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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Ezechiel Palmieri

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Does not appear to meet the criteria for WP:MUSICBIO or WP:COMPOSER. Evidently he recently was in a competition but no indication that he won or placed in the competition. The piece concerning the competition is the only significant coverage I was able to find. J04n(talk page) 23:59, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Delete. Fails WP:BASIC Alfy32 (talk) 01:54, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy delete as a clear attempt at an end-run around an active Arbitration enforcement measure. Fut.Perf. 07:16, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Puppet State of Serbia

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This article is a content fork of Talk:Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia and Government of National Salvation Peacemaker67 (send... over) 23:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Delete. per nomination. There was an ongoing and quite vigorous discussion at Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (which was move blocked for a year in November 2012 after several unsuccessful WP:RMs) where some editors quite strongly advocated a move to a title that indicated that this territory was a puppet state). On 22 January 2013, a new account User:RogueSchoolar is created and its first edit is to create this article and then redirect all existing redirects to Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia to point to this article, including editing complex templates like Template:Yugoslavia timeline. A look at the 35 edits made immediately after account creation indicates that article creator is an obvious WP:SPA, and probably a sock. That aside, the article is an obvious WP:POVFORK. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 00:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
The Territory of... and the Axis occupation of ... articles can technically coexist, if one of them describes an administrative unit and the other describes history. However, descriptions of former administrative units are history in and of itself, so the merge potential is glaring. There's an apparently vocal group of editors who fancy former country articles, which in turn duplicate or make a mess of regular history articles. It's impossible to make a clean cut there without a more general decision by the community. --Joy (talk) 11:01, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Technically yes, because the Territory was German-administered (with Bulgarian help) but the Axis (ie Germans, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Italian-puppet Albania and the NDH) all occupied parts of what is now Serbia. What rankles me is the insistence on the ahistorical and revisionist philosophy that underpins Axis occupation of Serbia. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 11:43, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Didn't you say that you'd AfD that too if its scope wasn't clarified?--— ZjarriRrethues —  18:32, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Keep – I do not agree that my new article is POVFORK of article Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. My article is much better sourced and most sources which speak about that time are speak about puppet state of Serbia rather than about territory of military commander. Article Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia fail to provide definition what that territory really was and what was relation between that territory and puppet state of Serbia which was described by most sources. Here is example of Kosovo case (there are 3 different articles about it):

Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

All 3 articles are about 3 different entities that coexist in same territory. If such 3 articles are not POV fork why article about puppet state of Serbia is POV fork? Most sources say that there was puppet state of Serbia and minority of sources say that there was territory of military commander. My new article can even solve dispute about name for article Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. If there are two articles about both things described in sources then there will be no dispute about name of one article. Article Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia have support only from minority of sources and oppose majority of sources. If there are two entities that coexisted in same territory in that time Misplaced Pages should have articles about both. Article Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia primarily speak about German occupation and there should be article that speak about Serbian collaboration. Current article Government of National Salvation cover only part of that collaboration because that government had state to govern. RogueSchoolar (talk) 19:10, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

  • delete, clearly a POV fork. Frietjes (talk) 19:35, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment, leaning to Delete. WP's whole coverage of what is commonly known as German-occupied Serbia (or something like that) is a mess, with multiple competing articles under multiple different names seemingly covering the same ground and duplicating material; or pretty much the same ground but with a twist so that people can claim they are actually about different things. Most of of them – including the main "Territory .." article – exist under made-up or little known names. We need one main article about the German occupation during WW2 of the area that comprises most of Serbia as commonly understood geographically, then and now, with spin-off articles about clearly defined and commonly understood aspects of that as necessary (eg the administrative structure/government etc). N-HH talk/edits 20:57, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
LOL - I agree - odd people don't realizes we will notice ...PS delete as per non.Moxy (talk) 22:39, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy delete. WP:CSD#A9 JohnCD (talk) 23:06, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

On the Rebound (album)

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Demo that does not appear to meet notability criteria Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:28, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy delete per WP:G3 by RHaworth. (non-admin closure) ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 16:49, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Electro Air Hockey

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Misplaced Pages is not a crystal ball, and I wasn't able to find sources to flesh this out. Prod removed. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 22:26, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete per nom. Bensci54 (talk) 04:57, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete. All highly dubious - possibly a hoax. Without a single source to confirm that this series even exists, this article does not belong on Misplaced Pages. --DAJF (talk) 05:59, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete. I too failed to find a single source about this, even an unreliable one. I echo DAJF's concerns about this being a possible hoax. Even if this is real, it fails WP:GNG. (Note - this is Mr. Stradivarius and I'm using my alternative account.)Mr. Stradivarius on tour 06:12, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete You Lose. Game Over. Two things: 1. 4Kids entered bankruptcy, and while it's since gone out of it (and renamed itself 4Licensing), I don't think they would want to do a high-profile work anytime soon, and 2. Not a single result for an anime anywhere. Seriously, a show based on a flash game on Miniclip is just too good (or bad) to be true. Even the game it's based on has not received reliable coverage. Tagged as G3. Narutolovehinata5 10:50, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:44, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Cyber jazz

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The article consists mostly of original research. This doesn't seem to be a recognized style of music, much less the artistic movement that (I think) this article implies. The cited sources don't really corroborate what the article says: A band called Gemini Soul describes their own music as "cyber jazz" ("jazz funk-fusion with an electronic element"), but it doesn't seem it's anything like what this article is trying to describe (influences such as Blade Runner and "values like nihilism" ). mentions neither "cyber" nor "jazz" (although as the source is non-English I'm not certain if or how it relates to cyber jazz at all). The (dead) link about Eternal Network () mentions neither "cyber" nor "jazz" nor, for that matter, anything about the point being made in the article. is only about "cyber jazz" in the context of listening to jazz via the internet (streaming audio etc.). doesn't mention mention "cyber jazz". Delete. Gyrofrog (talk) 22:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Notified WP:JAZZ and WP:GENRE. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete Seems to be a non-notable neologism and not an actual genre of music. No information on it's history development, or what differentiates it from other more established genres of music. All the artists mentioned actually belong to larger more prominent genres like avant garde or the various noise genres. Ridernyc (talk) 22:24, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
in addition taking a closer look at the article it reads like rambling made up OR non-sense. The last section in particular is just rambling pseudo intellectualism. Looks like someone made an article for some fringe musical theories. Ridernyc (talk) 22:53, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Delete none of the sources support the idea that this is a genre. Fails WP:NOTE.--SabreBD (talk) 23:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Delete. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 02:39, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Helen Price

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Fails WP:GNG non notable 17 year old blogger, can find no reliable third party references. Theroadislong (talk) 21:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Speedy delete per WP:G10, closing discussion that was mistakenly left open.(non-admin closure) The Devil's Advocate tlk. cntrb. 14:35, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

2012 Christmas message of Italian Catholic Priest Piero Corsi

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Minor reporting of a minor event - reporting not continued over any period of time worthy of WP:Notability - delete per Misplaced Pages:NOTNEWSPAPER#NEWSPAPER - Youreallycan 21:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was keep. MBisanz 00:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Paget, Ontario

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too short, and, Rail siding????! AddisWang (talk) 19:49, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete It doesn't even appear to be real. Alfy32 (talk) 20:44, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment. Google Maps shows "Paget", near the coordinates given at the top of the article. Whether there's a community or anything else there that qualifies for an article is another question. --Arxiloxos (talk) 21:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete Comment: Well, it's real, but that's about all that can be said about it. When railway tracks were first laid throughout Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, literally thousands upon thousands of railway sidings were established. Some became the nuclei of thriving communities...and others were destined for obscurity, nothing more than names which show up on some maps. I have not found evidence that the criteria of WP:Notability (geographic features) for Geographic regions, areas and places are met:
  • The article gives no indication that the place is populated and I could not locate any Canadian census records specific to Paget.
  • I did not locate other indication of notability, past or present.
(Disclaimer: I only spent a few minutes searching with Google and have no prior familiarity with the location, so it's possible I missed something. EDIT: Looks like I voted too soon, but I'm not sure at the moment whether to vote merge/redirect or keep.) --Mike Agricola (talk) 21:41, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm probably still inclined to see this merged somewhere if there's nothing to verify that the location is populated/notable but I understand there's a precedent for geographic locations and there seems to be some grey area around this one. Must say, I'm impressed by the very civilised discourse at this AFD. Good work folks! Stalwart111 01:41, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment: The NRCAN website also states that it's an "unincorporated area." In light of WP:Notability (geographic features), does its lack of incorporation categorize it as a "Populated place without legal recognition"? Or does the mere fact of its listing on a government website as a "dispersed rural community" constitute "legal recognition"? The matter of legal recognition is important because the burden of demonstrating notability is higher in its absence: "Populated places without legal recognition are considered on a case-by-case basis....given non-trivial coverage in multiple, independent reliable sources." --Mike Agricola (talk) 01:09, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
In the US at least, unincorporated communities listed in the Geographic Names Information System (the US counterpart to the Geographic Names Board of Canada) have generally been considered notable in the past. Canada's classification system is a bit different, though, as it appears to classify both populated places and non-populated localities as "unincorporated areas", and the latter historically haven't been notable unless they pass the GNG. That's why the "dispersed rural community" classification seems important here, since that suggests it's populated. TheCatalyst31 01:31, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
In all fairness Mike Agricola (talk · contribs), there are a number of unincorporated communities that have articles at the English Misplaced Pages, including Okanagan Falls, because they are usually quite notable enough, although this does seems to be a special case. Regardless, I would myself still argue to keep the article per my reasoning below, but I am not sure about TheCatalyst31 (talk · contribs). TBrandley 01:55, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the replies, TheCatalyst31 and TBrandley. I would have already voted keep if even one of three conditions was met: (a) reliable sources describing the community's history, landmarks, etc. could be located, (b) it were incorporated (and thus clearly legally recognized), or (c) it had its own census category: a search for Paget directs to "Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part". By comparison, the census has specific categories for even small villages such as Consul, Saskatchewan, with a 2011 population of 84 persons, so the lack of a census category for Paget strikes me as indicative of its lack of notability. Under these circumstances, I tend to agree with Clarityfiend that something more than mere existence is needed to warrant a separate article. That's the case with the previously mentioned example of Okanagan Falls, which is definitely notable on account of its association with the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. However, it's definitely possible that someone familiar with the local history of the area can supply some additional sources so I may yet vote "keep". --Mike Agricola (talk) 17:41, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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I should note that Unorganized North Sudbury District already mentions Paget. That would be a reasonable merge/redirect destination. However, it is possible that additional reliable sources about Paget may yet come to light later in this discussion, so I'm waiting for a bit to determine what to change my vote to. --Mike Agricola (talk) 17:15, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:33, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

List of black fashion models

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Arbitrary list based on subjective racial designation. No comparable wikipedia list exists (e.g. no List of white fashion models). There are instead various ethnicity based lists like List of Pakistani models and List of South Korean models. The related Category:List of Black Fashion Models was also recently deleted for similar reasons (c.f. ). In keeping with Misplaced Pages:EGRS#Ethnicity_and_race, which indicates that "ethnic groups are commonly used when categorizing people; however, race is not", MOS:IDENTITY instructs to "use specific terminology For example, often it is more appropriate for people from Ethiopia (a country in Africa) to be described as Ethiopian, not carelessly (with the risk of stereotyping) as African." Similarly, WP:ETHNICGROUP, which contains conventions on how to name Misplaced Pages articles about peoples, ethnicities and tribes, states that: "How the group self-identifies should be considered If their autonym is commonly used in English, it would be the best article title Any terms regarded as derogatory by members of the ethnic group in question should be avoided." Given the foregoing, recommend deleting the list and moving its entries to new individual autonym/ethnicity based lists, such as List of African American fashion models, List of Nigerian fashion models, etc.. Middayexpress (talk) 18:55, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Furthermore, for a model, the appearance of the skin is of much greater importance than other attributes such as language and so the adjective black is quite appropriate here. Per WP:EUPHEMISM and WP:CENSOR, we should follow the sources in this matter rather than seeking to suppress the topic.
Finally, note that the nominator suggests using material from this article to create new lists. Deletion would be improper as we require the edit history for attribution per the licensing policy.
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  • There are many Google hits to "white fashion models" as well , but that doesn't change Misplaced Pages policy on this issue. The assertion in the nomination about existing practice also refers to the lack of counterpart racial pages (viz. List of white fashion models). Instead, only ethnicity based pages such as List of Pakistani models exist. This is consistent with MOS:IDENTITY. On the other hand, the euphemism policy has no bearing here and says nothing about the treatment of identity. The censorship policy is likewise subordinate to and does not negate other policies ("content that violates other Misplaced Pages policies (especially neutral point of view) or the laws of the U.S. state of Florida where Misplaced Pages's main servers are hosted, will also be removed"). Middayexpress (talk) 16:06, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Weak delete / replace - while Warden's analysis is compelling, I somewhat disagree with the use of List of black Britons and List of black NHL players as examples. My concern is that both trans-national race and the occupation in question are somewhat subjective. I'm not suggesting they can't be adequately defined for our purposes here, I'm just not excited about the idea of doing so. In the case of the examples above, there's very little subjectivity in either "Briton" or "NHL player", even if there is conjecture about whether someone identifies as "black". I suppose the same could be said for "fashion model" if we adequately define the professional parameters being used. Anyway, I suppose I'd much rather see a well-written article about Black Fashion Models, citing the sources given above, properly analysing the "cultural impact" assertions and listing some of the more notable black fashion models. Much like Black players in American professional football (to use another sports-based analogy) or even Black science fiction. Stalwart111 00:18, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Make a category: Seems to be something that should be made a category. pbp 01:38, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Such a category previously existed but was deleted, only a few weeks ago. That was my first thought too. Stalwart111 01:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep That category deletion was an error, and should be revisited, not copied. This is an example of where surface appearance of individuals is relevant to the professional role. DGG ( talk ) 02:59, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep They get coverage for being black. I restored some entries that were removed by the nominator, for no valid reason at all, which include Yasmin Warsame who has been featured in the 2008 "Vogue Italia" All Black Issue. A notable magazines has an All Black Issue. Other magazines that cater to a black audience only have black models on their covers. Dream Focus 10:25, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Misplaced Pages best practices are not determined by the whims of fashion magazine editors. They are governed by wiki's own internal set of policies and guidelines. The latter expressly discourage subjective, race based categorization; they recommend instead factual, ethnicity based categorization. Middayexpress (talk) 16:06, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The general notability policy doesn't say anything specific about identity. However, it does indicate that its stipulations must be consistent with other wiki policies/guidelines. That said, MOS:IDENTITY instructs to "use specific terminology For example, often it is more appropriate for people from Ethiopia (a country in Africa) to be described as Ethiopian, not carelessly (with the risk of stereotyping) as African." This, in turn, implies that moving the individual entries to new ethnicity based list pages such as List of African American models, List of Nigerian models, etc., in the model of List of South Korean models, would be more appropriate than any race based list page. Middayexpress (talk) 16:51, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Per WP:NOTLAW, "Written rules do not themselves set accepted practice." The MOS is in the hands of cranks who bicker endlessly about the difference between hyphens, n-dashes and other minutiae and so drive off sensible editors. There are plenty of cranks who bicker about nationality too and so reorganising the topic along those lines would be a can-of-worms. Yasmin Warsame, for example, was born in Somalia and now works in various countries including Canada, France, Italy and the USA. WP:LISTN and WP:SAL indicate that we should base our lists upon reliable sources. Sources which correspond to the current structure have been produced in evidence above. We have no corresponding evidence for other types of structure. Warden (talk) 17:28, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Notlaw applies to all policies/guidelines equally, including those just linked to. Per WP:PG, "Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines are developed by the community to describe best practice, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of creating a free, reliable encyclopedia." Besides MOS:IDENTITY, that would include WP:ETHNICGROUP, which contains conventions on how to name Misplaced Pages articles about peoples, ethnicities and tribes: "How the group self-identifies should be considered If their autonym is commonly used in English, it would be the best article title Any terms regarded as derogatory by members of the ethnic group in question should be avoided." Autonym based ethnicity list titles, such as List of African American models, List of Nigerian models, etc., are thus more appropriate. Middayexpress (talk) 18:27, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • That doesn't appear to be the situation. The skin tones of the women vary greatly; some aren't particularly dark. But let's say for the sake of argument that that's correct and the list is about models with a particular skin colour. Where would that leave other dusky females in the profession, like the Indian model Lakshmi Menon? It's uncertain because the "black" skin tone in the title is undefined and ultimately subjective. Imagine a list where Japanese and European models are listed together solely based on their light skin tone. The effect would be the same and equally confusing and unencyclopedic. Middayexpress (talk) 15:05, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • "Black" is not an ethnic group. It's a grouping of peoples based on perceived ancestry, whether real or not. Latino is not equivalent to black here because there is no color component involved in that term. There are many Google hits to "white fashion models" as well , yet no List of white fashion models wikipedia page exists. And indeed there shouldn't be because WP:ETHNICGROUP, which contains conventions on peoples in general, instructs that: "How the group self-identifies should be considered If their autonym is commonly used in English, it would be the best article title Any terms regarded as derogatory by members of the ethnic group in question should be avoided." The autonym/endonym of several of the models in the list is not "black". It's instead their own actual ethnicity. This is why autonym/ethnicity based list titles, such as List of African American models, List of Nigerian models, etc., remain the most appropriate naming convention here. Middayexpress (talk) 19:33, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • With any form of categorisation there will be some difficult borderline cases. That doesn't detract from the fact that in the particular case of models it makes much more sense to categorise on the basis of reliably sourced external appearance rather than cultural or genetic heritage. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:54, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The particular, dark skin color alluded to is not actually the skin tone of several of the models in the list. It is also found in many different populations around the world. The latter especially isn't a borderline situation. Middayexpress (talk) 19:33, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • That's the point at where I start having concerns. Do we include only those models who have self-identified as black (in a manner that can be WP:V with WP:RS)? Do we arbitrarily include any model with African-American heritage? I can see the value in acknowledging the broad (and well-sourced) contribution of black men and women to the fashion modelling industry, but are we really going to just pick-and-chose who we consider to be black and list them? I see a few problems with that. Stalwart111 23:33, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
You use editorial judgment on things like this. You use common sense. You can obviously tell the difference between someone who is Indian, such as the before mentioned Lakshmi Menon , and someone who is black. Dream Focus 00:23, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
That's a link to the actress Lakshmi Menon, not the older model of the same name. The latter looks like certain women from the Horn of Africa specifically (e.g. ). So it does in many instances come down to subjectivity. Middayexpress (talk) 15:09, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
All classifications are subjective because they are man-made and so determined by particular people. For this reason, we base all our work upon reliable sources, rather than deciding for ourselves. As there are plenty of reliable sources which document this topic, we have no special difficulty in this case. The talk page for the article does not indicate that there has been any major disputes — nothing like the fighting over the spelling of Yoghourt, for example. Warden (talk) 15:48, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
There are also plenty of Google links to "white fashion models" , yet no List of white fashion models page exists. This brings us back to square one and WP:ETHNICGROUP: "How the group self-identifies should be considered If their autonym is commonly used in English, it would be the best article title Any terms regarded as derogatory by members of the ethnic group in question should be avoided." The autonym/endonym of several of the models in the list is not "black"; it's instead their own actual ethnicity. "Black" is an exonym. This is why autonym/ethnicity based list titles, such as List of African American models, List of Nigerian models, etc., remain the most appropriate naming convention here. Middayexpress (talk) 16:10, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
Another article not existing is not a reason to delete this one. You repeating yourself constantly doesn't prove your case. Dream Focus 16:21, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
If my replies are repetitive, that may be because what I'm responding to is repetitive and consistently ignores policy governing the issue. It obviously also does matter if this is literally the only wikipedia page on models classified according to a color based scheme. All of the other similar standalone lists, such as List of Pakistani models and List of South Korean models, are sorted according to autonym/ethnicity, as per WP:ETHNICGROUP. Middayexpress (talk) 16:35, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The category:lists of models shows them to be classified in various ways — by magazine cover seems to be a common way. These various ways are fine provided that the method of classification is to be found in sources per WP:LISTN. This is certainly the case for the list we discuss here and so we're good. Per WP:ALLORNOTHING, we are not required to sort models into some universal and uniform scheme. We just follow the sources. Warden (talk) 22:12, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • ALLORNOTHING and LISTN don't apply here because there are no other analogous lists on Misplaced Pages to begin with, and I don't believe there ever have been. This is literally the only list of models on the website, whether in Category:Lists of models or elsewhere, that is sorted according to skin color. All of the other lists of models that deal with identity, such as List of Nepalese models, are sorted according to ethnicity. Middayexpress (talk) 12:28, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, I'm sure no encyclopeadia wants to reinforce the facile myth that the world is made up of "black people" and "white people". Some might even regard such a popular dichotomy as racist. But I wonder whether, in the world of fashion, skin colour is generally seen as a more significant means of distinguishing between models, than is ethnicity. Even if it is, of course, we might be simply perpetuating an unfair discrimination if we mimic it here. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:37, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
The article Black people says "The term black people is an everyday English-language phrase, often used by native speakers of English to refer to people of Sub-Saharan African descent." That is what we are talking about, a race, not an actual skin pigmentation. Dream Focus 13:40, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Um yes, I kinda guessed we weren't talking about actual skin pigmentation. I was suggesting that the world of fashion prefers to see people as part of a race than as part of any particular ethnic group (shock, horror.. ) p.s. where are the men (and maybe there's a UK/US difference going on here?) Martinevans123 (talk) 13:52, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
The fashion world tends to see people in terms of "looks". So while one "look" is in one season, it could be out the next. That includes skin color, which is a more consistent trait amongst many of the concerned models than are facial features, bone structure, body type, hair form, etc.. (not to mention actual ancestry). Middayexpress (talk) 17:19, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
My point entirely. The question is, should we reflect that tendency? To make a (dubious but plausible) analogy - Misplaced Pages surely agrees that the geographical origins of a wine (as well as the grape variety) is quite important, but we still have articles for this and this. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:49, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, but there's no equivalent of the second link in this instance; just the first link. And where a wine is grown today may not necessarily have been where it originally evolved. Middayexpress (talk) 18:09, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
You are quite right. It's not a very brilliant analogy! But, as I think as you would agree, the fashion industry doesn't really care about the vinyard, or the grape, or the origin in the grape. In fact, they just want something that shows off the pretty label. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:21, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
Dream Focus: Do I understand you correctly now when you state that the list is about race and not models of a particular skin color (as Phil, among several others who voted against the deletion/redirect, clearly wrote)? Also note that the dark skin article states in its introduction that "people with very dark skin are often referred to as black" and that "the presence of dark skin is bad genetic marker even among African populations for example, dark-skinned Ethiopians share more genetic affinity with light-skinned Armenians and Norwegians, than with dark-skinned Bantu populations". The same could be said for the ancestry of many peoples from Somalia vs. other African populations (c.f. ). Middayexpress (talk) 17:19, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep based on past outcomes. This is the sort of list that we have had many arguments over, the end result of which has been to keep similar lists. The concept of a 'black model' is so well-accepted that it needs a list for our readers to comprehend the scope of that concept. Bearian (talk) 21:09, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Perry McCarthy. Courcelles 00:54, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way!

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Autobiography appears to fail the criteria specified at WP:NBOOK. Ks0stm 18:28, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Speedy deleted as indubitable collection of promotionality. Peridon (talk) 18:27, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Stratogent

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Obviously fails the notability policy; I haven't found any independent 3rd party source describing the company. Alfy32 (talk) 18:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Delete I have found nothing independent of the company itself, thus failing to be notable ---- nonsense ferret 18:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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Keep - Challenger to the AWS and Rackspace business model. http://www.siliconindia.com/magazine_articles/Stratogent_Taking_system_Hosting_and_Operations_to_New_Heights-BATJ602140745.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.136.150.113 (talk) 17:48, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
being a challenger to something doesn't fall within any of the notability guidelines that I can see - see WP:GNG. I think your argument will have more weight if you can align it to these guidelines in terms of establishing notability of this company. You are likely to wish to refer specifically to WP:CORPDEPTH.---- nonsense ferret 19:51, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • a comprehensive, end-to-end operator of mission-critical software applications....
  • ...differentiates its services by providing a blend of hosting and managed services taking responsibility for all layers of the IT environment. They offer datacenter managed services specifically customized to their customers' IT support needs. They design, implement, and sustain mission critical applications and infrastructure 24x7 by becoming an extension of their customers' IT team. Thus, their customers can enjoy a collaborative and personalized experience and are assured on industry best practices. Stratogent manages entire IT footprint or a specified area by assuming 100% responsibility including the coordination of vendors, patching, and weekend/afterhours monitoring.
  • ....provides overall leadership and strategic direction. Chetan bootstrapped Stratogent and grew it to a multimillion dollar profitable business. He brings 20 years of experience managing business units and large scale technology on all continents.
The rest of the article is like that too. When the text is this floridly non-neutral and the entire article would require a top to bottom rewrite, it's too early to talk about notability. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 03:35, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Oxford University Chess Club. MBisanz 00:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

List of officers of the Oxford University Chess Club

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Non-notable offices/positions, basically per Fram's comment on the talk page a while back. Ks0stm 18:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete - fails on several points, as a list of people it fails to meet the requirements of WP:LISTPEOPLE. Most of the people on the list are entirely non-notable and, furthermore, unverifiable because much of the sourcing is using original research in old papers. *If* it is possible to verify their membership in a published source, maybe at best the notable members could be listed on Oxford University Chess Club. This is the sort of research that should be published on the club website, rather than Misplaced Pages. Sionk (talk) 19:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete - I do not think we need this level of detail. Also, most of the people are not notable otherwise. It is more appropriate for the club's website. Bubba73 19:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete, a non notable position held by a number of notable people and many non notable ones. A redirect with a minimal merge (only listing the truly notable ones) is also acceptable. Fram (talk) 07:53, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to Vinita Park, Missouri. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Mayor of Vinita Park, Missouri

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Mayor of a town of 1,880 people is not a notable office. Ks0stm 18:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Redirect to Vinita Park, Missouri. Definitely not article-worthy, but there's nothing wrong with the title itself, and it will be marginally useful if we mention the current mayor (and past mayors, if we can find a source) at the city's article. Nyttend (talk) 18:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete no content worth including -- the "city:" has a population of only 1810. If we had a local wikipedia, this would possibly be relevant content, but its otherwise of much too narrow intetrest. DGG ( talk ) 03:01, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to FC Seoul Reserves and Academy#U-14 Team - Osan Middle School FC. MBisanz 00:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Osan Middle School FC

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Children's football team, not notable. C679 17:37, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete - no evidence of notability. GiantSnowman 09:15, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Never Delete - No evidence of notability. I explain that Osan Middles School FC is not just children's football team. This team is FC Seoul's U-14 and U-16 youth team and competed youth league from this year. Becaused This team launched this year, contents are not enough. Please wait.

I have a question. Why do you stalk FC Seoul articles or Non English country's Football stuff? There are many not notable articles about American football. As you know, America football only popular in America. But why English wiki user admit them and only attack Non English country's articls? If you serch this category, you can find many not notable american football team. Also contents are very few. http://en.wikipedia.org/Category:Defunct_American_football_teams Please should be fair to all country's articles.

Non English country's User can't win deletion debate. Because Mother tongue is not English and few user. Please take it easy. Remain them and many people will improve this articel. If not, then delete.Footwiks (talk) 09:41, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Can you show how this article meets notability guidelines? Probably not, because not a lot of youth teams from middle schools are the topic of multiple independent reliable sources. C679 11:29, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. Not necessarily a bad-faith AfD, per se, but more a misguided one. This is a content dispute and the place to discuss that is at the article's talk page, not at AfD. The Bushranger One ping only 19:04, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Jingle Cats

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An article that has recently had around 80% blanked by TheRedPenOfDoom (talk · contribs) as " not acceptable", "advertorial" and "not sourced". Rather than this undiscussed blanking by the back door (same editor just did Marvin Suggs and Cat organ too) then let's discuss this out in the open at AfD, as we're supposed to. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • WP:POINT much? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment It looks like the nom is making a good-faith nomination; I don't see any evidence of him trying to disrupt Misplaced Pages to make a point, as discussed in WP:POINT. At the same time, AfD is for discussing whether articles deserve to be in Misplaced Pages at all; the nomination is about a content dispute and contains no assertions of valid reasons for deletion. Thus the AfD nomination is flawed and should likely be withdrawn. Such content disputes are best handled on the talk page of the article. If the stakeholders cannot come to a consensus on the talk page, then dispute resolution, as described in WP:DISPUTE, might be called for. Good luck to both of you, Mark viking (talk) 21:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I don't believe nominations are essential at AfD because, "You may wish to delete this and if there is consensus to do so then away it goes" is always implicit. I'm just bringing it to others' attention – my own opinion might highlight a non-obvious issue, but never any more than that. A nominator's opinion doesn't carry any extra weight.
This isn't a content dispute. Just trimming a paragraph or two might have been, but here we're talking about an article being filleted of all encyclopedic prose, such that there's nothing left bar the record titles and a fail per WP:NOTDIR. It's quite hard to point the finger at why such an article should be deleted, when there's so little 'article' left to even delete!
I favour keeping the article, as it was initially. I cannot justify keeping the filleted article, as there's just nothing left. Mostly though, I don't believe individual editors should be blanking articles like this without going through AfD or similar discussion (Marvin Suggs too). That's too much like an "I know best and damn the rest of you" rejection of consensus. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:47, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
trimming, fileting, or going through with a machete to remove unsourced and promotional content requires no permission nor AfD. It is action that is specifically sanctioned by policy. If you dont like it, you may try and gain consensus to change policy or you may wish to be a part of some other project on the web that is not trying to develop an encyclopedia and thus does not have such requirements. And Mr. Dingley has been warned of creating such retaliatory AfDs -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 17:56, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I think it's generally more constructive and collaborative to help to search for supporting sources, or even to add tags and ask for help from other editors, than to immediately start chopping material out in strict adherence with policy. No-one is saying that the rules are wrong, just that they can sometimes be applied in a more helpful way. And I really don't think threats and warnings, with well-respected and established editors, are a very good idea either. By the way, Jingle Cats looks very interesting. So, thanks Andy. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:04, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. No prejudice against recreation if notability can be proven. The Bushranger One ping only 22:40, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

IronmongeryDirect

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Fails WP:CORPDEPTH. Promotional article that is sourced with press releases only. Google News search did not turn up anything better. Logical Cowboy (talk) 16:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete - yeah, everything I could find was either a re-printed press release or an advertorial. The company seems to be quite upfront about that and almost all list the company as the "source" or "author". The three provided as sources for the article are among the few that seem to have been written by people not directly connected to the organisation, which is a start, but they still seem to be (essentially) re-prints of company announcements. I'm not seeing anything that would suggest the company has had the sort of significant impact on industry or depth of coverage that would help the subject meet WP:CORPDEPTH. Certainly not the sort of egregious promo-spam we're used to seeing, but I still don't think notability has been adequately established. Stalwart111 00:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Keep -- I will agree that this is a bad article, but what is the threshold for a compmny being significant. We have articles on many high street chains, but manufacturers and wholesalers tend to have a lower profile, so that they less easily get articles, though they may be economically at least as significant. This apparetnly has a tunrover of £18M. We do not have statements about capitalisation (or net assets) or profits, which might be a better test. But where does the boundary lie? Peterkingiron (talk) 17:50, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. There seems to be a general agreement that this article shouldn't stay as it is, but no agreement on exactly what to do about it. Discussions about conversion to a list (or other solutions) can continue on the article's talk page. Renominate for deletion in a few months if desired. — Mr. Stradivarius 15:51, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Styles of silat

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Article is superfluous with content being able to be merged to main article. Full of non-authoritative references, article style poor, no clarity on the article. — billinghurst sDrewth 05:16, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment I am not sure deletion is the answer here. Merging definatly is not. Articles like these often serve a purpose in that they redirect the clutter away from the main article - which is also in danger of degenerating. That said the article needs a serious re-write.Peter Rehse (talk) 13:28, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Another Comment I say be bold and convert the entire article to a List with no text (like List of Martial arts). Right now vast sections are copy pasted from elsewhere making it a copyright issue.Peter Rehse (talk) 13:44, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
Comment I agree--make this article into a list. If any of the styles are notable, then create separate articles on them. Jakejr (talk) 05:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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  • Comment I'm not sure whether to vote to delete this article or convert it into a list. I am sure that this article shouldn't remain as it is. Large parts of it are unsourced. I think a list might be more useful than outright deletion. Papaursa (talk) 22:06, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep Teaching about the different styles of popular martial arts is well within the ambition of an encyclopedia. I suggest we keep the page: perhaps this debate will have encouraged editors to clean-up the article, remove unreferenced comments, add a well-deserved general/historical description and references, and improve the style. Transforming the article into a list and thus deleting large portions of its contents seems a bit drastic. Alfy32 (talk) 19:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Welcome to Misplaced Pages! As a new editor you might want to read some of WP's basic guidelines. In particular I'd recommend the ones on notability WP:N, reliable sources WP:RS, and verifiability WP:V. As for your comments on this particular aritcle, I would point out that it's been tagged as needing sources for 6 years so I doubt this discussion will have any impact. The only recent additions are for the section on pencak silat and that style already has its own article. That's my point--if a style has sources it should have its own article and if there aren't any sources it doesn't meet the criteria to be on Misplaced Pages. This article just lumps everything together, including the styles that already have their own articles. A list might be useful, but largely unsourced sections do not show notability. Mdtemp (talk) 15:21, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. There are a number of sources provided by a number of editors to indicate the meeting of significant coverage requirements, according to consensus. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:26, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Windows Media Encoder

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Hi. This article is not notable as it does not supply evidence significant coverage in reliable secondary sources. Looks like a discontinued piece of Microsoft software that never took off. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 16:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep: Is notable:
  • as Microsoft software that was available and current at one time; still available for download;
  • Microsoft still makes patches available;
  • used by a significant number of users. See Google search for "Windows Media Encoder", about a million hits (first few pages are artificially promoted download sites, but plenty of users), plenty in last year. Random things by users: .
May need more text asserting notability - that could be discussed in article's Talk page - but shouldn't be deleted.
Pol098 (talk) 17:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep: The article definitely needs to be improved, but significant coverage in reliable secondary sources does exist and thus the article has potential. A Google Books search returned multiple results that appear reliable, including a review published in PC Magazine. I would also note that this software appears to have been more popular about a decade ago than it is currently, so recommended places to look for additional sources with significant coverage are computer magazines and books from the late 90s / early 2000s. --Mike Agricola (talk) 18:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Hi. This is called "passing coverage". Per WP:GNG, we need significant coverage. Please find sources that can actually be used in the article to verify its contents (although I know that you cannot; I tried.) Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 07:26, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The review linked by Mike is most certainly significant, not passing, coverage, as are many of the first few dozen of those Google Books results. Please don't imagine that your failure to find usable sources means that nobody else will be capable of doing so. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:28, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I looked a bit further afield and found three additional sources which I consider to contain reliable, significant, independent, coverage. In my estimation, further investigation could uncover yet more sources:
(1) PC Magazine (November 7, 2000): An entire review discussing Windows Media Encoder 7.
(2) Tech Review: What's New in Windows Media Encoder 7 was published in Streaming Media. The site's "About" appear to indicate that it's a mainstream online media outlet. WP:RSFS states that online media articles are "generally accepted as a reliable source of software-related information."
(3) Hands-On Guide to Windows Media (CRC Press): Chapter 6 is entitled "Encoding for Windows Media". Based upon the Google Books preview, it appears largely dedicated to a discussion of Windows Media Encoder. --Mike Agricola (talk) 19:20, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Hi.
I hope I did not make you uncomfortable with my replies. In a last AfD, I nominated an article for GNG, everyone came and said "Keep" and I said nothing (I thought "okay, if community has consensus...") until people started taking potshots at me in addition to saying "Keep". So, I thought I'd better get a little more verbal. So, I just say this once: In my humble opinion, this amount of coverage for a Microsoft product is not enough. And now, I will be silent and let community decide. If it is kept in the end, it is excellent.
Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 07:35, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment - Before I choose my verdict, I would like to see whether anyone considers and confer notability. Although according to the Google search this has been covered pretty widely in the past, many of the references are quickly dying, and already the ZDNet results are dead.--Jasper Deng (talk) 00:34, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
is a reliable source with significant coverage; InformIT is owned by Pearson, an academic and educational publisher (and is independent of Microsoft). I'm not sure about though as it's more of a "how to" guide and I'm not very familiar with broadcastnewsroom.com. I came across some additional sources including a review published by ZDNet Belgium (in Dutch). Jon Udell's columns in InfoWorld have also repeatedly discussed it (e.g. here, here, and here).
It may also be worth mentioning that "notability is not temporary; once a topic has been the subject of 'significant coverage' in accordance with the general notability guideline, it does not need to have ongoing coverage" (WP:N#TEMP). I've also participated in some video-game related AfDs where consensus held that significant coverage in twenty year old printed magazines satisfied WP:GNG even though the games in question received very little current attention in reliable media sources. Admittedly this is my first time participating in a (non video-game) software AfD, but it does seem to me that WP:NSOFT inclusion criterion #1 ("discussed in reliable sources as significant in its particular field") is met. --Mike Agricola (talk) 15:05, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep I'm convinced of notability by sources found in books, including several such as The Technology of Video and Audio Streaming that are not MS-specific. And it has been a component over several server iterations. It may well be on the way out, but I think the implicit idea that it has to be current is a red herring. Even if it were discontinued tomorrow, I would say it meets the notability threshold. Whether there is enough to say about it however is a different matter. I could perhaps support a merge, maybe to Windows Media Services. Mcewan (talk) 17:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. ·Add§hore· 09:34, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Dublin Samaritans

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Notability: Dublin Samaritans is not notable of itself, and everything that is notable about it is already covered in the more-thorough article Samaritans (charity).

See also Talk:Samaritans (charity)#Articles of individual Samaritans branches (specifically Dublin Samartians) -- Avapoet (talk) 15:53, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Delete. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 03:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

List of the fastest finishes in mixed martial arts contests

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Original research in its entirely. LlamaAl (talk) 14:21, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Rocky McCord

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Non-notable actor. Only one reference recorded even in IMDB. Other searches aren't revealing anything for him. (Contested PROD) NtheP (talk) 13:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was keep. This seems to be becoming a haven for solid H20 Spartaz 16:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Chameleon (film)

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Completing nomination for 122.17.60.88, rationale is as follows: The film may not meet the criteria of WP:GNG, because it has not received significant coverage in reliable sources. Also, it does not seem to satisfy WP:NOTFILM#Other evidence of notability. I have no opinion. Hut 8.5 13:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Weak delete Keep I'm really struggling to find any source for this film, which appears to be non-notable. I suspect there must be something in print from the time of release, but aside from a couple of things of uncertain length in Google Books snippet view, not a popular movie. Maybe newspaper libraries would show more, but the NY Times and LA Times have articles online from this period and I can't see anything in there. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I formerly voted delete, but others did better than me at finding sources. This appears to now meet WP:NOTFILM. Good work. --Colapeninsula (talk) 17:23, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy Close. Per AN/I discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=534361536#Proposal_2 Monty845 18:47, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Jim Zumbo

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Non notable person, fails WP:GNG IronKnuckle (talk) 12:41, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Comment The present article's a mess. His notability would lie in his TV series and 20+ books, not in a controversy where he annoyed a few people who like hunting with assault rifles. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:10, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I agree the article is a mess. Which is why it should not be on wikipedia. IronKnuckle (talk) 13:12, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
You have your right to your opinion, and I have the right to disagree. I gave my reasons in the nomination. IronKnuckle (talk) 16:29, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. Calling "The New Yorker" a primary source indicates that this is not a good-faith nomination SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:26, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non notable deceased person who fails WP:GNG. Article lacks sources, and the sources it does have are primary sources. IronKnuckle (talk) 12:37, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Well it may be questionable, but it is in good faith. Some people think it should be kept, and other's believe it should be deleted. IronKnuckle (talk) 16:16, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW. Editor has been blocked for disruptive editing over AfD nominations. (non-admin closure) Mkdw 18:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Nicholas Spaeth

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Non notable person, fails WP:GNG, poorly sourced article. IronKnuckle (talk) 12:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Move to Death of Nataline Sarkisyan. If there is a desire to rename or merge into Cigna please discuss on the article's talk page. J04n(talk page) 11:47, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Nataline Sarkisyan

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This is not notable. There are no sources for the key information about this case. Pizzamancer (talk) 12:29, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Comment I notice that there are a couple of dead links in the references, but have you checked the other 18 sources before you wrote that there are "no sources"? If not, what do you mean by "the key information"? --Dweller (talk) 12:52, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Specifically - When did the claim get denied? and what/who's insurance was she covered under? Kind of key details here.Pizzamancer (talk) 13:01, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Those sound like article improvement issues, not arguments against notability. --Dweller (talk) 13:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect. I've already discussed on the talk page why I don't see the young lady as notable. The case may be notable in the history of the company, but she was not notable as in individual. I believe WP:ONEEVENT applies here. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:12, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Now that is a deletion argument. --Dweller (talk) 13:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
There's merit in citing ONEEVENT here, but the case seems to be notable in and of itself, so I don't think the article should be redirected (or deleted!), but rather renamed to a title that shows the article as a case, not a biography. --Dweller (talk) 13:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • That suggestion was raised on the talk page. Again, I'd lean towards redirect to the company article and put it under the existing controversy section. Truthfully, I think the info will be found there (the Cigna article) more often than in a bio about her or about the case. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:39, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment - Beautiful girl, sad story but does not seem notable enough as it is. I am stuck between the above two users' ideas. I think it should be part of a general (or special) healthcare/insurance article or be presented as a "case" of shortcomings of the concerned system; but certainly not as an article on a personality. PBUH. --E4024 (talk) 21:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • As I mentioned at the article talk page, counting hits or saying "it's mentioned here" isn't helpful. The standard here is not if it has been covered. The standard for a bio is if the individual has had significant coverage hereself, normally for more than one event. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:18, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Hey, you're the nominator, you don't "vote" twice like this. BTW, your nomination is completely wrong in suggesting there are "no sources" for the key facts in the case. There are many sources, the article simply needs improvements.--Milowent 15:48, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
  • In fairness, I've seen some AfD's where people actually claimed that a nomination doesn't necessarily count as a delete !vote. Sounds silly to me, but it was actually asserted. Niteshift36 (talk) 15:55, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment This doesn't have to do with the media and tabloids necessarily. This is concerning Medical Reform, a huge issue in America. This incident has been taken up by politicians and social activists voluntarily. This does not mean the issue was raised only for the sake of awareness. Proudbolsahye (talk) 00:59, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Yes, it is a huge issue, but this article isn't about the issue. This article is about a single young woman. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:18, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • You hit the nail on the head. The very reason this article should be deleted. The discussion about medical reform is under medical reform. There is one line about how her family spoke out about a senator, and that is as close to the discussion of medical reform as this article gets.Pizzamancer (talk) 10:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Comment - outright deletion here is woefully incorrect, due to the sheer amount of news coverage, and the level of discussion about this case; I'm not sure if the article should be fully merged to Cigna#Ethics, renamed to Death of Nataline Sarkisyan, or kept as-is (the latter two pending further expansion, of course). I'd probably go for the middle option if pushed to make a choice. Lukeno94 (talk) 21:58, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
  • move to "death of Nataline Sarkisyan" Certainly a BLP1E, but also seems there are enough sources for an event article. Hobit (talk) 02:08, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep Ample media coverage. If her death did help get a law passed on the national level about health care, then its certainly notable. Just rename it, as others have suggested, and its fine. Dream Focus 07:27, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Arbitrarily0  22:14, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Cássio Ferreira

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This player fails WP:GNG (due to lack of significant coverage) and WP:NFOOTBALL (as he hasn't yet played in a fully-proessional league - simply being contracted to a club is not enough). Please note the BLPPROD issue was raised at WT:AN by the article creator. GiantSnowman 12:24, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy keep. Bad-faith nomination. Drmies (talk) 18:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Bob Ricker

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Non notable deceased person who fails WP:GNG. Article lacks sources. IronKnuckle (talk) 12:23, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Does he pass the WP:GNG? IronKnuckle (talk) 16:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
If he's received significant coverage in multiple third-party sources (in this case, PBS, the New York Times and the Huffington Post), then yes, he meets the general guideline. ★ Bald Zebra ★  16:26, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Then why were there so few sources? Notable articles should have ALOT of sources, do you agree? IronKnuckle (talk) 16:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
"A lot" is subjective. Typically, 3-5 is enough to sway people to believe it meets the WP:GNG. Sergecross73 msg me 16:50, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep. A lack of sources is not cause for deletion. If there is evidence to suggest that there are no sources to be found, that's different. Here, we have several reliable sources added to the article since its nomination, and those sources are sufficient to show some notability. UltraExactZZ ~ Did 17:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Snow keep. (I'm involved with the voting, so if any admin wants to undo this and give me a slap, I give full consent for them to do so.) Ritchie333 17:24, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non notable actress/athlete, fails WP:ATHLETE, WP:NSPORT, and WP:GNG, article is poorly sourced and has primary sources. IronKnuckle (talk) 12:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Comment Actually she was nominated for failing 3 wikipedia policies for notability. IronKnuckle (talk) 13:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
How does someone with detailed coverage in multiple articles in reliable sources fail WP:GNG? --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
How does she pass WP:ATHLETE WP:NSPORT? IronKnuckle (talk) 13:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment She only needs to pass one notability criteria for inclusion. Please check WP:BEFORE and try not to use AfD for WP:POVPUSH. Mass nominations only add to the AfD backlog we have. Funny 14:09, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I dont believe she passes any of them, which is why I nominated this article for deletion, no need for unnecessary pages like this on wikipedia. BTW Funny, please assume good faith. IronKnuckle (talk) 14:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Please read WP:COMPETENCE before using WP:AGF. Keep Passes WP:GNG based on the BBC reference and the sources Colapeninsula previously found. Funny 17:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SK #2. Editor has been blocked for disruptive editing over AfD nominations. (non-admin closure) Mkdw 18:36, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non notable lawyer, fails WP:GNG. IronKnuckle (talk) 12:09, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW. Editor has been blocked for disruptive editing over AfD nominations. (non-admin closure) Mkdw 18:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Paul Helmke

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Non notable person, poorly sourced article, primary sources, fails WP:GNG IronKnuckle (talk) 12:06, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Please explain... IronKnuckle (talk) 17:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
And look, you were just blocked, too bad too sad. sniffle.--Milowent 17:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. Per SNOW and common sense. Drmies (talk) 18:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non notable gun control advocate, fails WP:GNG, poorly sourced. IronKnuckle (talk) 11:58, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Comment And what would make him an expert? Expert on what per say? What policy based reason should this article be kept? I dont think because you think he is an "expert" cuts it. IronKnuckle (talk) 13:10, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Because he's notable due to coverage in several media articles, as I said in the above comment. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Are they reliable sources? IronKnuckle (talk) 13:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes. --Colapeninsula (talk) 15:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
* Comment How so? 16:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IronKnuckle (talkcontribs)
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The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW. Editor has been blocked for disruptive editing over AfD nominations. (non-admin closure) Mkdw 18:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Million Mom March

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Non notable event, fails WP:GNG, article only has one source and it's a primary source. IronKnuckle (talk) 11:49, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep - the article may be poorly sourced right now but the subject is clearly notable, mostly due to the large turnout and media coverage that it received at the time. A quick look in the article's history shows there were more references which have been removed for one reason or another. Searching Google produces 118000 ghits including articles posted by Time and Huffington Post. ★ Bald Zebra ★  16:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment Does it have lasting significance? IronKnuckle (talk) 16:07, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Notability is not temporary - it doesn't matter whether it received media coverage yesterday or 13 years ago. ★ Bald Zebra ★  16:21, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment: At the very least the article needs cleaning to remove promotional phrases such as "the enthusiasm didn't last long".Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 16:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Snow Keep - Has clearly received significant coverage in many independent reliable sources. For starters, click on the GNews link at top, then read some of the articles from the search results therein. Passes WP:N. Northamerica1000 17:30, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep. The article has gone through an almost complete re-write, as the previous incarnation was more than a little promotional in favor of the group. It's not nearly complete, as there's a lot that needs to be added in. The criticism section needs to be more fully fleshed out, as does the history section. I know that it's still active, but through the Brady Campaign. MMMs are still being held in other states, so it's still active. As far as lasting significance, I found a University of Mississippi book that has over 20 pages devoted solely to the MMM and was published in 2011. It looks to be quite thorough, so if anyone wants to flip through the GBooks bit and flesh out the article accordingly, this would be a good source to work with. But as far as notability goes, it's notable. It just needed and still needs work.Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 17:34, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. "Poorly sourced", when the first words in the first reference, a Washington Post article, are "Mary Leigh Blek"? SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:01, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non notable person, fails WP:GNG, poorly sourced article. IronKnuckle (talk) 11:43, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Keep. Poorly sourced? The article cites the Washington Post and PBS, both reliable sources. If the Bell campaign is as large as claimed, then she is notable as the cofounder. IronKnuckle, why have you nominated so many pro-gun control articles for deletion? I think you went through the gun-control articles hunting for ones that you could try to delete. Howicus (talk) 13:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment Please assume good faith Howicus, I only want to clean up unnessesary articles on wikipedia. There is only 4 sources to this article. IronKnuckle (talk) 14:00, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
It's not bad faith, the article seemed inadequate and unimprovable. IronKnuckle (talk) 15:47, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SK #2 and WP:POLITICIAN; United States Assistant Attorney General. Editor has been blocked for disruptive editing over AfD nominations. (non-admin closure) Mkdw 18:40, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Eleanor D. Acheson

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Non notable lawyer who fails WP:GNG IronKnuckle (talk) 11:38, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy keep. Clearly notable, obvious bad-faith nomination Acroterion (talk) 15:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Americans for Democratic Action

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Non notable organization, fails WP:GNG, poorly sourced, short article not worthy of a page on wikipedia. IronKnuckle (talk) 11:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Speedy Close. Per AN/I discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=534361536#Proposal_2 Monty845 18:49, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Americans for Gun Safety Foundation

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Non notable gun control defunct organization, poorly sourced short article, fails WP:GNG IronKnuckle (talk) 11:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Thats a good idea! IronKnuckle (talk) 17:06, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy Close. Per AN/I discussion https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=534361536#Proposal_2 Monty845 18:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Americans for Responsible Solutions

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Non notable gun control organization/super PAC, poorly sourced, using primary sources, fails WP:GNG article is too short. IronKnuckle (talk) 11:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy keep. SNOW, and bad-faith nomination. Drmies (talk) 18:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non notable gun control organization, fails WP:GNG, uses primary sources. IronKnuckle (talk) 11:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep While I disagree with their politics, it would seem that they do meet WP:GNG. I would agree that refs in the article could be improved, but that should not be too hard, and is not a reason to delete the entire article. A simple Google search shows that this group is widely cited in the media, so their positions can be divined from these statements. EricSerge (talk) 13:53, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Can you clarify what steps you took in trying to find a way to improve it? I don't see you making a single edit to the article beyond the nomination. Seems like you came to that conclusion awfully fast. Sergecross73 msg me 16:01, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm a quick thinker, but I thoroughly analyzed it before taking action. IronKnuckle (talk) 16:06, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
That's not a real answer. What steps beyond "thinking" did you do? Sergecross73 msg me 16:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I analyzed it against wikipedia policy and made up my mind. IronKnuckle (talk) 16:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
If that's all the detail you can go into, it's pretty clear you're bluffing or making this up as you go along. Your explanation has all the depth of "My dog ate my homework". Sergecross73 msg me 16:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Studies? What studies? Where? and by whom? Why wasnt this in the article? IronKnuckle (talk) 17:03, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW. Editor has been blocked for disruptive nominations and editing. (non-admin closure) Mkdw 18:55, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Josh Sugarmann

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Non notable gun control advocate, fails WP:GNG, poorly sourced, self published sources. IronKnuckle (talk) 10:58, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. MBisanz 00:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Non-notable sorority. Very small, no real national presence; only 5 chapters nationwide, not recognized by National Panhellenic Conference or any national Greek umbrella organization affiliation. Fails general notability guideline and WP:ORG. GrapedApe (talk) 12:58, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. — Mr. Stradivarius 15:54, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

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Unremarkable musician. Fails WP:GNG. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 05:38, 19 December 2012 (UTC) Delicious carbuncle (talk) 05:38, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

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Just because the article was created by User:YfinDiscos and he released an album on the label Y Fin Discos? I'm sure that's simply coincidence! Dr. Livingstone, supongo did release an album on a Spanish subsidiary of Warners, which is the reason I'm not saying non-notable right now. --Colapeninsula (talk) 22:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. MBisanz 03:11, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

I've deleted the article, as per this close. Note that it was tagged in May 2012 for a transwiki over to the English Wiktionary - though that does not appear to have happened. If someone plans to transwiki this article, leave a message on my talk page or at WP:REFUND and someone will get you a copy. UltraExactZZ ~ Did 16:04, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Swadesh list of Lezgic languages

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This page was created over three years ago to be in the style of Swadesh list of Slavic languages, which has both a list and some prose covering the phonological history of the language family in question. In those three years, not even the list element has been completed. The page has been marked to be transwikied to Wiktionary, but there's no actual content to transfer since the lexical items on this page are in IPA transcription. — Ƶ§œš¹ 15:51, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

I am also nominating the following related page for the same reason:

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  • Delete, no evidence that the topic (not the languages, but the Swadesh list of it) is a notable topic in itself. Fram (talk) 09:30, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep or move to Wiktionary. This is something that could have been placed in the Lezgic languages article, but IMO it's easier for the reader if it's split off. There are lots of these Swadesh lists on WP, and perhaps they should all be moved to Wk, with appropriate links from WP articles. That's what we decided to do w all Swadesh lists back in 2006. Any reason to think consensus has changed?
I don't understand the comment that the IPA is not content. Is there consensus at Wk that IPA entries is inappropriate? — kwami (talk) 01:45, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Actually, there are only three Swadesh list articles on WP (two of which are covered in this nomination). I've never seen IPA-only entries at Wiktionary for languages that have writing systems. Is that really a place for them? — Ƶ§œš¹ 02:19, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
It is my understanding that Wiktionary generally uses standard orthographies (e.g. Devanagari for Hindi, Latin for English, etc.), but may also include phonetic transcription or Latin transliteration in Swadesh lists. Cnilep (talk) 01:57, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
I don't see any IPA-only columns for languages that have writing systems, though I suppose if Wiktionary will take our little red-headed step-child they can take it. It would have to be manually inserted though, since it's too big for a bot to do it. — Ƶ§œš¹ 02:38, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. MBisanz 00:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Fails WP:BIO. Osenton does not meet notability guidelines. Very few secondary sources, and those that exist are passing references at best. The article on his theory of "Innovation Saturation" was already deleted per WP:SOAP. Many of the edits to this page were done by the subject himself, also failing WP:COI PianoDan (talk) 03:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

That argument makes no sense. You don't delete an article just because the sourcing is inadequate: you improve the sourcing. --Colapeninsula (talk) 17:57, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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Why? There are many publishers of magazines that are not themselves notable. Which portion of WP:BIO does he satisfy? PianoDan (talk) 01:37, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Weak Keep Just about notable as an author for the three books. Being published by the FT carries a certain weight. Taken together with the Sporting News thing, I am just about persuaded. Mcewan (talk) 11:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Merely writing books does not make you notable if those books have not received adequate coverage in secondary sources. PianoDan (talk) 13:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to University of Florida#Career placement. Content was WP:BOLDly merged to the target; given the !vote, low participation, and attribution requirements, closing this as redirect seems the logical result at this point. (It's worth noting that redirects take up less server space than deletion.) The Bushranger One ping only 09:51, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

University of Florida Career Resource Center

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That this was ranked as good by Princeton Review doesn't mean the resource center gets to have its own article. I've never seen an article on a notable career resource center, and this is not one that deserves it. Drmies (talk) 05:19, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Redirect. Subject is clearly notable based on the results of a simple Google News search and the WP:GNG criteria, but I question whether there is enough general interest encyclopedic content to justify a stand-alone article. Any encyclopedic content not already duplicated by the J. Wayne Reitz Student Union or main University of Florida articles should be merged to the main University of Florida article, with a section-specific redirect to the same. Career placement is a key function of the university worthy of mention in the main article. As for the subject not being "worth a redirect," I gently remind Andrew that redirects are cheap (see essay "Misplaced Pages:Redirects are cheap"). Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 09:23, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Redirect. Should be redirected to an appropriate article. Information provided is informative and notable according to Princeton Review. Jccort (talk) 13:43, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Either delete or redirect to J. Wayne Reitz Union, per nom and Jccort. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:19, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete Not even worth redirection. A routine student service center at a university. The fact that the center exists is in the main article, and that's all the content needed. it's not a reasonable search term, so no need of a redirection. Redirects are cheap, but redirects when there's no significant information are confusing and have a negative value. DGG ( talk ) 03:11, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment. In the spirit of BRD, and given that no one is advocating that we keep this subject as a stand-alone article, I have taken the liberty of merging the content to a two-paragraph section within the main University of Florida article, which is where it probably should have gone in the first place. Given the relatively trivial difference between a redirect and deletion at this point, may I suggest that we close this AfD and move one to more meaningful AfD discussions? Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 22:30, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. — Mr. Stradivarius 09:38, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

International Turnkey systems

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Under (G11) this page may qualify for deletion, as it seems very much like advertising. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Manager (talk) 22:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

By the way, I came across International Turnkey systems as I was testing Special:NewPagesFeed and that's why I'm logged in under my Wikimedia Foundation account, but I don't mean to imply that the WMF Officially Believes that this page ought to be deleted. Sorry for any such implications. Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Manager (talk) 22:50, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Probable delete The refs generally aren't to independent and reliable sources: the Zawya article is a press release, and most refs are to Bobsguide, which may not be a reliable source - it seems to be a marketplace/sales network so its write-ups on companies in the network would not be independent. One ref was in Arabic which I don't read, and another's to a Gartner report which costs money but might be reliable, but based on what I could read I can't see evidence of notability. --Colapeninsula (talk) 02:31, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete - Not notable --Sue Rangell 08:40, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Any discussion about merging the article can be provided at its talk page, using proposed mergers. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:33, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

2012 Istanbul rally to commemorate the Khojaly massacre

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WP:POVFORK of Khojaly massacre, created to advance a particular viewpoint. The rally had a very limited impact and I don't think that rallies of such level deserve standalone articles. Brandmeister 14:13, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

The racist commentary during the rally is what made the rally significant anyways. I don't believe if it were for the racist slogans and chants that the rally would even matter to the Turkish press and the international community. Therefore, the article of the rally must stay and its racist chants and slogans shall stay as well so readers can see. Proudbolsahye (talk) 15:42, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The pretext of this AFD is apparently "The rally had a very limited impact". The article clearly states that "The European Union raised concerns regarding the racist slogans. A statement by the European Commission urged Turkey and its media to ..." An EU statement demonstrates this AFD context to be false - it did have an impact. My real concern is that it is yet another PoV magnet, witness the deterioration of a neutral article by the edits of 8 January, but that is not a reason to delete it. Chienlit (talk) 16:28, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Apart from WP:POVFORK, the article continues to have serious issues of WP:NPOVD and WP:DISPUTED about its content. Apart from this, the event was not historically significant, as to justify an article about it. Noraton (talk) 06:45, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
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keep/merge scertainly not delete. Notable and we do not CENSOR. The article needs cleaning up and organising but hat is not reason to delete.Lihaas (talk) 06:54, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

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Keep A well-sourced, notable event. Shortcomings of the article may be eliminated easily. We should all work on it. --E4024 (talk) 15:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Weak keep. Seems to be notable enough under WP:EVENT, although it's of course too early to say anything about. It could of course be covered in another article, but I don't really agree with the WP:POVFORK claim of the original nominator, since it does cover a specific event. Tomas e (talk) 16:00, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:37, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Levan Razmadze

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M-1 Megaton is currently a joke. Fails WP:GNG PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 14:08, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

*Delete Clearly fails WP:NMMA, however I don't know how mentioning the Judo affects it. We had another article that clearly failed MMA notability but couldn't get a consensus on it because of 1 sentence regarding participating in Sumo. In my opinion if somebody want to claim that another sport gives a person notability then they need to include some details in the article that supports that. To me it's like writing up an article on somebody like Matt Mittrone that talks about his NFL career, with 1 sentence saying he participates in MMA, and then claiming he passes notability for MMA. So, if you are going to claim notability for Judo, I suggest adding a couple paragraphs abot his Judo career. Willdawg111 (talk) 23:01, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Neutral I am changing my opinion from Delete to neutral because there was more information added. As this clearly fails MMA notability, but it may in fact no pass Judo notability, I suggest this be kicked over to whatever project is evaulating Judo so that it can get a fair debate. Willdawg111 (talk) 03:01, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete - Fails WP:NMMA. --LlamaAl (talk) 23:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep - I added some content about his Judo career like Willdawg111 wanted. Should pass WP:WPMA/N as he has competed in significant international competitions and won numerous medals. Also may pass WP:NOLYMPICS, although he didn't technically "compete" but was an Olympic alternate. Luchuslu (talk) 02:17, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment I'm not that familiar with the notabiltiy of Judo, honestly have never pulled it up. If you added Judo information, I would suggest linking this to the group that is doing the editing for Judo so they can properly evaluate the Judo notability. Don't leave it just in the hands of the MMA project because he won't pass our notability requirements. Willdawg111 (talk) 02:43, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
You have some time here. Please, AfD is not for projects. Anyone can vote. --LlamaAl (talk) 00:22, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment That's true but if you are going to vote to delete it then you shouldn't being trying to delete it for failing just MMA, you need to explain how he fails MMA and Judo. He would only have to be notable for 1 or the other to be kept, but needs to fail both in order to delete it. Willdawg111 (talk) 08:06, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

*Keep Joke? You're the only joke here, cocksucker!!!!! Behemoth (talk) 21:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Comment I am now on the fence about this guy. I see he won a European U-20 Judo championship. From his record it looked like his only major win. I am also not THAT impressed with him being an Olympic alternate. You don't have to neccessarily win any huge tournaments to be an olympic alternate or be on a national team. I also do not see any article from even MMAjunkie/USAToday that would establish his general notability either. I think Junkie is the most reputable one. PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 00:13, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
There is a nice little article about him on Bloody Elbow. In combination with his judo career, he should at least meet WP:GNG Luchuslu (talk) 04:23, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
I have a low general opinion of bloody elbow. It's writing staff (and most mma writers accross the board) think they know better than the fighters, and in general have no first hand knowledge of the sport. It's like a person who has never played football announcing a game (Hello Mike Goldberg/Pride guy with glasses.) With that said I have attempted to pass it off as a legitimate source when it was convenient for me to do so. In this case Bloodyelbow has him mentioned as an olympic team member. However, the other sources have him mentioned as an alternate, and his record of only 1 tournament win would substantiate that. It was a european u-20 Judo tournament. I was wondering about that one in particular. PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 08:29, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Comment - Just to clarify, he was an olympic alternate behind Levan Zhorzholiani at half-heavyweight. But an alternate is still considered a team member. Also, he has two tournament wins: the U20 one and a Super World Cup event in Moscow. Multiple top-3 spots as well in semi-notable events. Luchuslu (talk) 16:56, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
A guy I was acquanited with named Jonathan Osborne was an alternate, yet I don't think he would pass notability guidelines here on that merit alone. PortlandOregon97217 (talk) 21:54, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
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Please sign your posts by using four tildes. Papaursa (talk) 04:02, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Weak Keep My previous comments are still correct, but Luchuslu makes a valid point. I still have doubts since he's never competed as an adult at even the European judo championships, but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Papaursa (talk) 20:40, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment According to WP:WPMA/N, You need to meet one of five qualifications to be deemed notable. One of them is "Repeated medalist in another significant event;- (e.g. competitors from multiple nations or significant national tournament)." He won silver in the Georgian national tournament, plus a number of medals in other events with multiple nations involved. He obviously fails WP:NMMA, but on this basis should pass WP:WPMA/N Luchuslu (talk) 05:36, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

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Actually, the nomination counts as a delete vote. But i agree with you. Poison Whiskey 14:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to The Lost Symbol#Film. There is a consensus to perform this action, and the article currently fails WP:NFF and WP:CRYSTAL, as filming has not yet began and the film is not almost certain to happen, so redirecting seems appropriate. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

The Lost Symbol (film)

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This film has not started actual filming yet, and has not had much news for a long time. I don't think other films at this stage of development usually have their own articles (for example, Star Wars Episode VII). Alphius (talk) 04:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep. Saying that there's been no recent news, is not a valid argument for deletion. There are reliable sources, and the movie is going to happen, even if there are schedule delays. As Tokyogirl79 pointed out, there are current sources, and if the Los Angeles Times is covering the story, that is a good argument that the film is notable enough for its own Misplaced Pages article. Even if we temporarily merge this film article back into the The Lost Symbol article now, we're just going to end up re-creating the film article in the future, so why go to that trouble now and make more work for ourselves? I have read the guideline at WP:NFF, but it's a guideline, meaning a recommendation, and not policy. We don't need to follow it absolutely. This Lost Symbol film article already exists, doesn't appear to be causing any damage to the project, the topic is notable, and has multiple reliable sources. I see no need to delete. --Elonka 17:23, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
    Elonka, WikiProject Film has dealt with many articles that were created based on the news that potential films were in development. Only a small portion of those in development actually become films because there are always factors that will get in the way of filming. That's why development hell is such a common term. The problem with having this article is that it purports that there will be a film when this is no certainty of one. We cannot assume there will be a film in the future, especially because non-activity is not often reported. For example, The Winter of Frankie Machine was a project in development, and the last bit of news was in 2007. There was no follow-up because there was no activity to report on. To be clear, this should never have been a discussion to delete; it is a matter of where to report the news coverage of a possible film. The guideline is informed by what actually happens with films in development, and this is a good example because it has been planned since 2009. Something like Shantaram (film) was in the works for six years but never started filming. News coverage is easily summarized in a "Film adaptation" section and can be part of a "Production" section if (not when) filming does start. Erik (talk | contribs) 21:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
    Hi Erik, I appreciate that you are arguing in good faith, but I am not persuaded. I've run into these kinds of situations elsewhere around Misplaced Pages, where a WikiProject starts doing a sweep to delete perfectly good articles, out of a desire to "standardize". The main arguments I'm seeing here are, "Well, if we're not keeping articles about <movie1, movie2, movie3>, then we shouldn't keep this one either." I've probably also got my hackles up a bit because this article has been kicked around for awhile. There was an attempt to merge, which did not reach consensus. So then someone came along and tagged it for speedy deletion, and that got shot down. Then Alphius came along and just deleted the article without discussion, which was definitely outside of process. So I restored the article, and now we're at AfD. The amount of pressure to get rid of this article seems way out of proportion. If the AfD closes as "delete" or "redirect", so be it, but I remain in disagreement with this proposed course of action. --Elonka 21:38, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
    I do not understand the disregard for precedent. Years ago, there was a major problem with an article being created every time plans for a film were announced. The guidelines were established to help us place coverage accordingly. The problem is movie news continues to be very hyped; a headline about rights being bought for a film will make major rounds, but that does not mean it warrants a stand-alone article in this encyclopedia off the bat. The goal is to create an article for the ages. Without the start of filming, the status of the topic is inherently unstable. That's why there's this bouncing back and forth; it is easy to feel that this film will be happening soon, but that was probably the feeling back in 2009 too. That's why the guidelines exist, to reflect that overarching consensus that addresses the common knee-jerk reaction to such headlines. To merge and redirect is a proper approach because it establishes the right encyclopedic scope, that these are plans for a film and that it is too soon to start using the film infobox or putting it in film categories as if it is a done deal. Erik (talk | contribs) 22:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
    In addition, Alphius is not an admin, and he did not delete the article. There is a distinct difference between deleting from the public eye and redirecting a title to a section that already has coverage. It is about accurate presentation of a tangible topic. Erik (talk | contribs) 22:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment. I didn't realize there had been recent news, but I still think it doesn't need to exist yet. There are many precedents, including the recent ones mentioned by Erik, in which similar amounts of information (or more information) have been available about films, and they have still not gotten their own articles at this point in development. Alphius (talk) 18:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
    • Please see WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. If the article didn't exist yet, it might make sense to not create it, per WP:NFF. But it does exist, and seems innocuous enough. I don't think it's worth a lot of time to debate whether it should or shouldn't be deleted. Let's just keep it and move on to the kazillion other things on Misplaced Pages needing our time? --Elonka 19:29, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
      • I'm just trying to keep to the many precedents I've seen before. There have been many articles for unreleased films that have existed and have had much more content than this (nearly all of which is in the section that it would be redirected too, anyway), and have still been deleted (such as Star Wars Episode VII, Robopocalypse, and The Expendables 3). Personally, I wouldn't think it would be too much of a problem to keep well-sourced articles for films that have not started filming yet, but I think that standards should be kept in this kind of situation. Based on the logic that it shouldn't be deleted or redirected because it already exists, those other articles should have been kept as well. With the little content this page currently has, I don't think it would really be too much trouble to bring it back later, and in the meantime, The Lost Symbol#Film can be expanded. Alphius (talk) 20:05, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Redirect to The_Lost_Symbol#Film until the project begins filming.Bencey (talk) 17:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 05:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Circumcision in ancient Egypt (rabbinic literature)

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Delete - Anything of merit should be added to Religious_male_circumcision#Ancient_Egypt. Otherwise there is nothing here worthy of its own article. Avi (talk) 02:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was merge to Juggalo. MBisanz 03:11, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Criminal activity attributed to Juggalos

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Article was created in bad faith, makes unsubstantiated allegations about a music fanbase, ignores WP:NPOV. BigBabyChips (talk) 03:56, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete This should have been merged. Unjustified as a separate article: inherently POV. DGG ( talk ) 05:04, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep - I see no policy or guideline based reason for deletion. The topic is clearly notable, with on-topic info from numerous reliable sources. Yes, some sources disagree with the classification. (The article title isn't the best.) This is a call for balance, not deletion. I see no indication the article was created in bad faith. (Nominating editor's conflict with creating editor does not make the article "bad faith".) NPOV calls for balance in an article based on adding content from reliable sources. It does not call for deleting well-sourced articles on notable topics or removing reliable sources (National Gang Intelligence Center and FBI are certainly reliable sources for this article). - SummerPhD (talk) 05:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
    • Objection - There is obvious bias with the National Gang Intelligence Center and FBI, as they do not provide any evidence for justifying their classification of a music fanbase as a gang. In fact, this is the reason why Insane Clown Posse are suing the FBI, because the FBI refused to provide evidence to justify their categorization of "Juggalo" as a gang, and the FBI are supposed to provide information to the public on these issues per the Freedom of Information Act. Also, this issue involves living people who are negatively affected by the allegations, as these fans face violence from actual gangs due to this false classification. BigBabyChips (talk) 21:20, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I am not sure what you mean by "bias". Typical usage indicates prejudice of some kind. Denial of a FOIA request does not indicate prejudice. (If the FBI/NGIC used informants within the Juggalos to gather their info, much of that info would not be subject to disclosure under FOIA, for example.) If your claim of bias is based on that non-disclosure, it is erroneous. Both sources are reliable sources. What they have to say about Juggalos is verifiable. Whether or not you agree with them is another matter; one that is wholly irrelevant here. - SummerPhD (talk) 22:48, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
No, the claims about Juggalos are NOT verifiable. There is NO EVIDENCE of the existence of ANY Juggalo gangs, or gang activity. Juggalo is not a gang, it is a music fanbase. Evidence that "Juggalo" is a music fanbase is widespread and easy to be found. The lawsuit against the FBI is entirely about the fact that the FBI has refused to provide evidence to justify their clearly false allegations about a rap group's fanbase. For you to completely ignore the issue at hand shows a CLEAR bias on your part, and for you to basically defend Niteshift36, who is a bigot, is extremely revealing of your clear bias. Describing Juggalos as a "gang" shows a clear prejudice. BigBabyChips (talk) 02:25, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
I am not suggesting we call them a gang. I am suggesting that we report that the FBI called them a gang. (If the FBI did not call them a gang, why is the band suing the FBI?) - SummerPhD (talk) 03:32, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
Adding "Juggalo" as an ally of a REAL GANG is, in fact, calling "Juggalo" a gang. --BigBabyChips (talk) 19:06, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Redirect and merge. This should be merged into the Juggalo article. There is a lot of redundancy and some other questionable tactics that are making this article look more relevant than it is. I made a quick pass to clean up some of it. Might do more later. Niteshift36 (talk) 21:48, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment: Niteshift36 has attacked Juggalos and other editors, as seen here where he refers to me as a "troll" for asking for verifiable information and neutral writing. Shows clear bias in editing. BigBabyChips (talk) 02:27, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Yes, when you act like a troll, you get called a troll. Stating my opinion that ICP fans have horrible taste in music isn't really an attack, but if that makes you feel better, keep saying it. None of that, however, changes my !vote here or the rationale behind it. Niteshift36 (talk) 12:05, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • I am not, in fact, acting like a troll, I am calling you on your obvious bias against a MUSIC FANBASE by repeatedly calling them a gang in spite of evidence because of your anti-capitalist belief that Insane Clown Posse does not have the right to free enterprise, your anti-first amendment belief that ICP and Juggalos do not have the right to free speech and your general anti-freedom attitude that a MUSIC FANBASE that you don't like should be listed as a gang because you think that ICP is horrible. Now, secondly, since you do not know what kind of music I listen to, I think that you should chill on the "horrible taste in music" comment, since I'm willing to bet good money that I HAVE BETTER TASTE IN MUSIC THAN YOU, so STOP CALLING ME A TROLL because YOU ARE THE ONE that is, in fact, trolling, by repeatedly asserting that A MUSIC FANBASE which includes Charlie Sheen is somehow a "GANG". BigBabyChips (talk) 19:06, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Delete and merge I wrote the bulk of this article, and after talking with some local non-gang Juggalos and a law enforcement officer, I've had a change of heart. Now that I understand a little bit more about Juggalos, I agree that this is biased and should be deleted, and a completely separate article on the Juggalo criminal organization should be written. This one doesn't fairly differentiate between the Juggalo gang and the Juggalo fan group, not to mention things like the Robida and Syko Sam cases had nothing to do with gang activity. This lines up with the National Gang Intelligence Center report, which states that the Juggalo gang and the Juggalo fans are completely different animals. This article should be deleted and merged into the main article until a newer, unbiased article on the Juggalo gang subject is written. AnnerTown (talk) 02:31, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep, apparent spinout, meets GNG on its own. --Nouniquenames 05:05, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete as per nom and the article's author, above. In order to remain neutral, we need to clearly differentiate between Juggalo and Juggalos (gang). This title, and the content provided, does not do that - Keeping this article would be making the same mistake that the FBI made. Since it has already been redirected, I think we're done here - am not sold on keeping the title as a redirect, but that's an issue for WP:RFD if and when. We can close this up I think. UltraExactZZ ~ Did 13:19, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment — I'm not convinced that it can be proven that there is such a thing as a "Juggalo gang". Anyone can claim to be a gang. A few suburban kids claiming to be gang members doesn't make them so, and a gang member who happens to be a Juggalo doesn't necessarily mean there is a "Juggalo gang". Also, I've pointed out that Juggalos are against racism, so anyone alligned with Aryan Brotherhood or whatever is not a Juggalo. BigBabyChips (talk) 22:15, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages is about verifiability, not truth. If reliable sources say there is such a thing as a Juggalo gang, Misplaced Pages says there is such a thing as a Juggalo gang. If reliable sources say they are aligned with the Aryan Brotherhood, that's what Misplaced Pages should say. - SummerPhD (talk) 03:20, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
WP:BLP and WP:NPOV disagree with you, "pal". BigBabyChips (talk) 21:01, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
No, they do not. Misplaced Pages:Blp#Reliable_sources is very clear that contentious material about living persons must cite reliable sources. The sources saying the FBI calls them a gang include the FBI. There is absolutely no disputing that the FBI calls them a gang. The sources saying various states call them a gang include the FBI. If you have any remaining doubt that the FBI and several states have called them a gang, there is no point in discussing this. (Additionally, BLP does not apply to statements about unidentified subsets of a larger group.)
WP:NPOV specifically "means representing fairly, proportionately, and as far as possible without bias, all significant views that have been published by reliable sources." Numerous major press outlets have reported that the FBI and several states call them a gang. NOT including that would violate NPOV. That you disagree with that significant view does not negate that view. - SummerPhD (talk) 00:46, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was RESULT: Keep (non-admin closure). Notability proved, thanks for your contributions and additions to the article Boleyn (talk) 09:40, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Rod L. Evans

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't confirm notability Boleyn (talk) 18:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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    • Comment Nominating a large number of articles - all of which have been tagged for notability for at least 5 years - does not meet speedy keep no. 2. Boleyn (talk) 09:04, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep appears to be notable as an author. Tho not a formal standard, some of his books are in over 600 libraries, a/c WorldCat. This needs further work to find reviews & other secondary sources, not an AfD--The nom says they have failed to confirm notability -- but where have they looked? An article being tagged for notability no matter how long, is not evidence of lack of notability, just evidence that nobody has looked at it. DGG ( talk ) 04:39, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • KeepWP:N notable as an author. I've added three sources, which is just a small sampling of dozens of articles/reviews about his works. Paul Erik 07:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Courcelles 01:01, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Ioannis Diakidis

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unref article tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't confirm notability Boleyn (talk) 17:25, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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    • Comment Nominating a large number of articles - all of which have been tagged for notability for at least 5 years - does not meet speedy keep no. 2. Please comment on notability of article. Boleyn (talk) 09:07, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
  • As far as the operational definition of what constitutes a "large number" of such nominations, the nomination being considered here is constructed with two arguments from WP:ATA, a proof by assertion, and no evidence of following WP:BEFORE.  I would say that between two to ten such nominations is "unquestionably disruption".  One such nomination by itself might also be argued as unquestionable disruption, but there is no pattern to consider.  Unscintillating (talk) 15:54, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
  • In requesting that I research this topic, you are asking me to do work that you could have done yourself, even after editors on your talk page have explained to you that your AfD nominations have been indiscriminate.  The nominations that I have seen (I have only looked at about 10–20% of them so far) are composed of arguments from WP:ATA from the "Surmountable problems" section.  The evidence I presented shows 250 consecutive delete !votes, almost all of which are deletion nominations.  250 AfDs is the maximum analysis allowed by the tool, and I have never before had a problem with the limit on the maximum number.  In this case, 250 AfDs only returns two days worth of nominations.  Behind those 250 is another 100 or so with the identical pattern.  The number of related nominations is so large that the exact number is inconvenient to calculate.  Unscintillating (talk) 15:54, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep The nom apparently did not realize that this has an article in the Greek WP, which has 2 good refs that just need to be transcribed over. AB, this is not careful work. Your assertion of unref is just plain wrong. DGG ( talk ) 04:57, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Nomination withdrawn thanks for your hard work on this, Boleyn (talk) 09:42, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 03:26, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Mark Whitwell

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The topic of this article may not meet Misplaced Pages's notability guideline for biographies. JamesUX (talk) 03:14, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Comment. Why not? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete. Neither the sources presented in the article, nor what I was able to find online, represent adequate independent coverage to write an article about this person. He appears to fail the criteria at WP:BASIC:A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. Notability is not inherited, so the subject's association with notable people (which is mentioned several times in the article) does not convey notability on this person. VQuakr (talk) 04:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete per VQuakr. GregJackP Boomer! 02:00, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The secondary sources, such as Elephant Journal, Yoga Journal are reputable sources. Please read both articles thoroughly. In the first edition of TKV Desikachar's Heart of Yoga, Whitwell writes a 5 page introduction to the book as well as the introduction for the Patajali Sutra in all publications of this book. Please communicate what is not notable? Kelsea Barrett (talkcontribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • I am a Vedic and yoga scholar and have independently tracked the lineage of Krishnamacharya before and after his lifetime. The translations of Whitwell books in English, Japanese, German, Croation, etc. serve as an important platform for the distribution of Krishnamachary'as knowledge throughout the world. I reviewed the references, and they are accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yogiraj Saraswati (talkcontribs) 03:16, 24 January 2013 (UTC) Yogiraj Saraswat (talkcontribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
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The result was keep. Merging cna be dicussed on the talk page, but there's clearly not a consensus towards deletion, so this can be shut down Courcelles 01:02, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score

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unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 19:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Keep or merge.. I'm currently neutral about whether this album (which is the album of the Oscar-nominated Alan Silvestri score, rather than the song soundtrack) needs to have its own article. If not, the appropriate remedy would not be deletion, but rather merger back to Forrest Gump#Soundtrack. Misplaced Pages's coverage of this famous film should certainly include information about the music.--Arxiloxos (talk) 23:12, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Keep and discuss merge, per Arxiloxos . The possibility of a merge here is so obvious that this should not have been nominated. DGG ( talk ) 04:51, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep/Merge per above. We're getting far too many articles at AfD that should be going through merge discussions, and this is an obvious one. --Michig (talk) 07:00, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Merge I'm not seeing sources for independent notability, although there are likely to be reviews in print magazines. The only online review I can find is very short. I agree that a merge proposal would have been more appropriate. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. WP:SK1. Nominator does not advance a reason for deletion - proposes merger. Merging should be discussed on the article talk page. The Bushranger One ping only 02:58, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Supercritical hydrolysis

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Suggest merge with supercritical fluid Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 02:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Might be best to suggest that on the article's talk page first, if you can explain why in more detail. If no one objects, you could always go ahead and merge it. InShaneee (talk) 03:37, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
I did it on the Users talk page that created it, took the direct approach. I used Curation Tools and it automatically creates the review page.--Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 03:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for your thoughts. I like the suggestion of including a description of the process in supercritical fluid. Argument for supercritical hydrolysis (SCH) as its own page: as acid hydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis are their own pages and are processes, SCH refers to the process by which sugar is created, not just the supercritical water. Dsokubo (talk)

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The result was RESULT: Keep (non-admin closure). Comments noted. Thanks for the contributions and additions to the article. Boleyn (talk) 09:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Przemysław Frasunek

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tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't confirm notability Boleyn (talk) 19:43, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep It is really careless to nominate an article that has an equiv on the WP of the subjects national language, without checking there to see if there is additional information and references. This sort of work casts doubt on the degree of responsibility used of this entire series of nominations. We don't let bots do =nominations, and that should apply to actual editors whose work shows to more actual attention that a bot would have paid (and, in fact, no bot that would fail to screen for things like this, it would ever pass Bot Approval Group) DGG ( talk ) 05:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was speedy keep. The nominator has withdrew their nomination. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 19:26, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Great Lakes Inline

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unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 20:11, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Weak keep – I was able to find coverage in Hockey Weekly; perhaps some other editors who are more familiar with this sport might also have some knowledge of where to look for sources. Paul Erik 03:48, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • weak Keep (weak keep as I am unsure if the refs are substantial & what the standards ought to be in this sport) The nominator had apparently not checked, or perhaps not checked carefully enough, but there are references. Large scale nominations of disparate articles always suggest the nom is not working carefully. (See below, where a obvious copyvio was missed in the checking) DGG ( talk ) 04:49, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Nomination withdrawn thanks for your hard work, Boleyn (talk) 09:58, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy delete. Speedy delete as copyvio of http://www.lheflin.com/#/creative-team/. Can I suggest that a check for critical problems like this might have been appropriate as befrore bringing this here? The problem of a mass nom is that nobody looks carefully at the individual articles. DGG ( talk ) 04:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Lance Heflin

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't establish notability Boleyn (talk)

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

The Antisocial Manifesto: A Bipolar Perspective on Dissent from Society

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Self Published website or book. No reference to demonstrate notability. Ariconte (talk) 02:46, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete I thought advertising wasn't allowed on WP. That's all this is. The user is using social media to promote his publication as well. Indeed, that's the only place where you'll find the title other than this article and, of course, the user's website. Furthermore, a number of the social networking advertisements that he created seem to have been deleted already. What's holding us back?! Kelisi (talk) 01:39, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
I'll further add that the user's username, "Bill Melahus", matches the book's "anonymous" writer's name exactly. You can't be a much more blatant self-promoter than that. Kelisi (talk) 01:46, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus, but I am going to use my discretion as a regular editor to call this a merge. There is no support for the outright deletion, but having looked at the article, there are parts of it that I don't feel can be allowed to stay. For instance, the "Aims" section looks is written in first person, and looks like content appropriate for a school website rather than a neutral encyclopedia. Removing that material leaves only a few lines of content that seems to fit well with the Kilkeel article. Sjakkalle (Check!) 06:01, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Gaelscoil na mBeann

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Non notable primary school. We generally draw the line at high schools in terms of notability. See also WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 23:15, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Merge/redirect selectively to Kilkeel#Education. Sufficiently unusual to be worth a sentence or two. TerriersFan (talk) 02:42, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Leave as is! The school is 'notable', in the sense that the foundation of a bilingual school is a notable or historic event in this the area . Eog1916 (talk) 14:26, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete or Redirect - no notability established. No relevant refs and no in-line refs Many schools might claim to be the first of their type. First academy in this area. First school to teach curling , first whatever. Sorry but that doesn't add up to notability by Misplaced Pages guidelines. Redirect as per TF above if it will fit.  Velella    23:43, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was keep. WP:SNOW (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:45, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

"Where Are Your Keys?"

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I see no evidence that this is a notable subject, not yet anyway. The references in the article are not from reliable sources, and many of them are really just mentions. The most reliable thing I could find is this, which isn't much. Drmies (talk) 02:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Weak keep. At least three of the sources cited appear to be reliable, though not above reproach. North Shore News is a newspaper, and it even publishes corrections, one of the tests of reliability suggested at WP:NEWSORG. Straight.com is part of a group of newspapers. That group is self-described as an "alternative to conservative daily newspapers" and straight.com does not appear to publish corrections, but its oldest paper (Georgia Straight) has been published since 1967 and members of the group have apparently won awards including a Best Documentary award for Canadian television programing (all of this per the organization's own claims). The National Centre for First Nations Governance is an NGO largely funded by the Canadian federal government. It is not independent of Kutenai or Mohawk nations, but is independent of 'Where are your keys?'. This is perhaps borderline, but I think the sources are sufficient to establish notability. Cnilep (talk) 03:15, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. This is not only well referenced and notable, but actually important. But whenever someone has set themselves up with the lofty attitude that "no sources whatsoever on topic xyz can ever be considered reliable", that's an impossible standard to satisfy. Ignore them and try to work with the editors who are more down to earth. Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 19:55, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. Obviously editors have taken great pains to cite this article and establish its notability, which they have done successfully. -Uyvsdi (talk) 20:59, 24 January 2013 (UTC)Uyvsdi
  • Strong Keep: This is an important topic in the preservation of Native languages, for which is IS difficult to find the kind of sources wiki prefers and often source material in this area is more informal than is ideal. However, notability is established, the sources are adequate, and the "these people don't exist anymore and are invisible except for my great-grandmother" problem on Native American articles about modern people generally is something that needs to go away. Montanabw 23:13, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep. I think this is a borderline case in which we loose nothing by defaulting to keep. It seems likely that the topic is very notable within the somewhat limited circle of peoples who work with revitalization of North American Indigenous languages - but this is the notability it should be judged on and that is satisfied by the sources presented.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 23:30, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. The following refs are from WP:RS:
BoingBoing, which has been used in numerous tech articles as a ref.
Char-Koosta News is a tribal newspaper, and comparable to any local newspaper of a town or small city, with an editorial staff and a subscription base.
AILDI is a program of the University of Arizona, and reliable.
North Shore News is a tribal newspaper, and comparable to any local newspaper of a town or small city, with an editorial staff.
Spoken First is a publication of the Falmouth Institute, which provides education to Native American governments. It also publishes the American Indian Report, and both are reliable sources.
ChickasawTV is a video news outlet of the Chickasaw Nation, and is as reliable as any local government run cable channel.
Straight.com is the online home of Georgia Straight, published by the Vancouver Free Press, with a weekly readership of about 800K, and is a reliable source.
These references alone meet WP:GNG. GregJackP Boomer! 23:51, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Keep Tiggerjay (talk) 23:11, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was WP:WITHDRAWN . (non-admin closure) ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 01:39, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

R. Keith McCormick (modern pentathlete)

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Sports Reference.com doesn't have this individual listed for the 1976 Olympics event that he apparently competed in. The US already had three modern pentathletes competing in 1976, which was the quota for each country in the team event. Further Google searches for the title of the book used as a reference bring back just 6 results, three of which go to either the Wiki article or mirrors of it. This and another article was created within minutes by the same user, who has not edited since. I'd like to assume good faith, but this looks hoax-like to me (at least in regards to the Olympic element). Lugnuts 18:28, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Nice detective work! Lugnuts 20:08, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
  • This piece from the NYT in 1976 (pay link, sorry) lists McCormick as an alternate on the US Olympic team. There are other old articles that refer to him competing in international competitions, such as this one describing the results of the 1975 junior world championships. I think this is a case of imprecise language, rather than a fabrication. As written, he did technically "represent" the US at the Olympics - alternates march in the opening ceremony with the rest of the team, for example. People in this AFD will need to decide for themselves whether or not he's above the threshold for notability. -Hit bull, win steak 20:58, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
  • I should add that the second-place finish in the team competition at the 1975 worlds or the US record, if either of those can be verified, would be enough to put him over the bar for me. -Hit bull, win steak 21:02, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
I leave the notability discussion for those familiar with the world of athletics; I am relieved, though, that it is not an outright hoax but rather a misrepresentation—or possibly the editor didn't understand the purpose of the page. I notice that in all the various sources McCormick is said to have "been part of the team that competed" (or something to that effect) but not that he competed. הסרפד (Hasirpad) 23:49, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Comment Suggest deletion with no problem of this article being recreated if reliable sources exist. Currently this fails the BLP threshold. Thanks. Lugnuts 13:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Weak keep – I've added the NYT source, and also two articles from Better Nutrition that discuss him and his book about osteoporosis. I think there's enough to squeak by our notability guidelines. Paul Erik 04:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Nice one - happy to withdraw this now. Lugnuts 07:30, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. No prejudice against speedy renomination. — Mr. Stradivarius 06:02, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Systematic Protein Investigative Research Environment

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No evidence of notability. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 18:44, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was keep. — Mr. Stradivarius 06:00, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

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May fail WP:GNG for organizations. I noticed the organization has been mentioned in some content on JSTOR, but the majority of it seems to be self published by the Association. Perhaps others can provide insight. SarahStierch (talk) 23:19, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

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As I said, the majority appear to be written by the organization, which doesn't necessarily state notability, as far as I'm aware. SarahStierch (talk) 22:15, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
No, you didn't say that, only referring to JSTOR, and if you had said it it would have been untrue. The majority of the first few dozen of the Google Books and News hits linked above are completely independent of this organization, and if you scroll down the Google Scholar results you can also find many hundreds that are not from APIC's journal, the American Journal of Infection Control. Shouldn't we be able to expect an administrator and apparatchik to tell the truth and to demonstrate at least a little competence? Phil Bridger (talk) 23:05, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep This looks like a major institution that puts out well-regarded national-level guidelines on infection control. Sources I found:
  1. Academic article in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology on guidelines for infection control put out by APIC and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
  2. Article on guidelines on endoscope reprocessing by APIC and others
  3. Article on Antimicrobial Stewardship One sentence of the abstract says "The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA) are the professional organizations with historical focus, expertise, and credibility in articulating and implementing best practices in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control."
  4. Soule, Barbara M., and Rosemary Berg. The APIC curriculum for infection control practice. Kendall/Hunt Pub., 1988.
  5. Bioterrorism readiness plan by APIC and the CDC
  6. Legislative Mandates for Use of Active Surveillance Cultures to Screen for Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci: Position Statement From the Joint SHEA and APIC Task Force
  7. NY Times article on infection control guidelines put out by APIC and others
  8. Charlotte Observer article on APIC
  9. Medical News Today article on APIC MRSA Prevalence Study and subsequent polls

Sources 1, 2, and 7-9 are secondary sources; sources 1-6 are peer-reviewed. All except possibly the Charlotte Observer article are in depth; the Charlotte Observer is behind a paywall, but looks likely to be in depth. All of these are from reliable publishers. Because APIC puts out national guidelines for infection control, they are quoted or referenced in hundreds of articles and reports. So it seems that there are multiple reliable sources indicating notability, even if one excludes all the peer reviewed articles in American Journal of Infection Control. Given the notability of the topic, the article should be kept. Mark viking (talk) 04:40, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. Courcelles 01:26, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Le Pionnier de l'atome

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A non-notable story by a French author. The article consists solely of two sentences: "Le Pionnier de l'atome is a French science fiction novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the pseudonym Jimmy Guieu. It was written in 1951." All of this information is clearly given in the article on Henri René Guieu, so nothing extra is given. In a further 19 related articles, which I am also nominating, the identical wording is used with the substitution of the story title and year and psuedonym. There is no suggestion that this story (or the other 19) is notable, though the author undoubtedly is. It is worthy of note that in French Misplaced Pages the author is covered but none of his stories warrants a separate article. Emeraude (talk) 16:57, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to Red Thunder (musical group) . MBisanz 03:09, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Robby Romero

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The article might have large portion of it copied from a website (see tags), it has a promotional tone, and the same article has been deleted before recently and has been recreated without much alteration.Kinkreet 15:30, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Possible keep or redirect to Red Thunder (musical group) - I found a minor mention here as a courtesy acknowledgement for one of his songs. One of the many articles I have found this which mentions he was a friend of Dennis Hooper and performed with musicians such as Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, Rick Danko and and also mentions his background and early influences. This article also mentions that he was the president and co-founder of Native Children's Survival which a separate Google News search provided several results as did a search for Dennis Hopper here, though some of these results are the same. This Los Angeles Times article from 1994 also talks other artists who have performed with him. In that article as well as this (also talks about his background) he speaks about Hollywood impeding on Native American culture and also mentions his group's debut EP sold out 10,000 copies. It seems he is still active with a minor mention here. For the group, I found this which talks about the history and, if you scroll to the following page, there is a photo where he is performing with Bonnie Raitt. I also found this in which he donated electric guitars to students. I also found this which mentions his association with Red Thunder, Native Children's Survival and producing a film, America's Last Frontier. What makes me lean towards keep is this which suggests one of his other films, Hidden Medicine, was shown at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival and I found news coverage. Two different searches "Robby Romero Eagle Thunder" here and "Robby Romero Paul Butterfield" here found some of the same results as earlier searches. I also found this which honoured him for "his role in raising awareness for the school through his music which led to construction funds for Sacred Hoop School (Cangleska Wakan Owayawa) in Oglala, South Dakota". Although I would like to have found more relevant and significant coverage for the musicians he has performed with, I believe this may improve the article to a notable level. Yes, he has received a lot of this attention through his group but some of these articles are specifically for him such as the last one I provided. That same article also mentioned his song, "Heartbeat" received significant attention on radio and TV in Europe. One thing is certain though, he has not been ignored including by his native people. I know this article has been relisted twice but I would like to hear from other users if they agree. SwisterTwister talk 21:36, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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Highly promotional article with no notability. Neither the individual achievements nor the overall career are significant. . The article here seems to imply he invented the type of software, but the references do not support it. The references are either based on the individuals PR, or discuss the overall genre of products. DGG ( talk ) 02:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy keep. The nominator has failed to provide an argument for deletion, and in this case, proposed mergers should be used as the nominator has proposed a merger. (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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Suggest this article be merged with Whitman Massacre Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 02:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Speedy Keep per criterion 1 there, and because this isn't the place for merge requests. There's a reasonable argument for notability, so the real question is whether for editorial reasons a merge is better: that doesn't require an AfD. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:12, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. WP:SOFTDELETE The Bushranger One ping only 02:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

The Vino Vixen

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I can't find any evidence that the subject meets the criteria in WP:CREATIVE, or WP:BIO more generally. Three pages of results in the Google News archive for "vino vixen": some are irrelevant, some are passing mentions of her in her employer's paper, and the rest are articles by her. A search for "Mari Stull" fares no better. General search produces more of the same: her own web site, the Misplaced Pages entry itself, a blog by another "vino vixen", social media, etc. Alexrexpvt (talk) 13:40, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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Bringing this to AfD after declining a CSD request as the reason given was not appropriate. I feel the article fails to show notability, and the two references are not reliable independent sources. Peridon (talk) 13:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

The CSD request had the following reason: "because first and foremost; the information is not accurate (anymore). In combination with the 'notability' 'orphan' and 'trustworthy sources' issues we think it is better to have it removed all together as we will not be able to meet the criteria to counter the 'issues'. Regards, a representative from Congrex." This was posted by an IP apparently in the Netherlands. Peridon (talk) 13:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete Aside from news releases about events, appointments and merges, I am not finding anything substantial on the firm itself. One possibility was this item in a prior version of the article, but it doesn't make substantive claims about the company's role in that award. Overall, fails WP:CORPDEPTH. AllyD (talk) 20:26, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was merge to marimba. MBisanz 03:18, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Flapamba

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Part of a spam cluster. Previous group deleted at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Viscount Bells. This was previously nominated as part of a group at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Stone marimba. That closed with a suggestion to relist individually
No real claim to notability. Lacks coverage in independent reliable sources. Mix of bad sources, original research, linkspamming and promotion. Refs used are not independent reliable sources and include multiple links to article creators business. This is not really an article about the instrument but a coatracks to talk about "Percussion legend Emil Richards". There is no good evidence of any wider use of either it or it's name. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:25, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Keep. The article isn't encyclopedic in tone but the topic is encyclopedic. It could be stubified or perhaps merged to Emil Richards for the moment, but deletion is not the best way forward, and will just lead to more recreation. The solution is to develop good coverage of the topic(s). Disagree that it's purely part of a spam cluster, but there are definitely possible COI issues that nobody seems to have addressed, remembering WP:AGF (diffs please if there have been attempts I've missed). Happy to work with the contributor(s) to resolve the issues. Andrewa (talk) 23:00, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to Bianzhong. MBisanz 03:09, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Dharma Bells

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Part of a spam cluster. Previous group deleted at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Viscount Bells. This was previously nominated as part of a group at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Stone marimba. That closed with a suggestion to relist individually.
No real claim to notability. Lacks coverage in independent reliable sources. Mix of bad sources, original research, linkspamming and promotion. Refs used are not independent reliable sources and include multiple links to article creators business. This is not really an article about the instrument but a coatrack to talk about "Percussion legend Emil Richards". Named by him as part of his personal collection but there is no good evidence of any wider use. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete Although the term Dharma Bells is sometimes used to refer to Asian prayer bells or similar instruments, this arrangement, with them fixed to a rectangular frame, is unique to Richards, and the article has no information about the Asian instrument. I looked for sources and couldn't find very much at all. Delete unless a suitable merge target can be found, and in that case only do a selective merge. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Bianzhong Per nomination: the term does not seem to be independently notable enough for an article. I also couldn't find much in the way of references. In books, the reference quoted in the article probably refers to the refers to the Bianzhong but is a very brief mention. Between Bianzhong and Singing bowl I think we have the encyclopedic topics covered. Mcewan (talk) 17:34, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment. An attempt to change this into an independently sourced article has changed the focus from the Dharma Bells (cap B) that this was about, a specific arragement for Richards, to dharma bells (small b), a percussion instrument better known by another name. A article on the latter may be appropriate at a more common name but this is not it. duffbeerforme (talk) 11:49, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. No prejudice against speedy renomination. (non-admin closure) Michaelzeng7 (talk) 03:08, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Pekka Ruuska

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Not notable. Only able to see one of three (?) refs and that seems to establish that he exists and is a curator. Fails by a long way to establish notability in Misplaced Pages terms.  Velella    10:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Tentative keep There's quite a few references on the Finnish Misplaced Pages (unusual - I usually find the other languages very scanty in referencing compared to this one...). Peridon (talk) 15:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. The Bushranger One ping only 02:50, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Neace Lukens

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Contested PROD. Non-notable subsidiary of a non-notable holding company of a barely notable private equity firm. The sources cited do not establish notability -- they mostly consist of press releases about firms they acquired, and there's no significant coverage shown. —Darkwind (talk) 19:52, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete - Lacks reliable sources. --Sue Rangell 21:22, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep  Sufficient reliable sources from around the country are cited in the article such that notability can be verified without further research.  I also checked Bloomberg Businessweek, and found this.  The concern that the parent holding company might not be notable is not a problem, as notability is not inherited.  I examined one of the sources, and see that it was written by a reporter with a bio that includes a picture, a phone number, and a list of beats.  A press release is used to source the main part of the story, but this story is not a press release, and it includes additional material.  The story includes a picture made by a staff reporter that was acquired in the offices of the business.  This source is significant coverage.  Unscintillating (talk) 03:57, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. WP:SOFTDELETE The Bushranger One ping only 02:48, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Lahr Khan

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Unfinished and unsourced article. Just a few hits on Google (but likely that there are more in other languages/scripts than I master). According to the author: (To be continued). But not here and in this state. The Banner talk 05:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was no consensus. Arbitrarily0  22:12, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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fails WP:ENT and WP:CREATIVE. dubious claims for notability. coverage is 2 small hits in NZ Herald , and gnews hits merely confirm her existence . LibStar (talk) 01:34, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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Keep I think that she meets WP:ANYBIO. The awards she has won are both well recognised and respected in their fields in New Zealand. She is not internationally recognised however. NealeFamily (talk) 05:51, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
she was only nominated and did not win one award. LibStar (talk) 05:54, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
She won the 1995 Mobil Radio Awards - Best New Zealand Broadcaster. I think that is sufficient. NealeFamily (talk) 19:29, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 23:06, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Blank map

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Delete since it is not much more than a WP:DICDIR. A redirect to maps might be an alternative. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 02:33, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to List of K-1 events. The Bushranger One ping only 02:46, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Spain

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fails WP:SPORTSEVENT. merely an events listing. and all participants non notable. also nominating:

K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) LibStar (talk) 03:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to Iggy Azalea. The Bushranger One ping only 09:06, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

The New Classic

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Article subject does not meet WP:NALBUMS, particularly "Unreleased material". The album has been "coming soon" for nearly 18 months, and the exceptions for unreleased material ("...sufficient verifiable and properly referenced information... However, this only applies to a very small number of exceptionally high-profile projects — generally, an album should not have an independent article until its title, track listing and release date have all been publicly confirmed by the artist or their record label.") are not met. Tgeairn (talk) 04:18, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. WP:SOFTDELETE The Bushranger One ping only 02:43, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

National Academy of Osteopathy

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Non-notable for-profit educational institution. WikiDan61ReadMe!! 15:03, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete Not a college or university, just a trade school. (It teaches "Manual Osteopathy" such as massage; it is not a college of osteopathic medicine.) Most of its "education" appears to be online and brief (as short as 4 months). The loudly trumpeted "100% Success Guarantee" makes it sound even more like snake oil. --MelanieN (talk) 18:24, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:42, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Pirate Cove

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Possibly non-notable It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 02:04, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete Look at the references. References 2-9 are pages on the Pirate Cove website (which I can't get to work), and reference 1 is a forum thread. Not only that, but the forum thread is someone offering to pay for someone to create a Pirate Cove Misplaced Pages article! A respondent on the thread, mjester93, said they'd write the article, and the article was created the next day by Wikipedian User:Michael Jester. That's a failure of WP:RS, WP:GNG and WP:PAY right there. Howicus (talk) 02:25, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete - Fails WP:GNG, and I can barely find any WP:RS. Based on the first source, the page was definitely created as advertising according to the forum. WP:NOPAY (or WP:PAY) may apply, though I wouldn't know if the forum says anything about paying. ZappaOMati 02:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete reference 1 indicates COI and the rest aren't independent of the source. There's nothing immediately available from a cursory google search either. —Rutebega (talk) 15:39, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete as advertising. Maybe speedy delete as WP:CSD G11. --Elkman 21:52, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Delete - Considering it is a counterfeit goods website, it's very unlikely they would've received significant attention especially from news sources, but nevertheless, I searched and received nothing. There are other companies and places with this name "Pirate Cove" but adding words such as "marketplace" and "website" provided nothing else. Honestly, it is probably very unknown except for counterfeit buyers because it uses the anonymity network Tor, and it was allegedly founded in 2013. Entirely promotional and worthless article. SwisterTwister talk 19:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to Emerald Hill, Zimbabwe. MBisanz 03:08, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Emerald Hill Children's Home, Zimbabwe

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Unreferenced article, tagged for notability for 5 years. Possibly could be merged to Emerald Hill, Zimbabwe, but doesn't seem notable. Boleyn (talk) 17:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was merge to Humans in The Saga of Seven Suns. MBisanz 03:08, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 18:44, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was RESULT: Keep (non-admin closure). Notability proven. Boleyn (talk) 09:47, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

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Unref blp; tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 18:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to The Echoing Green (band)#Discography. MBisanz 03:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

The Evergreen Annex – Remix Addendum

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unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 19:03, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. WP:SOFTDELETE The Bushranger One ping only 02:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; seems like a good organisation, but non-notable Boleyn (talk) 19:06, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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Delete - the article is about a non-profit organisation who hasn't received significant coverage in reliable sources, failing WP:ORG. Mentoz86 (talk) 12:01, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:22, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Evrim Çalışkanları

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't confirm notability Boleyn (talk) 19:11, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete Minor translation project, never received any coverage from any source that I could find, and no sources are provided in the article - which appears to be Original Research. --MelanieN (talk) 16:01, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to The Peter Pan Effect. MBisanz 03:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

The Face of Dorian Gray

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Unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 19:15, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. MBisanz 03:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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unref blp; tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 19:31, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to EUBINGO. The Bushranger One ping only 02:20, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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Unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 19:38, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. WP:SOFTDELETE The Bushranger One ping only 02:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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unref article; tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 19:46, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was merge to 2013 in the United Kingdom . MBisanz 03:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

January 2013 Great Britain and Ireland snowfall

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This just seems like a normal winter snowfall. Per WP:NOTNEWS, I don't think we need a new article for every time that it snows in Britain. Jeremy (talk) 01:36, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Comment Another winter another "is the weather notable enough for a Misplaced Pages article?" debate. I'm tempted to say keep for the usual arguments. Britain's climate is generally mild thanks to the Gulfstream, so heavy snowfall is rare. On top of that this is still an ongoing event, and for the Met Office to issue a red warning (the highest), as it did over the weekend, is unuaual. Having said that we need to think about how to deal with this if heavy snow becomes more regular. Three of the last four winters have seen significant snowfall. Whether that suggests a change in the climate is something I couldn't comment on, but if it was then obviously these events wouldn't be so notable. Paul MacDermott (talk) 12:35, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Very strong keep because of the rare red alert, avalanche and all the arguments above. This is certainly not a normal snowfall any more. GeorgeGriffiths (talk) 16:17, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Note An Anon editor removed the AFD tag. I have reinstated it. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:50, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete -- For about 20 years the south of England had litlte snow. The climate has now perhaps reverted to normal, and have forgotten how to operate with lying snow. Snow in winter should not be regarded as unusual. We have just become cowards in the face of it. It is not a "storm". Neither road nor climing accidnets are unusual. EVen the red warning was merely that there would be more snow than normal. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:50, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete - although it's had local media coverage, it fails to meet Misplaced Pages:Notability (events). This isn't 1962-1963, it's just annual snowfall (I can remember worse in the last two or three years). Although the media, particularly the BBC, have overhyped it, it's just routine coverage, and the event is unlikely to have lasting effects, or long term coverage. (I admit there's a bit of WP:CRYSTAL in that statement, so I was going to wait till the snow's melted before nominating it myself).  An optimist on the run! 07:46, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep/merge We have yearbook articles like 2013 in the United Kingdom which would be a suitable place to record weather highlights like this. And we have plenty of other articles about inclement weather such as List of United States tornadoes in January 2013. Such issues are best dealt with by merger up to an appropriate level of summary. Deletion is not helpful in this and we don't need an AFD discussion every time someone starts such an article. No-one ever deletes the AFD discussions and there's no reason to delete the articles either. Warden (talk) 13:44, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete/merge - Not especially encyclopedic (or well written - but that's another debate), and can be merged into local place articles where snow was locally eventful, as well as 2013 in the United Kingdom.... that is unless the weather pattern continues to something like '62/'63, in which case it can be easily reinstated anyway. --Jza84 |  Talk  14:54, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment I would agree with those who want to delete this if we were talking about a day or two of fairly light snowfall, but since this has lasted almost two weeks now we're approaching the point of significance. What is inescapable is that such large quantities of snow are unusual for the United Kingdom. Sky News reports forecasts of further snowfall and nine weather-related deaths. Ideally it would have been better if this article had appeared later when we have a clearer picture of events. I also think it may bave been more courteous had the nominee waited forthe {{underconstruction}} template to be removed, either by the bot responsible for such matters or the article's creator themselves. Paul MacDermott (talk) 16:50, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • And after the snow come the floods, with 50 flood warnings in place. I may take a copy of this article and rework it into something like "Winter of 2012-2013 in Great Britain and ireland", though that depends on what happens through the rest of the winter, but it would potentially lead to a broader ranged and more encyclopedic article. Paul MacDermott (talk) 11:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • According to this the problem seems to be a little more widespread than the UK, with much of western Europe affected. Snow in Britain is rare these days. Snow in Spain even more so. I'll keep an eye on this topic and see how it goes. Paul MacDermott (talk) 11:42, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • This article is also worth a read. The important passage here is: "This is now the fifth year in a row that we have had an unusual amount of snow; I mean snow of a kind that I don't remember from childhood: snow that comes one day, sticks around for a couple of days, followed by more." Paul MacDermott (talk) 12:05, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • So Paul, is your argument that "Snow in Britain is rare these days", or that "This is now the fifth year in a row that we have had an unusual amount of snow"? <g> Le Deluge (talk) 19:38, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • I've said somewhere else this is now the fifth winter in a row where we've had snow, so perhaps it isn't quite as rare as it was a few years back. The truth is these articles will continue to appear, and we'll have these debates, until we decide once and for all how to deal with this. I notice we're missing the two most recent Global storm activity articles for 2012 and 2013, so perhaps there is the place for this information. Paul MacDermott (talk) 22:54, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Misplaced Pages:Notability (events) is a pretty good place to start. I'm not saying no weather is notable, but people have to think a bit on long-term perspective. The 1987 storm, the drought of 1976 - they are notable events that genuinely stick in the memory. They caused either widespread and "interesting" damage or policy shifts on eg water policy. Can anyone really imagine that in 30 years time "the snow of early 2013" will stick in the mind in the same way?Le Deluge (talk) 02:38, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • If you're looking for a way to quantify "lasting, historical significance" you could think in terms of hard cash. The ABI say that on average flooding led to £450m/year of insurance payouts during the noughties. So I'd suggest that if a single event led to >£1bn of insurance payout, that's the kind of threshold to think of. I think the 2000 floods were something like that, not sure if any have been since then. Obviously the indirect economic costs can be much more but are much "fuzzier" - this pseudo-advertising report puts the average indirect costs of snow at £11bn/year, so I'd be looking for >£22bn of indirect costs for snowfall to be notable.Le Deluge (talk) 17:29, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • In line with the data provided by Le Deluge, a little perspective on the reported fatalities can be found in noting that the average excess winter (December to March) mortality in the United Kingdom is about 200 extra deaths per day. There are also, on average, about 5 fatal road accidents per day in the UK.Jeremy (talk) 17:58, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete/merge - as I said on the Talk page :"I too was somewhat depressed if not altogether surprised to see that this article had been created. Might I gently suggest that people read Misplaced Pages:Notability (events), in particular
Wikinews offers a place where editors can document current news events, but not every incident that gains media coverage will have or should have a Misplaced Pages article. A rule of thumb for creating a Misplaced Pages article is whether the event is of lasting, historical significance....Editors should bear in mind recentism, the tendency for new and current matters to seem more important than they might seem in a few years time....Events that have a noted and sourced permanent effect of historical significance are likely to be notable. This includes, for example, natural disasters that result in widespread destruction, since they lead to rebuilding, population shifts, and possible impact on elections. For example, Hurricane Katrina or the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake are notable by these standards. A minor earthquake or storm with little or no impact on human populations is probably not notable. It may take weeks or months to determine whether or not an event has a lasting effect. Think about this article in that context."
I would also note that User:GeorgeGriffiths, creator of the article, is still at school so perhaps lacks a historical perspective on these things. I would also note that this is not a national event but a regional one - the real angle is that it's snowed quite a bit in Bristol. Snow in the Brecon Beacons is not news, nor in the Peak District. I'm further east and we've had about 3 inches - totally unremarkable. In Scotland they must be laughing. The yearbook article seems the appropriate place for this stuff - and as Jza says, that's before we get onto the quality of the snow article as it stands, but that's as much to do with the tenuous notability as anything.Le Deluge (talk) 19:38, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Data - there's far too much anecdote on this page - Boris Johnson has been cited as some kind of authority for flip's sake, a man who grew up in the biggest heat island in the country. Here's the Met Office data - the long term average is for 16.5 days a year with snow on the ground in the UK, and 33 days per year when snow is falling. In particular take a look at those maps for the 1971-2000 average snow fall/persistence. I'd not seen them but they make my points rather well about snow in Bristol being the most notable (umm - least unnotable...) feature of the recent weather, and the complete bemusement of the Scots about any of this being interesting.Le Deluge (talk) 02:38, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete/merge - I agree it fails on notability. The yearbook is a more appropriate place. --HighKing (talk) 20:33, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
    • Just to add, some of these "Britain and Ireland" styled articles are a nonsense anyway. Ireland has had a pitifully tiny amount of snow compared to Great Britain, so why try to lump together two different islands to plump up an article. The vast majority of these "Weather X in Britain and Ireland" articles are concerned with Britain, and Ireland usually just gets a passing mention. Same as this one. Not all articles obviously. If the shoe fits, fine, but if it doesn't, stop maiming your feet. --HighKing (talk) 13:31, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
      Agreed - if the article survives this AfD it needs to be renamed. Incidentally, would those !voting for merge please indicate what it should be merged with.  An optimist on the run! 22:31, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Merge, and even the snowfall in Bristol is not that remarkable. Speaking as someone who lives there.TheLongTone (talk) 11:39, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. The Bushranger One ping only 02:16, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Gibson Advanced Jumbo

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't establish notability Boleyn (talk) 19:57, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep. I added some content and sources. The instrument is clearly notable. A quick check for sources would have been appropriate. AfD should be used only for topics that clearly do not belong in Misplaced Pages, not for articles that just need improvement. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:00, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. Lack of participants, defaulting to "no consensus to delete"; NPASR. Salvidrim!  13:02, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

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tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't confirm notability Boleyn (talk) 19:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Neutral: Galley is "borderline" notable as a game designer and it seems this could be argued either way. A few media sources have published interviews or descriptions of his career with Infocom, but his notability is basically restricted to the interactive fiction gaming community so the WP:Generally notable people guidelines may not be met with respect to the gaming community more generally. Anyways, here are three sources I came across:

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The result was keep. WP:SNOW (non-admin closure) TBrandley 01:54, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

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Subject of BLP requests deletion due to inaccuracies and persistent posting of unsourced negative opinion (OTRS Ticket#2013011910003828) - see, e.g. edit of 16 January 2013; Also, questionable notability per Misplaced Pages:Notability (academics) Geoff 01:22, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Keep Unquestionably notable as WPPROF and WP AUTHOR> Full professor at RMC Canada, clearly an authority in his field, author of multiple books published by major university press, mentioned in the article. I can see some possibly controversial elements to his career, and some questions of what would be the correct wording, but these are to be resolved in the usual way, by editing. DGG ( talk ) 05:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

DELETE OR BLOCK POSTER: I do not have the time to continuously return to this WIKIPEDIA entry, that I posted originally as a public service, to repeatedly correct the nonsense that one rather silly fellow keeps inserting; a biographical entry on a serious site (i.e. Canada's Who's Who) does not allow for malcontents or those bearing malicious grudges to post their fantasies about what, by anyone's reckoning, was a minor incident (that this individual misrepresents). Nevertheless he keeps coming on line to spew nonsense, and has done so several times, over the past several years. I would be happy to leave my entry on WIKIPEDIA if it were not subject to the "editing" (sic) of this "videographer"; otherwise, since it is about me, I am alive, and have made it clear that I do not wish to spend time returning to remove silly "edits" I offer a simple choice - either block the poster from "editing" the entry about me or take my entry off line. Thanks,

Professor L Luciuk (22 January 2013) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.193.142.54 (talk) 15:54, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Keep - notable scholar in his field, political activist in his country's affairs. Neither his own COI and autobiographical edits "as a public service", nor any problems with BLP violations, should cause us to delete this article. Improvement, not deletion, is clearly the path to take here. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:37, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Comment. Subject only manages a GS h-index of 6 (please correct if wrong) so WP:Prof#C1 is doubtful. May pass WP:GNG on eastern European nationalist activism. The BLP in its present state does not appear to contain any offensive material. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:12, 22 January 2013 (UTC).
  • Keep. Notability is marginal, but I think this squeaks by. Most of his books have very low holdings, but 2 of them have >200: Creating a Landscape and Searching for Place. WoS h-index is 2, but this statistic is not terribly applicable here. Article has no actual WP:RS and it is full of WP:OR. These issues must be addressed if this article is kept. Agricola44 (talk) 17:26, 24 January 2013 (UTC).
  • Hi all you pseudonyms, please use your real names when posting comments here so that your credibility, and relevance, becomes apparent. Cheerio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.193.142.54 (talk) 12:51, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
    • It is against Misplaced Pages policy to reveal personal information of its editors (such as real names of editors working pseudonymously); see WP:OUTING. As for credibility: cases here are decided based on the strength of the arguments and their connection to established guidelines, not on ad hominem credentialism. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:16, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
      • Concur with David, but will also suggest to anon to use an account next time so that we don't see that his/her IP is in the same city as Luciuk's place of employment :) Agricola44 (talk) 23:13, 28 January 2013 (UTC).
  • Keep. Unquestionably notable per WP:GNG regardless of whether he also passes WP:PROF; e.g. highbeam returns 150 hits for his name and although many are in the same publication (Ukrainian Weekly) others aren't. The article does need major cleanup and I was particularly dismayed to see the immediate reversion of this edit attempting to bring the article into line with our BLP policies on sourcing; however, AfD should not be for cleanup. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:25, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:45, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Danilo Golubović

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't confirm notability Boleyn (talk) 20:00, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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Comment. Hmm, i dont know, but we maybe can expand this, as per acting minister. I somehow lean toward Keep... --WhiteWriter 21:01, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The Bushranger One ping only 02:08, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Greek Orthodox Youth of America

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unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 20:14, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was Move to Darkhorse Theater. MBisanz 00:14, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

GroundWorks Theatre

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Seems to be an advert. Tagged for notability for 5 years. Boleyn (talk) 20:24, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Move/merge/repurpose/redirect. I don't believe this particular organization is notable, but my online research leaves me thinking that the Darkhorse Theater, where Groundworks' productions are staged, is notable. An article about the Darkhorse Theater, incorporating information about the various performing arts groups that perform there, would be a reasonable place for some of the content on this page. Unfortunately, there isn't an article about Darkhorse, but there actually is an article about the owner, Peter Kurland. I'm proposing to move this page to Darkhorse Theater and build it out as an article about Darkhorse. --Orlady (talk) 21:59, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Move and repurpose as Orlady proposes, for the reasons she states. And if more evidence of separate notability for GroundWorks turns up later, a separate article could always be spun out again. --Arxiloxos (talk) 06:17, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn; no non-keep !votes following relisting. The Bushranger One ping only 09:01, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Gugak FM

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unref article, tagged for notability for 5 years Boleyn (talk) 20:29, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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Nomination withdrawn Thanks for your comments, Boleyn (talk) 10:03, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was speedy delete. I'm closing it as speedy delete G7, the only constructive contributor to the article has asked for deletion DGG ( talk ) 05:00, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Paul Ranni (entertainer)

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Not significant or noteworthy enough to have a Misplaced Pages page Todd Friedman (talk) 01:15, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

That would perhaps be true if the subject had a reputation to be disparaged. Please consider whether or not this man is actually significant enough to be included on Misplaced Pages, because if the answer is yes, the amount of quasi-internet famous people worthy of their own page would skyrocket. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.179.159.84 (talk) 01:52, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete - Regardless of the nominator's actions, I am unable to find any independent reviews, interviews, or published commentary on the article subject. The refs in the article go to self-published sources and/or promotional PR pieces. Subject apparently isn't notable yet. --| Uncle Milty | talk | 02:06, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Delete: Now, admittedly, this video on Paul's youtube channel is an amazing testimonial. It reports that "all the girls are talking about Paul Ranni at college." Nevertheless, most of his videos have but a few hundred views each. While Paul tweeted this week that he loves having a wikipedia article, and I hate to hurt the feelings of this Role Model, and as much as the "Duke Fightmaster" episode of "This American Life" was super awesome and Paul Ranni reminds me of that so much I hope he reads this comment and learns from the Duke, I must say he is not notable.--Milowent 04:44, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Speedy Delete Has no one noticed that the articles creators has asked for deletion above. In any case the person is not notable and this article was created by an editor who has been paid to create around about a dozen promotional articles. Ridernyc (talk) 04:46, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:06, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Gussmann Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't establish notability Boleyn (talk) 20:32, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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Delete - does not pass Notability criteria for organization. google results zero.Jethwarp (talk) 13:41, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008. The Bushranger One ping only 02:05, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Larry Stafford

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Non-notable political activist and third party candidate. Sourcing needed to establish GNG does not exist. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:42, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. j⚛e decker 16:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

The Hollywood Saloon

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't establish notability Boleyn (talk) 21:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to Cordon bleu . MBisanz 03:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Cordon Blue

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This article is not notable, verifiable, or reliably sourced. A Google search failed to yield any results except the one specified in the article. Furthermore, the link to the Order of the Holy Ghost reveals nothing. The only potential match was at the Order of the Holy Spirit, under the Cordon Bleu section. The entire text of the article is taken from the source, and provides no relevant encyclopedic information. The only links to this article are from a userpage on anagrams and a British sitcom that could potentially link because of a spelling error (Cordon Blue vs. Cordon Bleu) FrigidNinja (talk) 21:29, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Comment. The connection between the name, emblem, and Order are explained at Le Cordon Bleu, where it explains how the emblem of the Order is said to have became connected with cooking. I am inclined to think that the best solution would be to make Cordon Blue a redirect to Le Cordon Bleu (as a likely misspelling) where the information is more fully explained. --Arxiloxos (talk) 22:38, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 02:01, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Foil imaging

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Unreferenced since forever. Looks like there is a general, encyclopedic and probably notable topic hiding somewhere nearby, but this article is instead about one person's particular strand of it. If such an article is to stand, it has to show sources as to why that, and not merely foil printing in general, is the notable topic. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:49, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • delete, or possibly merge with foil stamping There's historical material on the latter subject which could be used if it were sourced properly, but as it stands this is promotional, and searches for the technique inevitably lead back to Myers, her device, or her company. Mangoe (talk) 13:49, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
I hadn't found that article, but I'd be happy with a merge to it. Andy Dingley (talk) 18:46, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
The more I think about it, the more I'm of the opinion that this is a technique that hasn't caught on. Improving foil stamping really can't rely on this utterly uncited article. Mangoe (talk) 19:37, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete - Unsourced, and shamelessly self-promotional. An article about a technique invented by one person, whose MFA also apparently taught them industrial fabrication skills? Moreover, the product doesn't even exist yet, according to its own website. MSJapan (talk) 01:20, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 05:35, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Eefoof

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Came across this site because it was spammed to my email and I'd never heard of it before. A highbeam search for the original name, eefoof, turns up only two articles. One of them is actually about the website while the other mentions it in passing. A search for the supposed new name, Vume, comes up with nothing related on Highbeeam,

While the page claims to have had extensive coverage in the NYT and WSJ, a search returns nothing.

A regular google search returns some hits, but nothing I would consider substantial.

Looks to be a failed start up from 2006 that may be attempting to rebrand itself (hence the spam), but at the moment I think it fails to meet WP:GNG and WP:CORP.

Just noticed that the page creator, User:Alexannese, seems to have created the account, made this page and then never edited again. I'm guessing it was a PR job or company employee. Sædon 19:50, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Delete No real assertions of notability. OhNoitsJamie 20:06, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus. — Mr. Stradivarius 05:53, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

You Need a Budget

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Long tagged for improvement, it remains advertisement-ish in tone. Appears not a particularly notable desktop product or app. --EEMIV (talk) 02:03, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was redirect to City god. (non-admin closure) Michaelzeng7 (talk) 20:41, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Cheng Huang Temple

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unintelligible and unsourced Jac16888 18:32, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Comment Certainly verging on the unintelligible, but independent sources can be found: . That leaves the question of whether the place is notable? AllyD (talk) 18:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was redirect to YoungBloodZ. The Bushranger One ping only 05:34, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

J-Bo

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American rapper. Seems to fail WP:NMUSIC and WP:GNG. nly one released album (no charts, no singles charted, no reviews) and his personal coverage is very vague. I wasn't able to find any reliable source (although I did a fast scan). — ΛΧΣ 04:48, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Redirect to YoungBloodZ for now - Google News searches provided nothing to indicate he has established notability by himself. He recently produced a Rihanna song, Pour It Up, but nothing else recent. Additionally, I'm trying to search for good sources to improve the group's article but haven't found much despite that they have charted. However, this is typical with some hip hop artists. SwisterTwister talk 00:10, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. This is a weak delete, but the arguments made for deletion were strong enough that I don't think this should be eligible for undeletion at WP:REFUND. I will consider undeleting it myself if anyone can find new sources that pass WP:RS, however. — Mr. Stradivarius 05:46, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Loving the Silent Tears

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Contested prod. Although the article has been greatly expanded since prodding, the issue that led to prodding hasn't been resolved. No evidence of significant third-party coverage is shown in the article, there is no mention of critical reception, and I can't find any non-primary sources about this play on Google News archives.  Blanchardb -- timed 08:12, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Comment. I've dug and found a few things, but so far I'm a little concerned over the limited sources I'm finding. Most of these are local community-type newspapers and student magazines. I am finding some stuff, but I'm not entirely satisfied with all of this to say "totally keep", but then I'm extremely picky at times. I did remove a lot of stuff from the article, as much of what was added tended to talk about the past accomplishments of some of the cast members and as notability is WP:NOTINHERITED, I went ahead and removed it. I did find mention of the performance on a local news station (for that area), but the YT video was uploaded by the musical, so using that as a source isn't an option. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 15:05, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete or merge to Ching Hai very selectively. This one-off charity event / vanity project / publicity stunt does not have sufficient coverage from independent reliable sources to satisfy WP:GNG, nor does it qualify under any other standard. The sources offered are a couple of community papers (Los Cerritos Community Newspaper, Crescent Valley Weekly), an online USC magazine (Asia Pacific Arts), a couple of press release -type mentions (my.entertainment.yahoo.com, Theater Mania), some non-independent pieces in advertising/marketing enterprises (Footlights, stagebill.com), and a lengthy blog post on LA Weekly's website, the last of which is probably the most useful. These, plus the local TV news item that Tokyogir79 mentioned, are not sufficient to warrant a WP entry. --Hobbes Goodyear (talk) 13:38, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

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The result was delete. The Bushranger One ping only 01:59, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

List of slums in the Philippines

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No inclusion criteria defined; highly POV; WP:listcruft. -- P 1 9 9   00:43, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete. As the nom indicates, there are no inclusion criteria given. Furthermore, of the five entries on this list, only two have articles of their own, and one of them, Pandacan, is described in its own article as follows: "Socioeconomically, the majority of the residents of Pandacan range from lower- to upper-middle class." That doesn't sound much like a slum. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 01:53, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Weak delete. It's theoretically possible that a list of notable "slums" could be compiled for the Philippines, as for example we have List of favelas in Brazil, but the current list lacks criteria and thus isn't particularly helpful for navigation or information. For example, it points to our article on Tondo, which is arguable (Tondo is known for slums but is the entire district a slum?), rather than to our article on Smokey Mountain,which is the most famous squatter community in the country and one of the most famous in the world. -Arxiloxos (talk) 06:11, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:03, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

List of bus routes in Central Suffolk

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I can find no evidence that there is such a place as Central Suffolk with an upper case C. The article is an aggregation of local route articles of the type of which several have recently been unanimously deleted. I can find no evidence of significant secondary discussion of these groups of routes. Fails WP:GNG, WP:NOTDIR, WP:NOTTRAVEL at the least. Charles (talk) 00:38, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

And the case of a letter has no relation to this, this isn't school.  Adam Mugliston  Talk  22:56, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
You are missing the point there a bit - Charles is pointing out that central Suffolk with an uppercase C would indicate an actual place or district officially recognised to be a place with defined borders and therefore its own set of bus routes. Rcsprinter (yak) @ 21:00, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • delete per nom. Fails WP:GNG, WP:NOTDIR,and WP:NOTTRAVEL. If possible candidate; transwiki to Wikivoyage. Stuart.Jamieson (talk) 10:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete as non notable. I would strongly suggest articles like this are unsuitable for transwiki-ing. Having spent an hour or two on Friday rewriting this article and trying to wade through the mess of changed operators, routes, numbers and areas it's now very clear to me that bus routes get out of date very, very quickly. But articles about them aren't, in the main, looked after in the long term. I'm increasingly convinced that they're an absolute mess and have no place on any wiki project. Now, a prose article, sure. Sections in the articles about specific areas, sure. But lists of actual routes? Hardly ever. Blue Square Thing (talk) 16:33, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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  • Transwiki to Wikivoyage, a more suitable Wikimedia foundation website for this type of content. Northamerica1000 11:16, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Merge to a single list of bus routes in Suffolk along with all the other smaller lists of buses scattered around Suffolk. Rcsprinter (yak) @ 21:00, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
    • Assuming that significant coverage in reliable secondary sources not closely affiliated to the subject could be found to establish notability for such an article it is still hard to see how it could be compatible with WP:NOTDIR and WP:NOTTRAVEL.--Charles (talk) 11:19, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
    • A list of bus routes for Suffolk as a whole would be even more impossible to keep anywhere near up to date. Trust me, I redid this Central Suffolk article after it was abandoned and out of date - it's a nightmare and almost impossible to find up to date secondary sources on. Now, a prose article - something like Buses in Suffolk (or, perhaps, Public Transport in Suffolk - that's possible to do. Rather like Buses in Lowestoft - which is unlikely to ever be much more than a stub btw. For that sort of article it's relatively possible to find secondary sources and, I imagine, suggest some form of notability for the subject. But a list? For the whole of Suffolk? Really, really, really bad idea. Blue Square Thing (talk) 12:53, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete per Blue Square Thing. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:44, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom (fails WP:GNG, WP:NOTTRAVEL, WP:NOTDIR). Also per Blue Square Thing, it might not fail WP:GNG if it were for a whole county, but that would be completely unmaintainable. --Storkk (talk) 11:15, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete I am in agreement that this article should be deleted under WP:NOTDIR. In regards to transwiki, I'm not entirely sure if making our problem-their problem is a reasonable thing. If you look at Wikivoyage they rarely include bus routes unless its a highly notable area such as New York or London. I think the fundamental problem in that bus routes change so rapidly that having an article on them ultimately leaves Misplaced Pages with an article that is wrong. Mkdw 00:10, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
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The result was Delete Ackerman, No Conesnsus on other politicians. The discussion on the other two folks is mixed, and some opinions are ambiguous respect to them; no prejudice against renomination of them individually. j⚛e decker 16:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Albert (Isaac) Ackerman

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Minor local policitian that fails WP:POLITICIAN. Most coverage I saw was either obligatory campaign coverage or WP:Run-of-the-mill coverage of office duties. He may become notable some day, but not yet.

I am also nominating the following related pages as similarly non-notable local policiticans that fail WP:POLITICIAN and have little coverage aside from obligatory campaign coverage and run of the mill coverage of duties etc. Note that "mayor" is a committeeman selected by their peers, not as an actual election. The position is a pro tem type position.:

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Comment The mayor of a municipality, regardless how selected, is the chief elected official of that entity, its "head of state" if you will, and its legal and symbolic spokesperson. I do not know anything about the specific New Jersey municipality under discussion here, but I would expect that the mayor of any city of significant size is almost certainly notable. Kestenbaum (talk) 21:10, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

  • If that were the case, WP:POLITICIAN would probably reflect that, don't you think? And no, they aren't the chief elected official. They are an elected official appointed to a position. And, this isn't a city under discussion, it's a township. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:18, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Correction It isn't a pro-tem-type mayor, but a chairman-type. This type of mayor is exceedingly common in the United States, btw. – Philosopher  21:34, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Kind of a minor difference. They're not elected by the population as a mayor. They're picked by peers to essentially be a spokesman invested with the powers a mayor would have if they had an actual mayor. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:18, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Delete Ackerman / Keep Lichtenstein and Miller The article for Meir Lichtenstein makes a more than credible of notability as the first Haredi mayor of a largely non-haredi community, and the articles for both Lichtenstein and Miller are backed by appropriate sources establishing notability. The article for Ackerman doesn't meet this standard. Alansohn (talk) 20:06, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  08:26, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Richard Dixon (USCG)

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A United States Coast Guard sailor. Received a Coast Guard Medal, which is below a Silver Star in precedence. A Coast Guard cutter will be named after him, but this does not confer nobility. There are no independent, reliable references about him in the article. Coast Guard refs are not independent as they come from Dixon's employer. Defense Media Network reference is about the ship. Prod was contested on grounds that Coast Guard refs are independent in that they were not written by Dixon or Dixon's supervisors, medal is notable and having a ship named after you is notable. Discussion to place at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Military history#Independent ref question on if Coast Guard refs are independent. Bgwhite (talk) 18:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Comment if we regard having a ship named after him as sufficient for notability, or if we regard the medal as sufficient for notability, then having only official references to prove it is fine. The naming of the ship and the award of the medal (s) are simple, straight-forward things that can be established from records. For special notability guidelines, some are regarded as limiting the GNG guideline, some (such aw WP:PROF) are alternatives to them. Since we make the guidelines, we can decide how to use them. I do not know what the consensus status is of the guidelines in question here, but personally, I would prefer to use any rational special guideline rather than the GNG. DGG ( talk ) 20:42, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment Per WP:SOLDIER, the medal does not make him notable. Per standard WikiProject Military history practice, the ship named after Dixon is notable, but it does not make Dixon notable. Usual practice is to redirect the person to the ship's article. This was also repeated by various people in the
  • Merge (a little) and redirect him and all others listed at Sentinel class cutter#Namesakes to that spot, with the exception of Richard Etheridge. Jobs well done, but not to the point of meriting their own articles. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:19, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
    • You realize the class will contain 58 vessels? Even a little paragraph about each namesake would mean that namesake mini-bios would overwhelm the content on the actual class. The namesake section would be extremely hard to navigate -- unnecessarily so.

      You don't say why you opted for "merge", but you seem to be second guessing Dixon's peers -- the senior USCG personnel who thought that Dixon and the others did deserve the very significant distinction of having their heroism recognized by being made the namesake of $50 million vessel.

      The awarding of medals, honors, and other signs of recognition of heroism can be tainted by politics -- see Pat Tillman's Silver Star. But the more years of distance that separate the act from the award, the more pure, and the less likely the decision is to be tainted by politics. Geo Swan (talk) 20:42, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Merge & Redirect as discussed on the MILHIST talk page to the article about the vessel which the subject will be the namesake of (USCGC Richard Dixon (WPC 1113)). The question here is notability. The subject has received coverage, but mainly from sites connected to the service which he was in, so those would be considered primary sources. The question arises that the subject has received significant coverage from those primary sources, but mainly passing mention from other sources. Moreover, the subject has received a notable award, so why does the subject not pass WP:ANYBIO? The reason for that is within the context of military notability, there are many awards (for instance the National Defense Service Medal is itself notable) however there has been a consensus within the editing community that focuses on military history that only single awards of the highest medal for valor (such as the Victoria Cross or the Medal of Honor) or multiple awards of a second level medal for valor (such as the Air Force Cross or the Distinguished Conduct Star) would be considered notable within the military context; this is spelled out in WP:SOLDIER. As the subject of this article has only been verified to have received the Coast Guard Medal twice, it is not sufficient for the subject to have an independent biography article. That being said the ship which will be named for him, will be considered notable per WP:MILUNIT, and thus the content about the subject should be included in that future article.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 06:32, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
  • WRT merging -- Two separate respondents have suggested this article be merged -- but they suggested two different merge targets Sentinel class cutters#namesakes and the nonexistent USCGC Richard Dixon (WPC 1113). It always concerns me when multiple merge targets are suggested. It seems a strong argument that merging is not a good idea.
I have included brief references to Dixon in:
  1. Tillamook Bay -- the location where Dixon lead the two rescues;
  2. US Coast Guard Station-Tillamook Bay -- the base where Dixon was posted;
  3. 44-foot motor lifeboat -- the kind of vessel Dixon piloted during the rescues;
  4. Coast Guard Medal -- the medals Dixon won.
I suggest a reference to Dixon is relevant in all these articles. Those references should be brief, in order not to trigger WP:COATRACK concerns.
I don't think it would be a good idea to try to shoehorn what we can reference about Dixon into any of those articles. Some aspects of what we can document about him are going to be off-topic for any merge topic.
Further the history of merging perfectly adequate, policy-compliant short articles into a subsection of some other article, and then making a redirection to a subsection heading, is a sad one. A simple renaming of the subsection heading breaks these link. One can't put a wikilink to a subsection heading on one's watchlist. There is no "what links here" feature for subsections. Finally, sooner or later someone unaware of the merge decision, excises most or all of the merged material, correctly thinking most or all of that material is off-topic. Geo Swan (talk) 03:09, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
  • WRT medals and notability -- The suggestion in the WP:SOLDIER essay, that only a nation's topic ranked military medal makes the receipient automatically notable, all by itself is widely accepted. For nations that have a civilian medal, or equal rank, we seem to have accepted that being awarded one of those makes the receipient notable, all by itself -- as per List of George Cross receipients.
But, as per WP:BLP1E, being considered notable for a single event is not that common. Most individuals we consider notable have notability that is due to the sum of multiple factors that establish some notability. There is no rule that being awarded a medal of less importance than a nation's highest confers zero notability. Rather, I suggest, lesser medals confer lesser notability, but still some that should be a factor that can add up to sufficient notability to merit a stand-alone article.
Dixon is also notable for having his heroism recognized by having a vessel -- a vessel that cost $50,000,000 to build -- named after him. Geo Swan (talk) 03:09, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
Although the ship will be notable per WP:MILUNIT, as Bushranger has said, notability is not inherited. Therefore, the ship will be notable, but the subject (IMHO) is not, and thus why I suggested a redirect to the ship's article page. If anything the page can be made a redirect, and be used as the foundation for the ship's article.
Additionally, although I agree with the idea that lesser medals awarded multiple times commensurate with their level of importance (for instance say per X has been awarded the Silver Star Medal (a third-rate medal awarded for valorous actions) would afford notability, there was no consensus to support this in WP:SOLDIER. And even if that was the case the Coast Guard Medal is not a medal awarded for valorous actions in the face of enemy action, and is equivalent to the Soldier's Medal, and thus is a eighth rate medal.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:23, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep -- because I believe having one's daring recognized by being awarded a medal confers notability, and that having a $50,000,000 vessel named in honor of one's heroism also confers notability, and that the two, combined, should be considered sufficient to merit a standalone article. As I suggested above, I believe shoehorning details about Richard Dixon into a subsection of any other article is a disservice to readers. Geo Swan (talk) 03:15, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
    • Notability is not inherited from having a ship named after you; the cost of the vessel is irrelevant. (A sheik could easily build a $100,000,000 gold-plated yacht named My Prize Camel, but it doesn't make the camel notable). The Coast Guard Medal is not at the level of medals that confers notability. - The Bushranger One ping only 05:57, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
      • We have lots of articles about civilian vessels, named after non-notable civilians, for a non-notable reason. Some vessels are named after the non-notable family members of the company`s founders, for the non-notable reason that it is a family tradition. Some vessels are named after recently retired or recently deceased members of the organization, who did nothing more notable than faithfully fulfilling their non-notable job duties for decades. In those cases where the namesake had no underlying notability, and the naming was for a non-notable reason, I agree that the notability of the vessel is not inherited.

        But when the namesake has inherent notability, and the naming is a further recognition the namesake performed notably, I suggest the naming itself is another notable act, and should add to the sum of notability of the namesake. Richard Dixon, the person, held a daring job, with inherent notability and naming a vessel after him is another symbolic recognition that his daring job performance really stood out.

        For what it is worth, I only came across one USCG vessel, the USCGC Midgett, named after an individual, where we did not have a separate article about the individual, an oversight I corrected by recently starting an article about John Allen Midgett, Jr.

        With regard to your comments about a hypothetical mid-east leader`s pets, and what kind of recognition would or wouldn`t make them notable -- when was the last time you reviewed United States presidential pets? Take a look at those pets who have standalone articles. They had jokes made about them on talk shows; First ladies published books of children`s letters addressed to them; Pet commentators attributed new popularity to their breed to the President`s adoption of them. Basically, various kinds of high profile recognition added up to pass our bar for notability. If some White House pet had a vessel, that cost a fortune, named after it I would argue that high profile recognition was just like the high profile recognition that helped push earlier White House pets into notability.

        The cost is a rough guide. The USCG has a ″Treasury class″ -- where the vessels are named after Secretaries of the US Treasury -- the USCG used to be under the authority of the US Treasury. These are among the largest vessels in the USCG fleet. The USCG has named vessels after heroes prior to the creation of the Sentinel class -- all named after heroes. With only one or two exceptions, are generally of smaller classes of vessels. Geo Swan (talk) 16:39, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


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  • With regard to ″notability is not inherited″ -- Two respondents have repeated that ″notability is not inherited″ -- a subsection of the WP:Arguments to avoid essay. I suggest this general principle is being called upon in a backward fashion. Yesterday was Martin Luther King Day in the USA. We have List of streets named after Martin Luther King, Jr. in recognition that while the namesake, MLK, is notable, not every street, school, bridge, or park, named after him will be notable. If someone started an article on a parkette, or fountain, that was named after MLK, and then that article was nominated for deletion, we would disregard any keep arguments that said the article on the parkette had to be kept because it was named after MLK.

    What I see here is the opposite. The MLK article is not at risk of being deleted. But if it were nominated for deletion, the fact that some US cities and towns figured he was notable enough to name schools, streets, bridges after him would be a strong factor adding to his notability, just the same as magazine articles written about him, or books written about him add to his notability. The fact that thousands of streets, parks, bridges and schools are named after him would be an overwhelming argument that he was notable, even if there were no other argumens.

    If Richard Dixon were really famous, a ship, school, bridge, or park named after him wouldn′t inherit his notability. But, I suggest, that when someone has a notable quality, like their courage, honored by having a ship named after them, it is a factor that adds to their notability and should be considered when determining whether the namesake is notable. Geo Swan (talk) 19:50, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

  • With regard to using the standards from WP:SOLDIER in a civilian context -- While I understand that it is reasonable for those coming here from the military wikiproject to be tempted to approach the question of whether Richard Dixon meets the wikipedia′s notability requirement from a purely military perspective, I think I should warn you that you guys seem to be approaching this from a far too narrow view.
For instance, the comment above has a piped wikilink to Awards and decorations of the United States military#Order of precedence -- calling the Coast Guard Medal an eighth rate medal. Why should those of us who are not participants in the military wikiproject agree that their internal agreements for medals for courage in battle should apply to civilian medals for courage in non-military contexts -- like risky daring rescues?

As I have already noted, the UK has the George Cross, a medal awarded for courage in non-military contexts, that is considered equal in rank to the Victoria Cross -- ie at the very top rank. If you review that list of George Cross recipients you will see that they too were deemed to be notable solely for being awarded that medal -- because it is of equivalent rank to the Victoria Cross. Using reasoning that I don′t follow, a participant from the military wikiproject seems to be suggesting we should classify Dixon′s Coast Guard Medal as at the 8th rank, simply because he did not display his courage in battle.

Why should the rest of us agree to have the notability of the Coast Guard Medal be arbitrarily ranked near the bottom of significance because it was not awarded in battle?

On July 3rd 1980 and July 4th 1980 Dixon was contending with enormous 30 foot waves that were pounding on breakwaters that were so close that a moment′s inattention, hesitation, or lapse in ability could have killed Dixon, his crew, and the people he was rescuing. These were tasks that called for skill and calculated daring, of a high order, and it disturbs me to have that discounted because it was not courage displayed in battle. Geo Swan (talk) 20:45, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

The reason for the limit is based on WP:ANYBIO. In it it says that any individual awarded a "well known and significant award or honor" is assumed to be notable. As I have said before the National Defense Service Medal is itself a well known and (it is the opinion of some) significant medal. Yet it is the consensus of those in the field of military history, that it isn't sufficient enough on its own to establish notability. That being said same goes for the Coast Guard Medal. In the field of military service, the medal isn't as significant as others. Even within the United States Coast Guard, there are more significant medals that could be awarded a Coast Guardsman.
Geo Swan may not agree with the consensus formed, and that's OK, we are all free to our own opinions. And as I have said, there are some consensus that I do not agree with either. But the consensus is made up of a plurality (or majority) of active editors in the discussion which created the essay/guideline/policy. Therefore may I refer to WP:JUSTA.
Even if we dismiss SOLDIER, I do not see significant coverage as described in WP:GNG applying to the subject of this biography article. There are primary references that fulfill the WP:INDEPTH requirement, but generally primary references are not used to establish notability.
Additionally 44mlb does not appear to be a reliable source, and the Defense Media Network, is the only non-primary RS given. If the subject is sufficiently notable, the subject would be given significant coverage in published books and/or news media as well; which I do not find to be the case.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 21:49, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Sorry, but I believe you are misinterpreting WP:ANYBIO. And I am sorry, but I don't agree that there is a consensus that articles prepared for Coast Guard publications are not "independent", or, as you have claimed, that they are primary sources.
You seem to be interpreting ANYBIO as if it said some honors and awards conferred notability, while the rest conferred zero notability. I suggest that ANYBIO is trying to say is that some honors or awards confer sufficient notability that recipients are notable, even if they have no other factor to make them notable -- as per List of George Cross receipients. Lesser honors and awards confer lesser notability. But almost all of our articles about individuals rely on multiple factors to establish their notability. I don't think there is any question that the notability conferred by lesser honor and awards should factor into determining the notability of any recipient who has multiple factors that could add up to notability.
With regard to the assertion that I am not recognizing consensus -- I can't agree to that. Prior to Bgwhite initiating this {{afd}} we disagreed as to whether the Coast Guard references were "independent", and I asked for opinions at WP:RSN. It appears that Bgwhite was not prepared to recognize opinions expressed there, and initiated a 2nd discussion at the military wikiproject forum. Sorry, even at his or her preferred forum I don't think the opinions expressed there are what you assert they are. Didn't some military enthusiasts think the articles written for the Coast Guard publication were reliable source, doubting only that they were sufficient to establish notability -- all by themselves? But I continue to believe that the definitive opinion as to whether the articles written for the Coast Guard publications were reliable was at the reliable sources noticeboard.
You wrote above that "There are primary references that fulfill the WP:INDEPTH requirement, but generally primary references are not used to establish notability.". I believe you are the first to assert that the articles written for the Coast Guard publications were WP:PRIMARY sources, and I would be interested in how you would explain how the 2010 articles written from the Coast Guard compass, over 20 years after Dixon's heroic acts, could be described as a primary source. Clarification please, if you came to agree that the Coast Guard articles were not primary sources, would you agree that this article should be kept?
I have never asserted that the Coast Guard articles that establish Dixon was the only individual to be awarded two Coast Guard medals conferred enough notability, all by themselves, to make Dixon notable. Rather, it is my position that, added to the IMO considerable notability conferred by having a $50 million vessel named after him, does add up to notability.
I addressed your assertion that having a $50 million dollar vessel named after him was an instance of "notability is not inherited". I believe I rebutted your assertion, because you interpreted WP:NOTINHERITED backwards. The vessel does not inherit any of Dixon's notability. But the naming of the vessel does add to Dixon's notability, as it is a reflection that Dixon's peers admired his courage. I'd appreciate it if you tried to address this point.
I'd appreciate it if you tried to address the points I raised in my comment WRT merging, above. Geo Swan (talk) 12:58, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
The Coast Guard Compass is written by the United States Coast Guard, and was the subject's employer. This is not a secondary source. It is a reliable source, but I don't see it as helping to establish notability, as it is not an independent reliable source. Moreover, if there is content about the ship, the ship is the subject not the namesake of the ship. The ship may have been named any number of reasons, for instance the Camel arguement is a great hypothetical example above. Just because something is named for X doesn't make X notable.
As for the awards in relation to WP:ANYBIO, I have stated what past consensus has been in regards to the notability confered by certain military awards, of which the Coast Guard Medal is one of them; and as the consensus has not changed, although laudable, it is not sufficient on its own to confer notability.
For all these reasons a redirect to the ship's article is the best option, and will retain the majority of the content of the article that is the subject of this AfD. It is far preferential than outright deletion, and makes a great compromise of retaining verifiable content while not having an article about a non-notable subject.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 18:54, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
As we appear to be at an impass I am seeking additional opinions per WP:CANVASS#Appropriate notification.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 19:01, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
Also, Geo Swan? You might want to read WP:TLDR. - The Bushranger One ping only 19:19, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment The consensus at MILHIS is not a WP guideline unless the community accepts it, either explicitly, or implicitly by making consistent decisions on its basis. I accord MILHIS much more respect than most Wikiprojects in this, because of the greater degree of general competence and specialized knowledge shown there, but it is possible that the broader community might accept a more or less restrictive view of something, and in that case the consensus of the broader community prevails. AfDs are the usual way to test this, though if there remains a problem, I suppose an rfc could be run. Personally, I am open to the acceptance of a broader range of medals as indicating notability than the project accepts, including a military's highest level decoration for non-combat bravery. DGG ( talk ) 20:23, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
If this were to happen, than any servicemember who is awarded to Soldier's Medal (or equivelent medals) would be considered notable.
And why, if the Soldier's Medal is going to be considered "a well-known and significant award or honor" (as the wording goes in WP:ANYBIO) why not include medals with a higher level of precedence such as the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal or Legion of Merit?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 21:09, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete, not notable. Put a blurb about him in the ships article. GregJackP Boomer! 04:34, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep His heroic actions earned him a medal of significance, and he had a military boat named after him for his heroism, not for any arbitrary reason. Dream Focus 08:04, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment. The Coast Guard Medal is not a "civilian" award as alleged by GeoSwan. The U.S.C.G. is an active duty military service, the same as the Army, Navy, or Air Force. The award, as clearly shown by the WP article, is a military award, that is just barely above the Purple Heart. Way too many people get this, and the other services' equivalent award, for it to be viable for notability by itself. I argue all that time that WP:SOLDIER is just an essay and I still believe that--but this award is way too common to confer notability, regardless of assertions to the contrary. GregJackP Boomer! 13:08, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

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  • Keep - Namesake of the ship plus the original acts of heroism is sufficient to confer notability for our purposes, in my opinion. Carrite (talk) 03:07, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Merge (into ship article). - the award is a military award in a military service (USCG) and it is not a high award. Insufficient coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 12:08, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Does not meet SOLDIER. Buckshot06 (talk) 05:10, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
    • Since counter-arguments to the SOLDIER argument have been offered, and Buckshot06 didn't address them, I would remind them that {{afd}} aren't votes, and that the closing administrator is authorized to simply ignore WP:METOO voters. Geo Swan (talk) 18:28, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
      • I resent this snarky note. The only reference to SOLDIER was supported by RightCowLeftCoast, who reminded us that the medal Dixon was awarded was an eighth-ranked medal. SOLDIER does indeed apply here, and I would request the closing admin to take my policy-based views into account. Buckshot06 (talk) 02:09, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Additional information -- some participants here have stated or implied that having a $50 million dollar vessel named after an individual confers no notability on the namesake. I've suggested the opposite -- that having a committee of peers chose to honor an individual's courage by naming a $50 million vessel is a recognition of how highly regarded informed individuals find that individual. See the quote in the reference below, which I suggest makes clear that naming a cutter after Dixon is an important manifestation of peer recognition. Geo Swan (talk) 18:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
    • "U.S. Coast Guard announces name for first Sentinel-class cutter". United States Coast Guard. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2013-02-01. Previously designated to be named the Coast Guard Cutter Sentinel, the cutter Bernard C. Webber will be the first of the service's new 153-foot patrol cutters. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen approved the change of the cutter's name to allow this class of vessels to be named after outstanding enlisted members who demonstrated exceptional heroism in the line of duty. This will be the first class of cutters to be named exclusively for enlisted members of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services.
  • Comment. I would point out that the article is thin on reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Ref 1 is a USCG blog, and presumably reliable, but is connected to the subject, and more akin to a press release than a secondary source. Ref 2 has the same issues. Ref 3 is a copy of Ref 4, which is a primary source. Further, Ref 3 is a fan website, and not necessarily a reliable source. Ref 5 is a press release from the USCG, and doesn't even mention Dixon. Ref 6 is a reliable secondary source, but only mentions Dixon in passing. None of this establishes notability. You've got exactly one secondary source that is reliable, that does not discuss the subject of the article. The boat isn't even afloat (or for that matter, under construction that I can tell). If this even approaches notability, it is WP:TOOSOON. GregJackP Boomer! 23:29, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep - Let's be realistic here, en.wp's perceptions of who is "notable" are at best second-or-third-hand, inherited from what other bodies (governments, media, the Oscars, medieval scribes choosing the winners of history) thought was notable. Perhaps the USCG may be a better judge of notability of coastguards than a group of people with coffees-stained keyboards (i.e. you and me). If the USCG internal process for USCG:NOTABLE leads them to throw a boat at Bernard C. Webber, Richard Etheridge, William Flores, Robert Yered, Margaret Norvell, Paul Clark, Charles David, Charles Sexton, Kathleen Moore, Joseph Napier, William Trump, Isaac Mayo, Richard Dixon, Heriberto Hernandez then they can establish (expensively) notability just as surely as Simon Cowell. These boats are going to be popping around on the waves for the next 30 years and every time one of them hits the press in an incident, people will Google the person behind the boat, it's going to happen for 11 of 14 boat-namees already, just go with it for the other 3. We aren't protecting the chastity of the vestal virgins here, it's just a bio article. In ictu oculi (talk) 19:10, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
Agreed. The subject has a boat named for him. Great! Good for them! However, that now makes the subject notable? The Pet Camel arguement above is a great one, and reminds us all of WP:NOTINHERITED. Say there is a highly notable boat, named after a particular gold fish, and it is made up of gold worth the value of the vessel that is to be commissioned named after SCPO Dixon, so is that gold fish now notable because the vessel named after it is worth X millions of dollars?
Moreover, is everything now worth over X, or who has something worth over X named after them, considered notable based on the value arguement?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 18:27, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
  • Keep Roughly following Geo Swan. The award and the vessel naming are both significant (although not individually notable) awards, the combination of the two both seems to approach notability and lack much in the way of concerns about verifiability. I'm also sympathetic to the idea that there's not a singular good place to merge this content too, and would prefer retaining the content in it's current location as a result. --j⚛e decker 00:11, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
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The result was merge to Legacy Recordings. MBisanz 03:04, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Sources are nothing but press releases and primary sources. While some of the albums are notable, the series as a whole doesn't seem to be. Deleted in 2010 but restored; last AFD failed to reach consensus, with no real !votes after two relists, just back and forth discussion that got nowhere. I could find no serious sources on the series as a whole. Ten Pound Hammer20:02, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

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  • Everything you added is just a directory listing from Allmusic. Those prove that the albums exist, but in no way do they assert notability. read the damn intro, Hammer. Anyway, most of the sources you added were about individual albums, not the whole series. Ten Pound Hammer19:41, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Finished. Oh, hi Ten Pound Hammer. Nice to see you :) Unfortunately, your comment was a bit premature. Try reassessing the article now. I'm off to bed. Cya tomorrow when we continue this AFD.--Coin945 (talk) 20:31, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

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