Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Synapse Festival

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The result of the debate was delete, by a vote of 6 to 2. Postdlf 22:50, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Synapse Festival
Non-notable college fest. Delete. utcursch 10:19, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete. Maybe if it lasts a few more years.--ZayZayEM 14:46, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * making this weak as I agree with the subjectivity of "not notable". This has the propensity to be notable, and it would be sort of silly to delete the article and have to rewrite the article in a few years time. Perhaps the article should not be deleted until the festival kaputs (if.. I mean if).
 * Delete. Wikipedia shouldn't speculate on potential future notability. If it does become notable, it would not be a major burden to recreate this, and the existing stub wouldn't contribute much.   &mdash; Gwalla | Talk 01:50, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. But IMHO the point of contention here is the definition of 'notability'. How do you determine whether Synapse is notable or not? - varunrebel 08:44, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:21, Jan 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * It's nothing like international-level competitions, organized by ACM or IIT. It's just another of those annual college fests. utcursch 04:09, Feb 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete, not notable enough. Megan1967 03:11, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, 'not notable' is very subjective. DA-IICT is a famous university in India and was ranked 3rd in the ranking of private universities (forgot where I saw the survey). Synapse is also becoming very popular among Indian students. It is true that it is not as popular as some of the other festival's such as IIT's, IIM's etc. BTW I was a student of DA-IICT... Varunrebel 07:39, 1 Feb 2005 (IST)
 * As a student of DA-IICT and author of Synapse, you believe that it should be kept. But think about the precedent that it will set. There are thousands of college festivals in the world. My college has also got two - one cultural and another technical. Synapse isn't notable enough to have an article of its own. If it is kept, Wikipedia will be flooded with such entries. You can write something about Synapse in the DA-IICT article. If it becomes really notable in future, it may deserve a separate article. But as of now, I think it's just another of the annual college festivals that every college has. utcursch 09:02, Feb 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * varunrebel says
 * "As a student of DA-IICT and author of Synapse..." - Please do NOT try to bias the dscussion by implying that I am saying what I am saying bcoz I am a DA-IICTian. I mentioned that I was an ex-student of DA-IICT just to fair and ethical. I didnt mention it bcoz I wanted to advocate on behalf of Synapse. My belief that is should be kept is NOT bcoz I am a DA-IICTian. However I do admit that my special interest in preventing its deletion _is_ bcoz I am DA-IICTian
 * The 2nd point you have raised is "what if the festivals of all colleges were to be added to Wikipedia? Will Wikipedia not become floded?" My counter-question is "So what?" I dont think the inclusion of college festivals in Wikipedia is harmful as long as it is made very clear that it is a college festival and the reader does not confuse it with anything else.
 * And my final question/issue that I have voiced before this also - "How do you define notable?" I claim that Synapse is well known enough to be included. You say that it is not. How do we objecively decide who is right? (if there is such a thing as 'right') - varunrebel 10:34, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi Varun, firstly, I am not trying to bias the discussion. Secondly, you should understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a repository. Everything can't find a place here. A link to the official synapse website on Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology page is more than sufficient. However, creating a separate article for it is not OK. Answering your third argument, since you've create the page, it's your duty to explain why the fest is notable, not mine. I (like other users who've voted delete) find it non-notabble, because it has not reached the level of significance required to find a mention in Wikipedia. It's not famous in India, and certainly not of international level. utcursch 04:35, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi Varun, firstly, I am not trying to bias the discussion. Secondly, you should understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a repository. Everything can't find a place here. A link to the official synapse website on Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology page is more than sufficient. However, creating a separate article for it is not OK. Answering your third argument, since you've create the page, it's your duty to explain why the fest is notable, not mine. I (like other users who've voted delete) find it non-notabble, because it has not reached the level of significance required to find a mention in Wikipedia. It's not famous in India, and certainly not of international level. utcursch 04:35, Feb 7, 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. This does not look notable to me. Indrian 05:49, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable. I was only able to find one relevant non-WP-mirror hit on Google. &mdash;Korath (Talk) 17:33, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)
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