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Fails
WP:GNG. Source 5 does not mention the movement at all; source 3 is a reprint of a Facebook post; sources 1 and 2 are not independent of the topic, seeing as though they are from the institution that the movement originated in. That leaves only source 4, which is mentioned with reverence within the article (The Boston Globe, the region's largest newspaper, even covered the campaign in December 2016). Coverage by major sources should be standard for topics covered on Wikipedia, not an added bonus.
Willsome429 (
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21:53, 25 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Merge/Redirect? The article states that this was started at Boston University in 2016, but according to
Who Needs Feminism, the "I need feminism because" social-media campaign started at Duke in 2012. It seems possible that a campaign or campaigns using the "I need feminism because" language are notable or that "I need feminism because" is a notable slogan, but I don't think we need to have separate articles on various manifestations of it. –
Roscelese (
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22:43, 25 May 2020 (UTC)reply
I understand what you're saying but there's no proven connection between the two movements, it seemed like 2016 US presidential election was the lone catalyst for this one. I don't think there's anything of substance to merge to the original; this one never made it internationally like the Duke one did, and I could easily sell my own branded sporting equipment. While a couple sources have been added since I initially nominated, the only SIGCOV is still from local sources.
Willsome429 (
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00:15, 26 May 2020 (UTC)reply
I'm not saying that there's a connection between the movements (unless someone indicates somewhere that the MA campaign was inspired by an earlier one, I'd believe they came up with it independently, or at least thought they did) so much as floating the idea that the phrase, or the idea of a social media campaign about why people need feminism, is maybe more notable than a specific campaign that uses it. –
Roscelese (
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00:17, 26 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Per policy, Articles for Deletion discussions should run a minimum of one week before any proposed outcomes are acted upon. Additionally, there are issues with the current content (specifically tone issues) that should not be merged, if in fact the discussion results in a merge. Thank you for the willingness to do the merge, but we have to wait a week first. Don't forget to sign your posts on talk and discussion pages with four tildes (~~~~) at the end!
Willsome429 (
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23:29, 26 May 2020 (UTC)reply
There is absolutely no need to wait for an AfD to close to edit an article not subject to the AfD, or indeed to edit the article that is subject to the AfD. --
Andreas Philopater (
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14:33, 27 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Fails
WP:GNG. Specifically the topic has not received significant coverage. There were a handful of short human interest stories in the local Boston press in 2016, then nothing. --
Guy Macon (
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05:16, 27 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Somewhat related question: Before I pull the AfD trigger, does anyone have an opinion as to whether the
Who Needs Feminism page should be listed for deletion as well? That page has a bit better sourcing than this one (The Christian Science Monitor) but appears to have many of the same issues this one has; a handful of short human interest stories between 2012 and 2014, then nothing. Note: the citation to The Guardian in that article appears to be about Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, not Duke University. If the Who Needs Feminism page and I need feminism because pages are both deleted, is there a logical article where we can mention these movements, on the assumption that they don't meet the requirements for standalone articles but do meet the requirements for a paragraph or two in an existing article? --
Guy Macon (
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16:33, 28 May 2020 (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.
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.
Fails
WP:GNG. Source 5 does not mention the movement at all; source 3 is a reprint of a Facebook post; sources 1 and 2 are not independent of the topic, seeing as though they are from the institution that the movement originated in. That leaves only source 4, which is mentioned with reverence within the article (The Boston Globe, the region's largest newspaper, even covered the campaign in December 2016). Coverage by major sources should be standard for topics covered on Wikipedia, not an added bonus.
Willsome429 (
say hey or
see my edits!)
21:53, 25 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Merge/Redirect? The article states that this was started at Boston University in 2016, but according to
Who Needs Feminism, the "I need feminism because" social-media campaign started at Duke in 2012. It seems possible that a campaign or campaigns using the "I need feminism because" language are notable or that "I need feminism because" is a notable slogan, but I don't think we need to have separate articles on various manifestations of it. –
Roscelese (
talk ⋅
contribs)
22:43, 25 May 2020 (UTC)reply
I understand what you're saying but there's no proven connection between the two movements, it seemed like 2016 US presidential election was the lone catalyst for this one. I don't think there's anything of substance to merge to the original; this one never made it internationally like the Duke one did, and I could easily sell my own branded sporting equipment. While a couple sources have been added since I initially nominated, the only SIGCOV is still from local sources.
Willsome429 (
say hey or
see my edits!)
00:15, 26 May 2020 (UTC)reply
I'm not saying that there's a connection between the movements (unless someone indicates somewhere that the MA campaign was inspired by an earlier one, I'd believe they came up with it independently, or at least thought they did) so much as floating the idea that the phrase, or the idea of a social media campaign about why people need feminism, is maybe more notable than a specific campaign that uses it. –
Roscelese (
talk ⋅
contribs)
00:17, 26 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Per policy, Articles for Deletion discussions should run a minimum of one week before any proposed outcomes are acted upon. Additionally, there are issues with the current content (specifically tone issues) that should not be merged, if in fact the discussion results in a merge. Thank you for the willingness to do the merge, but we have to wait a week first. Don't forget to sign your posts on talk and discussion pages with four tildes (~~~~) at the end!
Willsome429 (
say hey or
see my edits!)
23:29, 26 May 2020 (UTC)reply
There is absolutely no need to wait for an AfD to close to edit an article not subject to the AfD, or indeed to edit the article that is subject to the AfD. --
Andreas Philopater (
talk)
14:33, 27 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Fails
WP:GNG. Specifically the topic has not received significant coverage. There were a handful of short human interest stories in the local Boston press in 2016, then nothing. --
Guy Macon (
talk)
05:16, 27 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Somewhat related question: Before I pull the AfD trigger, does anyone have an opinion as to whether the
Who Needs Feminism page should be listed for deletion as well? That page has a bit better sourcing than this one (The Christian Science Monitor) but appears to have many of the same issues this one has; a handful of short human interest stories between 2012 and 2014, then nothing. Note: the citation to The Guardian in that article appears to be about Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, not Duke University. If the Who Needs Feminism page and I need feminism because pages are both deleted, is there a logical article where we can mention these movements, on the assumption that they don't meet the requirements for standalone articles but do meet the requirements for a paragraph or two in an existing article? --
Guy Macon (
talk)
16:33, 28 May 2020 (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.