Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Hofstra University honorary degree recipients


 * 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. Consensus is for article retention. North America1000 00:25, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

List of Hofstra University honorary degree recipients

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Almost all of the names listed on List of Hofstra University faculty don't have Wikipedia articles. List of Hofstra University alumni is not very large, and unlike all other colleges, Hofstra has "List of Hofstra University honorary degree recipients" article. Totally overcoverage. Notable Sweety (talk) 05:49, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete/merge Only 8 universities (other colleges with such lists) have this kind of list among all the tens of thousands of universites on Wikipedia. Almost all of the names listed on List of Hofstra University faculty don't have Wikipedia articles, sources, contains honorifics and puffery such as Dr. Ruth Prigozy, eminent Fitzgerald scholar and founder of the Fitzgerald Society. List of Hofstra University alumni is not very large, and unlike all other colleges, Hofstra has "List of Hofstra University honorary degree recipients" article. Totally overcoverage. Notable Sweety (talk) 06:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. North America1000 22:33, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. North America1000 22:33, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. North America1000 22:34, 25 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep, no argument for deletion of this list advanced; the rationale is instead copied and pasted from the nominator's AFD of the faculty list. There also are, in fact, other colleges with such lists (though it's by no means widespread). I'm always suspicious when someone with only a handful of edits decides to go on a deletion spree right off the bat. postdlf (talk) 00:07, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Most large colleges, such as state universities, have 1000s of alumni, yet they have in most cases, only one article usually titled "List of notable people" where they cover notable alumni, faculty and sometimes honorary degree recipients. Hofstra doesn't have many alumni with Wikipedia articles yet, and it has very few notable faculty. I don't think there's any justification for three articles. And no, my rationale for deletion is not copied and pasted from AFD of the faculty list, which also I think be deleted/merged for same reason. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Notable Sweety (talk • contribs) 05:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Your rationale was identical when you started this AFD, and still is largely so even now that you've expanded it. Your new reason that's applicable to this list (not the others, which you discuss together even though you did not make a group nomination) appears to be "most universities don't have this list", but WP:OTHERSTUFFDOESNTEXIST is not a valid deletion rationale (nor is "overcoverage" btw, whatever that even means). It may be that every university with enough notable recipients should have such a list and they just haven't been made yet, or it may be that most universities have their lists incorporated into a larger list. Which brings us to the merger issue. Per WP:ATD and WP:SK, that's not a proper issue for AFD, except maybe after normal editing has already been attempted but failed to achieve what should be a clear cut case for merger. We certainly don't have that here, as you've made no attempt to combine these lists or even to propose it before starting these AFDs. And this list and the others are clearly of sufficient size to make keeping them separate a reasonable decision and thus not one that AFD should forcibly resolve. postdlf (talk) 15:52, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep As postdlf already stated nominator just copied and pasted from another deletion post. The honoary doctorate list adds information that's interesting and other colleges/universities have it too.AlaskanNativeRU (talk) 01:39, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. The nominator fails to put forth a rationale for deletion that is based on established policies or guidelines. -- Kinu  t/c 05:35, 26 June 2015 (UTC)


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