Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tanzania Institute of Technological Sciences


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The result was   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 16:34, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Tanzania Institute of Technological Sciences

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Can't determine notability, I can't find reliable sources. Of the two links that work, one provides metrics for the University of Dar es salaam. The other provides a list of institutions, but not TITS. Fails GNG IMO Gbawden (talk) 13:54, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment I am forming an impression that this is either a very poorly publicized (at least in English sources) new initiative or a hoax. While the article claims an affiliation with the University of Dar Es Salaam, the university's website has no mention of it that I can find: . The university also already has an established (2001) college of engineering (CoET): . There exists also an unaffiliated Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), but its description does not match this article: . The motto of the school is said to be "For a brighter Tanzania" which is certainly plausible, but it is also a truncated version of the slogan for a rural electrification campaign: "Paving the way for a brighter Tanzania". . It would be extremely helpful if we could check Swahili sources before drawing any firm conclusions. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 17:06, 21 August 2014 (UTC) Let me add that the article creator used a "New York City Subway station service icon" as the infobox image: File:NYCS-SSI-allexceptnights.svg. Definitely leaning toward hoax. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 18:38, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete as hoax per my above reasoning and the suspicious alteration of numbers by the WP:SPA: [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tanzania_Institute_of_Technological_Sciences&action=historysubmit&diff=548292089&oldid=548281628 diff] 24.151.10.165 (talk) 20:27, 25 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete for lack of any  conclusive indication  of its existence. To declare it  as a hoax may  be insulting  to  the creator, but  it  could be a degree mill  or any  other instition  of questionanble notability. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:20, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
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