Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saugus.net Ghost Story Contest


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The result was   delete.  Sandstein  17:14, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Saugus.net Ghost Story Contest

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WP:NN local contenst. Failed after sole editor objected. Toddst1 (talk) 20:06, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete--I concur with nominator. Not notable enough, and I found no sources besides Saugus-related sites, blogs, and portals. Drmies (talk) 20:30, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service.--Paul McDonald (talk) 21:29, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Neutral--A former contest entrant tipped me off about this entry and this discussion. Obviously I am not going to get involved in the debate one way or another as I am directly associated with the contest.  However, I am in a position to offer evidence that may help better make an informed decision pro or con.  Responding to above comments, not everything with "Saugus" in its title is affiliated as seems to be suggested, and (giving the benefit of the doubt that it was meant to be meaningful and not an insult of some sort) I honestly don't know what is meant by the free Web hosting service comment.  What I can say is that I have been personally interviewed on seven occasions regarding the contest; twice by the Saugus Advertiser, once by the Lynn Evening Item, once by the Marblehead Reporter, once by the Wakefield Item, once by NOBLE (the North of Boston Library Exchange), and once by the people writing the book Of Time and the River.  These are not all in Saugus (or even all adjacent to Saugus) but are all in Massachusetts, and I doubt that many (if any) of the actual articles were copied online.  I am told that there have been a handful of other articles written about the contest both in Massachusetts and in other parts of the country, but as I was not personally interviewed for these I don't have a lot of info on hand.  In particular I do not have direct information regarding the mentioned Saugus Advocate article listed as a reference in the entry in question.  I will be happy to answer any serious questions posed to me regardless of whether they support keeping the entry or deleting it, but as I am pretty busy right now with the contest under discussion, I won't be able to check back here again before Halloween.  Eric Brown (talk) 20:39, 23 October 2008 (EST)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  22:01, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  22:01, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I would not have submitted this article if I didn't think it was worthwhile. Some categories of literature get more space in Wikipedia than others, and all my submissions have been related to horror literature to try and make as useful for horror fans as some of those other categories are for their fans. This contest is probably the oldest / most prominent of its kind. Drmies - I found sources in print. Do they count? Eric Brown - what's your involvement with the contest? User:Halloweiner (talk) 19:28, 25 October 2008 (UTC)


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