Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Foundation University (The Netherlands)


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The result was   delete as the rough consensus indicates. Moreover, the arguments for deletion seem to outweigh the arguments for retention given. –MuZemike 00:07, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Foundation University (The Netherlands)

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i placed a db-a7 tag on this page originally, but it sat there for some time and no admin reviewed it, so i changed the speedy delete to an AfD. article doesn't seem to indicate significance of its subject, no third party reliable sources. says right in the article that this religious school is not accredited by any recognized institution or government. not opposed to keeping the page if anyone sees a flaw in my reasoning. WookieInHeat (talk) 14:25, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Netherlands-related deletion discussions.  -- Crusio (talk) 15:30, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions.  -- Crusio (talk) 15:30, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions.  -- Crusio (talk) 15:31, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep I have just improved the reference syntax. However this looks like a very small Christian ministry.  It would not surprise me if it was a one-man band.  If so, its notability is limited.  It claims to be accredited by certain non-government bodies, but I do not know any of these and so cannot comment on how authoritative this is.  Some may be bodies to which one merely has to pay a subscription.  Peterkingiron (talk) 16:10, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Unless it's a degree mill of some kind a university has some sort of notability. JASpencer (talk) 16:25, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Despite its name, it isn't a university, it's a private institute.Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 16:33, 3 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete The references are either to self-published sources or to the web sites of the organisations that allegedly "accredited" this university, but do not actually substantiate these claims. Under "faculty" their website lists just a very few people. No evidence at all that this is more than a very minor outfit styling itself "university" without any real justification. --Crusio (talk) 16:34, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I've looked hard for evidence that this private school is notable, but there doesn't appear to be any independent sources that back it up. A major concern is the use of the title "university" for such a small school. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 20:35, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment a quick read up on the classification of universities seems to indicate institutions are usually granted the status by law under the authority of the government of the country/state/province they operate in. this article explicitly states this institution is not recognized by any government in the netherlands. WookieInHeat (talk) 05:16, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 16:40, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Normally a degree-granting institution would be notable, and this outfit claims to offer bacherlor's and master's degrees. However since it is not accredited by ANYONE - not the government, not a private accreditation organization, not even a shell accreditation organization - and since it offers its "degrees" only by correspondence, I do not feel this is a real university worthy of inclusion here. Google search finds only a directory listing and (of course) this article. Created by an WP:SPA; possible conflict of interest. --MelanieN (talk) 22:28, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
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