Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diamond Sangha (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 Robert Baker Aitken. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:24, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Diamond Sangha
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Fails WP:N (WP:ORG). This organization is not notable. The external links are primarily to websites that promote this organization in some way, and not to 3rd party sources.None of the Google News hits on it qualify as significant coverage; they all mention Diamond Sangha incidentally in relation to the actual subject of the article, which in most cases, is Robert Baker Aitken. Further, none of the Google Scholar hits are about Diamond Sangha. They simply mention it as an institutional affiliation of the author or subject of the article. That means the subject of the article is notable, not Diamond Sangha. If someone can show me a single third-party article that is about Diamond Sangha itself, and not about Robert Baker Aitken, I will be happy to withdraw the nomination. ɳoɍɑfʈ Talk! 05:02, 13 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge to Robert Baker Aitken. He is notable, and he founded the center, the information in the Diamond Sangha article could be incorporated nicely into Aitken's article. The center itself is not notable; the nom says it all. Wine Guy   Talk  09:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The article indicates it was co-founded by his Aitken's wife, who has her own Wikipedia article. -- Pink Bull  01:17, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * We could merge it there, then. Good call. Care to cast your vote? ɳoɍɑfʈ  Talk! 04:09, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * that's the thing: i'm not sure where to merge the article, into the article on the husband, into the article on the wife, or both. this becomes even more problematic when deciding where to redirect the article name. so i guess, i'm on the record to merge the article, just not sure where exactly.-- Pink Bull  04:34, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ɳoɍɑfʈ  Talk! 14:48, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Cirt (talk) 05:02, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment This between both this and the last deletion nomination, this article has 2 Delete votes, 1 Merge vote, and 1 Keep vote, with the Keep vote saying "At worst this should be merged." I'd support merging as well, so that's 3 merges and a delete, as a secondary. ɳoɍɑfʈ  Talk! 22:09, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Buddhism-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Comment (Continued from above in reply to Pink Bull) While Anne and Robert Aitken did co-found the center, he was the spiritual leader as Rōshi (Zen Master). Then his Dharma heir took over, who in turn trained the current Rōshi; so the spiritual lineage (Kechimyaku), an important concept in Buddhism, traces back to Robert. He also has a much more significant bibliography, and is a more significant figure in general than Anne. That's why I suggested that the information from this article be merged to Robert's. Wine Guy   Talk  06:59, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * in that case, merge to Robert Baker Aitken.-- Pink Bull  15:00, 27 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect, If someone may want to be WP:BOLD, merge what ever is worth keeping before the closing admin redirects. Jeepday (talk) 23:25, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.