Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MacInsiders

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 Merge to McMaster Students Union per consensus (non-admin closure). Finalnight (talk) 06:16, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MacInsiders

Non-notable student organization, no assertion of importance, no independent coverage Madcoverboy (talk) 16:03, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. -- Madcoverboy (talk) 16:03, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. -- Madcoverboy (talk) 16:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, nn. CRGreathouse (t | c) 17:45, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/redirect to McMaster Students Union. This could just have been boldly done surely? TerriersFan (talk) 22:52, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have added the AfD template to the article. TerriersFan (talk) 22:57, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep independent The organization in question is a recognized and funded club under the McMaster Students Union, but an independent entity and organization that is open to members outside of the McMaster Students Union and therefore searchable independently without ties to the McMaster Students Union. It's importance is being McMaster's only student-run online news service, and it has been recognized for its achievements through the awarding of the Club Of The Year award for 2007-2008. Sirchadlington (talk) 07:41, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - receiving "Club of the Year" is clearly not an indicator of notability. TwoMightyGods^Persuasion_Necessity 13:43, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Sirchadlington is the article creator and primary contributor, and has thus far made the only keep argument. ⇔ ∫Æ_S dt @ 18:40, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete with no objection to redirection to McMaster Students Union. I can find no independent sources to support a claim of notability. The only notability claim in the article is that it has been awarded "Club of the Year" by the McMaster Students Union. As it is funded by the McMaster Students Union, that coverage/award is hardly independent by anyone's meaning. Independent sources are essential for notability claims, as it the choice to cover a topic by a publisher with no direct incentive to do so that makes for notability under the primary criterion. The burden to establish notability where none can be readily found is on those who wish to keep the article. ⇔ ∫Æ_S dt @ 02:13, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.