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December 2012

Clementine (The Walking Dead)

This seems to be more than just another videogame character. This review gives a sense of what we have here. Warden (talk) 17:11, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to surprise myself by agreeing with you, Warden - at least to the extent that is at minimum a 'merge' rather than 'delete'. I'll see if I can find anything to add to the article. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:22, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Stonewalling

There seem to be lots of sources for this and the topic may interest those who engage in dispute resolution here. Warden (talk) 12:26, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have asked in a comment, "Are there notifications to the Behavioral sciences, Law enforcement, Lingusitcs and Politics WikiProjects?" The answer is no. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:34, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Out of position

Original version was little more than a WP:DICDEF ; I've moved the article to remove ambiguity and rewritten it practically from scratch now, with academic books and conference proceedings as six distinct sources. Concept seems highly notable. Help in expanding the article and finding further sources is welcome. --Cyclopia ^talk 23:53, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Innovation Works

Innovation Works is a Southwestern Pennsylvania company with the mission to foster the technology economy in Southwestern Pennsylvania through direct investment and business expertise. The company is supported by Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development. The AfD says the company is not notable, and does not have reliable sources. I am supplying sources:

Here are two articles from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the leading Pittsburgh daily newspaper:

Here are four articles from the Pittsburgh Business Times:

The nominator says the two Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are routine (WP:ROUTINE) and therefore are not reliable independent sources, all of the Pittsburgh Business Times articles depend on information from the company and therefore don't show notability, and the final business journal article is based on a company handout and is not reliable. This company has been successful for about twelve years, and there are more articles than those I provided, but how can the "not notable" and "not a reliable source" logic be refuted? --DThomsen8 (talk) 18:46, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gladstone (humorist)

– Gladstone (humorist) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) | AfD discussion
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Like O'Brien below, a major contributor to Cracked.com. Gladstone has significant Internet presence with Comedy Central in addition to Cracked. A clear pass of WP:ENTERTAINER#2. Faustus37 (talk) 00:22, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note Also passes WP:ENTERTAINER#3, has significant following on Twitter.[1]- [User:Rocketsteam:Rocketsteam]

Dick Assman

There are certainly tons of citations that can be added, this was huge in North America, he became a virtual legend in Canada, he still gets mentioned in Canadian papers. The only problem is that its quite silly, though much of life is silly.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 14:17, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel O'Brien (comedian)

Note: HP is an interview of Michael Swaim and ESPN is about their collaberation on Agents of Cracked than DOB, poster apparently can't read. Soxwon (talk) 02:14, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barack Obama speech to Clinton Global Initiative, 2012

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This article is currently undergoing an AfD. I believe it should be kept because the subject of the article has received significant coverage in reliable, secondary sources, thereby passing Wikipedia's general notability guideline. I have added ten sources to the article and there are plenty more available by a simple Google search. This is an important speech because it is the first time that Obama spoke publicly on the subject of human trafficking. Any help in saving this article from deletion would be greatly appreciated. Neelix (talk) 20:45, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Rescue list

Our template is being proposed for deletion. -ʈucoxn\^talk 20:20, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This concerns people in this wikiproject obviously, so the members of it should be informed just like any other wikiproject would. Dream Focus 15:52, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What led to PBP's nomination? Is there a particular AfD he got upset about? I really don't understand.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 23:47, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've been meaning to do it for months. When it appeared that Wolfie's RfC wasn't coming, I went ahead and did it p b p 19:25, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved/dated entries

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Yuval Elizur

ResolvedYuval Elizur was Speedy Kept.

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Could use some eyes, I'm having problems finding a category of notability for news correspondants but he's written a lot of articles in many major papers so thinking this might be keepable. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 21:12, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Took a quick look, I would say this is a good candidate for potential rescue. Tons of sources aren't jumping out immediately, but some do appear readily available. His jobs would put him on cusp of notability already.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 14:19, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agha Syed Ali Sharfuddin Baltistani

DeletedAgha Syed Ali Sharfuddin Baltistani was deleted.

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Article cites multiple offline, non-english-language sources, but no-one involved in the discussion has the ability to access or read those sources. The NPOV concerns which prompted the nomination have been largely addressed. ∴ ZX95 ^[discuss] 15:11, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Melya

ResolvedMelya was kept.

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The topic would benefit from improved sourcing and information to qualify its notability. I'm trying to research the topic in order to flesh it out. I'm also working on a different, already well-sourced and notable coffee beverage article that was not approved in its AfC process -- the outcome of the AfD discussion for Melya would provide useful rationale for whether or not I should continue working on Café Touba. ʈucoxn\^talk 19:46, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Rescue list

In processAt TfD - While articles remain our main focus, poorly-formed encyclopedia content can be found in other namespaces. If content up for deletion, such as a template or image, is poorly-formed and you feel it can be fixed, go ahead and add it to the Rescue list, to request the ARS' consideration.

Our template is being proposed for deletion. -ʈucoxn\^talk 20:20, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong forum: This is Article Rescue Squadron, not Template Rescue Squadron. Anyway, your old template was deleted and SALTed, and this is just a copy of that template, so it should be as well p b p 20:59, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: And one worth repeating. This seems terribly ham-handed to me. What's wrong with letting AfD participants know that a particular discussion is on the ARS radar? That doesn't hurt anything. Many articles get deleted despite it. For that matter, so what if you deleted and salted its predecessor? That decision may have been wrong, you know. Recall the Fifth Pillar of Wikipedia is WP:IGNORE. Faustus37 (talk) 09:37, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

pbp nominates it for deletion days ago and doesn't mention it to the Wikiproject, then tries this stunt. I restored what was placed at the top, since obviously, this affects this wikiproject and thus should be mentioned here, like it would for any wikiproject who had this going on. Also, what was deleted before was the banner that appeared on the articles themselves, not this list which was created immediately as a replacement. Dream Focus 15:59, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- The use of the rescue tag on the TfD of the rescue tag is highly inappropriate and amounts to canvassing. That's why this was placed under "Resolved: Wrong Forum", because of its inappropriateness. Also, WikiProjects do not need to be notify, and if they were, notification would not be in this section of a WikiProject p b p 19:14, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - You honestly believe that a Wikiproject would not need to be notified if something concerning it was up for deletion discussion somewhere? Uh huh. Not bothering to debate that with you. And those that use this particular template end up here, so its the obvious place to place it so those using it will know what's going on. Dream Focus 19:30, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - Um, this is a list of articles Lemme repeat that: articles. That should explain why this has no business being tagged with its own tag p b p 19:35, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      - The Rescue Squad handles all XfD processes, it's disingenuous to insist this is not an appropriate list when, in fact, this is the only list - the Rescue list. Insomesia (talk) 04:47, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note that this discussion concerns not the old banner which appeared inside articles at the top, but instead something unrelated, the tag that tells people in an AFD that the debate has been listed in this Wikiproject's list, as is standard for all Wikiprojects. Dream Focus 16:33, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Albannach

Not sureAlbannach pending.

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Albannach is a Scottish traditional music band. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:52, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, I'm lukewarm about this one. They have clearly performed in both the UK and the US, which would satisfy WP:BAND#4. The rest is tenuous, though. Faustus37 (talk) 02:11, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Closed NC per WP:NOQUORUM. Faustus37 (talk) 09:14, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD is still pending, but after the addition of two inline citations by Warden (talk), the band is much better documented. I held off adding a ***Keep*** until there were better inline citations, and now have said keep. Please take a look. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:28, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Its a borderline case, which is probably part of the reason why its been relisted *three* times at AfD with minimal participation. Does deletion really help the project in this case? Not really.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 14:09, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- I agree that it is a borderline case, the notability of bands is always a difficult question, and Wikipedia probably has too many articles on bands, especially rock and other very popular music bands, but even so, I think this Scottish traditional music band article should be kept. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:08, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gay Robot

ResolvedGay Robot was kept.

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I've added content and sources but more would be helpful. i know interviews on the subject have been done. Insomesia (talk) 02:17, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You've done a good job improving, I'll see if I can help anymore. homorobotophobia is clearly to blame for this AfD.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 02:49, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Closed Snow Keep. Faustus37 (talk) 07:43, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fuzzball (sport)

ResolvedFuzzball (sport) was kept.

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The topic would benefit from improved sourcing to qualify its notability. Northamerica1000^(talk) 19:28, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Non-admin closure. Faustus37 (talk) 07:38, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of Indian castes

DeletedList of Indian castes was deleted.

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This is a large list but someone wants to delete it on the grounds that he's the only person likely to maintain it and he doesn't want to. Warden (talk) 12:26, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted with considerable commentary in the AfD. Faustus37 (talk) 07:38, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, "considerable commentary" is one way to put it. "Considerable wasting of contributor's time by people who do not know what they are talking about" is another. And it will happen again if the userfied version ever tries to hit mainspace. - Sitush (talk) 00:34, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association

ResolvedBangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association was kept.

The Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association is a small developing country trade organization, but the article has two reliable sources and has been completely redone since the AfD nomination, to include links to member companies. --DThomsen8 (talk) 02:13, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of starships in Stargate

Not sureList of starships in Stargate closed with No Consensus.

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List of fictional elements that needs reception info. It's a bit harder to source than Star Trek or Star Wars equivalents because starships weren't the focus of SG-1 for the first few seasons. I've ordered half a dozen books on the topic, but they won't arrive before the AfD closes. Anyone got some good sci-fi sources that can help source the various entries to independent RS'es? Jclemens (talk) 07:11, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Linda Tripp

ResolvedLinda Tripp was kept.

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A truly absurd AfD IMHO. Tripp was a major player in what was arguably the single most important historical event in the United States during the late 1990s. Faustus37 (talk) 01:23, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This has closed as keep. Good faith nomination perhaps, but an abuse of AfD.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 02:58, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Closed as Keep within minutes of ARS rescue list inclusion. Faustus37 (talk) 19:18, 29 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry of the kings of Britain

DeletedAncestry of the kings of Britain was deleted.

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It needs renaming to Ancestry of the British monarchy, not deleting. Please help keep this important information for family history. Paul Bedson ❉talk❉ 00:21, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article is poorly focused, superficial, and arbitrary in its coverage. It was created as a way to get a single pedigree onto Wikipedia after it was deemed inappropriate on two other pages. It has since had material added with no particular plan or obvious organizational scheme to try to keep it from being deleted. What information it contains that is reliable is already provided in a more scholarly, more organized and more comprehensive fashion on other existing pages that would be reduced in their quality by merging this material into them. Nothing to save here. Agricolae (talk) 00:39, 23 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry of the kings of the English Heptarchy or Ancestry of the kings of Anglo-Saxon England would be better redirects. Faustus37 (talk) 01:38, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

WIN/GIA

Not sureWIN/GIA was never nominated for an AfD.

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The Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup International Association (WIN/GIA) is a global association of independent market research and polling firms. The group was created in May 2010 when the Gallup International Association (GIA), created in 1947, and the Worldwide Independent Network of market research (WIN), created April 2007, merged. These two organizations were notable when formed, and remain notable when merged. When nominated for deletion, the article was undocumented, but it now has three inline citations. It needs more references, especially if an AfD is filed. --DThomsen8 (talk) 18:51, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't an AfD (at least not yet). It's a rejected PROD. Faustus37 (talk) 03:51, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Abdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani

ResolvedAbdelaziz bin Ahmed Al Thani was kept.

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A Qatari prince who was also a cabinet member. There are probably sources for this. I get too many false positives because of his similarly named family members though... Lost patience. Tijfo098 (talk) 09:50, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I cleaned this one up. Hopefully it helps. Faustus37 (talk) 03:02, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kept per consensus. Faustus37 (talk) 23:04, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Diary of a Bad Man

ResolvedDiary of a Bad Man was kept.

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This is an article on a British web series dealing with Islamic topics which has received well in excess of 35 million YouTube hits. In my view its notability issues have stemmed from two problems: (1) Several media outlets refer to it as "Diary of a Badman" and (2) It had inline citations but no "References" section, a problem since corrected. Once one gets past that, one finds plenty of significant coverage from folks like the BBC, The Guardian, Sky News and others. Faustus37 (talk) 05:17, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Non-admin Keep. Faustus37 (talk) 08:29, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Coalition Fight Music

DeletedCoalition Fight Music was deleted.

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Band/producers that produce "walk out" music for MMA groups including the United States' UFC and the UK/European group UCMMA. Owing to the way the sport is regarded, much of the press that Coalition Fight Music has received is online and/or not from the usual sports press (no Sports Illustrated articles...), so sourcing can be an issue. Article received its first PROD in June 2011 and received a second PROD (against policy) November 1. Would appreciate some ARS folks taking a look. Shearonink (talk) 14:47, 12 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone interested? I know that MMA is not some people's cup of tea, but it is a notable sport/form of entertainment. This group does *seem* notable, but it would be really helpful if some Squadroneers could attempt a rescue (if a rescue is feasible....if it's not, oh well). Shearonink (talk) 04:00, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per consensus. Faustus37 (talk) 01:38, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008

ResolvedInternational reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008 was kept.

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This is a good WP:LISTPURP with plenty of precedent on other election pages. Given its length I think it's appropriate to keep it separate rather than merge it. The aforementioned precedents are mainly in the election articles themselves, an exception being International reaction to the 2009 Iranian presidential election. I'm referring to "Reactions" sections in articles such as Greek legislative election, May 2012, Philippine general election, 2010, Russian legislative election, 2011, Turkish general election, 2011 and so forth. Under most circumstances I would prefer to have such information in the main election articles as well, but given its size I think it makes more sense to have a standalone article in this particular case. Faustus37 (talk) 08:04, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Non-admin Keep per circumstances of nearly identical 2012 article. Faustus37 (talk) 01:38, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

International reactions to the United States presidential election, 2012

ResolvedInternational reactions to the United States presidential election, 2012 was kept.

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Same reasons as similar article for 2008 listed below. Faustus37 (talk) 08:04, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kept per consensus. Faustus37 (talk) 01:01, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

USA Technologies Inc.

ResolvedUSA Technologies Inc. was kept.

Seven keeps, no deletes, tone corrected. --DThomsen8 (talk) 02:41, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kept via non-admin closure. Faustus37 (talk) 04:12, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ian D. Marsden

DeletedIan D. Marsden was deleted.

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He made the first Google Doodle ever. His work has been featured in a lot of notable media. Surely some sources about him can be found. Dream Focus 07:40, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I took a look at this but it doesn't seem promising. Google themselves claim that the first doodle was made by their founders. Warden (talk) 23:55, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus was third-party coverage wasn't sufficient. Faustus37 (talk) 08:23, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Strawberry Alarm Clock

ResolvedThe Strawberry Alarm Clock was kept.

Cursory source-searching has indicated that this article about a radio program in Dublin, Ireland is valid for a stand-alone article on Wikipedia. ~~Currently unsourced and~~ Needs improvments, otherwise it may be deleted. Northamerica1000^(talk) 12:47, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I've added four sources to the article, which can be used to verify information and perhaps expand the article. Several more sources are available using this customized search.Northamerica1000^(talk) 13:17, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I added some further reading sources[2] in case someone wants to massage the source material in to the target article. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 01:38, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The revolution of farmers

ResolvedThe revolution of farmers was kept.

An article about uprisings of farmers in Thailand that would benefit from further sourcing and inline citations. The article is likely to be renamed if it is not deleted. Northamerica1000^(talk) 09:13, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I like the title 1973 Thai student uprising. : ) -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 15:47, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Breast enhancement supplements

ResolvedBreast enhancement supplements was kept.

The article was in this state (diff page) when nominated for deletion. Since then, it has been renamed from "Natural breast enhancement" to it's current title and has been significantly modified from its state at the time of nomination for deletion. Posting here for any interested in making further improvements to this start-class article by adding sources, expanding the article, etc. Northamerica1000^(talk) 23:49, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars Episode VII

Not sureStar Wars Episode VII was redirected but is now at DRV.

The article would benefit from more earlier-dated sources to better-qualify the topic's notability. Many sources currently in the article are very recent. Northamerica1000^(talk) 12:02, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- This is because the project has only become publicly known in the last week. This is an entirely new project from the loose whispers from Lucas 30 years ago, so there are no reliable sources more than a week old.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:07, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - Interestingly, there's actually some stuff out there that's more dated, although most appear to be passing mentions that are speculative or discuss the possibility of Star Wars Episode VII occurring. However, some of these sources could potentially be usable in the article to describe rumors, public perceptions, Lucas' reluctance to create more films, etc. Examples include: [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]. Northamerica1000^(talk) 22:33, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, there's not much we can do with this, its an intensely popular subject right now. To some, it would be like nominating the Second Coming of Christ as a violation of WP:CRYSTAL.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 23:34, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I added some info.[9] I think Lucas was honest in his statements throughout the years that there would be no episode VII. Of course, if your new boss Disney gives you $4 billion and says make episode VII, you make episode VII. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 11:25, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Really nice work expanding the article by User:Uzma Gamal. I'm well-aware how time consuming this can be! Northamerica1000^(talk) 23:31, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Holy moly, it got closed as a redirect. Strikes me as a supervote, but I'm not gonna read that whole mess.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 20:15, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Northamerica1000. A problem seem to have been that some of what was being put in the article was crystal. Also, near the end of the discussion Smetanahue, who previously iVoted "Delete and protect per WP:CRYSTAL. That there are many fanboys is just a reason to be extra observant of the guidelines" at the Star Wars Episode VII AfD discussion, moved the crystal plot information ahead of the 2002-2012 non-crystal source information in the article, claiming that Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film specifies a defined order of sections (which it does not). In addition to adding content, ARS should help ensure that articles are not manipulated during AfD discussion in away that supports the delete arguments. As for Star Wars Episode VII, what could put in the article is listed at Template:Filmmaking. At the moment, the only info available is Development: Green-light history from 2002 to 2012 and some film treatment (potential plot). After the Episode VII announcement, what's currently poping up for the most part is people positioning themselves to be part of the cast (Pre-production) Harrison Ford ready to reprise Han Solo role. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 13:34, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's no surprise to find that it's now at DRV. This one will run and run... Warden (talk) 23:48, 8 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ben NanoNote

ResolvedBen NanoNote was retained.
Feel free to improve the article.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:51, 3 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

An article about an affordable pocket computer that has been nominated for deletion. The article would benefit from some copy-editing and improved organization. More sources would also be an improvement. Northamerica1000^(talk) 07:26, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Elephant House

ResolvedThe Elephant House was retained.
Feel free to improve the article.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:56, 3 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

Several of the article's sources are tagged as possibly unreliable. Appears to be in need of better sourcing from reliable, third-party sources. Northamerica1000^(talk) 00:19, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Very interesting AfD. This previously was at AFD last month (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Elephant House (2nd nomination)) and after two relistings and 21 days, only garnered one vote, which was a "delete" vote with what I would deem a very equivocating rationale. The admin (a new admin) closed as keep ostensibly based on a prior AfD in 2008 (a keep), though they might have argued it should be a no-consensus close due to lack of participation. In any event, the closing admin is also a public art scholar and could have opined keep herself (clearly her own opinion) and not closed the discussion, and it would have then clearly closed as no consensus. So then it went to DRV after the close rationale was challenged, which led to a decision to relist. And now its at AfD again as a procedural relisting. In the first seven days of the new AfD, it got one vote (a keep) which listed several additional sources. It then had to be relisted before more editors actually noticed it (notwithstanding all the folks who participated in the DRV and apparently were not interested in assessing the merits of the article). This is a textbook example of AfD going bad -- there are so many places where an article can fall thru the cracks and get wrongfully deleted in this scenario due to lack of participation.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 12:38, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the overview of this article's unique history; quite interesting. Northamerica1000^(talk) 08:25, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffrey M. Smith

ResolvedJeffrey M. Smith was retained.
Feel free to improve the article.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:53, 3 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

Appears to be in need of more independent third-party reliable sources and would benefit from some copy-editing, if any are interested in improving it. Northamerica1000^(talk) 23:49, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blackvoices.com

ResolvedBlackvoices.com was retained.
Feel free to improve the article.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 08:39, 3 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

An article about a history website that needs more sourcing to qualify the topic's notability, copy-editing and expansion. Northamerica1000^(talk) 06:32, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I've found and added several sources to the article. These can be used to expand it and verify information within it. Northamerica1000^(talk) 06:48, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Update: the deletion nomination has been withdrawn. Northamerica1000^(talk) 07:04, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Brenda Howard Award

ResolvedThe AfD discussion for Brenda Howard Award resulted in a consensus to merge the content into the article Brenda Howard.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 08:33, 3 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

Named after Brenda Howard this award likely does have some sources but I'm not having an easy time finding them. At the very least the article should be kept as a part of the original article so I don't think a delete makes sense. Any help appreciated. Also a nemesis who's been following me around has weighed in there so I don't find their opine very telling. Insomesia (talk) 13:24, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mughal Artillery

ResolvedMughal Artillery was retained.
Please feel free to improve the article.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 03:40, 3 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

With a complete rewrite of this article, there are no grounds for deletion, but ARS members should check it out. --DThomsen8 (talk) 00:07, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oasis Restaurant

Resolved

Oasis Restaurant was retained.
Please feel free to improve the article.
– Northamerica1000^(talk) 21:34, 1 November 2012 (UTC) [reply]

Requesting assistance to improve this article about a landmark restaurant near Austin, Texas that needs more sourcing to qualify topic notability. I happened upon this article while working on a new article I created titled List of companies based in Austin, Texas. Some cursory source searching demonstrates potential topic notability for this restaurant. Northamerica1000^(talk) 23:12, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Update: The nomination for deletion has been withdrawn by the nominator. Northamerica1000^(talk) 00:55, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Good work, NA! I don't think it can be said too much that articles like this could easily get deleted unless they get attention from the ARS or similarly-motivated editors willing to examine nominations and improve articles.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 12:25, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind words! Northamerica1000^(talk) 21:36, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 ===[[Clementine (The Walking Dead)]]===
 This seems to be more than just another videogame character.  This [http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film/brave-new-world.19548616 review] gives a sense of what we have here.  [[User:Colonel Warden|Warden]] ([[User talk:Colonel Warden|talk]]) 17:11, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
+:I'm going to surprise myself by agreeing with you, Warden - at least to the extent that is at minimum a 'merge' rather than 'delete'. I'll see if I can find anything to add to the article. [[User:AndyTheGrump|AndyTheGrump]] ([[User talk:AndyTheGrump|talk]]) 17:22, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
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