Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CreateDebate

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The result was delete. j⚛e decker ^talk 01:08, 8 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

CreateDebate

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Fails WP:WEB. Google search (removing the words 'create debate' and the site itself) reveals very few articles about the site other than blogposts (see WP:SPS, WP:USERGENERATED). The only valid source in the References section seems to be the Mashable article; the other two were a blogpost and a post which mentions the site as a part of their monthly 'startup review'. The site has won a well-known award, but it is not independent. Kayau (talk · contribs) 18:20, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:13, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Reliable sources are hard to find about this website. First of all, most of the sources are "startup reviews", some of which are broken links. Also, the article tries to WP:MASK its lack of notability by adding whole paragraphs on the site's functionality with primary references. Jh1234l (talk) 23:22, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I added archive copies to the broken links, if you want to check them now. I don't think it will change your opinion, however. Agyle (talk) 18:59, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Did not find significant coverage in reliable sources. There is a 2008 Mashable article that's a critique of the site when it began, and a 2008 Gawker article with about a paragraph about its launch. Note that a press release was issued around that time as well, so don't confuse repetition of that with independent coverage. The site was launched from a class at the University of Maryland, and apparently shared a monthly prize, detailed here, but this does not establish notability the way a well-known award would (i.e. in the WP:WEB criteria). Tip for googling for information about the site: search for createdebate -"create debate", so you don't get articles with the words separated. Agyle (talk) 18:59, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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