Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Delta Epsilon Iota

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. Michig (talk) 07:18, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delta Epsilon Iota

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This article is sourced entirely to primary sources that are not credibly independent of the subject. It is, moreover, WP:OWNed by DEINationalOffice (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), an evident SPA who clearly has a conflict of interests editing in this area. The subject does not appear to be a member of the Association of College Honor Societies, the main governing body for such societies, and there has been some unconfirmed buzz on the internet about it being a scam. Under the circumstances, absent independent secondary sources (and with the Delta Epsilon Iota National Office actively editing its own article to make it appear in a favorable light), it seems best to delete it. If sufficient secondary sourcing can be found, then the article could possibly be rewritten as a stub based on those sources. But given the circumstances, I should think that the demands for neutral secondary sourcing should be quite high here. Sławomir Biały (talk) 00:37, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Having likewise looked, I can find little evidence of the significant coverage in third-party published sources necessary to establish that this organisation meets Wikipedia notability guidelines. A promotional puff-piece, of no encyclopaedic merit. AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:57, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, there seems to be evidence from the article's history that it may previously have been deleted. The first edit, dated 11 December 2008, includes a 'primary sources' template dated January 2007. [1] The contributor responsible for the (re)creation has made no edits on any other article. [2] AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:25, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was speedy deleted in 2006. [3] Kendall-K1 (talk) 14:19, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I couldn't find any evidence of notability either. And some of what's there now is not supported by the given sources. Kendall-K1 (talk) 04:03, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 04:34, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 04:34, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I couldn't find any evidence of notability either.Jytdog (talk) 01:45, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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.