Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malibu Chili Cook-Off


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The result was DELETE. postdlf (talk) 18:55, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Malibu Chili Cook-Off

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I've rewritten this article since my request for speedy was declined, so that at least it's not pure canned pork any more. However, the underlying problem still exists: it seems to be very much a local event (although the "locals" in this case are the glitterati). The sources used are a university rag that doesn't pass muster, and the journalism is distinctly crassly promotional, like a write-up. A Gsearch gives hits which are either trivial mentions or directory or facebook listings, so my impression is that it isn't really notable. Do attendance figures count? – the number of visitors cited in the article (10-15k) is just an estimate of the frequentation over the Labor Day weekend 2011, and is not an audited figure. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 14:08, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, no significant coverage in non-local sources to establish notability. I prod'd this before the AFD, and there's a message on the prod notice now saying a deletion already exists. This seems to be a bug, I will bring up. --CutOffTies (talk) 15:41, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete This is a local event - no independent online sources. Mark   Dask  15:45, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable. Neutralitytalk 22:03, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:29, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:29, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
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