Talk:The Irvine Progressive

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I removed prod notice. I fail to see why this should be deleted. True, it is a small college newspaper but college newspapers are still important. Fanra 14:11, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think you may be confusing "important" with "notable". I do not dispute that it is important to the community it serves, but the article itself is about a pretty non-notable journal from what I can tell: set up in 2003, and with a circulation of 3,000 copies. The article is currently unsourced, and I would ask you to help enrich the article with references from other sources if possible. I will look at it again in a few days, after which I may still decide to put it up for deletion later, or somebody will. Ohconfucius 02:37, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I added an external interview with the editor of this paper, I hope that helps to meet criteria of notability. The paper has been involved in a few minor controversies as well.  Just throwing that in there.  Beade 03:00, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Firstly, I am adding a link from the UCI libraries to a bit on the history of alternative media at UCI, including this publication. Secondly, as far as the notability is concerned, I would argue that it is notable. It isn't just that it is important to the community that it serves, it is an important part of that community. This article is illuminating not only insofar as it reports on a small publication at a university, but insofar as this article also helps to shed light on the political atmosphere at the University of California, Irvine. I happen to think that the political atmosphere at universities, including at a major campus such as UCI, is notable. As a member of Campus Progress, the paper also fits in to a broader political movement at American universities in general. Besides, if you look at the UC Irvine article, you will find that there are numerous articles relating to the community that would deserve policing, if this article isn't deemed notable, say Student Activities and Traditions at UC Irvine, or Parking and Transportation at UC Irvine, or Student Housing at UC Irvine. On the one hand, these articles might also only be important to a select community, but I would argue that they are notable in the way in which they shape and define the community, which would be of interest to somebody coming to the UC Irvine article. It is notable, therefore, for what it tells us about the community it serves and for the larger network it is part of. Beade 17:32, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

How is the website of a university Library or a publication by a university department count as an unreliable source? I read over the guidelines again, and I fail to see how this prod notice was justified. Beade 23:36, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Okay, I'm trying to add a clearer references section. I hope this takes care of objections.  Beade 00:57, 27 April 2007 (UTC)