Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fanarchy

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The result was redirect to List of programs broadcast by NBCSN. ✗plicit 01:44, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fanarchy[edit]

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Does not meet WP:GNG. I wasn't able to turn up anything more on DuckDuckGo or ProQuest. Available coverage is limited to routine "new show announced" coverage, press releases and blog posts speculating about what the then-unreleased show might be like. As it stands, it's not entirely clear that the show ever actually aired. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 01:06, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television and Sports. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 01:06, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, my prod and redirect were both contested, but I still stand by the reasoning given by both my original prod and by the nominator. There is a lot of "this show is about to begin" but literally nothing afterward. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 02:32, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment see also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gorilla and the Bird, a similar "coming soon" that never came. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 02:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of programs broadcast by NBCSN I do remember this airing a couple times, but outside of that, the network in that era had a lot of failing shows that lasted a few weeks. Nate • (chatter) 19:31, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Unless there is proof that the show actually aired, I don't see any point in a redirect. So far, no one has been able to prove that the show even aired at all. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:48, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, There is not enough coverage. Fails GNG. Samanthany (talk) 21:21, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to List of programs broadcast by NBCSN (with the history preserved under the redirect) per Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Alternatives to deletion. Preserving the history will allow editors to do a selective merge to the target article and to undo the redirect if significant coverage in reliable sources is found in the future. I verified that the show has aired. Here are two sources (the first source says the television series will debut on 7 June 2009 and the second source published on 17 July 2009 says that Zach Selwyn is "currently the host of Fanarchy on Versus"):
1. Levine, Stuart (2009-05-11). "Versus to launch 'Fanarchy'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  The article notes: "Sports cabler net Versus will launch a weekly show that will give fans a chance to speak their minds. “Fanarchy” will debut at 11 p.m. Sunday, June 7, but will subsequently air regularly at 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays."
2. "GeekDad Interviews the "Engineers of Destruction" from Catch It Keep It". Wired. 2009-07-17. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  The article notes (my bolding): "Zach Selwyn meanwhile, is an actor/singer-songwriter and the host of Catch It Keep It along with the aforementioned Mike Senese. Zach recorded the theme music for the show and has released five CDs with his band "Zachariah and the Lobos Riders." He is also currently the host of Fanarchy on Versus."
Cunard (talk) 09:26, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.