Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malaysia Debate Open


 * 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. Cirt (talk) 22:38, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Malaysia Debate Open

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I initially just tagged this for notability, but having done more research and found absolutely no independent reliable sources, I think an immediate AfD nomination is appropriate. Nothing about this university tournament suggests notability. Despite its name, it is not a national championship. It has had no news coverage, only self-promotion on debating blogs. Mkativerata (talk) 20:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC) Delete. No outside reliable, independent reference on notability even from primary sources. Nahrizuladib (talk) 20:42, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Malaysia-related deletion discussions.  —Mkativerata (talk) 20:13, 9 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - this event has only been held once so far with its second instance occurring later this year. I can find no coverage that can be used to establish this as a notable event. -- Whpq (talk) 17:31, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * As a courtesy to the article's creator, here is a comment he has placed on the article's talk page (I've since given him the link to this AfD):
 * I m trying to find the sources for the first Malaysia Debate Open. Media was not invited for the first MDO, so it it is slightly hard to find newspaper articles, and so on. bt i m sure those 80 teams that participated in this tournament knows exactly how successful was this tournament( find them on blogs). The 2nd MDO will be held on a bigger scale and i m sure there will some media articles regarding this as there was an official softlaunch of the website took place on the 8th jan 2010 in Mallaca State Goverment Office.(Press were invited in this event). Articles regarding this event will be added soon. So please do not delete this article. Please consider. Thank you.
 * I should say that I have done a thorough search for reliable sources and can't find anything, particularly not news coverage. And Malaysian news coverage is easy to find online - most mainstream news publications have archived pages on google stretching back years. --Mkativerata (talk) 20:18, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I have added a new reference ,a newspaper article regarding the softlauch of the event that was held on 8th January 2010). Please let me whether this is enough to save the page for the moment. I am sure there will be more resources available in coming weeks. Thank you. Ashwin26 (talk) 04:23, 15 January 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  01:00, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

DELETE THIS DRIVEL Correctionpatrol4 (talk) 03:30, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

I think it is totally improper and rude to call an article as a drivel. Ashwin26 (talk) 16:29, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Another source has been added. please refer to: http://nexus.mmu.edu.my/?p=1135/.
 * Indeed it is rude to call it drivel, and furthermore, it really isn't a very valid deletion reason. I've reviewed your additional reference but a student news publication isn't sufficient to establish notability. -- Whpq (talk) 17:37, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
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