Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/AlMaghrib Institute


 * 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   keep.  MBisanz  talk 00:14, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

AlMaghrib Institute

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No Credibility I really have no answer to what this article is doing on Wikipedia. It was created a couple of weeks ago and written as if it is a personal blog for a person with no notability, by one user who I suspect is the article's subject himself. I think this article should be deleted. Board56 (talk) 19:31, 1 March 2009 (UTC) — Board56 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 17:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak keep The lack of citations is definitely an issue, but I can find sources like this with a Google search so the institute may have enough notability to avoid deletion.   Mbinebri   talk &larr; 00:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Updated I've taken the initiative to update the article with more information and citations. Please consider keeping the article. Uzairkhan31(talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 23:34, 12 March 2009 (UTC).  — Uzairkhan31 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash;  neuro  (talk)  00:00, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Close this flawed nomination--eh, nominator, care to actually check the article history? "Created a few weeks ago"? It's been around since 2006! Moreover, it's not about a person, and it certainly doesn't read like a blog. Admins, I propose that this AfD proposal is so flawed that it should be withdrawn, regardless of the article's merits. And even if the AfD continues to run, it doesn't stand much of a chance of success, given these Google News hits, which lists such articles as this one in the Washington Post. A bunch of right-wing websites refer to the institute as a Jihad school; surely that is almost a guarantee for notability. Then, in 2005 the school had 2800 students, according to the San Jose Mercury News. I hope that's enough. Drmies (talk) 01:51, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: User Board56 has made no edits outside of AlMaghrib Institute and Muhammad Alshareef, a person associated with the school whose article Board56 also put up for deletion--citing the exact same rationale, incidentally. It's a pretty blatant case of SPA. Drmies (talk) 01:59, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support Drmies's statements74.69.39.11 (talk) 16:34, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I get a hint of spam from reading this article. Might just be me, but... Peridon (talk) 22:52, 14 March 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.