Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Global Digital Format Registry


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The result was   keep. The article's subject is found to be notable. &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 01:05, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Global Digital Format Registry

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No indication this is notable; fails WP:GNG -- Calidum  03:24, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - of course this is notable - what checks were done before submitting this AfD? Does the nominator understand what makes and fails WP:GNG? — Preceding unsigned comment added by In ictu oculi (talk • contribs)


 * Comment: that project is no longer active. Since I can see three plausible outcomes for this, (keep, delete or redirect to unified digital format registry - I know the latter does not exist), maybe both nominator and first commenter could comment on why it fails or passes WP:GNG. This AfD looks like a textbook case of WP:JNN. Tigraan (talk) 15:00, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
 * No reliable, third party coverage has been provided to show this is notable. Merely existing with passing mentions in books isn't good enough. -- Calidum  17:13, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Calidum, how many book references does a subject require to be notable? How many does this have?
 * User:Tigraan yes it probably could be renamed to a larger article on the various US legacy digital registries, with more recent sources added In ictu oculi (talk) 07:09, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:25, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Merge to Harvard Library. The EL goes nowhere relevant. Johnbod (talk) 15:33, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep: That list of book references is a sell, and I question whether the nom really read through them before dismissing them all as passing mentions. I did look several dozen over, and read several that spend a paragraph or more discussing the subject.  That the registry doesn't exist any more is entirely irrelevant to the obvious fact that the subject is discussed in quite literally dozens of books.  What more is the nom looking for, parades down Mass Ave and parents naming their children after the founders?   Ravenswing   21:00, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 03:09, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Evidently has received significant coverage from multiple reliable sources. APerson (talk!) 16:37, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
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