Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/JANJAN

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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. Yamamoto Ichiro 会話 23:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] JANJAN

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Not notable for inclusion. WordMachine (talk) 23:21, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

  • Weak keep. Most sources are in Japanese (which I can't read) but it appears to have support from Fujisoft[1]. If kept, suggest moving to "Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures". Pburka (talk) 02:23, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Could anyone explain in what way this newspaper is not notable? Need more references? I created the article basically to get rid of a red link. It can be expanded more seriously. But that's another story. Also, since JANJAN appears to be the official name, the renaming doesn't make much sense. It would be like renaming GNU to Gnu is not Unix. -- Taku (talk) 03:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
    • I think the thing is, we have no idea whether it is notable or not, and the article certainly doesn't say that it is, or why it is. Is it a notable newspaper? Or is it just another website? We need independent sources confirming notability, as discussed at WP:NOTE. --Stormie (talk) 21:51, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
      • I added a bit. More can be added. Is that enough? -- Taku (talk) 23:00, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Quasirandom (talk) 03:22, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • rename and expand to Ken Takeuchi. Chris (クリス) (talk) 03:41, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep JANJAN is one of the most known online citizen journalism sites in Japan, largely due to its founders being reputable figures (a former mayor of a large city and a former chief editor at Asahi Shimbun). --Saintjust (talk) 06:39, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete unless third-party sources affirming notability can be provided. As it stands, this is possibly even a candidate for speedy deletion, as it does not even assert notability. --DAJF (talk) 13:16, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: I have speedily deleted this page, somehow not spotting this AfD, for this I apologize to you all. I've closed the DRV as overturning myself. Snowolf How can I help? 21:35, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
    • No hard feeling. -- Taku (talk) 22:46, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep as highly notable in Japan. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 01:35, 22 January 2008 (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.