Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Public Arts International/Free Speech


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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 10:52, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Public Arts International/Free Speech

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This festival certainly occurred, no question about it. And the Between the Covers source is good coverage. The issue is, that's the only in-depth source provided, and the only one I could find in searches. Several mentions on Books, but like the other sources currently provided, they only show the existence of the booklet, and don't speak to the notability of the event itself. Might be due to when it occurred, but searches did not turn up enough in-depth coverage to show it passes WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 16:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
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 * Delete I only see very minimal coverage for this event. Possibly (talk) 18:10, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Looks like a huge name checking exercise and the coverage appears to be routine and doesn't meet the inclusion criteria based on event notability guidelines Graywalls (talk) 23:37, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * additional comment: - there's some serious sourcing and notability issues with some of the articles linked in the long list of name drop. Graywalls (talk) 14:25, 19 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete - Coverage isn't there. MaskedSinger (talk) 11:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Maintain I created the page because this arts festival was formative in the career of many notable artists, so is therefore notable. As it took place in 1979, during the pre-digital era, there was not a lot of references available on the internet. But more may appear over time. For art historical purposes, I strongly advocate for maintaining the page and improving it.Valueyou (talk) 16:53, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete low profile four day event does not inherit notability from the participants. It can be mentioned in their articles if it's relevant to their careers and sourced. Pre internet is a red herring for notability as offline sources are adequate       StarM 19:15, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Maintain Strike dupe !vote.  Onel 5969  TT me 13:33, 20 February 2021 (UTC) I will just point out that this page seems comparable to the Howl Festival, which is well established.Valueyou (talk) 12:02, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Other Stuff exists, but HOWL Festival ran for ten years. That's a very different scenario.      StarM 13:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)


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