Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Albany poets


 * 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 of the debate was delete. -- ( drini's vandalproof page &#x260E;  ) 20:21, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Albany poets
NN organization/web site. -- howcheng  [ talk &#149; contribs &#149; web ] 22:56, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete &mdash; local group that doesn't appear notable. &mdash; RJH 17:42, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Why is this going to be deleted? I also do not understand the above statement about "local group that doesn't appear notable". If someone could please explain this to me before going ahead and deleting it, I would be grateful. -Thom Francis, President, Albany Poets
 * Delete. You might review WP:NOT and note that Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information.  Also, as written, it rather reads like an advertizement. -- SCZenz 02:58, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I understand that it may sound like an ad, but it was not meant to be written that way. I do not see much difference between this article and articles that are about 'ordinary people'. I also take offense to the assertion that this organization is not 'notable'. I do not think those types of comments are warranted at all. --Thom francis 16:23, 26 October 2005 (UTC) [Special:Contributions/Howcheng|contribs]] &#149; web ] 16:53, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: No offense is meant by the use of the term "not notable". There are certain criteria that are applied to articles to ensure the subject matter is worthy of inclusion. For this article to be kept, you will first need to rewrite so that it conforms to the WP:NPOV policy. Second, provide verification from reputable third-party sources. If you can do this, we would all be willing to reconsider our votes. -- howcheng  [ talk &#149;

Would newspaper articles about this organization count for verification? --66.194.55.132 17:06, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Major newspapers, yes. Little newspapers like the kind you get for free at the supermarket, no. -- howcheng  [ talk &#149; contribs &#149; web ] 20:51, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Ok then, I have the stories on our website from the Albany Times Union (which is the area's biggest newspaper). There are links to the Times Union website, but they do not seem to be working. Here are the links to the stories: http://albanypoets.com/news/read.asp?newsID=100 http://albanypoets.com/news/read.asp?newsID=38 Thanks. --Thom francis 13:25, 27 October 2005 (UTC)


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