Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alpha Psi Omega (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 keep. RL0919 (talk) 02:22, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Alpha Psi Omega
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Back in 2011, this page survived an AfD, with arguments that, bluntly put, are embarrassingly bad (WP:GHITS and # of chapters), while the Delete arguments were based upon the article's (apparently ongoing since 2009) sourcing woes. I can't find any usable sources online (string: ["alpha psi omega" fraternity]); if any usable sources exist they are almost certainly in libraries I am not privy to. —A little blue Bori v^_^v  Jéské Couriano 02:14, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fraternities and sororities-related deletion discussions.  CodeLyoko  talk  02:53, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kansas-related deletion discussions.  CodeLyoko  talk  02:53, 2 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep a simple review turns up Idaho State Journal and West Virginia Public Broadcasting are quick to find. The previous AFD doesn't look "embarrassingly bad" to me, but that's just a differing opinion.  So I'm looking at a pass of WP:GNG and we can further add WP:IMPACT for the organization.  I'll grant that sources need to be added and the article could stand a good re-write, but that is an editing issue and not a deletion issue.  The subject is notable.--Paul McDonald (talk) 04:21, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep - I agree with . A review of newspapers and JSTOR sources shows extensive coverage of Alpha Psi Omega over the years: while these are not salacious or negative coverage of misdeeds that would be picked up broadly by the big media outlets, the organization has been extensively covered by campus newspapers and yearbooks for many decades across the country. The first reference I checked, in a cursory search, cites important American playwright Tennessee Williams as a notable member, among others, as the writer namedrops several luminaries while reviewing the annual work of just one of the chapters. There are hundreds of similar articles. I added two references; more could be added, sure, but the point is clear that the group is a stable, valuable campus asset with 551 active chapters. This is a ridiculous AfD motion. Jax MN (talk) 05:22, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep Either then some editing issues I dont see any issues for notability and deletion. Hypogaearoots (talk) 06:31, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment the first AfD for Alpha Psi Omega was done as a swatch of over 50 AfDs done within days which were viewed as so egregious that the person was banned from making any more AfDs.Naraht (talk) 13:22, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep and for the search which the Proposer did, if you look in the article, Alpha Psi Omega made the choice to no longer be referred to as a Fraternity in 1997, so looking up them and Fraternity isn't likely to be the proper search.Naraht (talk) 13:24, 3 August 2021 (UTC)


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