Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samhita Mukhopadhyay
I was asked to take a look at this {{tl|afd}}.  Since I was asked to come here I won't state an opinion.  But I will comment that I don't dismiss a reference that calls itself a "blog", or whose critics call it a "blog", just because it has been called a blog.  First, a lot of things that are called blogs are not really blogs at all.  Some newspapers pay their columnists to write online columns, and call them "blogs".  Some online sites have editorial oversight, just like a printed publication.  Since it is the editorial oversight that made printed publications more valuable than some kook rambling away in his or her basement, the online sites with editorial oversight shouldn't be dismissed as just a blog.  When a person who has independent notability publishes some of their thoughts online, in a serious manner, those writings should generally be regarded as .  Some online publications generally resemble the blogs that are not regarded as reliable or remarkable -- except that they are regarded as reliable or remarkable.  Ana Marie Cox, the original Wonkette would be one example.  She went from publishing a blog that became widely quoted to a job in the MSM.  Similarly, the talking dog blog is widely quoted because of the caliber of the guests he interviews, and the overall reasonableness of his well-researched comments.  Cheers
— User:Geo, 23:07, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:RS (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)