Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival

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The result was Keep. (Non-admin closure) --Kyle1278 00:49, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival[edit]

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Delete - This article has been deleted and recreated 6 times now: [1]. Most recently it was protected for a period of 6 months, which expired last month. It now has been recreated once again. It still does not appear to satisfy notability requirements for an event. I refer specifically to continued coverage. There is very limited coverage of this event in the media, and it generally occurs only right around the time of the event. The bulk of the coverage is also just routine and mostly based upon press releases from the organizer. The first few incarnations of the article were speedily deleted for blatant spam. Overall this just doesn't seem notable enough to warrant coverage. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 04:07, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as decliner of speedy. I don't know what the previous versions were like but this meets basic requirement for multiple independent WP:RS. Largest comedy festival in Western Canada, in one of Canada's major cities. The claim that coverage is "based upon press releases from the organizer" is unsupported; even if so, all festivals send out press releases to journalists that are at least in part of the basis of coverage. Moreover, all events like this garner coverage closer to festival time, to expect them to receive year-round coverage is unreasonable. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:32, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I believed that the article has a neutral tone and is relevant as a significant cultural activity in a large city in a major region. It is not derived from the older articles; the references are from significant publications, as the Calgary Sun is a major newspaper in Calgary and FFWD is a major source of local entertainment information, and do not rely on the event's own publications.I do not feel it unusual that the coverage is from around the time of the festival- this is commonplace. However this is my first article and if I am mistaken, my apologies as I was under the impression that an event of this size in a major region in Canada would be construed as being significant. --Littlemissmachiavelli (talk) 04:48, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. —Shawn in Montreal (talk) 04:35, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep the fact that it's actively promoted on the web doesn't make it un-notable. Plenty of sources apparent at summary search. Mostly local, indeed, but then again, this is a local event. --Qyd (talk) 06:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Meets the requirements regarding media coverage, though admittedly not by a huge margin. The fact that other articles on this subject have been speedied in the past is not an argument for damning it for all times. I remember seeing one of the predecessors, and it was an unsourced, spammy horror. This one is neutral in tone and has reliable sources. Favonian (talk) 10:16, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, an annual comedy festival in a city like Calgary with a 10-year history meets my criteria for notability. PK T(alk) 20:50, 4 February 2010 (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.