Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/International Food Safety Network


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The result was   Keep.  Jerry  delusional ¤ kangaroo 03:16, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

International Food Safety Network

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The article is a blatant advertisement for the group created by the group itself. Beside the significant COI problems, the citations provided fail to establish notability about the subject. None of the five citations in the article are about the group, and the one citation that does mention the group is just a quote from an employee of the organization about a subject that has little or no relation to the organization itself. Jeremy ( Blah blah... ) 19:27, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. The International Food Safety Network is basically the lab of Dr. Doug Powell. Dr. Doug Powell used to be a stand-alone article, but it was changed to a redirect to International Food Safety Network. See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dr._Doug_Powell&direction=prev&oldid=118649039 the last version of the Dr. Doug Powell article before it can replaced by a redirect. Notability is established by the claim "Powell and the International Food Safety Network are a primary source for food safety information during outbreaks and are often quoted in mainstream media reports.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]" See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dr._Doug_Powell&direction=prev&oldid=118649039 the last version of the Dr. Doug Powell article before it can replaced by a redirect to this article. Powell is notable in his own right, but there are multiple media references to the network at this Google News archive search. --Eastmain (talk) 19:56, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - The article is not about Dr. Powell, and references about him do not establish notability of the organization. --Jeremy ( Blah blah... ) 23:49, 11 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep The Google News items listed above are sufficient to show notability--the article merely needs expansion. DGG (talk) 21:14, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply - the Google search that eastmain posted a link to is not about the institute, it is about Dr. Powell and does not establish notability for the institute.


 * Keep. The sources presented are mostly about both Dr Powell and the network, so they are enough to demonstrate notability. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:14, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


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