Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chennai Worlds 2014

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The result was keep. Stifle (talk) 17:50, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Chennai Worlds 2014[edit]

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Does not meet notability guidelines for an event Wieno (talk) 04:09, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as passing WP:EVENTCRIT and WP:GNG. Source examples include:

Worlds 2014 in Chennai. The Hindu.
Sizzling debates mark the ‘Worlds’. The Hindu.
Harvard University Emerges Debating World Champion. Indian Express.
Pakistan at Chennai Worlds. The News International.
Duo wins “Worlds” debate competition. Harvard Gazette.

– Northamerica1000^(talk) 06:57, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that WUDC as a whole is notable but I don't believe each individual tournament is notable enough to have its own page. Wouldn't it make more sense to redirect to or merge with World Universities Debating Championship? Note that no other WUDC tournament has its own page. Wieno (talk) 17:19, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

However, each WUDC tournament ought to have its own page. Given that there is a Debating Portal on WikiPedia. Maybe rather than delete this page a page for each WUDC tournament could be created? - Q — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.143.42.255 (talk) 06:22, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:35, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:35, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with WUDC article, by perhaps having a subsection on past tournaments. Someone should consider making a hall of fame for the three language categories on the WUDC page as well. Ratibgreat (talk)

Keep, as Chennai Worlds in particular was notable for its poor organization, possible financial mismanagement, and generally poor execution. Even if it's decided that each WUDC tournament doesn't deserve a page (which I would contest as well), future participants and organizers will be justifiably interested in particularly successful or unsuccessful events. They need to know what to emulate and what to avoid. As an analogy, every car model may not deserve it's own page, but some models are particularly notable for being highly successful (the Volkswagon Beetle) or unsuccessful (the Ford Edsel). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.207.215.226 (talk) 16:39, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Coffee // have a cup // beans // 22:52, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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