Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cambridge University Russian Society


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The result was delete. Kurykh (talk) 05:42, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Cambridge University Russian Society

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No evidence of notability & no independent sources Cabayi (talk) 13:23, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * "Keep" - The page has been updated to include various references about the society and information about its background at Cambridge University, all records are available at the proctors office in Cambridge University and the University Library. Ilyacambridge (talk) 14:12, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, clpo13(talk) 16:11, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * "Keep" - Thank you for your help. Yes, more references have been added about the society, its appearance in the news, its links within the university and some of the archives. If more is necessary please let me know. There is currently no information about the society on wikipedia and it would be beneficial to start this article and add to it as more research is done about its history. Ilyacambridge (talk) 16:41, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Duplicate vote stricken. clpo13(talk) 17:14, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment If you want to reinforce the notability of the subject you will need to give reliable sources such as newspapers and articles from the archives. References to youtube and social media are just not going to cut it. Most university societies do not have have articles because they cannot show their notability. Think to yourself, has this society had any impact outside of the university environment.Aloneinthewild (talk) 13:09, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. I can't help but wonder if we are not dealing with socks playing with WP:POINT, given what's happening at Articles for deletion/Oxford University Russian Society.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 10:10, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. No significant mentions in Google Books or Scholar. No quality (independent, reliable, in-depth) sources found so far. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 10:10, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * "Keep" Thank you for your concern. And the "socks" being what exactly? Russian Culture and history within the top two universities of the United Kingdom? The society is a University society that has no political affiliation. There is no significant Google Books or Scholar references because it is, again, a university society not a business or money making organisation. The society is one of the biggest in Cambridge and has had some incredible people visit for talks, artists, musicians, authors, journalists etc. Please see the added references. Ilyacambridge (talk) 11:41, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * users can only submit one keep or delete vote on an article deletion discussion. Any number of comments can be made, however. clpo13(talk) 17:58, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. The modern reincarnation of the society doesn't appear in significant references. The Slavonic Society maybe notable, but I cannot find any references to show this. Aloneinthewild (talk) 13:09, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find any independent reference for the assertion that Nabokov founded the Slavonic Society. Has anyone come across such a source? --Arxiloxos (talk) 20:36, 29 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete and then Redirect as the solution for not having independent notability in substance. SwisterTwister   talk  02:27, 30 January 2017 (UTC)


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