Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grizzly Bear (dance)


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The result was   Keep: nomination withdrawn (non-admin closure). Whpq (talk) 16:45, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Grizzly Bear (dance)

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Not enough information available to write a decent article. A Google search shows there was a dance called the "grizzly bear" about 100 years ago. However the information given in the article is uncited and seems a little suspect. Why would a dance invented in San Francisco be danced on the Staten Island ferry? And why would a dance described as "decidedly ungraceful and undignified" be introduced on Broadway by the Ziegfeld Follies? Steve Dufour (talk) 15:37, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn since it is now clear that the topic is notable and a good article is possible. Sorry that I didn't check Google books as well as a general web search. Steve Dufour (talk) 18:48, 7 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - for failing to meet general notability guidelines. I was pretty sure this was a hoax, but I see that the current article is more or less the same as the original stub article put up in 2005 — so if it's a hoax, it's a particularly long-surviving one. Absolutely no sources showing and I agree with the nominator that there is a dubious and illogical specificity to the article which indicates to me that it should NOT be given the benefit of the doubt. —Carrite, Oct. 7, 2010.
 * I note that the original creator of the article still contributes to Wikipedia with some frequency five years later, greatly reducing the likelihood that this is an outright hoax. Regardless, the absolutely unsourced nature of the article combined with its lack of internal logic makes it a fine candidate for the axe, in my opinion. —Carrite, Oct. 7, 2010.
 * Now nicely sourced, objection withdrawn. —Carrite, Oct. 7, 2010.


 * Strong Keep, speedy close. A simple Google Books search shows that the article is reasonably accurate and there is more than enough information online to demonstrate notability. The article seems to be a knockoff of this page, which may or may not itself qualify as an RS. Associated with Irving Berlin as well. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:38, 7 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep I've expanded the article and added some references. It seems to have been a fair important and popular dance back in the early 1900's, considering the amount of ruckus that was raised over it because people considered it to be risque. Silver  seren C 17:03, 7 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep Running my eye over the article it seems like this subject gets some mention in a variety of reliable sources. Seems WP:NOTABLE. NickCT (talk) 17:48, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep No argument for delete has been sustained. Article now claims notability and references reliable sources. Thincat (talk) 20:23, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Snow/Speedy Keep. We all agree, including the nom (kudos to him).  Time for someone to roll this up.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:33, 9 October 2010 (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.