Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Is Dead

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The result of the debate was KEEP. Marskell 19:17, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Ben Is Dead
Non-notability. Don't want to bite newcomer--perhaps notability can be proven. Marskell 18:08, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

Hello. I wrote the article. If by non-notability you mean that not enough people have heard of this zine, I'd point out that it was easily one of the most well-known zines of the 90s and was featured in Time Magazine, CNN, etc. If a smaller zine like Cometbus rates an entry, I'd say BID definitely does. I was an occasional contributor so I'm not unbiased, but I'm approaching this more from a fan perspective.


 * My bad. I should've looked more closely, particularly at interviewees. Keep. I have changed some of the formatting myself. Anon writer, can you provide links proving mainstream coverage and maybe try and tone the Tattler-esque feel, especially in the last line? Marskell 09:00, 21 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep. Seems to be a verifiable zine of some (if minor) notability. Article author should put more (independent) sources in. Sdedeo 02:26, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep needs, further formatting, otherwise nice article. Alf 07:19, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep --Agamemnon2 11:34, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Even I have heard of this. Klonimus 22:09, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep One of the best known (to the mainstream, anyway) examples of a zine from the heyday of the medium. Bcarlson33 21:29, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment Apparently Ben isn't dead, at least on here. ;-) Karmafist 23:02, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page..