Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WECAN at West Virginia University


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The result was   delete. NW ( Talk ) 00:59, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

WECAN at West Virginia University

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Non-notable program at a single university. This reads like a self-published brochure, but I can't find copies online. All of the references are either self-published, or generic links that make no mention of the subject of the article. Zero hits on Google news, no reliable sources in Google as a whole. Maybe a single paragraph in the West Virginia University article, but not the whole mess. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 01:37, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. According to the article's talk page, it "is written for an English 305 course project." Not exactly a conflict of interest, but ultimately it comes off more like a PR piece about how the campus saves energy than an encyclopedic article, especially due to the lack of any external sources indicating if their work is particularly notable in the grand scheme of such programs. -- Kinu t /c  02:02, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete not encyclopedic. --Blargh29 (talk) 02:28, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Someone should explain this to the folks who have contributed. It appears they put a lot of time into it. Please do not bite the newcomers. With some guidance these folks could be great contributors.--Blargh29 (talk) 02:37, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Friendly note given - I wrote them a happy and cheerful list of suggestions. I'm not certain how they will repair the article given that it manages to violate WP:NOR, WP:NPOV and WP:V which (if memory serves) are the Holy Trinity of "thou shalt nots" here. But no harm in being nice. Manning (talk) 11:41, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Its nice don't get me wrong, well written, factual etc. but it is also an essay and wikipedia is not a place to write personal essays. - Marcusmax  ( speak ) 02:32, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Kinu. Ironholds (talk) 02:33, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Not encyclopedia content. Netalarm   talk  03:19, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete--per all above! This is not the kind of thing that is notable, until there is some major coverage, and then only after a total rewrite. Drmies (talk) 04:29, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * SNOW Delete the more rapidly the better. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable, no encyclopaedic value, self-promotion New seeker (talk) 14:28, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Kinu, per WP:NOTSOAPBOX as an opinion piece, WP:NOTWEBHOST as a class essay. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 14:35, 17 September 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.