Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OK Cafe


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The result was keep. Consensus that there is at least some regional coverage, even if broader coverage isn't present Nosebagbear (talk) 21:55, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

OK Cafe

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Fails WP:ORG. There are some articles about the owner displaying a flag, but they aren't about the Cafe itself and don't discuss the cafe directly in detail. There is one review in a local publication, but this doesn't pass WP:AUD - the fact this review claims the cafe is a local landmark isn't sufficient to satisfy WP:ORG or WP:NBUILD, such local reviews often make this sort of claim for popular local eateries. If it wasn't for the flag protests would we have an article on this business? No. If the article was titled The OK Cafe flag protests would it pass WP:EVENT etc? No.Pontificalibus 08:06, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:24, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:24, 28 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep After going through the references, my sense is that this cafe does pass WP:AUD for regional relevance. --Whiteguru (talk) 10:49, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep There are quite a few OK Cafe's – I recommend the one in Tombstone, whose buffalo burger was so good that I ordered a second one. The one in Buckhead seems good too and there's plenty of coverage. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:35, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep If you read carefully the protests and flag were two separate controversies. The protest was simply a local BLM protest after George Floyd was killed that Okay Cafe objected to. Both of which had significant coverage. The restaurant itself is a local landmark. --Efb21 (talk) 11:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment Can anyone point me to clear and definitive significant coverage in anything other than local or regional news? The bizjournal clearly says "Atlanta News" and is written by a local contributor. Local news is not typically considered a good indicator of notability, even if there is a lot of it. I did a BEFORE search and didn't see any national media coverage and nothing that really makes this particular restaurant notable per the criteria for notability. You would expect some national news coverage if protests took place. -- A Rose Wolf  16:44, 28 January 2021 (UTC)


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