Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chemfluence (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   merge to Alagappa College of Technology. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 08:35, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Chemfluence
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The subject of the article is a student festival that does not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for notability. It has been covered more than once by a reliable source, but these articles are almost entirely in the region of press releases.

The article is a contested prod, and has already been deleted two years ago for the same non-notability issue. There is currently a merge proposal which is being opposed by the creator and various contributors, who are yet unfamiliar with wikipedia policy. As such, the page only stands for the promotion of the said event. Amog | Talk •  contribs 18:06, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 18:54, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/01/stories/2007030108160400.htm
 * Delete A two or three line mention in the college article is enough. There are more than a dozen departments in this college and everyone has an annual technical symposium/function.(i am an alumnus of the educational institution in question) And most of the functions dont get any sort of coverage at all. Right now there is one article in The Hindu that can be considered as indepth coverage. The rest all are event listings and trivial mentions. Thus it doesn't meet our WP:GNG criteria. A merge discussion was initiated, but has been swamped by students riled up about their department function article getting deleted. --Sodabottle (talk) 19:25, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete I request the user User:Sodabottle to explain about "Indepth Coverage", which he/she mentioned. Another user has already discussed about the coverage of chemfluence during inaugration by The Hindu,The same print company has also covered its valedictory function.
 * (It is not necessary that alumnus of the institution will be knowing about the happenings in another constituent college of the same institution). I request the users who nominated this page for deletion to also consider wikipedia's fundamental principle Assume good faith. I would also like to clarify the point that this article is not meant to promote the event mentioned in it. All organizations in Anna University are non-profitable and the organizers gain nothing out of promoting or conducting such activities.
 * Dear Anon, I am assuming good faith and i know what exactly your position is - being an organiser of a similar one in the not too distant past. Promoting something doesn't mean it is always done with a profit motive. Wanting the departmental function you are involved in to have a wikipedia article is also a sort of promotion. "Significant indepth coverage" in media for such events means detailed reporting about the event in question. The three links from the The Hindu are coverage of the inaugural function - reprints of press releases, which the press coordinator in question would be handing out. They are a good start but IMO still not enough for a separate article. (remember this is nothing personal and just my opinion about chemfluence's notability. If other wikipedian believe otherwise and they will say so. If the arguments for inclusion have more merit than the arguments for deletion, this article will be kept)--Sodabottle (talk) 03:28, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

They are i)http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021915710200.htm
 * Don't DeleteWe would like to bring to notice that there have been 3 'valid' links conforming with the 'notability' standards of Wikipedia on Chemfluence in The Hindu

ii)http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/21/stories/2008022155140500.htm

iii)http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/01/stories/2007030108160400.htm Given below are a list of technical festivals of colleges in India that have a Wiki page description. THe number after hyphen denotes the number of valid links cited. Other details regarding the page are also mentioned. The topic of this article may not meet the general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. (December 2010) The topic of this article may not meet the general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. (November 2009). The topic of this article may not meet the general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. (May 2009) This article has multiple issues (Pl visit the page to know more).
 * Shaastra (IITM)-10
 * Pragyan(NIT-T)-8
 * Saarang (IITM)-8
 * Kurukshetra (technology management festival) (AU)-5
 * Kshitij (IIT Kharagpur)-4
 * Techfest (IITB)-3
 * Quark (techfest) (BITS-Goa Campus)-3 (in addition they have had a TEDx and MUN)
 * Engineer (Technical Fest) (NITK Surathkal)-2
 * Techkriti (IIT Kanpur)-0
 * Technozion (NIT-w)-0
 * Techniche (IIT-D)-0 This article needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (April 2010)
 * Cognizance (IIT Roorkee) (IIT-Roorkee)-0

'''Hence, we believe that with 3 valid links, Chemfluence conforms with the standards of Wiki. Also the other articles have not recieved speedy deletion or a second nomination. Articles 6-12 in the above list are similar to Chemfluence in terms of notability. Therefore we earnestly believe Chemfluence befits Wiki guidelines'''
 * Comment: I have initiated deletion proceedings against the non-notable articles you have mentioned - Amog  | Talk •  contribs 14:51, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/firstpage.aspx?keys=13 [Page 17 of the Main City Edition] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gandhiaravind (talk • contribs) 02:01, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge to Alagappa College of Technology. If this article is kept, then it will be longer than the College article itself! Anyway, that's not the reason I'm citing. The reason why I say Merge is that the festival has some sources, but only one mentions the fest in detail, while the other two just mention it in passing. It cannot be compared to other articles of the same nature. If it is believed that some of the other fests are non notable, then let the issue be raised there. IMO, only FAs or GAs should be seen as a standard of comparison. Besides, most of the article contains info about the events, etc. Wikipedia is not a directory, as mentioned in WP:NOT.  The Mi ke •Leave me a message! 19:31, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The following link is the article on Chemfluence in the tamil daily Dina Thanthi on 28/02/2011 (dd/mm/yyyy)
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