Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of dogwood festivals

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The result was keep. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 01:01, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of dogwood festivals[edit]

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Delete as a non-notable and indiscriminate list. WP:LISTCRUFT. Tavix | Talk 00:20, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment most of these link to city articles which do not mention the festival, or which have no references supporting the festival. the articles on festivals are stubs, with little or no references. I think its established that dogwood blooming is a notable time for festivals in the regions they grow, but i dont see this article as being substantial enough yet. if someone wants to try to rescue it, i think its an inherently acceptable idea, but only if these festivals can be shown as notable. as it stands, its not a list of notable events. I disagree with the nominator that its indiscriminate, its actually very precisely discriminate, and that is necessary but not sufficient for a list. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 00:29, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This had been called Dogwood Festival until someone thought it would be a good idea to add the dreaded "L-word". They might as well have nominated it at the same time. The name change was more accurately descriptive of the article, but it's kind of like putting a "kick me" sign on your own back. However, it strikes me that, with only a little bit of context, this would be more than simply a list of dogwood festivals. It's not entirely indiscriminate, but it lacks the background for explaining why certain communities celebrate the arrival of spring with a festival tied to dogwood trees (or for that matter, why many municipalities plant the trees to beautify their streets). I think it's an easy fix, I'll see what I can do. Mandsford (talk) 14:18, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep if the article can be modified per mandsford.i hadnt caught the name change, which does cause most of the problem. i had trouble finding info on the history of dogwood festivals, but i probably didnt try hard enough.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 16:35, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. The topic of dogwood festivals is notable, [1] so if this is all we have for now, we should keep it.--Pink Bull 23:39, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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