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I couldn't establish that it meets
WP:ORG /
WP:GNG. There are the different universities as possible
WP:ATDs, but none of them are obvious targets.
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Article was redirected in previous AfD. Recreated with no sources, still fails
WP:GNG
DonaldD23
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00:44, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
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Television, and
Philippines.
DonaldD23
talk to me
00:44, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Redirect to
List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network#Newscasts Another Filipino news brief article better served with redirection; view hasn't changed from the last nom.
Nate • (
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02:26, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Redirect to
List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network#Newscasts per
WP:ATD --
Lenticel (
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00:50, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Redirect to
List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network#Newscasts, article has not changed (if not, not much) since last time, better as a redirect.
Spinixster
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08:22, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Redirect to
List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network#Newscasts. Fails
WP:NTV per nom.
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02:19, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
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ESNA European Higher Education News (
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Nominated on pl wiki for deletion as spam with possible hoax elements (
pl:Wikipedia:Poczekalnia/artykuły/2024:07:17:ESNA European Higher Education News). It also seems to fail
WP:NORG/
WP:GNG. My BEFORE finds next to zero visiblity for this entity in GS/GB.
Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus|
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12:34, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
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04:31, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
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Unsourced article. Literary found nothing that can help to support
WP:GNG.
Twinkle1990 (
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07:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
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*Don't Delete I think it not to be deleted.
Randomiaedit (
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10:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)User Blocked
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Relisting comment: Ineligible for soft deletion.
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plicit
11:45, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
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May not meet
WP:NMAGAZINE and
WP:GNG. Unable to find significant coverage of the publication. Article is supported by sole subject's About us page at the time of nomination. Article was dratified and then subsequently moved back to mainspace by the article creator.
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05:16, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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Ohhhhhh, no!
07:21, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
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07:04, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
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The term is indeed used in India. However, I don't think it has scope beyond
a definition. It can be easily integrated in
Fake news in India#Modes of distribution (
WP:CFORK). Although start-class, it pretty much looks like a future repository for dumping all fake news spread on WhatsApp. For serious cases, there is already
Indian WhatsApp lynchings.
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14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
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Gan Favourite (
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14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Redirect per
WP:NEO. The topic is better covered in
Fake news in India#Modes of distribution, and the term is not separately notable. Many of the sources here just contain uses of the term but actually cover the topic (and not the term). Maybe merge a brief mention of the definition in the NDTV article.
hinnk (
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04:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Based on the references added, keeping my !vote as is. These links
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[2]
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[4] were added to support discussion of a Kerala High Court case. None of these mention the case at all, and none discuss WhatsApp University beyond using the phrase in a headline (two are political cartoons). The statement that "The phrase has…been a subject of stand-up comics" is referenced to
a short review of a single comedian, where the topic is recapped very briefly. To Grabup's question below, the existing coverage isn't
significant, and we're seeing how trying to present it as such means misleading readers.
hinnk (
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05:38, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep: i added some of
WP:RS references. and this phrase clearly passes
WP:GNG.
Youknow? (
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12:26, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep: Agree with @
Youknowwhoistheman --
BeLucky (
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13:11, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Redirect I agree with @
hinnk, the topic can be better covered in
Fake news in India#Modes of distribution, other than the defination, there is not much to inside the scope of this article which cannot be put under the Fake news article.
Xoocit (
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08:56, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep: Enough sources are cited to establish the subject's notability. In my opinion, if there can be a standalone article with sufficient coverage, what is the reason to redirect?
GrabUp -
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03:28, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Keep for now. Sufficient sources have been added to make a reasonable case for inclusion. I am somewhat dubious that this will develop into a full article, so a merge could make more sense down the road. We can cross that bridge when we get there.--
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Ohhhhhh, no!
20:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
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asilvering (
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00:57, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
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- Here's a stab at a source table. The strongest candidates appear to be a short article in the Navbharat Times, an opinion piece in The Hindu, and an in-depth blog post of questionable reliability. That last one is really a stretch, and I think we'd be hard-pressed to hit
WP:3REFS. Even more so to get something large enough that it'd merit being split off from
Fake news in India.
hinnk (
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02:24, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
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Independent?
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Reliable?
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Significant coverage?
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Count source toward
GNG?
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https://cyberblogindia.in/the-great-indian-whatsapp-university/
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~ Blog, no apparent editorial staff at the time
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~ Partial
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https://www.thehindu.com/society/whatsapp-indias-leading-university/article24358591.ece
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WP:THEHINDU, but this seems to be an opinion piece
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~ Partial
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https://www.tv9hindi.com/business/misinformation-fake-news-will-be-the-biggest-risk-for-world-in-next-2-year-2355348.html
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Brief mention, article is actually about a World Economic Forum report on online misinformation
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✘ No
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https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-students-need-to-leave-facebook-whatsapp-university-vice-chancellor-6861807.html
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Brief usage
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✘ No
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https://hindi.news24online.com/travel/survival-tips-bear-alligator-water-whatsapp-university-truth-social-media/727091/
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Brief usage
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✘ No
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https://www.scoopwhoop.com/humor/logic-khatre-mein-hai-kunal-kamra-takes-on-whatsapp-university-in-latest-stand-up/
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~ Looks like a clickbait site
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Screenshots and GIFs from a standup routine without secondary analysis
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✘ No
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https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tech/gadgets-news/whatsapp-launches-check-the-facts-campaign-to-fight-misinformation/articleshow/105384003.cms
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WP:TOI
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~ 2-paragraph blurb, but has actual coverage of changes in WhatsApp to prevent misinformation
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~ Partial
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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-ministers-whatsapp-university-jibe-at-bjps-new-online-campaign-plan-2270936
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Brief mention
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✘ No
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/yogi-getting-my-telephones-tapped-akhilesh/article37993341.ece
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Brief usage
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✘ No
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https://www.apnlive.com/bjp-ruchi-pathak-india-on-99-years-lease-video/
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Brief usage
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✘ No
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https://www.business-standard.com/politics/bjp-mps-call-kharge-vc-of-whatsapp-university-for-criticising-railways-123060901106_1.html
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Brief usage in a quote
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✘ No
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https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-secularism-of-whatsapp-university-separating-imul-is-like-saying-that-congress-has-no-relation-with-nehru-23434257.html
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Brief usage, not related to what's being cited
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✘ No
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https://www.newslaundry.com/topic/whatsapp-university
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~ Reliable publication, but this is a political cartoon
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Appearance in a political cartoon, not related to what's being cited
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✘ No
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Jul/10/debunking-whatsapp-universitys-misinformation
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Brief usage, article is about a tabletop game, not related to what's being cited
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✘ No
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https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/dont-go-by-whatsapp-university-kerala-high-court-dismisses-pil-alleging-forced-vaccination-of-children-198488
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Brief usage in a quote
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✘ No
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https://theprint.in/last-laughs/whatsapp-university-phd-in-mangal-gyaan-maths-isnt-ec-you-know/2066319/
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~ Political cartoon
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Brief usage, not related to what's being cited
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✘ No
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- Note, also, I just rolled back an addition about the actual "Whatsapp University" as it is patent nonsense with 4 followers on linkedin, and does not add to actual article notability being debated.
Shotgunheist
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05:32, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
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- EXPLAIN: On behalf the Whatsapp University I would like this listing for Whatsapp University to be remove ASAP. The Whatsapp University and Whatsapp College is well known brand names of Brahma University since at least 2016. Associating with BJP party and disinformation and misinformation by Wikipedia is causing a great confusion and commotion in minds of the students. Hope you understand and remove this listing in your online directory immediately. — Preceding
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