Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Presbyterian Theological Centre


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The result was   nomination withdrawn. LibStar (talk) 02:11, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Presbyterian Theological Centre

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fails WP:ORG. no signficant indepth coverage. gnews reveals passing mentions in press. doesn't even get anything in a major Australian news site. all it is is a small theological that gives out degrees in divinity, not a wide range of degrees like a major academic institution. LibStar (talk) 06:56, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. I don't recall ever seeing an accredited university nominated before. Certainly, WP:UNIGUIDE, although an essay, says that all colleges are notable. (Indeed, high schools are usually regarded as being notable.) But a glance at Google Books shows that this is a very poor nomination. StAnselm (talk) 08:07, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * gbooks contains almost all passing mentions like person X attended the centre. Not significant in-depth coverage. LibStar (talk) 09:46, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

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 * Speedy keep. This is in accredited institution in a country where accreditation is not given lightly; it offers recognised bachelor's and master's degrees. Lots of Google Books references, as StAnselm points out. -- 202.124.73.114 (talk) 08:19, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Degree-awarding body. Clearly notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:32, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * there are many small private or religious colleges worldwide that award degrees, that in itself does not guarantee notability. LibStar (talk) 09:11, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * On the contrary, it has generally been held that it does. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:36, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Please give examples. LibStar (talk) 12:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but I really can't be bothered to go back through old AfDs to find examples of something that should be obvious. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:45, 28 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep: Universities seem notable to me. I assume if you poked around Trove, sources would show it meets GNG. --LauraHale (talk) 09:22, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * it's not a university. Trove shows mainly passing mentions and primary sources. LibStar (talk) 09:31, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 08:33, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 08:33, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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 * Speedy Keep as a significant religious institution. Xxanthippe (talk) 10:24, 28 October 2011 (UTC).
 * not significant, fails WP:ORG. LibStar (talk) 11:34, 28 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep Universities are inherently notable. --Philosopher Let us reason together. 10:25, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * not a university, not even listed on the official Australian government website for universities. http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/en/Courses/Universities LibStar (talk) 11:34, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Like I posted at Articles for deletion/Ian Smith (minister), it is clearly a university. I'll quote myself here for the benefit of those not watching the other page.  "It's a seminary.  It grants post-high-school degrees.  That makes it a university.  I mean, it even grants a doctorate, for crying out loud!" --Philosopher Let us reason together. 11:46, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The appropriate official Australian government website link would be here. -- 202.124.74.103 (talk) 11:58, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Which says it's a theological college in the broad category of "university/higher education" but not precisely a university. 12:30, 28 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LibStar (talk • contribs)
 * It offers government-accredited higher degrees, including doctorates. That's university-level. It is audited by the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA). -- 202.124.72.198 (talk) 13:05, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep Can't see why this was nominated. North8000 (talk) 14:10, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:GNG, I really dont see why this was nominated there are a lot of Presbyterians out there whom might find this article usefull. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 18:11, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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