Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al-Furqan Media Foundation


 * 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 delete and redirect to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Spartaz Humbug! 07:07, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Al-Furqan Media Foundation

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Reviewed as a part of new article curation / review process. This "foundation" is ISIS's film crew that creates videos of people being burned alive or beheaded. There is no coverage of this entity in the sources. Most of the article is just a listing of their accomplishments/productions. Also as a sidebar this has an NPOV problem. The only review of them in there is:  "Al-Furqan is considered to be a considerable innovation in jihadist media, with Kavkaz Center describing it as "a milestone on the path of jihad, a distinguished media that takes the great care in the management of the conflict with the crusaders "   I believe that some of this should be preserved and recommend a merge/redirect to the ISIS article.  If pinged I'd handle it if needed.  North8000 (talk) 12:21, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 18:53, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Iraq-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 18:53, 18 May 2020 (UTC)


 * According to its abstract this appears to be a 22-page peer-reviewed academic journal article about the subject. To get the full text it needs to be requested from the author. I have not done so yet. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:32, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * has a few hundred words about the subject. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:40, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note to closer for soft deletion: This nomination has had limited participation and falls within the standards set for lack of quorum. There are no previous AfD discussions, undeletions, or current redirects and no previous PRODs have been located. This nomination may be eligible for soft deletion at the end of its 7-day listing. --Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 02:04, 26 May 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect/Merge to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. While the subject doesn't seem notable enough on its own for a separate article based on the sourcing, there still might be something with retaining by merging or at redirecting. --Adamant1 (talk) 02:42, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – bradv  🍁  06:25, 3 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete or merge. If merged, I would recommend a substantial rewrite to be less promotional in tone. It's generally important to avoid articles with a promotional tone, but I'd argue this is especially true given the organization in question (the sheer overwhelming in-your-face gruesomeness of a Wikipedia article praising the media production skills of ISIS is a bit too ghastly to be funny). { $\mathbb{JPG}$ } 05:46, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - it's a mess of propaganda - but I would not oppose a redirect. Bearian (talk) 02:16, 11 June 2020 (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.