Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Model Airplane News


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The result was   keep. Notability established (non-admin closure) Bryce  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 06:45, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Model Airplane News

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Non-notable hobbyist publication. Not enough sources to substantiate the article beyond their official site. Blurpeace 04:29, 23 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep This is a strange nomination. A monthly magazine that, at 82 years, is older than the overwhelming majority of Wikipedia editors and, I suspect, the overwhelming majority of monthly magazines. Seems to be, as it claims, the leading mag for this interest, so, all-in-all, notable. OK, so the article ain't much to look at: that's a reason to tag it for improvement and expansion, not deletion. Similarly, not well-sourced: tag it as needing references, not deletion. Emeraude (talk) 18:18, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Google Scholar throws up a mention in "The commodification of leisure: The case of the model airplane hobby and industry R Butsch - Qualitative Sociology, 1984 - Springer" which points towards notability. Agree with Emeraude to tag it for improvement and expansion, not deletion. --Northernhenge (talk) 23:07, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 01:36, 24 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 02:00, 30 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep – Clicking on the Google news link for this AfD yields many paywalled news sources, the first one, as of a search I just did, is from June 29, 1933. This topic has historical precedent. This article would benefit from improvement, as the topic is very likely notable per notability guidelines. Rather than deletion, WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM. Northamerica1000 (talk) 05:06, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Sources added:
 * Quote (from Google search summary): "Tyskewicz will defend his record In New York at a national model plane meet to be held June 25 under the auspices of the Universal Model Airplane News."
 * — Northamerica1000 (talk) 05:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
 * — Northamerica1000 (talk) 05:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
 * — Northamerica1000 (talk) 05:26, 30 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable hobbyist publication. For example, see Aviation's great recruiter. Warden (talk) 16:29, 30 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Article needs major improvement, but that's an editing issue. Topic seems notable. Plenty of google hits from third-party sources. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 22:17, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
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