Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/P.A.W.N.


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The result was delete, only policy-based votes were taken into account--Ymblanter (talk) 09:14, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

P.A.W.N.

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A company that does laser light shows and music recordings. There are no independent, reliable references about PAWN in the article. For example, in the "PAWN Events" section, the refs mentions the events, but never mention PAWN. Vast majority of the refs never mention PAWN. Bgwhite (talk) 22:06, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

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1.) The Philadelphia Daily News discusses in an interview with Matt Falcone from P.A.W.N. how their most recent event 3D-EDM at Citizen's Bank Park Stadium Parking Lot, which consisted of two area's: a concert stage, and a Drive in Movie Theater included a technology they call "3D Free Space Holography" in which viewers can see 3D images floating in the air with out the use of special 3D glasses accomplished by projecting laser light over a combination of smoke, haze, and a water mist spraying machine; and that they are the only Movie Theater in the world with this technology. [31]

ref name="Philadelphia Daily News: DJ Scotto, Laser Light Show in South Philadelphia"></ref

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4.) Lunar Magazine stated, "P.A.W.N brings out some of the best & brightest lasers they ever seen, many people completely turned their backs to DJ booth to be mesmerized by the lasers."

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 * Keep

The rest of the links are about:

- Mark Anton Read, the Founder of P.A.W.N. and what he did shortly after founding P.A.W.N. and how they are tied into P.A.W.N.

- Reference to the other artists & statements made about them mentioned in the article and how they are tied into P.A.W.N.

- Reference to other events & statements made about them mentioned in the article and how they are tied into P.A.W.N.

- etc, etc, etc...


 * Keep

Looks Good To ME, They all mention directly the name P.A.W.N. in an interview, or about their work.

+ PLUS 32 other supporting references

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Mfalc1 (talk) 03:04, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Please do not use multiple !votes. Articles for deletion says: You can explain your earlier recommendation in response to others, but do not repeat your recommendation on a new bulleted line. --Bejnar (talk) 06:41, 22 December 2015 (UTC)


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 * Keep per WP:ENTERTAINER — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:47:0:2659:7C27:E7DE:168B:6CE0 (talk) 02:40, 20 December 2015 (UTC)
 * WP:ENTERTAINER is about the notability of people, not companies and organizations. The specific guideline would be WP:CORP/WP:ORG. WP:ENTERTAINER is not applicable here. --Bejnar (talk) 06:41, 22 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete because it fails to have significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources, it thus fails WP:GNG. It lacks in-depth coverage and fails WP:CORP. To answer Mfalc1, the author of the P.A.W.N. article (and trying not to bite the newbie),
 * ) "DJ Scotto, Laser Light Show in South Philadelphia" is the rewrite of a press release about an upcoming event;
 * ) the squib at Projection, Lights, & Staging News is a press release;
 * ) the Mixer Magazine article had a single sentence about P.A.W.N.;
 * ) the "Lunar Magazine article had a single mention of PAWN;
 * ) the Billboard article talks about the overall EDM Market but does not mention PAWN, nor support the statement P.A.W.N. EVENTS is the 3rd Electronic dance music / Rave Festival Producer in the USA & 1st outdoor EDM Festival Producer in the USA
 * ) IMDB is not a reliable site (crowd sourced);
 * ) the articles by Mark Anton Read, the founder of PAWN are not independent. See the essay at WP:Independent sources, and WP:SELFPUBLISH;
 * ) interviews with the founder are not independent;
 * ) a number of the cited sources link to http://hypercube.com/wordpress/references/ which is Mark Anton Read's website, but which webpage mentions neither PAWN nor Mr. Read;
 * ) among the badly linked references is the American Cinematographer article about the children's TV program Lazy Town, which does mention Mr. Read but not PAWN, and which article is actually found as this pdf file;
 * ) the "Arri News: 4/2010 "Matching Light Sources with the ARRI PAX LED System", page 54." article is an interview with Mark Read, as an interview it is not independent and it does not not mention PAWN;
 * ) Six Flags Great Adventure show features p.a.w.n. Lasers & Music is a press release;
 * ) "P.A.W.N. LASERS on TV Channel 6 Action News (12/2013) w/ Grand Hank - Magic And Wonders of STEM" is a youtube video about a TV news article on a careers in science program, it doesn't mention PAWN, but auto links into another youtube video showing a laser show, both videos were uploaded by PAWN;
 * ) several of the citations in the article make no mention of Mark Read or PAWN for example "Red Bull Music Academy Daily: The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 9o's" cited for P.A.W.N. is also a Festival Producer & Music Publisher credited with introducing Electronic dance music - to the United States after Frankie Bones's Storm events.
 * In short, nothing but a few passing mentions, press releases and non-independent interviews, self-written or self-published material. There is no basis for notability. Note: Mfalc1 has been a registered editor since 15 December 2015, and has primarily edited the P.A.W.N. and Frankie Bones articles. --Bejnar (talk) 08:19, 22 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep 38.98.224.98 (talk) 19:21, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Participants are encouraged to provide evidence or arguments that are grounded in Wikipedia guidelines and policy to support their positions. As the WP:Guide to deletion says: Always explain your reasoning. ... "!Votes" without rationales may be discounted at the discretion of the closing admin. --Bejnar (talk) 21:49, 22 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete - as per nom. Also as per 's complete and cogent analysis. Well done. None of the keep !votes are based on policy.  Onel 5969  TT me 15:39, 24 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Bejnar detailed analysis and it lacks third party references.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 15:48, 24 December 2015 (UTC)


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