The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Exemplo347 ( talk) 11:33, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
There is no reliable sources that prove the notability of Cesnur in this article. In the list of sources there are references to the web site of Cesnur, but nowhere is there a description of the organization itself - only on their personal website. So it looks like an advertising of Cesnur - Juliano202 ( talk) 14:22, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
The site with a link to the university is reliable, but it does not describe CESNUR in any way, it simply indicates that this is a group of scientists.
The Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) is an independent international network that engages in scholarly research and provides accurate information to the public on new religious movements, always protecting religious freedom while acknowledging the criminal nature of certain cult activities. It hosts annual conferences and topical seminars and also sponsors public lectures to promote its methodology. CESNUR's publications include a series of reference guides on new religious movements and the Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy (2001). In addition, it has provided scholarly criticism to the French government's 1996 Parliamentary Report on Cults. Professor Massimo Introvigne's publications collection on minority religions (on loan to CESNUR) includes over 20,000 volumes and manuscripts from almost 200 journals and is open to researchers. CESNUR receives financial support from the Italian government and has satellite offices in the United States and France.
Keep. There is an entire chapter on CESNUR in what is obviously an academic book: "CESNUR: A Short History”, in EUGENE V. GALLAGHER (a cura di), "Cult Wars" in Historical Perspective: New and Minority Religions, Routledge, New York – London 2016, pp. 23-31. I believe the proposal for deletion comes from somebody not liking the organization, which is of course understandable but says nothing about whether the organization is notable or not. Aidayoung — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidayoung ( talk • contribs) 17:47, 5 May 2017 (UTC) Sorry for not signing the comment - I did not learn how to sign it from iPad, Aidayoung — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidayoung ( talk • contribs) 17:55, 5 May 2017 (UTC) PS I didn't solve the signing in iPad issues but I performed an "advanced search" on Academia.edu and found 474 articles mentioning CESNUR there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidayoung ( talk • contribs) 18:02, 5 May 2017 (UTC) This matter is becoming increasingly strange. I have just been sent a post on Facebook from a recently created account where somebody who may well be our Juliano202 boasts that he will destroy CESNUR or something similar and shows that thanks to his efforts the page in English about CESNUR is now proposed for deletion. It seems that Juliano202 has a very primitive idea of how he can use or misuse Wikipedia Aidayoung ( talk)
Wow! I am honored that Juliano202 confuses me with Professor Introvigne. He should however have looked at the history of the CESNUR Wikipedia page. I did not create it and only by looking at the history myself I remembered that I did once two very minor edits. The page was created and expanded by users who, unlike Juliano202, have a large record of edits in different fields. I do agree that it is somewhat oldish and could be updated and improved based on the sources quoted in this discussion. I may do it myself in the future Aidayoung —Preceding undated comment added 23:09, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Exemplo347 ( talk) 11:33, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
There is no reliable sources that prove the notability of Cesnur in this article. In the list of sources there are references to the web site of Cesnur, but nowhere is there a description of the organization itself - only on their personal website. So it looks like an advertising of Cesnur - Juliano202 ( talk) 14:22, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
The site with a link to the university is reliable, but it does not describe CESNUR in any way, it simply indicates that this is a group of scientists.
The Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) is an independent international network that engages in scholarly research and provides accurate information to the public on new religious movements, always protecting religious freedom while acknowledging the criminal nature of certain cult activities. It hosts annual conferences and topical seminars and also sponsors public lectures to promote its methodology. CESNUR's publications include a series of reference guides on new religious movements and the Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy (2001). In addition, it has provided scholarly criticism to the French government's 1996 Parliamentary Report on Cults. Professor Massimo Introvigne's publications collection on minority religions (on loan to CESNUR) includes over 20,000 volumes and manuscripts from almost 200 journals and is open to researchers. CESNUR receives financial support from the Italian government and has satellite offices in the United States and France.
Keep. There is an entire chapter on CESNUR in what is obviously an academic book: "CESNUR: A Short History”, in EUGENE V. GALLAGHER (a cura di), "Cult Wars" in Historical Perspective: New and Minority Religions, Routledge, New York – London 2016, pp. 23-31. I believe the proposal for deletion comes from somebody not liking the organization, which is of course understandable but says nothing about whether the organization is notable or not. Aidayoung — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidayoung ( talk • contribs) 17:47, 5 May 2017 (UTC) Sorry for not signing the comment - I did not learn how to sign it from iPad, Aidayoung — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidayoung ( talk • contribs) 17:55, 5 May 2017 (UTC) PS I didn't solve the signing in iPad issues but I performed an "advanced search" on Academia.edu and found 474 articles mentioning CESNUR there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidayoung ( talk • contribs) 18:02, 5 May 2017 (UTC) This matter is becoming increasingly strange. I have just been sent a post on Facebook from a recently created account where somebody who may well be our Juliano202 boasts that he will destroy CESNUR or something similar and shows that thanks to his efforts the page in English about CESNUR is now proposed for deletion. It seems that Juliano202 has a very primitive idea of how he can use or misuse Wikipedia Aidayoung ( talk)
Wow! I am honored that Juliano202 confuses me with Professor Introvigne. He should however have looked at the history of the CESNUR Wikipedia page. I did not create it and only by looking at the history myself I remembered that I did once two very minor edits. The page was created and expanded by users who, unlike Juliano202, have a large record of edits in different fields. I do agree that it is somewhat oldish and could be updated and improved based on the sources quoted in this discussion. I may do it myself in the future Aidayoung —Preceding undated comment added 23:09, 7 May 2017 (UTC)