Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dock boys


 * 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 of the debate was Delete. I'm willing to consider userfying on request. kingboyk 10:30, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Dock boys
A webcomic, found here. The majority of the article was written by User:Dockboys, who is the webcomic artist Scott Drummond. Alexa gives no data for this website. Various searches on Google bring up little, "Dock boys" webcomic brings 60 links and "Dock boys" Scott Drummond brings up 20 links. The only hint of notability is that it's printed in a university newspaper, I do not believe this is a marker of notability, I do not think the cartoon strip in my university paper is notable and it's the same for this. - Hahnchen 23:55, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep a.) the University of Kansas is pretty big, b.) many comics that go on to prominence start in college papers, c.) upon a glance, the article needs no improving, d.) this is potentially useful or interesting to any kansas student, e.) wikipedia is not paper -- Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 01:16, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Of course, Wikipedia is not paper. I feel however, that a comic strip who's only claim to notability is appearing in a college paper just isn't good enough.  I have written for my college paper, and there are 2 comic strips which run on it.  How is a college newspaper's comic strip more notable than all the other sections of the newspaper?  You can check out one of the college comic strips here, notable?  I wouldn't say so. - Hahnchen 01:46, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Hypothetical merge What if I made an article for the college paper (which I think is more clearly notable) and added this "Dockboys" thing to that page? Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. 09:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - Personally, I would be against that. As mentioned before, this article was written by the ilustrator of the comic, Scott Drummond. I believe that an article should be balanced, with important topics getting wider more detailed coverage than less important points.  There is no way I would vote to delete an article for the University Daily Kansan, but I would have problems with it if the article included all this Dock boys vanity.  At most, the comic would just have a few lines mentioned in the article.  Readers should not think that Dockboys is the only thing in the paper, nor its most notable aspect. - Hahnchen 15:12, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. There are hundreds of comic strips like this, and this one is in no way particularly notable. Harr o 5 01:33, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * This has been listed on WikiProject Webcomics/Deletion. –Abe Dashiell (t/c) 01:58, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom; my particular college paper carries three different strips, none of which are of any importance either. Nifboy 02:08, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, 99% of the webcomics are non-notable. --Ter e nce Ong 04:11, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per Hahnchen and Nifboy, not notable as either a print or web comic. -- Dragonfiend 05:11, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom --Khoikhoi 07:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Bobby P. Smith Sr. Jr. -- S iva1979 Talk to me  14:34, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete nn. -Oscar Arias 16:24, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete If it 'comes to prominance', give it an article then. --InShaneee 21:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per the above. Sandstein 08:35, 19 March 2006 (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.