Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Atlanta


 * 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   speedy keep. — Travis talk  23:55, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

University of Atlanta

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Considering the level of disparity and conflicting viewpoints which discredits this page, I’m submitting a deletion request. I feel this would give justice to all of us as no verifiable history with facts exists on the linkage of the two Universities. History on University of Atlanta is limited as its birth is young. Most information we have tied into this school is taken from assumptions of continuity from Barrington and is without creditable sources.

Have verified with appropriate government and accrediting agency and the information captured is defamatory as the schools stated in history are two different schools. The Accrediting agency is threatened to pursue further if the information is not removed immediately. --Mistro12 (talk) 20:12, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I will add this to my talk page, generate the facts and place it back on Wikipedia once the information is suitable for the University of Atlanta. In depth discussions have been exchanged, hence, conflicting information continues to remain. Mistro12 (talk) 22:21, 14 May 2009 (UTC) — Mistro12 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Legal threats are not grounds for deletion, but could in fact lead to the person making the threats being blocked from editing. If there are two different institutions, split them out into disambiguated articles.  Nothing here constitutes a valid reason for deletion.  Speedy keep.  Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 22:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep Article is sourced, no valid reson given for deletion. Edward321 (talk) 22:34, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep, article is very well-sourced. User should be banned for legal threats.  Basically Barrington was a Diploma mill and they're trying to cover up the past. Drawn Some (talk) 22:37, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * FYI for Mistro12: this is what Drawn Some is alluding to: No Legal Threats Policy -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:04, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep references supplied clearly show the University of Atlanta (previously Barrington University) is notable, although not for reasons the article's creator, an indefinitely blocked single purpose account, would like. See Talk:University of Atlanta for the full history of this article's controversies. Those references which meet WP:RS clearly show continuity in operation from the school's 2004 purchase by the Mithanis to its 2008 name change and accreditation to its eventual move to Atlanta from Alabama. No reliable references have been provided to contradict the media reports used to rebuild this article after its initial start as a PR piece by Amithani. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:40, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: I recommend not "speedy keeping" but rather letting the discussion run its full course. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:06, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Unclosed. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Many otters • One hammer • HELP) 23:11, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions.  — A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:45, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions.  — A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:46, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  — A. B. (talk • contribs) 22:55, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep please close, there is no debate and no valid reason for deletion. --Lost Fugitive (talk) 23:20, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think this nomination quite meets the criteria of Speedy keep. Also, I can think of one uninvolved editor, Abd, associated with this article that may wish to see it deleted. It doesn't hurt anything to keep this open for a while. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:31, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * There was a discussion a couple years back on diploma mills and their notability or otherwise. Rich Farmbrough, 23:29 14 May 2009 (UTC).
 * Keep The attempt at a legal threat by the nominator is reason enough to shoot down the AFD and to indef the user to boot. If there are factual problems, take them to the talk page, not to AFD. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 23:37, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Speediest of Keeps - Per User:Lost Fugitive. -  NeutralHomer •  Talk  • 23:41, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Please read the nominator's original point: Most information we have tied into this school is taken from assumptions of continuity from Barrington and is without creditable sources. I have not seen anyone above refute or even acknowledge this point. I'm not even sure how to vote but I think this is a serious enough concern that it needs to be addressed before deciding what to do with this article.  I find numerous sources on Barrington University:, but scarely anything on the school named "University of Atlanta" (not to be confused with the historical school by the same name).  The only sources listed on the page that discuss the new school are mere listings verifying that this school is registered as an entity.  But I see no real content about the school under the new name.  Thoughts?  Cazort (talk) 23:43, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Cazort, I suggest looking at the discussions on this score at Talk:University of Atlanta. I think the sources are creditable, whereas Mistro12's comments on the article talk page are unsupported by any references. Nevertheless I encourage you to read this stuff for yourself. I have copies I purchased of the two cited articles that were behind "paywalls"; I can e-mail them to anyone that requests them. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:52, 14 May 2009 (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.