Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Let's Rock (event)


 * 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   delete. If an article is created that lists such events, the history may be undeleted for merging and this page redirected. ÷seresin 02:23, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Let's Rock (event)
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This is an account of an Apple PR event. It has no real notability, and all the information is already included in the articles about the products. This is simply an advert, or at best fan trivia. Fences &amp;  Windows  15:46, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  KuyaBriBri Talk 15:51, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions.  KuyaBriBri Talk 15:52, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete — Advertising. (Ibaranoff24 (talk) 16:51, 15 June 2009 (UTC))
 * Keep. It may have been an Apple PR event, but it clearly passes the GNG by having been extensively covered in reliable, independent secondary sources.  See Sixteen articles in the New York Times alone.  Tell me what your favorite major media outlet is, and I'll find a story from it as well (within reason).  Given that Apple has an event every Fall to showcase the iPod line, I would have no problem with a merger into a broader article on the general event, though. Cool3 (talk) 17:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It's basically a giant press conference. Do we have any other articles about press conferences? Fences  &amp;  Windows  23:56, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note to closing admin: Six editors had argued for deletion on the talk page before I nominated it. Fences  &amp;  Windows  23:59, 20 June 2009 (UTC)


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 * Delete — It's obviously not advertising, but Apple's had dozens if not hundreds of these small events over the years. This one just happens to have a definite name. Eugeniu B  msg  01:50, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - Simply having been covered in outside sources does not make it notable or encyclopedia-worthy. Remember that Wikipedia is meant to be an encyclopedia, not a grand unification theory of pop culture.  If we must reference it at all, let's zip all Apple's PR stunts into one tidy entry and call it a day.  As for Cool3's point that it was covered in many media outlets, I'd say that points more to the notability of the iPod than any individual advertising effort.  Each of the press conferences is just a flash in the pan - the real topic is the iPod.  Contrast this to Apple's 1984 ad where the ad was the important thing - the actual product was just along for the ride.  Izuko (talk) 02:27, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete- How about one entry for all of Apple's PR events? This event in and of itself isn't notable (just being covered extensively doesn't make it notable), and neither are the rest of Apple's individual PR events. Butterfly0fdoom (talk) 04:38, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete- I agree with Butterfly0fdoom, there should be one article for all of the Apple Inc. keynotes. Yes, this was a big keynote that received major coverage, but what seperates it from past keynotes? TreoBoy680 (talk) 22:02, 21 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge - Deleting the article because other major Apple events aren't currently covered doesn't make sense; let's expand this into a more general history of Apple conferences. They are notable, and well covered in non-tech media, because Apple have a history of creating mystique around their launches. P retzels Talk! 13:52, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete — Not particularly notable.--AuthorityTam (talk) 19:49, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
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