Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seal of Dartmouth College

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The result was keep. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 22:34, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Seal of Dartmouth College

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Although this is a GA, I can't find anything that makes this article notable. Essentially all the sources in the article are primary sources and I can't find any other source else that covers the seal in depth. Though I could be wrong. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:25, 23 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as article now references lots of secondary sources. @Onegreatjoke: Read the article now! (It makes a lot more sense.) For notability purposes, the two best secondary sources are this 1908 article in the Boston Globe and this 2018 article in the Valley News in Vermont. There is also this 1957 article in the Buffalo Jewish Review about the original seal's use of Hebrew (which covers a lot of facts and counts as in-depth, although it also includes a lengthy direct quote from a school official, which makes it lose points for independence). A lot of the "primary" sources currently cited in the article contain extensive bibliographies, some of which should yield additional secondary sources if someone has the time or inclination to pursue. Whether this article should remain GA is a different question; for that, I recommend submitting for Good Article Reassessment. Cielquiparle (talk) 23:18, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The secondary sources added to the article since the AfD nomination are sufficient for the topic to pass GNG. Rupples (talk) 19:48, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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