Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zoo Bar (Halifax, West Yorkshire)


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The result was keep. John254 02:41, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Zoo Bar (Halifax, West Yorkshire)

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bar whose only claim to fame is getiing closed down for underage drinking. Speedy contested. Will (I hope they cannot see, I AM THE GREAT DESTROYER!) 13:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing special about this place - could be anywhere. BTLizard 13:36, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. The Tramshed and Zoo Bar was the impetus, first affected, and thus far, only affected institution to be shut down by the Licensing Act 2003. Whether the place was good or bad is irrelevant; its notoriety is clearly established by being so clearly targeted by lawmakers and law enforcement. - Freechild 14:22, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep well-cited national and local newspaper coverage makes it clear that these bars are notable for their role as test cases of a significant UK law. Gwernol 14:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Now that the bar's notoriety has been established and it has been shown to be the source of public policy debate in the UK, I think it should stay. Being the first test of a law also makes it worthy of inclusion in my estimation. - BierHerr 15:15, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Some ref links about the Zoo Bar were incorrect as they referred to Fagins Bar. I have inserted supporting links to references were I could locate them and deleted those I could not, along with unsupported statements. I have added in additional information on other clubs that were also closed under the legislation.  I have not been able to conclusively prove, one way or the other, that the Zoo Bar was the first Nightclub, in the UK, to be closed down under the legislation, but it would have been the first in Halifax. The James Purnell statement, about being elated at the closure, has also proved to be unprovable, though if evidence is provided I will believe it, so I have added an External link to a Hansard reported debate on the legislation which quotes the wording from a different source.  Having found an article that I felt met the speedy delete criteria I found myself engrossed in trying to get further details.  So now feel the article probably should be retained, but I remain Mildly Supportive in keeping it. Richard Harvey 20:38, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * keep please notable now because of policy debates people will come here for this yuckfoo 01:18, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * keep reliably sourced in national papers gaining notoriety as a result. John Vandenberg 12:14, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Saying something is "only notable because..." is still evidence that the subject is notable, people.  Burntsauce 16:52, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
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