Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Times-Sentinel


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The result was Keep. Michig (talk) 08:13, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

The Times-Sentinel

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Not notable. Does not meet WP:GNG. ubiquity (talk) 01:57, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

I created this article. A quick Google research revealed several third-party references to The Times-Sentinel, which is a weekly newspaper with a circulation of around 2,300. The Times-Sentinel and the newspaper it absorbed and replaced, the Cheney Sentinel, have been in print for a total of 110 years. Refer to the article's talk page for links and more information. Leoniceno (talk) 02:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment A successor business does not necessarily inherit the notability of the one it replaced. This one seems to fall under WP:MILL: It's a small regional online news site that has nothing unusual or notable and lacks depth and range of coverage. While it may be welcome by the people who read it something with such a small circulation and limited coverage is not normally the subject of an encyclopedia article.  Delete.  Blue   Riband►   03:00, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Reply to Blue Riband To be clear, it is the same newspaper under a different title, with continuous volume numbers. It is also a newspaper, not a "news site." There is substantial, verifiable information available about the publication and I wish (or wished, depending on how this turns out) to write an article about it. Incidentally, List of newspapers in Kansas includes at least a couple dozen other newspapers that would seem to fall prey to this theory of notability. 2,300 is a rather large circulation considering the population of the area being covered. Leoniceno (talk) 03:25, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kansas-related deletion discussions. ubiquity (talk) 02:01, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. ubiquity (talk) 02:01, 17 March 2016 (UTC)


 * wow, small town America can't ever get ahead, because some wants to delete it. Actually, Notability (periodicals) should be considered, but it's 4 criteria are so strict that many larger city newspapers might fail to meet them.  •  Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 02:58, 17 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep. Sources indicate this is a significant media outlet in the Wichita area, with sufficient coverage to pass GNG (if narrowly). Examples of coverage that can be used to expand this article:  --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:39, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Local newspaper continuously published since 1894. Useful as a reference from within sources for future quoted material within Wikipedia, and articles about bona fide newspapers such as this one are normally kept.  Additional sources provided above indicate passing WP:GNG as well.  Beef up the article.--Paul McDonald (talk) 13:49, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Newspaper with regular service for over one hundred years. Good resource of information for readers and editors alike. Nice amount of source coverage over sustained period of time. Also, WP:AFDISNOTFORCLEANUP. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 15:09, 23 March 2016 (UTC)


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