Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The popularity of Anime in America


 * 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. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  04:44, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

The popularity of Anime in America

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Someone's research paper that presents the researcher's opinions about the popularity of anime in North America. Most of the article is unverifiable and the sources that are used either don't support the statements they are cited for or are unreliable. See article's talk page for more details about the evaluation of sources. Original prod was seconded by two other editors before being deprodded by an anon editor under the pretense that the subject is "very important". Farix (Talk) 13:27, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as one of the prod endorsers. As nom already notes, this is someone's personal research paper, lacking in verifiability and a worldwide view. Topic already better and more properly covered where relevant in anime. Wikipedia is WP:NOT a web host nor a personal self-publishing house. -- Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 14:15, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions.  -- --  Collectonian  (talk · contribs) 14:15, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete No one answered the original issue or the PoV issue in the discussion page. IP just say it's very important but fail to assert its importance. Lack sources & references, doesn't cover properly the last decades. Sentence like : Its rise to the popular status it has achieved in America today is no surprise to anyone who has been tracking it since its humble beginnings. is pure propaganda. Another bad point is that this article is its focus on America which not WP:WORLDVIEW, at this rate people can start similar article in for other continents, countries, states, regions.... The IP say it's very important for who, just the Americans readers ? or the whole Wikipedia community and worldwide readers ? KrebMarkt 14:21, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Could theoretically be a useful article, but it would be hard to do, and it would involve starting completely over. --Masamage ♫ 14:37, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Not e opposed to start over as long it doesn't end as an article from and for Americans readers. Edit stupid typo KrebMarkt 14:49, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Welllll, some of those are okay when the subject becomes too large and needs to be broken up geographically. The featured articles include lots of kind of obscure subjects by country: Slate industry in Wales, Prostitution in the People's Republic of China, Same-sex marriage in Spain, Toilets in Japan, Renewable energy in Scotland, and Amateur radio in India are just a few, and it should be noted that their existence does not merit an article about Toilets in the United States. If the popularity of anime in the US specifically becomes a unique enough subject, as compared with its popularity everywhere else, it could easily merit an article. I have no idea whether or not it has, though. I would probably have to see the article to judge. What I do know is this ain't it. --Masamage ♫ 15:02, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Agree with the questionable sourcing, viewpoint, and neutrality as per previous mentions. Dandy Sephy (talk) 15:38, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Notwithstanding that this is an essay, "Popularity of anime in _______ (geographical location) " is not a good topic, unless there's a significant difference in its reception in one place (in this case, the USA) and that anywhere else in the world. Author has some useful information, and should consider contibuting to the existing article History of anime. Mandsford (talk) 16:53, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, original research. Stifle (talk) 22:10, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep the page, just delete some of it perhaps. Keep the basic confirmable facts, and give the article time to develop on its own.  The rise of anime in America, is a significant subject.  As I recall, the most popular articles on wikipedia, a significant portion of the total hits it gets, are in the anime/manga department.  Surely other editors will be able to help with this. Dream Focus (talk) 00:49, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Just to remind you that Editors != Scholars. We are not scholars even less scholars focused in the history of anime in America. As far as we go that the level of skill required to make it a NPOV & WP:V article and that is without solving a single bit the original research issue. Unless i mistaken academic papers or publications about the anime phenomenon in America aren't that many. KrebMarkt 07:35, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as one of the prod endorsers, I find it factually inaccurate. 76.66.196.229 (talk) 06:02, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Factual inaccuracy is NOT a reason to delete an article. That said, the other reasons given are. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ (talk) 12:19, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. --Bobak (talk) 18:18, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete this is original research. -- Kraftlos  (Talk | Contrib) 23:36, 11 February 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.