Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National Memorial Ride


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The result was   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 02:48, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

National Memorial Ride

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No evidence this event is a notable event as described by the inclusion criteria at Notability. I did a google search, and once one strips out other similarly titled but unrelated events, there is almost nothing out there in terms of reliable sources on this one. It appears to only be referencable to its own website, which seems to me to indicate that, while it is most likely a real event, that really happened, it is not worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia as an article as yet. There are also some redirects that would need to be deleted if this article is deleted as well. Jayron32. talk . contribs 03:38, 28 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Adding "Ottawa" to the google search term will refine the results. The event is listed on a number of web sites other than its own. It's also briefly mentioned in the Ottawa Citizen and in Legion Magazine. Station1 (talk) 05:59, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Those references do mention the event, but they are single-sentence mentions, and do not appear to represent the depth-of-coverage required by WP:N, namely that the subject of the article needs to be significantly covered in detail by the independent sources, and not just mentioned... --Jayron32. talk . contribs 02:28, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * This was the first time in Canada that a Cemetery allowed a motorcycle procession into its grounds. That alone makes this notable, that they want us back next year and every year after that is very notable.  The event is supported by DND, by Veterans Affairs Canada, Dominion Command of the Canadian Legion, by the Commonwealth Graves Commission, The National Capital Commission and by the 10 motorcycle units in attendance.  The City of Ottawa Police Services escorted the riders from the Canadian Aviation Museum to the Canadian Military Cemetery.  That kind of support makes this a notable event.  It has never been done before in Canada, although many others have tried.  The event is already in the planning stages for next year, and it is expected to be even larger in size.  Yes there is next to nothing on the internet about the ride, because it was the first of many.  Next year there will be more internet hits because it now has a track record of success.  Normally, a motorcycle event (in Canada) is considered on its first run if 40 or more show up.  That 328 bikes showed up and registered, and about 100 joined in is a huge success for the first year.  Unfortunately if I was to write that, you would flag me as advertising.  This might not be a big notable event for non-Canadians, but is was and is big event for Canada. - Andrew Davies, GankT19  —Preceding unsigned comment added by GankT19 (talk • contribs) 13:08, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, well, unfortunately, that already -has- been written in the article, and it -is- advertising. Anarchangel (talk) 21:33, 30 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 13:57, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 13:57, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Notability. I previously nominated this for speedy deletion as a promotional and copyright violation, and noted to the article's originator that conflict of interest is a concern as well. Its mention in several news stories was very short, included as a peripheral part of a larger observance. This year's ride was the first; neither its novelty nor the promise of future events confer notability. JNW (talk) 16:12, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and JNW; violates WP:N --mhking (talk) 16:58, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Information on how many levels of government, different departments, and Non governmental entities that had to approve and work together to conduct this ride has been added.comment added by GankT19 (talk • —Preceding undated comment added 17:37, 28 June 2009 (UTC).
 * This article is within the scope of WikiProject Motorcycling, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Motorcycling on Wikipedia--GankT19 (talk) 03:53, 3 July 2009 (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.