Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Florida Blue Key


 * 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. – bradv  🍁  23:56, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Florida Blue Key

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Collegiate honor society with a single chapter, at the University of Florida; per WP:BRANCH such organizations are generally not notable enough for an article. Mentions in media are strictly local (North and Central Florida) and mostly by the de facto campus newspaper, the Independent Florida Alligator. Subject had a few mentions in non-local media in coverage of a 1990s defamation suit against it, but per WP:ILLCON that is insufficient to establish its notability.

If kept - and I understand that content issues aren't themselves grounds for deletion - the article has numerous problems which should be addressed. It has been a cesspool of COI editing (some con, mostly pro) for years. The entire Background section is taken nearly verbatim from the org's official website. And the Controversies section is its most frequently edited part - usually by IPs local to the subject (Gainesville, FL) who blank negative information about it. Perhaps (again, if the page isn't deleted) it should be extended-confirmed protected. Damon Killian (talk) 02:25, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 02:34, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 02:34, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Rollidan (talk) 00:47, 11 April 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep the sources already present in the article support independent notability per WP:BRANCH: ...unless they are substantially discussed by reliable independent sources that extend beyond the chapter's local area. The campus organization's coverage extends beyond the campus through multiple articles (E.g., Associated Press, Tampa Bay Times, etc.) and especially concerning the organization's influence on Florida state-level politics. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:50, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   21:42, 18 April 2020 (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.