Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Center for Planning Excellence

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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 Keep/No consensus to delete--JForget 23:46, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Center for Planning Excellence

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The article claims notability with "recognized nationally" but provides no references to support the claim. The only coverage I was able to dig up was trivial and localized (i.e. almost all appeared in one local newspaper) - coverage outside of the area seems to be limited to "John Smith, founder of Center for Planning Excellence". I don't believe the organization merits an encyclopedia article at this time. Shell babelfish 16:48, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Wknight94 (talk) 01:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, non-notable group. Reads like an advertisement or corporate Web page. --Quuxplusone 05:11, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, seems to be notable. [1] [2] [3] Carlosguitar 08:08, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as notability unproven. Article reads like an advertorial. --Gavin Collins 09:42, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep I have made extensive changes to the wording on this article to make it seem less like an advertorial. Also, please check out this website for confirmation of this organization's reputation,

[4] Also, see this EPA, Smart Growth Online site: [5] Bhilley 19:19, 24 September 2007 (UTC)Bhilley

  • Keep - This is a legitimate nonprofit organization that is performing valuable recovery services in post-Katrina/Rita Louisiana. BayouBill 19:59, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep per sources found by User:Carlosguitar. There needs to be some Wikipedia coverage of the planning process in southern Lousiana, though this is certainly not an impressive article. My problem is that I think the Louisiana Recovery Authority is notable, due to its $10.4 billion budget, and some of the plans that Center for Planning Excellence is helping to supervise are notable, like Plan Baton Rouge. So it's hard to see how to knock out this one but keep the others, and I don't know where this one would be merged. EdJohnston 04:27, 29 September 2007 (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.