Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Heart China


 * 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   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:40, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Heart China

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I created this article many years ago, back in 2008. Looking in hindsight, this article is 100% non-notable, unverifiable and unencyclopedic. Furthermore, the citations used are definitely not reliable sources (they are mostly blogs and internet forum posts). Back then, my knowledge of Wikipedia policy was much more limited compared to today. Hence, I am requesting deletion, speedily if possible. -- benlisquare T•C•E 17:15, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:19, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:19, 11 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 01:18, 18 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete, probably - there is a bare scrap here about the online protests and a couple of sentences about an offline version which may or may not be related, otherwise nothing. That first scrap may be enough to justify redirect to List of Internet phenomena. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 00:57, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Found another minor source here and an article but I know nothing about the reliability of the source. Another article here from a "blog" maintained by the Wall Street Journal. I've already spent more time on this than I ever thought I would so I leave it to other interested parties to decide whether this squeaks the subject past the threshold of notability. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 02:45, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete. non-notable usage of <3 symbol, a universally recognized symbol of support or affection, as a passing fad. if the teenagers of Tokyo suddenly wore their backpacks on their left shoulder, we would not make an entry.-SetagayaJ (talk) 04:48, 19 November 2013 (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.