Talk:NSF International

message: This reads somehow like a commercial. Can someone add substance to it? There are lots of open questions, such as: who recognises the standards developed by NSF International? How is the governance of NSF International structured (membership, board of directors)? phom 2007-05-05.
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replies: text: -Removed Advert added in 2007 for the now mature and unbiased article. sckirklan (talk) 16:41, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

text: The board of directors info is outdated and inaccurate. Because that info is no longer available on NSF's public website and cannot be verified, I would like to suggest the board section be removed at this point.Ierlewine (talk) 17:46, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
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message: NSF International is clearly notable, with literally thousands of references in RS sources . I'm astounded that someone could think otherwise, though I suppose it wouldn't be WP:AGF to onder about their motives. :-/ --Insider201283 (talk) 21:00, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There wasn't a single independent reference cited in the article to demonstrate notability. Rhode Island Red (talk) 21:57, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've looked through some of those searches you cited and I didn't find anything more than passing mention of NSF in most, several of the sources are self-published, and many are not WP:RS. How about you put forth a few specific exmaples that demonstrate that this complies with WP:NOT and I'll remove the tag. I'm on the fence about whether this should be nominated for deletion due to lack of notability. Rhode Island Red (talk) 22:01, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note that the tag does not state as fact that the subject is non-notable; merely that the article lacks reliable, secondary sources that would demonstrate notability, and it provides an editorial suggestion that such sources should be added. So there's no need for innuendo about motives (and cf. WP:POT) -- just use proper sources when you write an article and then it won't get a WP:NOT tag. Rhode Island Red (talk) 22:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The article itself must document notability through citation of independent and reliable sources. It is not enough to make claims of notability on the talk page. Rhode Island Red (talk) 22:34, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the article itself does not need to document notability in order to determine notability. Obviously notability should be obvious in a well written and sourced article, which this one is not. Notability is determined if the topic "has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". As ImperfectlyInformed noted - "questioning the notability of NSF makes Wikipedia look silly". Not only wikipedia I must say. There is already a tag noting the need to add sources. How about you spend some time finding sources and improving the article? --Insider201283 (talk) 09:04, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
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message: This article has likely been written or edited by someone with connections to the subject as it contains laudatory and flowery language. The article should be rewritten with a more neutral tone. morsontologica (talk) 03:09, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article written like an advertisement