Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Tech (newspaper)


 * 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 Keep as per unanimous consensus and no calls for deletion outside of the nominator. A non-admin closure. And Adoil Descended (talk) 13:45, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

The Tech (newspaper)

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Unable to find significant coverage in independent reliable sources. This article relies on references to primary sources. It fails WP:GNG. For guidance in determining notability I recommend looking here: WP:N for Media guidelines and here: WP:N for Periodicals criteria to help determine notability. Please try to find published material to back up assertions for notability. Steve Quinn (talk) 03:55, 23 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. North America1000 10:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. North America1000 10:00, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam Sailor Talk! 18:11, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. I can't reference a specific point on the notability guidelines for this at a glance, but campus newspapers at major universities tend to have articles it would appear, and it's well-established clearly. I'm purely basing my contribution on that and a feeling around that (given nobody else has contributed yet), but others with strong arguments are welcome to supersede me. KaisaL (talk) 17:40, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Note that the newspaper was certainly the first college newspaper on the web, and among the first newspapers period. Also, there is at least one cross-reference, from the Patrick J. McGovern article.
 * Keep. Deletion wouldn't be appropriate in any case: at least some of the content and sources from this article would at minimum be incorporated at Traditions and student activities at MIT.  The article has several substantial reliable sources independent of the subject (albeit some of them are connected with MIT).  "The Tech" is problematic as a search phrase, especially given the apparent existence of other newspapers with similar names, but search results do indicate that this paper is frequently used as a substantial source for both books and news coverage relating to MIT, meeting one of the indicia of notability mentioned in WP:NME.  The longevity of the the paper and its distinction as an early pioneer of newspapers on the web also militate in favor of maintaining this as a separate article.  --Arxiloxos (talk) 18:29, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - WP:NMEDIA, WP:GNG- The newspaper has a signifant history as it exists for 100+ years and was a pioneer on the internet. There are sufficient reliable sources to support the article. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 20:32, 5 July 2016 (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.