Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anime St. Louis (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Tone 23:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Anime St. Louis
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Unnotable anime convention. Fails WP:ORG and WP:N. No significant coverage in reliable third, party sources. No notability beyond minor local coverage; almost entire article sourced from from an anime convention directory and the hosting university's newspaper. Failed PROD, removed with note of "remove PROD; I'm not convinced it's not notable." Already deleted in 2007 AfD and was recreated only a few months later, so this could be considered a CSD candidate, but going ahead and opening up for a new discussion. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 17:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions.  -- --  AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 17:21, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete it again. Before !voting "delete", one should normally check if the topic is notable. In this case it is the other way around. When re-creating deleted material, pointing out why it has become notable since the last deletion, can be expected. This article does not do so. -- Goodraise (talk) 18:04, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. A search of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, searching all available dates (1989-present) turns up a single mention of the phrase "Anime St. Louis" and that is in the context of an article about someone intending to attend in 2006. ("The (costume) play's the thing Cosplayers dress up as - and act like - their favorite characters from such things as video games and anime" By Michelle Oyola ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Pg. E1). Since the local rag (SLPD) doesn't mention this, should probably delete. --Quartermaster (talk) 18:39, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Quartermaster's find seals the deal when it comes to this convention's notability. Themfromspace (talk) 22:06, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Same as Goodraise. Seems that someone think being on Wikipedia makes you notable (free ad) but Wikipedia works the reverse way. --KrebMarkt 14:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Everything in the article is well-sourced, to reliable sources independent of the convention.  It's borderline notable now just based on the coverage we know of, and is likely to become indisputably so in future.  I don't see how this article either violates any of our policies or sets a bad example for what kinds of content Wikipedia should have.--ragesoss (talk) 14:56, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete It says "Attendance 1,434 in 2008".  That's not a lot of people.  Just a minor convention, without anything notable happening at all. Dream Focus (talk) 18:42, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


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