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The result was redirect to Free Gaza Movement. T. Canens (talk) 01:22, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
FreeGaza
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Duplicates information contained in Free Gaza Movement, any additional information may be merged into that article. Cs32en Talk to me 00:58, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy Delete - (A10) As the nominator says, mostly duplication of another article. — Parent5446 ☯ (msg email) 01:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Redirect- if the group becomes notable outside the general movement we can then have an article for them. SeaphotoTalk 04:27, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge with other. I agree. (I started this stub before the other one existed.) It at least needs a cross-link. ::::Aa42john (talk) 05:50, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was speedy keep - the nominator withdrew the nomination with no arguments for deletion (non-admin close). Guest9999 (talk) 15:25, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
YMCA Camp Orkila
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A run-of-the-mill YMCA camp. The sole claim of notability of this camp is its age, and age is not a notability criterion listed in WP:CORP. People who are ignorant of the history of the summer camp movement in the United States are unaware of the fact that it blossomed around the turn of the last century, and that there are dozens of summer camps founded around that time still in existence. Searching by "summer camp" "founded 1906", "founded 1905" etc., finds Camp O-AT-KA, Camp Susquehannock, Camp Mowglis (founded 1903) YMCA Camp St. Croix, Lake Delaware Boys' Camp, YMCA Camp Eberhart, Camp Lincoln - Camp Lake Hubert, and Camp Wachusett. This search is by no means exhaustive. Finally, this camp is local subsidiary of the YMCA, and WP:ORG takes a dim view of local chapters. Abductive (reasoning) 18:01, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Keep - This topic has received very in-depth coverage from reliable sources like The Seattle Times [1][2][3]. Even the Christian Science Monitor apparently wrote a piece about this camp in 1953, but right now I can only see a preview.[4] As far as I can tell, the only argument the nom is throwing up to delete this article is because many camps are as old as this one. So what? If all of those camps pass WP:GNG as this one easily does, then they can all have articles. But even if they didn't pass WP:GNG, that's got nothing to do with this article meeting our standards.--Oakshade (talk) 03:20, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. My bad, I meant to nominate a different camp. I withdraw this nomination. Abductive (reasoning) 06:13, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:55, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Siemens PLM Software
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This page does not show notability, and has no references. It seems like it is nothing besides an advert for the company. Tootitnbootit (talk) 17:32, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy Keep: WP:SK. The topic is notable. In fact, it was the topic of an article today in Fortune: "Chrysler's engineering software shift: The automaker is embracing engineering software from Siemens where it once used Dassault. A case of open vs. closed?" As stated here, Siemens PLM is "one of the biggest suppliers in the PLM market", which was purchased in 2007 for $3.5 billion. Yes, the article needs cleanup and references, but it appears salvagable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Justin W Smith (talk • contribs) 20:42, June 23, 2010
- The current article needs more sources to prove notability. If sources like these were added then I would agree that we should keep the article. Currently it talks mostly about its products with a bit of history that is all unsourced or self-sourced. As of now I believe its unacceptable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tootitnbootit (talk • contribs) 20:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Please read Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies) again. It says, "Notability requires only that these necessary sources exist, not that the sources have already been named in the article.". Justin W Smith talk/stalk 20:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I understand that, but when you type in the name in Google it only shows press releases. Which are not considered necessary sources by WP:COMPANY. The Forbes article you showed does not show up in the search. That article would be a correct source of notability.Tootitnbootit (talk) 21:01, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I would also like to add that you found something that I didnt. Which is why this discussion board is in place, correct? I agree, if there is a source like Forbes that this article should stay.Tootitnbootit (talk) 21:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Please read Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies) again. It says, "Notability requires only that these necessary sources exist, not that the sources have already been named in the article.". Justin W Smith talk/stalk 20:51, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The current article needs more sources to prove notability. If sources like these were added then I would agree that we should keep the article. Currently it talks mostly about its products with a bit of history that is all unsourced or self-sourced. As of now I believe its unacceptable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tootitnbootit (talk • contribs) 20:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Keep: I found this article extremely useful and informative when searching for background info about this company just now. To me, it doesn't read like an advertisement at all, most of the content concerns the company's history, and it is similar to articles I've read about other companies. I have no links to or interest in this company or its competitors.Kiwi Jake (talk) 22:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: notable without question. Dewritech (talk) 08:57, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- First let me say that I am employed by Siemens and used to work in the PLM Software business unit (I am now in the Industry Automation division responsible for PL and 3 other business units). If the main issue is references, I am sure we can find them, but I do need your advice: we have specifically avoided doind anything to any of our wikiepdia articles. We let them be whatever the community outside of Siemens PLM Software decides they should be. If we have the references, what is the right way to add them without creating the perception that we are tampering with the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aakelley (talk • contribs) 16:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The policy on this is covered (officially) by WP:COI or (unofficially) by WP:EXPERT. In short, if you have a potential conflict-of-interest (COI) with content on wikipedia (e.g., an article about you, or a company you work for), you should generally specify these potential COIs on your talk page. And then, when you see changes that should be made to articles for which you may have a COI, you should recommend your change on the article's talk page. In this case, your talk page is User talk:Aakelley, and the article's talk page is Talk:Siemens PLM Software. Justin W Smith talk/stalk 16:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I knew about the use of the article's talk page for COIs, but had not read / heard about the specification of COIs on your personal talk page. I will add that now and add the references to the Siemens PLM Article talk page once I compile them. Thanks for the pointers.Aakelley (talk) 17:54, 6 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aakelley (talk • contribs) 17:53, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I said it wrong; declaring your potential COI should probably be on your user page, but not necessarily your user talk page. WP:COI makes it fairly clear. In any case, I'm glad I could help. Justin W Smith talk/stalk 15:24, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I knew about the use of the article's talk page for COIs, but had not read / heard about the specification of COIs on your personal talk page. I will add that now and add the references to the Siemens PLM Article talk page once I compile them. Thanks for the pointers.Aakelley (talk) 17:54, 6 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aakelley (talk • contribs) 17:53, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The policy on this is covered (officially) by WP:COI or (unofficially) by WP:EXPERT. In short, if you have a potential conflict-of-interest (COI) with content on wikipedia (e.g., an article about you, or a company you work for), you should generally specify these potential COIs on your talk page. And then, when you see changes that should be made to articles for which you may have a COI, you should recommend your change on the article's talk page. In this case, your talk page is User talk:Aakelley, and the article's talk page is Talk:Siemens PLM Software. Justin W Smith talk/stalk 16:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - only argument for deletion seems to be WP:RUBBISH. There's enough significant coverage in reliable independent sources for this to meet WP:GNG. Claritas § 18:02, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - notable. Acquisition news can be found from http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/588 and http://www.manufacturing-executive.com/news/read/Siemens__UGS_Is_the_Merger_Working_32562. Seakskyk (talk) 8:57, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
- Would someone please close this AFD. It's been open for several weeks now, and I think the consensus is clear. Justin W Smith talk/stalk 14:04, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 10:02, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. T. Canens (talk) 23:18, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Nordmanni
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Creator removed speedy tag. Copyvio issues appear to have been dealt with, but the article is pretty much entirely promotional and there is no indication as to how the organisation would satisfy even WP:GNG Fenix down (talk) 21:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment I have blanked the article pending OTRS permission verification, as the article is still a copy of the source. VernoWhitney (talk) 02:28, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - No significant coverage in reliable sources. Mentioned, in three articles from a local paper in a list of groups appearing in a parade.
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- Delete hardly any coverage [5]. LibStar (talk)
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The result was no consensus. There are reasonable arguments on both sides, but discounting the last comment in the AfD (no reasoning given), with 3 deletes and 3 Keeps there is clearly no consensus either way. Black Kite (t) (c) 06:48, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ResPublica
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"Think Tank" that fails WP:ORG, no significant coverage, what little coverage there is (see the creators list on the Talk page) is mostly of the form "Phillip Bond, Director of" . Codf1977 (talk) 13:10, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - (I'm the article's creator - no wp:COI). Not just any old think tank, but "a leading think tank". The latter is a direct quote from the BBC presenter Stephen Sackur, & taken from (5 mins 20" into) his HARDtalk TV program interview with Phillip Blond of ResPublica.
- Moreover, David Cameron took time out to attend & speak at ResPublica's launch, and there are 5 UK MPs on ResPublica's advisory board. I don't think the latter should be dismissed as run-of-the-mill inherited notability, as the 6 notable people share many aspects of the same essential professional field as the organsisation in the article.
- Also, ResPublica has had some mentions by name in several UK national newspapers. Trafford09 (talk) 14:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I suspect that the "a leading think tank" quote was given to the BBC presenter Stephen Sackur by Phillip Blond or his staff, as a way of self promotion. The reason why I think that is, according to the BBC site this program went out at 11:30pm on Tuesday 20th October 2009, however over a month later Simon Hoggarts in The Guardian comments on going to the Respublica Launch - so I have to ask how can this organisation be "a leading think tank" if it has not yet launched ? Codf1977 (talk) 15:42, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- A less-conspiratorial theory is that ResPublica was conceived & spoken about months before their Official Launch event. The latter surely required the funds & preparation necessary to book a large venue, & attract an audience of 300 people with busy diaries, and the attendance of Mr. Cameron. Please see the links here, dated 2 Aug 2009. I see no cause to question the professional integrity of either Stephen Sackur or the HARDtalk staff. Trafford09 (talk) 16:43, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- If it was there seems to be a lack of significant coverage. Codf1977 (talk) 21:38, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- A less-conspiratorial theory is that ResPublica was conceived & spoken about months before their Official Launch event. The latter surely required the funds & preparation necessary to book a large venue, & attract an audience of 300 people with busy diaries, and the attendance of Mr. Cameron. Please see the links here, dated 2 Aug 2009. I see no cause to question the professional integrity of either Stephen Sackur or the HARDtalk staff. Trafford09 (talk) 16:43, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I suspect that the "a leading think tank" quote was given to the BBC presenter Stephen Sackur by Phillip Blond or his staff, as a way of self promotion. The reason why I think that is, according to the BBC site this program went out at 11:30pm on Tuesday 20th October 2009, however over a month later Simon Hoggarts in The Guardian comments on going to the Respublica Launch - so I have to ask how can this organisation be "a leading think tank" if it has not yet launched ? Codf1977 (talk) 15:42, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. Chzz ► 20:37, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Borderline GNG, but clearly it exists, and I suspect it could be sourced. Chzz ► 20:37, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Existence doesn't imply notability, and notability is not inherited. Just because notable people sit on the board of advisors does not automatically make the organization notable. I don't see much coverage of what the think tank has actually accomplished in order to make the organization itself notable. All of the sources in this article about the members of the organization, not about anything that the organization has actually done. If that is all the coverage that can be found, then at best this article should be merged among the articles for its notable members. SnottyWong babble 21:48, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Although notability is not inherited, surely this is not a normal inheritance. If David Beckham bought a hotel, that hotel would not become notable. But in this case, we're taliking about a UK political think tank, and on its advisory board sits Oliver Letwin, who's the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Chairman of the Conservative Research Department and Chairman of the Conservative Party's Policy Review, and sits on Cabinet meetings. That's kinda related to the article's subject. --Trafford09 (talk) 08:09, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Inheritance is Inheritance, what is needed is the significant coverage of what ResPublica has done.Codf1977 (talk) 08:33, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Although notability is not inherited, surely this is not a normal inheritance. If David Beckham bought a hotel, that hotel would not become notable. But in this case, we're taliking about a UK political think tank, and on its advisory board sits Oliver Letwin, who's the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Chairman of the Conservative Research Department and Chairman of the Conservative Party's Policy Review, and sits on Cabinet meetings. That's kinda related to the article's subject. --Trafford09 (talk) 08:09, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Glance through the dozens of summaries that appear when Google news search is used for "ResPublica" AND "think tank".[6] Seems notable to me. They quote from them at times, and talk about their agenda to break up the four big supermarkets. Dream Focus 03:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I assume you mean this article - more about what Philip Blond said than ResPublica - Only mentions ResPublica twice once to confirm that Philip Blond was talking at the ResPublica launch and secondly to report that a spokesperson for ResPublica expanded on what Philip Blond had said. Codf1977 (talk) 05:58, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- And the others, including the one after that which is titled "Phillip Blond: Conservatives should break up big supermarkets" from the Telegraph.co.uk. Look at the ones with the word "supermarket" in them. Dream Focus 06:35, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I did read that one, and that one is even less about ResPublica - as far as I can see this is a new "think tank" desperate for the oxygen of publicity and trying to do so by association (I am NOT saying that this WP article is a part of that). None of the refs shown address the subject of ResPublica and what it has done in anything approaching the significant way as mentioned in the WP:GNG or WP:ORG. Codf1977 (talk) 08:33, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- But surely this is catch 22. You say that ResPublica doesn't get coverage just because Newsnight, HARDtalk etc. always interview its founder/director. If they approach, interview & quote him, and whilst doing so, speak the words "think tank, ResPublica" & also display that on-screen, isn't that still a reference to ResPublica? You're saying that a director can't represent a body, or isn't doing so whenever he is given on-screen recognition for doing so? --Trafford09 (talk) 08:46, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Moreover, are you saying that, no matter how many thousands of people read about ResPublica in UK newspapers, or see it on TV, they're not entitled to look it up on our encyclopedia, to find out more information on the topic? (Which is precisely how I came to be involved in any of this, having no wp:COI.) --Trafford09 (talk) 08:55, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I am not saying anything - the consensus guidelines layout what constitutes a notiable organisation and as of yet none of those advocating keeping the article have been able to provide prove of significant coverage only mentions. Codf1977 (talk) 10:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Identifying a reliable source which deals non-trivially with the subject takes a bit more work than finding an interview which contains the words "think tank" and "ResPublica". Just because those two words appear in the same article doesn't mean that this source establishes notability. Again, what have they done? What have they accomplished? So far all I can tell is that they have talked about some supermarket chain. Remember, existence doesn't imply notability, so finding sources which simply prove that ResPublica exists are not helping the case to keep this article. SnottyWong gab 17:06, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I am not saying anything - the consensus guidelines layout what constitutes a notiable organisation and as of yet none of those advocating keeping the article have been able to provide prove of significant coverage only mentions. Codf1977 (talk) 10:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I did read that one, and that one is even less about ResPublica - as far as I can see this is a new "think tank" desperate for the oxygen of publicity and trying to do so by association (I am NOT saying that this WP article is a part of that). None of the refs shown address the subject of ResPublica and what it has done in anything approaching the significant way as mentioned in the WP:GNG or WP:ORG. Codf1977 (talk) 08:33, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. ResPublica is a relatively new think tank but it and Philip Blond and his ideas have had coverage by multiple independent sources and are clearly notable. Sam Blacketer (talk) 08:48, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Would you mind listing them ? Codf1977 (talk) 10:28, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- A very quick search for recent press coverage turns up the following, all of which are on the subject of ResPublica rather than just mentioning them in the context of a wider piece. I've also not included some smaller reportage about their launches and their pamphlets:
- John Harris, "The man who wrote Cameron's mood music" (Saturday Interview), The Guardian, 8 August 2009, p. 28
- Camilla Long, "The red under Cameron's bed", Sunday Times, 18 October 2009, p. 5
- "Blond shakes up the Tories", Liverpool Echo, 23 October 2009, p. 8
- Andy McSmith, "The rise and rise of Cameron's philosopher-king", The Independent, 25 November 2009, p. 14
- Martin Ivens, "Cameron's tactical Blond moment", Sunday Times, 29 November 2009, p. 19
- Dominic Lawson, "The man who wrote Dave's bible", Sunday Times, 28 March 28 2010, p. 39
- James Delingpole, "Purple with rage about a Red Tory", Mail on Sunday, 11 April 2010, p. 13
- And I gave up as the election campaign started. There are not many book references because the think tank is so relatively new. Sam Blacketer (talk) 11:40, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I would have to disagree
- John Harris, "The man who wrote Cameron's mood music" (Saturday Interview), The Guardian - is not about ResPublica but about Phillip Blond.
- Camilla Long, "The red under Cameron's bed", Sunday Times, 18 October 2009, p. 5 - again is about Phillip Blond - with only one ref to ResPublica - "Happy but exhausted, because not only is he (Phillip Blond) running from pillar to post, he’s also setting up his own think tank, ResPublica, which launches next month.".
- "Blond shakes up the Tories", Liverpool Echo, 23 October 2009, p. 8 - again is about Phillip Blond - with only one ref to ResPublica - "Now, aged 42, he is setting up his own think tank ResPublica.".
- Andy McSmith, "The rise and rise of Cameron's philosopher-king", The Independent, 25 November 2009, p. 14 two mentions "Phillip Blond, the intellectual father of "Red Toryism" is launching a new think tank, ResPublica, to take Tory thinking further into the left's traditional home turf, by exploring what Conservatism can do for the poor and for the shattered communities in inner cities." and "Phillip Blond's time at Demos barely lasted four months before he fell out with them this summer. By then, his catchphrase "Red Toryism" and his reputed closeness to David Cameron, and particularly to Cameron's adviser, Steve Hilton, had attracted so much interest that he was able to raise £1.5m to fund ResPublica for three years. " - the rest is about Phillip Blond.
- Martin Ivens, "Cameron's tactical Blond moment", Sunday Times, 29 November 2009, p. 19 Again two mentions "Amid fanfare, David Cameron took part in the unveiling on Thursday of ResPublica, a new think tank devoted to “Red Toryism”, an idea conceived by Phillip Blond, a garrulous former lecturer in theology." and "Cameron curiously spent only five minutes at the launch of ResPublica before leaving." the resy is unrelated to ResPublica
- Dominic Lawson, "The man who wrote Dave's bible", Sunday Times, 28 March 28 2010, p. 39 - is not in the archive so I can only comment based on the title, which looks like it is to be about Phillip Blond again.
- James Delingpole, "Purple with rage about a Red Tory", Mail on Sunday, 11 April 2010, p. 13 like wise is not in the archive, but no reason not to suspect like all the rest is about Phillip Blond.
- I would have to disagree
- A very quick search for recent press coverage turns up the following, all of which are on the subject of ResPublica rather than just mentioning them in the context of a wider piece. I've also not included some smaller reportage about their launches and their pamphlets:
- so still no significant coverage of ResPublica, only mentions along side Phillip Blond. Codf1977 (talk) 12:27, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't agree with your contention that a reference to ResPublica in the context of a profile of Philip Blond personally means that it does not count as source about ResPublica. It would not be right to allow the fact that media profiles concentrate on personalities to distract us from the fact that both Blond personally and ResPublica as an organisation are considered notable. In any case, dispute over sources ought not to take place in threaded discussions in an AfD, and contributors to an AfD discussion ought to be free to state their views without being interrogated on whether they are justified in holding them. Sam Blacketer (talk) 13:41, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I am not interrogating you, you stated that multiple independent sources exited, and as my nomination was based on the fact I don't think they exist, if they do exist and are significant ("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. - taken from WP:GNG) then it would be grounds for me to withdraw my nomination. Codf1977 (talk) 14:47, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't agree with your contention that a reference to ResPublica in the context of a profile of Philip Blond personally means that it does not count as source about ResPublica. It would not be right to allow the fact that media profiles concentrate on personalities to distract us from the fact that both Blond personally and ResPublica as an organisation are considered notable. In any case, dispute over sources ought not to take place in threaded discussions in an AfD, and contributors to an AfD discussion ought to be free to state their views without being interrogated on whether they are justified in holding them. Sam Blacketer (talk) 13:41, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- so still no significant coverage of ResPublica, only mentions along side Phillip Blond. Codf1977 (talk) 12:27, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- BBC links: As ResPublica is a UK think tank, I searched the BBC for news of it here, and the first news item it that this search brought up is:
- Cameron backs Phillip Blond's 'Red Tory' think tank, including the view of Ross Hawkins - BBC Political correspondent - that "both Conservatives and their opponents will study the output of Phillip Blond's new think tank.".
- Is this news item a better wp:RS, and should we seek more & similar? --Trafford09 (talk) 12:46, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- (edit conflict) It is a good source, we know it exists, but what has is done since then, the only coverage is centred around Philip Blond and Cameron attending it's launch - there does not appear to be any coverage of ResPublica significant or otherwise since the launch back in November. I still think it should be deleted or best a redirect to Phillip Blond. Codf1977 (talk) 12:54, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Or to put it another way - what output have they (both Conservatives and their opponents) had to study ? Codf1977 (talk) 12:58, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- No coverage of ResPublica - significant or otherwise - since November?
- Today: Wednesday 14th April reminded readers of ResPublica, and
- The Full Election story: 26 April found ResPublica noteworthy, even on a busy election night.
- It seems that, in the UK, ResPublica have not disappeared off the political radar. --Trafford09 (talk) 13:38, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Again these are mentions in relation to Phillip Blond - absolutely NOT coverage of ResPublica !!!
- Where is the coverage on the big policy announcements or recommendations in the last 8 months ? Have they even made any? What has this think tank actually achieved other than getting the then leader of the operation to the launch event for 5 mins. Codf1977 (talk) 13:46, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- So, when the BBC in April wrote: "Phillip Blond, from the think tank Respublica, says ...", and "Phillip Blond, director of independent public policy think-tank ResPublica", they were adding non-relevant information by mentioning the think tank? Akin to saying he's in a local tiddlywinks team? No, I think the BBC is independent and experienced enough to present readers with relevant information. It's perfectly clear, to me, that when a director of a think tank is quoted about politics, then - unless he is careful to first stress that he's speaking in a personal capacity - he's speaking for and representing the think tank - hence the BBC's quite correct references to ResPublica. To conveniently dismisss anything Blond as non-ResPublica seems quite perverse. Trafford09 (talk) 14:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Well yes it is non-relevant for determining is ResPublica notable in it's own right; the fact you were unable to answer the other questions I raised should show you what I mean - perhaps if I refrase the question - "What is ResPublica notable for doing ?" Codf1977 (talk) 14:33, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- So, when the BBC in April wrote: "Phillip Blond, from the think tank Respublica, says ...", and "Phillip Blond, director of independent public policy think-tank ResPublica", they were adding non-relevant information by mentioning the think tank? Akin to saying he's in a local tiddlywinks team? No, I think the BBC is independent and experienced enough to present readers with relevant information. It's perfectly clear, to me, that when a director of a think tank is quoted about politics, then - unless he is careful to first stress that he's speaking in a personal capacity - he's speaking for and representing the think tank - hence the BBC's quite correct references to ResPublica. To conveniently dismisss anything Blond as non-ResPublica seems quite perverse. Trafford09 (talk) 14:22, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- delete or redirect: existence is not notability... not much in this article that isn't a rehash of the think tank's promotional websites... WP:NOT#ADVERT. Arskwad (talk) 14:55, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Seems pretty clearcut to me Cavie78 (talk) 22:02, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. T. Canens (talk) 23:29, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights
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fails WP:ORG. despite its grand name only 6 gnews hits. LibStar (talk) 06:31, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - as per nom, grand name, and there is some coverage, however none of it is significant coverage. Codf1977 (talk) 13:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - I'm not informed in this area, but I think it would be important to see if anyone from WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of Australia wants to offer suggestions, since this seems like it could be an organization more notable to specialists in the area than the general public. I'm going to post a neutral request for advice on their talk page. Hash789 (talk) 14:07, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete; I can't find significant coverage for this organization. Joe Chill (talk) 23:41, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 02:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
World Development Foundation
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I believe this non-profit organization fails the WP:ORG guidelines due to a lack of verifiable significant impact. Being a NGO does not, of itself, demonstrate notability. Apart from the one tangential mention in the Calcutta Telegraph article, I have been unable to find other sources using Google News. Fæ (talk) 17:42, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - per nom. And there is no significant independent coverage--Sodabottle (talk) 03:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:00, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Chartered Institute of Professional Financial Managers
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No evidence of notability. Creator removed PROD tag, but did not give an explanation. Schuhpuppe (talk) 14:46, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete Non-notable. Google search finds only self-referential sites and this article. The article claims that its members refer to themselves as CFM meaning Chartered Financial Manager, but Google indicates that the usual meaning of CFM is Certified Financial Manager - making this organization seem even more irrelevant. --MelanieN (talk) 01:19, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. Courcelles (talk) 00:14, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The Descendants Motorcycle Club
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Fails WP:ORG. This club is not the subject of any reliable sources. There is a single news article that mentions the arrest of a member of a club of the same name in Australia [7], but the Wikipedia article is about a US college-affiliated club with no known connection to Australia, and even if it were about the same club, it is not significant coverage. Dbratland (talk) 05:12, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. No reliable sources to establish notability. tedder (talk) 05:33, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Sources given are neither reliable nor do they establish notability. Bonewah (talk) 13:25, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: I can't find significant coverage for this organization. Joe Chill (talk) 17:19, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete. Notability not established. Brianhe (talk) 02:58, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Notability not established, poor piece of Google-spam. Rgds, - Trident13 (talk) 13:47, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus with leave to speedy renominate. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 22:47, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
National case management network
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Non-notable organization, no non-trivial third party sources, no independent hits on google or gnews. 2 says you, says two 02:56, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per WP:CLUB#Non-commercial organizations: Organizations are usually notable if they meet both of the following standards:
- 1. The scope of their activities is national or international in scale
- 2. Information about the organization and its activities can be verified by multiple, third-party, independent, reliable sources.
- It is a national organization affiliated with the Case Management Society of America, and societies in the U. K. and Australia. Typically professional organizations like this receive very little coverage in news media.
- TFD (talk) 03:39, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I couldn't find any independent, non-trivial sources though. Under WP:ORG, the requirement for non-trivial, secondary sources still stands for non-profits and NGO's, and it is only satisfied when sources are verified to exist and are referenced in the article. I definitely agree that the group's scope would qualify under WP:ORG, but notability can't be based on speculation regarding whether sources exist. 2 says you, says two 12:15, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- The best sources for information on professional organizations are textbooks on the profession. Since this organization is recent (2006) we would not expect to see them in Google books. Also professional organizations rarely make the news. Let's see if the author of the article can research this. I notice that there is also an article about a similar U. S. organization which is also poorly sourced. TFD (talk) 11:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I couldn't find any independent, non-trivial sources though. Under WP:ORG, the requirement for non-trivial, secondary sources still stands for non-profits and NGO's, and it is only satisfied when sources are verified to exist and are referenced in the article. I definitely agree that the group's scope would qualify under WP:ORG, but notability can't be based on speculation regarding whether sources exist. 2 says you, says two 12:15, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was no consensus with leave to speedy renominate. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:14, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
American Front
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fails WP:ORG; I can't find any coverage that isn't merely routine. Ironholds (talk) 22:38, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- if deleted redirect to The Great War: American Front as a {{R from alternate name}} . 70.29.212.131 (talk) 05:00, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Keep. Notable racist group easily passes WP:GNG. Searching "American Front" + "skinhead", I find lots of GNews hits from the late 80s to early 90s related to related to many different unrelated events, as well as 183 GBooks hits. Plenty of other independent references including the ADL[8] and the Southern Poverty Law Center[9]. Location (talk) 00:48, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. –MuZemike 23:36, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
EDL Cambridge
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Contested prod. This group fails WP:CHAIN, it's local activities are non-notable in encyclopedical terms and do not warrant a separate article. De728631 (talk) 20:25, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete also possible merge if there is some merit in that. Pretty much as nom., local activities don't need a separate article. DRosin (talk) 20:55, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Non-notable local branch of extremist fringe group. Quoting one of the referenced articles (I dont really think that student newspapers count as reliable sources) "A grand total of six flag-waving EDL members"; SIX? There are substantially bigger family outings every single day of the week. There is nothing of value to merge to English Defence League. Pit-yacker (talk) 22:29, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Both student papers are reliable sources as defined by Wikipedia's guidelines. The group is notable as it has been commented about by these third party sources, the number of persons on the protest is totally irrelevant in this context apart from being a matter to comment on in the article. WP:CHAIN does not apply, this is not a franchise but an example of an local extreme political group, additionally it is notable in it's own right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by People4people (talk • contribs) 22:36, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - The English Defense League itself might be notable (although I think it's a joke more than a real protest movement; their website says they "have a drink and then shout about the terrorists") but the Cambridge branch is very unlikely to be.Minnowtaur (talk) 05:13, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep These are just personal opinions, the notability guidelines only require the subject matter to be covered by a reliable third party source. Both the student papers meet the criteria of reliable sources under the guidelines.--People4people (talk) 11:04, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete per nom and Pit-yacker Peridon (talk) 20:57, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete local branches of national groups aren't notable - if this were the case we'd have articles on Labour Party (Cambridge), Liberal Democrats (Cardiff), Amnesty International (Birmingham) etc etc. Dylanfromthenorth (talk) 23:07, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete It doesn't appear that the activities of the group are sufficient to merit their own article. Hash789 (talk) 16:20, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. The article says it all, "[t]he Cambridge Division has been reported to have few members". —Osa osa 5 (talk) 03:20, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - as per nom and Pit-yacker
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The result was delete. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 00:31, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Direct Selling Association Malaysia
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Not notable. Cosmonaut Kramer (talk) 12:08, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - Cant find anything that goes to notability - Fails WP:GNG and WP:ORG. Codf1977 (talk) 13:45, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete: Me neither, Gnew almost nothing, the press-links at dsam-homepage don't work, so nothing for WP:N. Dewritech (talk) 08:47, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Including the all-important "of" in searches finds a lot more potential sources: Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:39, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep There is a raft of coverage in major Malaysian news sources. On the pages mentioned by Phil Bridger, we have [10], and enough free news articles to support an article even if we exclude (which we shouldn't) the swathe of articles from one of Malaysia's biggest newspapers hidden behind a paywall.--Mkativerata (talk) 06:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Even after including "of" in searches, no notability. --Tagtool (talk) 14:58, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete just not notable. Lustralaustral (talk) 22:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. In all respect, the author also requested deletion in good faith, so WP:CSD#G7 tangentially applies also. I would not recommending opposing future recreation. –MuZemike 00:19, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
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- Queried speedy delete. I received this message asking for it to be undeleted: Anthony Appleyard (talk) 06:03, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
hi anthony. if the page really doesn't belong on wikipedia, that is ok with me, i have no affiliation with the ILDSA. the ILDSA is important to the open water swimming community and the marathon swimming community because it provides observers to ride along on the swimmer's escort boat to certify that swimmer has meet all the regulations during the crossing. The ILDSA is also important because it keeps records of the results. Swimming the irish channel is a monumental achievement in open water swimming. It has been swum by notable people, including Alison Streeter as mentioned in her Honoree page the website of International Swimming Hall of Fame. http://www.ishof.org/honorees/2006/Alison%20Streeter.htm The Irish Channel is currently known as the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) Candotoo (talk) 01:09, 17 June 2010 (UTC)Candotoo (talk) 01:22, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete A tenuous association with notable athlete(s) does not confer notability. Csrwizard (talk) 06:41, 17 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
to be clearer, i do not propose an association between notable athletes and the ILDSA. Instead I meant to propose that the ILSDA is important in the open water swimming community because it serves in an officiating capacity for one of the the most difficult channel swims in the world, the North Channel (formerly Irish Channel) swim crossings of the North Channel (Irish Channel). But is the North Channel really considered a major challenge in the open water community??? If not, then the ILDSA may not merit a wiki page. But in fact the North Channel is a major challenge, comparable to - if not more difficult than -- swimming the English Channel. To establish this, i pointed out that the International Swimming Hall of Fame has included North Channel Crossings in their biographical sketch of their Honoree Alison Streeter. Candotoo (talk) 04:48, 19 June 2010 (UTC)Candotoo (talk) 01:22, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Object While i object to the deletion of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association ILDSA, would a page title something like Open Water Swimmming in Ireland be more suitable? Candotoo (talk) 04:48, 19 June 2010 (UTC)Candotoo (talk) 01:22, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. The title is not the issue, the lack of sources showing how WP:GNG is met is. Nuttah (talk) 19:22, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete The absence of sources makes establishing notability unlikely. Nuttah (talk) 19:22, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Fails WP:GNG / WP:ORG Codf1977 (talk) 15:07, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 02:53, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Drug Strategies
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No secondary sources discussing this organization, none found via Google. All I found were passing mentions. Apparently non-notable. Was prodded, prod removed by author without significant improvement. Huon (talk) 23:34, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree with Huon's statement. I read the article and it's clear to me that if they were asked to testify before both the US House and the Senate the organization is clearly notable.DSPolicy1 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:06, 17 June 2010 (UTC). — DSPolicy1 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
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- Weak delete There are certainly reliable sources mentioning this organization. But if you look at the sources, they are actually about the people involved, who are notable in their own right. For example, in the cited congressional testimony by Philip Heymann, his credentials were given as a professor, not as a member of this organization. Testimony and interviews with Mathea Falco mention in passing that she is president of this group, and then go on to what she has to say.[11] An op-ed in the Washington Post by Falco and Heymann is about policy and does not mention the organization Drug Strategies.[12] Aside from a mention by Donna Shalala, it does not look as if the group itself is notable. The notability requirement is significant coverage ABOUT the organization - which I couldn't find. I could change my mind if shown more relevant sources. --MelanieN (talk) 14:57, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't usually comment on this kind of thing but having read through the article and clicked on the sources this organization is clearly more notable than 90% of stuff on wikipedia. Living in the D.C. metro I have some good friends who work for Congressional committees and I can tell you they vet testimony very closely. Furthermore when you read about who is asking them to undertake their studies it reads like a list of the most important American philanthropic funds; maybe I'm taking this personally as a member of a non-profit, but just because an organization doesn't profit financially from their work doesn't mean that they don't serve an notable, important purposes.--TyraStnx (talk) 15:37, 22 June 2010 (UTC) — TyraStnx (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
- Comment - I don't doubt that Drug Strategies does good work and knows important people - but by the relevant guidelines, that's not enough. Rather surprisingly, I couldn't find anybody writing about Drug Strategies itself. I also don't doubt there's less notable stuff on Wikipedia, but that's no excuse, either. Huon (talk) 20:16, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - As others have said, there is coverage that mentions this institute while talking about some of its people, but I can't find any sources that are about the institute itself. Thus I think it fails WP:CORP. It's a close call for me, and if someone could find even one significant reliable source about this institute, I might change my mind. I admit it's a bit difficult Googling a title like that. P. D. Cook Talk to me! 19:11, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was redirect to Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Feel free to merge any usable content from the page history. T. Canens (talk) 23:25, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ABCT GLBT Special Interest Group
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Non notable sub group of a professional body, no evidence of significant coverage in independent reliable sources so fails WP:GNG Nuttah (talk) 16:25, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Merge back to the parent org. Jclemens (talk) 00:38, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - no Ghits, no coverage anywhere, non-notable. Minor4th (talk) 04:25, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Redirect/Merge to Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, per WP:CLUB: "Individual chapters, divisions, departments, and other sub-units of notable organizations are only rarely notable enough to warrant a separate article. Information on chapters and affiliates should normally be merged into the article about the parent organization." (BTW somebody should also nominate for deletion/redirect/merge the article ABCT Couples Special Interest Group, for the same reason.) --MelanieN (talk) 05:00, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was merge to SIGCHI. per WP:CLUB NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 00:13, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
BostonCHI
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Non notable sub branch of a professional body. No evidence of the significant, independent coverage required to show how WP:GNG is met Nuttah (talk) 19:16, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete and Merge to parent article SIGCHI, per WP:CLUB: " Individual chapters, divisions, departments, and other sub-units of notable organizations are only rarely notable enough to warrant a separate article. Information on chapters and affiliates should normally be merged into the article about the parent organization." --MelanieN (talk) 01:29, 19 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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- Merge and Redirect to SIGCHI. Little notability as an independent branch, but the body itself is notable and this information should be retained. Lankiveil (speak to me) 03:38, 27 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]
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