for explaining. I will look into finding some sources from other people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JustinWx (talk • contribs) 11:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- @JustinWx You're doing a lot of things wrong. (1) You do not get to decide that "the discussion is over" and that is because we have not a consensus to retain the status quo and, moreover, you support retaining it. (2) The criteria you listed are trumped by WP:N, the rule that brought the article to the stand. (3) You are confusing the process for deleting articles with its companion process for speedily deleting articles. And (4) in discussions such as this one, where who says what is important, please try not to forget to have your input signed. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 07:15, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- DISCUSSION OVER, DELETE @The Gnome Sorry, I'm new to all of Wikipedia and don't know the difference of deletion. I am also frustrated as a page I made may be deleted because it's a smallish community. I didn't know the size of the company, which changes the number of references, had anything to do with a simple Wiki page. If you want, delete it, I don't have any more time to find references to my company. It's simply not worth my time and effort for this attack. -JustinWx
- There is no "attack." No one is out to do harm to the company or you. You're correct about Wikipedia having rules that might seem a little bewildering to a newcomer, but when you get down to it, the rules here are quite straightforward and simple: To get on Wikipedia, a subject has to be, more than anything else, notable. And notability is supported by third-party sources; not our own efforts. That's about it; the rest of the rules are built to support the functioning of the encyclopaedia around these basic premises. I fully understand the frustration in seeing something close to your heart, such as a nascent company to which you've dedicated a lot of work, getting deleted from Wikipedia. I can only sympathize. I wish you, JustinWx, and your company, such success in the near future that your company makes a triumphant comeback here and questions of notability no one will dare raise. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 17:14, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- DISCUSSION OVER, DELETE @The Gnome Sorry, I'm new to all of Wikipedia and don't know the difference of deletion. I am also frustrated as a page I made may be deleted because it's a smallish community. I didn't know the size of the company, which changes the number of references, had anything to do with a simple Wiki page. If you want, delete it, I don't have any more time to find references to my company. It's simply not worth my time and effort for this attack. -JustinWx
- Comment Notability (criterion 8) has not been shown, that's why it was nominated and that hasn't changed. The sources in the article are primary, published by the company itself, and independent sources are needed to show notability. There's also a large amount of unsourced info, some of it rather promotional, in the article. A deletion discussion generally lasts for a week and is closed by an administrator who has not participated in the discussion, and who looks at the arguments that are based on policy (ignoring those that are not). --bonadea contributions talk 07:16, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - very insufficient secondary coverage. In-house blurbs, social media posts, and incidental mentions do not notability make. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 11:01, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. No better sources were found. Other keep !vote did not give an indication of notability. Just because an article is well-written does not mean the topic is encyclopedic. I wish the inverse were true! 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 20:50, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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Subject only mentioned in passing in WP:RS. Meatsgains(talk) 00:52, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
- Weak Keep Provided better sources can be found.TH1980 (talk) 04:44, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Merge/Redirect – To Caspio. ShoesssS Talk 12:36, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
- Page content has been updated and meets WP:BIO guidelines. BEMMBA (talk) 20:03, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
- Definitely a keep. It's a well-crafted WP:BIO page. Cas Anya (talk) 01:17, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
- Pointer: Cas Anya has stated: "I’m part of Caspio’s Content Marketing team." -The Gnome (talk) 11:19, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for being a promo piece as clear as they come, on a subject that does not meet notability criteria, and, naturally, with bad sourcing. Plus, whenever one watches contributors suddenly making a rare appearance out of the woodwork with the single purpose of defending the existence of an article, one has to get extra suspicious. -The Gnome (talk) 06:01, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment – Are you saying that editors need a minimum amount of contributions before stating an opinion? I always believed it was the quality of a User’s contributions not the quantity that carried more weight. ShoesssS Talk 08:32, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I have exactly the same opinion as you do. And I keep defending the same position about contributors. There is only one difference and that concerns sudden and single-purpose appearances in debates, i.e. RfCs, AfDs, and the like. Knowing about episodes of concerted efforts to sway Wikipedia towards this or that direction makes me suspicious. We've seen canvassing, phony accounts, kamikaze accounts, you name it. That is all I'm saying. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 10:13, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete: Does not meet WP:ANYBIO & significant RS coverage not found. Not independently notable of Caspio and there's nothing better. I would oppose a redirect / merge, as it's not a good practice when it comes to BLPs. The company may get renamed / acquired, etc. K.e.coffman (talk) 23:03, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 05:01, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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WP:TOOSOON, and doesn't meet WP:ENT as an actress or model. Just one film and now she's Wikipedia-notable? No major awards. Biography is highly promotional. Can this be thrown into draft until she becomes notable? AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 01:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for not meeting WP:ARTIST. One, non-leading role in one, rather minor film does not for Wikipedia make. -The Gnome (talk) 15:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per WP:TOOSOON. GSS (talk|c|em) 14:54, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Szzuk (talk) 16:30, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
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As a group, the collaborative "Huncho Jack" duo fails WP:MUSIC and WP:GNG, as the group has not gained any notability other than releasing one collaborative album. All of the information on the page can be found on Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho, and their discographies can be found on the pages of Quavo and Travis Scott's individual discographies. BAPreme (T / C) 01:38, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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* Delete As per above. Huncho Jack as a group has received no notability, it is only notable one album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho which is known for the group's members Quavo and Travis Scott. "Huncho Jack" itself is not notable. GodsPlaaaaan (talk) 00:29, 21 March 2018 (UTC) Struck per WP:SOCKSTRIKE. Killiondude (talk) 05:00, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep Changing my vote; there is obviously enough information and the fact that their album charted makes them notable, not sure what I was thinking earlier. 💵Money💵emoji💵Talk 17:21, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep. Charted band. Their work has been widely reviewed. Clearly notable. duffbeerforme (talk) 05:08, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep as the group passes criteria 2 of WP:NMUSIC with a charting album in numerous countries. Also, they have enough coverage to pass WP:GNG. Atlantic306 (talk) 17:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep: I would agree with nomination if the album was by "Quavo and Travis Scott" or something along those lines; in that case, it would clearly be better covered on their individual articles and the one about the album. But the artist of the record isn't "Quavo and Travis Scott," it's a group called "Huncho Jack," and the fact that the group's members are notable in their own right doesn't mean "Huncho Jack" isn't.
Examples of this line of thinking:
- Jack Ü is its own article, since the album was released under that name
- The Throne is a redirect, since the album was released under "Jay Z and Kanye West."
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- Keep. Poor nomination, the group easily passes WP:GNG and WP:NMUSIC. KingAndGod 18:20, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 04:59, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Another unverifiable Somali blank-spot-on-the-map. Interestingly, this gets a bunch of semi-legitimate hits because "ba aror" is supposedly the Somali name for some Commiphora species (at least if you believe the CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants. Mangoe (talk) 01:37, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for lack of notability per nomination. Let's hope this trend goes out of fashion soon. -The Gnome (talk) 15:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Not There. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 01:40, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 04:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Per Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia ᐐT₳LKᐬ 01:30, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Speedy delete: Clearly doesn't belong on Wikipedia per WP:NOT and WP:STANDALONE. Waggie (talk) 01:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete. WP:NOTDICTIONARY. Ajf773 (talk) 05:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete as WP:NOTDICT Coolabahapple (talk) 06:24, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete per nomination and above comments. -The Gnome (talk) 15:44, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete I was intiailly thinking this would be about a book, but the list format fails NOTDICT. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 16:29, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Clear enough it's not appropriate here, but I'll take the opportunity to ask, is there really ever a situation where something gets transwikied to Wikitionary per "Handling problems" on NOTDICT, or in practice does most everything just need deletion? I ask because I realize I wouldn't even know how to check if something was appropriate for transfer (especially in a case like this where it's not one term but a list), but maybe the answer is, it basically never is? Innisfree987 (talk) 17:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy delete. per G7 by Espresso Addict. (non-admin closure) GSS (talk|c|em) 05:06, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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Part of title was mistakenly not capitalised SirCrow (talk) 01:22, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Speedy Delete This is eligible for G7, as SirCrow is the only editor of the page. power~enwiki (π, ν) 02:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Speedy Delete per above — IVORK Discuss 02:35, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 04:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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A supposed (but acto geonames unverified) populated place which is in a rugged area even more barren than usual for Somalia. Searching on the two variants produces nothing meaningful in either case. Mangoe (talk) 01:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete Let's hope this trend goes out of fashion soon. -The Gnome (talk) 15:45, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Not there. L3X1 ◊distænt write◊ 01:41, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Killiondude (talk) 04:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete: as non-notable former actor. Quis separabit? 01:08, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for not meeting WP:ARTIST. -The Gnome (talk) 15:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Normally, I'd find some way to invoke WP:ATD and call this a merge, but there's cogent arguments here why we can't do that. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Appears to be entirely fictional technobabble-cruft that fails WP:GNG. The only major mentions of it are in primary, in-universe sources such as books written for/about the show.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 17:47, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
I find it hard to believe this isn't covered in some reliable sources somewhere. I seem to remember it was an important element of the show. Prince of Thieves (talk) 18:42, 13 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:45, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep it is an in-universe thing. Jason Harvestdancer | Talk to me 22:13, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
- In universe is usually a delete argument isn't it? Szzuk (talk) 22:37, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment. The page has no references which is usually a delete from me but given that Doctor Who is so well covered it probably could be referenced so I will hold my vote for now. Szzuk (talk) 22:37, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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Really this needs the attention of someone who knows Dr Who sources, since looking for such stuff on the web is like looking for a grain of sand on a beach. Prince of Thieves (talk) 01:23, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:45, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for lacking any outside sources that support the subject's independent notability. It's not enough that we have an article dedicated to TARDIS, we now must have an article about what the machine does? Whatever text there is of interest should be added to the TARDIS article and that should be all. -The Gnome (talk) 15:49, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
This is not a spinoff of the TARDIS article, it's a sort of space time thing that is regularly featured in episodes and is also the title sequence. The TARDIS, and most other Dr Who thingies travel in and out of it. Prince of Thieves (talk) 16:39, 20 March 2018 (UTC)— Striking per WP: SOCKSTRIKE. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 01:45, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge. To Tardis, no refs but has a place there. Szzuk (talk) 16:20, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
- We cannot explicitly recommend that a piece of text is added to a Wikipedia article without any references to outside sources. As far as I know, it is forbidden. -The Gnome (talk)
- Comment I would like to argue to keep, but on balance think that there is not enough notability to justify a standalone article. However there is useful material here which could be merged (although there is some more trivial and non-notable content that could go). The question is where? My concern about merging with TARDIS is that the Vortex is not just related to the TARDIS - other time travel devices in Doctor Who travel through it as well, such the devices used by Captain Jack and River Song. If the spin-off fiction is included there are also a number of stories which feature races that live in the Time Vortex. However I am not sure where else it could go. It is pity that there is not a Time Travel in Doctor Who article or Scientific Concepts in Doctor Who article that could cover this and also the Blinovitch Limitation Effect. Dunarc (talk) 19:17, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- The material might indeed be useful (I'm not qualified to pass judgement on this) but where are the sources supporting it? As we all know, Wikipedia is not a publication of essays. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 17:38, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks. You make a fair point and I totally agree about the essays point - it is one of the reasons I think this could be covered in briefer format in another article rather than kept, although as I say if this is decided as the way to go I do not think the TARDIS article is the best place. The lack of references is an issue (and I meant to note that in my previous comment so thanks for flagging up), but I think that could be overcome as there should be reliable sources out there for some of the points. Dunarc (talk) 22:52, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- The material might indeed be useful (I'm not qualified to pass judgement on this) but where are the sources supporting it? As we all know, Wikipedia is not a publication of essays. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 17:38, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete. Plotcruft, see WP:NOTPLOT. No apparent notability because of no sources. Do not merge unsourced content. Sandstein 17:22, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Sandstein 16:26, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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Richard Jackson doesn't meet the GNG; without substantial coverage in reliable sources. His role is not high-profile enough to justify an article by virtue of office, covering the Prime Minister's visits and media operations. Ralbegen (talk) 18:27, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete. None of the refs are about him. A relatively recent article which should not have been created. Szzuk (talk) 22:13, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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Keep- he's an MBE and notable as a lwyer. Bearian (talk) 01:25, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Bearian: My understanding was that per WP:ANYBIO, honours aren't sufficient for inclusion, though they can indicate notability. Very few of people awarded MBEs in this year's NYD honours list would meet inclusion criteria. And I'm not sure how he's notable as a lawyer? It doesn't appear that he's ever practiced law... Ralbegen (talk) 09:40, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Honours are sufficient for inclusion per WP:ANYBIO, but in Britain this is accepted to include the CBE and above, two levels above the MBE. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:29, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Oh, OK. Changing my !vote to delete. Bearian (talk) 23:56, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Honours are sufficient for inclusion per WP:ANYBIO, but in Britain this is accepted to include the CBE and above, two levels above the MBE. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:29, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Bearian: My understanding was that per WP:ANYBIO, honours aren't sufficient for inclusion, though they can indicate notability. Very few of people awarded MBEs in this year's NYD honours list would meet inclusion criteria. And I'm not sure how he's notable as a lawyer? It doesn't appear that he's ever practiced law... Ralbegen (talk) 09:40, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for failing the general-notability criteria. Notably, we have pictures of two prime ministers but can hardly locate images of the article's subject, something that, in our day and age, rather fatally undermines its notability claims. Terminate without stare decisis: There's always time in the future. -The Gnome (talk) 15:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Strong keep - easily meets WP:POLITICIAN with articles by the BBC, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent. Atsme📞📧 17:55, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Atsme: In the references in this article, the BBC reference is a caption to a seventeen-second video. I don't think that constitutes significant coverage. The Guardian lists him for his honour, which definitely isn't significant coverage. The reference to the Independent does not mention or cover Jackson at all. The Times piece is the only one that constitutes significant coverage, but it's not independent of the subject as the GNG requires. The author is Jackson's old boss, as she mentions in the article. Ralbegen (talk) 19:36, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- And the article creator was blocked as a sock, voting multiple times in this afd. Szzuk (talk) 19:52, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Atsme: In the references in this article, the BBC reference is a caption to a seventeen-second video. I don't think that constitutes significant coverage. The Guardian lists him for his honour, which definitely isn't significant coverage. The reference to the Independent does not mention or cover Jackson at all. The Times piece is the only one that constitutes significant coverage, but it's not independent of the subject as the GNG requires. The author is Jackson's old boss, as she mentions in the article. Ralbegen (talk) 19:36, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- He's not a politician and never has been. He's an adviser. Szzuk (talk) 22:25, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Uhm...a similar argument is over at Donald Trump. Oh, and the article under discussion here clearly states: "Jackson returned to politics as part of the 'Remain campaign’s media team.[5]" He made politics his career - and i would think he'd have to be enough of a politician to be a political consultant. You don't have to agree. Atsme📞📧 22:37, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- OK - but for the purpose of the close I'll say he's never been elected to any office in the UK. Szzuk (talk) 22:46, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Uhm...a similar argument is over at Donald Trump. Oh, and the article under discussion here clearly states: "Jackson returned to politics as part of the 'Remain campaign’s media team.[5]" He made politics his career - and i would think he'd have to be enough of a politician to be a political consultant. You don't have to agree. Atsme📞📧 22:37, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment Ralbegen's forensic work above is quite conclusive on the issue. -The Gnome (talk) 17:32, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - Nope. Per Who's Who In Cameron's Resignation List? "Political allies and spinners, a "stylist" and the referendum campaign losers - the full list of those honoured by David Cameron." Jackson was a Member of the British Empire (MBE), honored by PM Cameron which satisfies verifiability and adds to stacking for notability. He was Head of Operations under 2 PMs, Cameron and May; a rather notable task. The Times writes about him,
"Ms Perrior says her “fixer” Richard Jackson, second right, helps the PM avoid campaign pitfalls"
. There are other RS to stack for multiple coverage over his career - example: BBC, "Tory spokesperson complained about Mark Clarke in 2008", and Telegraph. Also see WP:GNG & WP:NNC which states:
...it does not need to be the main topic of the source material.
...There is no fixed number of sources required since sources vary in quality and depth of coverage, but multiple sources are generally expected. Sources do not have to be available online...
...The notability guidelines do not apply to contents of articles or lists (with the exception of some lists, which restrict inclusion to notable items or people). Content coverage within a given article or list (i.e. whether something is noteworthy enough to be mentioned within the article or list) is governed by the principle of due weight and other content policies.
- He meets the requirements of both GNG and POLITICIAN. Atsme📞📧 20:00, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Atsme: The GNG says that a topic needs to receive significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. None of the sources presented meet those criteria - there's some trivial coverage in independent reliable sources and some significant coverage in non-independent reliable sources. So I don't see how he can pass GNG? And I don't think that his office gives him notability by WP:POLITICIAN. It's not so much national political office as working for a national politician, and there are plenty more non-notable staffers that would be covered by such an interpretation. Regardless: at the head of the additional criteria it spells out that "meeting one or more [additional criteria] does not guarantee that a subject should be included". Ralbegen (talk) 21:03, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - Nope. Per Who's Who In Cameron's Resignation List? "Political allies and spinners, a "stylist" and the referendum campaign losers - the full list of those honoured by David Cameron." Jackson was a Member of the British Empire (MBE), honored by PM Cameron which satisfies verifiability and adds to stacking for notability. He was Head of Operations under 2 PMs, Cameron and May; a rather notable task. The Times writes about him,
- @Atsme Sorry but Jackson is not notable enough according to the criteria for a mixed martial artist. Yep, those criteria are about as relevant to the subject of the article as is WP:POLITICIAN. Mr Jackson is not a politician. (I've no idea if he's into karate chops.) As to the quotes from the rules you copied above: The 3rd one is irrelevant, and you omitted the important portion from another, i.e.
Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention, but it does not need to be the main topic of the source material
(emphasis added). Perhaps significance is in the eye of the beholder. To me, this is a background actor in an ensemble play. (Should we try WP:ACTOR?) -The Gnome (talk) 13:17, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Atsme Sorry but Jackson is not notable enough according to the criteria for a mixed martial artist. Yep, those criteria are about as relevant to the subject of the article as is WP:POLITICIAN. Mr Jackson is not a politician. (I've no idea if he's into karate chops.) As to the quotes from the rules you copied above: The 3rd one is irrelevant, and you omitted the important portion from another, i.e.
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- Delete - I do not like voting without adding something new to the discussion but Ralbegen has covered every reason why this subject fails our notability guidelines. Difficult to honestly challenge the rationale.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 20:10, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete: does not meet WP:ANYBIO and significant RS coverage not found. And per above discussion. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:36, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - very strong keep - clear references. He is an advisor, and line manages the director of comms, Robbie Gibb who also has a page. Clear notability through references
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The result was delete. Sandstein 17:21, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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I can find very little information on this person other than rap profile sites, and the claim that he had a number one single isn't true according to billboards own site https://www.billboard.com/music/envy , which instead says his song peaked at 87 for a week 💵Money emoji💵Talk 01:01, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for not meeting WP:ARTIST. Per nomination, this one tried to sneak in on false pretenses, as well. -The Gnome (talk) 15:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment the number-one single was apparently on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales chart, whatever that is, and the claim came straight from the press release from his record company. Richard3120 (talk) 17:58, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- That confirms my suspicions that this was just a shady promo article. 💵Money💵emoji💵Talk 20:19, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. with no prejudice against creating an appropriately named redirect J04n(talk page) 13:18, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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Definitely doesn't meet GNG, and the only results I can find when I look it up are christian wikipedia mirrors (Which exist, apparently) 💵Money emoji💵Talk 00:57, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete for failing notability criteria, for containing no references whatsoever, and for not being seriously bothered. -The Gnome (talk) 16:00, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Redirect to List of churches in Pakistan. samee converse 17:21, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Samee: What would the redirect be useful for? Just handling a link from the disambiguation page Church of God? – Fayenatic London 22:29, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment Redirecting is fine with me, but the redirect should be Church of God in Satrah, Pakistan because the person who created this article messed up the; Pakistan and Satrah should be switched. 💵Money💵emoji💵Talk 18:29, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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- I'm confused. is this article about the Church of God in Pakistan, or the Church of God in Satrah? The article says it has 200 churches in the country and other statements as well seem to be about the whole of Pakistan. Is Satrah just its headquaters? If so, the title should be simplified to Church of God in Pakistan. If the 200 churches figure can be verified in independent RS, that would make it notable to my mind. SpinningSpark 23:19, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment I think this is about a church in some place in Pakistan called Satrah, and the person who made this has a poor grasp of english. The article title is definitely incorrect, I'm 100% sure. 💵Money💵emoji💵Talk 00:21, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete @Spinningspark and Money emoji: I believe Satrah is somewhere in Sialkot District.. Anyhow Google search doesn't produce any substantial information about the church. Merging also does not make sense because I can't see its significance. --Saqib (talk) 15:56, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to Enid, Oklahoma#Media. J04n(talk page) 13:08, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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Local public access tv station that does not pass WP:GNG. I cannot find any independent reliable source coverage, the article is currently sourced to the station's website. Rusf10 (talk) 23:55, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep I found independent coverage. Operate three channel. Has been around for decades. Clearly notable. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:07, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- One article in the local town newspaper? [50] There needs to be multiple sources to pass WP:GNG and those sources would hold much more weight if they were regional or national.--Rusf10 (talk) 22:38, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- From the guideline: "Most television stations that produce original content should be presumed notable for Wikipedia purposes." This channel broadcasts original programming on three stations. The guideline also notes importance to regional market which is well established here with substantial coverage in reliable independent sources. FloridaArmy (talk) 23:16, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- I believe you are referring to WP:BROADCAST which also says "Public access cable stations are not presumed notable unless they serve a major city or a large regional area. For example, a statewide public access channel, or a channel for all of New York City could be presumed notable. A "governmental access" feed that runs a text generator of community events plus city council meetings for a population of 50,000 is not generally presumed notable, but can be conferred notability by meeting the standards set forth in WP:CORP." Since Enid is not a major city, this would fail the guideline. The portion you quoted refers to over-the-air broadcast stations, not public access cable stations.--Rusf10 (talk) 23:23, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- The station broadcasts multpile channels and while one is a bulletin board the others ibclude orgigibal programming. Channels with original programming are presumed to be notable. That's what the gyideline says. If you want it modified you should take it up there. FloridaArmy (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
- First of all its not a guideline its an explanatory supplement that says "This page is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community." Second, it clearly is referring to broadcast stations, its say "The vast majority of over-the-air television stations serve a large regional market, often covering millions of households. The regulatory authorities, such as the FCC in the United States, grant each station a monopoly on a substantial portion of radio spectrum to carry their programming, and most metro areas only have a dozen or so television channels. In turn, the TV stations must devote certain hours to public affairs and educational programming, and grant equal time to political candidates. Because of the public interest served, most television stations that produce original content should be presumed notable for Wikipedia purposes." (emphasis mine). This falls under cable television which I quoted above.--Rusf10 (talk) 00:11, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
- The station broadcasts multpile channels and while one is a bulletin board the others ibclude orgigibal programming. Channels with original programming are presumed to be notable. That's what the gyideline says. If you want it modified you should take it up there. FloridaArmy (talk) 00:06, 15 March 2018 (UTC)
- I believe you are referring to WP:BROADCAST which also says "Public access cable stations are not presumed notable unless they serve a major city or a large regional area. For example, a statewide public access channel, or a channel for all of New York City could be presumed notable. A "governmental access" feed that runs a text generator of community events plus city council meetings for a population of 50,000 is not generally presumed notable, but can be conferred notability by meeting the standards set forth in WP:CORP." Since Enid is not a major city, this would fail the guideline. The portion you quoted refers to over-the-air broadcast stations, not public access cable stations.--Rusf10 (talk) 23:23, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- From the guideline: "Most television stations that produce original content should be presumed notable for Wikipedia purposes." This channel broadcasts original programming on three stations. The guideline also notes importance to regional market which is well established here with substantial coverage in reliable independent sources. FloridaArmy (talk) 23:16, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- One article in the local town newspaper? [50] There needs to be multiple sources to pass WP:GNG and those sources would hold much more weight if they were regional or national.--Rusf10 (talk) 22:38, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Redirect to Enid,_Oklahoma#Media where the subject is already mentioned. Not independently notable and no need for a separate article. K.e.coffman (talk) 21:14, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. MBisanz talk 13:27, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
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Delete: as blatant promo article; this is not LinkedIn. Quis separabit? 00:28, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete - Not notable.Acnetj (talk) 04:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Weak keep as subject seems to (barely) meet WP:GNG. We probably need criteria specifically for business people and entrepreneurs. -The Gnome (talk) 16:11, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete - Not a bit notable. George Custer's Sabre 05:48, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep. "Not a bit notable" seems harsh considering the guy founded one of the most known websites and while he has not received the most coverage, what can be found should be sufficient to satisfy WP:BASIC:
- Thanem, T. The Monstrous Organization. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9780857938176 – via Google Books.
- Gallo, Carmine. 10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators. Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 9781402206962 – via Google Books.
- Virk, Rizwan (2017-10-19). Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Clues. Watkins Media. ISBN 9781786780577 – via Google Books.
- Vas, Gratian (2017-12-06). Little Things about Great People: Inspirational Stories. Notion Press. ISBN 9781946390417 – via Google Books.
- "Buffalo.dj, new start-up from Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor, will represent and record DJs". Boston.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- At the very least, a redirect/merge to Monster.com should be considered. Regards SoWhy 10:46, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
Relisting comment: Relisting as no one has commented on the references recently provided
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- Keep wrt notability guidelines, would also agree with a merge and redirect to Monster.com. --QEDK (後 ☕ 桜) 06:53, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Killiondude (talk) 04:56, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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The article is pure listcruft. Most entries are things in books or video games that are named after fullerenes - this content belongs on pages for that piece of media, if anywhere on Wikipedia. Possibly the fine art section would have some value at Julian Voss-Andreae, and the Google logo fact is already mentioned at Fullerene#Popular culture, but I can see nothing else of significance. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 00:24, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Delete per nomination. Nothing there. At best, this should be a subsection of the article on Buckminster Fuller or his creations. -The Gnome (talk) 16:13, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Absolutely bizarre article, I'm shocked something this obscure and niche to the point only 4 1/2 people who have ever existed would care about it exists. The fact that it overcame 1 previous AFD is even weirder.💵Money emoji💵Talk 14:46, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- In fairness, the previous AfD was over a decade ago, though I'm not sure what the site's criteria for inclusion were back then. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 15:25, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- True, back then the only reason some things could be kept was because they existed. Due to how much this site has grown over time, guidelines have tightened- I guess it isn't that weird.💵Money emoji💵Talk 16:07, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- In fairness, the previous AfD was over a decade ago, though I'm not sure what the site's criteria for inclusion were back then. — Bilorv(c)(talk) 15:25, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete Ick. The indiscriminate trivia it burns. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 10:59, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Sandstein 17:21, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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Fails WP:GNG and WP:MUSICBIO. Three album entries at AllMusic and none have reviews. Same at Reverb Nation. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:20, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Delete NN, Run of the mill band article. Wikipedia:Bringers of Darkness. Jjjjjjdddddd (talk) 04:30, 20 March 2018 (UTC).
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Delete / Weak Delete(see comments below).A band that has been making culturally-relevant music for almost 30 years, but I'm sorry to say that they have attracted little notice in their lengthy history. The article states that they have been mentioned in several newspapers and magazines, but those are typically concert listings and name-drops within lists of similar bands. They have appeared in Los Angeles Times on several occasions but usually as brief mentions within articles that are actually about the scene that they came from. They have indeed been nominated for awards ([51]), which gets them kind of close to WP:NBAND #8, but not enough.---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:41, 20 March 2018 (UTC)Delete per nomination and comments above.Reluctantly changing vote to Weak keep. The sources supporting notability still barely, if at all, meet WP:ARTIST. For instance, a few of Michig's sources quote duplicated text, some others are mere mentions in lists, and so on. As to duffbeerforme's sources: The pdf file from learcenter is not accessible, the website itself presumed MIA; another is a duplicate of Michig's, the only truly valueable mention in the media I can see; the discog list is totally unimportant; and The Village Voice article is offline. No, the bits do not "add up" but, still, the benefit of the doubt is given for this is a band whose modest claim to fame was before the internets conquered the world. -The Gnome (talk) 16:14, 20 March 2018 (UTC)- Keep. Plenty of coverage from a wide range of sources, e.g. [52], [53],[54], [55], [56], [57], [58], [59], [60], [61], [62], [63]. Some of the coverage here is brief, but enough isn't. --Michig (talk) 18:09, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment - I detected most of Michig's sources during my own search and would argue that, except for the chapter in It's Not About a Salary, the coverage generally consists of name-drops of this band as an example band within the music scene that is actually being discussed in the respective text. I would not consider this to be significant coverage of the band itself, but they could be a contender for WP inclusion based on these several brief mentions in books. Therefore I have changed my original vote above to "Weak Delete". ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 18:46, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep. Their early years are not the best years for online coverage but there is more than above. They are often name checked as an example of mexican rap.
- The Encyclopedia of Native Music above (Michigs first) is good
- This is a good source.
- This (warning pdf) essay from American Quarterly gives them decent coverage, paints them as significant.
- Those three alone seem good enough for GNG
- this might be OK
- Kun, Josh, THE DECLINE OF EAST L.A. CIVILIZATION r, Village Voice
- Writes a bit about them in his review of some compilations including Sociedad=Suciedad.
- D3 Entertainment looks like it could be considered an important label for WP:MUSIC [64].
- All the bits add up. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:48, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep but Improve (Changed Vote) - Michig and Duff have convinced me to change my vote. There is evidence that the band gained notability in their early years, but the article needs to be improved to reflect that. In fact, if the result of this AfD is to keep, the admin can contact my talk page and I will improve the article with the sources found in this debate. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (Talk|Contribs) 14:12, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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The result was keep. There was also a compelling argument to merge, this decision should not preclude continuing that conversation on the talk page. J04n(talk page) 16:28, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
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Made up of entirely unsourced plot summary, fails WP:NOTPLOT. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 20:41, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
- Delete, the Keep arguments in the last discussion were either not based on policy or did not provide sources that prove notability. LaundryPizza03 (talk) 20:55, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
Selective mergeto a page about the extended universe of The Matrix, though I'm not sure what that page is. The page is filled with unsourced fancruft, but it's a term that should redirect somewhere. power~enwiki (π, ν) 21:59, 12 March 2018 (UTC)- Keep no merge target has been suggested, and the article is improved and makes a clear claim of notability. power~enwiki (π, ν) 04:22, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep Extensive coverage in numerous sources including Philosophers Explore The Matrix; The Matrix Revealed: The Theology of the Matrix Trilogy; The New Yorker; &c. Andrew D. (talk) 23:49, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
- Yep, an article in the New Yorker specifically about the article's subject would be a game decider. But here's what I found: Here, Zion is only mentioned when the action is described; nothing incisive. Here, the only mention is a brief description of it (i.e. "the metal subworld of Zion—caverns and corridors in grim blue and black, as cold and wet as a New York subway tunnel in winter"). And here, in a focused analysis titled "Revisiting The Matrix", there is not one single mention of Zion. The search then disintegrates into irrelevancies such as a New Yorker profile of Cornel West, where it is mentioned in passing that he appeared in two sequels playing "a Zion Elder." It's not easy for me to argue against sentiments of passion and obvious love for the subject but none of this establishes independent notability, sorry. -The Gnome (talk) 15:22, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge, cut the in-universe cruft, then maybe split later if something worthwhile can be written about the topic. Regardless of how many scholarly analyses of the Matrix trilogy have been produced, this is still a fictional location about which nothing has been said, at least in this Wikipedia article, but in-universe plot summary. If Andrew Davidson or anyone else want to actually expand the coverage of the real-world background, influence, reception, etc., well ... they can still do that if the article is merged into a larger list about the Matrix universe, and then maybe once enough sourced content (but no OR, please...) has been added it could be split off into its own article in the future. (Although I honestly don't see that happening.) Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 01:20, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Keep contra Hijiri above, GNG only requires discussion of the topic by published sources independent of the fictional works in question; it does not require coverage of its "real-world background, influence, reception, etc." Let's not slide goalposts around because some editors feel that IDONTLIKEIT trumps SOFIXIT. Newimpartial (talk) 01:25, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Newimpartial: Good grief ... you can't be serious, can you? We have other criteria for standalone articles than (a liberal interpretation of) GNG. If you want to GOFIXIT, then fire ahead (at least if you are able, as you seem to claim to be), but don't accuse other editors of not understanding the policy. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 09:55, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Regardless of Hijiri's opinion about that, that is a strawman argument. You are refuting Hijiri's statements, not the justification for deleting it, that it has no independent notability.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 02:41, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Regardless of your strawman, ZXCVBNM, I see at least a half-dozen published non-primary sources. That is independent notability, per policy. Newimpartial (talk) 19:10, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- A half-dozen published non-primary sources, saying what? GNG, which appears to be what you are referring to, is a guideline and not a policy, and it emphasizes significant coverage, which is not the same as simply parroting in-universe plot information gleaned from primary sources. If you seriously do not understand WP:PLOT (which is a policy) and WP:GNG (which you are misquoting and referring to as a policy), then your !vote will almost certainly be discounted by the closer. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 22:17, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Nice try, Hijiri. NOTPLOT specifies that WP article should not be confined to a summary of plot information, to be appropriate to an encyclopedia. What it certainly does not say, is that only sources discussing "real-world background, influence, reception, etc." count for WP:N, which is what you asserted above. As long as the work is discussed in reliable sources, and that discussion is not limited to summaries or trivial mentions, then it meets GNG. If the resulting article doesn't meet PLOT, then the answer is SOFIXIT. Newimpartial (talk) 18:16, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
- If the only sourced content that can be added to the article is plot information, then the topic fails both GNG (a guideline that requires significant coverage) and NOTPLOT (a policy that requires articles on fictional topics include real-world information). I already stated in my initial !vote (which I get the impression you didn't read before jumping in to !vote against) that there is a possibility that sufficient sources exist to create an article that conforms to our policies and guidelines, while you have somehow managed to support keeping despite an apparent belief on your part that such sources don't exist. You can't tell me to SOFIXIT when you yourself are agreeing with me that sufficient sources probably do not exist. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 20:46, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
- Nice try, Hijiri. NOTPLOT specifies that WP article should not be confined to a summary of plot information, to be appropriate to an encyclopedia. What it certainly does not say, is that only sources discussing "real-world background, influence, reception, etc." count for WP:N, which is what you asserted above. As long as the work is discussed in reliable sources, and that discussion is not limited to summaries or trivial mentions, then it meets GNG. If the resulting article doesn't meet PLOT, then the answer is SOFIXIT. Newimpartial (talk) 18:16, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
- A half-dozen published non-primary sources, saying what? GNG, which appears to be what you are referring to, is a guideline and not a policy, and it emphasizes significant coverage, which is not the same as simply parroting in-universe plot information gleaned from primary sources. If you seriously do not understand WP:PLOT (which is a policy) and WP:GNG (which you are misquoting and referring to as a policy), then your !vote will almost certainly be discounted by the closer. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 22:17, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- Regardless of your strawman, ZXCVBNM, I see at least a half-dozen published non-primary sources. That is independent notability, per policy. Newimpartial (talk) 19:10, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
- @Newimpartial, first of all, are you sure you understand the meaning of WP:SOFIXIT, or are you confused by the initials? That guideline is meant to encourage contributors to be bold, and act, in improving or trying to improve Wikipedia, as best as they can, or as they see fit. It is not a command to fix all things wrong! Second, and more importantly, that guideline does not lay the burden of fixing something wrong on the editors who bring that wrong to the community's attention! If the contested article about Zion needs more sources to establish its subject's independent notability, then those who believe in the subject's worthiness should simply get off their ass and try and find some sources (instead of, for example, calling other people "fucking idiots"). I hope you understand. -The Gnome (talk) 15:35, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- And said editors, notably Erik, have done exactly that. But like Hijiri you appear to be mistaking the current quality of an article for its notability. Where at least two independent, reliable sources exist for a topic, notability may be presumed, as in this case, and contra your current WP:BLUDGEON. Newimpartial (talk) 01:31, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Well, as far as bludgeoning my point, I already stated I'm taking my leave from the voting process. So, that's DOA. I'm focusing on notability; quality of text is a different issue and it's not by itself a cause for the guillotine. My comments above are quite clear but perhaps you should read them again: "If the contested article about Zion needs more sources to establish its subject's independent notability, then those who believe in the subject's worthiness should simply get off their ass and try and find some sources, instead of, for example, calling other people fucking idiots." So, it's all about sources, see. And, by the way, wikilawyering and insults do not get you far here. Trust me on this. -The Gnome (talk) 12:41, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Not to put too fine a point on it, Gnome, but the issue at AfD is the existence of sources, not the inclusion of sources in the article (except for BLP); this aspect is fundamental, and is not "wikilawyering". Also, if you believe that not !voting somehow means that WP:BLUDGEON does not apply, that is a tendentious reading, to put it mildly. Finally, I haven't insulted anyone, here or elsewhere on WP, and don't really see why you would imply that I have. Newimpartial (talk) 13:16, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
It's clear that you consider editors who don't argue to keep this article "fucking idiots". I do disagree with such editors' stances, but there is no need for that vitriol. I strongly suggest that you strike this out and focus on content. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 13:19, 28 March 2018 (UTC)- I did not write "fucking idiots" in my comment above; look at the edit history! My comment seems vandalized by a script that changes "trumps" to "fucking idiots"; I will figure out who did that when I have time. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Newimpartial (talk) 13:52, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- I apologize and have struck out my comment. It was a script gone awry. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 14:36, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hmm. The script turns "Trump" into "fucking idiot". Some miscreant hacker is out to insult the U.S President, from the looks of it. Where's the Secret Service? :-) The Gnome (talk) 12:53, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- See this older Gawker article about the same problem. Fun browser scripts that change words can cause problems.104.163.147.121 (talk) 04:57, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
- Hmm. The script turns "Trump" into "fucking idiot". Some miscreant hacker is out to insult the U.S President, from the looks of it. Where's the Secret Service? :-) The Gnome (talk) 12:53, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- I apologize and have struck out my comment. It was a script gone awry. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 14:36, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- I did not write "fucking idiots" in my comment above; look at the edit history! My comment seems vandalized by a script that changes "trumps" to "fucking idiots"; I will figure out who did that when I have time. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Newimpartial (talk) 13:52, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- First things first, Newimpartial: I accept you were not responsible for the insults. I accept what Erik's saying. Now, about the article. All you need to do is look at the nomination and the subsequent debate: The article has been brought to the stand on account of it being all plot without sources. And that's what we've been discussing ever since. Andrew D. brought forth a bunch of citations ostensibly showing independent notability. I disagreed. And my point stands: Anyone who wants to FIXIT should go right ahead and FIXIT! No one else is obliged to. End of story. Otherwise, so far, and not to put too fine a point on it, we don't seem to have sources that support independent notability. -The Gnome (talk) 22:39, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- I continue to disagree. From the current state of the sourcing, it seems to me that the racial politics of Zion (the Matrix) would support a reliably sourced article all on its own. Newimpartial (talk) 06:34, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- Not to put too fine a point on it, Gnome, but the issue at AfD is the existence of sources, not the inclusion of sources in the article (except for BLP); this aspect is fundamental, and is not "wikilawyering". Also, if you believe that not !voting somehow means that WP:BLUDGEON does not apply, that is a tendentious reading, to put it mildly. Finally, I haven't insulted anyone, here or elsewhere on WP, and don't really see why you would imply that I have. Newimpartial (talk) 13:16, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Well, as far as bludgeoning my point, I already stated I'm taking my leave from the voting process. So, that's DOA. I'm focusing on notability; quality of text is a different issue and it's not by itself a cause for the guillotine. My comments above are quite clear but perhaps you should read them again: "If the contested article about Zion needs more sources to establish its subject's independent notability, then those who believe in the subject's worthiness should simply get off their ass and try and find some sources, instead of, for example, calling other people fucking idiots." So, it's all about sources, see. And, by the way, wikilawyering and insults do not get you far here. Trust me on this. -The Gnome (talk) 12:41, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- And said editors, notably Erik, have done exactly that. But like Hijiri you appear to be mistaking the current quality of an article for its notability. Where at least two independent, reliable sources exist for a topic, notability may be presumed, as in this case, and contra your current WP:BLUDGEON. Newimpartial (talk) 01:31, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
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Delete for lacking independent notability, for not having notability of its own as a subject. Notability is not contagious. Not everything about a notable subject, e.g. The Matrix, is necessarily notable on its own. -The Gnome (talk) 16:18, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, Erik, for the prompt to look up the contested article one more time. The post-AfD changes made by contributors improve significantly the quality and the extent of information in it. They hardly change its status of significant, independent notability. The most I'd offer as things stand is that, instead of complete deletion, the choice of a Weak Redirect to an appropriate section of the Matrix philology. Take care, all. -The Gnome (talk) 15:22, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- The coverage is more than sufficient. WP:GNG says, "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list.... 'Significant coverage' addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention, but it does not need to be the main topic of the source material." It is obvious that there are multiple sources that make more than trivial observations of the setting. Thanks, Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 15:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- I critiqued some of the proffered sources in my response to Andrew D., above. The rest, such as those offered now in the article, do not IMVHO make the case for a stand-alone article. But I've already taken enough space here. And in view of the discussion deteriorating through the use of insults ("fucking idiots", etc), I'm taking my leave. Take care. -The Gnome (talk) 15:39, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- The coverage is more than sufficient. WP:GNG says, "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list.... 'Significant coverage' addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention, but it does not need to be the main topic of the source material." It is obvious that there are multiple sources that make more than trivial observations of the setting. Thanks, Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 15:26, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks, Erik, for the prompt to look up the contested article one more time. The post-AfD changes made by contributors improve significantly the quality and the extent of information in it. They hardly change its status of significant, independent notability. The most I'd offer as things stand is that, instead of complete deletion, the choice of a Weak Redirect to an appropriate section of the Matrix philology. Take care, all. -The Gnome (talk) 15:22, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep as a notable setting per WP:GNG since there has been significant coverage from reliable sources focusing on Zion. I've removed the garbage in-universe content and have added a few sourced observations about Zion to the article. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 13:49, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- To update, the book Apocalyptic Transformation: Apocalypse and the Postmodern Imagination analyzes Zion and its people in some additional ways. Others are welcome to expand on the Wikipedia article with this source and others. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 17:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep now that Erik has addressed the main issues. Otherwise I would support merging and making the page a redirect, but this content (which seems to pass WP:GNG) is much better suited to being on its own page. ‑‑YodinT 14:13, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: Can the editors Zxcvbnm, LaundryPizza03, Hijiri88, and The Gnome please review the article in its current condition? The in-universe content has been replaced with out-of-universe content, and this is not the extent of the sources used. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 14:42, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- Merge to The Matrix (franchise)#Influences and interpretations. Part of a larger fictional work, should be treated in context. Sandstein 17:20, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
- We would not merge a film article to its franchise article to put it in context. How big does a fictional city's article have to be to warrant standing alone? A general "Influences and interpretations" section can discuss many elements in brief, but a stand-alone article can explore a character, a setting, or a theme in depth. There is bound to be redundancy, but the difference in scope allows for greater focus on the given element. Erik (talk | contrib) (ping me) 17:39, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
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- Merge or Delete. Argument By Checklist is a piss-poor excuse for keeping, when the items on the checklist are so minor. Nothing would be lost by leaving in the main article. --Calton | Talk 17:14, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep - Per Yodin. GigglesnortHotel (talk) 20:23, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
- Keep As written, it's a bit stubby, but it does indicate that the fictional setting has been discussed in film criticism. XOR'easter (talk) 17:09, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
- Keep RS are sufficient, GNG is met, the rest of the haggling is not particularly relevant, except that per WP:ATD-M if not kept, it should be merged into a reasonable target. Jclemens (talk) 20:32, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
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