Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Goatse.cx (6th nomination)

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The result was keep per WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure) --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 15:37, 12 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Goatse.cx[edit]

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Isn't notable. Goatse is, in my opinion, just another shock website. Wikipedia is WP:NOTADIRECTORY. Minecrafter0271 (talk) 03:19, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep references show that this juvenile meme got significant coverage in a variety of RS over a significant period of time. 24,289 pageviews in the last month. b uidhe 03:35, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. I don't like it, but the article's few good references and additional coverage found via Google News appear to be enough to scrape by WP:WEBCRIT. The article needs substantial cleaning, but that's a surmountable problem. • Gene93k (talk) 14:12, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Honestly, how many times do we need to go through this? The Cunctator (talk) 22:13, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep. Obviously notable. May His Shadow Fall Upon You ● 📧 16:48, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Not sure why this gets a sixth nomination, lots of RS. Toughpigs (talk) 19:01, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep has been around for 20 years and still shocking people despite the original site long gone. Obvious lack of WP:BEFORE done here. 94.117.1.60 (talk) 19:23, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Almost 50 refs in article, over 170 hits on Google News. Deleting this would create a gaping hole in Wikipedia's coverage. Yes, the nominator's rationale is a real stretch. WanderingWanda (talk) 09:33, 12 February 2020 (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.