Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/State Patty's Day (3rd nomination)


 * 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   keep. Editors recommending delete pointed to WP:GNG, but the general consensus is that sufficient sources exist with sufficiently in depth coverage to meet WP:GNG. It would be great if someone could add those sources (and other info if appropriate) to the article as well. Qwyrxian (talk) 14:36, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

State Patty's Day
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Non-notable student-created binge drinking event. Deleted at least twice previously and re-created. WP:NOT a billboard for student parties. Possible WP:SPEEDY candidate; G4, A7. BroadSt_Bully  [talk]  01:32, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Reluctant Keep I've seen this stupid party making the news  often.  I hate it, but it does satisfy WP:GNG.--GrapedApe (talk) 01:47, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep- GNG met, and not liking something is not a reason for deletion. Umbralcorax (talk) 04:31, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pennsylvania-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:15, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:15, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:16, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment - Speedy keep is inappropriate here, this isn't a WP:IDONTLIKEIT nom, please WP:AGF for starters. I don't have an opinion on this, but I'm not 100% sure WP:GNG is met - I don't see much out-of-state coverage from WP:RS, although there is a reasonable amount of state-wide coverage. Luke no 94  (talk) 18:29, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It's gotten coverage from the Associated Press and has been republished on news sites like "Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette" and "AZ Daily Sun." It may be a student created local holiday, but every year it draws in people from out-of-town, and has historically led to massive property damage. I think it qualifies as notable, and should probably stick around.Therationalpi (talk) 19:01, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Although Associated Press is a WP:RS and would go some way to establishing notability, those other two you mentioned sound like clear tabloids to me, and thus do not. Luke no 94  (talk) 09:31, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Did you see the above-cited googlenews coverage? It includes Patriot News, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, NPR, ABC News (AP), Allentown Morning Call.  Do those papers seem like tabloids? --GrapedApe (talk) 00:33, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete Does not meet the policy criteria for a stand alone article (WP:NOT), local event, gets local news coverage, of no encyclopedic significance, may warrant a line or two in the University article.  LGA talk  edits   23:39, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge into the Penn State page at the very least, if not Keep outright. Considering that prior to the event even happening this year, it has already garnered coverage from NPR and the AP, and that individuals come from places throughout the Northeast (the State College borough report on State Patty's Day 2012 mentions arrest of students from several schools in NY, NJ, OH, and MA), I think there is sufficeint evidence that currently, the event generates interest over a wide area of the United States. Jasebasketball (talk) 06:23, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. The article needs a lot of work and more sourcing, but given the fact that it's scraped by through several nominations, it seems notable on some level. MezzoMezzo (talk) 10:08, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment. It didn't "scrape by" several nominations; AfD resulted in deletion twice. Is every student block party, disturbance or riot that gets coverage now going to warrant its own Wikipedia entry?   BroadSt_Bully  [talk]  17:50, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
 * If it passes WP:GNG as clearly as this one does, then !yes.--GrapedApe (talk) 19:14, 24 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. The news stories that have been cited by the keep votes here are routine local news stories regarding issues of drinking and disorderly conduct. This kind of routine news coverage is outside Wikipedia's scope, and does not lend any notability at all. Sjakkalle (Check!)  06:36, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep I was sceptical about this one but this AP story picked up by ABC news gave me pause, it details the 'event' and its effect on the local community and economy. Asimilar story by NPR cinched in for me. J04n(talk page) 11:40, 1 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - Passes WP:N. Here's significant coverage/analysis in a book source: Early Adulthood in a Family Context. Significant coverage in reliable sources with national coverage:, . Additional significant coverage: , . Northamerica1000(talk) 21:58, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep, a notable event per the sources from Northamerica and J04n. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 10:31, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 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.