Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Master of Management: Co-operatives and Credit Unions

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Valoem ^{talk contrib} 00:09, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is about a single (mostly online) master's degree program at a single university. The article mostly explicates syllabus- and directory-like information (e.g., program info, admissions criteria, and areas of study). I do not believe it meets the general notability guideline. While there are references, and the topic plainly exists, the references that I could access (there were a number of 404 errors) seem to consist of a few short pieces in trade publications about the program (without any in-depth coverage), plus a number of cites to mere passing references (or directory material - e.g., "GradSchoolFinder.com."). The program should probably be mentioned at Saint Mary's University (Halifax), but it seems to lack independent notability. Neutrality^talk 03:52, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

For a more detailed dive for those interested - Ref 1 is a brief article in a trade magazine. It contains about four paragraphs on the program itself and then several more paragraphs not related to this program. Ref 2 is a 404 error. Ref 3 is a trivial passing mention in a trade publication. Ref 4 is a blog-type reflection from a student in the program on a website of trade weekly email newsletter (not an independent source). Ref 5 is another brief article in the same trade magazine as #1; it contains only a few pieces of hard info on the program itself, and does not explain its notability. #6 is another 404 error, but seems to be another cite to a coop newsletter. #7 is a two-page article in a trade journal from the director of the program itself (again, not an independent source). Ref #8 is simply a directory listing from the accreditor. Ref #9 is another 404 error. Ref #10 is simple directory material from GradSchoolFinder.com. Ref #11 is a 404 error, but appears to have been a cite to a digest one a co-op federation website. Ref #12 and Ref #13 are also both 404 errors, but appear to be links reflecting localized, non-notable awards for the program. Neutrality^talk 04:08, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Meets GNG with in depth coverage in sources like the National Post article, the Rural Cooperatives article, and the book Cooperation, Community, and Co-ops in a Global Era. I agree that the unnecessary detail could be purged from the article though. gobonobo ^{+ c} 06:36, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Post reference is brief. It has a few sentences on the program and a quote from the prof who founded it as part of a broader discussion of the "countless" varieties of MBA programs out there. The Cooperation, Community, and Co-ops reference is literally a passing mention, citing only to the program's own newsletter. The article in Rural Cooperatives (from a freelance author) does have somewhat more detail, but standing alone it does not seem significant. If something with this level of coverage is deemed notable, the literally tens of thousands of individual MBA programs (or indeed, graduate or undergraduate programs) will be notable. I recognize that the focus of this particular program (co-ops) is unconventional, but the coverage is extremely run-of-the mill. Neutrality^talk 19:14, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nova Scotia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:19, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Management-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:19, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:19, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep

• There is a claim of notability that is compelling and probably should be in the lede: "the only English-language master's degree in co-operative management by a business school that is internationally accredited"
• The following are enough for me to accept as significant coverage:

1. Four paragraphs in the National Post[1]
2. Three pages in Rural Cooperatives[2]

It is also helpful to the article's case that the director of the programme had a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal[3]

--Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:40, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:ONLY, though: "Notability is not about being the biggest, the best, or the only of something." Neutrality^talk 21:46, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I contend that it both meets the GNG and is the only something. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 11:46, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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