Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Con of the North


 * 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   no consensus. Lankiveil (speak to me) 08:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Con of the North

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fails WP:N. Coverage by a single, local newspaper is exactly what I'd expect, and isn't enough to provide evidence of notability. Ironholds (talk) 17:46, 17 August 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:34, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletion discussions.  -- – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 18:47, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
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 * Delete: Only coverage is local. Joe Chill (talk) 19:14, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment might it be possible to merge non-notable but verifiable conventions like this to a list article instead of deleting them? FWIW, I don't find any substantial coverage, either. Jclemens (talk) 20:09, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * very weak keep though a merge per Jclemens would likely be the best. The one source is decent, and there are a few non-policy based reasons I'd want this kept. A) I've heard of it and it is pretty major, B) the dreaded ghits argument might be fairly strong here.  eh.  I do suspect there would be coverage in specialist magazines. Hobit (talk) 22:32, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep. It appears to be one of a number of such conventions, (see List of gaming conventions), most with their own articles. It appears to be an established annual event. Cjc13 (talk) 15:23, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Please give a rationale that in some way cites a policy- or guideline-based reason to keep this article. Ironholds (talk) 15:24, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Con of the North is discussed on the website of the Texas-based BoardGameGeek and the website of New Hampshire-based boardgamenews.com showing that the interest in the event is beyond the local. There are mentions of Con of the North in discussion groups and there is a brief review of Con of the North on the website www.byov.com. These are all references by third parties. Cjc13 (talk) 21:03, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
 * But not references giving significant coverage, and several points aren't reliable sources. Ironholds (talk) 21:09, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of gaming conventions. Not enough sources, and the content is not based on secondary sources, but is a guide to activities, and so is too promotional.  With this corrected, there would be nearly no content left in the article.  The one newspaper link offered has expired.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:13, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It is not unreasonable to have some description of the games played. I have added some sources for this section. The newspaper article is now in the archive but it still exists. Cjc13 (talk) 14:41, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Local, trivial coverage. Article does not tell us why this small convention is notable. Abductive  (reasoning) 08:33, 1 September 2009 (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 a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.