Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Disney University


 * 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. (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica1000 03:00, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Disney University

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Unencyclopedic, does not meet notability guidelines, lacks references, search for sufficient references found only primary sources. RadioFan (talk) 00:55, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions.  Jinkinson   talk to me  02:29, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I only looked for a few seconds but http://www.cnbc.com/id/100619276# and http://www.trainingmag.com/content/inside-disney-u.-Serialjoepsycho- (talk) 11:52, 1 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep This corporate training program is the subject of a book published by McGraw-Hill. It is also discussed in detail in several other books, such as this one. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  21:38, 1 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Comment All of these links cover a single book on the subject. More is needed to constitute "significant coverage" RadioFan (talk) 23:56, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Reply The coverage in the book "Growing Leaders" goes back to 2001. The book about Disney University is much more recent. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  05:12, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete - entry pertains to an internal training school.. are we to have entries for BKU, Burger King University, I think not. --Star Log, Lfrankblam, Kirk Out (talk) 07:45, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, we do have an article about McDonald's Hamburger University. When an entire book has been published by a reputable company about Disney University, as well as significant coverage in several other books, and articles in management journals and newspapers going back decades, then the topic is notable, even if you don't like it. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  04:16, 3 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. This isn't even close. Meets WP:GNG and WP:ORG. Lots of connected sources, but also many reliable secondary sources independent of the subject. The complete book directly detailing is a pretty good start, and here's other book sources: Growing Leaders (2001), Relationship Marketing (2013), Managing Employee Attitudes... (2003), Organization and Economic Behavior (2002), The Corporate University Handbook... (2002). I see dozens of others at Google books. Most of these go beyond mere mention. After meeting notability, tons of connected sources might be used to fill gaps. There's sufficient sources just online to bring this up to B-class. Article does need cleaning; it appears that editors connected to (or wildly enthusiastic about) the subject have been building this pagespace. That said, it's a worthy subject for inclusion. BusterD (talk) 00:55, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep, I admit that the coverage looks sound enough to pass the WP:GNG, although only barely. I do think that this content would be better in a merged article on Disney's business operations, but it looks like we don't have such an article at the moment.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 01:00, 9 November 2014 (UTC).
 * Weak keep. A bit of cleanup, tone improvements and other edits could make it more fit the tone of Wikipedia. Also, as laid out above, there's plenty of mainstream coverage. StewdioMACK (talk) 02:21, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
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