Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Media in Ghana


 * 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. JohnCD (talk) 22:27, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

New Media in Ghana

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No other article with the prefix New media in country exists. Wikipedia is not is appropriate here as it is can only be an essay. Additionally it is not notable as you don't see New Media in Europe or America articles due to the fact that New Media or media 2.0 is a globalised idea. GAtechnical (talk) 22:02, 22 February 2013 (UTC) Even Wikipedia contribution is being taught to schools in Ghana this year. Now more than ever Ghanaians are accepting responsibility for our content online.If this is not notable then? This article is going to built via a collaboration by the official community of Ghanaian bloggers and social media users. Time will tell if this is just an essay or an encyclopedic article capable of serving anyone that wishes to learn about the state of new media in this important African country. About there not being a new media in Europe or America articles, are you trying to say what is notable to an African country should be decided by some other culture? For social change that new media has achieved for mankind I am surprised there aren't even articles for Europe and others yet. It's long overdue, they should be created. Allow this article be. Watch it grow and then track the page views it will get and you will understand how much such an article is needed. Sandister Tei (talk) 21:48, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Contested PROD reason: Information on my country's progress and beginnings in new media use is totally lost to researchers. This article allows Wikipedia to be the only archive online to have all there is to know about new media in Ghana. Ghana is known for our democracy, one of the best in sub-Saharan Africa and traditional media and new media have roles to play in this. Social media got many Ghanaians to vote and kept the youth who could otherwise be making trouble in the streets occupied during the Election 2012. New media is notable to us Ghanaians.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:20, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:20, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LlamaAl (talk) 00:01, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment could merge to Telecommunications in Ghana, although this might be a notable topic in itself if people can find the sources. The fact that there's not other articles "New Media in X" is irrelevant; while consistency is good, we don't delete an article just because nobody's written a similar article before. --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:48, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Well said. I can be pretty zealous about consistency, but the primary argument for deletion seems to be WP:OTHERSTUFF. --BDD (talk) 18:39, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep I completely disagree that the article "can only be an essay." It shows promise despite covering a topic that is less popular due to the nature of Wikipedia's WP:BIAS. This is not to say that any Africa topic should receive immunity (indeed, I recently had another one deleted), but this one is clearly located at an intersection of topics that has received coverage in popular and scholarly sources alike, namely the digital divide. For now, WP:DONOTDEMOLISH. --BDD (talk) 18:39, 1 March 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) 14:04, 9 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep per Sandister. Boogerpatrol (talk) 16:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep This will never be confused with a featured article but the argument for deletion makes little sense. Deletion should be based on the content and the topic, not the title. For instance, it would be very reasonable to move this content to Internet in Ghana (which currently redirects to the awfully thin Telecommunications in Ghana) and expand this article using the somewhat larger scope. That simple move would instantly dismantle the deletion rationale. Pichpich (talk) 22:01, 16 March 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.