Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/RealClimate

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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. - Mailer Diablo 06:19, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RealClimate

RealClimate (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Non-notable blog ad with all references only pointing to the blog itself. --timecop 03:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

  • delete Sure, what the hell. Yankee Rajput 03:26, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - seems to meet WP:WEB with the two coverages in Nature and Science. MER-C 03:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep -- Blogs are rarely notable, but this one is.DGG 04:03, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per above. --- RockMFR 05:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Award winning and coverage by two prestigious scientific journals. That's not remotely non-notable. - Mgm|(talk) 10:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep rare instance of a blog actually being more than simply non-notable. Eusebeus 14:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - widely-referenced in political debate on climate change. Sam Clark 19:49, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment - care to give actual references or links? no, not links to other blogs that talk about this one. - Femmina 20:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - Blogs are never notable and this one is no exception. - Femmina 20:00, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - Blogs can be notable, and this is a good example. The RealClimate keeps a list of references here which demonstrates that they are quoted in numerous (non-blog) sources. -- Bpmullins | Talk 21:20, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per above comments. — Dark Shikari talk/contribs 23:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep one of the few influential and referenced blogs, a major party in the more public discussions about global warming and things like the "hockeystick controversy". Fram 10:10, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Pure crap. Worthless blog trash. (this comment was added by Amanduhh 03:13, 30 November 2006)
  • Delete - A neutral article might not be okay, but this one is pure boosterism. Blogjack 19:45, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Narssarssuaq 00:59, 2 December 2006 (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.