Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ohio Eastern University


 * 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. NorthAmerica1000 05:07, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Ohio Eastern University

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Online "university". Prior searches for credentials show that it is not accredited by a major association for post-secondary schools; it is affiliated with a provider of online classes. No substantial coverage in independent reliable sources. In short, no more worthy of an article than any other group of people deciding to offer classes online. —C.Fred (talk) 13:58, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Agree that there shouldn't be an article on this university, however, they appear to try to profit using confusion with Ohio University Eastern Campus, a respected institution. So, best instead to redirect to Ohio University Eastern Campus and semiprotect the redirect if the editor keeps trying to re-create. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 00:16, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Are you suggesting that the history of this unrelated school be kept, though? It's probably prudent to create a redirect from this title to the Ohio University Eastern Campus article—after deleting the online school's article. —C.Fred (talk) 00:27, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm saying if you don't have to delete, you shouldn't delete, and in this case, a redirect is more appropriate. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 16:01, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * And I'm saying that leaving the history could cause confusion (this OEU is not the same as OUEC), so the history should be deleted. WP:R goes along those lines. —C.Fred (talk) 16:49, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That thing about confusion means confusions for readers, not editors. And it won't cause confusions, since there will be a blurb on the talk page pointing here, where we're explaining it to everyone. Oiyarbepsy (talk) 18:23, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 01:58, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 01:58, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
 * Delete. I believe redirection would be inappropriate in this case. Deb (talk) 09:29, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 20:23, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree with Deb no redirect needed, and school does not meet notability. Currently as written the "University" seems to be trying to use Wikipedia to establish credibility. VViking Talk Edits 00:49, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Additional comments...I have been looking for RS for this article. The only webpages I can find are either the school's social media sites, or the school's official webpage; which my anti-virus program is blocking me from opening. VViking Talk Edits 00:54, 8 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete, no indication of notability, but severe issues of ownership and spamming. We're not free ad space. Huon (talk) 01:17, 8 December 2014 (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.