Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lameco Eskrima

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 no consensus. Most of the keep arguments are based on the notability of Edgar_Sulite. The AfD on that article closed with no consensus, so I am bringing that result here, too. Fabrictramp (talk) 00:12, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lameco Eskrima[edit]

Thoroughly non-notable; fails Google News test with only two minor mentions. Lots of stuff online, but nothing that appears to be neutral. Do we need a page for every single last obscure martial art? TallNapoleon (talk) 00:52, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 18:11, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep highly notable and influential Filipino martial art. JJL (talk) 19:54, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Eskrima is highly notable. Lameco eskrima is some guy's variant on eskrima, and is not necessarily notable. TallNapoleon (talk) 00:23, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment see also the related debate here: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Edgar_Sulite#Edgar_Sulite. In both cases an Amazon search is instructive: [1], [2] (also try the alternate spelling "escrima"). These are very notable and highly influential FMAs. The case is made in for example this well-known book [3]. JJL (talk) 00:22, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Note to closing admin more sources have been identified in the related current debate regarding the art's founder: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edgar Sulite. Please consider those if necessary. JJL (talk) 14:06, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. —JJL (talk) 19:57, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete - eskrima of course is notable. But Lameco eskrima not necessarily. Currently, the article lacks sources, and some links are about arnis/eskrima in general (Bakbakan) or stick fighting and not necessarily even eskrima (dog brothers society). Pundit|utter 21:39, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep - More in need of a clean-up than anything, so hard to asses, but appears to have some sources. --Nate1481(^t/_c) 10:34, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Sources available per JJL. --Oldak Quill 12:32, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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