Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Metta Institute


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The result was   delete. KTC (talk) 00:16, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Metta Institute

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Article about an organization for which only business listings, blogs and other non-reliable, non-substantive sources are available. Fails WP:ORG. § FreeRangeFrog croak 17:32, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete 100% not notable in any manner shape or form. promotional. nonsense  ferret  17:53, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment - Google Scholar found two results here (the first is through a paper published by a member of Metta Institute and the second, the page is not available for viewing). Google Books also found this (minor mention) and this (minor mention through a book which Frank Ostaseski contributed to). Next, I began searching with the "core faculty" members and found this when searching with Charles Garfield. A search with Ange Stephens found this (recommendation from Stephens and a comment from Ostasesksi) which doesn't provide any previews but from what I see, it is not significant. I prefer to stay away from AfD debates that involve academics but if there aren't any third-party sources (which I haven't found), this article will simply read like an advertisement. I will establish my vote when other users have commented. SwisterTwister   talk  20:49, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep, founder is a major figure in the hospice care movement in the US. institute is reaonably notable, with the article as it exists being overly promotional and poorly written. User nonsenseferret| is incorrect, they do have some notability, the question is how notable are they? I have added references, which help. I know we dont have a NYT feature article on them, or a BBC report, or a bestseller. Within this institutes purview, they are highly notable.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 19:44, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * notability of the founder is irrelevant, since as is made clear in WP:ORG, notability is not inherited. In addition, I quote "attention solely from local media, or media of limited interest and circulation, is not an indication of notability". Within a particular "purview" is not the test we are meant to apply.   nonsense  ferret  20:05, 20 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete I could find absolutely no coverage of this Institute from Independent Reliable Sources, and none is provided at the article or in this discussion. Founders, faculty and alumni are not a source of notability; notability requires coverage/recognition of the Institute itself. --MelanieN (talk) 01:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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