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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 00:17, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Motion (conference)[edit]

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Promotional and lacking decent references Rathfelder (talk) 23:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Reads like a promotional article, totally unsourced and fails WP:NCORP. If it somehow ends up being kept it needs a serious rework but it really should be deleted entirely MDDevice^talk 18:07, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - this is an editor's nightmare. "It's" instead of its, run-on sentences, only a single reliable source on the page, a wandering story, poor formatting, a lead that's buried, and hidden blue links. It might be marginally notable, but it's just too much work to fix. Sorry. Bearian (talk) 15:13, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:NCORP. Wikipedia is not a Soapbox NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:05, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:NCORP. Wm335td (talk) 17:54, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 20:08, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

International Masters Publishers[edit]

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Fails WP:NCORP and WP:GNG. Unsourced stub with no references added since creation in 2007. WP:BEFORE discloses only routine coverage (BusinessWire announcements, board member appointment, obituary of a former employee, etc.) and citations to books published. Google Books produces copious results for their publications but there is no evidence apparent of substantive coverage of the company itself. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 21:03, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom, WP:SIGCOV. It seems to be some sort of privately held, self-publishing outfit. Whatever this entity is, it seems run of the mill. I can't tell for sure, because this page was written as a promotion, not an aerticle. I remind the gentle reader that we are not a free web-host for profit-making entities. Bearian (talk) 15:17, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I am unable to locate any significant coverage with in-depth information on the company and containing independent content, fails GNG/WP:NCORP. HighKing⁺⁺ 17:29, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Draft, see if anybody can find anything. Hyperbolick (talk) 06:19, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:55, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Susan Campos[edit]

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No evidence whatsoever of notability. The "references" consist entirely of articles by Campos not articles about her. Fails WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Coretheapple (talk) 22:31, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Hyperbolick (talk) 15:14, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete being a TV reporter does not make one default notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and past AfDs. TV anchors are so common as to be run of the mill. This is written as a resume, not an encyclopedia article. A major contributor is almost certainly the subject herself. Goodbye. Bearian (talk) 15:22, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. I can't find any sources about the subject (as opposed to by her) that would point to meeting WP:GNG. PohranicniStraze (talk) 07:07, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:06, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. As only one comment has come in since the relist, not making a definitive argument for keeping or deleting, and no edits have been made since the AfD began, this seems the best option. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:46, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Randall Hough[edit]

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Deproded, fails WP:NCHESS, a USCF (former) official who doesn't even hold the lowest of the FIDE titles Sophia91 (talk) 01:11, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisting comment: Reverting my initial close (was "delete") and relisting per a request from Atlantic306 on my talk page, in the hopes that this debate will receive additional input. Note that this article has already been PRODded in 2007, declined by User At Work.
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So he doesn't pass WP:NCHESS as a player but are the administrative roles he served high enough to suggest notability and were his articles widely published ? Atlantic306 (talk) 00:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:03, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

93rd Academy Awards[edit]

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Both previously deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/101st Academy Awards, these two Academy Awards articles about the 2021 and 2022 Oscar ceremonies unequivocally fail WP:CRYSTAL. No information about these ceremonies other than their announced dates (obviously subject to change) exist because the 2020 awards haven't taken place yet (or had nominations announced). -- Wikipedical (talk) 21:03, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom.--Jack Upland (talk) 02:19, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect both to List of Academy Awards ceremonies for the time being, because these will be valid articles some time in the future, but there is nothing interesting to say about these topics now. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:16, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and re-create once something a bit more concrete is announced. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 09:51, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:57, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

M.E Foundation Secondary School[edit]

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Another non-notable school. Fails WP:NORG, WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 20:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. It continues to baffle me why we provide free advertising for private businesses as long as they operate schools. Schools should be held to the same standards as any other business or organization. We need evidence of notability, not just evidence of existence. Pburka (talk) 23:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:NSCHOOL; no indication of notability. PohranicniStraze (talk) 07:09, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non-notable school. Fails WP:GNG NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:08, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:46, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Little Genius Grammar School[edit]

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Fails WP:NORG, WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 20:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - fails WP:V and WP:SIGCOV. Completely unreferenced, I searched and found zero news and no newspaper articles about this alleged place. The creator and major contributor was active for three days in 2011 and then vanished. Bearian (talk) 15:27, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:47, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Eastern Public School and College Mirpurkhas[edit]

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No coverage found. Fails WP:NORG, WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 20:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:04, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Planting a Better Future[edit]

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Fails WP:NORG, WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 20:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - Does not appear to meet WP:GNG. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:36, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:26, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Jinnah Muslim School[edit]

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Fails WP:NORG, WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 20:49, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - one of thousands of small madrassas. Bearian (talk) 15:34, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no third party sourcing.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:05, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:47, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ghazali Inter College[edit]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:47, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ITM College[edit]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:48, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sky Hawk International Public School & College, Battagram[edit]

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The result was keep. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:31, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

List of rampage killers (familicides in Americas)[edit]

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The criteria are arbitrary (6+ dead, and perpetrator isn't one of them).

I am also nominating the following related pages for the same reason:

(There's also List of familicides, which is simply a redirect to List of rampage killers (familicides in Africa), but that's outside the scope of Afd.) Clarityfiend (talk) 20:24, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep all. The prefaces, maybe wrongly, say every familicide that meets the arbitrary criteria (6+ dead, and perpetrator isn't one of them) should be included. But they do not rule out other killings that meet the definition of a rampage. See also Spree killer and Mass murder. The definition of a rampage killer is sourced, and all the entries in the lists are also sourced. These are valid lists. Aymatth2 (talk) 23:36, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge all to List of familicides and only include familicide events that have an article or are notable enough to include one. Ajf773 (talk) 01:36, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

All of these mass murderers received considerable press coverage at the time, so are notable. Fair-sized articles like Wilhelm Brückner (murderer) could be developed using the sources, if anyone cared to do so. It would seem simpler to decide first to keep the lists, then discuss merging into a single article afterwards. The United States one has 120 entries and Europe has 130. The combined list may be rather unwieldy and would continue to grow. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:51, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep all I see blue links in some of these list making them valid. Ample coverage for this sort of thing, not just news, but studies done and textbooks published. Wouldn't all fit in one article. No sense in deleting entries of the list that don't have their own articles since that'd make the list incomplete. Dream Focus 05:08, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep all Per the above. --SalmanZ (talk) 12:27, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep all That the inclusion criteria might be better is not an argument for deletion. -- Millionsandbillions (talk) 19:04, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep all notable topic and WP:NEXIST in books, etc. Lightburst (talk) 22:14, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep all per Dream Focus NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:13, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:47, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Zara Khan[edit]

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Appeared as a supporting role in one film and did something for a short film, appeared in FHM top 100 list, and that's about it. Fails WP:NACTOR and WP:GNG. Article was full of excessive unsourced promotional hype that dropped lots of other names that when it started to get pruned, there just isn't enough here. Ravensfire (talk) 20:02, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete References really don't add up. Several non-rs entries. Not much in the way of coverage. scope_creep^Talk 09:18, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 19:49, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nils-Paul Skåra[edit]

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No notable career here. The article makes claims about "playing professionally" in the Norwegian league, but such a thing as a professional Norwegian basket player in the domestic league does not exist. Geschichte (talk) 19:15, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete does not even meet our absurdly broad basketball notability criteria.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails GNG and NBASKETBALL. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 20:19, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG with lack of multiple sources of significant coverage. Does not meet WP:NHOOPS.—Bagumba (talk) 11:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per all - doesn’t meet any WP notability standard. Rikster2 (talk) 17:45, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Completely fails WP:GNG. NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:15, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 19:50, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

William Newnam[edit]

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Does not meet WP:GNG and doesn't appear to meet any of the criteria for inclusion in the academic/professor guidelines. There are no articles about William Newman, outside of a few 'Emory News' briefings, which probably isn't a reliable secondary source considering he works at the institution. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 18:37, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete no independent sources.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:00, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Both of the books listed in the article appear to be co-authored. XOR'easter (talk) 17:06, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I didn't find reviews of the books (so no evidence of passing WP:AUTHOR) and the "Ovid L. Davis Award" seems so non-notable that of the six Google hits for this phrase, half go back to this article. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:00, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. I searched under the name Bill and found very little to nothing, basically insignificant coverage. Bearian (talk) 15:40, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. RL0919 (talk) 19:53, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nirmal Singh Dhunsi[edit]

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Fails WP:NARTIST. ∯WBG^converse 18:37, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: It would be really good if someone who knows Norwegian can check the sources and confirm the notability of the person. --Satdeep Gill (talk • contribs 18:44, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete. Hi WBG. The article was deleted 10 ago, and it has come a fair bit, enough I think for a seed article. It is tenuous. I reviewed and if it hadn't been posted I would have left it, but now, its tenuous. scope_creep^Talk 18:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I don't read Norwegian but I have Google translate. This seems to be a profile on a public work he did. Here's an article on trondheim.no that looks tourist-oriented. He is in the permanent collection of the Norwegian National Art Museum, which is a significant indicator. This link seems to say he is part of the Arts Council of Norway collection. There is a picture of a 60 metre long mural he did at the College of West Norway here. The Museum collection and the 60. metre mural in the public collection of the school puts his pretty close to meeting WP:NARTIST, although that requires several notable museums, and here we have one museum and one school. I'm pretty sure there is more out there in Norwegian, given the links above. the current page needs to be rewritten.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 19:02, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Aha. The mural was commissioned by Koro, the organization that "has principal management responsibility for the Norwegian government’s collection of art in public spaces. The collection comprises around 8,000 works of art that are on display in a total of 920 different places in Norway and at Norwegian embassies and consulates abroad.". So that makes several collections, and meets WP:ARTIST if you are willing to say the Norwegian government art collection is equivalent to a notable museum or gallery.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 19:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Passes WP:NARTIST as per sources noted by ThatMontrealIP. I'd say being in the Norwegian government art in public places collection is analogous to a US artist being in the collection of the US State Dept Art in Embassies Program or the 1% for Art Program both of which are highly selective and professionally curated. Netherzone (talk) 19:44, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep per findings of ThatMontrealIP. Hyperbolick (talk) 15:23, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 18:33, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 Rosenborg BK season[edit]

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The season starts in 4 months (the current season is not even done yet), the squad is not set, it's not certain the coach or chairman are allowed to continue etc. Geschichte (talk) 18:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak keep I'd agree that an article for the 2021 season or onward should be deleted because much of its content would merely be speculation. In this case however, because the next season starts in a few months it wouldn't make sense to delete this just to have it re-created so soon. A worst case scenario should be to move this to the draft space. – ᕼᗩᑎᗪOTO (talk) 19:00, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - CRYSTAL does not apply here, 2019 season is over and club will be starting preparations for 2020. Giant Snowman 10:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There are articles for previous seasons, I see no reason for this AfD. Govvy (talk) 12:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep I don't even see the reason why this article is nominated for deletion. NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:18, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 18:59, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

CivicEdu[edit]

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No claim to any notability. Fails WP:WEB. Deleted in Ukrainian Wikipedia Mitte27 (talk) 13:57, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nomination. There are no independent sources, even the official site is inactive. --Yakudza (talk) 02:47, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 18:33, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lansdowne (electoral district)[edit]

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Notability isn’t established because topic has not received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject WP:GNG JaneciaTaylor (talk) 17:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Are you claiming it's fake? If not, it should probably be kept. The nomination is misguided, what source would be "independent of" an electoral district? Geschichte (talk) 19:18, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I thought notability would be an issue, because I thought it doesn’t really have any reliable sources or coverage on that topic. If it does let me know. JaneciaTaylor (talk) 20:08, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. No valid reason has been given for deletion. We have a whole Category:Defunct Manitoba provincial electoral districts, and it's definitely legit.[1] Clarityfiend (talk) 19:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Yes, the article does need some improvement, but it's entirely proper and appropriate for an electoral district to have a standalone article that lists the (inherently notable per WP:NPOL) people who held it — and conversely, it's entirely improper and inappropriate for the nominator to have preemptively wiped out the member table, replacing it with a partial analysis of the provincewide results in one specific election. 1941 Manitoba general election is the place for what the nominator tried to do here, while this article is the place to list all of the MLAs who held this seat across all of the elections in which it was contested. (That is, this article does not care about election results in Arthur or Beautiful Plains or Birtle or Dauphin or Emerson in 1941 — the article about the 1941 election cares about that, and indeed already has that, while this article only cares who specifically held Lansdowne.)
This is just an old article that was created 15 years ago under old content standards — but election coverage always exists in the media, so the sources most certainly do exist to get this back up to contemporary content standards. Notability is based on the existence of appropriate sources, not on whether they're all already in the article or not — if the proper sources exist, then we do not delete the article just for not already being in better shape than it is. And the fact that you can't find sources on Google isn't proof that the sources don't exist, either: would you really expect media coverage from the 1880s to the 1950s to have been published on the web? We have to dig into archives to find media coverage that far back, not Google. And, in fact, in some cases we can simply pull over sources that are sometimes already present in the MLAs' biographies. Bearcat (talk) 14:07, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How do you find the information from the archives? JaneciaTaylor (talk) 17:08, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

By going to the archives to get it. We don't have a rule that our sources always have to be web-published; we are allowed to cite print-only sources, like books or 50-year-old newspaper articles, if we can find them. Bearcat (talk) 17:25, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with what you are saying, it does have reliable sources, and we don't have a rule that our sources always have to be web-published. I’m asking what is the archive website that you got it from. JaneciaTaylor (talk) 18:50, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Second-level constituencies are deemed notable judging by previous AfDs and the contents of Category:Canadian provincial and territorial electoral districts, Category:Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament etc. Number 5 7 12:27, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:33, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

SpurguX[edit]

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No indication that this is a notable video game. A single review in the "Pelikapseli" online magazine does not count as significant coverage. Not a very active user (talk) 18:21, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete No real results popped up when I search it. Seems non notable. Bluedude588 (talk) 19:57, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:34, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

House of Haleth[edit]

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Non-notable fictional group. Has little in-universe significance, as isn't notable in the real world. Has lots of references in the article, but all are either notes or primary fictional sources. Hog Farm (talk) 18:13, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete This article is little more than a pile of rubbish. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 18:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is way to deep background to LoTR to be even remotely notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:39, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Abysmally not notable.--Jack Upland (talk) 02:21, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Tolkien trivia, fails WP:GNG/WP:NFICTION. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:23, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:17, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Some of this may be worth explaining elsewhere, but it is not significant enough for its own article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:06, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG totally. NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:19, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Options are split between "Keep" and "Merge" - I would recommend a merge discussion following this AfD. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:49, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

FK Multibanka Rīga[edit]

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Notability isn’t established because topic has not received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject WP:GNG JaneciaTaylor (talk) 17:41, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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~~Keep~~ Merge - ~~The team competed in the national cup of Latvia in it's final year which would pass the WP:FOOTYN guidelines as a team playing in it's national cup. What it does need is expanding.~~ As SportingFlyer said, they did merge with FC Jurmala in 2008 which is probably the best place to put that information as I originally thought they were two seperate teams not one team changing with the other. HawkAussie (talk) 22:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep per HawkAussie; needs improving, not deleting. Giant Snowman 10:08, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is there not a Latvian wikipedia article? Govvy (talk) 12:18, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Answer: No, unfortunately not. Ingratis (talk) 23:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for the same reason as User:HawkAussie. AfD is not a substitute for improvement.Ingratis (talk) 23:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge The club merged into FK Kauguri/PBLC Jūrmala in 2008 which in turn either became or merged into FC Jurmala. [2] Perhaps this blurb is better represented there. SportingFlyer T·C 09:52, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - good suggestion - I'd support that. Ingratis (talk) 00:57, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - Comment - Personally I would be happy with this response because after searching it up it was being linked to FC Jurmala when using soccerway so I assume that they merged with them. HawkAussie (talk) 03:25, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per HawkAussie; WP:NOTCLEANUP. Lightburst (talk) 15:41, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 18:35, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mount Kosh-Kaya[edit]

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Notability isn’t established because topic has not received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject WP:GNG JaneciaTaylor (talk) 17:27, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep "Named natural features are often notable". There seems to be enough about this mountain that a short, verified encyclopedic article can be written. The peak is also known as Mount Koshka, if that aids in research. Hog Farm (talk) 18:01, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. There are many sources in Ukrainian and Russian Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL. --Yakudza (talk) 02:31, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What are the sources so I can add them? JaneciaTaylor (talk) 21:33, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Кішка, гора Кішка | Енциклопедія Сучасної України". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
"КІШКА". leksika.com.ua. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
"ГОРА КІШКА". leksika.com.ua. Retrieved 2019-12-03.--Yakudza (talk) 01:56, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep for above reason, i.e., there are plenty of sources in the relevant languages. @Nom: it's down to you to look for them before making a nomination.Ingratis (talk) 12:06, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

although recommended, see WP:BEFORE (and editors who hang around afd wish that more/all nominators did so):), it is not compulsory for them to do so. Coolabahapple (talk) 06:21, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment, before other editors pile on the "plenty of sources, why didnt the nom look for them" route just noting that although their 1st edits were in July 2019, the nominator hasnt done many until October so are quite new ie. dont bite new editors. Coolabahapple (talk) 06:39, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't take much effort to check the interwiki links, which even if you can't read the language show that sources exist.Ingratis (talk) 11:04, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep needs to be improved, but passes WP:GEOFEAT easily. SportingFlyer T·C 07:35, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, meets WP:NGEO, a number of sources are available online showing its importance in the field of astronomy ie. "Some characteristics of astronomical climate on Mount Koshka, Simeiz" (sub needed) (assuming koshka is the same mountain?). Coolabahapple (talk) 07:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, Ukrainian WP has more info on this mountain - see here, although sources are needed. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- The Ukrainian article does give two sources, although both are in print and in Ukrainian. Ingratis (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

thanks for clarification. Coolabahapple (talk) 21:48, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep clear pass of WP:GEOLAND and WP:SNOW Lightburst (talk) 17:57, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Seems clear now. --Doncram (talk) 23:17, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, just to note that nominator has continue to improve the article, thanks:)) Coolabahapple (talk) 13:36, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Clearly passes WP:GEOLAND. NNADIGOODLUCK (Talk|Contribs) 14:23, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge to West Bengal Board of Primary Education. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:51, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Malaviya Vidyalaya[edit]

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NN grammar school. No claim of notability in the article. No independent sources with in-depth coverage for GNG. This was recently deleted via CSD G11 and then recreated. MB 17:30, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Not qualifies for speedy deletion.[edit]

The information about this government school is important for the viewers and the citations & references to the article are provided from government websites of West Bengal School Education Department. Prtktwari (talk) 03:48, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to - fails WP:GNG, neither pass WP:NCORP but can be merged to West Bengal Board of Primary Education that administers it. See WP:SCHOOLOUTCOMES --Wakowako (talk) 05:45, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge as suggested. This is neither an old nor a notable school, being only 64 years old, and having little coverage online. Bearian (talk) 15:43, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge as suggested. This is a primary school according to their website- thus out of scope, not wiki notable ClemRutter (talk) 14:31, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete.fails WP:GNG and WP:NCORP. Akhiljaxxn (talk) 15:15, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Richard J. Suarez[edit]

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Fails WP:JUDGE. Florida Third District Court of Appeal is not state-wide. ...William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 16:52, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete a local, not a statewide, judge.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:46, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - other than being an appellate judge, there's no indication of notability in my book. Please ping me if you find anything else. Bearian (talk) 15:46, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Junior de Mocinha[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG & WP:POLITICIAN, as the individual is a non-notable politician of a small town. LefcentrerightTalk (plz ping) 15:17, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Vice-mayor of a municipality with a population of 19K is not an automatic free pass over WP:NPOL, but with just one primary source and zero independent or reliable ones, the article is not referenced even remotely close to well enough to actually get him over the "major local political figures who have received significant press coverage" hump. As always, people are not automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because they have "staff" profiles on the self-published websites of their own employers. Bearcat (talk) 04:01, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, Bearcat, WP:TNT, and WP:MILL. Besides that this page is poorly written (possibly a machine translation), there's nothing notable about being a minor official in a small town. Bearian (talk) 15:48, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per nom and Bearcat. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:52, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Earth (Noon Universe)[edit]

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Topic fails to establish notability. It is currently just an unsourced collection of in-universe minutia. TTN (talk) 14:57, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom. The purging of fantasy and science-fiction fancruft continues unabated. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:55, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Article cites no secondary sources. Completely fails WP:GNG. Not a very active user (talk) 06:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It should go per failing GNG/NFICTION, but there is no Noon Universe wikia. So once this goes we effectively lose something that is not encyclopedic but useful... PS. Actually, I decided to create a NU wikia and transwiki this content myself: https://noon-universe.fandom.com/wiki/Earth PS. For the record, I transwikid all NU-related content to that site, so anyone who feels like boldly redirecting obviously non-notable content can do so with the knowledge that all content is duplicated there. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:25, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. The usual fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION, and this is on a dedicated Wikia now anyway.Kacper IV (talk) 12:17, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:37, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Into the Stars[edit]

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Fails WP:NALBUM, non-notable single whose sole claim to fame was that it was used in a minor commercial. Closer note: if this results in delete, Into the Stars (video game) should be moved here. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 14:40, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: There does not appear to be enough coverage to support independent notability, and I agree that Into the Stars (video game) should be moved over to this title. I initially thought about a possible redirect to the album article, The Lost Lolli, but that seems rather under-sourced at the moment, and I would not feel comfortable recommending a redirect to an article with uncertain notability. I would not oppose a redirect to the main artist's page though, Olivia Lufkin, but I am uncertain on how beneficial that would be for readers. Aoba47 (talk) 22:59, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:37, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Symply Tacha[edit]

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The subject of this article fails WP:GNG and WP:ENTERTAINER. A Google search of her doesn't show her being discussed in reliable secondary sources. She is only known for her participation in Big Brother Nigeria, a single event. She did not even win said event. Let me also add that the article's creator created a draft article about the subject, which was declined on 20 November 2019. Versace1608 ^{Wanna Talk?} 14:30, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Insufficientat the moment. Fails WP:BIO and WP:ENTERTAINER. scope_creep^Talk 12:00, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Accomplishments not notable. David notMD (talk) 20:41, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Echoing Versace1608 Subject of article clearly fails WP:GNG & even WP:BIO Celestina007 (talk) 01:41 03 December 2019 (UTC)
Comment - I see that the article was speedily deleted under G7 but has now been replaced by an editor moving a declined AFC draft to mainspace (without tidying up the AFC submission template). The new version doesn't link to this AFD nomination. A mess which needs tidying up. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:49, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have restored the AfD tag to the article. Perhaps an administrator with access to the deleted history of the page could let us know whether the reinstated draft is similar the article which was deleted under G7 as that could affect this AfD discussion. Regarding the draft template on the page, we can either leave it as a draft and move the article back into draftspace, or remove the AfC template and leave the article in the mainspace for the duration of this AfD. Since this was originally an article in the mainspace which was being considered for deletion, I prefer the second option - let's let the AfD continue as it would have done before the author intervened. Also, the draft was declined for not being notable enough, which is precisely the issue being discussed in this AfD; I think a consensus at AfD supersedes the opinion of one AfC reviewer so we should let it run its course. If no one objects, I will do that later today. WJ94 (talk) 11:07, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the AfC template. WJ94 (talk) 17:35, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have checked the deleted version as it was just before deletion. It uses the exact same cited sources in the exact same order. I don't think it is byte-for-byte identical, but there is not significant difference between them that i notived. If the first had been deleted by AfD, the second would be a valid G4 speedy in my view. I choose to assume good faith that this was not a knowing attempt to circumvent the deletion process, but it might as well have been. Predictably, it didn't work . AndrewNatty, the creator of the version now in mainspace, made the overwhelming majority of the edits to the deleted version, and tagged it for deletion under G7, user request. But really, this version should be kept or deleted on its own merits, without regard to the actions of th4e creator or other editors. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 20:04, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Article creator User:AndrewNatty now indef blocked as sockpuppet. David notMD (talk) 21:17, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as not meeting notability for biographies or general notability. Given the comments about the creator being a sock and similarities to prior deleted version, delete and salt. Ravensfire (talk) 16:21, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:37, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lodestone (comics)[edit]

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This article fails to establish notability. TTN (talk) 14:20, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep or Merge with Darkhawk#Enemies. --Rtkat3 (talk) 19:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge to either Darkhawk#Enemies or List of Masters of Evil members. BOZ (talk) 20:18, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual comic fancruft with nothing but primary sources. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual comic fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:18, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not enough in-depth coverage from independent reliable sources to pass WP:GNG. Redirecting to either Darkhawk#Enemies or List of Masters of Evil members#Crimson Cowl's first incarnation would also be acceptable, as they are mentioned in both those lists. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:50, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:37, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Harbinger of Apocalypse[edit]

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This fails to establish notability. TTN (talk) 14:18, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep or merge to Apocalypse (comics). BOZ (talk) 20:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual comic fancruft with nothing but primary sources. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:59, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual comic fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:18, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not enough in-depth coverage from independent reliable sources to pass WP:GNG.Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:47, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Fail WP:GNG.-Nahal^(T) 09:32, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. This should not be re-listed a third time. The only strong arguments are those of the nominator and Atlantic306. Atlantic306's argument presumes to rebut that of the nominator, both the "no evidence" and the "not a lead actress" claims. However, no further discussion on the merits took place, so therefore I deem consensus to remain un-reached. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 22:24, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reshma Pasupuleti[edit]

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No evidence of notability. She is not a lead actress or second lead actress. The Times is a gossip column between her and her cousin brother Bobby Simha. Fails WP:GNG DragoMynaa Talk 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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Delete There is a not in-depth. Perhaps WP:TOOSOON. scope_creep^Talk 12:18, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as has leading roles in two television series Sundharakandam and also En Iniya Thozhiye which ran for 578 episodes and also had a pivotal supporting role in the feature film Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran which according to the plot summary seems reasonably prominent so has claims to pass WP:NACTOR criteria 1 (only one criteria needed) which indicates there should be sources offline if not online, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 23:21, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete a non-notable actress.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:46, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. No prejudice against speedy renomination per low participation. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:18, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kaajal Pasupathi[edit]

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No evidence of notability for this supporting actress. Most references are YouTube. The Times is a gossip column feature about her adopted child. Fails WP:GNG DragoMynaa Talk 17 November 2019 (UTC)

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Keep, there is some evidence of reliable sources directly relating to the subject there. Has also appeared in many films dating back fifteen years including pivotal roles in Mouna Guru (2011), Katham Katham (2015) and Aayirathil Iruvar (2017). Enough to stay, I feel. Neutral Fan (talk) 13:16, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:52, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Blogging in Myanmar[edit]

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Not a highly discussed topic, judging from the sources, and what we have now is some material put together from articles/coverage on individuals--with a few spammy inline URLs thrown in (I might have taken them out by the time you read it). Drmies (talk) 04:26, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge The "Famous Burmese Bloggers" sentence and the lead info the government banned blog websites after the Saffron Revolution in September 2007 (plus their respective refs) should be added to Myanmar#Internet. Not finding sources to support notability for the remainder of the article. Schazjmd (talk) 16:34, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Blogging in Myanmar was in part of the Politics of Myanmar. Military government has banned Burmese blogs for promoting democracy and many bloggers have been jailed. see significant fact on articles [3], [4], [5], [6]. Idolmm (talk) 12:19, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:46, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sky International School and College[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:NORG. Störm (talk) 07:30, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Essentially, the comments refuting the nominator have been from sockpuppets (and hence struck), and one neutral comment. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:54, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Erodr[edit]

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I wrote this article. This social network has been dead for several years with no news outlets noting its passing. This app was huge in its day, make no mistake, but the lack of media coverage makes this non-notable in the Wikipedia sense. (This app's founder bailed or no-showed on me more times than I can count when I tried to write up this company in the college newspaper). Mark Schierbecker (talk) 06:11, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment Well, technically notability is not temporary - if it was sufficiently notable while in use, it remains notable now. So any arguments for deletion would have to be based on there never having been enough coverage in the first place. Do you posit that is the case? To my eyes, what's there is not particularly strong but it should do. --Elmidae(talk · contribs) 20:13, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this article ever met WP:GNG. The chosen sources – two college media, one regional booster-ish newspaper, and one national newspaper – fail to establish any national significance. Mark Schierbecker (talk) 02:19, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

**Agreed. Just because something is no longer considered "notable" now does not prevent it from having a Wikipedia article. In fact, just the opposite. Wikipedia is one of the most major ways by which future generations can learn about the past, i.e. what was TRENDY and NOTABLE back then, and so on. If we delete this article and others on the grounds that it is no longer significant enough, then we are losing history! It would be like the Great Fire of Alexandria. And I should know; history is my college major! JoeLeboe (talk) 23:35, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The fact that it is done now doesn't make it worthy to delete. Looks well enough sourced, especially with that Vox article. Bluedude588 (talk) 21:44, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

*Keep There are no longer any problems with sourcing. JohaNepomuk (talk)

Not sure what you mean. This article has not been edited since I nominated it. Mark Schierbecker (talk) 21:47, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:Bluedude588, User:JohaNepomuk. To be clear, that's probably not the Vox you are thinking of. That's a minor magazine of the University of Missouri. Mark Schierbecker (talk) 22:02, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

**So what? If it's a real magazine published by a real university, it can stay. JoeLeboe (talk) 23:32, 25 November 2019 (UTC) [reply]

Keep. To make a long story short, there are enough sources, and they are all reliable. LizzyPiez (talk) 23:45, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. This app might have been notable, but the article could use some more information and better sourcing. Two of the four references in the article are broken URLs, the app's official site appears to be defunct, the app is no longer available in the Google Play store as far as I can tell, and there have been no posts to the Erodr Facebook or Twitter pages for more than a year. If the app is defunct, when did it go defunct, and if it is still active, what evidence is there of that? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:48, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Tone 18:36, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Treggings[edit]

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No reliable sources. There are two cited refs, but the first one, archived here, is just a repost of a blog archived here. The second ref doesn't mention "treggings" at all, so its relevance is not clear or is relying on this otherwise non-notable neologism. HalJor (talk) 05:47, 24 November 2019 (UTC) HalJor (talk) 05:47, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I'm fighting hard to follow WP:IDONTLIKEIT because I really hate this with a passion. However, it looks like this term dates to 2016 and has received about as significant of coverage as could be possible for a disgusting pants portmanteau (have we not suffered enough with jeggings?). I found articles and editorials from BusinessInsider, the NY Post, Shape, and others. I'm afraid WP:NEXIST applies. I'm going to list my findings in the article's talk page in case someone has a strong enough stomach to make use of them. Skeletor3000 (talk) 07:25, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Per WP:NEXIST, This subject is annoying but notable, see the following refs: 1 2 3. FOARP (talk) 18:30, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:55, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oleg Maltsev (psychologist)[edit]

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Appears to fail WP:GNG when one considers that CESNUR is neither a reliable source nor independent of Maltsev. There are brief mentions of his degree on a government website, two reviews of a martial arts book that make brief mention of him, but that's it. (Additionally, the article was created by an editor with an apparent COI suggesting they are from CESNUR, here to engage in widespread promotion of that group's materials.) Feoffer (talk) 08:55, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy keep: The article has already been submitted twice for deletion by the same argumentation.124Sanroque (talk) 02:22, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The first nomination was rightly closed by a non-admin as intentionally disruptive after its nom was blocked for sockpuppetry. Also looks like that discussion wasn't correctly listed, at least not at first. The "second nomination" was really just a contested close by a user unfamiliar with non-admin closure.

When a COI is exposed, it makes sense to revisit these issues. I don't think this article would exist if CESNUR didn't send someone here to create it in service of promoting the subject, and I don't think there's enough to write an article without the CESNUR-published articles.

No prejudice against the subject whatsoever, I'd be quite happy to be corrected in the form of RSes with which to forge a good article. Feoffer (talk) 03:16, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that CESNUR is an authoritative source is easily any unbiased author can be check. Here are dozens of reputable sources, printed books that confirm the authority of CESNUR. But besides Cesnur magazine, the article included other sources that have been deleted. I understand that some sources were primary related to the subject of the article, so they could cause displeasure for a number of participants. But also removed a large number of independent authoritative sources.

National Geographic 1

National Geographic 2

There are still sources of authoritative magazines:

Sport Illustrated

The Ring

As for your remark that CESNUR is affiliated with Maltsev, it sounds absurd. The Maltsev's group was the subject of CESNUR research. With this logic, we can assume that a microbiologist is affiliated on bacteria.124Sanroque (talk) 02:58, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the sources, I've added some of them to the article already.

Most of the sources seem to be passing references (but still useful! thanks again!). The Sports Illustrated piece is a full review of Maltov's book Non-compromised Pendulum! (that book already has its own article, we could always merge the biographical material into that article if the powers that be decide we don't have enough to do justice to a bio).

We shall have to disagree on CESNUR; my understanding of past archives is that longstanding wikipedia precedent (far predating me) has held CESNUR is not considered a RS. A well-sourced criticism of CESNUR is that its scholars lack sufficient independence from it subjects. Feoffer (talk) 08:29, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your main point, as I understand it, is that CESNUR is not RS. This is your POV. I do not see problems with RS. I looked at the article in Ukrainian Wikipedia, there are a significant number of sources there, which were not used in the English Wikipedia. Apparently some of them are affiliated. It will take some time to select the sources that can be used and are not affiliated with CESNUR. Moreover, I think we can find other sources if we will work with Google Search.124Sanroque (talk) 10:58, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Found more additional reliable sources: Interfax(Interfax), tureligious.com.ua, allboxing, WBN, telegraf, Nächste Stufe 124Sanroque (talk) 23:16, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Feoffer Why did you delete Reliable sources? Among the remote sources is the Ring Magazine and Sports Illustrated. This is very similar to what was done with this article in the first and second nominations for deletion.124Sanroque (talk) 19:03, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I did a super-quick cleanup to remove the promotional tone / COI issues, but Ring & SI are definitely RSes. In any case, cleanups shouldn't have any effect on this deletion discussion -- my understanding is that deletion discussions are NOT about the current version of the article at all, they're about the idea of Wikipedia having an article about the given subject. Feoffer (talk) 00:03, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You removed Reliable sources for no reason at all during the discussion of deleting the article. Such removing is not consensus. You say that you removed the promotional tone/COI issues, but you left the {{COI}} template.124Sanroque (talk) 13:25, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually Ring and SI are still being used in the article, they weren't removed at all.

COI tag is just up pending deletion discussion resolution. Feoffer (talk) 02:29, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. There are a number of independent reliable sources that sufficiently describe the subject of the article [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] --Yakudza (talk) 03:29, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Lots of thoughtful discussion but consensus appears to be that this lacks the kind of sourcing which establishes notability. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:38, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lobsters (website)[edit]

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The sources are almost all primary or dependent secondary and preliminary search doesn't find evidence of strong notability. I nominate it deleted as it doesn't appear to meet the burden of WP:NORG extension of the general notability guidelines of Wikipedia. It essentially looks like another web forum. No signs of reliably published independent secondary sources of large enough circulation (outside of niche circle) in great depth. Graywalls (talk) 04:47, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep This article should not be included under the Company deletion list given that it is plainly not a company. It should be judged by the WP:WEB notability guidelines. It does not fail the advertising test, but lacks secondary sources currently.However, see the point made here about secondary sources for FOSS frameworks: Wikipedia:Notability/RFC:Notability of free open source software. Given that it is an open-source framework for running webforums, in addition to a website itself, I would argue that the points made in Wikipedia:Notability/RFC:Notability of free open source software should be considered, even though the proposal failed. I don't think that deleting this particular article would improve the quality of Wikipedia, so I would be in favor of marking the article with a Template:Primary_sources instead of deleting it. Eindiran (talk) 06:04, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

After some searching I was able to find a lot of blog and webforum mentions of Lobsters, and 2 potential secondary sources: Free Code Camp article discussing Lobsters + dev.to article discussing Lobsters. The former could be used but the latter might be self-published (I'm not sure how dev.to works) and appears to add nothing to the article anyway. I would argue, under Wikipedia:Notability/RFC:Notability of free open source software again, that technical blogs of software engineers should be considered as having better verifiability than self-published sources in general in that the code can be run. Citing self-published material with better-than-usual verifiability has precedent: see the discussion on self-published content by experts here. For examples of technical blogs mentioning Lobsters (although there are many others I found), see here and here. Eindiran (talk) 06:40, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes the website is the main hustle of a business. I don't agree that it shouldn't belong in the business, because, it is an information business, so it can be both. Is there a guideline saying otherwise? In my comparison of WP:WEBCRIT and this article, it's not a verifiability issue. It's failure to establish notability and the notability of open source software you're referencing is something else. A self published source that can be considered competent for accuracy doesn't automatically establish general notability. The lack of significant coverage in general audience ("main stream") is an indication of lack of general notability. There are things of notable within a special circle, but that's not general notability. So that's my reasoning why I nominated it. Graywalls (talk) 08:36, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My point is that there is no company called Lobsters. It is an open source project run by volunteers. It is an organization in a loose sense, but definitely not a company. I don't understand your point about "the notability of open source software [that I'm] referencing [being] something else": Lobsters is, in addition to being a website, an open source project used by a dozen other sites, with 2.4K stars on Github. This is the relevant repo. Regarding your point about notability: my understanding of the notability requirements is that an article does not need to meet the general notability guidelines if it meets the guidelines of a relevant category; eg a website can be presumed notable if it meets the requirements of either Wikipedia:Notability_(software) or the general notability guidelines. This article clearly does not meet the general notability guidelines nor the web guidelines but I think it meets the software guidelines, which is a relevant category for the reason I mentioned above. Please note the discussion in the software guidelines about the way a piece of software is distributed and the loosening of the sourcing guidelines for free and open source software. Eindiran (talk) 10:15, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clarifying. Well, since this article is about the website, I maintain that it should be deleted.We're on the same page that it doesn't meet notability as GNG or WEB. Graywalls (talk) 13:11, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Then the focus of the article can just be changed to the open source project instead of the website and add a primary sources hatnote. Initramfs (talk) 17:39, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

At that point, IMHO that'd gaming the system to do anything to get non-notable article to persist. Graywalls (talk) 19:13, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Eindiran:, after I had another look, I realized Wikipedia:Notability_(software) is only an essay rather than "software guidelines" as you said. From what I understand, if there's differing standards between essays and guidelines, the standards in guidelines trump them. Since this has a greater implication beyond this particular AfD, I will look into this further. Wikipedia_talk:Consensus/Archive_19#Difference_between_policies_and_guidelines Graywalls (talk) 09:20, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Graywalls: Sorry, I totally missed that. The essay is structured quite similarly to the actual notability guidelines pages, so I somehow overlooked that it isn't also a guidelines page. At this point, it seems like there is a growing consensus that the article should be deleted and while I would be happy to see the article continue to exist, it seems like that isn't how this is going to pan out so I won't push the issue any further. If you find out anything interesting regarding the difference between policies and guidelines wrt an AfD, I'd love to hear more. Eindiran (talk) 10:27, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would also point out that verifiability is a requisite for any content within any article on Wikipedia as in it's against policy to insert anything not verifiable. For an article to merit being on Wikipedia, it is expected that they meet the general notability guidelines. This means that verifiability doesn't imply notability. You could gather up sources to say that build 235 of 1000 limited edition luxury roadster crashed into a pond and the driver died of blunt force trauma according to medical examiners. Two local newspaper identifying the crash location and ME's expert opinion would produce reliable verification of what was said, but this is not something to create an article about. I suspect there's a misconception that verifiability by experts merits article creation. Graywalls (talk) 00:20, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I changed the article focus from the website to the open source software project, so it meets the requirements for that. Initramfs (talk) 18:00, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

comment Well, I wasn't certain if lesser notability burden is an acceptable practice on software articles, so I asked the notability project. Wikipedia_talk:Notability#Notability_standards_for_software_and_apps and the two feedbacks I have received suggests applying the WP:NORG standards. If there's compelling alternative consensus that has been reached that is actually applicable, please link. Graywalls (talk) 05:06, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I don't think this article needs to be added to organizations and companies discussions, because the article is not about an organization anymore and has never been about a company. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Initramfs (talk • contribs) 20:17, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The Github page does not mention Lobsters being a software project, it just says that it's the website's source code. While some comments about the website can be found on HackerNews for example, I could not find any comments about it as a software project. "Lobste.rs" does not mention that it is based on a software project. So while the website doesn't have any mentions in reliable secondary sources (and fails WP:WEB), the software doesn't have any mentions at all (and would fail the proposed RFC linked above). – Thjarkur (talk) 22:01, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Some history from my perspective as site owner: the site is sort of incidentally a software project. The article is correct that the site started because the creator was hellbanned from another forum in an especially frustrating, non-transparent way. So our transparency policy states "The source code to this site and its provisioning and deployment are made available under a 3-clause BSD license for viewing, auditing, forking, or contributing to." to prevent that sort of experience from happening again, and in the early documentation it's explicit the codebase is public so people can read it and understand the site, not to support other people running their own sites. I've softened that language to encourage contributors, but I still don't add features for the benefit of outside sites. I don't think the codebase meets the notability standards that Graywalls linked a few minutes ago, even the essay that wasn't accepted. pushcx (talk) 06:41, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Question There is a lot of discussion above, but as far as I can tell we have not yet found examples of significant coverage in reliable and independent sources, have we? Just forum posts and first party sites? Assuming that is a case, my !vote would be to delete.--Yaksar (let's chat) 05:54, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

that's my appraisal of the situation. The article creator acknowledged it wouldn't pass the general notability guideline or the website notability. They changed the title from "Lobster (website)" to "Lobsters (software)" after the AfD was launch and turn the article to software oriented just to try to get the notability evaluated for software criteria. Graywalls (talk) 12:40, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, site owner, maybe I can help clear up confusion. (Please remove if it's not OK for me to contribute like this, I'm not super familiar with the AfD process but from reading WP:COI I think meta talk is OK?) Lobsters is not a business or organization, there is no legal entity, we don't charge users/sites for anything, and we've resisted donations. I'm not aware of any coverage in any kind of news sources or books; we've never been contacted by journalists. There's a couple more blog posts like the two linked above, but I don't have links handy. Regarding FOSS notability, we don't have many contributors. You can see all the sister sites on our wiki, but I believe Lobste.rs is much bigger than any of them however you care to measure. Happy to answer any questions if it helps your process reach a correct decision.pushcx (talk) 21:03, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey pushcx, thanks for participating. It can be a little complicated, but essentially Wikipedia's standards for having an article hinge off how we determine notability. It's not about how legitimate a thing is (I have no doubt that everything you've said is real and true) or how big it is, but about what can be cited to reliable, independent sources that provide significant coverage. You can read more about that at WP:GNG, but that will often be stuff like news articles, books (written by people independent of the site) -- sources you might feel comfortable citing in an academic context. Primary sources, like the site itself, can be cited for information but don't help with showing notability. If you think some industry press might cover the site, that could go a long way, but remember that Wikipedia isn't designed for the purpose of getting something more publicity.--Yaksar (let's chat) 00:46, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I was trying to avoid coming out too strong there because I'm not an experienced editor and obviously I'm involved with the page subject, but you seem to assume I'm in favor of keeping the page, so: my best understanding of the notability rules is that the site/codebase don't meet them and nothing I have to offer supports keeping the page. I'm not going to get upset if you remove the page or feature it on the homepage, just figure I'd chip in what I know and offer any info that might help you run your process well because I'm a big fan of Wikipedia. pushcx (talk) 04:45, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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@Thjarkur:, @Yaksar:, could you input your vote, if you have taken a position? Graywalls (talk) 01:53, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – No mentions in reliable secondary sources. On the off-chance that there isn't a consensus for deletion, the article should be moved back to its original title as the GitHub project is even less notable. – Thjarkur (talk) 21:20, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Violates WP:PSTS, as the article doesn't contain a single non-primary source. I'm unable to find any significant coverage of the site or the software project in independent reliable sources. The purpose of Wikipedia is to document topics that are already notable, and not to generate publicity for topics that don't yet meet our notability guidelines. The applicable guideline for Lobste.rs is either the general notability guideline or the notability guideline for web content (which refers to WP:GNG in WP:WEBCRIT when the website lacks a significant award). Wikipedia:Notability (software) is an essay that has not been widely vetted by the community and has no bearing on this discussion. — Newslinger talk 07:57, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Even though there are keep !vote on the ground of "want to keep" as well as comments without a !vote but there is a relatively robust consensus that this article subject fails to satisfy the general notability guidelines or the organizations notability guidelines. Graywalls (talk) 08:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. czar 10:10, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Xiaomi Pocophone F1[edit]

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Gadget websites routinely churn out reviews for products. That's what they do. This product lacks general notability. Graywalls (talk) 04:06, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. Meets WP:GNG with significant coverage from multiple independent reliable sources. This phone is at least as significant in India as the OnePlus One was worldwide. See these articles for details: — Newslinger talk 21:39, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
1. "Xiaomi's Poco F1 phone threatens a price war" from BBC (RSP entry)
2. "Xiaomi’s new Pocophone F1 undercuts rivals with a low price and high-end processor" from The Verge (RSP entry)
3. "Finally, a cheap smartphone with true flagship power" from Engadget (RSP entry)
4. "Xiaomi Pocophone F1, hands on: A flagship-class handset that won't break the bank" from ZDNet (RSP entry)
5. "Poco F1 review: A ‘little’ phone with global aspirations" from The Economic Times
  — Newslinger talk 21:39, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Sources from Newslinger demonstrate the subject passes WP:GNG. — MarkH₂₁^talk 01:30, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. google is getting fairly good information about it, probably pass WP:GNG.-Nahal^(T) 09:30, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:55, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Chung (artist)[edit]

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GNG fail. Two claims of notability are made in the article. He's in the Anchorage Museum of Art collection, and he made a painting that got a lot of people upset and got large coverage. One collection does not meet WP:ARTIST, and the severed head of Trump painting is really BLP1E. There is also evidence of COI editing. All in all, I believe this artist might be notable in five years, but is not now. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 20:46, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No comment on Afd, but if deleted (or kept I suppose) closing admin should fix the current Thomas Chung article as it was moved to a non-standard URL when this article was made. It probably should stay where it was since Thomas Chung even still redirects there. 2005 (talk) 01:23, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Leaning Weak Delete - I'm seeing a good amount of local/Alaska coverage like this local PBS program and Anchorage Daily News, and a bunch of media freakout over the Everything painting (mostly in unreliable sources, but also e.g. AP and Artsy), but it's largely all about that one painting, with not much in depth about the person or his other work. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 21:28, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - Wide coverage of the subject is easily found and is now in the article. I worked on the article and cleaned up POV and puffery, tightened writing and added reliable sources. Media coverage goes beyond the controversial painting. It includes feature newspaper and magazine articles and a public radio feature about the subject's art. Coverage is ample and meets WP:GNG. Multiple awards and gallery showings also contribute to notability. Passes WP:NARTIST and WP:PROF. -AuthorAuthor (talk) 04:23, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

AuthorAuthor, thanks for improving the page. There is still just no way he passes WP:NARTIST and WP:PROF. Even his CV page only manages to list four short reviews. It's not that he hasn't done things, it's that the coverage is sparse. This is borderline GNG stuff, not anything higher. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 04:40, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For the sake of simplicity at AfD, could you link to the sources that we may have missed (those which are in depth, independent, and not local media)? — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 05:46, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I am not seeing enough independent sources to meet WP:NARTIST for the article as it is. Contribuine34 (talk) 01:28, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep or Move to draft - I am not sure about it meeting WP:NARTIST but I think we can keep it for some time by putting "Template:BLP sources" tag, otherwise move it to the draft. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 09:05, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was merge to New Orleans#Transportation. Merge appears to have been completed. Barkeep49 (talk) 04:54, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

United Cab[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG & WP:CORPDEPTH. Lots of local media coverage, but nothing atypical for a cab company. I found no non-local coverage. Skeletor3000 (talk) 02:48, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - After attempting to find sources in print or online, I too didn't find this to meet expectation for WP:GNG & WP:CORPDEPTH.TruthGuardians (talk) 03:26, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to New Orleans#Transportation in lieu of deletion. Here are sources that establish United Cab's significance to the city of New Orleans:

The book New Orleans For Dummies says, "United Cab (504-522-9771) is the largest and arguably most reliable taxi company in the city."
The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate says United Cabs is "the city's largest cab company".
The Advocate says United Cab is "the city's largest taxi company".
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says "the 54-year-old United [is] the city's largest fleet".

I found multiple sources that briefly discussed United Cab and did not provide significant coverage of United Cab as required by Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline. I support a merge to New Orleans#Transportation instead of deletion per WP:PRESERVE. Since United Cab has been New Orleans' largest cab company for decades, it would be due weight to mention United Cab in the city's article.

Columbus, Danae (2016-03-10). "Danae Columbus: United Cab says business down 50 percent since arrival of Uber, and now Lyft". Uptown Messenger. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Cheakalos, Christina (1993-05-23). "At New Orleans cab company, a shifting of gears - Woman joins ranks of all-male taxi drivers". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Lane, Julia Kamysz (2007). New Orleans For Dummies. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-470-06934-9. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Maldonado, Charles (2013-02-01). "Cab drivers face long wait times at city inspection station". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Adelson, Jeff (2016-02-26). "Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office says Uber's presence in New Orleans doing little to harm cab industry". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Thompson, Richard (2016-01-17). "King cake maker, cab company team up on deliveries in Uber era". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Grace, Stephanie; Russell, Gordon (2002-07-25). "Investigators Raid United Cabs Office - Fired N.O. utilities director Regan arrested as corruption sweep widens". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
Eggler, Bruce (2012-03-27). "New United Cabs president tackles New Orleans' proposed taxi regulations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.

Sources with quotes

Columbus, Danae (2016-03-10). "Danae Columbus: United Cab says business down 50 percent since arrival of Uber, and now Lyft". Uptown Messenger. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
As Uber thrives in New Orleans and Lyft prepares to begin operations here, the leadership at United Cab say they have lost half their business, and are now doubling down to reconnect with the New Orleans customers they have served for more than 75 years.
Since 1938, United has operated 365 days a year except for a month immediately after Hurricane Katrina while their radio service was down. Resourceful drivers quickly began picking up passengers as citizens returned. The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation calls United Cab New Orleans’ only “five-star taxi cab company”.
Cheakalos, Christina (1993-05-23). "At New Orleans cab company, a shifting of gears - Woman joins ranks of all-male taxi drivers". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
Ms. Asumendi is the first "female" cabdriver United Cabs Inc. has ever hired. The company employed "lady" cabdrivers during World War II, but that doesn't really count. The Rosies took to the road while the men fought the Good War. When they returned, the ladies handed over the car keys and went home.
To understand what a revolutionary act it was for United to hire women - and blacks - think of the company (as it undoubtedly thinks of itself) as an old-line Mardi Gras krewe. A private, white men's club, bound by tradition, allergic to change.
And so the 54-year-old United, the city's largest fleet, with about 420 cars and the taxi of choice for locals, was rolling right along until five years ago, when the federal government put the cooperative under a consent decree following a discrimination suit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Lane, Julia Kamysz (2007). New Orleans For Dummies. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-470-06934-9. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The book notes:
United Cab (504-522-9771) is the largest and arguably most reliable taxi company in the city. Their taxis are usually busy handling radio calls, however, so they don't wait in line with the other taxis at the airport.
Maldonado, Charles (2013-02-01). "Cab drivers face long wait times at city inspection station". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
Kazmi, president of United Cabs, the city's largest taxi company, said that because of the short hours and lack of inspectors - just two for full car inspections, he claimed - the city is able to process only a handful of the cars that come to wait at the inspection station every day. United Cabs' entire fleet of 450 cars was supposed to be inspected by the end of January. But as of Jan. 31, the tally was about 220, Kazmi told Gambit in a phone interview.
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Berni also charged that several United car owners "willfully delayed taking their vehicles to the inspection station," adding that 345 United vehicles have had new equipment installed, while just 224 have been inspected.
Adelson, Jeff (2016-02-26). "Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office says Uber's presence in New Orleans doing little to harm cab industry". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
“I don’t know how they got that number. Business is down a lot,” United Cab Co. President Syed Kazmi said.
United has seen its business fall by 40 to 50 percent, he said, and a quarter of its 437 cabs are parked, even though in past years, the peak tourist season of October to April has seen the entire fleet in operation.
Thompson, Richard (2016-01-17). "King cake maker, cab company team up on deliveries in Uber era". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
The article notes:
That got Dondis thinking. He wondered how United, the city’s largest cab provider, was getting by since New Orleans officials opened the door last year to new competition from app-based ride-hailing services like Uber.
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If it catches on, the deliveries may provide some financial lift to United’s drivers, who are feeling pinched by Uber.
After new city-imposed regulations took effect requiring cab owners to buy new equipment and in many cases new vehicles, Kazmi complains that Uber is being allowed to enter the local market and undercut taxi prices.
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Since last week, United has handled a few dozen Sucré orders. In a way, the combined efforts with Sucré are reminiscent of Drizly, a national company that launched its New Orleans service last year, delivering beer, wine and mixers to customers who place orders with a smartphone or computer.
Grace, Stephanie; Russell, Gordon (2002-07-25). "Investigators Raid United Cabs Office - Fired N.O. utilities director Regan arrested as corruption sweep widens". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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Led by New Orleans police Capt. Louis Dabdoub, who is heading Mayor Ray Nagin’s rapidly expanding corruption probe, eight detectives descended Wednesday on the Polymnia Street headquarters of United Cabs in an apparent search for evidence relating to the company’s dealings with the city’s Taxicab Bureau.
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Dabdoub said Wednesday at about 8 p.m. that police would be searching through United’s offices for at least five more hours. United is the city’s largest taxi company, a cooperative that operates one in four of the city’s 1,600 licensed cabs.
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United officials, including company President Jonas Foreman and general manager Glen Domingue, had little to say about the raid Wednesday evening.
Eggler, Bruce (2012-03-27). "New United Cabs president tackles New Orleans' proposed taxi regulations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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As the debate over proposed new taxi regulations in New Orleans moves into high gear today at a City Council committee meeting, the city's largest cab company, United Cabs Inc., will have a new voice at the table. Sheree Kerner was elected last week as United's first woman president, ousting longtime incumbent Pat Murphy by a vote of 97-87 among United owners.

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Merge & Redirect I've gone ahead and merged the existing content into the main New Orleans article, per suggestion by Cunard. I'm hesitant to expand the content with the additional sources listed for fear of giving it undue weight within the article. Skeletor3000 (talk) 17:31, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Noting also that the nominator has withdrawn their nomination and there are no other arguments for deletion or redirection. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 13:10, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Terje Dahl[edit]

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I’m somewhat on the fence about this article. On one hand, he may be notable in his home country, but his claim to fame might also be his more-famous wife. The normal criteria in NHORSERACING is wins at the Group 1 or Grade 1 level; that or having other claims to fame that meet GNG. Just winning a bunch of races usually doesn’t cut it. The only source is in Norwegian. My gut is to merge with his wife’s article, but given that Norway isn’t exactly the bright center of world horse racing, perhaps he was quite remarkable for where he lived. Montanabw^(talk) 22:42, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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At least he had an article (the source which is currently given) in a paper encyclopedia Store norske leksikon. That would also be the reason why this was created, not the wife, so keep. More sources can be found. Geschichte (talk) 11:21, 17 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep It would have been difficult for Dahl to satsify the Group 1 / Grade 1 criteria - the European pattern wasn't extended to Scandinavia until fairly recently and no G1 race has ever been run there, and I can't recall many runners from Norway or Sweden outside their home countries generally. Looking around, Dahl trained one horse who thrived in the US, now mentioned in the article, and was clearly a big fish in a small pond. Hard to find anything online to support the claim, but it does appear he was the most successful trainer in Norway's horse racing history. --Bcp67 (talk) 12:40, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Saved. Per WP:HEY, I believe enough new content has been added to clarify notability, so I shall withdraw my AfD. OK to close as keep. Montanabw^(talk) 17:39, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. I am judging consensus as "delete" per strength of arguments. There seems to be little to merge, and no clear redirect target. Independent notability for this topic has not been broached. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 22:27, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2B1 conference[edit]

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A niche conference that did lead to bigger things like One Laptop per Child and Nation.1 project. But the conference itself does not have any in-depth coverage, it is mentioned in some sources in passing, but itself fails Wikipedia:Notability (events). Could perhaps redirect to one of those two projects that spawned from it, if any of them mentions it in their history (OLPC does not, N1 does, so probably the latter). _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:55, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge to the appropriate articles. Reading the rationales set forth in the previous AfDs, there's blather about How Important This Conference Was, but even stipulating that this WAS a conference that led to bigger things, WP:NOTINHERITED and WP:N still exist, and the benchmark as to whether an article can be sustained isn't WP:ITSIMPORTANT but the significant coverage that has not been discovered in the eleven years the article's existed. Anything pertinent about this conference can be summarized in a sentence or two in the other articles. Ravenswing 18:06, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge or delete: Eleven years after the first AfD, the article hasn't changed except for a couple of wikilinks. I cannot find any additional sources with substantial coverage, meaning that this fails even the most basic notability criteria. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:40, 25 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment': Can people be very specific about where they are merging and can they please say redirect if they intend not to copy any content from source to target. (should be saved with rcat R with history). If the redirect requires a couple of original sentences on the target to avoid WP:SURPRISE with a copied reference thats okay. And check the target article's quality will not be compromised. Thanks.Djm-leighpark (talk) 12:11, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. Nation.1 seems like a better redirect since it mentions the topic, unlike the other article (OLPC). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete What exactly would we be merging? This article is basically a stub and I don't see some great amount of material we'd suddenly send to Nation.1. And Nation.1 is qualitatively different that I am not sure we're doing our readers any favors in redirecting this there. Like if you're curious about this confrence Nation.1 is unhelpful unlike if you're curious about a song and we redirect to the artist is helpful. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 04:08, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was no consensus. I suspect a number of participants in the debate will be unhappy about this result, but essentially the community is completely divided on things like WP:FOOTYN and a long-term solution would be to start an RfC to revise the notability guidelines. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:57, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Stanley Page[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. With only one match, a cup match, to his name, it's an assumption there won't be coverage in 1930s newspapers either. Geschichte (talk) 09:44, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep: passes WP:FOOTYN played in a competitive match between two professional teams.--Add92 (talk) 12:47, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP:FOOTYN is superceded by WP:GNG. Geschichte (talk) 18:31, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep this 1930s player meets WP:NATH. This means that notability is assumed, and it isn't necessary to waste everyone's time with various comments about not meeting GNG - which only introduces WP:BIAS, given to the poor extent of the Internet 90 years ago. Nfitz (talk) 19:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Quite the contrary. Internet or not, a player who never played a game of football in any league can not be "assumed" to be the subject of a written piece by anyone at any time in human history. PS. I promise this is my last comment in this discussion per WP:BLUDGEON. Geschichte (talk) 11:34, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - comprehensively fails GNG, far more important than one appearance in a minor cup. Giant Snowman 10:08, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Passes WP:NFOOTY. We can't just "assume" that he fails WP:GNG because he only played in one game. Have you actually tried to search newspapers of the era? Have you done a comprehensive search, keeping in mind many of them are not available online? Or are you just making an "assumption" that none exist? Smartyllama (talk) 19:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I am with GS on this, I don't see how WP:GNG is passed. Probably a tough one to look for sources. Govvy (talk) 12:15, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per GS and Govvy. NFOOTY is a presumption, not an assumption, and that presumption is very weak when a player only meets NFOOTY by playing for a short time (like one game). I don't think it's up to !voters to prove that GNG is absent; I think it's up to !voters to show that GNG is met. Absent that showing–and absent any potential-GNG sources that we know of so far–it doesn't meet WP:SPORTBASIC and should be deleted. We can't write an article based on a presumption; and stat-permastubs are of no encyclopedic value. Also, it's just bloody obvious that a player who played in one pro game isn't very, very unlikely to be notable. – Levivich 22:19, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. WP:ATHLETE says “... the subjects of standalone articles should meet the General Notability Guideline.”; now all of us have searched for significant coverage of Stanley Page and found none so it’s safe to presume that there is none. For my part, as well as the usual google searches, I searched the British Newspaper Archive and could not find any significant coverage of the man. According to a report in the Nottingham Journal, it was a weakened Mansfield Town side that took part in the match against Chesterfield, which perhaps goes some way towards explaining the 8-1 scoreline, Page’s involvement and his disappearance from the football records thereafter. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 12:42, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes NFOOTY. I reject the assumption that no sourcing exists. Lepricavark (talk) 13:35, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I have looked through the Gale Primary Sources website and put his name between 1933-1938 to see if I get any results. The result was 30 stories about a Stanley Page. How many of those were about the football player, Stanley Page? Zero as there are mentions of an Stanley Page playing bowls in Dover but not football as most of the other references had Stanley and Page seperate. So the player fails WP:GNG. HawkAussie (talk) 03:43, 9 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. Tone 18:39, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Andriy Bilyi[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO and WP:SIGCOV. No coverage. Commercial director in brewery. Ref's don't mention him. scope_creep^Talk 09:41, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - even if this were not so horribly written, nothing he's done, on its face, is more than run of the mill. Bearian (talk) 15:53, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Being an author of the article I cannot agree with such an unambiguous view. Andriy Bilyi holds a CEO position at the company Electric Marathon International. Consequently, he is the one who is directly involved in organizing an international Electric Marathon. The marathon is significantly covered in media. Perhaps, the article could fit "People notable for only one event" criteria if not basic criteria. As well, Andriy Bilyi is a promoter and creator of Ukrainian electric vehicles. There is also a lot of information about those vehicles. Generally, I tried to restructure the article and added new information as well as new secondary sources too. As for the claim "Commercial director in brewery. Ref's don't mention him." – it was mentioned about him and his brother as brewery owners in the following article "Ukrainian Beer Group's enterprises put on sale" ^[1]. Unfortunately, I have no found other information about Andriy's earlier life stages in English. Thus it can be only supported by the primary source (his website). Probably it would be better to delete that information but not the whole article? NewPolyarchy (talk) 12:48, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Editor is a SPA promoting both the CEO and the company. The ceo isn't the marathon nor the company, notability is not inherited. scope_creep^Talk 22:59, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. czar 10:08, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Karin Dubsky[edit]

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Non notable environmental activist. Failed by election candidate SleepyGary (talk) 08:47, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Oppose nomination, one of Ireland’s best-known environmental activists. As clearly evidenced by the activities outline in the article. Bye-election outcome irrelevant. The article needs work - there is an odd style and order, and referencing could be better - but I could find a thousand more valid targets for AfD without much effort, and I am, at minimum, puzzled by this hardly-explained nomination.SeoR (talk) 10:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - the subject, further checked since initial comment (formatting moved from Oppose opening to Keep !vote), remains clearly notable. This nomination, by a new account which has done no other editing, is not explained, including with any reference to policies. I will commit to some article improvement tonight / tomorrow.SeoR (talk) 11:17, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The subject is literally one of the first photos that appears in Google's one-box for the search environmentalist Ireland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slackr (talk • contribs) 13:05, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and improve - Subject of this article is notable under WP:GNG. The nominating OP has made three edits on WP, their first being the deletion nom, the other two related to the nom. It seems they did not do a WP:BEFORE. Netherzone (talk) 14:30, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This seems like a drive-by nomination by an inexperienced editor with just 3 edits. Dubsky is, in fact, a well known Irish environmentalist for several years and the fact she was not elected is not a good enough reason to delete. Well sourced short article verifies notability. ww2censor (talk) 17:45, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Late to the party again, but a solid keep. scope_creep^Talk 11:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:SleepyGary, Next time please to the WP:BEFORE dude. There is huge coverage in the Times, Observer, BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian, years before her political career started. scope_creep^Talk 09:14, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I see plenty of good sources that name her in the headline or lead. Bearian (talk) 15:55, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Discussion has swung strongly in favour of keeping given more recent events. Sam Walton (talk) 13:35, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019 Hyderabad gang rape[edit]

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WP:TOOEARLY to make article on the person. Person is social media sensation in India at this moment. This article had even contained the name of alleged rapists, however, I removed it under WP:BLPCRIME.

Wikipedia is not news. Article can be created if protests or something like that will be continued after a week. Till then, this is case of news and sensation and this person has no lasting effects.

Also, article is written from non-neutral POV and gives too much sympathy to rape victim and chasing headlines. Like, murder plot has not been proved yet and this article directly gives judgement that this happened and that in murder section. No judgement has been given in this case, so, judgement section is also reluctant. There is section called significance of case which is directly chasing headlines and gives no encyclopaedic POV or content. Not much details about this person is available in public and nothing major had happened yet which can be called as encyclopaedic. It even uses quotations from OpIndia, Gulte and Dreshare. Article can be created later if event passes GNG, currently it is POV fork and just recentism.

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@Harshil169: I got that, may be its too early. But, even if the article got deleted for now can be recovered after a week?--Unknown3599 (talk) 07:31, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Unknown3599: IMHO, this article is not useful at all and if it is created then it should be from scratch. You should not take name of alleged rapists without any convictions. You can see WP:REFUND for content.-- Harshil ^{want to talk?} 07:37, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Harshil169: Even its WP:TOOEARLY to create this article, as per WP:NOTABILITY this article can contain her bio-data and rape/murder incident under Current Events since it is from reliable secondary sources.--Unknown3599 (talk) 07:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Harshil169: Agreed its bit too early to add confessed culprits to the article, but since most of the article's data is from reliable sources which cannot be altered unlike the judgement. As per WP:N data related to her birth, recorded incident & protests can still be on the article. And I'll try to make the article WP:POV.--IM3847 (talk) 07:57, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

IM3847, not really all data is from RS. OpIndia, Gulte and Dreshare fails WP:NEWSORG from long mile and its long standing consensus in Indian wiki community. Harshil ^{want to talk?} 08:07, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Harshil169 I've made a few changes, now all the data on the article is supported by a reliable source.--IM3847 (talk) 08:25, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

IM3847, I agree with changes. Article is somewhat neutral but still lacks notability and WP:LASTINGeffect. After this rape, nothing major, except few protests and dp changing, happened. This page must be moved to 2019 Hyderabad rape, if this remains so. See page on Kathua rape case, death penalty for child rapist was introduced, thus, it was notable. For Nirbhaya, police introduced helpline on her name and many things. This is not case here. Hope it clarifies. Harshil ^{want to talk?} 08:42, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete NOTNEWS.~~ ∯WBG^converse 08:16, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep With today's extrajudicial encounter/murder, this saga has gone way south and is receiving huge levels of coverage in MSM. With thanks to DBX for the ping. ∯WBG^converse 13:44, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and Rename to 2019 Hyderabad gang rape as the event and not the subject is notable. This is one of the notable crime cases in India with widespread national and international coverage (2012 Delhi gang rape was also an example of such case). BBC, Gulfnews CNN and La replublica and many other international media outlets have covered the incident. The aftermath section includes attempts of politicizing the event, changes made in the security of the area, suspensions of the cops and many more to come.--DBig Xrayᗙ 08:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
DBigXray, Nirbhaya is notable because key laws were being added after her rape which is not case here. There’s no WP:Lasting effect of this event and if there is then we can have it later. This is regular news, after a week, I doubt if there’ll any coverage on this. Harshil ^{want to talk?} 09:07, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The incident came to light just 2 days back. It is too early to claim that it does not pass WP:LASTING but based on the items I listed above, it seems good enough for me to predict that this event will pass it. For Now the WP:GNG is met and claims of LASTING will need some time to be pondered upon. This AfD at this time is a waste of everyone's time. you should have waited a month or so to AfD it if LASTING was your claim. User:Harshil169 It will be a good learning experience for you if you could go through similar cases for example Category:Rape in the United States, to understand what kind of coverage is acceptable for crime/murder and rape articles.--DBig Xrayᗙ 11:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DBigXray I’ve claim of WP:TOOEARLY even. Read first line. It should be draftified. — Harshil ^{want to talk?} 11:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:Harshil169 If you have nominated this to be draftified, you must say so in the first line of your nomination (preferably in first few words).You have not even said it anywhere in the nom, the default expectation is DELETE if u are nominating for Articles_for_deletion ( AfD where D stands for Delete and not Draftify.) You must do it right now by updating the nom statement. --DBig Xrayᗙ 12:39, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DBigXray, I mean to say that if you say that time is remaining to check LASTING then it should be draftified in mean time. Harshil ^{want to talk?} 12:50, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:Harshil169, first, speak clearly, do you want this article deleted or draftified. they are different. Don't confuse between the 2 outcomes. you are asking me to read the first line ? well the first line does not say that you have nominated this to be draftified. I am asking you to add that in your first line. Secondly, there is no rule that requires us to wait for few weeks/months for current events. Articles are created on their perceived notability and WP:GNG --DBig Xrayᗙ 12:59, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DBigXray, My concern is simple.

1. This is simple not notable and news, thus, should be deleted.

2. But if this is notable, according to you, then also this must be moved to draft section because it is case of too early and nothing major like LASTING effect happened yet.

Hope it clarifies, Harshil ^{want to talk?} 15:20, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it clarified that you want this deleted. Twice above you said draftified, which caused the ambiguity. 2. Yes it is notable and deserves its seperate article. IMHO it is ripe enough to remain on the mainspace. I understand that you disagree with me. I would leave this at that. --DBig Xrayᗙ 15:27, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify per WP:TOOSOON. We should revisit this once it becomes clear whether there is any lasting impact. This looks awfully WP:NOTNEWS right now, and analogous to "missing white woman syndrome". Guy (help!) 11:36, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Guy, I would request you to read this article by Gulfnews.^[2] After knowing the facts of the case and the tremendous reaction right from the leader of opposition of Indian Parliament to international publications, I believe you may change your stand. --DBig Xrayᗙ 13:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Ukrainian Beer Group's enterprises put on sale". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
^ "Priyanka Reddy case: Rage all around as grisly details emerge, people want accused to be hanged". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

DBigXray, still too soon. Events cause anger. Do they provoke change or lasting coverage? That's why we have WP:NOTNEWS. Guy (help!) 13:40, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Guy, Hope you have read the entire coverage of the case on Gulfnews by scrolling down and not just the top article. Indeed, I strongly believe in WP:NOTNEWS and we cannot possibly have an article on every rape and murder. But we have to look for notable cases. If a case recieves a disproportionate amount of coverage, it often tilts the balance in its favour. I am sure you are aware of 2012 Delhi gang rape. That case did had a lasting coverage and provoked many changes. This case is just 2 days old and we will have to make an informed guess on the applicability of Lasting. If you still disagree then we can agree to disagree and leave it at that. regards. --DBig Xrayᗙ 13:48, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DBigXray, if you look at my !vote, it is draftfiy per TOOSOON - which is fully consistent with everything you say above. I have friends in both Hyderabad and Bengaluru and have visited both (we have offices in both). I am reasonably well aware of the situation here. I will confess I don't fully comprehend the social position of a Reddy, I find the details of the caste system difficult to navigate with confidence, but my understanding is that this was a young attractive middle class girl, hence the reference to missing white woman syndrome. My instinct is to wait. Guy (help!) 14:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The reference is quite appropriate, in that upper-caste and economically affluent rape-victims (as is the case over here) get fairly disproportionate coverage in national media. ∯WBG^converse 17:12, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note I went ahead and renamed the article and the AfD to 2019 Hyderabad gang rape, mainly due to the WP:BLPNAME concerns on the privacy of the victim and her family, also it is against the Indian laws to name a rape victim. Moreover in my opinion the case is notable not the subject. The discussion on the case can continue. --DBig Xrayᗙ 14:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per name change. And per sourcing.BabbaQ (talk) 16:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wikipedia is not news. Just because an event is atrocious does not mean it is encyclopedic.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Guy and John Pack Lambert, I have updated the #Aftermath section with more updates and subsections on 4.1 Second corpse, 4.2 Protests, 4.3 Clash with protestors, 4.4 Discussion in Parliament, 4.5 Legal Improvements, that clearly show this is a case with far reaching consequences.--DBig Xrayᗙ 19:49, 1 December 2019 (UTC) updated by 13:00, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This is in the process of developing and getting wide attention similar to the 2012 Delhi gang rape and I agree Wikipedia is not a news source. Abishe (talk) 02:18, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep As per name change.—IM3847 (talk) 02:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, at least for the time being as it meets WP:GNG, but whether it will have lasting impact remains to be seen. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the article is now well updated and well sourced as it meets the notability criteria. Abishe (talk) 08:36, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, the article is well written and is a useful souce for people who don't know anything about the crime. Gravestep (talk) 12:56, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep— Hammad (Talk!) 13:35, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify. It's just too early to know whether this is actually more than just a horrific crime that is making headlines now. --valereee (talk) 13:48, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep- Obviously an article of good notability. Cant see any proper reason to delete it. Need good editing which can be done. But obviously not worthy to deleteEdward Zigma (talk) 16:19, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Cwmhiraeth. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:38, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify Too early. I would generally say delete per TOOSOON, but there is slow-moving additions that suggest it could become a more encyclopedic article. Kingsif (talk) 16:40, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- I don't agree that this is in any way akin to the missing white woman syndrome. There is a bit of a class issue, and also a bit of a Hindu–Muslim issue, but most importantly it is a women's freedom issue. In the middle class families in India it is now taken for granted that women have equal rights, and the women are giving themselves the freedom to move about freely unaccompanied. This runs against the traditional norms. All the women and their families protesting have a sense of "this could have happened to us". So this case is symbolic of the social transformations happening, and the tensions caused by it. There may be no new laws as a result of it (plenty were passed after the 2012 Delhi gang rape), but certainly better law enforcement will be demanded. A couple more sources to read: Guardian, The New York Times. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 13:06, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - It has been over one week since the incident happened. Various media houses are still covering the ~~news~~ event. I don't know what users are refering to as "lasting impact" but I sure do now think that over one week of continuous national media coverage is a lot in today's world; is enough. Easily meets other criteria too. DTM (talk) 06:26, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This must not be deleted as it is on a wide spread rape incident just like 2012 Delhi gang rape. It's also crossed the national borders and all the independent medias across the world published articles on this topic. Kitaab Ka Kida (talk)
Keep - there has been plenty of significant coverage in major news sources over the past week. Bearian (talk) 15:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify Firstly, this is a TOOEARLY article, but there is a very good coverage on national and few well known international channels. The article is well cited with a good number of well known reliable sources. Considering one previous article, my suggestion is to drafity this and bring into the mainspace after the judgement is out. Nivas10798 (talk) 17:22, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nivas10798, TooEarly doesnt make sense here now. The incident happened on 27th. It has been nearly 10 days. Also there are other articles Kathua rape case and Unnao rape case where the articles were in the mainspace before the judgement was out. Why should the judgement make a difference? DTM (talk) 05:50, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@DiplomatTesterMan: To be precise, the incident happened 8 days ago. This article has very good citations and there are more chances for this article to have a high encyclopedic value. I suggested to draftify this article because, this article should not be deleted and judgement can actually support the article from not getting deleted from the mainspace. Hope this clarifies. Nivas10798 (talk) 15:36, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

So you are using draftify as a safety valve rather than accepting that the article meets basic requirements? DTM (talk) 03:19, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Bearian. Those who cite Missing White woman syndrome are missing the point since the incident has regardless already reverberated in government and legislative corridors. StonyBrook (talk) 20:02, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, StonyBrook. The story is still in the news as of today, so it has ongoing coverage. Bearian (talk) 15:14, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment As per recent data, police have encountered the accused this morning.—IM3847 (talk) 03:08, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated the article with the same. DTM (talk) 03:13, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The subject without any doubt complies to notability criteria, more so considering the police shot dead the suspects, that has resulted in the subject being notably mentioned, days after the incident, in multiple, independent, reliable sources, adds to the notability. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 04:59, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Now the case is reaching a turning point as the accused people have been shot killed by police officers. Needs to be updated with the fulfilling of WP:NPOV. Abishe (talk) 10:02, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep thanks to the police's assassination of the suspects, it's maintaining a global lead. ——SN 54129 12:52, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed now it has become a Human rights violation issue as well. courtesy pinging folks voting delete, if they would like to change their !vote due to Recent updates on the case. [[User:Winged Blades of Godric Guy John Pack Lambert --valereee Nivas10798. --DBig Xrayᗙ 12:58, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Tooearly perhaps, but we have it now. It's a clear pass for GNG, as it's all over my news, even on the other side of the world. There is also rather more to it than most, as the alleged perpetrators have now been killed. Andy Dingley (talk) 13:23, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Kanan Minami. RL0919 (talk) 07:55, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Shinju no Kusari[edit]

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Article is unsourced and fails WP:GNG and WP:NBOOK. No official English translation and no adaptations. lullabying (talk) 06:07, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Kanan Minami. There's no secondary sources at all for the manga series and a search using the JA title only brings up places to purchase it. Redirecting to the mangaka's page makes the most sense, though I wouldn't be opposed to a simple deletion. Lord Roem ~ (talk) 23:19, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: I'm okay with redirect or delete too. I don't think it deserves its own article especially when it's unsourced and not notable. lullabying (talk) 02:27, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Concur with redirect -2pou (talk) 21:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 06:55, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Vorondil[edit]

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Yet another minor figure from a Tolkien appendix. Fails GNG. Tolkien wrote of a lot of notable stuff, but a lot of his characters aren't. Hog Farm (talk) 04:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nominator.--Jack Upland (talk) 05:40, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Redirect to Stewards of Gondor, where he is mentioned in the genealogy tree with the other stewards. Does not appear to have any independent notability. -- SamCordes^talk 06:31, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Changed recommendation to Delete per discussion in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pelendur -- SamCordes^talk 18:54, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Extremely minor character that does not pass the WP:GNG. Searching for sources only brings up a few hits that only repeat the same one or two sentences worth of in-universe information about him. Rorshacma (talk) 07:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete I cite my argument from another discussion. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 07:49, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete that this article has existed for 15 years is a sad commentary on Wikipedia.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:47, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:00, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:14, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was redirect to Tseung Kwan O New Town. RL0919 (talk) 07:56, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Tseung Kwan O South[edit]

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The area just southern portion of Tseung Kwan O New Town, not another administrative area. The wiki article is unsourced, and per WP:overlap the content can be placed in the wiki article Tseung Kwan O New Town. It definitely violate WP:OR too as there is no legal definition of "southern part of Tseung Kwan O". Also, if the article want to talk about political voting entity , it probably already covered by sub articles of Sai Kung District Council Matthew hk (talk) 04:59, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy redirect Not a distinct entity, you could have redirected it yourself. Reywas92^Talk 19:20, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Reywas. Nova Crystallis (Talk) 07:42, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 07:04, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mardil Voronwë[edit]

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One of a series of articles taken mostly from the appendix to LOTR. Not notable in Middle-earth and not notable on earth. WP:BEFORE brings up a bunch of fan sites. Hog Farm (talk) 04:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom.--Jack Upland (talk) 05:41, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Redirect to Stewards of Gondor, where they are mentioned in the genealogy tree with other stewards. They are not independently notable, but could be a valid search term. -- SamCordes^talk 06:39, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete I cite my argument from another discussion. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 07:49, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete when someonething needs to be sourced to the appendix of a book it is not notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:42, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:00, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:15, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 04:40, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Malbeth the Seer[edit]

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This is another non-character. He may have passing reference in the Lord of the Rings, but it may not even by name. Even this article is mainly a coat rack about the implecations of his prophcy, we learn almost nothing of Malbeth himself. There is nothing near the secondary, indepdent sourcing we would need to justify this article. John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:27, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Not-notable. I've been working on List of Middle-earth characters fleshing out descriptions and afding or prodding non-notable figures. You beat me to this one. Hog Farm (talk) 04:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom.--Jack Upland (talk) 05:43, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete I can only find a few brief mentions of this character in a few journal articles. There appears to be no other coverage of this character. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 14:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:59, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:15, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) Ifnord (talk) 15:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Loyola High School, Patna[edit]

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Per WP:NSCHOOL, an article's notability must meet WP:ORG or WP:GNG. The subject fails both, references are all primary or not covering the subject. PROD tag removed because it is a secondary school - but the mere fact it exists isn't sufficient to meet the notability criteria. Ifnord (talk) 03:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep A prominent senior secondary school that has classes right from Kindergarten till 12. The School is regularly covered in the independent reliable media in the Hindi language. Sources are mostly offline, and yet there are enough online sources in English that suggests a pass of WP:GNG.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]--DBig Xrayᗙ 07:52, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The required references have now been given- this seems to be another case of an AfD being made before sufficient effort to research had been done! ClemRutter (talk) 10:46, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Red House of Loyola High School shines in sports meet | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Time for parents to stand in queues for admissions in Patna | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Golden jubilee celebrations of Loyola end on a colourful note | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ "Loyola joins app bandwagon". www.telegraphindia.com.
^ "U-12 district basketball championship: Loyola boys knock out Millennium school". Hindustan Times. July 25, 2019.
^ "लोयाेला हाई स्कूल ने टॉपर्स को किया सम्मानित". Dainik Bhaskar. May 10, 2019.

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The result was delete. Sandstein 08:57, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Maeglin[edit]

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Non-notable Tolkien character. While Tolkien's works have a lot of notable figures in them, this elf is not one of them. No real coverage of this figure. Hog Farm (talk) 03:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete contrary to what has seemed to be implied by some, almost none of the characters in the Simirilion are notable enough to merit seperate articles.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete — not notable.--Jack Upland (talk) 05:44, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Maeglin is yet another obscure character who is not discussed by any usable literature. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 14:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect and merge a little to List of Middle-earth characters. He plays a significant role in The Silmarillion. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:01, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:59, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect and selective merge of verifiable content to List of Middle-earth characters. I found a modest amount of coverage in two books [13][14]. It is not enough coverage to reach notability, but it is enough to warrant a redirect of a plausible search term. --{{u|Mark viking}} {Talk} 23:53, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The usual Tolkien fancruft with nothing but primary sources. Fails GNG/NFICTION.Kacper IV (talk) 12:15, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was speedy delete per nominator. — RHaworth (talk · contribs) 21:05, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lana Rhoades[edit]

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Both previous nomination established that Rhoades does not meet WIKI:GNG or WIKI:PORNBIO. --NL19931993 (talk) 03:40, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete a non-notable pornographic performer.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:28, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment this shouldn't even need a nomination, "Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion" applies. Zaathras (talk) 04:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to List of Penthouse Pets just like the first time. It should be fully protected as a precaution. ミラ P 20:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. czar 08:29, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

B is for Build[edit]

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I can't find any reliable, in-depth, independent treatment of this YouTube channel. On the face of it, insufficiently notable. Elmidae (talk · contribs) 03:19, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment (copied from editor talk page --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 17:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)) I'm still trying to get my head around Wikipedia, I hope I'm doing this right. I'll see if I can make the article more relevant to a wider audience. I put it up as the channel is quite well known in the car community and similar to pages like this: Mighty Car Mods. Thanks for your help. Thijsvr (talk) 05:40, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Thijsv: What is lacking here is a sufficient number of independent, in-depth, reliable sources that discuss the subject. News or magazine articles (presumably online), or articles on reputable blogs, are what can be used to show that the channel has received a crucial amount of outside attention; which is what we require to determine its notability, in the Wikipedia sense. See WP:GNG for the lowdown on that. I'm not seeing such sources in the article, and I was unable to find them in a search either. - Mighty Car Mods, in my opinion, is not the best role model; that's pretty skimpy sourcing as well, but at least there are some unconnected outlets that have written about it (even if it's little more than blurbs...) --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 17:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete As per nom, the subject does not meet WP:GNG. Jmertel23 (talk) 22:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was keep due to sufficient coverage of her as an activist. RL0919 (talk) 04:36, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ginger Banks[edit]

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Does not meet WP:GNG. --NL19931993 (talk) 02:22, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - meets GNG per sources in the article. Morbidthoughts (talk) 02:37, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There is not enough actual coverage of her to pass GNG.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:49, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The threshold is significant coverage, not "enough actual coverage": "Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention, but it does not need to be the main topic of the source material." This is met by articles like [16][17][18]. Morbidthoughts (talk) 08:02, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - meets GNG and coverage is sufficient. --John B123 (talk) 10:16, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Political activities tip over the line. Hyperbolick (talk) 15:27, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Real sources...BBC, Daily Beast, etc.. exist for this woman, covering her activism. It meets the notability guideline. Zaathras (talk) 21:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete. RL0919 (talk) 04:27, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Spit for Athena[edit]

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No apparent notability. Mentions of performances make up the most substantial coverage I could find. No claim to notability in the article. Skeletor3000 (talk) 01:06, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Could not establish notability and fails WP:BAND. -- SamCordes^talk 06:47, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Looking over the references and the website (including the dead link which is archived), it looks like the band had some promise about 15 years ago, but never went anywhere before eventually splitting up (based on the current form of their website) Their later stuff was published by their own record label (I myself have record label in my recording studio, consisting of a stack of inkjet printable CDs and a $50 inkjet printer which has a CD printer insert). No references which look to pass WP:BAND Samboy (talk) 08:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was No consensus, but begin a rename discussion. A closure statement will be posted on the talk page. ~~Please excuse that the close is 15 minutes early.~~ Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 17:36, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Small amendment as I did misread the timestamps. Note also that another admin was also planning to close this discussion; their statement is on the talk page underneath mine. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 18:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Media bias against Bernie Sanders[edit]

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Article engages in significant speculation and scope and caliber of sources (WP:N, WP:RS). Rather soapbox-y as well per Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. Inclusion justifies inclusion of "Media bias against (other candidate)" articles (i.e. Yang/Tulsi/Kamala/etc.), Trump in 2016, etc.. You can find people rankled up about lack of coverage for any candidate for elected office anywhere, it's not notable that some of them have mediums being used as sources here. Buggie111 (talk) 16:48, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edit to amend: Can also possibly be merged into the relevant "Polls and news coverage" sections of Bernie Sanders (2016/2020). Buggie111 (talk) 16:56, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do not delete. – While some of the emphasis on this article point out statistics that many presidential candidates could complain about (namely, the statistics table demonstrating percent mentions on the news), there are several noteworthy points made. 1: That certain employees of news corporations were allegedly fired over coverage of the campaign. 2: The DNC leaks emails, which relate to problematic relationships between a state party and the media. 3: The term 'Bernie Blackout' was simply an informal name given to a phenomenon whose veracity is backed by many academics like Chomsky and even certain media outlet correspondents. Some of the wording should be changed, and the statistics comparing mentions of Sanders to mentions of Trump should be removed, as those statistics are not unique to this campaign. This article should be kept and slightly amended, as it pertains to Wikipedia's goal to provide factual information and events that users should be able to read about and contribute to. Oal23 (talk) 14:47, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Oal23 (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
Do not delete. Citing Wiki policy: Reasons not to delete Articles on topics you wish didn't exist for personal belief reasons – Wikipedia contains information on all topics, not just those which any person or group agrees with — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:387:1:803:0:0:0:3E (talk) 20:35, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that 2600:387:1:803:0:0:0:3E (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
Delete - This article gives undue weight to the belief that there is a media bias against Bernie Sanders. This topic is adequately discussed in Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage and Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage 2. Miadtkt (talk) 17:21, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Miadtkt (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Edit to add: Per WP:SPINOFF, "Article splits are permissible only if written from a neutral point of view and must not be an attempt to evade the consensus process at another article. On the other hand, having a separate article on a controversial incident may give undue weight to that incident." The POV of this article is questionable to say the least, and regardless, the existence of this article gives undue weight to a minor aspect of one candidate's campaign. Miadtkt (talk) 18:22, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Miadtkt (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Keep. I would have to see some evidence that this really opens the door to "media bias" articles about every Democratic candidate. The examples for Bernie Sanders are much more widespread considering all the records he has broken for supporter size, number of volunteers and approval ratings. Many of the sources we cite consider anti-Bernie bias to be emblematic of the situation facing Yang and Tulsi anyway. The article currently has a few borderline claims. But after we remove them, it will still be much longer than what we normally relegate to a subsection. Connor Behan (talk) 17:52, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The article may be a candidate for deletion under some guideline not yet mentioned, but I think that the links mentioned (Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage and Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage 2) are good starting points, but really lacking compared with the page being proposed for deletion. While the article has soap-boxy elements, I'm in favor of trimming and improvement rather than deletion. I think the amount of relevant and documented content makes it too expansive to be merged into any existing section of an existing relevant page that I'm aware of. I'm not clear on what Buggie111's means with: "it's not notable that some of them have mediums being used as sources here" Slapbox (talk) 18:00, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Slapbox (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

That was in reference to the soapboxy vibe of the article. Given the, uh, open-natured aspect of "alternative media" sources from such sites are less likely to be fair, reliable sources and more someone venting that their preferred candidate isn't getting fair treatment. There's a case for a fair discussion of the subject after removing said sources and their associated content, but by that point I think it'll be small enough to just place in either an article about the candidate or about the campaign. Buggie111 (talk) 18:24, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I struggle to see any reason to delete this article. The subsection Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage 2 mentioned above fails to mention any hostile media coverage in 2019. Perhaps the article could be rewritten/edited. Rvoskoboynikov (talk) 18:33, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Rvoskoboynikov (talk • contribs) is blocked for having used sockpuppets in this debate. — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Rvoskoboynikov (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
Delete - Left wing media and social media thinks that mainstream media doesn't give their candidate enough credit. This isn't newsworthy. Every mainstream candidate could engage in the same conspiratorial thinking with respect to left or right wing media attention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.75.15.48 (talk) 19:34, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that 173.75.15.48 (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

It is newsworthy if the news is talking about it, which they are. This article fits all five criteria listed by Wikipedia:Notability. And yes, candidates could engage in, and do engage in it. However, the media has reported substantially on this topic. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 22:35, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bringing one's personal political bias (in this case against the left) doesn't really assist in an argument against keeping an article about political bias. There is some objectivity to the view that corporate media is shorting particular campaigns that don't fit into establishment viewpoints. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 14:36, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Delete - Ignoring all other problems that this article has, this article clearly violates WP:NPOV to the point where it is probably better to TNT instead of trimming this article to what would likely be a stub otherwise. Hell, even the title of the article isn't written in a neutral point of view. This article seems far more suitable to be one or two sentences in the subsections mentioned above than a full article riddled with POV problems. — Chevvin 19:41, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Read Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky. The liberal media bias against Sanders is absolutely blatant. Nineledarmoc (talk) 19:43, 1 December 2019 (UTC) — Nineledarmoc (talk • contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of Rvoskoboynikov (talk • contribs). [reply]
Delete - Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion. Wikipedia is not a blog (this reads like a Medium post by an aggrieved campaign surrogate). Wikipedia also certainly shouldn't be a place to validate (or attempt to validate) conspiracy theories espoused by a political campaign (directly or indirectly). "Bernie Blackout" as a term is one created by the campaign itself, as acknowledged in the lede. The Media bias against Bernie Sanders § 2020 primary campaign section seems to serve no purpose whatsoever, other than to: complain about journalists or commentators saying mean things about Bernie Sanders (this happens to all political candidates); suggest that MSNBC or other media outlets were purposefully nefarious because a graphic they displayed on-screen for seconds wasn't perfectly presented (this paragraph in particular is difficult to follow, and I'm not sure of the actual "bias" being described here); suggest that a reliable source by Wikipedia's standards (the Washington Post) is inherently biased against Bernie Sanders because Bernie Sanders criticizes Jeff Bezos (again, conspiratorial); and, lastly, serve as a soapbox for campaign surrogates like David Sirota with an entire paragraph seemingly dedicated to his Twitter feed or his "Bern Notice" newsletter. I fail to see the purpose of the article. Do we need to create articles like this for all other candidates, including tables showing exactly how many times they're mentioned on cable television in comparison to Donald Trump or other political candidates? I think most here would say no. Why don't we have a Media bias against Donald Trump article? Do we need one? Again, I think most here would say no. And I strongly disagree with other suggestions that any of the content in this article be included in Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage for the same reasons I believe this article should be swiftly deleted. Quac (talk) 19:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~Your entire comment "reads like a soapbox" yet you're smearing the entire article the same way. Pure projection. Nineledarmoc (talk) 20:45, 1 December 2019 (UTC)~~ — Nineledarmoc (talk • contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of Rvoskoboynikov (talk • contribs). [reply]

If you don't mind, could you explain why you think this argument is a "smear" towards the article? I read it as a solid case against the article, albeit with a bit of WP:AON near the end. — Chevvin 21:29, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No, articles like this for other candidates aren't absent because only Sanders supporters feel strongly enough to make charts assessing his positive and negative mentions. Charts like this for multiple candidates have been made and they show that the Sanders coverage is the least favourable. That's what makes this not a conspiracy theory — data acquired by journalists. And as for your Trump comparison, we already have an article in this vein. It's quite plausible that it would've been given the title "media bias against Donald Trump" had he lost the election. Connor Behan (talk) 21:34, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. It is clearly not conspiratorial in nature at all. As a matter of fact, only one journalist accused it as being a conspiracy. All of the others agreed that some form of bias exists but for different reasons that what Sanders or his campaign say. Also, the fact that we have an article about Trump derangement syndrome makes it shockingly obvious that this article is not nearly as controversial of a topic. Maybe it needs a different title, but the topic stands on its own for notability and verifiability. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 22:10, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

While I'm not arguing it's nefarious or malicious, as someone who caught that segment live, it was grossly misleading. This isn't a matter of a graphic being wrong for a moment, but a graphic used as a center-piece of several minutes of discussion being grossly misleading. All that had to be done was to properly describe the data that was being shown on that segment, but they neglected to mention that the data was filtered by some specific criteria. Had this been a simple matter of a passing image being wrong, I would not take issue with your characterization, but even this singular example substantially more wide-ranging than that. Slapbox (talk) 23:37, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Once again deletionism run rampant and completely ignoring all the important principles of the Wikipedia project such as WP:PAPER and WP:SOFIXIT. Destroying is always easier than creating, and Wikipedia is the epitome of the former. Deletion is the lazy way out -- not the academic way out. Anywhere else there is POV, the solution is to SOFIXIT. For some reason the solution here is never to SOFIXIT. People will spend plenty of time coming up with justifications for removal of content rather than spend time coming up with improvements to it. It's not encyclopedic, it's the opposite. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 20:43, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep If the reason to delete the article is that its existence justifies the existence of other articles, why not just create those other articles? If similar well-sourced claims exist with the other campaigns, it seems that either those pages SHOULD exist, or there should be an article which covers electoral candidates. Lalichi (talk) 21:14, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would just like to comment and say that there have been more problems with the article than just the (lack of) existence of other articles, namely NPOV concerns. Additionally, arguments based entirely around WP:AON, as yours is, are typically weaker compared to others. — Chevvin 21:27, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The article clearly documents the issues that have been widely reported by media sources. Wether or not the issue is legitimate or not, it fits well into the criteria for notability. The article documents the commentary made by both mainstream and “not-so-mainstream” sources. The article may violate NPOV in some instances, but this is due to the nature of the content discussed and can be adjusted with a few edits to make it appear more neutral. The reality is that there is no consensus on wether or not there is legitimate bias in the media against Bernie Sanders; however, it is very clear that it is discussed by the media and very few detractors have stated that it is not real. Only one commentator that I am aware of called it a conspiracy. Most other reports contend that there is some evidence of bias and that includes several studies that are cited in the article. As a matter of fact, some of the critics have agreed that there is a bias but attempt to give explanations as to why—hence the section about criticism and response to the accusations. The very fact that the media is talking about it indicates it notability. I would argue that we could just an article title name change and some various structural and wording changes. But a deletion is unwarranted and quite frankly, bias in its attempt to censor information that some Wikipedia editors find unsavory to their liking.

Additionally, in response to claims of article uniqueness, I would argue that we could potential have other articles such as bias against Yang or Trump; however, they would need to fit the criteria of notability. In Trumps case, there have actually been a great deal of studies that have found the media to be explicitly bias against him. One of the studies cited in this article even discusses it. As for Yang or Tulsi. So little media attention has been given that it renders it not notable.

I can tell you that when writing the article, the number of sources about the bias concerning Sanders was overwhelming. I tried my best to give a decent picture of what secondary sources were saying about the matter. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 21:32, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Azcolvin429, are you the same person who posted this article to multiple pro-Bernie Reddit sites? (Redacted) Because if so I would strongly warn you against violating WP:MEATPUPPET, and dissuade canvassing/meatpuppetry attempts by other accounts in all 3 threads you posted - as in my (non-admin) opinion keeping links up is indirect meatpuppetry. Buggie111 (talk) 22:39, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Those posts were made in good faith to encourage contributions in the article development. The dates clearly indicated posting long before any AfD was initiated. There is no meat-puppetry. Your accusations are unwarranted as you can explicitly see an open invitation to edit the article both before posting to the mainspace and after. Later comments from others came after the AfD. In addition, an anti-Sanders Reddit that links (here) was absolutely canvassing to encourage support for the AfD nom. As for the other posts, I will gladly delete them if needed. Though one has been locked by moderators already. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 23:00, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Great, well then please continue to explicitly dissuade any such canvassing and meatpuppet actions in those links by others, if you intend to keep any up. Buggie111 (talk) 23:04, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 23:06, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

OK, this seems rather problematic. I will not link to the reddit account in question (assuming it was redacted above), but there appear to be at least two or three still-active posts on pro-Sanders subreddit(s), including one showing the article author as a contributor to the Bernie Sanders campaign. These pages are quite active, so this could certainly be impacting the discussion here. To say that the meat-puppetry accusations are unwarranted is rather disingenuous absent any further action. Should these posts not be removed, or can an admin chime in here? Quac (talk) 23:32, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The main issue I have with essentially the entire basis of this article, and your reasoning provided to justify its existence, relates to the notability question. More specifically, even with your explanation here, I believe there's a significant WP:NRV (via WP:SOAPBOX and WP:NOTOPINION) issue. When you say that "the very fact that the media is talking about it indicates [its] notability," we need to take a look again at the secondary sources used to establish this perceived pattern of bias. Which media is talking about it? This is an important question per the entirety of WP:N.

After another quick read through, I note the sources used to established the supposed "media bias against Bernie Sanders" as follows: Washington Free Beacon (WP:QUESTIONABLE), Washington Examiner (WP:PARTISAN), Media Matters for America (WP:BIASED), HuffPost (this is contributor content, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources § HuffPost contributors), FAIR ("biased or opinionated" see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources), Jacobin (WP:BIASED) and so on. Where the source is biased it is not always attributed, but is it "newsworthy" to the point of notability when all secondary sources supporting the premise of a media bias against Bernie Sanders are apparently biased in favor of Bernie Sanders, and generally unreliable at that? Quite a bit comes from MintPress News, a news website which seems quite controversial. So if the article is called "Media bias against Bernie Sanders," and the sources used to demonstrate a media bias against Bernie Sanders are inherently unreliable per Wikipedia standards, does this not lead to the WP:NRV / WP:SOAPBOX / WP:NOTOPINION issues?

Most commentators here have already acknowledged significant NPOV issues as well, and even if that is addressed and/or biased segments are pared down, there's still the unaddressed issue that this doesn't meet notability guidelines. To summarize, with the existing issues per WP:N, WP:RS and WP:NRV (and perhaps WP:POVFORK, unfortunately), I still believe this article should be deleted, primarily due to notability issues. Quac (talk) 23:16, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sources do not have to be neutral according to WP:BIASEDSOURCES. Additionally, there are plenty of so-called non-bias sources to support the same claims. Also, you make accusations that the particular sources are bias, but you have no foundation to stand on. This is conjecture. You may consider sources to be biased or questionable, but someone else may interpret them differently. The discussion here is not about what sources are biased or not bias. We can easily sift through the sources and remove bias ones if they are supported by so-called non-bias sources. However, I tried my best to do that when writing. I attempted to use sources that were only talked about in multiple places by multiple news outlets. Nevertheless, the article is definitely newsworthy and notable. Policy bombarding is not a useful technique either when you could simply work towards improving the article.Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 23:34, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is a discussion regarding the proposed article deletion, which generally includes discussion of Wikipedia policy, does it not? I'm trying to contribute to the discussion, not bombard anything, although as discussed above you have essentially bombarded the discussion through meatpuppetry. If you aren't interested in the policy, then I assume you're not interested in the merits of the discussion, anyway, and would rather engage in bad faith tactics here.

My "accusations" regarding biased sources were mostly pulled from WP:RSPSOURCES, as noted. And yes, sources do not have to be neutral, but when the entire basis of the article is mostly derived from those which aren't, this leads to other issues. Quac (talk) 23:58, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May I ask which sources would convince you that this phenomenon is notable? CNN reporting that NBC is biased and NBC reporting that CNN is biased? So far, we have the next best thing which is people who used to work for MSNBC alleging that they were under pressure to minimize the Sanders campaign. Biased sources are reliable in certain contexts. And one of those contexts is the one visible now — sources with different types of left-wing or right-wing biases all converging to the same opinion, making it much less likely to be WP:FRINGE. Connor Behan (talk) 00:50, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~Unfortunately, some people from Enough_Sanders_Spam found your article and reported it for deletion. Typical liberal cowards. Nineledarmoc (talk) 21:38, 1 December 2019 (UTC)~~ — Nineledarmoc (talk • contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of Rvoskoboynikov (talk • contribs). — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Rvoskoboynikov (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

Keep There is an established history for this topic – spanning from 2015, meeting descriptions in pre-existing literature (Chomsky, Konst, etc.) and conforming to rudimentary logic (US media is for-profit and owned by conglomerates that stand to lose substantial profit if a left-wing candidate like Sanders is elected). The same is happening to leftist Jeremy Corbyn in the UK, where half of the top newspapers are owned by 2 billionaires, and their coverage is adversarial towards him. For conglomerate-owned media to cover Sanders fairly would be financially unwise for them – and their entire business model is based on profit (rather than e.g. state media, like the BBC). Media bias against candidates like Sanders is more than maybe / maybe-not speculation – it is to be expected. With Sanders likely being the most prominent leftist in the US – and the US's place in the world – this, if anything, meets the WP:N criteria.

Given that this topic is critical of leading US media, it seems unreasonable to demand under the guise of WP:RS that the 'reliable sources' targeted by this criticism impartially discuss their own bias. Thus, the definition of RS here should be extended (within reason) to include sources outside of corporate-owned media.

Concerns with WP:NPOV of the author should be addressed with constructive editing, as the author collecting an allegedly lopsided selection of information here is still in keeping with WP:BOLD and does not invalidate the authenticity of the collected information itself. That this article should be deleted because there may be a lot to add or amend (due to this article's length) constitutes catch-22 type reasoning, as had the article been shorter, it could've been criticized as an stub that doesn't merit its own article. There needs to be a possible avenue for adding new content as per BOLD, even if it is disagreed with by some. Selvydra (talk) 21:40, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I would also add that I would strongly recommend an interested editor to find information and sources that respond to the accusations of bias to give the article a more balanced perspective. The criticism section was my attempt—thought to be honest, I was hard-pressed to find refutations. Almost all the sources gave some credence to the bias, including the sources that responded to the accusations by Sanders, his campaign, or his supporters. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 22:19, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Although some may take issue with the idea there's any bias against Sanders, it seems clear to me that there is

Merge to Media coverage of Bernie Sanders or similar - The coverage of Bernie Sanders, and the criticism and analysis of it, is a clearly notable and verifiable phenomenon. The name definitely needs to change per WP:POVNAMING and more balance should be added to this article. It seems like a lot of the arguments in favor of deleting this are either WP:SURMOUNTABLE with regards to NPOV, or WP:OTHERSTUFFDOESNTEXIST. If the media coverage of other candidates is a notable enough topic that it justifies a separate article, there's nothing stopping anyone from creating those. Zrowny (talk) 22:26, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I could get behind support of a merge with a broader article like the one you linked. This might be a good compromise of an obviously notable subject. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 22:54, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with this in principle, but the Media coverage of Bernie Sanders article referenced in this and other comments appears to have been deleted or renamed. Can anyone confirm what happened to that article? Barefootmatt (talk) 05:31, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Barefootmatt, as far as I can tell, there is not, and has never been, an article at that name. It's just a suggestion about how to rename this article more neutrally if it is to be kept. Ionmars10 (talk) 21:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:POVFORK of Bernie Sanders § Polls and news coverage and per WP:SOAP. The article, starting with the title, is so far from WP:NPOV as to be unsalvageable.Adoring nanny (talk)

Would you provide some examples that indicate the article is unsalvageable? The article consistently mentions instances where respondents disagree or interpret the accusations. Also, if you'd like, you are welcome to cite sources that refute the accusations. There is criticism section that does this. It is short, but that is due to the fact that I was unable to find many criticisms from the media. What I did find was a lot of articles agreeing that some for of bias or misreporting exists but is explained by alternative causes. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 22:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The title is the first clue. Then in the very first paragraph, I see at least four further problems, one of which I will name -- the fact that paragraph closes with a discussion of what the Sanders campaign says. "Unsalvageable" is a conclusion that comes, not from one individual issue, but from the accumulation of all of them.Adoring nanny (talk) 23:05, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't find your argument that the title and referencing the claims of the campaign make the issue "unsalvagable" to be persuasive. I know you mentioned having other issues, but I assume you mentioned the ones that you see as the worst. I definitely don't think that you've made a case justifying removal. Slapbox (talk) 23:42, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: I want to reiterate everything Zrowny said. The article meets WP:GNG, and comments for delete are essentially WP:Idontlikeit, and just renaming the article to Media coverage of Bernie Sanders would solve the WP:POVNAMING issue. This would mean, however, restructuring the article a tad, because the current article is centered around this idea of a percieved bias. Emass100 (talk) 23:11, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article may meet GNG, but as it stands a majority of the article is written in a non-neutral point of view and would require a complete rework of the article, if the article is not TNTed. To push aside all arguments as WP:ILIKEIT is very disingenuous and ignores all concerns about neutrality posed. — Chevvin 00:14, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. There is discussion here including legitimate concerns -- it's certainly disingenuous to lump that all together as WP:IDONTLIKEIT considering the points raised regarding WP:R and, following, WP:SOAPBOX, etc. We can "pass" GNG but we still have issues with WP:NOT. Quac (talk) 01:15, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Given the controversial nature of the subject, the authors seem to have made a valiant effort to cite a plethora of data and analysis. They succeeded: Most paragraphs outlining instances of bias against sanders are devoid of any spin, and sticks to the facts. All reals concerned about neutrality should be addressed by editing the article, but painting the whole article as written in a non-neutral way is incorrect.Emass100 (talk) 01:04, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A rename to Media coverage of Bernie Sanders would miss the point that the article is addressing specifically the widespread conclusion that there is an anti-Sanders bias. If a rename were necessary, a better choice would be Alleged media bias against Bernie Sanders. I don’t think that’s necessary, however. We have articles on Loch Ness Monster and Popish Plot with no "alleged" in the title. As long as the article reports the theory and the opposition to the theory, with a fair presentation of the facts relied on by each side, it’s NPOV. JamesMLane t c 02:50, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the article, as it clearly meets WP:GNG. I would oppose re-naming the article, per the suggestion of Zrowny and Emass100; the scope of article is a specific phenomenon of bias against Sanders (which, per article, has been widely noted in reliable secondary sources), rather than media coverage of him generally. Morgan695 (talk) 23:26, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The phenomenon is objectively verifiable. Sorry I don't know any WP:buzzwords. Mbstone (talk) 00:20, 2 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Mbstone (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

Keep - There has been plenty of articles, as well as much discussion from the Sanders campaign and its supporters themselves, about lack of media coverage. Might should be written to be more neutral, but definitely a noteworthy topic. Zellfire999 (talk) 00:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - How much proof is needed? It's actually happening, it's notable and it's important enough for a page. This site is noe routinely amazingly silly. AllThatJazz2012 (talk) 00:46, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or Merge- Bernie Sanders is one of the most well known canaduates of the democratic primaries, and any bias can be laughed off considering that negative articles get posted about every single candidate. Anything that gets posted about Sanders gets 10X the signal boost on social media compared to Biden or Butti or literally anybody else. There have been positive pieces written about Bernie Sanders EVERY SINGLE DAY. Either make the tone of the article abide to WP:NPOV or delete it. Swordman97 ^{talk to me} 01:15, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Extensive RS coverage, often as the primary subject. As for concerns that this would open up the door for other similar articles, so what? If bias against another candidate has received as much RS coverage as it has for Sanders, then let that article be made. Phediuk (talk) 01:57, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. May need some work with NPOV, but it is clearly notable. Most of the issues mentioned by those in favor of deletion are WP:SURMOUNTABLE, and thus not a valid reason for deletion. InverseHypercube (talk) 02:15, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep — valid topic for an article, particularly going into an election year.--Jack Upland (talk) 02:26, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Media coverage of Bernie Sanders or Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders (and significantly rewrite) or delete - I'm not actually convinced this needs its own article, but then again, considering that there's a Ted Cruz–Zodiac Killer meme page, I guess I can't object too strongly... But in any case, this article needs a serious rewrite. It's clearly very soapboxy and often reads like a personal blog post, not an encyclopedia. Even without getting into the merits of the claims, it has huge stylistic issues. Just a couple of random examples of egregiously bad writing and proofreading: Shane Ryan from Paste Magazine opined that, like in 2016 with Washington Post's 16 negative posts about Bernie in 16 hours report by FAIR, the 48 hours of Sanders declaration to run, the Post published four negative articles about him, two of which were by the same author. ... MSNBC analyst Mimi Rocah proclaimed that Bernie Sanders, "made her skin crawl" suggesting to viewers that he was not a pro-women candidate.[13][29] This directly contrasted the data from Pew that showed that Sanders polls highest among women.[30][31] Katie Halper in FAIR documented a number of cases where the media was utilizing selective poll reporting, distortions of graphics, as well as outright lying.[32] ... The data was taken from an open secrets report[33] that made it clear that the report focused only on large donations.[34 I mean, really? Does any of that sound encyclopedic? I agree entirely with Quac's comment above that "this reads like a Medium post by an aggrieved campaign surrogate" (up until the final "criticism" section, which is still not very well constructed, either). Even if this page is salvageable, I'm not sure how much value it adds that isn't already in the two "polls and news coverage" sections (for 2016 and 2020) of the main Bernie Sanders article. Those sections are pretty well-written, well-sourced, and balanced, and should be used as the primary basis for expansion into a "Media coverage of Bernie Sanders" article. On the other hand, this page goes into excessive detail about individual incidents and uses a plethora of dubious sources that Wikipedia should not be citing uncritically. And even some of the good sources, like the Harvard Shorenstein study, are quite selectively used, while entirely omitting good sources from the main Bernie page (like the Yglesias and John Sides pieces) that cut against the POV of this page. Avial Cloffprunker (talk) 02:27, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally: I agree completely with the observations of original research and synthesis in Surachit's comment below. Those seriously need to be addressed if we're keeping this article in any form. Avial Cloffprunker (talk) 02:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, article meets GNG as the subject has received significant, independent coverage as demonstrated by: The Hill, Politico, Vox, Jacobin, The Independent, and Fox News.

However, I will point out that in its current state, the article has major concerns. Large sections of text are sourced to a MintPress News article, a source which has been determined to be unreliable by consensus. There are also problems with original research, such as the entire subsection on DNC email leaks (synthesis, as there's no cited relation between the email leaks and media bias against Sanders), and this section (which accuses CNN of contradicting themselves by citing two separate CNN articles). I believe all of these problems, as well as any NPOV issues, are fixable, though. Surachit (talk) 02:39, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Wikipedia reports facts, including facts about significant opinions. The citations in the article show that this thesis is held widely enough to be notable. Opposition to it is also notable and must be reported in the article, as indeed it is. If some people see bias in that the side they agree with isn't presented as well as they think it could be, they can add properly cited material. JamesMLane t c 02:56, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- "Facts". Like the assumed premise? --Calton | Talk 03:52, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - The article reports both sides. It doesn't assume anything. It is a demonstrable fact that the accusation of bias is a belief widely held and reported on. JamesMLane t c 06:06, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. You have GOT to be kidding me. This is the POV Coatrack to end all POV Coatracks, a message that assumes its conclusions before piling on. You might just as well post a "This message paid for by the Bernie for President campaign" at the top. Let Jacobin or The Intercept run this themselves. --Calton | Talk 03:52, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May I direct you to Trump derangement syndrome. POV allegations in this discussion have, so far, been excessively based on individual's disagreement with the existence of the media bias. Whether or not the bias exists, discussion of the bias does. And it is well documented by the mainstream media. I suggest you actually read some of the sources cited in the text. Further, according to the NPOV policy, there are 5 major factors needing considered:

Avoid stating opinions as facts.
Avoid stating seriously contested assertions as facts.
Avoid stating facts as opinions.
Prefer nonjudgmental language.
Indicate the relative prominence of opposing views.

There is, to my knowledge, nowhere in the article that states opinions as facts. It plainly states what journalists say. That's it. Additionally, there is no undue weight as the article contains a section about opposition as well as media responses to the accusations of bias. The only POV violation that could possibly be found would be wording issues that may need to be edited or rewritten to sound more neutral. Controversial political topics are increasingly difficult to word without offending someone's sense of neutrality or objectivity. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 18:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge. With Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign and Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, similarly to the way Media Coverage is a separate section on Andrew Yang 2020 presidential campaign and on Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign articles. TXephy (talk) 04:25, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Such a merger would immediately be followed by a chorus of "undue weight" and demands to eliminate a great deal of properly sourced information. This is an excellent case for WP:SS: Keep this separate article, while leaving a summary in the parent article. If accusations of bias concerning Gabbard or Yang or anyone else become similarly significant, so that the presentation of the relevant facts (pro and con) threatens to swamp the main article about the campaign, then the same treatment will be appropriate. JamesMLane t c 06:06, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Wikipedia's mission statement notes, "Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by acting as an encyclopedia, a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge." This article complies with that stated goal, while deletion of this article is antithetical to it. I agree that the article could use some editing, but that is the case with all newly created Wikipedia pages. While I value the work of volunteers protect Wikipedia from self-interest abuse, such censorship is in direct contradiction to Wikipedia's role as a "a radically collaborative, truly open website, that actually produces content that the general public might want to read," as noted by Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger. Wikigratia (talk) 04:57, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I just ran across this and thought it was interesting. I started reading after looking at this deletion nomination. I honestly don't see the NPOV claims here. Cause so far it is just basically laying out exactly what the sources are saying. Just making a point, then citing it. Pretty straight-forward, exactly like the article topic suggests. There is enough material and sources here to justify a standalone article because apparently it is a measurable thing. Moving forward, it may be a historical topic as well. Just like the 1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection. Overall, I see this article has justified notability and existence as well as being factual and neutral as best as it can be.--WillC 08:43, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Delete - So I'm avowed Sanderista, but I'm a bit gob smacked at the existence of this page. I could list a lot of the WP:NPOV, WP:SOAPBOX and WP:ESSAY issues with this page, but I think the best rationale for deletion is a simple WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS arguement (or in this case, other stuff doesn't exist). How many other Media bias against X pages are there? NickCT (talk) 15:29, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Something I haven't seen proponents of delete or merge explain yet is this: How is an editor meant to ever contribute an article that is (allegedly; see Trump derangement syndrome) the first one of its kind? Are they expected to create similar articles for other such notable people and post them simultaneously to justify the existence of the category? If not, then is Sanders not sufficiently noteworthy a politician to meet the criteria of a first?

And, regarding WP:NPOV concerns – if the body of content available on the topic doesn't have a 50/50 for-and-against distribution (as was indicated by the author on this page), is an editor to artificially create one in the article? Selvydra (talk) 23:19, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Selvydra: - re "first one of its kind" - So you're saying we should start writing Media bias against X articles? You realize that could potentially be thousands of articles? Everyone is going to want to write about why the media is unfair to their candidate. It would change WP from an encyclopedia into a forum for political shenanigans. NickCT (talk) 12:18, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@NickCT: – If there's a large enough body of discussion to write an article about it that isn't a stub, then why not? You'll probably find that, for most other US contenders, there isn't, and thus no-one has written one. Selvydra (talk) 17:24, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Selvydra: - "You'll probably find that, for most other US contenders" - Probably not. I guarantee you, for every Dem Primary contender someone has written something about how the media is biased against that person. NickCT (talk) 18:25, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And forget just the Dem Primary contenders. "Media is biased" articles have been written about every politician in US History. Forget politicians, how about celebrities? Or any other random topic. We could have millions of "Media bias against X" articles. You want to open that pandora's box? NickCT (talk) 18:29, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Of course. Wikipedia does not (practically speaking) hold a finite amount of space wherein you'd have to start arbitrating which categories of articles do and do not get to exist. That should be determined by whether there is enough content on the subject to write an article about it. For instance, "Media bias vs. Hickenlooper" is a valid article to explore, but you'd probably be able to count the number of existing sources with one hand. Contrast that to this article. I will point to what SharabSalam replied to you re: WP:Other. As for your reply to them ("WP:Other is not the only argument here") – other arguments such as WP:NPOV and WP:SOAP have had valid counter-arguments presented to them by many on this page. Selvydra (talk) 23:09, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The "infinite space for infinite nonsense"argument, huh? Last respite of the inclusion-ists. Look..... at some point you've got to have an opinion about what content simply isn't encyclopedic.

You seem to accept there's a WP:SOAP argument here (whether or not there are counter arguments). That in combination with WP:OTHER should be making you reconsider. NickCT (talk) 00:16, 6 December 2019 (UTC)'[reply]

Arguments can be made on most anything, but whether they are valid is another question. My opinion on the inclusion threshold is informed chiefly by WP:N. Other parameters will move that threshold up or down, but when you can write an article with 50+ citations -- even if some are called into question -- on the topic, the answer should be clear.

On a more common-sense level: This is a topic that US mainstream media is discouraged from covering impartially, as it stands to hurt them. The existence of media bias vs. Sanders follows rudimentary logic: the media in question is private, for-profit and owned by big corporations whose financial interests run counter to his politics. They have a responsibility to their shareholders, and prioritizing impartiality over profit would be harmful to that. Thus, there is a direct incentive to be as biased against candidates like Sanders as they can be while still retaining plausible deniability.

WP:Other is not a policy, but if you desire to use it as a criterion, it is nonetheless "met" given that Trump derangement syndrome exists. And an article will appear increasingly like WP:Soap to a reader who, on a personal level, disagrees with the content of the article. A climate skeptic will think that an article on anthropogenic climate change is a soapbox for alarmists. A proponent of herbal remedies will consider an article on the efficacy of conventional medicine a soapbox for the pharmaceutical industry. And on it goes. In each of these cases, they can claim WP:Soap and WP:NPOV on the basis that the article has more content in opposition to than in favor of their ideology, whereas that coverage distribution is merely a consequence of the distribution of existing work on the subject. Given the obvious premise of big-corporation-owned media being biased against a leftist who has made breaking up big corporations part of their agenda -- the existence of this bias and its quantification in tallies (published by sources outside of this media, rather obviously) by default has more merit than the simple opinion of someone standing atop a soapbox. Selvydra (talk) 19:00, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep but the current title is biased, so it should definitely be moved to Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders. Whether or not there is actually a media bias, there have been allegations from credible sources, and so I believe they should be documented. -- Earl Andrew - talk 16:05, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I could get on board with a retitling to Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders. That would be more neutral and still indicate that it is a notable topic owrthy of documentation—whether or not it is true. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 19:06, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. The recent broadcasting of the idea that there is media bias against Bernie Sanders is the result of a coordinated marketing push by the Bernie Sanders campaign and its media outlets, such as Common Dreams and Jacobinmag. The article absurdly cites Bernie Sanders campaign hacks as reliable sources. Do we want a Wikipedia article for every marketing campaign that each Democratic candidate comes up with? Or only for one particular candidate? — goethean 16:36, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But how is one supposed to write about the bias of mainstream media without using alternative media as sources? One can't expect sources to be virtuous enough as to impartially discuss their own bias – and thus, placing a requirement of mainstream media sourcing on this topic to me seems tantamount to saying that the impartiality of said media is not allowed to be questioned as long as it itself doesn't admit to it. What's more, mainstream media *has* been cited in this article, but people still take issue with the presence of alternative media. That doesn't seem like a good recipe for balanced discussion on the topic. Selvydra (talk) 23:19, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't a "co-ordinated marketing push" by any campaign or its "media outlets", this information has been around since the last election stemming from Wikileaks emails, personal admissions of MSM higher-ups (specifically Donna Brazile) and swaths of online and personal anecdotes corroborated by groups of people. This also occurred with Donald Trump, and has now notably become an issue for both Andrew Yang and Tulsi Gabbard. This article is an analysis of the media bias, far removed from a marketing campaign that you claim. If you can handle the other Wikileaks releases pertaining to Edward Snowden and the NSA, Chelsea Manning's military documents and the Panama Papers, I don't see why the leaked DNC emails are any different. The information speaks for itself, and backs up the article past reasonable doubt through to legitimacy. Letmejustcorrectthatforyou (talk) 08:25, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

goethean, the moment you called individuals representing the campaign hacks, you lost credibility for your support for deletion. That is not a valid response regarding this issue. Obviously the subject matter is credible enough to be covered by a variety of sources as listed in the article itself.Will C 12:13, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'll tell you who has lost credibility here—it's the editor who positively gushed over an article filled with POV and WP:RS violations. — goethean 15:56, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Something which you failed to actually prove goethean. Because majority of the sources are CNN, Yahoo, WP, NYT, Hill, etc. If there are POV of issues, point them out exactly like a peer review either here or on the talk page. Allow editors to solve the issue. If the naming is a problem, create a naming issue. Otherwise, you are showing a desire to just kill the article rather than actually improve it beyond the problems.Will C 18:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Something which you failed to actually prove goethean.

Wrong. I removed sections of the article that were poorly sourced. But they were intact in the version which you blithely found to be hunky-dory. I support deletion of the article. It is a POV violation. It is the product of a campaign by Sanders to obtain more friendly media coverage. It looks like they have succeeded—at least at Wikipedia, which seems to be perfectly amenable to the Sanders campaign using Wikipedia as a vehicle to promote Bernie Sanders. — goethean 20:47, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yet again, I don't think this should be immediately shut down as a "product" by someone somewhere in the Sanders campaign, because it's not actually true. Yes, members of pro-Bernie groups have been made aware of this article on reddit, but that only goes so far as to implicate canvassing on the part of some Wikipedia users here. I don't see an inside job here, that is just an unbacked claim. You support its deletion, fine, POV issues are certainly an issue with this page. Calling it a Sanders campaign product however? Very debatable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Letmejustcorrectthatforyou (talk • contribs) 21:36, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Goethean you didn't do anything but remove stuff you didn't agree with. Sections cited by CNN, WP, Independent, etc. Then change things to fit a narrative you wanted, like titling In These Times as a left-wing magazine to make it sound more fringe which isn't NPOV. In These Times is a progressive magazine which most of the Democratic Party likes to suggest it. If we went by that, MSNBC would be called a left-wing news agency. Meanwhile, you've positioned this as a marketing campaign when it was discussed by agencies outside of the campaign long before this article even existed. Even it the idea of bias was a campaign, it has grown large enough that is it an actual thing that is pointed out by news agencies. Every comment you make shows you don't have a neutral view on this subject to begin with and shouldn't be editing this article. That you believe none of it is even true and thus can't be objective.Will C 21:49, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You are lying. I removed material which was sourced to the mysterious and disreputable anonymous crypto-blog MintPress News. If I were you, I would be ashamed to have praised a version of the article that contained material sourced to a fake news site. — goethean 22:24, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mighty strong accusations there. What about removing a WP citation here? [en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Media_bias_against_Bernie_Sanders&diff=prev&oldid=928981284 Removing CNN here], which was actually a valid paragraph to show contradiction in media reports that could have been re-written to pass any policy issues. I'd argue the reliability of this source Removing Independent and Pew citations here. So you've removed reliable citations covering information that could remain in the article. Yet removed everything it says and connected to it all for issues behind 2 or 3 sources. Using terms like fake news is a stretch. Again showing you can't be objective with your statements and your viewpoints. You obviously have a biased against the article and anything discussing this topic as "fake news". Again, you shouldn't be editing this article.Will C 07:32, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Every single one of my edits follow Wikipedia policy. There were WP:SYNTH violations all over the article. Look again at the article on which you lavished praise. It has about ten citations to MINTPRESS NEWS, a completely bullshit source. The only reason that you are defending this bullshit is because you want to further Bernie Sander's Presidential Campaign. Stop lying, stop dissembling, stop defecting. Stop engaging in partisan politics. Be honest for two seconds. — goethean

What about that part regarding self published sources where it is based on the author and not on the actual website? You removed Medium sources which are selfpublished but fall under the expert clause that dictates they are acceptable if one can prove the author is an expert in their field. Guess you forgot about that. Examine WP:SYNNOT before pointing at SYNTH because the issue is you just deleted whole sourced sections that had a point. A valid contradict of CNN pointing at the campaign using specific data and then turning around and having used that same data is a valid point to make. That is an actual criticism that should have just been written better in an article about media bias towards the Sanders campaign that doesn't violate SYNTH because it isn't trying to make a new claim, it is pointing out a editorial contradiction based on sources. Partisan politics? From the same person calling people hacks. You've shown from day one that you aren't unbiased. If we are going to call a spade and spade, it is pretty obvious you don't like the Sanders campaign and due to your bias against Sanders I'd expect you were a Clinton supporter who thought he cost her the election somehow and think his campaign is just making this stuff up, so no matter what you'll never accept any of this to be possibly true. Or just another neoliberal. Letalone that there are currently 54 citations in the article and you don't have a valid point against any of them. A marketing campaign doesn't create proof for the campaign, it is an attempt to manipulate the public into believing something without proof. This has actual studies and evidence for it to suggest valid allegations and controversy. I'm not furthering any campaign. I'm an economists and paralegal. I like politics and I like statistics. The primary covers both politics. One would have to be a fool to not see issues in media coverage and that media has always had an agenda.Will C 15:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

> Or just another neoliberal.

Wow! Are you deliberately promoting the most ridiculous stereotype of a Bernie Sanders supporter? Everyone who doesn't support Dear Leader is a neo-liberal. — goethean 15:42, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Well if the shoe fits. Look at your stance so far. Making your own conspiracy theories that people are here because they are connected to the campaign, that the only reason people support is because of partisan issues (which goes both directions), that people coming here are just pro-Sanders and can't be any other reason, etc. That sounds like alot of neoliberal stances. Afterall, Sanders is left of center, most of his opponents are right of center, thus neoliberals. You've yet to give any valid reason for this to be deleted in its current state other than conspiracy theories. As I see it, you've provided ample proof of the possibility of being a neoliberal. Such hate for the topic right out of the gate. Afterall, lower down are established editors who are questioning why this is even up for deletion and have provided evidence that a strong "Anti-Sanders" crowd is making a campaign to take this page down. Sounds like neoliberal nonsense to me. Lets not forget, you were the first to question people's political allegiances. You brought that on yourself.--WillC 20:26, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Well-sourced, readable, and notable. Cleduc (talk) 18:48, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

^This is the first edit this user makes in 6 months. It's also the first AfD discussion in more than 2 years that this user has participated in. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:09, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It pretty much satisfies all the requirements of Wikipedia:Notability given the sources cited in the article, so I fail to see why someone nominated this for deletion. I don't think undue weight applies here, given the sheer amount of media cited sources exploring this topic. Pericles of Athens^Talk 18:54, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the article is sourced. There are multiple sources that prove that there is bias in the media.this one for example and this. Deletion arguments does not convince me because they are mostly other stuff does not exist. I also second what Selvydra said.--SharabSalam (talk) 18:57, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that most of the arguments for deletion are based on WP:OTHER. I would fully support articles on similar topics concerning other politicians. We may not like it or agree, but there is plenty of evidence that there is some form of bias against certain politicians (namely Sanders and Trump, among others). If someone were to write an article about the Media bias against Donald Trump or Media coverage of Donald Trump I would fully support it as there is a mountain of evidence to support the controversial claims. Even if it was not "proven beyond a reasonable doubt", it is still discussed by media sources, articles, books, journals, etc. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 19:03, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andrew, what is your relationship with Bernie Sanders' 2018 campaign for President? — goethean 19:07, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SharabSalam and Azcolvin429: - Just so we're on the same page, WP:OTHER can be a good rationale to delete or keep, right? NickCT (talk) 19:55, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NickCT, yea it can but I don't find it convincing. Read the essay to know when WP:OTHER is a valid argument and when it is not, The nature of Wikipedia means that you cannot make a convincing argument based solely on what other articles do or do not exist, because there is nothing stopping anyone from creating any article--SharabSalam (talk) 20:02, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@SharabSalam: - re "based solely on what other articles do or do not exist" - Sure. But WP:OTHER obviously isn't the only argument here. There are others. ;-p NickCT (talk) 12:20, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Goethean: That isn't relevant unless there is evidence he was commissioned to create this article. Being a fan or a supporter of any kind isn't relevant, because if it was articles wouldn't be created nor expanded on this project without that interest. The request of that information is odd coming from you and would warrant the same request of information from you.Will C 12:30, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This article is well written, fully sourced, is about a notable subject and doesn't express an opinion, it just lists facts. Hishighness420 (talk) 19:41, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I fully support a good faith attempt at ensuring neutrality (as much as possible with controversial political topics), but I fully agree. Everything stated comes directly from a cited source—many of which are verified by multiple sources.Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 21:14, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

^This is the first edit made by this user in nearly ten months. The editor has made less than a dozen edits in the last three years. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:12, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The complaint fails to explain in what way this article fails to meet notability criteria, as a cursory read finds much evidence for a notable article on a newsworthy discussion, whether the claims presented are factual or not. Danhomer (talk) 21:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, without commenting on general neutrality concerns in the article, the subject pretty clearly meets GNG based on a glance at references. In particular, [19], [20], [21], [22], [23] and [24] are examples of RS giving significant coverage to this topic outside of Opinion sections. I would, however, support moving to Media coverage of Bernie Sanders, although if that's the case then the current title should be a redirect from a non-neutral title. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 22:06, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep speedy keep. Article contains ample references from credible sources. There may be some POV, but the article is clearly salvageable, and it is of a noteworthy topic. --T1980 (talk) 22:52, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Calton is spot on. Guy (help!) 23:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

*Keep This article is such a monstrosity and so flagrantly violates Wikipedia policy and mission, that it serves as a great example to warn people about what a disaster Wikipedia has become, and warn people away from relying on or using Wikipedia as a source for information.MarcelB612 (talk) 23:46, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@MarcelB612: - You voted Keep, but gave a rationale for Delete.....? NickCT (talk) 13:51, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've struck Marcel's vote as invalid. AfD is not a forum for polemic protests.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:38, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or merge, echoing the concern of User:Buggie111. I have nothing against Bernie Sanders, and I am not going to dispute that this is a well-sourced article, but this seems like something better set in the 2020 and 2016 campaign sections on media coverage. I'm not denying the validity that Bernie Sanders has received disparate media coverage for the amount of votes he has received, but I hope you're all ready to patrol articles "Media bias against Donald Trump", or "Media bias for Joe Biden", "Media bias against Al Gore", etc. etc. which this article will invite to be made. This is an encyclopedia, ask yourselves how this applies to all candidates going forward as well as all of those before them. In presidential elections, state elections, other country's elections. This is opening a can of worms that would not fit in the scope of most gazettes, encyclopedias, and reference books. Although Wiki seems to be far more encompassing than others. --Simtropolitan (talk) 23:47, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Simtropolitan: The argument regarding Other is a bit hollow. Would an Al Gore page be made? That depends on the evidence. Would one for Joe Biden be made? That depends on the evidence. Would one regarding Trump? That depends on the evidence. How could those articles exist if there isn't any information to actually place inside of them? If there is information, then wouldn't that warrant an actual discussion to see if they are valid for an encyclopedia? This subject is a pretty significant discussion that continues to be held, dating all the way back to the 2016 primaries and the 2016 DNC email hack.Will C 12:39, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That really doesn't matter, they should be discussed within the appropriate articles but creating an entire series like this really seems to tick off more than a few tickboxes of what Wikipedia is not, namely regarding essays, as well as WP:PLOT and WP:SOAP. An encyclopedia is a summary of places, people, concepts. The ad nauseam this precedence will inevitably trigger will only lead to mission creep. There are plenty of other appropriate places for a full article on this, but Wikipedia does not strike me as one. And to be clear since it keeps being raised by others, I would also say Trump derangement syndrome really ought to have only a line or two in another appropriate article rather than its own.--Simtropolitan (talk) 13:28, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Simtropolitan: Nothing listed in the four points listed in PLOT relates to this article. It is not a "Summary-only descriptions of works.", "Lyrics databases.", "Excessive listings of unexplained statistics.", or "Exhaustive logs of software updates.". Nor does it fall in line with any of the SOAP points. It is nor does "Advocacy, propaganda, or recruitment of any kind", "Opinion pieces.", "Scandal mongering, promoting things "heard through the grapevine" or gossiping.", "Self-promotion", or "Advertising, marketing or public relations." It is an article about a variety of allegations and issues related to the two presidential campaigns held by Bernie Sanders focused on media coverage. Inside said article are several instances of verified and sourced actions taken by media institutions. These events are not covered by unvetted unknown third or primary sources, but by actual mainstream reliable sources: WP, Hill, Rolling Stone, NYT, CNN, etc. Of which, we currently sit at 54 citations, most of which are obviously reliable. The issues that stem from PLOT and SOAP seems to come from individuals that have not actually read the article being presented before us. The topic is obviously controversial so depending on opinion of the topic beforehand is how individuals will see the subject-matter, which will influence how they see the article prose. Whether it is neutral or not. And above user believes it isn't neutral, but followed that up with calling the article a marketing campaign and individuals in the campaign as hacks. That suggests no matter how it is written, they don't like the topic and it will never meet NPOV in their eyes. And vice versa.Will C 18:41, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Bernie Sanders campaign for each election cycle, has articles, the election cycles themselves have articles, the DNC email hacks are reflected in an article. Media bias and corporate news coverage are all relevant and documented in articles, and this could be an example within them with proper sources. Readers can find this pertinent information and draw their own conclusions, but creating series of articles across these fronts, which will come from these greenlighted sources, just does not appear to be within the scope of an encyclopedia. That is my opinion, but moreover I feel this is well reflected in the scope of Wikipedia and what it is not. This is, by its nature an advocacy piece. I have read the article, and I stand by the fact that PLOT and SOAP absolutely apply here. This isn't about difference of opinion of the subject therein, this is about what the scope of Wikipedia's separate articles are and what this invites, which is far more patrolling and discussion for a project that is meant to serve as a reference work. Additionally questioning using outside sources to demonstrate WP:MEAT as you have below, stands in contrast to the nature of the accusation. Of course one needs to find outside sources to demonstrate such a thing, and I think from others' posts, that has been thoroughly documented.--Simtropolitan (talk) 19:42, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That isn't a valid reason for deletion of this topic though. Just because other articles could be create doesn't mean they are because there has to be evidence for them to actually be created. If they are created and have enough valid information then they are valid and notable articles that should exist. That is how articles are made. You are claiming this is going to be a "point to" piece, which doesn't actually matter. All articles on wikipedia are a point to piece. Flat Earth exists which can be used for the same purpose. Whatever the meaning behind the creation by the user doesn't mean anything now. This is now a discussion by wikipedia at large that gets to decide the fate of this article, which means discussing the merits of the actual topic at large. Just because the creator may have wanted to use it for whatever means they wanted doesn't negate the actual subject at hand. Did the individual that started this page think there was a bias? Obviously, it wouldn't exist otherwise. That doesn't negate nor affirm that a bias exists. What does is the evidence at hand. Which is what we aren't actually focusing on. We are focusing on the intention of outside editors. The content of the article is what actually matters. The content which is pointing out something that has been measured by actual verified sources. We can remove all of the canvassing efforts from the equation. It stills comes down to whether the content is valid for an encyclopedia. Considering MSNBC controversies exists, it appears media bias is a valid topic for an encyclopedia.Will C 20:04, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's another article which frankly could be consolidated elsewhere. For what reason do we have to document all of this evidence as a standalone topic? Especially when it can be placed in many other existing articles. Again, evidence does not mean Wikipedia is the place for this as an essay. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a media watchdog, or journal. There is no reason that MSNBC controversies couldn't be condensed into the main article there or in respective articles where such bias took place, e.g. election articles. That is the entire crux of this- the information exists, does it warrant being in its own article? You already have my opinion. --Simtropolitan (talk) 20:42, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Which is where significance of topic comes into play. Seems to be pretty significant enough to garner such a level of discussion that has polarized sides.Will C 21:35, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This article seems to meet Wikipedia's standards for quality. It also certainly meets any notability standards, at least for time being, given the attention demanded by US elections nowadays; however, this may have to be reconsidered at a later date after the election has concluded. I see a lot of people here making a point about the article's subject matter being a "conspiracy theory." Regardless of whether or not that's an accurate description, this should have no bearing on whether or not an article simply cataloging facts, accusations, theories, etc. should be allowed. Wikipedia has plenty of articles discussing notable conspiracy theories. MasterOfWin7 23:52, 2 December 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MasterOfWin7 (talk • contribs) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that MasterOfWin7 (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion.
Keep Notable, properly sourced and earns a strong keep from me. If contributers want to increase the quality of it, work on it in good faith to make it stronger. Deleting this valuable, encyclopedic source of information lessens the value of Wikipedia — and, frankly, reeks of political agenda. Cowicide (talk) 00:18, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

^ This is the first edit made by this user in a year. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:14, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete with sadness. I am an active Bernie supporter: t-shirt, signs, rallies, phone bank, door-to-door, the works. And I read this article hoping that at least some of it could be salvaged. I am also a long-time Wikipedian: editor, janitor, voter, contributor. Sadly, this article is irredeemably biased, from the title to the conclusion. Half of the content is a litany of media protest not connected to Bernie. It's thoroughly researched and footnoted; I would give it a good grade as an undergrad research paper... which is to say that it performs unacceptable WP:Synthesis. Even if the content is completely accurate, and even though I agree with most of it, it doesn't belong on Wikipedia. Various sentences might be worth migrating to Media bias in the United States#Corporate bias and power bias and other related articles, but that's about it. Yes, we need to save the United States from corporate control and religious radicals, but actively violating Wikipedia's neutrality is not the way to do it. - Frankie1969 (talk) 01:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - meets notability criteria based on sufficient relevant references. Soapbox/speculation is not a criterion for deletion; be bold and try adjusting these issues. $ɱ$ (talk) 04:11, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The article covers a very prevalent topic in the 2016 and 2020 Elections that should be open for all to see Liberaltarian12345 (talk) 01:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The content of this article needs some editing and management to make it more objective but is not an irrelevant topic - the title should be modified to "Alleged Media Bias Against Bernie Sanders" to make sure it isn't one-sided, but there's enough ground here to detail the controversy without needing to resort to propaganda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shiznitay (talk • contribs) 04:51, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Do not delete - This article contains notable information and sources not currently found in other articles. If the article is not outright kept, that information should at least be moved or merged into other articles so it is not lost. Jesin (talk) 05:31, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Jesin (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
Keep. This is the failure of what I called "aesthetics." To call out media bias itself is not propaganda because there is a clear methodology that can be applied to all media actors and to all situations. It can also be repeated on an experimental basis by different users to yield the same result. Would you say that there was a media bias against Jews in Nazi Germany? I'd say yes! That's because the way the power coalesced in Nazi,Germany and also the incentive structure where the most anti-semitic media got signal boosted by those in power. Now, if you keep doing that for a few years, what remains of the media or what is successful and/or has a big reach will be affected. Therefore, analyzing media bias itself is not propaganda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eshaparvathi (talk • contribs) 05:35, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, although I think the crux of this argument is the discrepancy between particular public measures of popular support for the candidate and the amount of media coverage. By measures of popular support, I mean (a) the number of individual donations (a more democratic measure of electoral favorability than, say, total donation sum) to the candidate, and to a lesser extent (b) polling results. If the media coverage in fact tracked with these measures, the candidate with least support would receive the least coverage, and vice versa. Highlighting this discrepancy may improve the standing of the article. Additionally, there may be interesting trends over time because it seems that Sanders was very marketable for the media in 2016–2017 when he was not actively running for president (however I do not personally have a source for this). Sam Nastase (talk) 06:50, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Sam Nastase (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

Keep — A notable subject with substantial independent coverage. Like Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories topics are often independent of individuals (and there’s long-standing Wikipedia policy to favor topic over biography). These topics need not be “true”, but just notable. In this case there is substantial enough sources to merit an article beyond ‘Media Bias in X’. Because this topic persists—and coverage of it changes—across multiple election cycles it does not fit neatly into either articles on 2016 or 2020 Presidential Elections of the United States without duplicating it as parts of each article. It is clearly treated by sources as independent of each cycle, and Wikipedia should follow suit. This attempt is extremely well referenced, and NPOV. We needn’t save bits by deleting a well written article. T L Miles (talk) 06:17, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that T L Miles (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

Strong keep, but consider renaming and tidying Per reasons which have been articulated by others. This is notable, important, and well-sourced. If this was an unhinged, fringe, Alex Jones conspiracy theory with no merit and no mainstream discussion, then certainly it should be considered for deletion. However this is not the case. This is very much a mainstream debate in American politics for the past 4 years; indeed, perhaps the biggest debate over the last 4 years in the American Left/Center-Left. We might compare this article to the article on Israel and the apartheid analogy. Similar discussions have taken place on that article over the years, and similar rationales given for deletion ("it's POV", "it should be merged", "soapboxing"). Ultimately such arguments are unconvincing. Wikipedia does not censor, or shy away from politically controversial topics. Another concern raised is that this will give rise to a precedent of "media bias against X" for any candidate X. This is also not a credible argument: Bernie is by far treated the most unfairly by the MSM, and most allegations of bias have concerned Sanders. Sanders is running a uniquely populist, anti-establishment, anti-corporate campaign, and hence the media go after him the most by far. However, I do believe it should be renamed in such a way to emphasize that these are merely allegations, not undisputed. I would suggest "Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders". It also should be tidied to reflect a more encyclopedic tone. CompactSpacez (talk) 06:35, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that CompactSpacez (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

The comparison to Israel and the apartheid analogy is quite apt in my view. Slapbox (talk) 01:52, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep — At the very most, almost all of the information presented here should be transferred to corresponding articles on the 2016 and 2020 Democratic Elections pages. However, this well-sourced and clearly substantiated article is no cause for any reasonable removal so that isn't even a necessary action to do. My only question is why isn't there articles for other candidates? These are great to link on the main 'Media bias in the United States' page too. If neutrality is an issue, then the wording should be changed to offer such fairer POV whilst maintaining factual integrity rather than scrapping the whole article. As CompactSpacez pointed out, the article should also need some more tidying. Otherwise, this is a legitimate article that should be kept. Letmejustcorrectthatforyou (talk) 07:04, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Others have already noted that this article meets criteria for notability and reliable sources and that soapboxing and NPOV are not grounds for deleting an article. I think the example the original argument gives towards Nazi Germany is a little too WP:GODWIN for me, I think a better example would be the article on Trump derangement syndrome, Media bias in the United States or Media coverage of global warming are better prereqs. I also believe that belief that this will spawn other articles about other candidates is unfounded. The level of WP:RS supporting deliberate actions against the Sanders campaign is much higher than it is for other candidates. At the very least there are the 2016 DNC Email Dumps, which have provided a great deal of reliable primary and secondary sources on the issue. A dump of similar magnitude would be Vaza Jato, which is a stub in English, but much more fleshed out on the Portuguese wiki. I do not read Portuguese so I can't say for sure, but I would not be surprised if there are many articles supported mainly by references to evidence uncovered in that leak. I doubt there are similar bodies of evidence that could be used to produce an entire article on Andrew Yang or Tulsi Gabbard. Perhaps it could spawn a larger article on the Role of media in the 2016 US Presidential Election, but that would also be a notable and interesting article. I do believe there is some editing still required to bring it up to full WP:NPOV and encyclopedic standards, but it is pretty good at the current moment considering the subject matter is naturally controversial.Botlord (talk) 07:27, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Botlord (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
- I believe the Nazi comment you are referring to was actually posted by a different person from the original nominator. The write of said comment, Eshaparvathi, did not use their signature and posted it in the wrong location, but it has since been moved to the proper location. Master of Time (talk) 10:27, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Note: "Media" bias against "Bernie Sanders" is way too vague in terms of both the subject and the actor: is it US media? All media? Independent media too? And does Bernie Sanders mean Bernie Sanders the person since he has received any and all media coverage? Technically, given the current title I could add a newspaper blurb from the 1970s and it would fit, but I don't think that's what the article was created for. Something like "US Media coverage of 2020 Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign" would be the only acceptable way to give this a neutral base to work from. It shouldn't even be mixed in with the 2016 campaign, which was a very different dynamic. Mithridates (talk) 07:46, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would strongly contest your claim that the 2016 campaign was a "very different dynamic". CompactSpacez (talk) 07:50, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Clearly meets notability criteria. If anyone thinks there a NPOV or "Soapbox" issues, then bring it up on the talk page or be bold and fix them yourself and defend your edits as required. Wikipedia isn't meant to jump straight to deletion on a notable article simply because the nominator believes the article may have flaws. Other articles existing or not existing, and how those articles are written, is irrelevant to this one, especially in regards to deleting the whole article. The article title is fine. It's about Media Bias Against Bernie Sanders. Succinct and relevant. Macktheknifeau (talk) 08:29, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Macktheknifeau: - re "fix them yourself" - The article itself is a soapbox, and there would be no way to fix it. If I started an article called The rent is too darn high, it might be a notable subject, it might be fundamentally true, but it would still be a soapbox. NickCT (talk) 12:23, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You can make whatever articles you want. If they contain reliable sources about a notable subject. Your hypothetical is irrelevant to this article. It is neither propaganda, opinion, gossip, self-promotion or marketing and thus doesn't qualify as a "soapbox".Macktheknifeau (talk) 12:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Macktheknifeau: - It's clearly advocacy. NickCT (talk) 13:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In your opinion. All users are entitled to construct and edit pages on any topic that cites reliable sources in a manner that establishes notability. Being the political supporter of a candidate doesn't automatically invalidate their edits as long as they follow Wikipedia guidelines, and I believe this page clearly does follow them, and at worst, any specific issues should be dealt with on the talk page with a consensus found, rather than deleting the entire article. Macktheknifeau (talk) 13:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Macktheknifeau: - Saying "the media is biased against my candidate" is advocacy. That's not opinion. It's fact. NickCT (talk) 14:22, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This article is well sourced, well written, and about a notable topic. If you feel any individual editor is biased and/or ignoring Wikipedia's central tenants regarding sourcing & notability or has made a blanket statement of some kind that doesn't follow Wikipedia guidelines, you should post about it on the talk page of the topic and a consensus can be found regarding their edits. You can call whatever opinion you like a "fact", but in this particular case, your opinion is still just your opinion. Macktheknifeau (talk) 15:02, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Macktheknifeau: - You keep repeating points that I'm not challenging. It doesn't matter if a topic is notable, well-written and well sourced. Advocacy can be well-written, notable, and sourced. It's still advocacy. Still soap-boxing.

re "still just your opinion" - Let's try to break this down into simple yes/no questions. Do you agree or disagree that the statement, "the media is biased against my candidate" is an example of advocacy? NickCT (talk) 17:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to hijack your 1-on-1, but I spent a while reading WP:Advocacy and it seemed to me that this article would only conform to that description were it that it's giving significant undue weight unto an opinion. Meanwhile, the author maintains that they had trouble finding "no, the media isn't biased against Sanders" sources – at least such that weren't immediately contested. So, it would appear that the coverage of content is reflective enough of existing content on the subject as to not be advocacy any more than is e.g. tabulating sources who are of/against the opinion that climate change is anthropogenic, and finding that the 'for' side outweighs the 'against'. I know the comparison here is far-reaching, but I tried to find one as relatable as possible to illustrate my point. Selvydra (talk) 17:56, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Selvydra: - re "content is reflective enough of existing content" - Again, I'm not challenging that. That could be true. I'm simply trying to make a point about what is and is not appropriate as a WP article subject. I could write New England Patriots domination of American Football. It could be well sourced. Could be notable. Its coverage could be reflective of existing content. It's still advocacy. Still inappropriate. NickCT (talk) 18:18, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to know if you're aware of the article Tom Brady and Bill Belichick era, an article which is about the Patriots dominating the NFL in the last 20 years. So congratulations I guess, you just proved my point for me. Conversation over. Macktheknifeau (talk) 03:00, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That article would likely be a delete as well. NickCT (talk) 13:06, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - There is ample articles from reliable sources giving attention to the topic of media bias against or media blackouts of Bernie Sanders. There is objective evidence of Sanders receiving less coverage compared to candidate of similar stature. Events of less renown have been given an article on Wikipedia. There is more than sufficient cause for a page like this to exist. I am actually surprised it would be seen as controversial. I don't think a Sanders related event should be treated as a "special case" requiring "above and beyond" normal Wikipedia standards because he is a controversial figure. Gsonnenf (talk) 08:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Gsonnenf (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
Keep, per Slapbox, KeithTyler and Selvydra. The topic of this article is a notable aspect of the 2016 and 2020 election, of encyclopedic value, and well sourced enough. Minor shortcoming should be worked on instead of wasting time with this apparently PoV-based AfD. I also want to protest the pressure by anonymous editors on users voting keep. The accusation of 'canvassing' is only brought up against one side, without even providing evidence! As a WP user who had been subject to a cynical witchhunt surrounding a controversial RfA before, I'm very much against such bad faith shenanigans. If there's any doubt about the correctness of the ongoings here, votes for BOTH sides have to be checked, everything else is manipulation. Gray62 (talk) 10:13, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Decently sourced article on a matter of media controversy. We have similar articles in Category:Media bias controversies. Dimadick (talk) 11:31, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
After some more thought, either delete or move in part to Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. I just had a look over Category:Media bias controversies and the big difference here is that the scope and term is not defined. It's the type of article title that seems clear in 2020 because of the ongoing campaign, but wouldn't a number of years down the road when the campaign could easily be a distant memory. (And "media bias against Bernie Sanders" could refer to any media, in any campaign, since the 1970s). So then the next idea would be to rename it to something neutral and precise, like the "Media coverage of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign" idea I suggested, but the more neutral you make it in that way the less reason it has to exist as a separate article because now it's just an extension of the 2020 campaign article. Then it would only need to exist if the main article is too lengthy, but that doesn't seem to be the case. And it is true that Wikipedia has kept articles about much less notable subjects like the Ted Cruz zodiac killer meme one, but that one is at least well defined. So I do think that allowing an article on something as general as the media (which country's media? All of it? Just the profit-making kind or independent media too? Doesn't say) against somebody (since birth? Since when? Is the "somebody" the thing the "media" is against or is it something in particular like a campaign?) does open the door to just about anything. Media bias against Luxembourg, media bias against dogs, you name it. Mithridates (talk) 11:52, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Blatant Brigading - I just want to point out that this page is being posted in other parts of the Internet in order to encourage pro-Bernie editors to campaign to keep this article on the site. Someone put together one hell of a Wikipedia article that details the media bias against Bernie going all the way back to his 2016 campaign. Wiki wants to delete it and is taking comments. : SandersForPresident. That's pretty disgusting and unethical. 18Things (talk) 12:47, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If non-Wikipedia editors are making new accounts specifically to make their voice heard in this debate, that is certainly unacceptable. However, making accusations against established editors, and suggesting that their opinion is less valid because they are supposedly "pro-Bernie", is a violation of WP:GF. There is nothing forbidding supporters of a political candidate from editing articles concerning said candidate, so long as their editing is NPOV. CompactSpacez (talk) 14:40, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Remember to assume good faith on the part of others" Slapbox (talk) 01:54, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Wikipedia doesn't make decision by sheer weight of numbers. Why is it "disgusting" and "unethical" for the supporters of a Presidential candidate to take interest in pages relating to him on Wikipedia? I found it interesting that there is an allegation made on that reddit page that the person who made this deletion is active on an anti-sanders Reddit page that had posts about "how to make a deletion request", which would seem to indicate there is a level of bias from the person making this request, potentially making this AFD request one done in bad faith. Macktheknifeau (talk) 12:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's disgusting and unethical because the article has been posted to NINE separate Reddit pages with the same implication that A.) this article is being taken down in some Wikipedia-led anti-Bernie conspiracy and B.) without shame attempting to rally Wikipedia users from those pages to come here and to weigh the conversation down on the side of keeping the article. It's Canvassing cut and dry.18Things (talk) 13:16, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

He's a major candidate for the US Presidency, one of the most important political positions in the history of the planet. A controversy involving wikipedia regarding him being posted on one other website (Reddit) is hardly a surprise, and not disgusting or unethical. Macktheknifeau (talk) 14:01, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What controversy? The only controversy here is that there are numerous editors who have made few recent edits who are suddenly active and voting. If this doesn't scream canvassing then I don't know what does. — Chevvin 14:41, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Every account you've linked to is at least 2 years old, with some going back as far as 2013 & 2009, as well as at a glance, being involved in similar topic editing previously. Being a semi-regular editor, or someone who only edits on their logged in account rarely, doesn't diminish their contributions to topics & discussions as long as they are making a good faith effort to involve themselves in the discussion. Macktheknifeau (talk) 15:11, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You're completely ignoring the point. These are all old accounts who have stopped editing months, or even multiple years ago, and have suddenly decided to come back to respond to this AfD after there have been clear attempts on Reddit (and maybe other platforms) to canvas for the keeping of this article. Don't you think it's a little bit suspicious that they all suddenly came back with no relationship at all to the campaigning, votestacking, and stealth canvassing that has happened on this article? — Chevvin 15:19, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have noted all of the editors who all had inactive accounts and appeared again to join in this discussion as potentially canvassed. — Chevvin 15:57, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ONLY by pro-Bernie editors? :-/ Anyway, a simple mention that there's a controversy at Wikipedia isn't unethical and doesn't constitute canvassing. This AfD is targetting an article about an important topic, the high rate of participation isn't that unusual, imho. Gray62 (talk) 13:02, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article has already been posted to multiple Reddit pages asking for people to come here and tip the discussion in favor of keeping the article. Personally, I'm neutral on the topic but when people are writing things like "We really need some Wikipedia pros to keep the trolls from taking the page down. Considering the overlap in the type of people that support Wikipedia and Bernie, that shouldn't be too hard," there may be an issue. It would explain the sockpuppeting going on this particular talk page as well.18Things (talk) 13:12, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: I particularly don't edit much anymore, nor do I focus on political articles. I was always interested in doing Pro wrestling articles. Would you consider me in that category because I don't show a particular interest in politics through my edits? Now after you answer that, take into account I have a BA in Political Science, a BA in Paralegal Science, a BA in International and Applied Economics, and a Masters in Applied Economics. Obviously there is an interest in politics in my mind. So, editing habits don't show interest or knowledge for a subject. Just shows that a person isn't interested in creating content for that subject. Most editors are active on subjects that are a hobby to them. Editing is also based on time. I was busy with previously mentioned that I didn't have the time to stay consistently active. While you are mentioning canvassing, I find it highly unusual that you have linked to a particular editor who has been spotlighted on an anti-Sanders reddit thread about this very topic. Perhaps there is a canvassing activity being conducted elsewhere.Will C 18:11, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Wrestlinglover: I would not consider you to be canvassed because you have a recent history of edits, unlike some of the accounts which haven't had a previous edit since 2013. As far as the canvassing from the anti-Bernie side, I agree that it shouldn't have been done, but as far as I can tell there aren't any blatant examples of canvassing on the delete side other than Miadtkt, who I have noted as a potential SPA. I would also greatly appreciate it if you would assume good faith and not accuse me of canvassing, which I promise you I have not. — Chevvin 18:25, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: I'd assume good faith, but it is also highly suspect and unusually for an editor to link to the exact same page as a screenshot regarding this very page and user. Your accusation is the high number of individuals coming here are being canvassed. That I can agree on. There are pro-Sanders crowd coming but also an anti-Sanders crowd coming. Several of the Delete votes all have the same reasoning without being able to justify that reasoning. Some I'd find bias, especially any that call people in the campaign as hacks. That suggests an inability to identify what NPOV even is. The problem with canvassing is it is bad for the person that does it. Anyone that comes in from it, we are supposed to have good faith like you claim. Canvassing is a giant issue over at WT:PW and was for years because of WP:Jargon and WP:IN-U. What we did was argue with them and show they are only there to support the topic due to that bias. Do the same here. Create an actual argument that is justified and correct per policy. Trying to discredit people just because you suspect they are here for that isn't good faith. So far, the PLOT and SOAP arguments are kind of hollow because people aren't reading the actual article.Will C 18:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Wrestlinglover: I don't find it particularly unusual for multiple people to notice that inactive accounts have suddenly become active again, and to make an assumption that that Redditor and I are the same person is a massive leap. I understand that there is canvassing on both sides, but it is hard to tell who is being canvassed and who is not. The notes I left aren't used to discredit their arguments but rather to point out that these are comments left by accounts who I suspect were canvassed. As for the the article itself, the article is certainly better at addressing the NPOV concerns than before, but still falls victim to the problem of having all of the information detailing the alleged bias against Sanders, leaving all of the criticism in its own topic at the end of the article, a practice that is widely discouraged. Overall, I agree that the topic might be notable enough for its own article, but I feel the only way to fix this article is to simply TNT and start over. — Chevvin 19:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to see any reasonable argument for TNT at this point. I'll agree on a name change. Perhaps to Allegations of Media Bias Against Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaigns. As for the article itself, a simple peer review could change any issues it faces. Merging the criticism section into the article would be simple enough based on topic and timeline of the subjects mentioned. TNT on the otherhand, would mean just redoing the already included information. To do any worthwhile editing could only happen after an agreement regarding issues here have been put forth. So far there are statements regarding NPOV, PLOT, and SOAP but very little action towards detailing what these actually are.Will C 20:12, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Admin required?: It appears the original article has been blanked/moved by a vandal? Can an admin revert this? Macktheknifeau (talk) 12:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That vandal has been blocked for three months. A harsh sentence, but he knew he was doing wrong. Gray62 (talk) 16:07, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or merge as per arguments above, in particular issues with WP:NPOV. SiliconRed (talk) 14:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Well the article is related to upcoming US Presidential candidate and it passes WP:GNG. Abishe (talk) 16:23, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Will always be NPOV and a magnet for his supporters to document conspiracy theories and his detractors will do the same to undocument. Also by it's nature, it will rely on less than reliable sources. Add in the Reddit canvassing and you can see this will be a nightmare for editors and admins throughout 2020. Slywriter (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:30, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep or merge with the appropriate sections of his 2016 and 2020 campaign articles per comments above, as there is some reliably sourced and notable material here. Leaning more towards weak keep per JamesMLane's comments at 06:06, 2 December 2019. If article survives, I would support moving to Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders per WP:NPOV and CompactSpacez's comments at 06:35, 3 December 2019.--C.J. Griffin (talk) 16:52, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@C.J. Griffin: I voted "keep" above, but I would support a move of the article to Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders in order to avoid any hint of WP:NPOV. In fact, a lot of the hubbub surrounding this article could probably be avoided with a slightly more neutral title like this. I find the current arguments for deleting the article altogether as specious, though, considering the massive amount of research and sheer volume of Wikipedia:Reliable sources cited in it. The article presents a clear pattern of news organizations discussing bias against Bernie in mainstream media, over a number of years and different election cycles. That certainly satisfies the requirements of Wikipedia:Notability at the least. Pericles of Athens^Talk 17:11, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do not delete. There's been an enormous amount of bias against Bernie Sanders from the beginning; further more the mainstream media is controlled by six corporations & they routinely ignore candidates they don't support. This is an effective way to rig elections since candidates can't get elected without name recognition & they can't get name recognition without media coverage. some of this problem isn't related to the Sanders campaign; but this is a start. Zacherystaylor (talk) 16:58, 3 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Zacherystaylor (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]
Question/comment – Is there a reason why almost exclusively proponents of 'keep' are suspected of being canvassed? The first topics posted about this on pro-Sanders reddit pages (which were about contributing to the article itself) were largely inactive or locked by the point AfD was started, and while a topic *was* active on the anti-Sanders subreddit that took credit for flagging the article for AfD arbitration in the first place?

I am suspecting all accounts who were inactive for periods of time who came back to join the discussion, regardless of their position. The fact that most of them are in favor of keeping the article speaks to the canvassing done by pro-Bernie supporters rather than any inherent bias. — Chevvin 18:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It is also unusual for editors to point to the same accounts being featured on reddit threads ridiculing this topic.Will C 18:14, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: – This seems like a way of generating many false positives, and disqualifying their opinions in readers' eyes (even though, as per the blurb at the top of this page, their arguments are still supposedly welcomed). Many of the flagged 'keep' proponents could be non-editing users of Wikipedia, while some 'delete' and 'merge' supporters could be members of the anti-Sanders reddit community with a history of tendentious editing activity that defends their PoV. I recognize at least one editor here by name with such a history. The community in question is known on political Reddit for having a highly active base for its size. Thus, it's hard to believe that no more than one flagged person (last time I checked) was canvassed by the anti-Sanders community. This entire AfD may have been started by the them, as they claimed to have flagged it for deletion (in since-deleted discussion).

Rather than placing a 'potential canvassee' disclaimer after every inactive editor and non-editor (an outsize retaliation to an aesthetic problem in votestacking), I would suggest simply having a general disclaimer at the top of the page, acknowledging that posts have been made in pro- and anti-Sanders communities (feeling free to stress that more of them are in pro-communities). Particularly so as this is to be evaluated on the merit of arguments and not the number of people for or against, anyway. If nothing else, the blurb at the top should be changed to something to the tune of "If you were canvassed here, stay out or risk being used to worsen the optics for your side of the argument." Selvydra (talk) 08:46, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep or merge, redirect, or rename, preserving history. There's obviously some serious neutrality problems, but there's also plenty of coverage. The solution is to fix, not delete. Benjamin (talk) 18:23, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
~~keep or~~ merge with main Sanders article - I've read dozens of articles examining media bias against Sanders. Whether it is true or not is debatable, but there has been a fiery public debate about it, it's noteworthy. On second thought, Trump's people also made a big deal and carry on about media bias. It doesn't warrant an entire article, every politician is going to make those claims, we can't have an article for every politician that complains about poor media representation, we'd have millions of them. Bacondrum (talk) 23:40, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. By this point, media bias against Sanders is certainly notable enough for its own page. What that page should be titled is a separate debate entirely. O.N.R. ^(talk) 00:03, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do Not Delete or Merge from what i understand, this fits within the WP:GNG, and as someone who has edited this article, i hope to be able to make further improvements to it in the future. If this article was to be merged with Bernie Sander's main article, it would quickly become unwieldy, as he is a major presidential candidate. (0u0✿) ~MJL's Evil Sister (talk) 02:07, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - This article has been improved significantly since it was first created, however there are still several things about it that concern me. The creator of the article, Azcolvin429, posted the page to the largest Bernie Sanders supporter forum here. And it is not a coincidence that not long afterwards the article began to be brigaded by those who do not normally edit Wikipedia. Moreover, Azcolvin429 is a very ardent Bernie Sanders supporter. That in itself is not a bad thing, however there may be a potential conflict of interest present. Like Quac said earlier in this thread, Wikipedia should not be a means of promotion or soapboxing.

Source 1 - Azcolvin commented "Shocking! Mainstream media spinning a false narrative!"

Source 2 Azcolvin commented "As side note, Pete represents the gay man of the young gay rights movement—conservative, corporate, establishment, and heteronormative. I find it disgraceful that the LBGT community would support him over someone like Bernie. Period."

Source 3 Azcolvin commented "It seems like our current electorate doesn’t know what the fuck to do and who to chose. It’s clearly Bernie, but I think being overwhelmed by choice is causing these stupid shifts and trends. It’s time the losers drop out."

Source 4 Azcolvin429 admits to publishing the article on his reddit account.

None of the sources above are meant to be antagonistic, nor are they meant to suggest the editor is editing out of malicious intent. However, I do not believe this article was created in good faith and should be deleted summarily per WP:Soap and ~~WP:COICAMPAIGN~~ WP:Advocacy. Besides a deletion, I would also support the article title being moved to "Media coverage of Bernie Sanders" per WP:POVNAMING. Auror Andrachome (talk) 03:32, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any evidence the article creator is part of the Bernie campaign staff? Accusing someone of being a WP:COICAMPAIGN staffer is a serious accusation. Macktheknifeau (talk) 04:41, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies. WP:Advocacy would be a better page to describe the current situation. Auror Andrachome (talk) 04:48, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Advocacy doesn't work here for the state of the current article. It doesn't include baseless claims that are not verified nor is it pushing a specific agenda. Everything listed in the article at this time has a citation by a reliable source, including the very topic of a alleged media bias. Per advocacy: "Advocacy is the use of Wikipedia to promote personal beliefs or agendas at the expense of Wikipedia's goals and core content policies, including verifiability and neutral point of view. Despite the popularity of Wikipedia, it is not a soapbox to use for editors' activism, recruitment, promotion, advertising, announcements, or other forms of advocacy." The article passes verifability. Any NPOV claims haven't been substantiated. Just referred to but not specifically pointed out in order to be addressed. This article also does not promote a belief, agenda, is activism, recruitment, promotion, announcing, or advertising anything. Perhaps at one point it may have, but in its current state advocacy does not fit this article. It is sourced and a verified topic of discussion going on in national politics.Will C 07:16, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep I was not canvassed. A dozen years, over 100,000 edits, I'm not an SPA. I was the first person after the OP to add to this article after seeing it linked to another article I watch. The section I added about Ed Schultz being blocked from covering Sanders' 2016 announcement cannot be more obvious. Hear it in Schultz' own words Video on YouTube. The long overdue article is well sourced with (currently) 54 sources. We were at 58 sources before other forces have hacked at the content. There are plenty of additional incidents and sources on this subject available. For example; when DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile fed Clinton questions in advance of the debate. How would that work if CNN producers weren't in on it? I added it and saw it removed by an IP. How about the famous incident March 16, 2016, when all the major cable networks spent the better part of an hour covering an empty Trump podium. What were those networks ignoring at that time? A major speech by Bernie Sanders. CSPAN managed to cover it.

Unfortunately there are plenty of people who will find excuses that amount to WP:I DON'T LIKE IT. Sometimes the truth hurts, but its still the truth. Wikipedia is here to present the truth. But those offended by that will fight fervently to alter reality to suit their precious feelings. That will mangle the content of the article, it already has. It will become yet another vandalism magnet. And it will cause constant attacks like this AfD. Trackinfo (talk) 08:06, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment.

The general discussion here has focused on a number of policies. Some of which I don't think actually apply to the article in its current state and that needs to be addressed. Several complaints have come about due to WP:NPOV, but an issue with that is specific allegations aren't being made. A conflict of interest can arise by simply having a preconceived view of the subject matter to begin with. So for NPOV to stand outside of issues with the article title, they need to be specifically addressed. An individual who doesn't believe there is a media bias is going to view the subject in a negative light to begin with so it is going to come off as not having a neutral tone. Particularly, where in the article is it listing opinions as facts, stating assertions as facts, stating facts as opinions, uses judgmental language, or gives undue weight to the subject? The only of these it could fit at this time from my examination is undue weight but may not be due to intention but due to few articles discussing the matter in depth to cover it for the article. Limitations of available material is always an issue in the area I've primarily functioned. Notability has been discussed, but that is determined primarily by verifiability. Which has been accomplished through the citations available. Which at this time include roughly 54 citations on the subject in some relatable manner. I'd suggest those questioning notability examine WP:NEXIST before continuing to question.
WP:SOAP has also been invoked. Which I find a highly hollow argument based on viewpoint and not on sources or the article itself. This article is not advocating for there being a bias, it simply covers the topic of a potential bias. It is not propaganda nor is it an actual recruitment tool for a "movement". At this stage, it is an article to cover an issue being covered that has roughly 2.3 million hits when searched. At initial creation it may have been used as a recruitment tool, but articles are imperfect and can be improved. Which this has and no longer satisfies being a recruitment tool. It isn't an opinion piece full of Original Research. It isn't promoting scandal mongering through use of rumors. It isn't a commissioned piece by the Sanders campaign to be self-promotion. It also isn't an advertising or marketing tool by the campaign either. There are verified references that detail this is a discussed issue that has gone back to 2016. Some instances are more cited than others. The notability has been established above. SOAP does not have a valid argument as this article in its current state does not violate any of the points listed. The references herein are also of standard quality it appears. Very few I'd question as being anything but mostly reliable. They range in publication as well. Some of these sources may have a bias but under WP:BIASED itself, it isn't a requirement to be unbiased to be a reliable source. Particularly what has been troubling for me is the removal of some sources while, yes being self-published, were removed due to the website site they were published on and not for the criteria therein self published sources regarding being experts on the matter per WP:SELFPUB. There isn't any evidence of research into whether the authors were experts or not. To me, this suggests editors not being WP:BOLD enough to check thoroughly.
WP:POVFORK was mentioned, but I don't see how that is relevant here. I can see and understand the argument for WP:FRINGE but notability and verifiability has already been established. NPOV is the only issue and those claims haven't been verified or identified yet. So FRINGE isn't satisfied either. WP:POVNAMING is a valid concern. I agree with that. As for the canvassing issues mentioned. Any new editors we should be wary of their statements, we should assume WP:GF but at the same time understand that this discussion can be hijacked to either direction as there has been information related to this topic posted on pro-Sanders and anti-Sanders boards. Any new editors or random ips unfamiliar with wikipedia are most likely going to fall into the WP:LIKE and WP:IDL territories. This article passes WP:SPINOFF because the issue covers both campaigns and not just one, which would create undue weight problems in those articles by having to focus on the history as a whole. Would be better to center the subject into this article to cover the entire history. Also, can be expandable with more content as it becomes available or found by experienced editors. A large problem with complaints here is that the article has problems that need to be fixed and that it should be WP:TNT. These complaints all basically fall into WP:SURMOUNTABLE. This article can be improved and instead of being improved, editors just want to start over when already a viable product exists. Also, lets not forget articles are WP:IMPERFECT. Meanwhile, other arguments are about this being the tipping point to a handful of other articles being created. I understand this problem as recently the Kamala Harris crowd is claiming media bias against her which I personally find extremely extremely extremely laughable. However, just because we think other articles may pop up, doesn't mean that is a valid excuse. WP:WHATABOUTX voices against this type of argument.Will C 09:35, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Wrestlinglover:, notwithstanding the strengths and weaknesses of your argument, I feel it would aid your reasoning if you inserted a number of paragraph breaks. I'm no stranger to walls of text, but they're best to avoid whenever possible. Nosebagbear (talk) 09:57, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Nosebagbear: Agreed. I hadn't planned on it being so large. I've added alterations.Will C 13:27, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep If the style needs to be cleaned up for NPOV, fine. But don't throw away editors' work because you assume this must be a biased piece. Bernie Sanders is obviously highly notable, and this page may be a useful resource for those researching his recent high-profile career. Ventifax (talk) 11:55, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- I should note that I did hear about this on another site. This discussion is going to draw Bernie supporters due to being advertised on social media.
- I don't usually get into these arguments anymore. I was very inclusionist when I was a WP editor, and it seems that WP's owner hates inclusionism, because he hopes to move as many articles as possible off onto sites that carry ads. Given that supposition, well, Jimmy, what site would this be OK on? I think you can just leave well enough alone. Ventifax (talk) 12:16, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - whatever the closing admin decides, I want to register my protest at the worst canvassing I've seen here at AfD since April 2010. Bearian (talk) 16:06, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You may not like it, but Wikipedia cannot control, as much as it thinks it can, how people outside of the platform interact with a website that allows anyone to edit it. The canvass claim is nonsense and so is the policy. Part of consensus involves the inclusion of interested parties. And anyways Wikipedia:Ignore all rules. All these policies make Wikipedia an increasingly more ridiculous platform for collaboration. It's no wonder there are so few quality editors anymore—just bored wannabe-bureaucrats running amok. But I digress. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 16:29, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"The canvass claim is nonsense," says the person with multiple pieces of evidence showing attempts at canvassing. — Chevvin 17:10, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: – The adversarial tone is uncalled for. As has already been established on here, the author posted the article out *before* the anti-Sanders reddit community flagged it for AfD. The author called for contributions to the article itself. That does not comprise WP:CANVASSING, which relates to discussions and was (to the best of my knowledge) only done by others *after* AfD was begun, likely not knowing about WP rules and just taking the "add your comments here" for granted. You can't pin any goings-on in the AfD discussion (and so the canvassing) on the author. Selvydra (talk) 18:06, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. It gives undue weight based on the complaints of the campaign and the media aligned with his campaign. The fact that people have made a complaint isn't notable enough to me. Basically it seems to be created as a way to avoid consensus in the main Bernie Sanders page. Some people have dismissed the idea that every candidate will then have a page created about allegations about media bias, saying if they all deserve one, so be it, but I feel like they need to explain to me how this is not problematic. Every candidate will have a laundry list of complaints, just like if we allowed it, every sports team would have a laundry list of complaints. This in itself doesn't seem notable, unless we can reference something that empirically and in a non-biased way show that the allegations rise beyond a normal level. Looking at the article as it is now, it does come across mainly as "people who like Sanders are complaining" which is not enough in my opinion. It's not informative - it's to be expected. I would switch to keep if I was convinced that 1, it is OK for many other candidates to have similar pages, and 2, that this article was improved enough to focus on empirical and non biased arguments (for and against the idea of media bias) rather than laundry lists of complaints from friendly media. ElAnimalSalvaje (talk) 16:03, 4 December 2019 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that ElAnimalSalvaje (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. [reply]

People making complaints is notable when the media has discussed it at great length for months. It's obviously notable by the shear number of sources that can be found discussing it. And other candidates could complain and do, but there has been little discussion in media about the issue. Notability is almost perfectly correlated with source volume. Just because you don't like the fact that there are allegations of media bias does not mean it does not exist and should not be an article. It is very clear the phenomenon should be documented and it is a duty of Wikipedia to document the truth. Andrew Z. Colvin • Talk 16:29, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: Do you see anything odd about this ElAnimalSalvaje's contribution history?WillC 16:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Wrestlinglover: Yes, and I have marked them as such. Were you expecting a different response? — Chevvin 17:08, 4 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: I hadn't even thought of what you'd respond. Just wanted to point out the issue of canvassing is coming from both directions. Cause this is an obvious case of it. Less than 100 total edits and then suddenly after 5 years of no edits popping up to say this needs to be deleted. Very random.Will C 05:36, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note to the closer in case you are wondering there is a Youtuber with nearly 400K subscribers who invited people to come here and vote delete.--SharabSalam (talk) 00:31, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It would be nice to compile all instances of canvassing attempts off-site in one location just so we can try to grasp the magnitude and balance of it. →Σ σ ς. (Sigma) 03:27, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That guy looks like a cross between Jon Lennon and a coked up Charles Manson lost in the woods trying to pick berries out of a bee hive. He really just hurt himself on trying to do any harm to this page.Will C 05:42, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Σ: – To my knowledge (to those reading this: please add if I've missed something), the history of linking to this article is as follows: 1) The author puts up the article and invites people on Reddit to contribute sources / corrections / etc. (this is prior to any AfD). 2) An anti-Sanders community posts it on their subreddit and figured out how to flag the article for deletion. 3) Others linked the resulting AfD page to pro-Sanders pages. 4) Anti-Sanders community posts another topic regarding the AfD page. 5) Finally, this anti-Sanders Youtuber makes a video about the article and links to its talk page. Selvydra (talk) 13:24, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Selvydra: Something to that affect seems valid. This whole thing is basically a mess due to it.Will C 13:31, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of how one feels about the subject at hand, it is a bit out of bounds to suggest a living person resembles a drug addict and a mass murderer. Per WP:BLP, it may be wise to redact that. ValarianB (talk) 13:58, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@ValarianB: BLP deals with adding information to an article. My comment was in reference to a Youtube video/propaganda piece created by an individual encouraging people to commit vandalism here. My statement was mostly a joke, but if I have to defend it as a reasonable comment I'd say it falls in line. Afterall Lennon's music was propaganda because it contained a message to his fans/followers. Manson believed in a message from said music and got it totally wrong. He then used his own propaganda to tempt fans/followers to commit malicious acts. However extreme, it makes sense logically. Although, it was a joke at the expense of someone wanting to cause us problems and make this situation even more difficult than it already is. Not sure there is a policy that falls in line for ridiculing an actual troll.--WillC 20:43, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

BLP covers every corner of the Wikipedia project. You cannot libel a living person here, be it article space or project or discussion space. ValarianB (talk) 13:15, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Libel isn't valid in satire cases. My comment as mentioned previously was a joke from the start. So it isn't defamation or libelous. Meanwhile, BLP wouldn't cover it because it isn't defamation nor was my statement ever to be taken as fact. Seems like a weird hill for one to wish to die on.--WillC 21:59, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Selvydra: I would like to disagree with this history - for starters don't accuse @Buggie111: of being a canvasser without any evidence as you did in the second point. You are grossly underestimating the amount of canvassers who came in from the pro-Sanders side vs. the anti-Sanders side (by my counts, there have been 2 obvious anti-Sanders canvassers compared to the 10+ pro-Sanders canvassers I have tagged). To suggest that the anti-Sanders side is doing more of the canvassing like you are suggesting in your history (3/5 are about anti-Sanders canvassers while 1/5 is about pro-Sanders canvassing) is straight out misinformation. If this isn't enough, one look at the talk page and all of the SPAs commenting keep should convince you that most of the canvassing is coming from the pro-Sanders side. — Chevvin 14:54, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Chevvin: – All I meant to convey with 2) is that they were discussing flagging the article for deletion. Beyond that, I wasn't aware of whose actions actually started the AfD. As for the canvassees (I'm assuming that's what you meant by 'canvassers' – the people invited here, not the inviters), that's you tagging them based on a lack of history in editing. As I argued here earlier, it is a flawed metric (not saying there necessarily are better ones) that blanket-flags all non-editing or inactive users of Wikipedia as being canvassed, even if they occurred here by visiting Wikipedia and not from social media. I'm guessing more pro-Sanders people were still canvassed, but the ratio might not be nearly as steep as 5:1. Selvydra (talk) 17:22, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. 54 sources is sufficient to make it a topic worth sustaining an article, and the fact that Sanders himself has made it a major theme of his campaign makes it natural to have an article summarizing that coverage. Our page on Sanders is already massive, so it doesn't make sense to merge this into it. --Aquillion (talk) 01:02, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There are not 54 sources in the article. There are currently 47, and most of those are op-eds by progressives or punditry by pro-Sanders pundits. To what extent there is RS coverage, it's to cover what the Sanders campaign is saying (in the same way that every single narrative put forth by a campaign will be covered) and then to broadly examine media bias. For example, the best source in this article is the Shorenstein Center report on media coverage in the 2016 election, and it's about media coverage of all the candidates. The content that currently exists on this page is for the most part so low-quality and so padded that whatever good content exists here could easily be summarized on the Sanders main article in 3 or 4 sentences. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:27, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - as it's well sourced that corporate controlled mainstream news media is against Sanders getting the Democratic presidential nomination, as he's a progressive. GoodDay (talk) 05:27, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep-- Passes GNG, doesn't require TNT. Concerns not justifying deletion should be handled at the article's talk page. Usedtobecool ^TALK ✨ 06:49, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely (and obviously) Keep This AfD had me meditate on- what is wikipedia? Well- it is an online encyclopedia that has articles about notable phenomena. Whether or not there is media bias against Sanders, there are a lot of claims to it in a wide variety of significant sources.... making it a notable phenomena. If nothing else, the fact that those accused have actually made formal responses proves the accusations ARE a significant (in wiki language- notable) phenomena. Sethie (talk) 07:22, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, renaming optional - there's clearly enough sourcing and content on this particular facet. Delete reasoning premised on "A complaint isn't enough for an article" are absolutely right. However, a complaint, covered by vast numbers of major and minor media sources, definitely is. I'm not sure whether UNDUE applies cross-article, but there's still enough sources to handle that. But even if it was UNDUE to be its current length, that would still be irrelevant in a deletion sense - you'd need to argue for a bad content fork, which given the length of the main Sanders article, would be unwarranted. Renaming is a possibility, but that can be handled on the article's talk page, I feel. Nosebagbear (talk) 09:57, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Aquillion who sums up the procedural deletion issue here to my satisfaction. Editors article disagreements should resolved on the article Talk page. Jusdafax (talk) 12:00, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep But the title should be changed to "Allegations of..." ... I suspect the votes on a Media bias against Donald Trump would see a near-complete 180° from what the keep votes here are. The citations are bountiful in discussions the assertions of anti-Sanders bias, but it doesn't make it a firm fact as the current title suggests. ValarianB (talk) 13:54, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@ValarianB: I'd say a Trump bias article would look entirely different. This is more about the slant portrayal of Sanders, wanting him to look like a fringe candidate that has a select base and downplaying his chances. While a Trump article would include something similar but would be more about the media's attempt ridicule him while giving him above average or even extreme amount of coverage. Would I'd say is a bias while the other is more of a coverage issue.--WillC 20:37, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Selvydra explained it better than I could. There's no need to look for a "conspiracy" when simple economic interests explain why billionaire-owned news outlets (or those who receive large grants from billionaires and charities founded by billionaries) vehemently oppose a democratic socialist who says that billionaire should not exist. And the bias is not limited to some negative press and slightly lower volume of news coverage, as some "delete" voters seem to think: there's overwhelming evidence showing not only that coverage is scarce and predominantly negative, but that there's a persistent pattern of media outlets presenting highly misleading (if not outright false) poll data (as reported in section "July 2019" of the article). This is absolutely uncontroversial and this alone would warrant a wikipedia article. As for the article subject, it is notable, it has been widely covered by many sources for years, and satisfies all requirements. I do not believe that the article is inherently non-NPOV, poll data manipulation for instance is easily provable and indisputable. It is true that this article can attract non-NPOV, but that only means that edits and sources must be thoroughly vetted, not that the article should not exist. --Ihaveacatonmydesk (talk) 20:45, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Rename it "Media coverage of Bernie Sanders", or delete. The title is POV, as it suggests there is a particular media bias against Sanders, something supporters of any politician of importance can claim. If we allow this, then we have to allow "Media bias against Donald Trump and others". Deciding whether there is media bias is also extremely subjective and I see endless edit wars coming. An article named "Media coverage of Bernie Sanders" would necessarily give a more balanced picture, by also listing medias favourable to him. T8612 (talk) 20:54, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant point. WP:Other. Macktheknifeau (talk) 12:20, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This article is absolutely bonkers, and seems solely intended to lend credence to the Sanders campaign's unfounded assertions that the media is biased against him. To what extent RS are used in the article, they are completely misrepresented to support an original research POV that the media is biased against Sanders. To what extent that RS actually do cover media bias against Sanders, it's about (i) the Sanders' campaign complaints of media bias and (ii) about RS basically explaining why there is no such bias (and that Sanders receives more favorable coverage than most other candidates)[25]. This can all be briefly and concisely covered in the Sanders article. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 00:54, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

May I ask which sources would convince you that this phenomenon is notable? CNN reporting that NBC is biased and NBC reporting that CNN is biased? So far, we have the next best thing which is people who used to work for MSNBC alleging that they were under pressure to minimize the Sanders campaign. Biased sources are reliable in certain contexts. And one of those contexts is the one visible now — sources with different types of left-wing or right-wing biases all converging to the same opinion, making it much less likely to be WP:FRINGE. →Σ σ ς. (Sigma) 01:58, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I see nothing in the article about former MSNBC people saying they were pressured to minimize the Sanders campaign. Where does NBC say CNN is biased against Sanders and vice versa? Snooganssnoogans (talk) 02:12, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It may have been removed; I didn't check. This may not be the exact source that was used, but Krystal Ball, formerly at MSNBC, has been very clear about it on her show at The Hill. (Shockingly enough, the WP article reiterates some of the points she makes.)

CNN reporting that NBC is biased and NBC reporting that CNN is biased? That was a joke, because the odds of that ever happening are less than zero. Hence, the next best thing: a former MSNBC reporter testifying to being pressured to minimise the Sanders campaign. →Σ σ ς. (Sigma) 05:24, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not going to watch a 7 minute video to maybe hear a pro-Sanders pundit say that the media is biased against her favorite candidate. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 05:42, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, Snoogans. 👍 →Σ σ ς. (Sigma) 07:52, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pulling a "too long didn't read" meme when someone presents a citation to back up their assertion is not a good look for you, I must say. ValarianB (talk) 13:19, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please point out where in the video "people who used to work for MSNBC alleging that they were under pressure to minimize the Sanders campaign". Snooganssnoogans (talk) 15:13, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

First, I find it hilarious to be honoured by the ~~unattributed~~ quotation above. Second, you don't have to look at the video. If Ball and Schultz had made reports about the bias while they still worked at NBC, they would be hailed as respected journalists informing the public. But of course, they were a few days late which makes them pundits spewing conspiracy theories. /s Connor Behan (talk) 19:55, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ball and Schultz are not reporters. Just as Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes and other pundits who work for MSNBC are not reporters. If this editor is unable to distinguish punditry from news reporting, then the close of this AfD should judge this editor's vote accordingly. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 20:21, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You keep using the word punditry but you must have forgotten the definition: "the expression of expertise in a particular subject or field." Now, tell me where in WP:RS, sources by pundits are unreliable. Cause I just read it and as below, it doesn't say they are.--WillC 20:39, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Is your argument now that people who appear on TV must be recognized experts? Snooganssnoogans (talk) 20:40, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Are you now saying they aren't? You've been using that term to describe them this entire time. Are you now saying they aren't pundits? Let me guess, you thought the term meant something else.--WillC 21:40, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A pundit isn't necessarily an expert. Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones are not experts on the stuff they talk about just because they get invited onto platforms to give their opinion. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 21:44, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not saying that Ball and Schultz are reliable in this context due to some research or scholarship about campaign coverage. It's because they worked at MSNBC and had access to internal discussions. Connor Behan (talk) 22:04, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No that is literally the definition of punditry, an expert. Milo and Jones can't be pundits if they aren't experts. So the problem here isn't the definition, the problem here is you are using the word wrong. You've been trying to call people pundits as a means of classifying them as unreliable when in fact you've been making an argument they are experts and thus are reliable. Or funnily, you've been arguing because they are experts they aren't reliable. You've yet to list a policy that makes them unreliable other than your desire for them to be unreliable.--WillC 22:12, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per CompactSpacez - this article has issues and needs cleanup to comply with NPOV. I'm not against WP:TNTing various sections of the article that can't be salvaged, but that's not a reason for deletion. There's still a handful of good secondary sources cited from outlets like the Washington Post that could be used to write a decent article about a much-reported criticism by Sanders and those who support him, and it would be due to have a well-sourced article that carefully explains the relevant perspectives without using Wikipedia's voice to state anyone's point of view as a matter of fact. WP:DEL#REASON details fourteen valid reasons to pursue deletion, and needing work is not one of them. Vanilla Wizard 💙 05:37, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There is currently some IMO broad content removal going on in the article that some may wish to review. Either to see if it is warranted (edit summaries of "what an awful article this is", "remove common dreams, a crackpot site" are a bit worrisome) or for some of the deletion voters to see if the article has become more palatable, if these changes stand. ValarianB (talk) 15:06, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Since I'm not a currently active Wikipedian, and my strong feelings about the current primary may bias my remarks, I am not !voting. However, I do have a related meta issue. The Wikipedia largely depends on so-called "non-biased" sources which happen to be largely media run by corporate interests, implying a bias in favor of what is best for corporations and those who profit from them. So, if we expect that entities with this "corporate bias" to report on their own bias against political candidates who are actively confronting corporate interests, we may be running a fool's errand. This should explain a necessity to actually approach this as a presentation of biased sources, for and against the claim, as long as the sources are backing up their claims with verifiable data. I'll leave whether the claim, depending on such sources, is notable to other !voters. Stevie is the man! ^{Talk • Work} 15:16, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Media_bias_in_the_United_States#2016_Presidential_election. It seems to have been spun off from there but hasn't left much behind. It would work better there as it can be set alongside all the rest with appropriate weight per WP:UNDUE. "For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about the sea." Andrew🐉(talk) 15:42, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or Change Title to Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders. Title is obvious NPOV and many of the references including whole subheadings devoted to self-proclaimed left wing publications and their take on these allegations. Either way article needs more balance.18Things (talk) 16:00, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Media bias against Sanders is a notable topic that has been discussed in reliable sources such as Critical Perspectives on Media Bias (Jennifer Peterson, ed., 2017). Bias incidentally is not necessarily wrong. Every publication must present the news from one perspective or another. Choosing to show an empty stage awaiting Trump's appearance instead of a stage where Sanders was speaking is bias, but so would be showing Sanders speaking instead of the empty Trump stage. TFD (talk) 19:22, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The claims made in this edit are deceptive: (1) This is not an academic book by an academic publisher, (2) Per the index, Sanders is mentioned twice in the whole book: once where it notes that Cruz, Rubio, Clinton and Sanders all combined received less coverage than Trump during a certain period, and an attributed claim to a comedian who works for Russian state propaganda claiming that Sanders won the first Democratic debate in 2016. So, to conclude, to what extent this book substantiates that "Media bias against Sanders is a notable topic", there should be similar articles for Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:36, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think you can disagree with me without posting a personal attack? There is no requirement that reliable sources be academic textbooks. You should know that because almost all the sources you use are news reports and columns. Your next claim is also baseless. If no similar articles have been written about other candidates, the solution is not necessarily to delete this one. Why don't you create an article about media bias against Hillary Clinton? TFD (talk) 13:07, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Why don't you create an article about media bias against Hillary Clinton?" I have already explained why this kind of content does not deserve standalone articles. I'd vote the same in a AfD discussion on "Media bias against Clinton/Trump/Rubio/Cruz", but I'm incredibly doubtful that the majority of "Keep" votes in this thread (excluding the blatantly canvassed votes) would stick to the principles that they express here and vote the same way in hypothetical AfD discussions for other politicians. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 16:26, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep but change title per Four Deuces' comment above. I think Allegations of media bias against Bernie Sanders sounds like a more neutral title, and disclaimer: that's coming from a Sanders supporter. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 21:45, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge - My oh my this may be a record for most names I've never seen before at AfD. For a topic like this to be set apart from the various other dimensions of the campaign(s), from the more general topic of media bias in the US, and from media bias against various other candidates, what I would be looking for is scholarly coverage of the subject. The closest I see is a single source to conference proceedings, and the rest are news stories. Yes, if we really want to we can find a truckload of sources about any particular dimension or opinion about any of the big campaigns. There needs to be a reason to put it in a separate article, though, and a massive pile of op-eds, news stories, etc. doesn't cut it. It's a coatrack, the title is POV, and we have many other places where we could cover this. That so many of the !votes are taking the form of "but it's true!" is telling of a canvassing mess. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:18, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This deletion discussion is probably being meat puppeted like crazy. A subreddit's moderator linked directly to the discussion (effectively encouraging others to participate), and it was brought up on Twitter. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 22:36, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that Bernie Sanders supporters see this article as a great overview of media bias against Sanders (even though RS do not at all support the notion that there is media bias against Sanders) and are sending people in droves to defend it is indicative of what a horrible article this is. Imagine if this article actually reflected what RS say, which is that Sanders has generally received the most positive coverage of any candidate and that the amount of coverage he's received is generally consistent with how he's polling, then these same people would call for the article to be deleted. This whole article is just a thinly veiled campaign ad. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 22:45, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A RS was presented to you to show an actual bias along with all of the sources present in the article and you rejected them because you basically said you were above looking at them. Lets not forget, this discussion is also being featured in Anti-Sanders circles having the same issues.--WillC 02:53, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Are you referring to a 7 minute YouTube video where a pro-Sanders pundit gave her opinion that the media wasn't portraying her favorite candidate like she would want them to? Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:00, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Snooganssnoogans, reliable sources support the fact that there is media bias against Sanders and media sources have defended their bias. I think you are hurting your side by denying bias instead of presenting their reasons for it: Sanders and his policies present a threat to the U.S. in your opinion and the role of the media and Wikipedia editors is to prevent him from becoming president. TFD (talk) 03:38, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The closer of this AfD should judge the vote by this editor by the mind-set that they demonstrate: "Sanders and his policies present a threat to the U.S. in your opinion and the role of the media and Wikipedia editors is to prevent him from becoming president." Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:50, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Hill is a reliable source along with Krystal Ball. A source can be bias in this instance and still be RS. Infact, the policy even says that is the best source for this type of situation.--WillC 04:06, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

News articles published by the Hill are RS. Op-eds and punditry on the Hill are not RS. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 04:42, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NEWSORG: "When taking information from opinion content, the identity of the author may help determine reliability. The opinions of specialists and recognized experts are more likely to be reliable and to reflect a significant viewpoint." WP:PARTISAN: "Wikipedia articles are required to present a neutral point of view. However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject. Common sources of bias include political, financial, religious, philosophical, or other beliefs. Although a source may be biased, it may be reliable in the specific context." Now you were saying about them not being RS? Cause it seems RS says you are wrong and they are perfectly fine for this exact type of article.--WillC 13:09, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The closer of this AfD should judge this editor's vote on the basis that this user is incapable of distinguishing op-eds from news reporting (it's clearly relevant given that the article under consideration for deletion is primarily based around op-eds). Snooganssnoogans (talk) 21:46, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh, if you are going to comment at least read the RS policies because NEWSORG directly mentions opinion pieces and it is saying they are reliable. Hence why I directly mentioned the part about opinion content. You are just grasping for straws now. You haven't been able to nullify the RS of these sources and have been using words in arguments that you didn't even know what the words meant.--WillC 22:16, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/delete. With such a volume of media coverage, an article for every candidate could be created alleging similar claims for everyone, it’s endless and unhelpful. Take the few scholarly bits that actually show how the media cover a candidate back to the parent article’s and get rid of the rest as violating WP:Undue/ WP:NPOV. Gleeanon409 (talk) 09:04, 7 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and retitle. Wow. I don't envy the closer on this one. Let me make it a little harder. (1) I view this as a summary style split from Bernie Sanders#Polls_and_news_coverage: It's an expansion (based in reliable, secondary sources) of what would be undue weight to squeeze into the existing section. (2) Changing the article title to something more agreeably neutral is table stakes: just request a move. (3) However you want to title it, the topic itself (the observed phenomenon of comparatively less media coverage for Sanders) has significant coverage. Here's a sample of the sourcing:

Debenedetti, Gabriel (2018-04-22). "Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (2016-06-14). "This Harvard study both confirms and refutes Bernie Sanders's complaints about the media". Boston.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
Frank, Thomas (November 2016). "Swat Team". Harper's Magazine. ISSN 0017-789X. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
Golshan, Tara (2019-08-14). "Bernie Sanders versus the "corporate media," explained". Vox. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
Specter, Emma (2019-11-08). "Bernie Sanders Is the Most Progressive Candidate. Why Aren't More People Talking About Him?". Vogue. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
Sullivan, Margaret (2015-09-09). "Has The Times Dismissed Bernie Sanders?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

Note that this is independent, third-party coverage covering the phenomenon; i.e., not including anything that could be construed as manufactured coverage (stories designed to repeat/amplify campaign narratives). So an editor can build a dedicated encyclopedia article on this topic based on these sources alone. (4) Yes, it needs a new title. Yes, the article needs work, particularly so it isn't written in dateline. Yet no, AfD is not cleanup.

czar 09:32, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Delete Many of the article supporters came from a Twitter link. If most of the media was strongly biased against Sanders, I would support this page. However, accusations of bias are highly exaggerated, and in fact, there is sometimes too much bias towards Sanders. Ylevental (talk) 14:55, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Bernie Blackout. The article is about the story of the phenomenon, not necessarily the "fact" of the media bias. Kolya Butternut (talk) 15:03, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I found this video of a philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist in which he said that it is obvious that the media is attacking Bernie Sanders [26].-SharabSalam (talk) 17:24, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's Noam Chomsky and that's his opinion. A self-described socialist who has for a long time argued that the media is biased against socialism. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 17:29, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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