Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sandstone universities

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:48, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sandstone universities

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no verifiable definition of Sandstone Universities - just vernacular and so not suitable for Wikipedia. not a notable definition

Comment See the original version of this nomination. It was created by Bradhall at 23:58 on 26 February 2014, but it's only now arriving at AFD because Brad didn't use the AFD template (so the bot didn't notice anything), and because he didn't add it to any logs. I'm neutral here. Nyttend (talk) 00:50, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Grahame (talk) 01:13, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment the term has some wide usage, see this search but I'm yet to see clear definition. LibStar (talk) 01:34, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This term is the standard way of referring to Australia's original group of universities (eg, the oldest institution in each state), which are often lumped together in analysis of the sector due to the similarities in their histories, attitudes and status (not to mention the issues they face in maintaining their historic core buildings - in all seriousness). Google searching the term demonstrates this, with examples of relevant sources which uses this to group and analyse these universities being [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8] [9], [10], [11], [12], [13]. Nick-D (talk) 07:08, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 12:56, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Appears to be a common term akin to
Sandstone university however. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:59, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply
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Keep - this is a term that has entered the Australian vernacular, as demonstrated by the sources provided above. Stalwart111 01:38, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep According to Wikipedia's Notability Guideline: "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list." This is the case given the sources listed by Necrothesp above. Also there is no prohibition on vernacular in Wikipedia's Inclusion Guideline. Bunya (talk) 06:23, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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