Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TitleTown USA


 * 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. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

TitleTown USA

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Non-notable segment of cable TV show. Contested prod. Hippo (talk) 01:15, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. You said it Dad (talk) 01:39, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Merge to List of SportsCenter segments and specials (where there is already an entry for TitleTown USA). This one is gonna be tough. At its heart, TitleTown USA is nothing more than a vapid stir-the-pot publicity campaign by an American TV network.  But, reliable sources covering the campaign exist - in particular, the cities nominated as "TitleTown" seem to be taking an interest in being nominated.  And, that said, a whole lot of those sources are from the 20 nominated cities (thus not independent / disinterested; there's a civic boosterism aspect to a lot of the coverage).  Candidly, I'm not sure how the core policies shake out here.  Thoughts? Townlake (talk) 04:35, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep Taking Townlake's comment into consideration, I think there is a good deal of potential for notability in the immediate future. For now, the article needs a lot of work, but I am fairly sure a lot more information will become available as the segment progresses. Eternalmonkey (talk) 06:35, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. My concern is that while it is an interesting enough segment to watch, is it really something anyone will remember in a month or two when it's all over? After all it's just a segment. Hippo (talk) 14:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * As your link illustrates, notability isn't temporary. If it's notable today, it's notable forever for our purposes.  That's part of the challenge here. Townlake (talk) 18:25, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I was really focusing on the second part of the paragraph in the link: "... articles should not be written based on speculation that the topic may receive additional coverage in the future." Hippo (talk) 01:05, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Good point. Townlake (talk) 04:15, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  14:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note An editor removed the AfD and notability tags from the article a few hours ago; I just put them back. Townlake (talk) 04:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Non notable. Per nom. Tosqueira (talk) 02:06, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash;Sean Whitton / 15:18, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete as a non-notable segment of a TV show. Fails WP:RS and WP:V. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  15:36, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Hippo's argument of premature assertion of notability. Haven't seen any substantial changes to the article in the past few days, the competition (and its format) "penetrating" the market in rejecting thirty thousand nominees is unlikely to have had a lasting effect. Stock promotion campaign. Ottre (talk) 22:37, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of SportsCenter segments and specials. We cover it there so might as well point people to the right place. --Rividian (talk) 23:50, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment The page is now redirecting to Green Bay, Wisconsin. I've already filed one AIV report on the page that was declined, and I don't know how to undo the redirect, so not really sure how to proceed. Townlake (talk) 17:36, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per TarHippo. Not notable now, not notable in the future. Cmadler (talk) 15:49, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete It's not really notable. It's just an ESPN gimmick, like the "Live Show" in a few weeks.  Besides, Green Bay (not ESPN) owns the trademark to "Titletown USA"   —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghettoshark (talk • contribs) 21:24, 31 July 2008 (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.