Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Is it a good idea to microwave this

You are kidding right? This is a notable web show, one of the top on youtube.
 * It does need to meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability, not just being notable in a general or YouTube sense. However, I think it really does meet this criteria, but the discussion seemed to be rather one-sided.  Some established users insisted that virtually all the keep votes were based on invalid arguments like "i like it, so it should stay" made by fans just wanting to save the article, but this was not true.  Unfortunately, this probably convinced the decision-makers to ignore the keep arguments that were much more than just "i like it".  WP:WEB says there must be multiple nontrivial reliable third-party sources: The Boston Herald and Tubefilter, there you go.
 * Third-party? Obviously, they are not even affiliated with YouTube, let alone Jonny Paula.
 * Multiple? That's two, WP:WEB doesn't define "multiple", so we must go with the first dictionary definition of "more than one", any other definition is too subjective and varies from person to person.
 * Reliable? The Boston Herald is obviously reliable, it's an established print newspaper. Tubefilter is less certain, though it was quoted by known reliable sources like the Washington Post and BusinessWeek, so it seems silly to regard it as unreliable.
 * And nontrivial? The Boston Herald article is eight paragraphs long (see the picture link, the actual Herald link is only a preview), and it's more than just a "brief summary of the nature of the content", it also describes where it's filmed, the life of the creator, and the money he makes off the show that he hopes will make his living. Considering this, if someone makes an article that briefly discusses both the show and its creator, arguments to keep seem valid enough to save it.  Unfortunately, I think those pushing for deletion incorrectly assumed that this was just another article about some show that likely didn't meet criteria for inclusion (which I don't think is true). 71.231.76.242 (talk) 21:47, 29 November 2009 (UTC)