Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oregon Battle of the Books


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Participants have brought up some additional sources that would address the nominator's concerns. Liz Read! Talk! 00:18, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Oregon Battle of the Books

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Fails WP:NORG. Apart from a momentary controversy six years ago which was written up in the New York Times, the only independent coverage is from brief articles in local media, which per WP:AUD are not an indication of notability. Astaire (talk) 00:14, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature, Events, Organizations,  and Oregon.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  00:22, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The editorial notes: "You might not have heard of the Oregon Battle of the Books, but for kids from 37 public and private schools in Deschutes County, it’s a big deal, and it’s coming up soon. ... Students across the state get lists of books geared to the competition’s three divisions, third through fifth grades, sixth through eighth grades and high school. There are 16 books on each of the lists for the younger two groups, and a dozen on the one for high schools. ... So I hope the Battle of the Books draws not only confirmed readers but also kids who’ve never really discovered the pleasure that comes from reading."  The article notes: "OBOB was initiated in 2006 and modeled on Battle of the Books programs that have been operating in other states for up to 25 years. The first competitions in Oregon were during the 2007-08 school year. ... Each team comes up with a name (Read S'more, Moustache Winners and Slightly Radioactive Gummy Bears are just a few of this year's examples), and some wear team T-shirts or colors to their battles. Many use strategies such as dividing the required reading up amongst the team members to create subject matter experts, while others take extensive notes and get together after school to quiz one another."  The article notes: "Emotions ran high at the fifth annual Oregon Battle of the Books, a statewide reading and literacy competition for students grades 3 through 12 Saturday at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. The tournament, sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries, was the culmination of nearly a year of preparation by dedicated students and librarians. Competitors were in three categories, third through fifth grade, sixth through eighth and ninth through 12th. Each group had a reading list of 16 books, from which questions were selected. In all, there were 45 student teams from both public and private schools throughout Oregon."  The article notes: "This year marks the first time that the popular reading competition, which made its name in middle and elementary schools across the state, has expanded to the high school level. During this weekend's regional competition at Springfield High School, The Bibliophiles will compete against winning teams from 12 high schools in Lane, Douglas and Coos counties. ... Most teams split the reading load of 16 books among their members, with each member becoming an "expert" on four or five books. Members of both The Bibliophiles and It's a Secret were required to participate for their honors literature course - but they insisted they would have taken part anyway."  The article notes: "Students read 12 books to get ready — from John Green’s “The Fault in Our Stars” to Gaby Rodriguez’s “The Pregnancy Project.” During the round-robin, “quiz bowl” type contest, the bookworms had to answer “In which book...?” and content questions. Teams huddled together, whispering excitedly to get the answer within 15 seconds. Their teammates mouthed the answers to each other in the audience." </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Oregon Battle of the Books to pass Notability (organizations and companies), which requires "significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 09:38, 26 June 2024 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Notability (organizations and companies) says: "The source's audience must also be considered. Significant coverage in media with an international, national, or at least regional audience (e.g., the biggest daily newspaper in any US state) is a strong indication of notability. Attention solely from local media (e.g., the weekly newspaper for a small town), or media of limited interest and circulation (e.g., a newsletter exclusively for people with a very unusual job), is not an indication of notability. At least one regional, statewide, provincial, national, or international source is necessary." The Oregonian and The Register-Guard are the largest and second largest newspapers in the American state of Oregon. These two sources, which provide significant coverage about the subject, meet Notability (organizations and companies). Cunard (talk) 09:38, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cunard. PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:04, 1 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Keep - Pretty easy and obvious GNG pass. Here's THIS FOR YA, a piece by Karen Bish from the Salem Statesman-Journal of Feb. 6, 2011, "Battle of the Books Adds Fun Twist to Reading." Carrite (talk) 04:58, 1 July 2024 (UTC)


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