Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Regional Broadband Consortium

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The result was keep. Euryalus (talk) 03:19, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Regional Broadband Consortium

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No notability asserted, no sourcing found. A7 declined without comment Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 15:41, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. ^{Babymissfortune} 16:15, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Regional Broadband Consortia appears to be private organisations operated by the local and regional government. As a national project, this article (and the related consortia) may meet WP:N. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 10:05, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Optakeover: So they're notable just because they exist, right? Are you Kmweber in disguise? Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 16:14, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@TenPoundHammer: Nein. I'm not a sockpuppeteer. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 16:17, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:39, 15 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:34, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Notable subject that received significant coverage in reliable sources, see:
1. Hall, David (2015-06-12). The ICT Handbook for Primary Teachers: A guide for students and professionals. Routledge. ISBN 9781317525578 – via Google Books. Under the UK government's national grid for learning (NGfL) initiative Regional Broadband Consortia (RBCs) were set up in England to procure broadband internet access for schools in the local education authorities (LEAs) in their region. These RBCs are non-profit making organisations that now provide a range of services including data storage, electronic learning materials, video conferencing and management of network security as well as broadband. Schools vary over the extent ...
2. Lang, Caroline; Reeve, John (2016-02-24). The Responsive Museum: Working with Audiences in the Twenty-First Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781317017899 – via Google Books. RBC Regional Broadband Consortia <http://broadband.ngfl.gov.uk>Consortia of local education authorities established to procure cost-effective broadband connectivity for schools and to promote the development of content for broadband networks. The national RBC Content Development Group enables RBC to develop content with other content providers, particularly in the museums, libraries and archives sector.
3. Leask, Marilyn (2012-11-27). Learning To Teach Using Ict Ed. Routledge. ISBN 9781134267019 – via Google Books. Under the UK government's national grid for learning (NGfL) initiative Regional Broadband Consortia (RBCs) were set up in England to procure broadband internet access for schools in the local education authorities (LEAs) in their region. These RBCs are non-profit making organisations that now provide a range of services including data storage, electronic learning materials, video conferencing and management of network security as well as broadband.
4. Younie, Sarah; Leask, Marilyn (2013-02-01). Teaching with Technologies: The Essential Guide. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). ISBN 9780335246199 – via Google Books. Regional broadband consortia – all regions in England are covered by the RBCs who provide a range of services including technology access, advice on technology resources to schools and who negotiate with providers of resources on behalf of participating local authorities and their schools.
5. Turvey, Keith; Potter, John; Burton, Jeremy; Allen, Jonathan; Sharp, Jane (2016-09-14). Primary Computing and Digital Technologies: Knowledge, Understanding and Practice. Learning Matters. ISBN 9781473995079 – via Google Books. To this end, LAs in many parts of the country aligned themselves with the emergent 'Regional Broadband Consortia' (RBCs) which were publicprivate partnerships providing fast, relatively lowtariff internet access for schools and, in many cases, a virtual learning environment (VLE) of one kind or another through which the learning community interacts. Most also assisted schools in protecting children from unsuitable content through the deployment of firewalls and servers which screen ...

Those are just the first few GBooks hits. TLDR: WP:BEFORE fail.

Also, I reject the assertion A7 declined without comment - I clearly gave you my reason for rejecting in the edit summary (as I always do). Regards So Why 16:48, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep With the number of sources by SoWhy above one have to wonder what kind of check you ran that falsely resulted in "no sources". And the A7 decline has comment, you claimed there was no reason given. This nomination is wholly based on false premise. –Ammarpad (talk) 07:50, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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