Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Gold Bar Reporter (2nd nomination)


 * 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. BD2412 T 01:04, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

The Gold Bar Reporter
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Article is a Wordpress blog that generally lacks notability, except that the founder/owner of the blog appears to be in a feud with the Washington State Bar and with town officials. None of the references are directly about the blog, all are about the disputes, and I was unable to find other reliable sources. Paisarepa (talk) 04:11, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:06, 28 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep there are a number of independent sources on this thing the the lawyer Ann Block. There are a steady supply of SPAs editing the article and removing content and refs. Potentially this coverage lives in Anne Block, but I'm positive there's enough coverage for an article. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:45, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment coverage includes
 * https://abcnews.go.com/Business/gold-bar-wash-broke-divided-faces-disincorporation/story?id=16775858
 * https://www.heraldnet.com/news/state-supreme-court-disbars-gold-bar-lawyer/
 * https://www.heraldnet.com/news/gold-bar-is-on-the-verge-of-extinction/
 * https://www.heraldnet.com/news/gold-bar-activist-ordered-to-reimburse-cities-about-78k/
 * https://mynorthwest.com/30234/multiple-calls-for-new-investigation-of-snohomish-county-executive-aaron-reardon/
 * https://www.heraldnet.com/news/recall-petition-filed-against-county-prosecutor/ Stuartyeates (talk) 19:56, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment There is a lot of coverage of the dispute between Anne Block and the city (and other entities) but this blog gets at best a passing mention in any of the coverage -- three of the six linked articles don't even mention it. Paisarepa (talk) 04:02, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment There used to be a Anne K. Block article (it's deletion as an attack page is discussed in the earlier AfD), maybe that can be undeleted and improved with this content? Alternatively Gold Bar, Washington may be a suitable place for some of this content. Stuartyeates (talk) 21:53, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: To see if there is consensus that sourcing would allow for a change in focus to Block
 * Delete Someone removed all the references, but I am not able to find any news about this website in Google and Google news. I see the commenter above has added some sources, but it my opinion there is not enough coverage to justify a page. So it should be declined for lack of significant coverage. Expertwikiguy (talk) 01:09, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:13, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete: I found resources about the blog author being disbarred, twice. I found a reference to one of the judges caught DUI. All the references are gone, and, prima facie, this is basically a blog, as the nominator says, the founder/owner of the blog appears to be in a feud with the Washington State Bar and with town officials. --Whiteguru (talk) 11:36, 8 September 2020 (UTC)


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