Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Newropeans

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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 delete. Singularity 08:04, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newropeans

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I am a sysop on the French version of Wikipedia and I nominate this article for deletion because it has been deleted in German (twice) and in French; see de (1), de (2) and fr if you can read the languages.

The reasons for the deletions were:

  • No external source on this group has been given and the mere existence of sources is extremely doubtful. I have not seen the texts in German, but the one in French was 100% written by them and it was a pointless policy statement like “On this topic, Newropeans is in favour of this and that”.
  • This group is quite unknown and unrelevant, it hasn’t ever run in an election yet, it has no influence whatsoever, and the (very little) “fame” they have is a result of their PR service. Keriluamox 16:28, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete - no sources/references provided, as said the external links shown are in low count and per PR service "fame". Rudget Contributions 16:36, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Here is a giveaway: Newropeans works to gain attention, money and members. They haven't achieved notability. I say put this article back on after the 2009 election. --Blanchardb 18:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete fails WP:N and WP:ORG guidelines; the article lacks any reference to reliable, independent sources, and thus is likely merely self-promotion. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 21:36, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete and the founder, Franck Biancheri should probably be added to the AfD as well as his think tank Leap2020. His only other claim to fame is founding AEGEE. Neither he, his think tank nor his party have articles in the French or German wikipedias. Bobby1011 02:15, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete Only 42 websites link to newropeans.eu, according to Google. No references are provided, either. — Wenli (reply here) 02:36, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. – Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 03:40, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Franck Biancheri This guy is notable; he has founded remarkably many organisations (AEGEE has 15 000 members), and was one of the top twenty "heroes of 2003" in this poll by Time Europe for being a "French champion of European unity". I agree that the creation of a dedicated Newropeans article can wait until the 2009 election. - S. Solberg J. 21:27, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
    • Reply The article says nothing about him being among the "top twenty heroes". You can save the article from deletion by adding this tidbit, provided that it comes with the source you already gave. I will help you: I will remove the PROD tag immediately. --Blanchardb 22:33, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, not any more notable than Europe United (though apparently better organised). —Nightstallion 18:40, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
    • Reply It would be a notable achievment in itself to (plan to) launch election campaigns in so many countries at the same time. I am convinced that it's a serious organisation considering the founder's history and the big network of local blogs etc., and that we'll see more of Newropeans later. But this party has a very limited history, no reactions from public opinion or (at least english) independent media, and no election results. - S. Solberg J. 00:46, 9 November 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.