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The result was redirect to Kenneth_Jay_Lane. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:44, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Kenneth Jay Lane, Inc.

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Topic fails WP:CORP notability guideline, just one 2012 routine news coverage hit; has been tagged as unreferenced since 2009 with no attempts to improve. Brianhe ( talk) 00:01, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Merge to Kenneth Jay Lane - although that article needs improving too, the designer is notable and my reaction is that we don't need separate entries for designer and business in this instance. Mabalu ( talk) 10:13, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Comment - Having just done a quick save job on Kenneth Jay Lane, I think it is clear that the subject is notable, but it should be redirected to the designer's page. There is definitely a lot of coverage of both designer and company out there, to the point where if someone were inclined enough, they could probably work this up into an article, but my feeling is that it's best to combine. Mabalu ( talk) 13:16, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to Kenneth Jay Lane. It is redundant and unhelpful to readers to have this small bit of material split off from main article. I don't see any worthwhile content here that does not already exist in founder's bio, so don't see need for merge. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 11:38, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was keep. Subject is notable but consensus is that the current content needs gut timing and starting again. Cunard?? Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:46, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Don Rittner

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Notability: Article is self promotion and it appears very likely that it was written by the individual that the page is about. "No subject is automatically or inherently notable merely because it exists: The evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition, and that this was not a mere short-term interest, nor a result of promotional activity or indiscriminate publicity". The sources provided do not support notability or significant independent coverage or recognition. Lastly, this article was created by a guest user and then edited by user "Drittner" and clearly is a Wikipedia:Autobiography -- TheKilimanjaro ( talk) 23:39, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

The references are questionable. One of them is a vague reference to a county biography, another is the subject's own blog, and a third is a dead link. -- TheKilimanjaro ( talk) 00:06, 3 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete unless improved -- This is a bad article, but it could be that the subject is notable. Autobio is a serious objection; and I would like to see is much better citation of his publications: are they books or merely pamphlets? Being a local historian does not make him notable. What is his contribution to the two encyclopedias: Did he edit them (perhaps notable) or merely cointribute articles? Equally, I presume he contributed to magazines, not wrote them entirely. If these issues cannot be addressed to prove notability, the article must be deleted. Peterkingiron ( talk) 16:28, 5 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete unless improved -- As has been said, this is a bad article: written like a resume, much self-promotion, much that is irrelevant, scanty references (many of which are unreliable). However, if he has published that many books at a national level I'm inclined to think there might be some justification for an article... just not this article. WalkingOnTheB ( talk) 09:57, 7 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep It's a terrible article, self-promoting, very few in-line sources. However, Rittner has some notability as a local historian, author (real books on local history), regular online columnist for Times Union (Albany). Keep the article and prune it / tag it. E.M.Gregory ( talk) 16:34, 9 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Aside from the quality issues throughout this article, I don't see how he meets the notability test in any way, shape, or form. "The evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition." Next to nothing in this article is sourced. The sources provided do not meet the test of significance in my opinion. -- TheKilimanjaro ( talk) 20:39, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
  1. Mittelbach, Margaret; Crewdson, Michael (2000-07-14). "Chasing Nabokov's Elusive and Endangered True Love". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

     The article notes:

     To help track down some of these rare beings, we enlisted Don Rittner, a longtime advocate for the Karner blue and the founder of the Pine Bush Historic Preservation Project, which was organized in 1972 to protect the region's flora and fauna. When we made our rendezvous with Mr. Rittner -- in a diner parking lot off Route 155, just 15 minutes from downtown Albany -- he was wearing a straw hat to protect against the strong sun, and he seemed highly optimistic about our chances of seeing Karner blues. Let's go look for the insect that stopped millions of dollars of development, he said cheerfully.

     We drove for just five minutes down Route 155 before Mr. Rittner pulled his Subaru Outback off the highway and into an inconspicuous dirt turnout -- not the first place you would think to look for an endangered species. From the road, the home of the Karner blue doesn't look like much. The words stunted and scraggly come to mind. But Mr. Rittner begged to differ. I fell in love with this place the first time I saw it, he said.

  2. Grondahl, Paul (2012-10-25). "County historian falls to budget cuts: Don Rittner says he is victim of politics; county denies his claim". Times Union. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

     The article notes:

     SCHENECTADY — County historian Don Rittner, an outspoken, fedora-wearing and occasionally caustic commentator, has lost his $25,000-a-year post in a round of cuts during an austerity budget passed this week by county legislators.

     ...

     Rittner, 61, of Schenectady had been the Schenectady County historian since 2005. He had also been the city historian, but that salary was taken away last year during budget cuts. He is a widely published author of books on computers and history, a Times Union blogger and volunteer director of the Schenectady Film Commission.

     ...

     Rittner said the $10,000 in savings achieved by cutting him was a tiny fraction to the economic development he brought to the county through his efforts to bring to the area in recent years construction of a replica of the historic sailing vessel the Onrust, the feature film "The Place Beyond the Pines" and the interactive road race "Fireball Run."

  3. Fricano, Mike (1998-11-17). "History Buff Adds Troy To Book Series". Times Union.

     The article notes:

     The city recently started Troy nights, encouraging businesses to stay open later on Fridays, but in a just-published book about the history of Troy, people will get the chance to see that around the turn of the century the Collar City was a bustling downtown.

     ''Images of America: Troy,'' by local writer Donald Rittner, features photographs from the 1850s-1930s of Troy's people and places.

     ''To be able to walk down the streets of Troy and to be able to see the history and know the history is comforting,'' Rittner said.

     History as a grounding force is important to Rittner who has been a city archaeologist for Albany, conservation manager for the Pine Bush, who now owns the Learning Factory, hosts a radio show and publishes an Internet magazine.

     ''I'm bouncing off the walls,'' Rittner said, adding that the book gave him a chance to showcase his passion for history, which remained constant no matter what job he had.

     ...

     Rittner, who lives in Schenectady, spent his formative years in Troy, walking streets bejeweled with historic architecture. One of his favorite childhood pastimes was tossing a magnet up against cast-iron store fronts.

     ...

     Although the book was just released, Rittner, 48, said the idea had kicked around in his head since he was 20 years old. But Rittner had no idea how to proceed, so the idea was shelved until February, when serendipity struck at Barnes and Noble.

     While buying a book on fossils, Rittner noticed a small paperback, ''Cresson,'' about a place near his hometown of Gallizaton, Pa. On impulse, Rittner bought the book. When he got it home, Rittner soon discovered that his coal mining father, Robert, was in the old photograph on the cover.

     The next day Rittner called the publisher and said he would love to do a book on Troy. Arcadia Publishers in Dover, N.H., as a part of its Images of America series, has published books about Clifton Park, Malta, Ballston Spa and will soon be releasing ''Brunswick,'' by Sharon Zankel.

  4. Grondahl, Paul (1989-12-28). "Photographer Looks Twice At Surroundings". Times Union.

     The article notes:

     Don Rittner has always had a radical way of seeing the world. This time it's in stereo.

     Rittner, of Schenectady, a well-known environmentalist and local activist, has brought out a quirky and charming book of stereo photographs titled "Hello, Goodbye: Disappearing Artifacts and Landscapes of the Hudson- Mohawk Valley."

     ...

     Rittner, 41, has spent much of his life accentuating a contrary view. He was expelled from Troy High School in 1964 for long hair and a bad attitude. "I wouldn't tuck in my shirt," Rittner recalls. "I've always had this need to rebel, to break out of the system."

     He earned a degree in anthropology and environmental science at the State University at Albany and a master's degree in urban environmental studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In the 1970s he was an architect for the city of Albany and became the city's Pine Bush preserve manager in the mid-1980s. He isn't embarrassed to admit he was fired twice by the city.

     "I wouldn't shut up," he says.

     There is a touch of anger in "Hello, Goodbye" at seeing paradise lost. The soul of the book is Rittner's deep and abiding love for Albany's Pine Bush, a unique environmental artifact that appears several times in the book.

     "I was born in my grandmother's house by a mid- wife and there was a big pitch pine in the front yard," says Rittner, son of a coal miner who grew up in central Pennsylvania. "I think that might explain why I've lived and breathed Albany's Pine Bush for the last 20 years."

     More recently, after leaving a position as director of the Troy Neighborhood Council, Rittner started up a local alternative journal, Hard Copy, modeled on The Nation.

  5. Grondahl, Paul (1992-06-06). "Getting In Tough - From Upstairs In Schnenectady, Environmentalist Communicates With the Whole World". Times Union.

     The article notes:

     At his house near the Union College campus, in an upstairs bedroom converted into a computer center, Don Rittner has the world at his fingertips. By punching a few keys on a Macintosh keyboard, Rittner can discuss environmental issues with scientists in Moscow, research a topic in libraries from Australia to Switzerland and send letters of protest against proposed oil refineries in South America.

     "The Mac has set me free," Rittner says. "I have access to the best scientific minds, the finest libraries and universities in the world, supercomputers and about 40 million people - all without leaving my room."

     The rules may have changed, but Rittner's game hasn't. The longtime environmental activist and catalyst in preserving the Albany Pine Bush is still raising hell on behalf of Mother Earth. He's just not leaving a paper trail anymore.

     In his new book, "EcoLinking: Everyone's Guide to Online Environmental Information" (Peachpit Press, Berkeley, Calif. $18.95), Rittner offers personal computer owners the key to global environmental activism.

     The book is the first guide of its kind to explain and catalog the growing trend of environmentalists using personal computers and modems to link up with each other. Rittner describes these computer networks and shows a PC owner how to access them.

     ...

     Rittner, 42, took his own leap of faith, casting aside the security of a steady job when he became a full-time free- lance computer writer and systems operator four years ago.

     Rittner has worked as a columnist for computer magazines; started his own online MUG News Service featuring information on environmental issues; operates the environmental forum for the American Online service and has future book projects on global computer networking in the works.

  6. Kurp, Patrick (1989-01-16). "Social Activist Puts His Ideas In New Journal". Times Union.

     The article notes:

     After decades of protest and organizing, the long-time Capital District social activist has a new outlet for his moral discontent: Hard Copy, a free, monthly news magazine due out by the end of January.

     While Hard Copy will be published on newsprint - cheaper than glossy paper - its 8 1/2-by-11-inch, 40-page format will resemble weekly news and opinion magazines like The Nation. Rittner, in fact, is modeling his quixotic project on the country's oldest progressive journal.

     "Like The Nation, it's gonna be progressive but we're not really radically left. I'm a liberal. I'm not afraid of the big 'L' word," he said.

     Rittner, a computer hacker, will also publish Hard Copy electronically, on computer bulletin boards across the country and overseas. Besides an initial press run of 15,000 copies, the magazine may reach thousands of readers around the world.

     ... The first issue will feature a story about bats, an interview with a Nicaraguan economist, a column on gay and lesbian issues, a review of a Troy hot dog stand and three pieces on housing and homelessness.

     The issue of homelessness is especially dear to Rittner, who is executive director of the Troy Neighborhood Council, a tenants' rights organization. He lived on the streets of Troy for four years as a teenager, sleeping in doorways and all-night diners.

     Rittner, 40, was born in Galizaton, in central Pennsylvania, the son of a coal miner. When he was 2 years old and the mines closed, Rittner moved with his family to Troy.

     His parents split up when he was 8, and Rittner was thrown out of Troy High School in the 10th grade for having long hair (a grown-out crewcut in 1964) and wearing his shirt outside his pants. Then his mother threw him out of the house.

     "It was tough, but I knew it was temporary. You see, I was always a bookworm. I was learning all the time and I knew I could do more," he said.

     Rittner returned to school, eventually getting degrees in anthropology and environmental science from the State University at Albany and a master's degree from RPI in Urban and Environmental Studies.

  7. Grondahl, Paul (1997-02-03). "Shopping For Knowledge At The Learning Factory In Colonie Center, Students Can Take Classes On A Wide Range". Times Union.

     The article notes:

     The Learning Factory -- which offers a wide variety of 90-minute evening classes at $29, created with the notion that mom will continue her education while the kids hang out and shop -- is the latest career permutation for Rittner, 46.

     In the 1960s, he was a drummer in the local rock band Horton Strong (opened for the Grass Roots at SPAC's inaugural rock show). In the 1970s, he was Albany city archaeologist. In the 1980s, he was Pine Bush preserve manager and environmental activist. In the 1990s, he was Internet guru, author of numerous online reference books and publisher of a free monthly cyberspace magazine.

     In between, Rittner has come up with many extravagant concepts -- he wanted to solve the problem of missing children with the Internet, for instance -- some of which have taken flight. Despite failures, Rittner remains an unrepetant dreamer and visionary.

     ...

     ''I need to stir the pot, so every 10 years, I change my life,'' says Rittner, who, with his wife, Nancy, has two children, Kevin, 5, and Chris, 3. They are expecting their third in the spring.

     Thanks to big dividends from his America Online stock, Rittner last summer took a sabbatical from an online writing career, unplugged and assessed career options. He wanted to start a business that would combine his interests in teaching, computer technology, publishing and unconventional learning.

  8. Biancolli, Amy (2013-08-15). "Inspiration Week combines art, fashion, film to ignite creativity". Times Union. Archived from the original on 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

     The article notes:

     Don Rittner — archaeologist, artist, Schenectady Film Commissioner, former Schenectady County historian, mastermind of events and proud wearer of fedoras — finds his inspiration from people who create: those who can take a wisp of a thought and realize it in the material world. He hopes to do just that with Inspiration Week, an eclectic slate of events designed to ignite, excite and embolden.

  9. Crane, Abigail (1992-09-01). "EcoLinking". Computer Shopper. Retrieved 2015-04-10. {{ cite news}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= ( help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) ( help)

     The article notes:

     If we're going to find lasting solutions to today's ecological dilemmas, environmentalists need to approach their crusade with a global perspective. Don Rittner's new book, "EcoLinking," demonstrates how computer networks, bulletin board services (BBSs), and online services provide the ideal medium for environmentalists to converse with knowledgeable people and tap stored reservoirs of information around the world.

     "EcoLinking" teaches you how to access different kinds of networks in order to explore your own particular areas of interest. The book's fact-filled pages are supplemented by entertaining feature boxes, recalling instances where online research has helped to protect the environment. ...

  10. "Editorial: Keep Don Rittner as county historian". The Daily Gazette. 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14. {{ cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) ( help)
  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Don Rittner to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard ( talk) 23:57, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• There are numerous other sources in a Wikipedia:HighBeam search for "Don Rittner". The New York Times article, the Times Union articles, and the book reviews demonstrate that the Don Rittner is notable.

  From http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Blogger-profile-Don-Rittner-1451407.php: "Don Rittner has been blogging with the Times Union since May 2009." So before May 2009, he was not affiliated with the Times Union so the newspaper can be considered an independent source for the purposes of establishing notability.

  Cunard ( talk) 23:57, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• I'm failing to see how a handful of old TU articles makes him "notable" or how a few articles qualifies as "significant coverage". I still think that is a major stretch of the definition. How is this meeting the criteria: significant independent coverage or recognition? Do a few (mainly local) articles scattered across 3 decades constitute significant coverage? I don't think it does. I don't agree with your conclusion but I do want to commend you for the detailed and organized response. -- TheKilimanjaro ( talk) 19:50, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline defines "significant coverage" as:

  "Significant coverage" addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that 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.

  It is clear that the sources here "addres[s] the topic directly and in detail".

  Notability is not temporary and that there has been persistent coverage over several decades strongly supports notability.

  Furthermore, the subject received significant coverage in The New York Times, which for me demonstrates he is notable.

  Cunard ( talk) 00:10, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Two newspapers with an infrequent mention of Don Rittner is not widespread. That NYT article is about butterflies and they happened to interview him. That doesn't make him worthy of an encyclopedia entry. Every single subject matter expert that's had a mention here or there over the course of their life isn't worthy of an encyclopedia entry and the sources in the article are so spotty its not even clear if he actually is an expert on these topics. "The New York Times article, the Times Union articles, and the book reviews demonstrate that the Don Rittner is notable." ------> No, it doesn't. It demonstrates he's had some very minor coverage of his activities from time to time. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion ---> there is a lot of self-promotion going on in this article and it is obvious that Rittner himself has been editing the page and contributing substantial blocks of unsourced text, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a directory ----> A lot of people are mentioned in newspapers every single day. It does not mean that they deserve their own entry in an encyclopedia. "Biography articles should only be for people with some sort of fame, achievement, or perhaps notoriety." He isn't famous. He has no major achievements that warrant an entry in wikipedia. -- TheKilimanjaro ( talk) 03:17, 15 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" where "significant coverage" is defined as "address[ing] the topic directly and in detail". His "fame" or "achievement" is receiving enough coverage to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline.

  Cunard ( talk) 23:35, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Worthless content like this damages wikipedia. Not only has this individual not done anything of note, but he's cooked up a wikipedia page inflating his accomplishments. Disappointing that anyone thinks this belongs here. This is a clear example of not seeing the forest for the trees. -- TheKilimanjaro ( talk) 22:46, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep per the extensive list of sources provided by Cunard above, adequate to meet GNG. I add that this article is a piece of promotional gunk that needs to be ripped to shreds by a diesel mechanic with a blowtorch. Carrite ( talk) 00:43, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:47, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Freedom! (company)

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Fails WP:NCORP. Cited ref is a press release, and I can't find any independent sources. — teb728 t c 18:45, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete - Fails WP:NCORP. I can't find independent, reliable sources to stand up the claims in the article. Just Chilling ( talk) 22:26, 3 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete per WP:GNG I can only find a single independent source (PR Newswire) but I don't view a single treating of the subject substantial. Bryce Carmony ( talk) 12:57, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Actually, it's even worse than that; the PR Newswire report is simply a reprint of a company press release and doesn't contain any creative editorial content so I would argue that it is not an independent source. Just Chilling ( talk) 19:29, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• There you have it, and the yahoo finance is just aggregated on the PR newswire so really there isn't anything in the way of secondary source. Bryce Carmony ( talk) 20:37, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Ryan Metcalf (actor)

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Obscure actor with just a few roles. Now he did win a award at a film festival though which is one thing that made me unsure to put this up or not. Wgolf ( talk) 02:06, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete - I'm not really seeing much evidence of notability. If he only had the three moves under his belt, but one of them was a very notable movie and he had a big role in it, and got a ton of press for it I'd vote to keep, but I'm not sure these are going to cut it. Bali88 ( talk) 03:31, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Note to closing admin - should the article on the actor be deleted, please can you move Ryan Metcalf (footballer) over the disambiguation page at Ryan Metcalf? Giant Snowman 07:49, 3 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• May be worth a redirect to Bridge and Tunnel (film), assuming that's a notable film and not just puffery, since it seems to have been his only major role. Lankiveil ^{( speak to me)} 02:09, 11 April 2015 (UTC). reply
• Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:NACTOR and move Ryan Metcalf (footballer) to Ryan Metcalf . Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 02:13, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was keep. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:50, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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I couldn't be sure that this meets WP:ORG or WP:GNG. It reads like an advert, and an IP has confirmed their coi. This has been tagged for notability for 7 years now. Boleyn ( talk) 08:06, 31 March 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete-per nom. Wgolf ( talk) 00:55, 1 April 2015 (UTC) reply
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• Keep - the article was really awful and I can see why it was nominated for deletion. There hadn't any useful updates or content additions since 2009. Worse still, the two main contributors previously seemed to be polar opposites- the article was started by someone who cast a quite critical eye over the organisation's activities, then someone appeared with a blatant COI and changed lots of bit they didn't like but without displaying much insight into how a Wikipedia article should be constructed. Anyhow... I think the organisation itself is notable. (I had come across the article in the past and had considered editing but had always found something else to do as there was just too much work needed). I have given the article a major rewrite. You will find the tone is now neutral and appropriate for an encyclopaedia and I hope I have included enough information and secondary sources to demonstrate notability. Drchriswilliams ( talk) 16:01, 6 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Comment relisted thanks to significant contributions by Drchriswilliams ( talk · contribs) so that the new article may be assessed. Nakon 22:55, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep based on the dramatic improvement in cited sources (The Scotsman and Holyrood seem together to just about meet WP:SECONDARY). The article's content is dramatically better. Nice job! Fiachra10003 ( talk) 00:54, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was keep. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:51, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Hanson's Local Buses

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This subject does not seem to meet WP:N or WP:CORP. Charles ( talk) 17:28, 1 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete per nom - I was actually gonna nominate this months ago but completely forgot so thank god someone did!, Anyway can't find any evidence of notability so will have to say Delete. – Davey2010 ^Talk 17:44, 1 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep per Castroex's additions, I'm not overly convinced on keeping but meh sources have miraculously been found and added. – Davey2010 ^Talk 14:38, 8 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Revert to original edits Article had sources with verifiable facts prior to deletion of 90% of content, including references to local press reports over initiatives that the bus company had implemented. I'm sure there are a number of other bus operators on WP that have less references than this article had prior to the mindless vandalism that had occurred. User:Dudleybus User talk:Dudleybus 23:50, 1 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Hello Article Creator, Timetables aren't reliable sources, When you created this article the first source you added was a link to someones bus images [1] .... so this looks to have been doomed from the start, As a keep !voter If you want this kept you need to provide sources (other than timetables), Thanks – Davey2010 ^Talk 00:23, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Hi Davey2010. I did also at one stage add local press sources to the article which got stripped out. I have since found further press articles from two West Midlands news papers concerning this company, one about a charity initiative that they did and one regarding an inquest of an accident which a death was involved. I was unable to add that to the article as I have been unable to access wiki due to personal reasons. User:Dudleybus User talk:Dudleybus 00:41, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Sorry I shouldn't assumed bad faith there with my comment so have struck anyway there doesn't seem to be much info on the company but If you're able to find a reasonable amount I'd consider my !vote, I had found these [2] [3] but other than that I'd found naff all , Thanks, – Davey2010 ^Talk 01:25, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep secondary cites added, if an operator is noteworthy enough to be the subject of a feature article in a trade magazine, then noteworthy enough for a Wiki article. Castroex ( talk) 06:09, 3 April 2015 (UTC) reply

If you can find any secondary sources please enlighten us. Without them there is no point saying "Keep". Charles ( talk) 10:21, 3 April 2015 (UTC)  Done Castroex ( talk) 11:40, 5 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Mention in a specialist trade magazine is equivalent to a village sports team getting mention in the local paper. It does not show the wider coverage needed to meet WP:N or WP:CORPDEPTH. Charles ( talk) 09:17, 6 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Don't mean to moan but "Keepers" are expected to provide sources otherwise the !vote counts for nothing here. – Davey2010 ^Talk 12:50, 3 April 2015 (UTC) (Struck as article now has cites – Davey2010 ^Talk 12:49, 5 April 2015 (UTC)) reply

• Keep Delete Amend vote based on additional information since added to article. Astbam ( talk) 07:18, 8 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete Does not meet notability standards. Rcsprinter¹²³ (relate) @ 20:28, 4 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep per reasons above Transasia07 ( talk) 04:49, 6 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep While not the biggest company in town, not the corner store either, so keep. Octo45 ( talk) 06:34, 6 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep as per Castroex Looloo18 ( talk) 02:03, 7 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was speedy keep. Procedural close - No reason given for deletion, No objections to it being renominated if a reason's actually provided. ( non-admin closure) – Davey2010 ^Talk 20:08, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Comment-and what is the reason for the AFD?? Wgolf ( talk) 19:12, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply
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The result was keep. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:03, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Hawayo Takata

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Unrefernced, tagged as original research since 2010 Staszek Lem ( talk) 21:33, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete Adding Japanese {{ Find sources AFD}} for full consideration. A few Reiki publications turns up but few is a full biography suitable to base the article on, only this "Hawayo+Takata"+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HXsoVYLeBcLRmwXNy4CIDw&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAA. 野狼院ひさし u/ t/ c 01:39, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete. Unsourced biography with dubious notability claims. -- DAJF ( talk) 01:57, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep I'm finding her referenced all over in English, German, Portuguese, and Japanese discussions of reiki, and she seems to be universally credited with bringing the practice to the West. For instance, this paragraph and the following two pages give more than passing reference to her and her impact. She is described in the same book as "Hayashi's most famous student...[who] would take the role of standard-bearer after [his death]." This book was written entirely about her. It's only 112 pages long per Google Books, but that's pretty significant to have 112 pages written about a person in one book. This book references the biography above. Seems to me that just a little bit of research can come up with enough material to support notability. ··· 日本穣 ^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:22, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
  • The books you mention are published by unknown authors via unknown publishers "Archedigm Publications", "Inner Traditions / Bear & Co" and "Frog Books". I can publish the sames all by myself on my laptop. Staszek Lem ( talk) 00:06, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
    • Perhaps unknown to you, but I'm sure you don't know all the publishers in the world, and whether or not you have the ability to publish a book on your laptop is irrelevant. Please stay focused and stop throwing out straw men. ··· 日本穣 ^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 02:32, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
      • I don't have to know all publishers in the world. I can google them and decide that they are unknown, i.e., of unknown reliability. My ability to publish book on a laptop is relevant in this context as an example. Staszek Lem ( talk) 04:17, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
        • Google is not the arbiter of reliability. ··· 日本穣 ^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 06:23, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources provided by Nihonjoe ( talk · contribs).

  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Hawayo Takata to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

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  • That an entire book has been written about the subject establishes that she is clearly notable per Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. Cunard ( talk) 23:44, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
    • Let me highlight the words reliable sources for you. You seem to bear the 19th century unconditional reverence to things called "books". Well, they are not what they used to be. Staszek Lem ( talk) 00:12, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
      • Please remain WP:CIVIL and refrain from attacking people who disagree with you. We already know you disagree and want the article deleted. Attacking others here will do nothing to serve your purposes. ··· 日本穣 ^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 02:32, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
        • I am attacking the argument, not the person, namely, I am questioning the premise that a book is to be automatically declared a "reliable source" without discussing the merits of authors and publishers. Yes you already know I disagree, but I also want you to know that your arguments are not as solid as you may think. By the way, I am actually helping you by giving an extra time to provide a more solid argument before AfD closure. Staszek Lem ( talk) 04:17, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply
          • I don't need to provide a more solid argument. The one I gave is far more solid than your "I don't think they are known or reliable" argument. ··· 日本穣 ^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 06:23, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was Speedily deleted under CSD A10. Nthep ( talk) 21:39, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Been (name)

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Doesn't this...already exist under Been (surname)? :/ Zeke Essiestudy ( talk) 21:33, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete and redirect to Work_Hard,_Play_Hard. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:54, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Work hard, play hard

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Wikipedia is not a dictionary, nor is it meant to include every phrase which is used in a language.The article appears to be original research, listing instances where the phrase or a similar one was used in books or other creative works. Perhaps it could be stripped down to a disambiguation page pointing to songs or fictional works with the title. Edison ( talk) 20:18, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to Work Hard, Play Hard unless there's another target for this exact phrase, which I don't see at present. There's not really an encyclopedia article here. -- Michig ( talk) 21:06, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete there's nothing to redirect since there are no references for the material. make an article in Wikiquote about the quote not an article in an encyclopedia for this one. Bryce Carmony ( talk) 14:24, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete or redirect to Work Hard, Play Hard - once the original research is removed, this article is nothing but a list of usage examples, not an encyclopedia article. — Granger ( talk · contribs) 14:59, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was no consensus. The discussion is tainted by the use of the notification system to draw in editors with preconceived ideas of the subjects notability. As such there is no reliable consensus to rely on. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:58, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Conrad Mieschke

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I couldn't establish that he meets WP:ARTIST or WP:GNG. Pinging those who have looked at his notability before: The Anome, Abductive, JamieS93. This has been tagged for notability for 7 years, so hopefully we can finally get this resolved. Boleyn ( talk) 19:59, 10 April 2015 (UTC) Boleyn ( talk) 19:59, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete: Highbeam and Questia searches turn up nothing, Google turns up the usual user-submitted art sites such as SaatchiArt. There is also a snippet view indicating that a painting by the subject achieved a 3rd prize in 1981, but neither that nor the Brampton Arts Council Arts Person of the Year award is evidence of meeting the WP:ARTIST criteria or those of broader biographical notability. AllyD ( talk) 08:06, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete, alas. I've looked for WP:RS, and I can't find sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the article meets the WP:ARTIST criteria. -- The Anome ( talk) 10:10, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Comment. He is a commercially successful landscape artist with thumbnail bios on all the usual sites, which tend to drown out anything useful. He has won a few awards, nothing major. I found a couple of mentions in books, a news item Mieschke’s landscapes on display from the Brampton Guardian 2013, and a 1985 Arts & Letters Club of Toronto newsletter that mentions a one-man exhibit at the Eaton's Art Gallery, and says "While he has exhibited regularly at Eaton's since 1970, he has also had recent solo shows in Basel and Horgen, Switzerland." Later it gives a few sentences on his style. He is in the Brampton Arts Council directory and Visual Arts Brampton. His landscapes have been reproduced by Hallmark and UNICEF – don't know if that is good or bad. Seems marginal – no urgency to delete. Aymatth2 ( talk) 14:13, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:59, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Chris Moore (basketball)

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I couldn't verify the claims to WP:Notability (sports) or WP:GNG. Has beent agged for notability for 7 years; hopefully we can now resolve it. Boleyn ( talk) 19:54, 10 April 2015 (UTC) Boleyn ( talk) 19:54, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete can't find reliable, independent sources. Played only at minor-league level in US (D-League) and Australia (SBL). Rikster2 ( talk) 13:24, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete. Does not meet the general notability guideline. -- Inother ( talk) 11:17, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete per nominator's rationale and Rikster's research. Dirtlawyer1 ( talk) 03:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete per above fails WP:GNG. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 07:48, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete No evidence to show he meets WP:NHOOPS and the only source is a link to his profile at Tulane, which is neither significant or independent. 204.126.132.231 ( talk) 15:44, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was no consensus. The use of the notification system to draw in users with preconceived ideas is canvassing and destroys the validity of this discussion. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:02, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Source One Television

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I couldn't verify that this meets WP:ORG or WP:GNG. Previous AfD only attracted one comment, so closed as no consensus. Has been tagged for notability for over 7 years, so it would be great if we could get this resolved. Pinging those who have looked at its notaiblity before: Wgolf, Fisheriesmgmt, Undead warrior. Boleyn ( talk) 19:27, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• redirect to Faith TV. Wgolf ( talk) 20:03, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Unconvinced on merits -- It is not even celar where the broadcast can be received. Peterkingiron ( talk) 14:16, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Merge to Faith TV, which presently does not mention the news program. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:17, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Comment I certainly wouldn't oppose a merge to Faith TV. Boleyn ( talk) 06:52, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Merge Rathfelder ( talk) 07:37, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was keep. ( non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 04:18, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Abdur Rahim (scholar)

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Fails WP:NOTABILITY per provided sources. Not a single source is reliable and independent. Full of promo materials and unpublished synthesis. Rahat ( Message) 19:22, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Keep The guy is notable for his works, but the problem is that out of the 4 sources, the couple of sources provided does not give any info about the subject. So if the referencing is improved, it is worthy to be included in WP. Owais Khursheed ( Talk to me) 19:53, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep Absolutely notable person. —  Masum Ibn Musa  ^Conversation 15:35, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Comment - May he is notable. But the present version of the article does not indicate significance of the subject. We need reliable sources to establish notability. - Rahat ( Message) 07:41, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep I concur that English sources are few. However, I find the blatant accusation that it is "full of promo materials" dripping with underlying vested interests. Information is never neutral; just the suggestion that something is not neutral without clearly stating how so (this article has been reviewed by several editors already and the subject is perfectly notable), is in itself suspect. Since the subject is a notable person and he has written widely in Urdu and Bangla as well, I suggest collaboration and searching up information on finding out sources from the non-English arena as well. ~Mohammad Hossain~ 03:36, 15 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was no consensus. The use of the notification system to draw in users with preconceived ideas is canvassing and destroys the validity of this discussion. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:04, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Last 2 AfDs resulted in no consensus, and didn't have a large number of participants. As this has been tagged for notability for 7 years, it would be good if it could be established one way or the other. I'm not convinced that it meets WP:BIO or WP:GNG. I think if a 3rd consensus comes out as no consensus, notability tag should probably be removed. Pinging 9k, Buckshot06, Stifle, Necrothesp, Vrac, Anaxial, Davey2010, Clarityfiend, AustralianRupert, Boleyn ( talk) 19:18, 10 April 2015 (UTC) Boleyn ( talk) 19:18, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep-It does seem nicely sourced for the most part and it does have a Spanish page also. Wgolf ( talk) 03:59, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Note to closer Can I ask that as this has been tagged for notability for 7 years, that it is relisted again (if no clear consensus has emerged) rather than close as no consensus based mainly on poor participation? Boleyn ( talk) 06:58, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete. Fails WP:SOLDIER. None of the inline sources nor anything in the bibliography are about Powell himself. How bad is it? At least half of the Civil War section isn't even about him. Clarityfiend ( talk) 09:48, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete per Clarityfiend. -- Inother ( talk) 11:49, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete -- He strikes me as a not particularly distinguished military officer, of whome there are 1000s. Perhaps some intersting family history, but it does not belong in an encycopedia. Peterkingiron ( talk) 16:12, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:04, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Fails WP:NTOUR, which says sources saying a tour has happened (or in this case will happen) aren't sufficient to prove notability. This is similar to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/That Bass Tour. Calidum ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:47, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete as only announcements have been made so far Snuggums ( talk / edits) 19:03, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete as only announcements have been made so far MaRAno ^FAN 19:52, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - Only announcements and nothing else all of a sudden. IPadPerson ( talk) 00:31, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete Fails WP:NTOUR and also WP:TOOSOON as only an announcement has been made so far. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 09:55, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was merge to Benicia, California. ( non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 04:20, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Glass Beach (Benicia, California)

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Nominating on behalf of 199.47.177.164 as a possible hoax, there appears to be some disagreement whether this actually exists. See: [4]. After doing some research it likely exists, but there are so few reliable sources on the beach, that it isn't notable. Winner 42 Talk to me! 16:54, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Merge. Not notable for its own article, but info could be moved to Benicia, California article where the beach is listed as one of the sights to see. -- Dmol ( talk) 20:44, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Merge to Benicia, California. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:34, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• An anon editor added the following comment to the talk page. I have moved it here.-- Dmol ( talk) 22:40, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply

This beach is not a true glass beach - the photo clearly shows unrefined broken glass that was broken on the beach itself; it is not refined glass washed up on the shore. The beach itself does not contain glass. This is a hoax and should be deleted. 199.47.177.164 (talk) 22:24, 13 April 2015 (UTC)Brian

According to this short Weather Channel article, this is not a hoax. The glass beach is also verified here on the Visitbenicia.org website. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:23, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was close. AfD'd don't apply to user talk page. ☺ ·  Salvidrim! ·  ✉ 17:13, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

User talk:Jordan-Hooper-AOAPJM

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Old user account talk page; inactive – Zumoarirodoka ^{( talk)} 16:32, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Keep – talk pages not AfD'able. Nominator is sock of the user.-- ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 17:12, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. postdlf ( talk) 21:02, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

List of Sasuke stages

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Utterly trivial: a list of stages in a TV competition. Part fan site (see the links at the bottom) and part original research (there are no reliable secondary sources for any of the information). It does have a cute colored table, of course.

This should be deleted "per WP:GNG", and as a collection of non-notable, unreliably or unsourced trivia unworthy of an encyclopedia. Drmies ( talk) 15:28, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete. Unsourced fan trivia and original research. -- DAJF ( talk) 08:00, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete per the above. ··· 日本穣 ^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:09, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:04, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Dimitri Semenikhin

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Seems to fail WP:GNG. The article's sources are mainly primary sources and a couple of passing mentions. My search for additional sources (aided heavily by machine translation) came up with little more. I cannot find significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject here. Apparition^{11 Complaints}/ Mistakes 15:19, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete. Below the notability standard. No significant sources. QuiteUnusual ( talk) 15:36, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep. The Author is quoted several times on high profile, non-editable quote websites. He has 5 published science-fiction novels, one of which (The Ghost and the Storyteller) has been ranking in the top 100 on Amazon.fr according to his website and several Monegasque revues. He is listed by several outlets as a child prodigy. I believe this puts the article well above the threshold. 15:47, 10 April 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MaharadjaPokemon ( talk • contribs)

Delete The sources are suspect, but more troubling is the puff piece aspect. It reads like something from a press release by a publicist. Further, this young man does not meet the notability standard. Purplethree ( talk) 17:11, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete Deleted also from the frWP ,on similar reasons. DGG ( talk ) 05:20, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• "'Keep"' A group of users has been attacking this page due to manufactured claims and has been deleting all other arguments for maintaining the page. A clear example of a vocal minority bullying a large majority of wiki readers. This debate should be dropped, claims are illegitimate but I guess this will be magically deleted too...

As you are almost certainly another sock, yes. QuiteUnusual ( talk) 07:29, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:05, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Kristian Attard

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Non-notable musician. Tagged for 4 years with a notability tag, with no significant improvement. A backup musician who does not appear to have ever been the "main event". WikiDan61 ^ChatMe! _ReadMe!! 14:58, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• delete clearly fails WP:MUSICBIO. LibStar ( talk) 14:37, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - I can see quite a few good sources to backup that he plays the bass, plays it well, and has played it with some well known people. Beyond that there is nothing - Peripitus (Talk) 21:41, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete and redirect to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:06, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Caliphate of ISIL

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Looks like this could be considered a POV fork from the main Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant article. Dolescum ( talk) 14:56, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Delete, appears to just be a POV fork. ISIL is the same entity as the Caliphate of ISIL. Banak ( talk) 01:07, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Keep, there is plenty of room to maintain "Islamic State," the political entity that some argue is already a state and some argue is still missing one requirement or two. The Caliphate on the other hand is a religious subject about which volumes could be written. My only beef with the article as presently written is that the title makes reference to "ISIL," an entity that no longer exists. What is real is the Islamic State. XavierItzm ( talk) 03:45, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Their declaration of a caliphate has been decried, as far as I am aware, unanimously by Islamic scholars, has it not? Dolescum ( talk) 10:41, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Very Strong Delete - It's completely redundant, and the article title is basically a POV name for ISIL. There's nothing actually useful in the article. Any piece of information it may contain has already been restated in many other existing ISIL articles, and as such, it should be deleted. LightandDark2000 ( talk) 07:58, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Delete, -redundant. Ekem ( talk) 13:34, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete. POV fork. All content is already better stated in the lead of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. • Gene93k ( talk) 17:55, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete as a POV fork and redirect to page Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Mattlore ( talk) 00:16, 15 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - The Islamic State as a caliphate should be covered in the main article and not here. Mbcap ( talk) 21:53, 15 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - As an unnecessary fork. Carrite ( talk) 00:47, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was redirect to Scilab. ( non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 04:21, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Xcos

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Not notable, or at least not independently notable of Scilab. Only 2 of refs are reliable and both discuss it in context of Scilab. So no coverage of this alone. JohnBlackburne ^words _deeds 14:41, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to Scicos or Scilab. The article was previously deleted due to an expired PROD. I redirected it to Scicos, which nobody has opposed. Let's keep it that way. -- Ixfd64 ( talk) 16:20, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
  • Agree with a redirect; I was thinking of that when nominating, perhaps should have made it clearer.-- JohnBlackburne ^words _deeds 16:57, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Redirect to Scilab. Unclear notability; the only independent ref (engineeringnewworld.com) is a blog, not strong enough to establish notability independent of the larger software package or developer. Scicos is also a reasonable merge target. Dialectric ( talk) 17:18, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:06, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Holly Watson

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Delete: non-notable, spam article. Quis separabit? 13:43, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Delete not notable. Purplethree ( talk) 17:13, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete for failing WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Doing commercials and voiceovers doesn't qualify a person for an article 99.9% of the time. She isn't in the 0.1%. Where's the beef? Not here. Also, no indication her singing career was any better. Clarityfiend ( talk) 10:10, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:09, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Abdiel Colberg (rollerblader)

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:V Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 20:32, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete no working sources to establish notabilty. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 14:42, 4 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete Unable to find any significant coverage in reliable sources, does not meet GNG or ANYBIO. J04n( talk page) 17:07, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete Nothing about him written independently found. And so...yeah. Antonio Rollerguy Martin ( que que?) 12:23, April 12, 2015 (UTC)
• Delete. Does not meet the general notability guideline. -- Inother ( talk) 11:08, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - Fails GNG. Promotional in intent, it would seem. Carrite ( talk) 00:47, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete Has no independent coverage to meet WP:GNG. 204.126.132.231 ( talk) 15:17, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:06, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Akhtar Raza Khan

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Ony one source(themuslim500) lists him and that source itself is not a reputed source nor is the organization which publishes that list is notable AFAIK. No other lists mention him as notable. His name does not appear in any other major sources except referring to this one list of 500 notable , the other reputed news sources only fall back to this sole source. I did find some books mentioning him where not much is mentioned about him except that he heads some institutions of the barelvi sect. Summichum ( talk) 11:50, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete No sources actually really about him. Joseph2302 ( talk) 12:57, 2 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete Lacks third party sources and this WP:BLP is based on a single source and secondly the subject has no official position in India. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 10:29, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Should be reviewed positively’

The article is sourced with a good numbers of links. User:Flat Out has taken back CSD in the light of the sources provided.He is the first reviewer who raised the issue of notability.But now accepted the notability of the subject, see the talk page of the draft.Morever (@ Summichum:) themuslim500, compiled by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre affiliated with The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, is a reputed source that is why the news of 500 influencial muslims list is reported on media all over the world.The same news sources are provided in the draft.If you dont know about something does not make that thing un reputed. Ejaz92 ( talk) 04:58, 6 September 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:07, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

A. Lorne Weil

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I came across this via an WP:A7 speedy deletion but Weil's association with Scientific Games Corporation is just enough to where he would squeak by speedy deletion standards. A search doesn't really show where Weil is really independently notable outside of the company and I don't think that a redirect would really be appropriate in this instance since he isn't really mentioned in the article aside from a brief mention in the controversy section. If anyone can find enough sourcing to warrant him meriting an article I'm open to the idea of withdrawing this, but all of the sources I can find mention him predominantly or solely in relation to the company. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 12:19, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• He is somewhat known for trading in the company's stock, but I don't know that this would really be enough to warrant a page. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 12:20, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Delete Yeah, I don't think he independently has contributed enough to society to warrant inclusion. Basically the entirety of the article is just describing where he worked, where he went to school, etc. Being a CEO isn't notable in and of itself, or else we'd need a hell of a lot more articles on wiki, so many that it would drown out all other BLPs. The company itself also isn't that big, it's only notable for the controversy and its numerous subsidiaries in my opinion. Weil just doesn't meet that merit. The controversy section was only covered in one news source, I just don't think it's enough.-- Shibbolethink ^{( ♔ ♕)} 15:21, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Keep I noticed that you have also caused Luke Weil's bio entry to have a speedy delete which begs to ask what your real intention is here. Luke Weil has had even more media attention than his father in recent history and warrants a bio entry per wikipedia's guidelines. Lorne Weil is very notable for more than just trading SG stock. He's also mentioned in many other places since SG is a company on the billion dollar trading level such as http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/scientific-games-replaces-ceo-after-completing-15-billion-wms-purchase as one example of notable reference of importance in history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evershawn ( talk • contribs) 03:58, 12 April 2015‎ — Evershawn ( talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Comment "real intentions" what does that even mean? Also, notability is not cascading, and amount of money traded =/= notability. Just because his company trades in lots of cash doesn't make it inherently notable, and it certainly doesn't make HIM notable.-- Shibbolethink ^{( ♔ ♕)} 15:38, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• I actually wasn't the one who nominated the article for Luke Weil for speedy deletion, Shibbolethink was. However regardless of who nominated an article for deletion please assume WP:GOODFAITH. Saying that someone nominated something for deletion based on bad intentions is really not a good idea. Not only can it be seen as a personal attack, but it frequently has the opposite effect since it almost immediately decreases the credibility of the accuser and puts incoming editors on the defensive. Also Shibbolethink is correct in that notability is not inherited. What you need here are sources that discuss Weil in-depth and independently of the company. A company can be notable, but this does not mean that its CEOs will be notable as well. It certainly makes it more likely, but it's never a guarantee. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 10:01, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete, no indication that Weil is independently notable. The best reference is a blog post; most others are either not the kinds of reliable third-party coverage a biography of a living person should be based on or they don't discuss Weil in any detail. Huon ( talk) 21:58, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete, after moving the content about his criminal activities wholesale to Scientific Games Corporation. – Be..anyone ( talk) 11:34, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:07, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Dawn at the Royal Star

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Non-notable book. No evidence of in depth coverage in independent sources, or charting. PROD removed without significant improvement. Stuartyeates ( talk) 11:29, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete Classic bad novel article, all plot summary &c. No claim to any kind of notability, and can't see anything out there. If there was this should be easy to finf because the author name is not commonplace. TheLongTone ( talk) 12:41, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete. I can't find anything to show that this book ultimately passes notability guidelines. It exists and can be purchased, but existence and availability do not equal out to notability. As far as I can tell, this is like most self-published e-books in that it flew solidly under the radar- there aren't even really any WP:SPS (not that we could use them), which is fairly telling. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:11, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete doesn't meet WP:GNG google search brings up nothing usable. Coolabahapple ( talk) 07:09, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. postdlf ( talk) 21:01, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Dynasty of Inoa

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I can find no references online, in GBooks or in the Internet Archive eBooks collection that mention an Inoa dynasty in Bactria, nor an Uthen, nor a Leucios/Leucius/Leukios. I specifically checked Bactria, the History of a Forgotten Empire, Alexander the Great and Bactria, The Greeks in Bactria and India and Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria on GBooks. The complete lack of references in this article means it fails WP:V. QVVERTYVS ( hm?) 10:04, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete as likely hoax. The dates given for "Uthen the Great" match those of Alexander the Great from the conquest of Persia. The ones given for "Leucios Inoa II" similarly match those of Seleucus I Nicator. It might be possible to match the remaining dates with rulers of either the Seleucid empire or Greek states further east as given in some source or other, but I wouldn't count on it - and even if so, the names would be very unlikely to be the ones given. PWilkinson ( talk) 20:59, 12 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:09, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Young fashion designer, not yet notable per WP:CREATIVE. Can't find anything online about her winning a British Hairdressing Award. Her dresses appears to have been worn by several notable clients, but notability is WP:NOTINHERITED. No significant coverage online from WP:Reliable sources, just passing mentions apart from her several social media pages. Sveta Sotnikova was speedied A7 three times in two days last month, and salted. Dai Pritchard ( talk) 09:01, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete. Far too soon. Also it's clear from this that there is some plugging/promotion going on here. When Sotnikova actually does stuff that speaks for herself, then we can consider an article on her, but right now she's really a very new player who has had some success with clients, but hasn't really drawn much editorial attention as a designer in her own right. When/if she reaches coverage for herself, in reliable third-party sources, then we can reconsider. Mabalu ( talk) 09:14, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• delete not yet notable. Getting on covers of fashion magazines is not itself evidence of notability. DGG ( talk ) 05:15, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was Procedural close/nomination withdrawn in favor of redirection. If anyone wants I can re-open this, but right now filming has not yet begun and the movie is still in pre-planning stages. A copy can be moved to the draftspace if anyone is interested. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:18, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Mallrats 2

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Fails WP:NFF. Content can be merged to Mallrats#Sequel. Rob Sinden ( talk) 08:37, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Ah, just spotted that content was copied from there in the first place. Should have just redirected rather than nominated for deletion. Oh well... -- Rob Sinden ( talk) 08:46, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• I'm going to go ahead and close this out as a procedural close since you're open to the idea of redirection. Jason1978, film articles should not have an article in the mainspace until filming has officially begun. We can move a copy to the draftspace and you can work on it there akin to what is being done with Draft:Suicide Squad (film), but this film doesn't pass WP:NFF just yet. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:15, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:09, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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Speedy deletion of Repost was declined because the article was substantially different from the deleted version however, the underlying reason for the deletion remain. Subject has no top tier fights and therefore fails WP:MMANOT and there is not enough coverage to justify WP:GNG. Peter Rehse ( talk) 08:26, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete He has no top tier fights to meet WP:NMMA and he has no significant coverage to meet WP:GNG. Mdtemp ( talk) 16:53, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete He doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:NMMA. He has no top tier fights in MMA and the only two sources are links to profiles--there is no significant coverage. Papaursa ( talk) 13:58, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete. Does not meet the general notability guideline. -- Inother ( talk) 11:17, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete per reasoning outlined by nom. Niteshift36 ( talk) 22:28, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Speedy Keep He doesn't seem to pass MMANOTE but passes GNG. A significant number of GNG via independent resources exist including. [5] [6] [7] [8] CrazyAces489 ( talk) 23:07, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete Fails to meet the notability criteria for mixed martial artists. There is some coverage but nothing any professional fighter wouldn't get (so it's routine). Not sure if the MMA websites meet WP:RS and interviews leading up to or following events also seem like routine sports coverage and promotion. 204.126.132.231 ( talk) 15:42, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:12, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Jane Brunson

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20 years old non-notable author and a first-year English student UCLA. Subject of the article fails WP:AUTHOR. Wikic¤l¤gy ^{t@lk to M£} 07:05, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Delete-Too soon if ever. Wgolf ( talk) 16:38, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete WP:TOOSOON. E.M.Gregory ( talk) 20:27, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Consensus herein is for deletion. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:03, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

The Aviators (band)

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Unsourced band with no evidence of notability. Subject of the article fails WP:GNG and no evidence of passing WP:NBAND. Wikic¤l¤gy ^{t@lk to M£} 06:56, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete IF no references are added within a week. Zeke Essiestudy ( talk) 01:42, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete Fails WP:NBAND and WP:GNG. Safiel ( talk) 03:06, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:NBAND and lacks third party sources. Pharaoh of the Wizards ( talk) 11:27, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - Fails WP:NBAND and WP:GNG. – Davey2010 ^Talk 21:25, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was redirect to Drik Picture Library. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:14, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Pathshala

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Not an independent organization. It is affiliated with other universities and organization. Created by the owner of the organization to promote it. Most of the sources are non working dead links, and blog sources. Rahat ( Message) 06:50, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Redirect (and very selectively merge) to Drik Picture Library, who operate this institute (and seem to have written this pporly sourced Wikipedia article). I can find no reliable news sources about this Pathshala/South Asian Institute Media Institute and the one possible news source cited in the article is not described adequately to know what exactly it was (an article, a listing?). If there was evidene the Institute was a recognised degree-awarding institute I might have had more sympathy, but its status is currently very vague. Sionk ( talk) 14:09, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

@ Sionk: "Pathshala had begun its journey as part of a three-year World Press Photo educational initiative on December 18, 1998. The school has played a pivotal role in changing the social attitude towards photography as a profession in the last era. Offering basic and advanced level courses in this field, the institution also offers diploma and Bachelor equivalent courses to students. The school is also a part of the upcoming regional Master's programme at universities in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Norway and Pakistan." [9] –  Nahiyan8 ( talk |  contribs)

@ Sionk: "The Media Academy is an extension of Pathshala, South Asian Institute of Photography. Since opening in 1998 as the educational wing of Drik Picture Library, Pathshala has become one of the leading photojournalism schools in South Asia. Renowned Bangladeshi and international journalists, trainers will conduct classes at the Academy. Initially the Academy will run four module courses on Producing and Reporting, Camera, Video Editing and Multimedia Reporting. The core competencies of the modules include storytelling, visual language, media standards, research, reporting and teamwork." [10] Hope you find these useful. I'm trying to incorporate these sources into the article. –  Nahiyan8 ( talk |  contribs)

Huh? You understand the difference between Merge and Delete. If merged, there will still be a Pathshala in the namespace; it will just take reader to Drik#Pathshala. nafSadh did say 18:31, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Merge & Redirect. Per previous AfD, per Sionk. শুভ নববর্ষ ১৪২২ ^{Bengali new year} | nafSadh did say 18:56, 14 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep: There was a very nice feature on Pathshala by New Internationalist magazine in 2007:

  "A true Pathshala". New Internationalist (403). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2015. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nahiyan8 ( talk • contribs)

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The result was keep. ( non-admin closure) – Davey2010 ^Talk 21:26, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Apple electric car project

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Way too speculative. If we make an iPhone 7 page now since it would follow a pattern, would that make sense? Justinhu12 ( talk) 06:27, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Keep – Passes WP:N upon a source review (e.g. [11], [12], [13]) and is not a violation of WP:CRYSTAL because it anticipated, verifiable and is of sufficiently wide interest to merit an article. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:46, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep A large number of available high quality sources. Widely discussed. The very opposite of what we try to remove by CRYSAL. DGG ( talk ) 05:14, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep - A woefully bad article, but passes GNG based on the sources already showing in the Footnotes. Carrite ( talk) 00:49, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was redirect to BattleTech. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:14, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

HeavyMetal

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No evidence of any non-inherited notability from Classic BattleTech. Ricky81682 ( talk) 06:24, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to BattleTech. Wgolf ( talk) 20:05, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Support a redirect to BattleTech. Though I created the HeavyMetal article I agree that its notability was always borderline. In the past it was somewhat more significant within the community and IMHO merited inclusion, but in recent years its visibility and importance has sunk and the project itself is now by all accounts entirely moribund with no evidence of any forthcoming releases, no announcements or press, and little to no mention of it in any other sources. ╠╣uw [ talk 21:01, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was keep. North America ¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:02, 18 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Marie Pilátová

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Unsourced article on an actress with no apparent notability Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:12, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Keep Pilátová appeared in only one film role but it brought her considerable popularity. I've rewritten the article and I added multiple reliable sources (in Czech) backing up my claims. -- Vejvančický ( talk / contribs) 07:00, 13 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep the nominators concerns appear to have been addressed, so there is no outstanding rationale for deletion. C 679 10:40, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Keep per it being rewritten and subsequently sourced, (I was gonna close this but can't really close on 2 no matter how much I follow IAR .). – Davey2010 ^Talk 21:29, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete, not sure why it has not been speedied-- Ymblanter ( talk) 07:52, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Advanced Academic Strategies

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This article is purportedly about a course taught in a particular Texas school district. No sourcing is supplied to establish notability, nor did I find any in my searches. Arxiloxos ( talk) 05:53, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

In addition, the details of the article appear to conflict in many respects with the information about the course as contained in the school district's website (see http://www.cfisd.net/files/1413/9532/7228/hscourse.pdf , pp. 11, 30) raising questions about whether it may have been created as a partial hoax. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. Cheryl Corbett Salyards Middle School for similar concerns in another article created by the same editor. -- Arxiloxos ( talk) 14:41, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete. This is clearly a joke, as is Dr. Cheryl Corbett Salyards Middle School by the same author. Jacona ( talk) 13:54, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Delete - it appears from this that there is such a course, but (a) I find no coverage to indicate that it is notable or of more than local interest, (b) the article title does not relate to the content, (c) the details in the article are not supported by the only source, and (d) the author's other article was an undoubted, silly hoax. JohnCD ( talk) 22:07, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was speedy delete WP:CSD#G3 blatant hoax - we shouldn't leave this nonsense on view. Redirected to the school district as suggested. JohnCD ( talk) 21:52, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Dr. Cheryl Corbett Salyards Middle School

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An overly promotional article about a middle school. Middle schools are not presumed to be notable, and I found no significant coverage of the school from reliable sources. Additionally, the article is so promotional in tone that it would have to be fundamentally rewritten even if it were notable. Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 04:57, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District per usual custom for non-notable middle schools. In addition, I suspect this article is, in part, a hoax, or perhaps satire. The school is real, but doubts about the details are inevitably raised by unverifiable references to courses in Pig Latin, "Clowinging and Mime", and "Advanced Chalk Design"; the ""National Junior Riverdance Educational Competition"; a teacher who knows Parseltongue (evidently a Harry Potter reference); "Carnegie Watermelon University"; and "Doug Harbrueger, owner of the Indianapolis Colts and former fine arts teacher, recently made a sizeable donation to add courses in Egyptian Costuming and Interior Design for students." See also the related article Advanced Academic Strategies, which may have similarly dubious content. -- Arxiloxos ( talk) 05:48, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Comment. Article content undeniably a hoax; among other statements previously noted, Jim Irsay (not "Doug Harbrueger") is the actual owner of the Indianapolis Colts. Calamondin12 ( talk) 12:43, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Comment: Upon closer inspection, this seems to be a very tongue in check troll article. Other points of reference I found include claims that a professor can speak Canadian, that a professor painted the Mona Lisa in 1998, references to a McNutty award (which seems to be a parody of the McNulty Award, ect. This could possibly be speedy deleted per WP:G3 or at the very least deleted per WP:SNOW. Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 17:09, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Redirect to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District as a non-notable middle school. No objection to deleting the article first. The school is real but the article's content is a hoax. I'm finding only routine coverage for this school. • Gene93k ( talk) 12:28, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District per usual custom for non-notable middle schools. This is obviously a joke, but the school does exist and a redirect would be appropriate. Jacona ( talk) 13:56, 11 April 2015 (UTC) reply
• Speedy Delete as a blatant hoax. "Dr. Laura Poff is the director of Foreign Languages. She graduated from Dumbledore University in 2001 with a degree in Linguistics Management." Carrite ( talk) 00:51, 16 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 08:15, 19 April 2015 (UTC) reply

The Devil You Know (song)

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Fails notability. Non-charting single. Two weak references. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NSONG. Walter Görlitz ( talk) 04:26, 3 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Delete. Well below the level of content that makes a standalone article worthwhile. Without the disambiguation in the title it would have been worth redirecting, but this can be deleted and the entry at The Devil You Know changed to link to the album. -- Michig ( talk) 06:09, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

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The result was redirect to Kaari Utrio. ( non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle ( talk) 05:07, 17 April 2015 (UTC) reply

Isabella (novel)

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One of the many novels by this author Kaari Utrio who is from Finland that has no refs and tagged for notability for years where even the Finish wikis don't have pages. A redirect be the best for them. (Don't feel like tagging all of them, but I have put 2 others for prods already!) Wgolf ( talk) 18:58, 26 March 2015 (UTC) reply

BTW here are the 2 novels I have put a prod on: Katarinan taru and Kuka olet, Elissa? (which I couldn't do a AFD on the 2nd as I seen before for some reason ? don't go to afds.) Wgolf ( talk) 19:02, 26 March 2015 (UTC) reply

• Redirect. This has actually been on my watchlist for a while. I stumbled upon it accidentally one day – it was in such a sorry state that I wanted to improve it despite not having read it. But my search then was fruitless. I've looked again and still cannot find anything on the book (no reviews, analysis – nothing). If someone finds some good sources, I'd be happy to help improve it. But without them, I say redirect it to the author's article since notability cannot be established. Ruby 2010/ 2013 20:01, 26 March 2015 (UTC) reply

Yeah with a title like Isabella its kind of hard to find the exact title since it is a common name-also if someone can just merge all of his novels into this afd that be great! Wgolf ( talk) 20:08, 26 March 2015 (UTC) reply

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• Redirect to Kaari Utrio. From what I could see on the page here and on the other language Wikipedias, Utrio is a very prolific author and this book was just one of several that she released. I can't find anything to really show that this book is notable. Even the Finnish language Wikipedia doesn't have an entry and while that doesn't mean that the book can't be notable, it doesn't give much hope that it would pass this language's Wikipedia guidelines. I would say that this should redirect to the main page with history, just in case sourcing may be discovered at some point. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:27, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply

• I'd say that barring someone contesting the redirect, any other books by this author that fail NBOOK could be redirected to the author's page without having to delete them. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 17:28, 10 April 2015 (UTC) reply