Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Metalab

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 keep. SPA activity aside, listed for 14 days with no arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:27, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Metalab

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Doing a diligent search, I can find no significant third-party coverage of this location that establishes the notability of this organization. The article contains no third-party sources whatsoever, and is not referenced, so I am putting this up for discussion. ArcAngel (talk) ) 09:59, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. -- All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 23:24, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Austria-related deletion discussions. -- All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 23:25, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:54, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Metalab has had repeated coverarge in Austrian and German media, both in its own right and as a host for various other events. --Ben g (talk) 10:56, 13 February 2011 (UTC) — Ben g (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. There is international mention e.g. at wired and make online. Further Metalab started the Hackerspaces.org index and was a huge part of inspiring the creation of hundreds of Hackerspaces worldwide in just a few years. Many international Hackerspaces credit Metalab in that regard (e.g. focusing on english sources: Noisebridge in SF, Crashspace in LA, and NYC Resistor). Furthermore Metalab is specifically listed as Notable Hackerspace on the main Hackerspace article (out of over 400 known Hackerspaces worldwide). I completely agree that the article could use a lot more information and sources, but that's a reason to improve it, not a reason to delete an article about what has arguably been one of the most influential Hackerspaces worldwide. --PaulBohm (talk) 19:05, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Specifically in the Luxembourgish web: Metalab in .lu - Metalab has proven inspirational not only for our beginnings but constantly as a reference in the domain of HackerSpaces. This is exactly what the international context is about and makes Metalab a permanent reference for new HackerSpaces. --SteveClement (talk) 22:41, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Keep" There is no proper reasoning why this page does not deserve to be included in the wikipedia. Your exclusionism just drives me nuts. Please leave.

Keep and take a minute to think about if your deletion practice might be one of the reasons WP bashing has become so popular lately.

keep multiple mentions in English and German-speaking media, plus see above. --zeno (talk) 09:36, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

as I am involved with the space, I will not vote here. I should not (if I remember the WP rules correctly) edit the article. There is an english source in wired that should be mentioned in the article though. -fin (talk) 12:04, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - even the very exclusionist german wikipedia has an article about Metalab. (Now, thats not a call to delete it there, too, just to make sure!) -- riot
FWIW, I don't haunt the German wiki, since I am an American. Moreover, this discussion did exactly as I intended - other editors found sources that I could not (probably beacuse I was looking in the wrong places). Nevertheless, I find it strange that all of a sudden two IP's and just happen to chime in (and a bit uncivilly too, I might add). If the found sources were added to the article, the issues I raised would be moot. ArcAngel (talk) ) 01:39, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Perhaps some additions to the links above: many events have accompanying activities in the metalab, which also the city of Vienna mentions on their website [1], [2]. Also the student's representation for computer science at the Vienna University of Technology publishes invitations to events at Metalab [3], [4], [5]. I'd say Metalab is well integrated into Viennas hacker-culture. -- Alerion (talk) 12:43, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The metalab hackerspace Vienna triggers the whole hackerspace movement in Europe. There are more than 30 articles listed on their home page [6] from well-known media sources (Le_monde, ORF). The deletion policy is quite clear on the topic. The metalab is a notable place affecting the history of the hackerspace movement and there are many sources reflecting that. The article must be kept and I have no affiliation to the metalab. AlexandreDulaunoy (talk) 09:24, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - As many commentators before me have already pointed out, Metalab is not simply one of many cursory hackerspaces but one of those laying the foundations for the whole hackerspaces movement. Furthermore, that an article does not list enough references should not give rise to a deletion request. One should start off by asking for contributions from participants. (There are ample templates more suitable to improve the relevancy of an article than trying to have it deleted.) --Clausekwis (talk) 12:13, 20 February 2011 (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.