Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chesley Awards


 * 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 keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 23:23, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Chesley Awards

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This is a non notable award. Only primary sources and non independent sources seem to exist. Big Money Threepwood (talk) 15:46, 22 March 2024 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 18:55, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. Big Money Threepwood (talk) 15:46, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Awards-related deletion discussions.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  16:07, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * If this is to be an encyclopedia, then it should be encyclopedic. Deleting articles because an editor is not familiar with a topic, as seems to be the case here, where this chap @Big Money Threepwood refers to the award as being "non notable," is counter to the very concept of creating an encyclopedic source of information. Independent sources abound for those willing to look. The award has been around for many decades. Edifice of the Cosmic Overarch (talk) 05:37, 4 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Keep There's a whole book about them. They are cited frequently in this reference work about fantasy art. The results are covered every year by trade publications . Jfire (talk) 00:51, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep Was a literature search even done before starting this AfD? Yes, the article needs work and more citations. However, saying the "pinnacle award in the (SF/F) genre for art" is non-notable is ridiculous. This article absolutely meets notability guidelines.--SouthernNights (talk) 19:36, 30 March 2024 (UTC)


 *  Keep Why in the world would this article be deleted? The article may need some work, but the Chesley Awards are of historical and contemporary significance. This is an important article. Look at the awards that the biggest names in SF&F art mention in their bios and you will see the Chesley listed. Look no further than Bob Eggleton as an example. JollyGreenOgre (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Allan Nonymous (talk) 18:17, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep Funny coincidence, I have literally read the book listed (a long time ago, grant you). This clearly meets WP:GNG.


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