Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Search for the South's Funniest Accountant


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. Black Kite (t) (c) 16:03, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Search for the South's Funniest Accountant
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Textbook example of spammy article about non-notable local specialty event. Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  20:53, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions.  -- --Darkwind (talk) 21:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
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 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. I went to the press page for the event website and looked at the coverage. They got about a column-inch-and-a-half from the Wall Street Journal and basically a calendar listing from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Accordingly, in the current form, I don't think there's sufficient independent coverage of the event to support an article. I agree that the article is written in a promotional tone, but that's fixable. I also agree that the sourcing problem could be fixed, and if more sources turn up (or are written) after this AfD closes, I would support the recreation of the article. (Disclaimer: I am a CPA who has practiced in metro Atlanta. I know of Accountants One, the sponsor of the event; I've met their staff at trade shows, but I've never worked for them directly or indirectly, and I have never auditioned for SftSFA. Accordingly, I conclude that I am independent of the subject.) —C.Fred (talk) 21:52, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * response C.Fred, did you notice who created the article in the first place? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangemike (talk • contribs) 22:51, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, but I didn't consider the article so flawed in tone that it was spam. —C.Fred (talk) 23:52, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.