Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/How the Earth Was Made


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The result was   WITHDRAWN --  Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 19:06, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

How the Earth Was Made

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Interesting series, but also unnotable. Fails WP:N. Prod removed by an IP with note of see talk page, on talk page they statd "There are plenty of other articles on lesser-than-notable History channel programs. This article is not an orphan." Neither of which demonstrates any notability for the program or shows it was given any significant coverage by reliable, third-party sources. The only news mentions I found were two mentions in passing listing it among the many done by Pioneer Productions which was recently acquired by Tinopolis, one local news paper noting the Gold episode was filmed there, and one newspaper report confirming the series' launch. It exists is not a valid keep reason, nor personal enjoyment of the series (which is quite fascinating), nor insignificant/passing news mentions as noted. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 14:02, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. — --  Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 14:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - lack of reliable sources available, doesn't meet general notability guidelines. -- Scjessey (talk) 14:19, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per Notability (media). A series which aired on The History Channel is sufficiently notable for inclusion. Needs sources and such, but that's fixable.  Tagging for rescue. Jclemens (talk) 18:36, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * That is, of course, not a legitimate notability guideline, but a personal essay. The essay also notes that airing alone is not a notability criteria, without sources. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 18:51, 9 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Sources for possible inclusion. Amazon demonstrates V, and shows some reviews. Geology.com--possibly an RS? This UK site asserts that the series won an Emmy. At least one episode was featured as a TV pick by The Seattle Times. HD Report highlighted the Blu-Ray release. Multichannel reports a new season in the works. The Oakland Press has a more detailed piece about the creation of an episode for the series. Jclemens (talk) 18:53, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Amazon is not needed for V - the History channels on website does that. Geology.com, if RS, is a short review. HD-Report is not significant coverage, and Blu-Ray was announced by History itself. Multichannel isn't clear about a new season. Of those, the best are The Oakland Press (which is a little production data), and BroadcastNow. Checked and the Emmy it won was for editing achievement. With that morsel, found a Variety article stating it "averag[ed] 1.4 million total viewers" in the first season. Will withdraw.-- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 18:59, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
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