Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Imprint (newspaper)

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The result was merge to University of Waterloo. Stifle (talk) 18:07, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Imprint (newspaper)

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Fails WP:N, in particular W:INHERITORG GeorgeFSmith (talk) 19:07, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge--It feels like the information on the Imprint page could be added to the U of Waterloo page with a minimum of fuss. RyanGrant (talk) 01:36, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Theopolisme (talk) 04:36, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to University of Waterloo. Northamerica1000^(talk) 07:09, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- I don't think this nomination complies with WP:BEFORE. There may be student newspapers that are not in fact notable. Others, like the Harvard Crimson, unquestionably are, being more notable than many non-student newspapers. So, where does the imprint fit on this spectrum? Well:

The Imprint has a history of genuine investigative journalism, and some of its articles have been cited in scholarly works;
David Johnston, former President of the University of Waterloo was appointed Governor General of Canada. Notability is not inherited, and it could be argued that the Imprint's coverage of Johnston, while he was at Waterloo, would not make the paper notable -- unless mainstream journalists went over every issue of the Imprint looking for clues as to Johnston's character. But mainstream journalists did go over every issue, and sought out former Imprint editors -- which I suggest is a factor in its notability.
A Canadian engineer of Sri Lankan background had a work term in Sri Lanka in 2005. Upon his return to the University of Waterloo the Imprint repeated his account of working there when that huge Tsunami swept the Indian Ocean. It repeated that he set aside his work term job, while he joined efforts to try free those who were trapped, and joined efforts to try to make sure survivors were fed, housed, and got medical attention. It repeated his description of how everyone from all sides in the Sri-Lankan conflict suspended hostilities, and that he met and worked with elements of the Tamil Tigers during rescue efforts. This innocent account of an innocent temporary association with with the Tamil Tigers triggered an arrest by US counter-terrorism officials. Geo Swan (talk) 15:50, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Adrian Humphreys, Allison Hanes (2006-08-23). "Waterloo university grad was secretly working for Tamil terrorists, FBI alleges". National Post. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-07-20. In a February, 2005, edition of the Imprint, the student newspaper, Sriskandarajah tells of travelling to northeastern Sri Lanka with a group of 11 University of Waterloo students on a foreign aid mission, only to find themselves providing emergency relief when the Boxing Day tsunami struck.

Merge to University of Waterloo. Podrolled (talk) 19:17, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to University of Waterloo. init512 (talk) 19:26, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to University of Waterloo. The events in the history section contributing notability (ones with citations to reliable sources) are as much about the University of Waterloo as a whole as they are about the paper, the one exception being the Tamil Tiger incident. This exception alone, in my view, doesn't merit a separate article, and could be adequately covered with a small mention on the merged page. Ebering (talk) 20:29, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to University of Waterloo. John Ralston Galt (talk) 15:22, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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