Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OpEdNews


 * 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   no consensus. No meeting of the minds here, although obviously at minimum better sourcing is to be desired. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  13:07, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

OpEdNews

 * – ( View AfD View log  Stats )

Nonnotable opinion site. No stories or articles about the site to be found, simply an aggregator of blogs, sometimes by noteworthy people. Fails WP:WEB. Thargor Orlando (talk) 21:43, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:56, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC)


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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar   &middot;   &middot;  04:10, 20 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - I agree that this fails WP:WEB, and seems to be mostly an aggregator. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry (Message me) 10:40, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Aug 30, 2011 – Anti-Defamation League, ABOUT ADL, FIND YOUR LOCAL ADL .... for the Op-Ed News site in which he promotes anti-Semitic 9/11 conspiracy ... OpEdNews – Article: Anti-Defamation League Pledge For Unity On Israel. ... April 19th, 2013; The Leo Frank Case and Why the ADL was formed, Dr. Edward R ... 
 * Keep This is a notable aggregator of mostly pro-Palestine, pro-Iran, pro-Jihad apologists, and a quite a large one of interest to many people. Most of the most important writers and pundits in this field of politic are contributors, and this is an invaluable reference to those who wish to track jihad disinformation sources, and sources that can be traced to news stories sourced from Iranian press sources such as PressTV and Fars Redhanker (talk) 16:23, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
 * If it's notable, where's the evidence? Thargor Orlando (talk) 16:31, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
 * If it's been noted by the ADL as an outlet for anti-semitic conspiracy theories, then that's plenty notable. Most of these requests to delete jihad apologist conspiracy theorists appear to be attempts to keep them out of the sunlight and in the shadows Decade of Deceit: Anti-Semitic 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 10 Years ... www.adl.org/main.../911_conspiracy_theories_report.htm?Multi_page...‎
 * anti-semitism.net also cites oped news as anti-semitic site www.anti-semitism.net/adl/opednews-article-anti-defamation-league-pled...‎
 * beforeitsnews another conspiracy cite that notes opednews.
 * There are thousands of web search hits on sites that "note" opednews. They are an outlet for hundreds of notable authors. Their articles are mirrored on dozens if not hundreds of like-minded websites. They are either a major information or disinformation outlet depending on which side you think they are working for. If it is even a remote possibility that they could be a disinformation outlet for terrorist or nation-state intelligence agencies against the US and western allies including Israel, then they definitely should be noted, if not for being a major proponent of "alternative" or "progressive" media defending the rights of Palestineans and warfare against Arab and Muslim peoples. They are not a "mainstream" outlet. Redhanker (talk) 16:04, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * anti-Israel American conspiracy theorist notable James Fetzer who contributes to Iran's media notes his research being published on Oped news in a notable Veterans Today piece, which also contributes to Iran's PressTV. Anybody who browses OpEdNews list of contributors can quickly discern a bias against Israel and for the "axis of resistance" which includes Palestinean nationalists, North Korea, Syria, Sudan and Iran. Notable does not neccesarily mean reliable, in fact unreliability of conspiracy theorists makes them notable. Redhanker (talk) 16:04, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, czar   &middot;   &middot;  05:46, 27 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - It's just an obscure web loony-bin for self-publishing conspiracy wacks. No significance established. Frizzmaz (talk) 20:54, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - Obviously needs more info and refs, but it is important to make clear what it is, what it's reliability is, etc. since it can be confusing to people. Just a way of fulfilling Wikipedia's encyclopedic function. ''CarolMooreDC - talk to me &#x1f5fd; 03:24, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Keeping articles on clearly non-notable subjects isn't "encyclopedic function," it's "hoarding behavior," i.e. encyclopedic dysfunction. Frizzmaz (talk) 23:11, 3 July 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.