Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Academy of Shotokan Karate (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was merge and re-direct by consensus of editors. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:28, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Academy of Shotokan Karate
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AfD last year was a no consensus. The academy fails WP:MANOTE and WP:ORG. Lists 3 references. The first is a bio of the founder, not a piece about the org. The second is offline. I'll presume it was about the org. The third is a link to the bio of an instructor on his schools site, saying he approves of the org. In short, fails the notability requirements I cited above. Niteshift36 (talk) 00:47, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Not the place to advertise his dojo. Fuzbaby (talk) 02:16, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete borderline spam, don't see the notability. - 2 ... says you, says me 02:31, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:20, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:20, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect Delete  to Dave Hazard nn small org. . JJL (talk) 03:32, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The organisation is relatively small because its founder Dave Hazard, a highly respected karateka, insists on highest standards in member clubs. This should not make it less notable than large low quality outfits. Why is a smaller organisation's page spam any more than a large organisation's, or a commercial company or radio station article for that matter. Keep them all or delete them all, but don't discriminate against small jewels in a sea of mediocrity.--Ninja Shewolf (talk) 09:05, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll happily withdraw the AfD if you can show me third party WP:RS that meet WP:MANOTE. Niteshift36 (talk) 09:08, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Niteshift, do you accept as RS about Dave Hazard? jmcw (talk) 17:16, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Or ? jmcw (talk) 17:23, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Let me try to clear this up. The article on Hazard is not nominated for deletion. Nobody is disputing his notability. This is an article about the school. For a seperate article, the school needs seperate notability. Mere mentions that the school exists are not notable, even in the most reliable sources. I can find plenty of things that say Hazard is notable, but I am not finding anything that demonstrates the notability of the school that merits a seperate article. But his notability doesn't transfer. Just like having a notable musician join a band doesn't make their albumns notable enough for an article. The albumn has to stand on its own. I wouldn't oppose a re-direct to the article on Hazard and merging the info about the school into his article. But as it stands I don't believe THIS article meets the notability requirements. I hope that makes it more clear. Niteshift36 (talk) 23:44, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment well, why not simply rd to his page, then, and avoid this whole discussion? That would have been a much more useful thing for everyone concerned. Feel free to WP:BEBOLD and redirect things. If someone undoes the rd, then take it to AfD/RfD. JJL (talk) 23:48, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't see it as a waste of time. I think the article should be deleted or I wouldn't have nominated it. I just said I wouldn't oppose a redirect. When did showing a willingness to compromise become a waste of time? I favor deletion over redirect because I don't see this as being a likely search term and I don't see the piece as notable. Niteshift36 (talk) 00:09, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I have merged the the information of Academy of Shotokan Karate into the Dave_Hazard section. jmcw (talk) 10:01, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment thanks! If the nom. is willing to withdraw, we could rd and close. JJL (talk) 13:17, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.