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The result was keep for Yasuhiro Konishi with leave quickly (but not speedy) renominate if independent sources aren't found and no consensus for Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai with leave to speedy renominate. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:13, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yasuhiro Konishi

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All references on the article are self-referential to the subject's claimed martial art style, and in most cases are identical to each other in URL and content. I also feel that Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) should also be included in this AFD for similar reasons. If the actions of Pbelleisle (talk · contribs) continue, there may be a third related article that I believe should also be included, located at either Shindo Jinen Ryu (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) or Shindō jinen-ryū (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). There is no third party media relating to these subjects that are used as references, so it's a pretty clear cut case that this is again some karateka who believes that the school he belongs to requires mention on Wikipedia. —Ryūlóng (竜龙) 23:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep 21,400 Google hits for "Yasuhiro Konishi karate", including videos, images, websites and articles. 78,600 Google results for "Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai". Additionally, as the author, I've added further third-party sourcing to both the Yasuhiro Konishi and Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai articles, but also thought it might be helpful to summarize a few items. First, here are some notes on the sources used and references cited in the article:
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  1. FightingArts.com is a well-respected source of scholarly articles that has been in existence for more than a decade. It is not associated in any way with Yasuhiro Konishi or Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai.
  2. Dragon Times is the internet arm of Classical Fighting Arts magazine, which is a highly respected source of first person interviews and scholarly articles that has been in publication since 1968. It is not associated in any way with Yasuhiro Konishi or Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai.
  3. "Old Grand Master Yasuhiro Konishi: Karate and his Life” by Kozo Kazu is a biography of Yasuhiro Konishi published in 1993. Kozo Kazu was a student of Yasuhiro Konishi, and wrote his biography using primary sources and interviews with Konishi himself.
  4. "Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts, Volume 2: Koryu Uchinadi" by Patrick McCarthy is a primary research work written by one of the most respected English language martial arts scholars in the world today. Mr. McCarthy is not associated in any way with Yasuhiro Konishi or Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai.
  5. "Japanese Karate, Volume 1: Shindo Jinen Ryu" is a documentary film produced by Dragon-Tsunami, the multimedia arm of Classical Fighting Arts. The material therein is almost entirely from primary research, and focuses on the birth of karate in Japan and Konishi's important role in advancing the art. Neither Dragon Tsunami nor Classical Fighting Arts is associated in any way with Yasuhiro Konishi or Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai.
  6. "Japanese Karate, Volume 2: Ryobukai and Shotokan" is a documentary film produced by Dragon-Tsunami, the multimedia arm of Classical Fighting Arts. The material therein is almost entirely from primary research, and focuses on the close relationship between the founders of Shindo Jinen Ryu and Shotokan karate. Neither Dragon Tsunami nor Classical Fighting Arts is associated in any way with Yasuhiro Konishi or Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai.
  7. "Self-referential" resources like the Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai Instructors Manual and JKR websites were only used to support information that is inherently non-contentious such as organizational goals and curriculum.

Second, here are some general notes on the reasons I believe the Yasuhiro Konishi and Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai articles should be kept:

  1. Konishi's history is closely intertwined with that of Gichin Funakoshi, who founded Shotokan and is considered the father of modern karate. Funakoshi was able to establish his first club only because Konishi agreed to let him teach and train at his (Konishi's) own school.
  2. Yasuhiro Konishi was one of the very first to teach karate on the Japanese mainland, and his dilligent efforts to gain acceptance for karate in Japan were a major factor in the art's success and expansion.
  3. Konishi significantly influenced what was taught by Funakoshi, directly affecting the lineage of both Shotokan and the art of karate in general.
  4. Konishi was a senior student and colleague to not only Gichin Funakoshi, but Kenwa Mabuni (founder of Shito-Ryu), Morihei Ueshiba (founder of Aikido), and Choki Motobu (founde of Motobu-Ryu and one of the greatest fighters of his time.) The style of karate he created as a result - Shindo Jinen Ryu - blends all of these influences, and is unique. Shindo Jinen Ryu is recognized as a significant style by the Japan Karate Federation.
  5. Konishi is acknowledged to have been key to the success of Choki Motobu in teaching in Japan.
  6. Shindo Jinen Ryu is today taught through the organization Konishi founded - Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai - in more than 20 countries on every continent except Antarctica. The list of nations is as follows: Japan, United States, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Panama, Russia, Pakistan, Nepal, Mexico, India, Germany, Iran, Denmark, Chad, Canada, Cameroon, Brazil, Bahamas, Aruba, Armenia and Australia.
  7. Notable practitioners of Shindo Jinen Ryu include Kiyoshi Yamazaki - who has served in a number of high-level capacities for the WKF and the USANKF - and more recently Mina Yamazaki, who is one of the top female karateka competing at the world level today.
Hope this helps keep the Konishi article in place, as well as that for Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai. In regard to the latter, I believe it would make sense to leave the Shindo Jinen Ryu page as a simple redirect, but change that redirect to point to the Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai page, which I have also strengthened considerably.
Finally, I am certainly sensitive to the number of martials arts whose practitioners have an over-inflated sense of importance about what they do. These entries, however, are genuinely different. Major elements of karate literally would not look as they do today - either organizationally or content-wise - without the influence of Yasuhiro Konishi, and both JKR and Shindo Jinen Ryu remain vital and important pieces of the current martial arts scene around the world. Thank you for your consideration. Pbelleisle (talk) 21:05, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Article seems to be well sourced and pass notability criteria. Astudent0 (talk) 17:37, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Subject appears notable and article appears sourced. Papaursa (talk) 00:35, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. As a kid his name for me and a few friends was a karate chop. You went 'whack' and said Konishi. I can't remember why, didn't seem strange at the time...Szzuk (talk) 18:50, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • comment - The proposers rationale seems well planted in policy and the Keep rationalles don't seems to really erxplain whjy they think this is independently notable or comments that it "appears sourced" - make no investigation of independent notability as required at wiki. I was going to close this as no consensus to delete - although four users have commented Keep I am still more in support of the nominators rationale - also thousands of Google search returns is imo meaningless unless you actually present some of them that are independent and reliable as per wiki guidelines. The last keep comment from Ssuk is uncountable in policy. Off2riorob (talk) 21:37, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was KEEP. postdlf (talk) 19:34, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of Seven Network slogans

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WP:NOTDIRECTORY NYMets2000 (talk) 16:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 00:05, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Elena Gibson

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BLP for a pole dancer with several unsourced qualifications. Does not appear to fulfill WP:ARTIST. Sources only seem to come from organizations she is a part of or from schools she is teaching at, and are not sufficiently independent. Only notable achievement is winning the "Miss Pole Dance UK" in 2005, which is good, but isn't sufficient for WP:ARTIST. I conducted a search to look for sources, many of which (unsurprisingly) were videos of her performances:

Interesting character, but there's a distinct lack of independent sources to provide evidence of notability per WP:ARTIST. I, Jethrobot drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 23:27, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete Appears to have started off as a vanity article. All references are to websites of at-most questionable reliability. One of the so-called references actually refutes a claim in the achievement section, instead of confirming it. At least one reference points to a youtube video. Etc, etc, etc. —gorgan_almighty (talk) 12:40, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:45, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

International Escort Awards

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Not notable. For-profit "award" ceremony staged by an online advertising service to promote its customers. No significant news coverage; the only source that isn't one-shot "news of the weird" type coverage comes from Michael Musto'd gossip column -- and he turns out to be a presenter at the "ceremony." Lots of promotional blogging that borders on advertising, though. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 19:22, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Both the nominator and the lone delete !voter are correct. Currently this "article" is nothing but a duplicate of the category but theoritically that can be fixed through normal editing. We can revisit this issue in a few months if that isn't done. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:21, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of alternative rock artists

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An unsourced (WP:V) plain alphabetic list, entirely redundant to Category:Alternative rock musicians (which is more useful because it has subcategories). Now I know that in principle the existence of a category is not a reason to delete the corresponding list, because a list can contain information that a category cannot, but this list has been expressly set up and formatted to duplicate the category. And given that it's existed in this form since 2004, we can assume that nobody is interested in changing that and rewriting it in a form that is not a hand-coded duplicate of a category.  Sandstein  22:41, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep. Just because an article is poorly sourced isn't a reason to delete it. And some of the artists are sourced as alternative rock on their own pages, which I think is preferable to having a massive reference section in this article anyway. –CWenger (^ • @) 01:28, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Amorphous and uncompletable list. May have an in-links function that outweighs the futility of the general concept. Alternative to what? "Alternative Rock" is a catch-all phrase, not a concrete genre like punk rock, country, or blues. Carrite (talk) 06:03, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Perfectly fine list with clear inclusion criteria. The arguement about it having a category is redundant, per WP:CLN. Maybe this list can be cleaned up to add in a table with country, years active, etc? Lugnuts (talk) 07:53, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - As Sandstein says, it is acceptable to have both Category and List for one topic, but they should both add some value. The guideline Wikipedia:Categories, lists, and navigation templates explicitly says: "Accordingly, these methods [categories and lists] should not be considered in conflict with each other. Rather, they are synergistic." However, the List does not take advantage of its list-ness: it should have some note next to each musician, or (better yet) a footnote justifying the inclusion. Absent that, the Category is sufficient. --Noleander (talk) 20:34, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Perfectly good topic for a list (aside from the general problem of actually defining 'alternative rock', but that's another debate) - it could no doubt be improved, but the talk page would be a good place to raise those issues.--Michig (talk) 20:51, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. As one of the editors who helps police this one, I see both sides of the argument. There are some suggestions for clean-up above, but I would add that references for bands could be enforced, rather than just mentions in articles. There would have to be a clean up and pruning first, as finding references for all the existing bands is not a job I for one, much fancy spending my time on. I would also suggest sub-division into sub-genres, but that might create more debates. Sometimes these things make a list more manageable.--SabreBD (talk) 09:25, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Concur with need for references. List articles are not exempt from the WP:Verifiability requirement, and in theory an editor could prune this list severely based on WP:CHALLENGE and WP:Burden. --Noleander (talk) 14:07, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Topic is notable. The problem is not the topic but that lists are treated very differently then main articles. Another words specific guidelines need to issued (or reissued) about the topics discussed above and other issues such as notability. Specifically regarding genres in lists and in main articles more specific guidelines need to be issued how much of an artists material need to be in the genre before we can call then that. Edkollin (talk) 22:56, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete -(currently a) valueless list, its a cat without the benefits of the cat tree and the demand that a cat requires for inclusion - to add the cat there must be the cited confirmation in the article content. Off2riorob (talk) 21:47, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep and improve. Advantage should be taken of the list format to add some context, such as years of activity. I do not see how this is not subject to the same inclusion criteria as the category, so it certainly does no harm. DGG ( talk ) 23:00, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    DGG'S correct in what he says, my delete vote comment is an opine from the position that no one has done the work and no one may ever do it, that he is suggesting will turn the article into something of added value. I am moving to neutral. Off2riorob (talk) 23:16, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 00:05, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yechiel Jacobson

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Subject is a noted speaker in Israel but fails WP:BIO due to lack of secondary coverage. The page is a poor translation from the Hebrew ("Most of his time he devotes to work with youth that date hair loss"?) and has been unreferenced since its inception. A PROD was deleted by the page creator without addressing the issue of no BLP references. Yoninah (talk) 22:34, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, but there are no cites on GS. Xxanthippe (talk) 22:24, 24 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 00:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Laura Malone

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Not notable. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:59, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 00:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gramoz Kurtaj

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Contested PROD. Concern was Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG and who has not played in a fully pro league. PROD was contested by the article's creator without providing a reason. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:38, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy keep. Spartaz Humbug! 08:07, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tajik people

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Tajiks are ethnic Persians and speak Persian only with a different accent and there is already a page called Persian people. It's not only offensive to the ethnic integrity of the Persian people, to divide them based on nationality, but such a move can be viewed as being unnecessary and politically motivated. Keeping this page would be like creating seperate pages for ethnic Germans who became stuck in Polish, Hungarian, and Swiss national territories after the first world war. I'm sure the locals in those regions also refer to them by a different name? Remember, Tajik = Persian, Tajik meaning Persian in the Turkic languages, and throughout history the neighbouring Turkic-populations would refer to us by that word. And you must understand that borders with countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan were made in the last 100 years. Also, in terms of language 'Tajik' cannot even be categorized as a dialect, because in truth, it's actually an accent. The difference is so small, and is much like the differences between American and Canadian accents. Except here, we're not talking about nationalities, were talking about an ethnic group which was separated through political procedures in the last 100 years. Overall, this page is an attack on the ethnic integrity of Persians and lacks any intellectual value whatsoever. Xythianos (talk) 21:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

STRONG keep - Look at the sources, and the heavy consensus that the Tajiks are a distinct people, if not too different culturally. Governments, academics, and reporters always note the Tajiks as different from Iranian Persians, if simply for their different histories or even geography. The article should not be deleted on the basis of personal opinions. Furthermore, unlike Iranian Persians, who all come from a similar background and have a similar, Tajiks display a wide range of phenotypes and have a wide range of historic backgrounds. hello, i'm a member | talk to me! 21:22, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 00:06, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Egzon Canaj

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Contested PROD. Concern was Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG and who has not played in a fully pro league. PROD was contested by creator without providing any reason. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:54, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Aheri, Papua New Guinea

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The result was withdrawn. Phil Bridger has supplied a reliable source from the country itself, so I see no reason (as nominator and so far the only 'delete' vote) to keep this open. Orderinchaos 20:10, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Was originally PRODded for the reason: "an irredeemable stub with no content and no likelihood of any content being added". Its creator removed the PROD. I can find no evidence of the place's existence beyond its listing in a database which is not a reliable source and is known to contain many suspect entries. Orderinchaos 19:35, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Can we prove that the place actually exists? That database contains *numerous* errors, I could point to around two dozen in my own city if you have the time and patience. It's not a reliable source. Orderinchaos 04:01, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The place is not verified. Orderinchaos 04:01, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy keep. nomination withdrawn DGG ( talk ) 23:02, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Knight's Bridge

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I prodded this in February, saying "No indication of notability--ordinary bridge crossing an ordinary road like thousands in the state." The prod was contested with the reason that "I would think that bridges would be inherently notable". There is no guideline for the inherent notability of bridges. Also the contestor may have assumed the bridge was something like this, while what is actually at the site can be seen in this Street View. Performing my due diligence as nominator via Google is complicated by the road named after the bridge, but I cannot find any evidence that this structure passes WP:GNG. The previous wooden structure may have been notable [1], [2], but the current structure is not. Valfontis (talk) 18:20, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The source you have showing it on the NRHP is not reliable; it's just a copy of a wikipedia entry I think. You need to find a better one.--Yaksar (let's chat) 04:29, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • (edit conflict) Actually, we keep that list very up to date. And as an amateur architectural historian, I specialize in NRHP articles so I would never nominate an NRHP article for deletion. Look again--that book you found is a compilation of Wikipedia articles about bridges with a misleading title. See Books LLC. As for the Google Books search I did in my nomination that you reiterated, a list of hits does not prove something is notable, though I admit the former bridge mentioned in the 10 hits that appear to be good ones (the rest are false positives or more of those scraped content books), might be notable. However, the current article is about a newer bridge in a nearby location, that does not appear to have any Google hits at all. I'd be happy to see some. Valfontis (talk) 04:31, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since there is agreement the historical bridge was notable, and the article was mostly about it anyway, with just one sentence about the current one, I have edited the article to be primarily about the historical one. [5] Thus the problem is solved. Dream Focus 23:35, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yeah, no, I don't think that's how it works. First off, you didn't really make it about the original there. Second of all, the discussion seems to be trending towards including it in one of the two articles Valfontis suggested.--Yaksar (let's chat) 23:57, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's a good start, but the notability issues (see WP:GNG) have not been addressed yet. And anyway, I don't see a clear consensus about the notability of the old bridge, which is not what this AfD is about, but I'll let the closing admin judge that. Valfontis (talk) 01:17, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually both of those are journals, not books. I'm not getting the sense that there's an entire chapter devoted to this subject in the Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol. 61, No. 2 (the book cited in the article is actually a reprint of this material), since "A Century of Oregon Covered Bridges" is a chapter within the journal. How do you get that sense? I think these are just passing mentions, but I suppose since no one else appears to be interested in going to the library, I may just do so today and find out. Valfontis (talk) 22:07, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • In fact, a "journal", provided there is editorial oversight as there is Oregon Historical Quarterly is a reliable source per WP:SOURCES. The scope of the coverage is well beyond a "passing mention" even by the previews. --Oakshade (talk) 23:26, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm well aware OHQ is a reliable source. Highly reliable. I was just clarifying that the hits mentioned weren't in books. It was not a comparison of the relative reliability of books vs. journals. I'm still not seeing more than a passing mention though--I don't know how you're getting that from the snippets, but I'll let you know what I find later this weekend. Cheers. Valfontis (talk) 23:50, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I guess we disagree. Even just from the snippets I've learned that the original Knights Bridge was built in 1876 to replace the old Jocelyn Bridge, was contracted to A. S. Miller & Sons, condemned to vehicular traffic as it was replaced in 1940 and it was preserved as a foot bridge until it was demolished in 1946. I know all of this from the just the sources previews. I admit I'm a great researcher, but even I couldn't get all of this information if the bridge was simply a "passing mention" in a source. And I just noticed that this source literally calls it "notable." --Oakshade (talk) 02:20, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • At this point, the topic of the article has changed completely, and so it's a bit more confusing. It seems, however, that at the very least we'd want this to be merged, not deleted, so maybe we should close this discussion and start a merge discussion on the talk page?--Yaksar (let's chat) 06:25, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • It didn't change. The information about both bridges was there at the time it was nominated for deletion. [6] No need to merge if there is proof its notable enough to stand on its own. Dream Focus 19:18, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unfortunately my two lengthy replies were munged by an ec and since I'm at the library and have to get off the computer, I'll just say--I'm withdrawing my nomination. More later, Valfontis (talk) 19:26, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was merge to Remote backup service. Courcelles 14:24, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cloud backup

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Advert with notability, verifiability, conflict of interest and various other issues. Hence:

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The result was delete. There doesn't seem to be a consensus that this isn't already adequately covered in the main article Spartaz Humbug! 07:47, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Liverpool F.C. strip

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The page is not notable in the slightest, majority of the information is in the parent article Liverpool F.C.. NapHit (talk) 15:55, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 14:01, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Elena K. Lincoln

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A little known academic. Very little citability in GoogleScholar and GoogleBooks, almost nothing in WebOfScience and Scopus. No other evidence of passing WP:PROF or WP:BIO (no prestigious awards, journal editorships, named chair appointments, etc.) PROD was cotested by the article's creator. Nsk92 (talk) 13:57, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. -- DQ (t) (e) 05:23, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ashleigh Connor

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Contested PROD. Connor fails WP:GNG, as well as WP:NFOOTBALL - the W-League, which she did play in, is not fully-professional. GiantSnowman 13:10, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep. Yes, the W-League isn't fully professional, so Connor doesn't meet WP:NFOOTY (though it is absurd that someone who plays one minute in the fourth tier of English men's football is automatically notable, while professional players in the W-League aren't because not every player in the league is professional). In any case, it's abundantly clear that Connor passes GNG, having received significant coverage in independent reliable sources. See for example The Sydney Morning Herald, Illawarra Mercury, ABC to name a few. But these are all related to her death, what about WP:BIO1E? Well see ABC, Australian FourFourTwo, Sports Australia, The Examiner, SportsAustralia, Australian FourFourTwo, Australian FourFourTwo, Newcastle Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald, all of which are from before her death. Also note that the article was not just created as a result of her death, but has existed since 2009, and that there is a German article on Connor and it's common knowledge that de.wiki takes a much tougher stance on notability than en.wiki. Jenks24 (talk) 13:51, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep W-League players have generally been considered notable. I would think that it is appropriate to extend notability to players in the highest level of women's football in each country (especially a country that is a World Cup quarter finalist and now 8 in the FIFA rankings) to avoid the systemic bias inherent in this encyclopedia's treatment of women's sport. Plus, what Jenks24 said. Did the nominator even look for a source? -- Mattinbgn (talk) 14:02, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - just because other players have articles, and other Wikipedias have an article on this woman, is not a reason for keeping. If we're going to say that "players in the highest level of women's football in each country" are inherently notable, then why not create articles on women who play in the top league of San Marino, Guam, Somalia etc. etc. To Jenks24 - thanks for finding the sources. Can you add them to the article please, and then I'll be happy to reconsider, and withdraw my nomination if needed. Regards. GiantSnowman 14:09, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • I admit that de.wiki having an article is not a strong reason for keeping – it was more anecdotal and by no means the basis of my argument. However, I do find Mattinbgn's reasoning to be sound. WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is meant to stop arguments like "But we have articles on all those Pokemon, so we should have an article on this". In other words, comparing apples and oranges. Mattinbgn is comparing apples with apples when he correctly states that many W-League players have articles and are generally considered to be notable (though this has yet to guidelineified). Jenks24 (talk) 05:20, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment In its current state i would say delete but if those sources are added then will pass GNG So i would keep. Warburton1368 (talk) 21:51, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep- Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia. The aim of Wikipedia is to be the number one source of information. If we keep deleting articles, any new information that will be valuable in an article will have no article to go in. If we keep pages, more people visiting the page will add information they know and articles will expand.SRWikis (talk) 02:12, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. She played in the top tier of Australian women's football. This nomination is ludicrous. Rebecca (talk) 04:45, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Might need a bit of cleanup, but i see no reason to delete it.Trex21 (talk) 06:14, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - can anyone please point me to a notability guideline that mentions playing in "top level" is enough? Because the one that I've found and used, WP:NFOOTBALL, mentions "fully-professional league (as detailed here)", of which the W-League is NOT one. GiantSnowman 11:37, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think people might be referring to WP:ATHLETE, which - as I recall - says that someone who has played at the highest level of amateur sport could be considered notable. However, since there are fully professional women's football leagues in other countries, and Ashleigh Connor never played in one, I think she fails that criterion. – PeeJay 17:37, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak delete. Fails WP:NFOOTBALL, because the W-League is not fully-professional. I'm not sure whether the news of her death is considered significant coverage or not, so as to pass WP:GNG. PeeJay, according to WP:ATHLETE, an athlete is notable if they have participated in a major international amateur or professional competition at the highest level, or if they pass WP:NFOOTY. The W-League is not an international competition, so Ashleigh is not considered notable. Kosm1fent Won't you talk to me? 19:34, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • A sentence in the first paragraph of WP:NSPORTS reads "Failing to meet the criteria in this guideline means that notability will need to be established in other ways (e.g. the general notability guideline, or other, topic-specific, notability guidelines)." (my bold) As long as Connor passes GNG, it does not matter whether she passes NFOOTBALL or not. Please have a look at the sources above (and in the article) and judge whether she passes the GNG. Jenks24 (talk) 05:20, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Deleted by Jimfbleak per G11, unambiguous advertising or promotion. Non-admin closure. — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 17:00, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gcp certificate

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This page was obviously made as an advertisement. The question is should it be deleted or the link removed? Thompson.matthew (talk) 12:08, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was Keep (WP:SNOW). The article doesn't include unsubstantiated "hearsay and speculation" anymore; every statement is referenced with reliable sources. The motivation for the crime has already generated a lot of interest, and multiple sources have covered the attacker's profile in non-trivial manner. The nominator's rationale strong enough to initiate a discussion on merging this article with 2011 Norway attacks, but not strong enough to warrant a deletion. WP:BLP1E and WP:PERPETRATOR are guidelines (as opposed to gospel), best treated with common sense and necessary exceptions. The article can be re-nominated for deletion after a few weeks, if the coverage of the subject doesn't persist beyond contemporaneous news. utcursch | talk 15:45, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anders Behring Breivik

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Loaded with hearsay and speculation. Classic WP:BLP1E. Per WP:PERPETRATOR, "A living person accused of a crime is not guilty unless and until this is decided by a court of law. Editors must give serious consideration to not creating an article on an alleged perpetrator when no conviction is yet secured." ShipFan (talk) 11:57, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Outright deletion is not warranted, the incident and person are clearly very notable. But merge for now to 2011 Norway attacks#Alleged perpetrator. Per WP:BLP1E we do not have separate articles for people who are notable for one thing only (in this case, the attacks), unless they attract persistent coverage in reliable sources. This man will probably qualify for a separate article if and when he goes to trial, if not before, but right now it's too early to tell. As a practical matter, the information at 2011 Norway attacks#Alleged perpetrator is now essentially a duplicate of Anders Behring Breivik, and it is impractical to keep both versions up-to-date and error-free. That's why I propose to merge the content back for now and spin it out again as soon as it becomes too large, per WP:SS. (Others have pointed out, though, that a previous merger proposal did not obtain consensus).  Sandstein  12:03, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • The event is notable but the person is not (yet). Only suspected, not actually convicted of any crime. ShipFan (talk) 12:05, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • You need to get over your imaginary "conviction" requirement. From your own link:

For perpetrators

The victim of the crime is a renowned national or international figure, including, but not limited to, politicians or celebrities.[9] The motivation for the crime or the execution of the crime is unusual—or has otherwise been considered noteworthy—such that it is a well-documented historic event. Generally, historic significance is indicated by sustained coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage and devotes significant attention to the individual's role.[10]

  • This has not yet seen "sustained coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage and devotes significant attention to the individual's role". From your own link. ShipFan (talk) 12:34, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Speedy merge Come on people, we have an established, effective way of dealing with topics of emergent notability. Innocent until proven guilty, non-notable until history proves otherwise. If you want to debate them, do so at the meta-level, not in AfD every single time. Skomorokh 13:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment "If you want to debate them, do so at the meta-level". Agreed. Kavas (talk) 13:04, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. A conviction is not an absolute requirement for notability WP:PERPETRATOR. And he is not only a suspect anymore as the police has issued an Indictment against him. There is also enough reliable sources out there to write an article, meny of whch stll has not been used here. The article needs editing, cleanup and more referencing. But deleting it is just silly. Rettetast (talk) 13:06, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: He is and will be relevant and his name will be linked to the terrorist attacks from now on, whether he is convicted or not. In case of a conviction he is relevant, because he has committed this attrocious crime and will probably serve as an example for home-grown-non-muslim terrorism. If he is aquitted he is most certainly relevant for being in the centre of one of the most notable blunders in police investigations. He is named in news reports all over the world as the possible perpetrator. If he proves innocent, he will probably welcome a wp-article, saying that he didn't do what he was accused of. His name will serve as an example for the need to protect even strongly suspected suspects. Therefore, his relevance is definite. Everything els is a question of the content of the article, not its existance. Phlyz (talk) 13:08, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. (Hopefully it goes without saying that if we can't keep, we will at least merge.) Breivik just took the world record for rampage killing by an amazing margin of >30, and he didn't even kill himself, so we'll be hearing from him for decades to come like the Unabomber.
As for Shipfan's objection (so repetitive I can read it in my mind's eye), Wikipedia is NOT a criminal court; we don't care about 'innocent until proven guilty'. Interesting how people are willing to appeal to tiny probabilities ('oh, he might not have done it, he's only a "suspect", we can't have an article on him!' Yeah, well, evolution is just a "theory". Beware scare-quotes.) when they aren't willing to equally arrogantly ignore the probabilities and dismiss cases of confessions - though false confessions are extremely common. And as for PERPETRATOR, it specifically says a split-out article is merited when the original article is big; 2011 Norway attacks is awful big already and is only going to grow even longer. 90 people do not get spectacularly murdered in a wealthy First World democracy without a lot of coverage; judging from every precedent like the VA Tech shootings, we will need to split out the shooter's biography - insisting that a split that will happen be delayed until the absolute last minute based on an extremist reading of a random guideline is POINTiness of the highest degree.
One final comment. People are comparing the obviousness of Breivik's guilt to Jared Loughner disfavorably on the basis that Loughner was arrested at the scene. Where, pray tell, do you think Breivik was arrested? --Gwern (contribs) 13:09 23 July 2011 (GMT)
  • Comment Wikipedia has a rule similar to a Criminal Court: Do not start a page unless the suspect is proven guilty. Kavas (talk) 13:19, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge. Clearly an example of WP:BLP1E, which is a BLP policy. Just a suspect who allegedly did what? The exact acts covered in the main article. Duplicative. Also, this sort of monsterous piece of human filth would be proud to have a Wikipedia page. 50.73.213.81 (talk) 13:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC) — 50.73.213.81 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. WWGB (talk) 13:16, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: he was caught on the crime scene, and filmed by a NRK helicopter. The man will be a very important individual in Norwegian history, and in this event. He will be analyzed to the bone over the next weeks, and his trial will be the most important trial in my country since after the war. I cannot see how this fails to qualify him for page here. Knutsi (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:13, 23 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • Merge Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡælˈeːrɛz/)[1] 13:20, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: Ridiculous nomination. At the very most the article should be merged. Mark Shaw (talk) 13:44, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • (edit conflict)} Keep whether or not he was or was not the perpetrator, that he has been so massively associated with the events by the media and by the authorities prominently publicising his being charged with the crimes, that he will be forever linked with them. Notability is thus clear. WP:BLP1E probably applies at this point, but the policy says "If the event is significant and the individual's role within it is substantial and well-documented [...] a separate biography may be appropriate.", and there is no doubting that Breivik's role within the event is significant. BLP1E does go on to say that "The significance of an event or individual is indicated by how persistent the coverage is in reliable sources.", it's true that we can't be certain of this, but we can be as all-but certain that there will be extensive coverage of all aspects of his trial and much discussion between then and now (based on comparable past events). While I'm not familiar with the Norwegian legal system, court appearances would seem to fall under the "scheduled or expected" future events criteria of WP:CRYSTAL - there probably isn't a non-speculative article that could be written about that at present but we can be sufficiently certain they will happen (or that there will be significant comment if they don't) such that ongoing notability is pretty much guaranteed. Finally, WP:SPINOUT recommends breaking large articles into smaller chunks, and while the attacks article is not too long at present, it's quickly going to grow. Thryduulf (talk) 13:48, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep WP:BLP1E and WP:PERPETRATOR specifically exempt high profile events such as this. The perp guideline simply says to consider not creating articles on unconvicted criminals, it does not disallow it completely. Suspected criminals who receive significant international media attention for their role in historic events are an exception, in my opinion. Qrsdogg (talk) 13:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. As per Gwern: "2011 Norway attacks is awful big already and is only going to grow even longer. 90 people do not get spectacularly murdered in a wealthy First World democracy without a lot of coverage; judging from every precedent like the VA Tech shootings, we will need to split out the shooter's biography - insisting that a split that will happen be delayed until the absolute last minute based on an extremist reading of a random guideline is WP:POINTiness of the highest degree." Boud (talk) 13:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • comment: i don't want my copy of Gwern's argument to be misunderstood as favouring the known demographic bias in en.wikipedia. This bias remains a problem, but deleting material related to en.WP-demographically favoured groups is not going to improve encyclopedic coverage of en.WP-demographically disfavoured groups. It would be good if poor-country massacres - e.g. drone-based killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan - were also covered encyclopedically. The difficulty constantly comes back to the issue of WP:RS. Anyway, that's another topic. Boud (talk) 14:40, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep The attacks were extremely high profile and there is already ample rs to develop a biography. TFD (talk) 14:23, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is a notable individual that people want accurate information on. Period. - Cecropia (talk) 14:28, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. He is at least as notable as the Unabomber or Timothy Veigh. Trotskyist (talk) 14:35, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete as per WP:PERP; also WP:NOTNEWS – “breaking news should not be emphasized or otherwise treated differently from other information”, and that includes the note at the bottom of WP:PERP. ABB is a suspect and a target of speculation, not a convicted perpetrator. If you want to work on up-to-the-minute coverage, contribute to Wikinews. Ahruman (talk) 14:36, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Clearly notable after yesterday's unfortunate events. But perhaps a merge/redirect is apprporiate in the short term until more information becomes available. TheRetroGuy (talk) 14:37, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Supporting arguments above more than suffice.-- lowgenius -- My Talk Page 14:39, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete or Merge. Basically duplicated in 2011 Norway attacks anyway. A lot of the keep !votes do not seem to be able to make the distinction between the event and the person. Some of the !votes here are very uncivil and bordering on personal attacks against the nominator. This is an encyclopedia. We must remain cool, calm, dispassionate and detached from the subject. Thin Arthur (talk) 14:40, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. There is an urgent need to accumulate knowledge about this horrendous crime, and specifically about the background and character of the people involved. Pcp071098. —Preceding undated comment added 14:46, 23 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • Keep Already sufficient for an entry. The article will further expand with meaningful information as the suspect will stand for trial. I recommend trimming the chapter on the murderer in the attack entry. BTW I see no problem with the nomination. There are pros and cons for keeping this article and this kind of articles. A civil discussion can create a balance. gidonb (talk) 15:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Plenty of reliable references to justify the article. Even if he happens to be proven innocent in the future, there remains more than enough information for this article to stay. Axl ¤ [Talk] 15:09, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep BLP1E isn't meant for people known for very important events: that's why we have articles such as Seung-Hui Cho or Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Nyttend (talk) 15:15, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. It's an important event: Norway was hit by her own son. The media say he was willing to explain his reasons. If we don't want this to repeat, we need to hear his reasons and see them here, in the free encyclopedia. Hiding problems just leads to events like this.Thalarctos (talk) 15:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Removing the page would complicate finding relevant information on the suspected perpetrator. Furthermore. The article is currently very clear on the issue of guilt. I.E. Consequent in using alleged. (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:35, 23 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • Keep The deletion would at best be symbolic. I understand the reasoning, but I don't see any point in doing so. There are no indications that Behring Breivik won't stand trial, and even if he doesn't, it'll be notable enough that he was so obviously singled out as the perpetrator. Peter Isotalo 15:37, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Because the guy is guilty. Just look at his picture. 81.82.101.135 (talk) 15:40, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Wikipedia is not a court of law. While he is not convicted yet there can be no reasonably doubt for his de facto guilt and relevance. Especially when looking at notorious war criminals (who never got caught) or other amok killers (who killed themselves) (and hence never came on trial) the reasoning of this AdF becomes invalid. --Quassy.DE 15:41, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy merge There is nothing in this article which isn't already in the main article on the attacks and he isn't notable for anything outside yesterday's events. 194.171.56.13 (talk) 15:42, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Common sense here, please?--EchetusXe 15:45, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Courcelles 14:00, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

International reactions to the 2011 Norway attacks

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I'm aware that we have several such articles, but I believe that they are at odds with WP:NOTNEWS. Wikipedia's job is not to reproduce what are (in such cases) routine and expected statements expressing condolences and condemnation in nearly identical terms. All of these statements can easily be summarized with little loss of relevant information in a paragraph in the main article, perhaps highlighting the more peculiar ones, such as the Libyan statement.  Sandstein  11:54, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agree A paragraph of truly notable reactions will suffice. By the way, the link to this page appears red in the article for some reason. Brightgalrs (/braɪtˈɡælˈeːrɛz/)[1] 12:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agree Definitely, as you said, the prominent or outstanding ones (such as the Libyan one) should be included in the main article, to illustrate it better; the large number of similar ones should simply be summarized, so as not to clutter the page; perhaps they should go to a separate page, as "a list of items". BTW, there was a very similar suggestion and a discussion regarding the Reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden... and now that "useless page" is ridiculously long (to be merged back), with hundreds of references. --95.103.188.193 (talk) 18:03, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep There are plenty of International reactions articles. The reason we have these articles is that the main article becomes too long if we keep International reactions section there. Kavas (talk) 12:44, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep They do not fall under NOTNEWS, they fall under WP:SPLIT, as they are too long to include in the main article. Thus, they were split onto their own page. This is a common practice and responses from various world government is encyclopedia and important in a number of ways (International climes, relationships between countries, reactions to reasons behind event, terrorism in this case). SilverserenC 22:41, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge does not merit a separate article. Perhaps if it becomes more important. Prayerfortheworld (talk) 22:58, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per Silver seren. The information is still incoming and such articles would be incomplete without decent coverage of international reaction. Brandmeister t 23:04, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Merge with its parent article per User:Orderinchaos. Kiddie Techie (talk) 02:34, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. Since all this condoling minutiae seems somehow important to some editors, at least it is better off being quarantined here rather than cluttering the main article. WWGB (talk) 02:38, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep with the future option to merge. This article preserves and presents content that is currently pertinent and appropriate. Once the news and reactions to this incident have developed and become clear, the context will be established to decide which of this information is actually important to understanding the event and its aftermath, so that it can be merged back into the main article. If we delete now, that information will not only be hid from current readers, but from future editors who will be able to judiciously use that information.
  • Speedy Keep - precedent says "international reaction" articles are mostly kept if they are legitimate forks from articles that have become to big to include a full scope of the sources and reactions. Merge back to article is impractical, as it was forked out for a reason. Nominator needs to read WP:SPINOFF.--Cerejota (talk) 03:00, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Speedy Keep - as per `causa sui'. LiteralKa (talk) 03:09, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Keep - It magtters not only how a country reacts, but who actualy reacts. It sends a political message. Keep it for ever, please. User: Coquimbano. 05:45, 24 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coquimbano (talk • contribs)
  • Keep for now, reevaluate later when the dust have settled down. WegianWarrior (talk) 06:14, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep or Merge depending on whether the main article becomes too long for reading. A international reactions page listing the countries'/organizations' reactions separately is a must to ensure a Neutral POV rendering to the reactions section, which is highly unlikely if we editors paraphrase it into prose format. Batram (talk) 07:12, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete — It is not the purpose of an encyclopædia to list a redundant and repetitive litany of condolences. The event itself is notable and deeply sad, but the list of reactions contributes nothing to Wikipedia. An encyclopædia is not a book of condolences or symapathy card to the shocked and stricken people of Norway. It is sufficient to state in the main article that many international reactions were supportive, and condolences were widely expressed. What more need one say about it? If a country said something that was geopolitically or diplomatically unusual or notable, that could be documented, but these international expressions are not notable enough in themselves to qualify for encyclopædic inclusion. The proposer is correct to say that these condolences are routine, expected, and nearly identical — that is to say: non-notable. — O'Dea (talk) 09:36, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong keep This is an historic event, especially for Norway but also internationally. The information on this page is too long to include on the main page, so this page should be kept instead. Michael5046 (talk) 11:07, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
While "the information on this page is too long to include on the main page", it does not deserve its own article. It is sufficient to say that the international community offered condolences and support. An encyclopædia requires no further elaboration. — O'Dea (talk) 11:51, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Would this be acceptable content at Wikiquote? If so we should probably transwiki it there. 12:52, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
No, the expressions of condolence are pro-forma and non-notable. — O'Dea (talk) 15:24, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep of course. Many articles of this kind exist on Wikipedia so why delete this one? Also it's funny how these articles became separate because people were trying to delete that content so finally consensus was reached to split that content into separate articles and now we see merge, merge, merge here.--Avala (talk) 13:59, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Avala, as the Wikipedia:Other stuff exists policy says, "other stuff exists" is not a strong argument. There is no reason to suppose that any of the other, similar reaction article should exist either. They are all the same. Wikipedia policy ought to discourage them because of their non-notability. Also, the merge suggestion is not that all of this should be re-incorporated back into the main article, rather, this article should be summarized in the main article something like this, "The leaders of many countries expressed their condolences." That is all this article conveys, anyway, at unnecessary and repetitive length. — O'Dea (talk) 15:22, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Its been common policy to have a "reactions to current events in the last few months, though perhaps its should include domestic as well as international reactions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dudeman5685 (talk • contribs)
There is no such policy. — O'Dea (talk) 15:35, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Really? *Reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden, Reactions to the United States diplomatic cables leak, International reactions to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, International reactions to the 2011 Libyan civil war, International reactions to the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Seems like enough precedents to me. Though perhaps "international" should be used and domestic added. --Dudeman5685 (talk) 01:12, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Precedent does not equal policy. AIRcorn (talk) 01:26, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: The main article says, "The European Union, NATO and governments around the world expressed their condemnation of the attack, condolences, and solidarity with Norway." That is all anyone needs to know. This "International reactions" is unnecessary when that sentence sums it up so usefully in the main article. All else is repetitive, redundant, and non-notable. — O'Dea (talk) 15:35, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per nom, at best trim and merge. International reactions of sympathy to major tragedies are diplomatically pro forma, and don't merit an article. I'm struck by the distinction between this, essentially a list of condolences, and a true article [10]. And the capacity that Wikipedia has for unintended satire is evidenced by the inclusion of one foreign leader who tweeted his condolences. Still, given the article's length and copious sourcing I anticipate this will be kept--we could do worse, and often do. 99.0.82.226 (talk) 15:39, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge, nothing really unique about these reactions to justify another article. NYyankees51 (talk) 20:05, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

*Comment Speaking of spin-offs, anyone want to weigh in on this one [11]? Once the doors open.... 99.0.82.226 (talk) 21:10, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • keep: International reactions is an important section for an incident, so it should not be deleted. If it is merged to the parent article, it will make the parent article more complex. Therefore, the best choice is to keep.--Coekon (talk) 22:53, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Hmmm, I'm an English speaker, and I found it very interesting, which refutes your argument. I suspect it is generally unwise to attempt to speak for the entire English-speaking world in your comments. Manning (talk) 04:10, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Speak for yourself. Just because you have no interest doesn't reflect the general consensus of English speakers. Most other Wikipedia are tend to be a direct translation from the English Wikipedia anyways. YuMaNuMa (talk) 05:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Summarise the important points and merge. We are an encyclopedia not a directory or memorial site. The list is over detailed. This may be an appropriate level of coverage - while even this may be too much. The article as it stands is not doing a service to our readers, as it is not sifting through the material and picking out the important points - it is expecting our readers to work through a very long list of quotes and data which at around 4,000 words would take an average reader around 20-30 minutes to read, which is too long for the importance of the material. SilkTork ✔Tea time 11:40, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep since the attacks have resulted in worldwide reactions in a lot of countries. I think the reactions together are notable enough for a separate article, and a lot of things have been said from presidents, prime ministers etc. HeyMid (contribs) 13:07, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - There is nothing notable about these comments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 8digits (talk • contribs) 14:26, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Simply a database or list of quotes, most of which are identical, not really an article. In any case, it's not notable. Are there any sources that describe the reaction in detail? I suspect not because there really is nothing to say. Comparisons with other "response" articles, contrary to keep voters, only reinforce my point, because things actually happened with sources to document it. Christopher Connor (talk) 15:21, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - very important article on the international reactions for this event. numerous similar articles so no precedent for non-inclusion of this kind of articles either.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:38, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Merge data like this is best covered in context of the incident itself and in WP:DUE weight. Don't need to put unnecessary weight on all the punditry and various POVs. Dzlife (talk) 18:27, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete This is just a list of quotes that say basically the same thing. The list adds nothing beyond what the first sentence in the lead says and that is already in the main article. AIRcorn (talk) 02:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Given that the alleged killer alleges that the reaction was a key motivation, this is important. I suggest expanding to include the reaction of European far-right organizations (which are more varied and nuanced than that of national politicians). Merging back into the main article would make it too long and cumbersome. Stuartyeates (talk) 10:09, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is a major European event as evident by the number of European government statements and reponses. If we mrged it it would take up too much space. Definitely keep. Pass a Method talk 12:39, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep currently it's just a quotefarm, but when analysis is made - especially of the timing of Middle East responses, many made only after the perp was known not to be of Middle Eastern origin - it may be a quite informative article. Right now, the article - devoid of analysis - is about as informative as "water is wet"; but we judge articles not as they are but as they optimally could be. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 16:48, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep This is a massive event for Norway, which usually never suffers from this type of incident. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.88.31 (talk) 17:46, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per above arguments. NorthernThunder (talk) 17:57, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Despite having a "references" section of external links to various blogs and forum posts, this article is an unsourced BLP. Also, both the creator and the editor who challenged the PROD have a conflict of interest. If we are to have an article (not a "profile", Wikipedia is not a directory) on this subject, it will need to be written by a neutral editor with no connection to the subject. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:33, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DJ Smoothspinner

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Contested PROD; unnotable musician Salvio Let's talk about it! 10:48, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete - No coverage in reliable sources. All of the sourcing in the article is either self-published, non-reliable sources, or event listings. -- Whpq (talk) 16:28, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete the whole shebang. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (15th November 1999)

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No indication of WP:notability. Only reference is a youtube video of the show. Contested prod. Part of a collection created by the same editor. noq (talk) 18:47, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following other articles:

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (20th November 2000) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (18th November 2006) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (4th September 1998) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
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While they include the first episode and the episode of the first million pound win, those events are covered in the main article and the episode article adds nothing to it. The Steve Devlin article is someone famouse for WP:ONEEVENT - and that not particularly significant - 4th person to win half a million. noq (talk) 18:59, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete all Even the episode about the first winner isn't notable in its own right. Any useful content should be merged into the main article (I assume there's a section on who's won the big money). Lugnuts (talk) 08:31, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep November 2000 only. While the vast majority of these are routine episodes which spectacularly fail WP:GNG and Devlin is nowhere near meeting WP:BIO, this one episode did gain significant coverage from the media for having the first winner [12] [13] [14], for its high ratings [15] and for a claim that it was rigged [16]. There's more than enough fto justify an article here, and more content than could be held in the main article if it's fleshed out properly. Alzarian16 (talk) 20:03, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete all—A game show episode is not notable. Any contestants who meet Wikipedia's notability criteria have their own pages, and the List of top prize winners on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? article covers any wins for the top prize. Sottolacqua (talk) 14:56, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • "A game show episode is not notable." - why not? That's just your opinion, and not one that the reliable sources I linked to above seem to share. Is there any policy-based reason why a game show episode should be less notable than, say, science fiction episodes or animated comedy episodes, given that sources covering the episode in detail exist? Alzarian16 (talk) 19:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • WP:EPISODE and WP:N detail the notability requirements needed for article inclusion. These episodes would be notable if they "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." However, no evidence is presented to suggest that this criteria has been met. The first three references are more appropriate for Judith Keppel's article or her listing in List of top prize winners on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, since each deals more with Keppel than the actual notability of the episode on which she appeared. Mentioning the episode received high ratings does not mean it is also a single notable episode. The last reference also relates more to Keppel than the actual episode. The fourth reference discusses ratings and it's higher rating than another show, but one episode achieving a higher rating than the finale of another program does not meet the notability requirements stressed in the other guidelines. Furthermore, none of the references you present are linked in the articles as they stand now. Additionally, the external links within each article feature user-uploaded copyrighted material, which is a violation of WP:YOUTUBE. Sottolacqua (talk) 20:14, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        • WP:EPISODE is a style guideline which points to WP:GNG, the more specific branch of WP:N that I'm guessing you were referring to. Signifcant coverage is defined there as follows: "Significant coverage means that sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material." This at least meets that definition, and depending on interpretation, so would [17] (three fairly long paragraphs directly about the episode plus lots more about Keppel and the show in general) and this (covering the episode and events surrounding it). I should also point out the presence of this list of the questions on the Guardian website, which should aid with verifiability. To answer your last two points, yes the current article is poor, but if it's kept I'll add the sources and remove the YouTube links. Notability is not concerned with article content, as WP:NNC makes clear. Alzarian16 (talk) 21:34, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (20th November 2000) and delete the rest. Most episodes are inconsequential but the 20th November 2000 is notable both for being the first £1 million win and the subsequent controversy. Plenty of sources to meet WP:GNG, and I have added some. Bridgeplayer (talk) 14:17, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment would it not be more appropriate to add to the controversy section of the main article - which does not mention this - rather than create a small article just for this. The £1 million win is documented in the main article anyway. noq (talk) 15:54, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Certainly adding a summary to the main article would be a good idea. However, since this episode article exists, my view is that there are sufficient sources around to meet notability requirements. I would add that when a publication such as The Economist draws social conclusions from a TV episode something notable is happening. Whether the material is better placed elsewhere is an editorial matter that is worth discussing but, since we are here, I see no sound grounds for deletion. Bridgeplayer (talk) 22:59, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Adding the controversy section to the main article means that there is nothing significant left on this article that is not already covered in the main article - so what purpose does this article then serve? noq (talk) 00:28, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I agree that I was rambling (obviously I shouldn't type when I'm tired :-)), so let me summarise. There is more in the article than the controversy; the article provides an integrated account of the episode. Whether the material should have been handled differently is an editorial matter outwith this AfD; it wasn't, an article has been written, so we are here. The episode is notable because it meets WP:GNG - there are reliable sources that address the subject directly and in detail. Consequently the page should be kept. Bridgeplayer (talk) 15:44, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. m,aking a redirect is an editorial function but the keep side havnn't adduced sufficient sorucing to overcome the delete arguiments based on GNG and inadequate sourcing. Spartaz Humbug! 07:44, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thermal_cycling

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This entire article is written like an advertisment for a non-existent metal heat treatment known as "thermal cycling". However, anybody with a basic understand of materials science and metals can easily tell that virtually all of the content here is bogus. There are already articles written on heat treatment (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_treatment). Finally, this article does not contain a single citation or a reliable, listed source. I would be happy to discuss any of the claims made in this article. Mark48torpedo (talk) 03:25, 15 July 2011 (UTC) — Mark48torpedo (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

  • Keep 3 million Google hits for " thermal cycling" with the first page describing exactly this process sourced by laboratories.. say that this is a genuine article. It has nothing to do with advertisements - DeVerm (talk) 18:24, 15 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
That's irrelevant, do you know how many uses of the term "thermal cycling" there are? Think bicycles and PCR for starters.--Pontificalibus (talk) 21:01, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It's sad to see that you didn't read my comment accurately as I definitely said that I found the exact same process described as what this article is about. To make this clear: it means that the article describes a process that does exist and is not a fantasy as stated by nom. I did write all this but seem to need to repeat it --DeVerm (talk) 04:03, 25 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Thermal cycling is actually a real phenomenon. Usually, it refers to damage caused to structures / machines / materials due to repeated changes in temperature (if materials with different thermal expansion coefficients are attached to each other, one will try to expand/contract more than the other when heated / cooled, causing stress and possible damage). However, the material treatment method this article refers to does not exist, as far as I am aware, and the actual effects that this article claims thermal cycling has are dubious from a material sciences standpoint. If somebody is willing to rewrite the article from scratch about the real phenomenon, keeping it is a good idea, but as the article stands, it contains no worthwhile content whatsoever. Mark48torpedo (talk) 21:20, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Come on Mark, I have a high forehead too :-) I mean what I wrote: that I see Google hits that are about the same process as described in this article. Here's an example: [Thermal Cycling] --DeVerm (talk) 23:50, 15 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • I couldn't find any other results than the NitroFreeze firm which describes thermal cycling as a beneficial heat treatment process... do you have any other examples? For example, a third-party source which describes this process, not some company which claims this process works at the same time as providing it. The vast majority of what I found on Google was related to the problems caused by thermal cycling 128.100.148.113 (talk) 00:09, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • The NitroFreeze link is what I posted just above your message. It shows that the AfD is incorrect because obviously the process as described in the article exists, contrary to what the AfD states --DeVerm (talk) 03:27, 19 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • DeVerm, please find other evidence other than the NitroFreeze link that this process exists. A SINGLE website made by a company describing this process by a company which has a vested intest in praising this process to the heavens is not reliable evidence. There is no guarantee whatsoever that the process works as advertised, which is how this article is currently written. In addition, the description of the process on the Nitrofreeze website is completely unscientific (e.g. they describe removing stress from materials by reducing the temperature, which is absolutely absurd from a material sciences standpoint). At the moment, all of the content in this article is unverifiable.Mark48torpedo (talk) 04:40, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Mark, why would it up to me to find extra references? I have shown that the case you made for this AfD ("advertisment for a non-existent metal heat treatment") is not valid because it exists and is even being offered. --DeVerm (talk) 05:02, 25 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • Delete I'm not an expert on the science being discussed in this article so I can't comment on content, but without proper citations there's no way to verify any of this information and therefore it has no place on Wikipedia since all encyclopedic content must be verifiable. Additionally the amount of "Google hits" a term gets is by no means a stand alone reason to keep an article Cshaase (talk) 18:30, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment Doesn't sound like an ad to me, it's simple, clear style might be in part why it is here in deletions. --User:Warrior777 (talk) 03:57, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete The general topic is a valid and encyclopedic topic, though normally called simply Heat treating, for which we have a pretty good comprehensive article. However, this actual article is oriented around the specific process of thermal cycling though a very low temperature stage, usually with liquid nitrogen. We already have an article on it, Cryogenic treatment, which, though pretty sketchy and in need of referencing, is a more comprehensive basis for an adequate article. We could use a redirect, but the present article should probably be deleted first, and the redirect should be to the ordinary and general meaning, Heat treating. DGG ( talk ) 23:46, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:53, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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I checked almost all interwikis , it seems all articles created by one person which is the article owner himself, it seems that this person is not notable and somehow using wikipedia to promote his work Mardetanha talk 10:28, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:52, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Herpestes The Electrifying Filipino Martial Arts

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The author decided to remove a PROD so I will nominate it here. There's no reliable sources on this whatsoever so notability has not been found. KING OF WIKIPEDIA - GRIM LITTLEZ (talk) 10:05, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete Nine pages of ghits for this title (without quotes) - virtually all forums, blogs, Youtube, Facebook etc. (Not LinkedIn or Aboutus, surprisingly.) Looks like a fair sized promotion campaign, or a lot of people talking about something only they know about. Not one reliable source. One Wikipedia article - on the Tagalog WP (but in English) - and that was unreferenced. Peridon (talk) 13:16, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
BTW Herpestes is a genus of mongoose. A search for herpestes martial didn't reveal anything of interest in 10 pages, except for one blogger or forum poster referring to Herpestes as maybe really being some obscure Philippine martial art. Peridon (talk) 13:23, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Strong Delete Frankly, I can't believe a speedy was denied on this. There's no real claims of notability and no sources. I found nothing to show notability or reliable sources. Papaursa (talk) 17:49, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I declined speedy because it's a 'way' not a club. If it had been a club, it would have gone. Peridon (talk) 19:39, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- DQ (t) (e) 05:39, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dener Pacheco

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He has just a few experience as an actor. He does not meet notability guidelines (the page was already deleted from pt.wiki, it.wiki, es.wiki, fi.wiki, he.wiki, ja.wiki for the same reasons) Lucas (talk) 09:28, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Weak delete How other Wikipedia's conduct themselves is irrelevent to en.Wikipedia, as the standards set for notability or lack and sourcing or lack are all a bit different. So in looking to our own guidelines, we need to determine if 108 episodes of a notable Brazilian series meets our own WP:ENT... a guideline generally accepted as meaning multiple but different productions. Logically, and as the actor died of lung cancer, he will not be taking part in any more productions... and so his one (even 108 epiodes long) single production fails WP:ENT. HOWEVER, It may be possible for Portugese reading Wikipedians to show the seven years of coverage, coverage preceding his role by years and continuing after his demise,[18] is coverage in Brazil for things other than (but yes, including) his 108-episode role, which could then show the subject as meeting WP:GNG overall, even if failing WP:ENT. But in the absence, keeping this artcle could be seen as a violation of WP:NOTMEMORIAL. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 04:56, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Dear Schmidt, how other Wikipedia's conduct themselves is not irrelevant in a debate (= decision making process): it must not - and cannot - be the element for which to decide the deletion or not, but it is not irrelevant; rather it often gives interesting information (please note that as sysop on it.wiki I am the first defender of the "wiki" independence: but independence is independence, "irrelevance" is another thing :-). In any case, as we can see he has had only a secundary role in the soap and for just one year: this is "not notable", in my humble opinion. --Lucas (talk) 10:04, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Our decisions and discussions here are to based upon the policies and guidelines set up to govern here. The point I was making is that other Wikipedias have far fewer articles, far fewer editors, and their standards of notability or lack are not ours. While yes, this article might or might not be kept when using the standards we use here, listing other discussions that do not use our standards is irrelevent to this discussion. But the editors of those non-English Wikipedias are always welcome to comment here and to discuss their views. I opined a delete, did I not? My own decision and comments are based upon the standards HERE... not elsewhere, nor are they to be influenced by what others may have done elsewhere by use of different standards. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 02:43, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete.   -- Lear's Fool 12:11, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bitfighter

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Computer game; article fails to establish notability (all but one reference are to the project website). Also nominating Zap! (video game) [19]; the two pages had been alternately redirects to each other in the past. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 09:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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This is an ongoing debate. What would it take to get this entry to meet notability guidelines? It was included in Tom's Guide, which is a pretty notable source. It will soon have an official listing in the IANA directory, which is also notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.215.133.22 (talk) 16:08, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It would take significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. The Tom's Guide spot is actually pretty decent and may contribute to notability, though we don't have any consensus on whether Tom's Guide is a reliable source as yet (related site Tom's Games was previously discussed and no consensus formed one way or the other). Directory listings don't contribute to notability if they don't provide significant coverage or aren't independent (like if the material in the directory was supplied by first parties), and in any event things that haven't happened yet don't contribute to anything. I'm modifying my opinion to a weak delete considering the Tom's Guide coverage. —chaos5023 (talk) 20:10, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't so much dispute its reliability; however, the link says little more than that the game exists. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 20:27, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't say that. It provides enough information to contribute usefully toward an article, which has always seemed like a natural threshold for trivial vs. substantial coverage to me. —chaos5023 (talk) 00:21, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I understand your point about events that haven't happened yet; I just noted that it is something in process that will contribute to the notability when it happens (and I seen written confirmation from IANA that it will happen). That will provide at least two external, reliable, independent sources that should contribute towards notability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.215.133.22 (talk) 21:58, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really clear whether the IANA thing will contribute to notability. Can you link to some current entries in whatever directory it is that you're referring to? —chaos5023 (talk) 00:22, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Presumedly, this mens that Bitfighter will have an officially sanctioned port number. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 05:04, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Even if we accept Tom's Guide as reliable, it is not significant coverage. At best, we can use it for verification in a broader topic. As for IANA, again, a listing in a directory is unlikely to be significant. For notability, I want to see some nice big fat reviews in magazines, books, or certain websites. Marasmusine (talk) 09:32, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:52, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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No reliable third party sources. I spent a few mins checking for some yet no luck. KING OF WIKIPEDIA - GRIM LITTLEZ (talk) 08:58, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete - Lacks coverage that would establish notability. They exists as this mentions them. But I'm not surprised a music label that only formed in June 2011 has no significant coverage. -- 16:34, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:51, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ted Nash (entrepreneur)

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Just about nothing verifiable can be written about this individual, and his only claims of notability are the ill-conceived social website "LittleGossip" and the Facebook application "Fit or Fugly". - Mike Rosoft (talk) 08:52, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • KeepTed Nash is notable not only for LittleGossip website. He is a young creative entrepreneur who cooperates with such company as Apple. Only the fact that he made his first steps as an entrepreneur at the age of twelve is worth to be written about. Maldives22— Maldives22 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Delete - reads like a hoax, and with various citations not backing up the claims (along with the WP:SPAs), I feel confident in that assessment. MikeWazowski (talk) 21:19, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - Don't think it is a hoax, but there are possibly some false claims. There are multiple references to the LittleGossip debacle that includes a line or two on Ted Nash. LittleGossip was running only four days and was quickly sold by Nash after the uproar it caused. However, it was a minor event and most of the coverage is on the site and little on Nash. Fit or Fugly app has some press, but most goes to an "Ed" Nash and not Ted. A couple references have Ted, including a PR release that is everywhere. There is also another PR release on Ed that is also everywhere. Again, most everything is on the App and not on Mr. Nash. So, assuming the best, we have references on a website and an app that happens to included a couple lines on Nash. That is not enough to make Mr Nash notable. Bgwhite (talk) 07:13, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - The article may be inaccurate in places, but it is not a hoax. However, the aforementioned link provides little coverage about Ted Nash, nor can I find anytime more significant, thus I conclude eh does not meet the inclusion criteria. -- Whpq (talk) 16:38, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:51, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kayvon Zand

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Non-notable per WP:MUSICBIO and WP:NACTOR. Hasn't done anything notable per WP:GNG since the first AFD. No significant coverage online from WP:Reliable sources, apart from brief coverage in two NY papers of one controversial show per WP:ONEEVENT. Gurt Posh (talk) 08:08, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:50, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

BJFE Guitar Effects

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Basically an advert. No third party, notable, reliable sources. References consist of links to product owner's manuals, first person interview (promotional), other are blogs. In particular, the lists of products are not notable and what made me notice the article in the first place, but I cannot find anything reliable abiut the company, either. Kilmer-san (talk) 04:41, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. sourcing appears to be inadequate. if anyone wants to work on this or try to refashion a combioned article about teh company and the founder in one feel free to askf ro userfication Spartaz Humbug! 07:43, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

William Hines (Staffordshire potter)

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No indication of WP:notability. Article creator and main editor has a WP:conflict of interest and appears to be documenting his wife's family history. noq (talk) 00:49, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as per nom. In addition: creator has a history of ignoring WP guidelines, asserting that "this person/entity is notable because it exists". Numerous editors have attempted to help him, have guided him to the relevant guideline pages and have indicated precisely what problems exist in his articles, to no avail. Simon-in-sagamihara (talk) 00:58, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete yet another COI contribution. --Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 01:41, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete I don't think that Wm Hines meets the Wikipedia standard of notability on the evidence available. If we imagine a comparable businessman alive today it is unlikely that he would get in and there are no detailed biographical studies, no lasting fame for some technological or style innovation, or anything to raise him from the ranks of many successful businessmen of his time. Nevertheless, and at the risk of offending fellow editors, may I say that this does not seem to be a COI violation. 'Conflict of interest' is a legal term and has nothing to do with being interested in a topic as normally understood. WP:conflict of interest specifically encourages contributions from those with particular knowledge or enthusiasm. The author says that he has been researching his wife's ancestry, which gives him a knowledge of the subject, and the pottery long passed out of the hands of the Hines family. Aside from a very proper pride and interest in his wife I cannot see any possible motive which could be impugned. If we were apply the same COI criteria to criticise this article then we would bar everyone from writing about anywhere they had ever lived, any musician whose music they liked or disliked, and so forth. People are free to argue for that, but there is nothing in WP:COI to justify such a stance and Wikipedia would be a much inferior encyclopedia. --AJHingston (talk) 08:51, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You raise good points, AJ. I think in this case the COI issue was brought up because this particular editor contributes very little to Wikipedia beyond articles about his family members. He uploads dozens of family photos, cites "interview with Joe Blow conducted by me" as references, creates galleries on every single page he can to show off his ancestors' minutiae, etc. That's why it's been raised here, I think. Simon-in-sagamihara (talk) 08:58, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Exactly. Apologies for not being clearer and thanks for the explanation. --Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 09:13, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I see. I think it better not to refer to such cases as a COI conflict - the same behaviour can be found in music or sci-fi fans, for example. My sensitivity on the point is that I have noticed a tendency amongst a few people to shout COI to justify deletion or exclude contributions on topics with which the editor is associated when the guidelines actually permit or even encourage such activity, and that can give the impression that the COI guidelines are much wider in scope than they really are. Sorry if I seemed to be picking on you, but perhaps others will read this and consider. --AJHingston (talk) 10:07, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Pushing articles about ones own family is a conflict of interest - see the section on close relationships at WP:COI, so I make no apologies for using the term. --Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 10:20, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
But this is somebody several generations distant and related only by marriage, and isn't either the normal use of the term nor is it analogous to the examples given in WP:COI. I genuinely think that trying to extend COI in these ways harms Wikipedia, because it discourages people from contributing on topics that they know about. You can say that they may not be dispassionate, and unable to take an objective view, but that is covered by POV. The big difficulty about family history articles is where the author is either unaware of the notability requirements or interprets them differently, but I would expect that many Wikipedia articles are contributed by people with a some relationship to the subject and all the better for it. --AJHingston (talk) 12:48, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - The problem here is that the author is writing about a notable company through the biography of one of its founders rather than vice versa. Actually, I see just now that the article on the firm has been already deleted. This is very unfortunate, bad call... There are undoubtedly porcelain guidebooks out there that could be mustered to defend a piece on the company. Keep this article, rename it that, and source it out. Whether it is written by a distant relative is absolutely irrelevant. Carrite (talk) 15:01, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Do you know that there is something to establish notability for the company? Or are you assuming there will be? If good reliable sources can be found to establish notability of the company then an article could be written on it but this is not that. This article just says that the company existed and I'm not finding anything significant online noq (talk) 15:14, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep. With due respect to others:

  • Five reference books discuss this man. Other references are no doubt available (in distant pottery museums), but I shall leave this to others to investigate as I am so deterred by comments that all my work may be discarded.
  • Innovators. I would suggest that Wikipedia should identify innovators such as William Hines.
  • Distant relative. Carrite (above) says that Whether it is written by a distant relative is irrelevent. Family members (even distant ones by marriage like me) have the incentive and often the private information to contribute to Wikipedia. I perceive discouragement for this.
  • Rapid deletion. Hours of work lost - further discouragement. Comment above deplores the rapid deletion of the article that I wrote about the firm Hines Brothers. Just to explain that I believe the logical Wikipedia split is three small articles:
    • The man William Hines (the innovator),
    • The firm Hines Bros (pottery manufacturers 1870s to 1900s), and
    • The premises Heron Cross Pottery (built by Hines and still operational today).Duncanogi (talk) 11:43, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
comment Discuss or mention? The references given seem to be to trivial mentions and not significant coverage. What do you mean by Innovator? Nothing in the article shows anything innovative. As for rapid deletion - the article was a copy of this one and deleted as such - it does not take hours to cut and paste from one article to another. You have not shown that any article should exist let alone that three almost identical ones should. I am sorry that your time has been wasted but the problems have been pointed out to you repeatedly. Private information is covered by WP:original research. noq (talk) 13:38, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I'm not seeing the significance - the references given appear to be trivial mentions and not significant coverage. noq (talk) 00:32, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Comment I'm still not seeing any notability. There have been vague claims of innovation made in this debate but nothing specific that was innovative. He or his company have appeared in catalogues of the period but I have still not seen any evidence of substantial coverage. noq (talk) 01:50, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: I'm not seeing independent "sources address[ing] the subject directly in detail", and so no notability. Sources appear to be ubiquitously primary (www.heroncrosspottery.co.uk, birth & marriage certificates, documentation of pottery marks, etc) or mere mentions (and in most cases mere-fail-to-mentions). I'm finding it difficult to find a third-party source that even mention the man (let alone discuss him for two consecutive sentences). HrafnTalkStalk(P) 07:59, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:50, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Atticus Mitchell

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Actor with questionable notability. Although Mitchell has appeared in two TV shows and one Disney movie, coverage of these is limited to the point where notability per WP:ACTOR or WP:GNG is not fulfilled. Sources I was able to find only mentioned the actor:

Although the actor's roles are verifiable, they are not notable as they have not received significant coverage in secondary sources. I, Jethrobot drop me a line (note: not a bot!) 05:58, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:50, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Quincy Mack

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A lot of the information is very subjective and unsourced. Worse yet, the one reference seems like a token item. A 2010 prod with the following rationale failed:

"I cannot find evidence that this person meets WP's notability inclusion. Googlenews, googlebooks and general google searches have uncovered only very brief mentions of this entertainer and motivational speaker."

Doesn't meet the GNG or WP:V, let alone WP:NPOV. Raymie (t • c) 04:33, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete.   -- Lear's Fool 05:29, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Amr Kashmiri

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Not a notable person, fails WP:ENT. — Bill william comptonTalk 04:16, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete not notable. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:05, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom--Wikireader41 (talk) 22:06, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete.   -- Lear's Fool 05:41, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Top current serials in india

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It is purely an original research (or based on some spoiler–unreliable website), because in India audience measurement is not robust as Nielsen ratings system in U.S. or Canada. — Bill william comptonTalk 03:48, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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It shouldn't be deleted it's a very good thing I love it thanks to whoever made it I love you so much it's a great resource that is very true — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.93.81.3 (talk) 19:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. There is a clear consensus that editors coming externally to review this article have found the sources wanting. As such the GNG kicks in and this falls for deletion Spartaz Humbug! 07:41, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Close changed to no consensus by Spartaz, the closing admin. Adjusting it for him at his request. See User talk:DGG/Archive 56 Sep. 2011#Favour DGG ( talk ) 08:08, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Richard L. Thompson

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There are no reliable sources independent of the subject that show how he is a notable person who has made any notable contribution to his field of study. Does not pass either WP:SCHOLAR or WP:AUTHOR. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 02:55, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete or merge (to Hindu views on evolution initially, but possibly eventually to an article specifically on Vedic creationism). Thompson appears to be known almost solely for his work on Vedic creationism (no reliable third-party sources have been forthcoming on his mathematical work), and even there mainly for his work in conjunction with Michael Cremo (his solo efforts have yielded far less coverage). There appears to be no secondary coverage for biographical matter at all, and even including primary sources the coverage of this area are very very thin. It therefore makes far more sense to cover Thompson's more noteworthy work in an article on the general topic of that work, rather than in a biographical article. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 06:31, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Appears to assume that general notability for being Vedic creationism is somewhat not in accordance with the policy for inclusion. This is not a fact, notability is determined by the sources that you feel are right. In other words you confirm that there are reliable sources, but you would rather merge the article, which is an alternative to deletion, but it has very little support and this motion was already defeated on the talk page it seems. Wikidas© 10:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe you try to look on the article talk page. You'll find several "independent secondary sources that significantly discuss either Thompson or his works". Thanks. Gaura79 (talk) 12:14, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Correct, there are sources, this vote is based on the assumption that "he can not find them". Wikidas© 10:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep as a short biography. Thompson co-authored a work heavily and extensively criticized by reliable third party sources either as a direct review of the book, or in commentary on creation/development debates. This work, Forbidden Archeology, was a 900 page historical review of anomalous historical findings of various degrees of credibility reported over the last two hundred years. Based on a review of the documented literature, the work presents the possibility of a far greater antiquity for modern forms of human life then currently accepted in contemporary scientific paradigms. The work argues part of the process of acceptance and rejection of evidence involves the human element inherent to doing science. Even some of the work's most vehement critics have acknowledged it's utility as a sociological and historical study of the discipline (ex: Tim Murray (1995) in the British Journal of the History of Science, and Bradley Lepper's review (1996) in Skeptics magazine.) Thompson was also a prolific author who wrote extensively on religion and science, as well as ancient astronomy, cosmology and world view with reference to Eastern philosophy and Gaudiya Vaisnavism, a branch of Hinduism. Further, he did extensive professional scientific work in the fields of computer biological modelling and satellite remote sensing; all work acknowledged by leaders in the field both in secondary and primary sources (most of which is regularly deleted by Thompson's editorial wiki critics.) Thompson's published personal views (in particular - 2004, "Introduction") are anything but "creationist" - rather, they suggest a deep affinity toward John Hedley Brooke's influential "complexity thesis" analyzing the relationship between religion and science. Thompson is an intriguing figure, though one who also elicits emotive reactions from partisans engaged in creation/development debates. (I apologize for not being more familiar with the technical terminology involving this issue on wiki.) Sdmuni108 (talk) 14:28, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
May I offer the following as an antidote to Sdmuni108's Pollyanna interpretation of Forbidden Archaeology:[20]

Besides, many critics had genuine problems with Forbidden Archaeology that went beyond "Darwinism". For all its densely technical discussions of archaeological anomalies, many critics complained that Cremo and Thompson bombarded readers with abundantly useless data. For example, FA devotes 400 pages to analyzing anomalous stone tools depicted in obscure literature over the past 150 years. Worse, these specimens no longer exist. So FA compensated by providing page after page of drawings taken from their original sources. But in his reprinted review on page 103, Kenneth Feder frets that these illustrations are absolutely useless because it is impossible to determine whether these Paleolithic tools are drawn to scale or accurately rendered.

I would also point out that, outside this piece of Vedic Creationism, coauthored with Cremo, Sdmuni108 offers no third party citations to support notability of Thompson's work -- implicitly acknowledging my point that Thompson is only notable for this material. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 14:50, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously there are sources outside of the VC work, as illustrated on the page. So it is more than just ONEVENT. Much more. Wikidas© 10:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ai carumba - no one disagrees the FA project is the most notable feature of the entry. It attracted severe criticism, much arguably deserved - no argument. While it touched upon a lot of sensitivities in a notable way, not all the criticism, even from some of the most severe critics, was entirely dismissive. It is what it is. The rest of the article; right now it is primarily supporting bio info that is easily referenced. Nonetheless, there was most certainly other third party sourced information (Zygon, Hinduism Today) concerning Thompson, all consistently deleted. There were also notable significant primary source materials that could be worth consideration, though all were quickly (and rather patronizingly) dismissed on technical grounds. That honestly appears to me where the issue currently stands. Sdmuni108 (talk) 18:09, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"notable primary source material" is an oxymoron under Wikipedia WP:Notability guidelines. And I'm unaware of reliable third-party sources being removed from the article. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 18:03, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In response to these retroactive additions: yes I admit I forgot the Hinduism Today review -- all two sentences of it ("significant coverage"? I don't think so!) As to Zygon, the Henry review is still in the article -- in the 'Further reading' section -- all that was deleted was your vacuous 'I liked the book' summary of it. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 18:19, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize for any distracting cross talk on my part. There were also challenges and deletions regarding the prominent British evolutionist, J. Maynard Smith, favorable, if not enthusiastic appraisal of Thompson's conference paper published in Smith's edited volume, Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution (1990). Currently this work is listed in the bibliography. In addition, I recently found a favorable 3rd party reference to the quality of Thompson's (Sadaputa dasa) scientific work in an otherwise generally critical volume. The title of the academically published book is, Belief Transformations: Some Aspects of the Relationship Between Science and Religion in TM & Iskcon (Oxford UK: Aarphus University Press, 1996) pg 209, ISBN 8772884215. The author brought samples of Thompson's work to physicists at the notable Niel Bohr's Institute in Denmark for assessment. Thompson has multiple listings in the index. Sdmuni108 (talk) 20:42, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete or merge The article has little merit as a stand alone article. The only notability appears to be from some criticism he has received for a book and a tv appearance. IRWolfie- (talk) 20:47, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That is not correct. It is not the "only notability". There are other sources that are independent of the subject, both sectarian and academic that talk about him as a "leader" for this religion. Wikidas© 10:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is true that there is content problem. However just saying "non-notable" is the argument to be avoided in AFD discussions. Wikidas© 10:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

in apparent conflict to what appears to be our current consensus on a lack of scholarly attention.... The following quotations are from: Mikael Rothstein, Belief Transformations: Some Aspects of the Relationship Between Science and Religion in Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), (Oxford: Aarphus University Press, 1996). These are favorable comments.

Rothstein is Associate Professor at the Department of History of Religions at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen. He has a short Danish wiki bio.

His 1996 work reports that Sadaputa dasa (Richard Thompson) is a "dominating figure" and "leading person" in ISKCON exploring the relationship between science and religion, and "the leading figure" researching ancient Vedic cosmography and astronomy. Within an extended discussion, Rothstein specifically devotes eight pages to Thompson's ancient cosmology work.

According to Rothstein:

"ISKCON's dominating figure in science, Sadaputa dasa, write about 'Science: The Vedic View' in nearly every issue of ISKCON's bimonthly Back to Godhead Magazine. . . . In discussing ISKCON's relationship to science these articles are excellent starting points, and as Sadaputa dasa is the leading person in this field of work in ISKCON, it is necessary to focus attention on his contributions" (126).

"The judgement of ordinary scientists is well known to Sadaputa dasa" (131).

"The most striking examples of the development and use of higher dimensional science is the work of Sadaputa dasa (Richard L. Thompson), the leading figure in ISKCON's work in this respect. 'Holding a Ph.D. in mathematics, Sadputa dasa has written extensively on scientific subjects from [that] perspective . . . . In Sadaputa dasa's book {Vedic Cosmography and Astronomy] the higher dimentional level of science is, among other things, exemplified through the quantum theory of physicist Niels Bohr" (122)

"In order to appraise Sadaputa dasa's scientific competence, I have shown a substantial part of his production to a leading physicist at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen. The scholarly judgement was in favour of Sadaputa dasa. His work was considered competent, although the physicist emphasized that he himself did not share the conclusions. As a matter of fact scholars at the Niels Bohr Institute were willing to meet with Sadaputa dasa for scholarly purposes." (209, fn11) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.131.115.61 (talk) 00:27, 25 July 2011 (UTC) — 174.131.115.61 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

And where are the cites then? Xxanthippe (talk) 02:56, 25 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]
  • Keep He is notable based on his prominence in ISKCON, Hinduism, new religious movements, and his presentations on vedic cosmology. There appears to be an anti-creationist wave trying delete this page based on a religious like fervor to diminish his importance based on his co-authorship of some controversial creationist literature.

Based on his "creationist" notoriety, he does not need a page and probably barely a mention on other pages. However, since that was a small part of what he did, it's not relevant to the discussion.

An attempt was made to update his page by a couple of novices who were (could use a thesaurus but I won't) bullied by obstructionist tactics. I'm assuming mob-rule will win. Jiva Goswami (talk) 02:48, 25 July 2011 (UTC) — JivaGoswami (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Thank you for your kind addition Xxanthippe. I stopped editing Wikipedia out of disgust. The page "Groups referred to as cults in the media" (or some such) soured my perspective. Some thoughtful admin finally deleted it, but it was mob-rule for at least a year. Jiva Goswami (talk) 05:01, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep mostly per Sdmuni108. Quotes from Rothstein show R.Thompson to be notable enough in his own right, as a leading figure in comparative research of modern science vs. Hinduism – a unique subject that he contributed arguably more than anybody else towards, and demonstrably took well beyond the scope of FA and creationism. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 07:56, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand what WP:ACADEMIC has to do with Thompson. I think it's perfectly clear by now that Thompson was a religious figure and a fringe scientist. Why suddenly he has to pass WP:ACADEMIC to be notable?Gaura79 (talk) 09:19, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Because Sdmuni108 is attempting to present him as some sort of legitimate figure in the relationship between science and religion community. I would question whether he has any prominence as a "religious figure", and as a "fringe scientist" he'd be better presented in an article on the topic of those fringe views. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 09:46, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
According to independent RS presented here and in the article he was a leading representative of a Hindu religious denomination (ISKCON) in the field of the relationship between science and religion. Looks like notable to me. Gaura79 (talk) 09:58, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Then WP:ACADEMIC does apply, Thompson has only had a "significant impact" if his "scholarly discipline" is very narrowly construed (to 'ISKCON perspectives on the relationship between science and religion') and so no he is not notable. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 10:09, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thompson is described in independent RS as the most prominent representative of a religious denomination (ISKCON) who presented ISKCON's perspectives on the relationship between science and religion. He's in no way described as a scientist, but as a religious figure who extensively wrote on this topic and who presented and formulated ISKCON views on this subject. WP:ACADEMIC doesn't apply to him.Gaura79 (talk) 10:39, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not claiming that he was a scientist -- far from it. However both theology and the relationship between science and religion are academic disciplines, and whichever you frame his work as being a subfield of, his influence only is "significant" if the subfield is narrowly construed. If you want to claim him as a notable religious leader, you would have to demonstrate that he has had a notable impact on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness as a whole. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 11:04, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"there is just not enough third party information on him to confer encyclopedic notability" - what makes you think that? Gaura79 (talk) 15:50, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- THIS is sdmuni108, and I wish to make something clear to Hrafn. I have not argued works like FA, et al are professional science. Rather they are commentaries, if not an apologetic from one theological perspective. Meanwhile, Thompson was in fact a competent scientist/mathematician, and he brought that experience to bear in his commentaries on science from Vaisvnava perspective.
- I suspect there is more in common with our point of view then Hrafn is able to intellectually accommodate. Thompson could do many things - I'm compartmentalizing his career. Physics is physics, math is math, and a theological apologetic is just that. But as a human being, Thompson brought all his experience to his multidisciplinary interests. He is a notable scholar in this field of Gaudiya Vaisnava commentary. He was also noted as a competent scientist. Sdmuni108 (talk) 16:09, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
sdmuni108: if they were not meant to be interpreted as "professional science", then why did Cremo and Thompson mail unsolicited copies to dozens of paleoanthropologists? And it is difficult to interpret as legitimate "commentaries" a work that so obviously distorts the evidentiary record -- pervasively presenting bad data as good. "Theological apologetic" presented under the colour of science is pseudoscience. Likewise the level of coverage of him in terms of his scholarship "in this field of Gaudiya Vaisnava commentary" is threadbare, and coverage of him as a mathematician (let alone scientist) virtually nonexistent. And as usual, you have cited no sources for your grandeous claims (nor do any of your, very few, previously cited sources support this edifice). HrafnTalkStalk(P) 16:51, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hrafn, here are some academic references to Thompson's last published work, Maya: The World as Virtual Reality, which he wrote principally as a mathematician and a quantum physicist. May not be a whole lot, but hardly "virtually nonexistent" – and certainly not tethered to, or exclusively produced by, his denominational leaning. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 21:06, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is a self published book. It had no impact on the area of study. It is not important, and does not change the discussion - though I agree, it does exist. Thanks for bringing this up. Ism schism (talk) 21:17, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Only three hits (the search lists four, but one is a duplicate): the first appears to be a complete mis-hit (no mention); the second a review that concludes "it’s important to not take it too seriously from an academic viewpoint"; and the third as citation for a single sentence in a 7-page "student" presentation. It seems that Thompson went out, not with a bang, but with barely a whimper. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 04:18, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
You must've missed this book citing Thompson, but I agree, not much of a bang. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 05:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Of the four in total, that second citation highlighted above came from a book by Varadaraja V. Raman a notable figure. V.V. Raman did a review of Thompson in Science & Theology News, no longer available online. A Google scholar search on Vedic Astronomy and Cosmography brought up 17 citations. That book (along with three other Thompson titles) is currently under print in Asia with Motilal Banarsidass. According to Wikipedia, Motilal Banarsidass "is a leading Indian publishing house on Sanskrit and Indology since 1903." Both Motilal and Bala Books published editions of Mechanistic and Nonmechnistic Science, which pulled up 8 references on Google scholar. Meanwhile Alien Identities came up with 22 citations. The second edition of Alien Identities features a forward by the notable "American ufologist" and author, Whitley Strieber. The missing from the selected bibliography Polish edition of Alien Identities lists Strieber as coauthor. Meanwhile, the Forbidden Archeology project received over 70 Google scholar references. Not all are accurate hits. Sdmuni108 (talk) 17:02, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I have to get a little apologetic on this one. Yeah, I'm sure it was marketed aggressively like that. Thompson was no marketing maven - I'm honestly under the impression he was hardly involved. Undoubtedly the idea was the better the reaction, all the better for marketing. They did get some favorable responses from folks in the SSS and SSK schoola. After all, it came out at the height of the "Science Wars" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_wars) like from Tim Murray in the BJHS review. There is a dynamic to the work concerning a study of the culture of scientific disciplines.
- But what professional in the field (or even college student) is going to confuse it with a standard scientific work? its OBVIOUSLY NOT original scientific research, and as you keep pointing out (and I agree) it is focused on anomalous or non standard evidence (some more credible to consider then others) and it has a provocative thesis argument. Further, its from a religious publishing house - geesh - could that be a hint? Anyway, I'm arguing its historical research of a particular genre - what else could it be? There was no actual science done in the book. Its history of science focusing on a type of evidence. More generally, who really knows what is going on? But from a scientific perspective, this is a non standard research and analysis for many obvious reasons.
- Hrafn - I never put this article up in the first place, but its been there for over a year now. We were, in retrospect, naively and rather stupidly only trying to put something up there that would actually work in a more balanced way - the previous stub appeared to make Thompson out as a loony tune ready for the next bus to Bellevue. I do think the guy is interesting and has a following. There are tons of articles and information out there in Wiki of people who are not over the top prominent. I use wiki all the time - I find it fascinating. Considering where this is all at right now, I'd like to see a very short, very neutral article on Wiki, but informative and fair with consideration to all the concerns expressed - a few paragraphs max, with some links. The biblio is nice not because it "proves" he was right, but because it suggests a breadth of experience, inquisitiveness, and familiarity and comfort with what is actual science. One genre of work doesn't prove/disprove the other (as per my comments the BI stuff was of a different genre of work.) I guess perhaps I'm a little too inclined toward the intellectual curiosity of it all. But I would agree, there are people who take things ideologically, on all sides of this and many issues, and that is a concern.
- Thompson has in fact gotten some coverage; he is prominent within the Iskcon religion & sci genre (small that it may be) and the FA project is still out there active in print. You know, folks may want to know about the authors of that book. If anything - the fact that Thompson's personal and published comments suggest a rather more sophisticated view on the nature of religion and science than is typical of people associated with this genre can readily get spun toward your own interests for protecting the integrity of the scientific disciplines - as per some of Henry's soundbites. Thompson wasn't a boor about science - he actually liked it immensely, critic though he otherwise may have been. Sdmuni108 (talk) 21:49, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong keep and move looking at the sources. Since the author is really not just an academic, I suggest that he should be moved over redirect to Sadaputa Dasa. There are sufficient independent from the late R.L.Thompson/Sadaputa Dasa sources that establish the notability of this particular person, as a vedic creationist and hits for that name (that he is more famous under [21]) are sufficient (e.g. "It is especially a single, prominent leader of the movement, Sadaputa DASA (born Richard L. Thompson is the name he writes under) like this exist. ") Because nominator did not checked this particular spelling of this Hare Krishna sectarian leader, as per the source quoted, and did not list this spelling of the name I suggest the reasons of nomination are to be reconsidered. Since the general notability is present (and more sources is found on the talk page), there is no need of any other notability, such as academic notability, for inclusion of this article. I do think the article should be shortened, however, and even made into stub, but hardly deleted for such a controversial figure. Just because that may be a pseudo science, that does not make the person meeting the general notability non-notable and certainly is not a good reason to erase this religious leader. Leader in Iskcon does not have to be a Svami. If even third party source calls him a leader (even if in German), I accept it as a verifiable fact. --(User) Mb (Talk) 22:44, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    What are the reliable sources that state that he is notable - and for what? How is he a notable religious leader - where are the reliable sources to back this up? Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 23:36, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have provided a link to the article by Mikael Rothstain above. It describes him as (and you can use translator if you like) "a single, prominent leader of the movement, Sadaputa DASA (born Richard L. Thompson". I guess you just did not bother to translate the passage from that issue no 19. 1992 of the journal. "Chaos : dansk tidsskrift for religionshistoriske studier". And including all other sources including the sources added to the article since nomination for deletion was put up by you, including those that were there and those that are quote above and on the talk page by Gaura, sdmuni these sources are much better than those you suggested are good in this case [22]. I am puzzled about the actual reasons of this nomination, besides the RFC. He passes the GN requirement thus WP:SCHOLAR or WP:AUTHOR are not the reason for deletion (unless it is a policy to delete controversial figures?) --(User) Mb (Talk) 06:44, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
But, he does not pass GN requirements. A few passing references does not make one notable - he is neither the subject of any work (Rothstain's work is not about him) nor has he contributed in any significant way. He does not meet these standards. That is why I nominated the article. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 13:36, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
At least a half-dozen reviews of his books in academic journals plus 20 pages in Rothstein's book is not "a few passing references". And this is without taking into account his Forbidden Archeology work. Gaura79 (talk) 18:01, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That still does not qualify him for passing the GN requirement - much less WP:SCHOLAR or WP:AUTHOR. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 18:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid that multiple published secondary, reliable, intellectually independent sources do "qualify him for passing the GN requirement". Can you explain exactly how and why Thompson fails WP:BIO?Gaura79 (talk) 18:17, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I can. The individual is not "the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject." Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 18:24, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Who's the subject of those sources then? You?Gaura79 (talk) 19:28, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No, I am not the subject of those sources. Neither is the individual under discussion here. The key word here is subject. He is not the subject of any reliable sources that would confer notability. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 19:35, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • strong keep-- reasons for deletion are not valid. Person is passing the GN criteria, since there are many references that confirm that he was one of the leaders of the sect. Both sectarian [23] [24] [25] and academic sources [26][27] confirm this. There are academic sources that are dedicated to him and they have been published in reliable sources, e.g. academic journals. The fact that he is described as "Vedic Creationist" does not deny the fact that he is notable, he could be notorious anti-scientist and a complete fringe but that would not make him not notable, in fact the opposite. Besides the sources that confirm his notability, he is also a controversial figure in connection to a book, yet another reason to keep the article. Moving him to his Hindu name may not be necessary since his Hindu identity is clearly outlined in accordance with MoS. Citing of criteria for BLP is not necessarily a valid reason, mainly because we are talking about "late" Richard L Thompson. And finally, besides the obvious and repetitious lies that there are no independent sources to confirm notability, may I clarify that sectarian sources that are quoted are accepted generally and on the basis of previously formed consensus as independent sources that can be used in Wikipedia, just like Vatican's site is a source for RCC iskcon.com is a source for ISKCON, there is no need of OR to extract notability information, the fact that he was a leader in a particular religious field has received significant coverage in reliable sources. As per policy " Availability of secondary sources covering the subject is a good test for notability." And that is the fact. Now the background reasons for many arguments is that he is a fringe scientist, therefore should be deleted. This argument is not valid in notability discussions.Wikidas© 15:13, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I find is amusing how when I nominate someone without any RS to support notability you say strong keep here. And when there are sources you keep refusing to admit it. I suggest being objective for once. Wikidas© 17:28, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
There is a very clear difference. One is notable and contributed to his field, and his works have been used by many notable scholars. The two do not even compare. If you want to show how this subject is notable, I suggest you find multiple reliable sources that say how/and for what. Also, please AGF. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 19:57, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think we agree to disagree on this one. Thanks, Wikidas© 10:07, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
At times we will agree, and at other times disagree. We are human. Although, I do not believe this individual to be notable because it is not - and the key words here are - the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 18:56, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong keep The article has been rewritten and expanded. There's a lot more material on this person and his work. It means that in the future the article can be expanded further. The subject of the article clearly passes WP:BIO, particularly WP:AUTHOR. According to intelectually independent RS he's
  1. "regarded as an important figure"
  2. "has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews"
  3. his work "has won significant critical attention"}Gaura79 (talk) 19:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment/Reply The individual does not pass WP:BIO as he is not the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. Also, the individual clearly does not pass WP:AUTHOR - please provide evidence of this. This has been shown in the discussion above to be untrue. Where are the reliable sources that back up your claims? Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 19:48, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well thanks Ism schism for at least quoting the policy WP:GNG. Let us count the sources that are sufficient to apply this guideline. You claim it to be the policy, but it is just a guideline yet a valuable guideline that we follow as a generally accepted standard. TheWP:BIO and WP:AUTHOR do not even need to be looked at since this particular subject is fully compliant with the standard of GNG: The sources quoted give him coverage that is more than a trivial mention, and he is the main topic of the secondary source material in at least one case and good number of pages in another. Let us list below the sources that give coverage (positive or negative) to the subject and his work. 1)Creationism: The Hindu View. A Review of Forbidden Archeology, by Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson. By Colin Groves 2) Constance Holden. "Anti-evolution TV show prompts furor". Science. March 8, 1996. p. Vol. 271, Iss. 5254. p.1357 3) John Carman. "NBC's Own Mystery Science". San Francisco Chronicle. June 7, 1996. D1. 4)Thomas, Dave (March 1996).NBC's Origins Show, 5) Nada, Merra. "Vedic creationism in America". Frontline. January 14–27, 2006. 6) Wodak, J.; Oldroyd, D. (1996). "Vedic Creationism': A Further Twist to the Evolution Debate". Social Studies of Science 26 (1): 192–213. 7) Brown, C. Mackenzie (2002). "Hindu and Christian Creationism: "Transposed Passages" in the Geological Book of Life". Zygon? 37 (1): 95–114. 8) Rothstein, Mikael (1996). Belief Transformations: Some Aspects of the Relation Between Science and Religion in Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Aarhus: Aarhus University Press. p. 122. 9) Henry, Granville C. (June 1984). "Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science: An Investigation Into the Nature of Consciousness and Form by Richard L. Thompson" (in en). Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 19 (2): 377-380. And obviously even if this list appears as Headbanging I would further agree with what Gaura says "At least a half-dozen reviews of his books in academic journals plus 20 pages in Rothstein's book is not "a few passing references", so stop giving a repeated answer to all and everything that makes too little sense. I would stress also the specific dedicated source that only reviews the subject, which is on top and over the requirements of the GNG policy -- and that is А. С. Тимощук (2008). "Р. Томпсон – нестатистический махатма (1947 – 2008)". In А. С. Тимощук (in ru). Махабхарата, Бхагават-гита и неклассическая рациональность: материалы III Международной научно-теоретической конференции. Владимир: Издательство Владимирского государственного университета. p. 141-144. ISBN 9785893689181. Not that it is a case of Tu quoque, but clearly this person not just passes the GNG (without even looking at sectarian sources) threshold but is specifically a subject of a dedicate paper and number of pages in another and called a leader and lead figure in a number of other places. So certainly notability that was applied to article creation is sufficient and there is nothing that warrants the deletion.Wikidas© 19:56, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My point is that he is not the subject of these sources. Being mentioned is not being the subject. The Rothstein book only mentions him, he is not the subject of that work. Again the point remains - he is not the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. If he is the subject of such reliable works - where are they? Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 20:05, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Guideline is not what you quote but "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article or stand-alone list". And you are wrong in this point if you don't mind me saying so since as per guideline "it need not be the main topic of the source material." Stop quoting some other guidelines, this IS the guideline, WP:GNG nothing else is required. Wikidas© 20:11, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
And, what is he notable for? And where are the multiple times he has received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject? Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 20:16, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest reading the article about this controversial figure and his controversial book and other stuff. It is always helpful to read the article, especially if you have not read it before nomination and if you have not read it since the nomination, as the RS were added to the article and are quoted above. I am sure you have read it, but just in case you did not please do. Wikidas© 20:21, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
About his books, no thanks. Though the article - yes, I've been keeping up with its evolution and still believe it should be deleted. He is not a notable person/scholar/author etc... Though, I do appreciate your suggestion. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 20:27, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe it is a case of WP:IDL or Argumentum Verbosium/Argumentum Adnauseam. Wikidas© 20:31, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Again, please AGF, I have shown my position on why this individual is not notable in the long discussion above. If you have anything else that you would like to discuss - this is the place. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 20:38, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Hi all - I recently posted this on the general discussion, but probably should have put it here. Also just found an additional 12-15 pages of commentary specifically dedicated to Thompson's work, in Zygon: The Journal of Science and Religion, as well as other materials. Best - sdmuni108

  • Here is another authoritative perspective that hopefully helps get a mature focus on Thompson's work. It is from a notable figure in religion (specifically Hinduism) and science, concerning Thompson's God & Science. The author is Varadaraja Raman and his critique of Thompson's work appeared in the Templeton Foundation journal, Science & Theology News (April 2005, p. 42). While the Foundation currently does not maintain an archive online, the notable Hindu Vivek Kendra does, as an essay on their website.
Of note is Raman's description of Thompson as a "mathematician ... with a solid physics and mathematics background." There is no talk of attempting to prove creationist theory. Rather, Raman describes the work as a discussion of "the richness and multiplicity in human culture."
According to Wikipedia, Raman's own scientific background includes a doctorate in theoretical physics under the direction of the Nobel Prize winner, Louis de Broglie. Raman's website further describe his scientific work, as well as his work on the relationship between Hinduism and worldview and science. Raman appears to be a notable authority able to intelligently critique Thompson's work, and in an appropriate forum.
I'll post some relevant thoughts from Raman, here:
"God & Science is mathematician Richard Thompson’s well-written collection of essays, showing the connection between science-and-religion and Hinduism. Through the book, Thompson proves himself to be a thoughtful writer with a solid mathematics and physics background. Furthermore, he shows a clear understanding of Hindu and other religious texts and a devotional sympathy for Vaishnavism, a metaphysically sophisticated form of Hinduism dedicated to the worship of Vishnu, a major Hindu god. Thompson clearly argues that the myths surrounding Vaishnava literature can be meaningfully interpreted in terms of current science — in conjunction with the many-worlds theory, geological time scales or evolution.
"The book’s chapter themes range from cosmology to consciousness..... In the process, God & Science explains, in laymen’s terms, some of the complex ideas of current physics.... Most technical physicists wouldn’t concur with efforts to harness physics into a God-centered worldview, but this book will open readers’ eyes to the richness and multiplicity in human culture. For those who take God as the substratum of the universe, this Vaishnavite version of that conviction will prove both interesting and insightful."

btw - I'm upgrading my vote to strong keep Sdmuni108 (talk) 18:15, 29 July 2011 (UTC) — Sdmuni108 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

The source is perfectly reliable, especially if you consider who is the author of the review in question. Here is the link to the article.Gaura79 (talk) 08:48, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The piece is very short, and rather superficial. "The author of the review in question" appears to have a CV that is fairly light on scientific work (and an article fairly light on cited sources) -- he appears to be yet another member of the (small) 'Science & Religion' crowd that Thompson has garnered attention from. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 09:35, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
In the discussion above has been shown how the subject of the article passes WP:GNG and WP:AUTHOR. Can you please explain how in the world the in-depth coverage the guy and his work received can be considered a mere "trivial mentions"? Thank you in advance.Gaura79 (talk) 06:22, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]


a Comment that S&T News is not a journal is curious. Here is the Oxford English dictionary for the word journal: 6. A daily newspaper or other publication; hence, by extension, Any periodical publication containing news or dealing with matters of current interest in any particular sphere. - Perhaps then the issue involving S&T is that it came out as a monthly?
True, though currently no longer in press, it remains respected, produced by a highly influential and respected foundation - links to both providing full information were provided.
While Raman's review is concise, he left little to doubt about his views. Raman is highly respected in the religion and science genre. Obviously, the subset of this genre that is intimately familiar with Hinduism is smaller then that which focuses on Christianity & science. Raman could comment on religion and science with a profound familiarity with the sciences - for our purposes that is the point of both his an Thompson's scientific background. Frankly, it sounds like there might be some confusion about this. The blatant reality is that science cannot confirm or deny ANY metaphysical philosophy, no matter how accomplished a scientific practitioner may be. Whatever the case, Raman is very respected, widely published, and affiliated with and on the board of a number of prestigious institutions as per his wiki article. Sdmuni108 (talk) 15:44, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Please forgive me, there was a missed info link from Wikipedia - I had provided the S&T website. Here is some additionally relevant Wiki info: "Science & Theology News was a monthly international newspaper of the Templeton Foundation that focused on science and religion and dialogue between them, specifically the point of view that both are worthwhile and compatible endeavors.... Harold G. Koenig was the publisher and Karl Giberson the editor-in-chief chief."
Perhaps an interesting reference work for broadening our analysis could be the former S&T News founding editor Karl Giberson & Mariano Artigas's book, Oracles of Science: Celebrity Scientists versus God and Religion, published by the Oxford University Press. Sdmuni108 (talk) 16:55, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
There is no indication that Oracles of Science contains any information relevant to Thompson. Though interestingly enough, Stephen Jay Gould, one of the authors examined in this book, was quote mined by Thompson in one of his earlier books (yes, it was a varient of that infamous quote-mine, documented in the latter article). HrafnTalkStalk(P) 17:57, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Just for reference only - a book written by some of our scholars in question about worldview and science. Gould is widely quoted, an interesting guy. Sdmuni108 (talk) 20:20, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete.   -- Lear's Fool 05:35, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Listing homes in Beverly Hills that are 25,000 square feet or more seems like an arbitrary criteria of inclusion. It does not help matters when the only thing that is cited is content regarding the only home that has its own article: The Manor (Los Angeles, California). Zzyzx11 (talk) 02:42, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Mixed-breed dog. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:43, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Quiltro is a term used to describe a mixed-breed dog in Chile and Bolivia, and the article is just a definition and list of trivia. I've already added mention of this term to the article mixed-breed dog. It should be noted that "quiltro" is a redirect to "mixed-breed dog" on the Spanish Wikipedia -- if they're not keeping a standalone page about it, even though the countries in question would fall under their scope, it makes very little sense for us to do so. Even if that's not a reason to change it to a redirect on this project, it's worth thinking about.

If this was a specific type of mix, a la potcake dog or sato, I wouldn't be nominating it; however, many countries have their own terms for the generic mixed-breed dog and they don't all need separate pages. Anna talk 01:35, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was : Deleted by Athaenara. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 09:47, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of international cricket man of the match awards by Mohammad Yousuf

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Info is already here. Also note the article creator's talk page. Possible maintenance speedy? Nolelover Talk·Contribs 01:32, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete.   -- Lear's Fool 05:37, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rabbi Uri Pilichowski

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Not a notable person. In the history you can find where apparently he did something naughty and was dismissed, information that the article's creator didn't seem to appreciate. It's not reliably sourced anyway. Subject has--apparently--been given two awards, but being one out of 50 great rabbis in the neighborhood isn't all it used to be, and receiving some recognition from AIPAC is also not enough for notability, IMO. Also, zero reliable sources. Drmies (talk) 01:25, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Rabbi keeps cleaning up his own page to hide the allegations and scandals. Shameful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.54.254.131 (talk) 17:03, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:47, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Store Wars (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)

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Renominating due to minimal participation in last AFD. Same rationale as last time: Sources are directory listings from Film.com and Zap2it, a dead link and a website (DVD Verdict) that I'm not convinced is reliable. There is insufficient out-of-universe notability. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 01:02, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:46, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dustin Lynn

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Looks like there was a prior AfD. Admins, is the article any different to the one previously deleted? -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 04:53, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- DQ (t) (e) 05:37, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nesan Pather

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Fails WP:CREATIVE, WP:ENT and WP:MUSICBIO. ninety:one 14:57, 9 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Weak Keep Pather's work as a musician and author appear to be covered by independent sources within South Africa. While I agree that Pather is not notable as an author, musician, or actor alone, each of these "hats" he wears has been covered in some detail from sources already in the article, and I think that is enough to suffice WP:GNG. However, assertions that his prominence is "international" as either is not really supported by the current sources, which appear to limit his notability to South Africa. I, Jethrobot drop me a line 07:11, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak delete The subject appears to be an energetic jack of all trades. However the article has a worrying reliance on media with user-generated content for its references. The 3 most substantial references ([28] and the paywalled [29] & [30]) are rather typical local entertainments pieces; from what can be seen this side of the paywall, they are not providing the evidence of notability. Unless more tangible evidence than assertion of viral video and radio play in Europe can be provided, I'd say delete. AllyD (talk) 09:44, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- DQ (t) (e) 05:36, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tad Flynn

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"A Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey where he heads up the Equity Capital Markets group." Nothing in searches except the press release by Houlihan Lokey. There is also a copy vio issue of content coming from his company's bio. Bgwhite (talk) 09:02, 9 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Bgwhite, Tad Flynn has created Equity Derivatives, which are some of the most important financial instruments as of 2011. He started the corporate equity derivatives at Salomon Brothers (known as Citigroup today)and has a main actor of the Equity Capital Markets transactions since the 1990s. He is the main reason the tech bubble happened in the late 1990s, because all companies went public based upon Tad Flynn's guidelines. To be honest, I do not think Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, the 18 year-old soccer player who has played 6 professional games in his career deserves an article more so than Tad Flynn who has revolutionized the financial world. Finally, your argument is that only Houlihan Lokey is the only sources cited in the article. This is not true since CapitalIQ as well as Reuters, which are two extremely reliable sources, are also cited. Thank you. Cyberbg (talk) 09:02, 9 July 2011 — Cyberbg (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

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  • Delete non-notable. Probably with WP:COI editor above. Stuartyeates (talk) 05:45, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per WP:BIO (need independent reliable secondary sources). The Reuters source is clearly a press release from Houlihan Lokey without any independent material; this is not in the same "independent, reliable, secondary source" category as, say, an article put together by someone at Reuters might be. The CapitalIQ source is simply a highly abridged version of the same press release. I tried doing a Google search but was unable to find any suitable sources to use in addition to or instead of the existing ones. I also share Stuartyeates's concern over a possible conflict of interest by the dominant contributor to the article, and on that basis I've added a {{coi}} tag to the article. Richwales (talk · contribs) 04:38, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:45, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Minor fictional character that does not appear to have significant third-party sources to assert notability. See, for example, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Shadow (Transformers). Black Kite (t) (c) 01:14, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:45, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gilmer (Transformers)

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Minor fictional character that does not appear to have significant third-party sources to assert notability. See, for example, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Shadow (Transformers). Black Kite (t) (c) 01:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:45, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Goryu

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:45, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gunbarrel (Transformers)

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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:44, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hightower (Transformers)

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Minor fictional character that does not appear to have significant third-party sources to assert notability. See, for example, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Shadow (Transformers). Black Kite (t) (c) 01:23, 16 July 2011 (UTC) Black Kite (t) (c) 01:23, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Protectobots. Delete and redirecting Spartaz Humbug! 07:48, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hot Spot (Transformers)

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Minor fictional character that does not appear to have significant third-party sources to assert notability. See, for example, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Shadow (Transformers).

  • delete no third-party sources for this minor fictional character. Also, can an admit please, please group all these mass noms into one? The rationale and most people's response is one or none, if there are a few with outstanding features then list those but we can safely group most. HominidMachinae (talk) 06:17, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Correction, in my opinion the sources are not independent, significant coverage. For how very minor characters can appear to have sources when in fact none are reliable see my essay WP:NSB HominidMachinae (talk) 18:27, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- DQ (t) (e) 05:33, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jean Ballestra

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No indications that this person meets the criteria for inclusion. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 02:55, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Keep. I've edited the article and added one reference. I couldn't find more references online to confirm the claims included in the French article, so from what isn't sourced I only left what I felt was mostly uncontroversial (such as his early years and the grave details). I'm guessing there's gotta be offline sources to expand it, but until then I think it is at least presentable - frankie (talk) 08:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The improvements made do in fact verify that Ballestra was a member of the French Resistance, but they do nothing to assert his individual notability. It does not mention that he did anything especially heroic to raise him above the level of the rest of the resistance fighters. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:55, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not one to judge if his actions were particularly heroic or not, but both the commemorative plaque and the grave marking specifically regard him as a hero, so that should be enough to meet WP:ANYBIO #1 - frankie (talk) 20:01, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If you read the article on the Souvenir Français, they mark any grave of a fallen soldier with such a marker. This does not appear to be a unique memorial to this particular person. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:47, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't speak French, but the plaque goes somewhere along the lines of Here fell mortally wounded by the bullets of Hitler ... [the names] ... heroes of the resistance, gloriously died so that France can live. Homage of the inhabitants of the level crossing neighborhood. While looking for references I've found notes about events to commemorate the date, which of course included his name along with the other resistance fighters. This isn't fancruft or spam, and as a biography it falls perfectly within the scope of the project - frankie (talk) 20:04, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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No, I don't believe that it is either fancruft or spam, but I do believe that it does not meet the relevant criteria for inclusion, which for such an article would be evidence of significant coverage in any independent document. What we appear to have in this case is a person who is one among thousands (perhaps tens or hundreds of thousands) who has been memorialized for heroism in the French Resistance. Noble? Yes. Notable? Not that I can see. My own home town on Long Island has memorialized the names of individuals who died in the September 11 attacks. These memorials do not render each individual victim of that attack notable any more than those French memorials render their honorees notable. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:25, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was Keep. (non-admin close) Clearly no consensus for deletion. BusterD (talk) 13:34, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland

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Nothing about the UK organisation that not be covered easily within Association of Vineyard Churches. Local news stories about individual churches do not really show notability for a group in the UK - the group is not mentioned in them. Disputed prod. noq (talk) 00:10, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep, notable grouping in the UK (speaking as a person who has not attended any of their meetings). The academic reference work cited indicates notability and contains further material that could be added. I have asked an editor with access to other reliable printed sources to contribute from those. - Fayenatic (talk) 07:54, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Is it about the UK organisation or about a single Church - the other independent references are local news stories about individual churches. I am not seeing anything about the UK organisation as a whole. noq (talk) 10:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, the UK British New Church scene is better understand separately from the US. There are over 100 churches in the UK. I suggest using Chapter 12 of: William K Kay Apostolic Networks in Britain: New Ways of Being Church (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2007) which covers the UK Vineyard separately. Hyper3 (talk) 11:58, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. Like I have said in some recent AFDs, I am somewhat sympathetic to the idea that a BLP subject's wishes be taken into account in a close AFD on a marginally notable person. However, after reviewing the article's talk page it seem to me that the subject does not want the article deleted, he wants to control it. Also, this is not a close AFD as the only editor advocating deletion is DanielRigal and it's based on the the subject's objection to the content of the article (not its existence). Everybody else says he's notable and not for just one event and nobody's buying the nominator's WP:NOTNEWS argument. This is a clear keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:39, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Comisar

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Article falls into the category of WP:BLP1E. Per guidelines, "Wikipedia is not news, or an indiscriminate collection of information. Being in the news does not in itself mean that someone should be the subject of a Wikipedia article." The subject's claim to fame is being convicted of fraud and extortion. The subject's movie roles do not amount to much and the subject lacks WP:NOTABILITY of Barry Minkow or Frank Abagnale. The article is looks to be more of a vanity piece that lacks WP:NOTABILITY than an article. reddogsix (talk) 15:26, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete per nom plus this: It is clear that the subject objects strongly to how the article is written and that he has an taken obsessive interest in it (see the talk page). There is a precedent for deleting articles for persons of borderline notability who object to them. Even if he were felt to be of borderline notability, I would still support deletion. I think it is great that the prison allows its inmates access Wikipedia, presumably as an educational tool, but clearly the subject is obsessively interested in using it for managing his own reputation. This seems unhealthy and we should not be a part of it. Finally, it is clear that this article is causing more trouble than it is worth for the people trying to keep it on track as a neutral, well sourced biography. --DanielRigal (talk) 16:38, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep - Was recently trough a AfD nomination which was withdrawn after assertion of notability, so I dont see the reason to why anyone would put it up again so soon. Like it or not this person has reached the notability needed for inclusion in the wikipedia.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:58, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Rather than jumping to conclusions and implying there is a personal judgement associated with the AfD, I suggest you familiarize yourself with the concept of WP:BLP1E, reread DanielRigal comments above, and look at the article talk page. reddogsix (talk) 01:55, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Keep This is not a case of BLP1E because Steve Comisar has a long history of repeated involvement in destructive and criminal con games. The article ought not be a "vanity piece" and I urge other editors to place it on their watch lists as I have done. There is only one person who would benefit from deletion of a neutral, referenced article about the notable Steve Comisar, and that is the convicted con man himself. When he is released from prison and perhaps seeks to begin a new con game, the lack of a neutral Wikipedia article about him will be a boon to any possible criminal activities in the future. I hope that he will abandon criminal activity but consider the risk that he will continue to be high, considering his long record of lying and recidivism. I urge anyone arguing in favor of deleting this article to read the references provided, and ponder how useful it would be to Comisar to have this article long gone once he is released. Cullen328 (talk) 03:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I am not sure the "long history of repeated involvement in destructive and criminal con games" is a reason to ignore BLP1E - none of the convictions (or con games) appear to be notable/significant events. It seems as if this article is based on his conviction - a single event. Regardless of the resolution of the AfD, I agree it should be watched to ensure the addition valid and supported text. With that said, I do not believe whether or not he benefits from this article or its deletion should be a criteria for a "keep" or "delete" !Vote. reddogsix (talk) 18:10, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Comment I really don't understand the WP:BLP1E argument here. When I search the Google News archive under his full name "Steven Robert Comisar", I see many articles about him and his con games in reliable sources over an 18 year period, starting with a horse racing scam in 1990. If you want to know how extensive and pathological his con games have been, just read The Creep With The Golden Tongue from GQ magazine, in August, 2003. How can any editor review this material and conclude that Steve Comisar is not notable? The sources show quite clearly that he is. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 01:53, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Have you considered my points above? There are other arguments apart from notability. The key one being that this is an article that the subject himself objects to strongly and the talk page has degenerated into vague legal threats. Obviously we wouldn't delete an article about a major figure just because they objected to it but he is not a major figure. There is prescient for deleting articles about people minimally in the public eye when they object. --DanielRigal (talk) 12:01, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I just noticed something I should have noticed before: Apart from one redirect from an incorrect capitalisation of his name, the article is a complete orphan as far as the article space is concerned. Even if we keep it nobody is likely to see it. --DanielRigal (talk) 12:09, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - subject's annoying habits are irrelevant: he has achieved sufficient levels of notability, not least for the bizarre story arc of his career as a "reformed" conman who eventually proved not to have reformed, etc. National press coverage trumps trivial concerns and whining by Comisar. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:44, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:56, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Polish Defence League

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Contested PROD, but no reason was given for removing the PROD tag. All the article's references are primary sources, including a Facebook page and Youtube. The article is also biased, as it doesn't include any criticism, and I'm sure this kind of group has critics. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 15:46, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment One passing mention in Gnews not promising. What would this organization's name be in Polish? 17:22, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
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The result was delete. Courcelles 13:43, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hasanuddin Ahmed

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Poorly sourced biography, notability per WP:ANYBIO dubious. Main contributor User:Zahmed55 (Zaheer Ahmed) is subject's son, so obvious conflict of interest. bender235 (talk) 20:48, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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