Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Marquee Room


 * 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. The consensus appears to be that sources, while extant, are insufficient to support an independant article. In the absence of a viable merge target, the article has been deleted. As usual, if any editor wants a copy in their user space to improve with a view towards restoring the article, let me know. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  11:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

The Marquee Room

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Contested PROD, original prod reason was "Does not appear to be notable. Third-party sources are non-notable local publications, or generic sources that do not show notability. Google search reveals little of note." Prod tag was deleted by the article's creator with the assertion that FFWD is a reliable source, but I don't think it does anything to prove notability, because the coverage is so trivial. My search confirmed that the hits are all trivial and promotional. Notability is hanging on the MartiniBoys review, which to me doesn't meet the standard of " significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Also, for what it's worth, the only two significant contributors to the article have been blocked for sockpuppetry. Delete. Dawn Bard (talk) 20:27, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons above. I was responsible for the original PROD, and was going to take it to AfD, but decided to wait until the conclusion of the related debate concerning Bell Tower (band). Mr_pand [ talk | contributions ] 20:41, 16 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  KuyaBriBri Talk 21:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong keep Appears to be quite notable. Recent news coverage . ARchived stories . Seems to be a very notable venue hosting major events and concerts. ChildofMidnight (talk) 21:48, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. The kinds of concert listings that show up in those searches don't amount to significant coverage - the Marquee Room is mentioned in passing in articles about bands, but the articles aren't about the Marquee Room.  And there's a reason I did my searches with "Marquee Room" in quotes - of the 10 items in the current Google news search that you did, only 4 of them mention the club in question - the other 6 are articles that just happen to have the words "marquee" and "room" in them.  Dawn Bard (talk) 12:03, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Keep There is loads of information about this place, and the block for sock puppetry was a mistake because a person I work with uses the same IP to access his account. FFWD weekly is a notable publication, and as listed above Google news has also covered The Marquee Room.

Kinty500 (talk) 22:07, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. This user has been blocked in the past for being a meatpuppet of the blocked creator of this article, User:Element014; see User talk:Kinty500. Also, my point with the FFWD reference is not that the publication is not notable, but that the coverage is not significant - the Marquee Room is simply mentioned in a list, there's nothing written there other than the club's name.  Dawn Bard (talk) 12:03, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 23:32, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Here is an article about the Marquee Room specifically, I am about to add it to the references. Beatroute Magazine The Meat Puppetry block on the person who created this article is also a misunderstanding, view:Element014 (talk) (Element014's talk page) for an explanation.

Kinty500 (talk) 15:35, 17 June 2009 (UTC) Weak Keep Barely meets notability, but name is ambiguous.--AuthorityTam (talk) 17:54, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete"A Calgary newspaper source listing it as the best new bar in the city for the year is not significant coverage. The article just mentioned is however substantial, but I am not convinced about the reliability of the source "BeatRoute Magazine: Calgary's Indie Arts & Entertainment Monthly" as being adequate for notability.DGG (talk) 00:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not appear to be notable outside of one locality. OhNo itsJamie Talk 00:44, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete average music venue. Abductive (talk) 20:41, 18 June 2009 (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.