Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Tufts Observer


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The result was   keep. Mainly due to ʈucoxn's point of meeting criterion 2 of Notability (media). J04n(talk page) 09:54, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

The Tufts Observer

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Student-run magazine. No evidence that this is anything close to being notable. See WP:GNG. Essentially a student club, also failing WP:CLUB. GrapedApe (talk) 03:36, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


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 * Redirect to Tufts University given the absence of secondary sources. Gamaliel (talk) 01:57, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. Plenty of coverage in secondary sources upon search at Google News Archives for The Tufts Observer, if one would bother to take the time to check first. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 15:24, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I see that there are sources that merely mention Tufts Observer, but mere mentions fail WP:GNG's requirement of "Significant coverage" that "address[es] the subject directly in detail." Care to enlighten us about which sources you think represent significant coverage?  Also, I see coverage of the Tufts Observer in the Tufts Observer, which certainly doesn't count.  --GrapedApe (talk) 00:48, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The relevant notability guideline for this article is at Notability (media): Newspapers, magazines and journals.-   &#x0288;  u coxn \ talk 21:48, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. While there are other student newspapers on the Wiki of seemingly lesser importance, I can find minimal news coverage of the paper.  User:Cirt's suggestion shows many results, but the majority of them are in "Tufts Daily", another student paper.  Most of the others are passing mentions of the paper as part of a discussed person's career.  There are only one or two true citations of "The Tufts Observer" according to Google News.  Marechal Ney (talk) 23:13, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep I just added 2 references. I'm sure more are available.  If possible, please extend the deadline of this AfD so I can find some additional sources, outside the Tufts University domain. Also, I agree with User:Marechal Ney that there are other student newspapers on WP of seemingly lesser importance, and with fewer references. -    &#x0288;  u coxn \ talk 08:31, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The relevant notability guideline for this article is at Notability (media): Newspapers, magazines and journals. According to this guideline, The Observer is notable because it has at least met criteria #2 as it has "served some sort of historic purpose or have a significant history". The Observer has been published since 1895 and is Tufts University's first student newspaper and the oldest student publication on the Tufts campus. Arguments can be made that The Observer also meets criteria #3, #4, and #5, similar to other college and university newspapers. -   &#x0288;  u coxn \ talk 21:46, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I've significantly updated the sourcing, hopefully some of which can be considered reliable and pertinent. Although this matters, the article passes the relevant notability guideline at Notability (media). Of more concern are other student newspaper articles such as The Globe student newspaper or The Scribe (UCCS). -    &#x0288;  u coxn \ talk 22:03, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
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