Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biblical Archaeology Society


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The result was keep. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 02:18, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Biblical Archaeology Society

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Seems to fail WP:ORG and as a WP:FRINGE society does not seem notable. I don't really see good sources on which to write an article about this group. jps (talk) 23:48, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
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 * Redirect to Hershel Shanks. The reliable source coverage seems to consist of obituaries about the founder of this organization. ~Anachronist (talk) 00:33, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Hershel Shanks. I agree that there's no non-trivial coverage of the organization itself (as opposed to Shanks) sufficient to meet the notability guidelines. In such cases, a redirect is a reasonable ATD, and in any event does no harm. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:01, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * redirect to either Shanks or to Biblical Archaeology Review; it's largely notable as the publisher of the latter, but Shanks himself isn't an unreasonable target. Mangoe (talk) 04:13, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep (changing my vote) seems to be a notable publishing body, amongst other things. I'd like to see the basis that this organisation is WP:FRINGE, seems to be a spurious claim by the Nom?. Deathlibrarian (talk) 09:00, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, and retarget non-BAR publications to here (e.g. Archaeology Odyssey should point here and not to BAR). Redirecting to Shanks isn't good, since the Society is much larger than Shanks. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 10:42, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete This is a promotional article on an organization with no obvious claim to notability. Two sources, none of which seems that reliable. Dimadick (talk) 21:44, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * There's nothing promotional in the article. It's a mainstream society, as far as religious societies go, and publishers several mainstream biblical research things. And I say this as a big fricking Atheist that thinks the Bible is a load of mostly nonsense. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 01:40, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep WP:FRINGE is an inaccurate characterization, since their flagship publication, BAR, is quoted all throughout multiple decades from the 80s onwards in popular newspaper coverage of biblical archaeology articles. Accepting the nom at face value would be like trying to delete Carl Sagan because he wasn't that distinguished of an astronomer. Jclemens (talk) 04:47, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I think you may have confused this Afd with the one for Hershel Shanks. This AfD would be more for something like the Committee on Planetary Protection which was founded by Sagan but doesn't inherit notability from him. jps (talk) 14:09, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, or at least Redirect. The nom, who also made a wrong claim of WP:FRINGE at his Articles for deletion/Biblical Archaeology Review seems to be a man on a mission. Johnbod (talk) 01:34, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Just the publication of Biblical Archaeology Review is enough to make it notable, but it is a publisher of books too. It is also joint publisher with the Israel Exploration Society of The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land which is a serious reference work written by experts (5 volumes, editor Ephraim Stern). It needs to have more sources and be expanded as articles on organizations usually are. Zerotalk 14:09, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Significant publisher of books in field. Free1Soul (talk) 20:12, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. Significant publisher of books in field.4meter4 (talk) 01:58, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


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