Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Microcosm Publishing

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 of the debate was Consensus not reached. Keep. Enochlau 08:47, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Microcosm Publishing

This article describes a publisher called Microcosm Publishing in Portland, OR. All the references I find (e.g. on Amazon) are to a company of the same name based in the UK. The article says this is an independent publisher and distributor of zine, books, pamphlets, 1" buttons etc. Some Google hits to support this, but that does not make them notable. The pass the first test for vanity, in that the first words in the article were a weblink to their site (removed). I can't see a lot to suggest that the zines themselves are notable. The article concludes with an invitation ot their 10th Anniversary Party (I will contact them, obviously they will be happy send me complimentary first classs tickets from London Heathrow so I can validate this). Overall, this looks like vanity, borderline spam. Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] (W) AfD? 15:49, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

• Delete - Appears to be advert for non-notable independent publisher. --JiFish(^Talk/_Contrib) 20:38, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
• Weak Keep - Due to their style of distribution, it will be difficult to find Microcosm on any internet merchants. Their material is mainly distributed through radical bookstores (such as Paper Matches or the Wooden Shoe) or infoshops in North America. Most of these have little or no web presence. However, materials from Microcosm Publishing (with which I am uninvolved) are fairly ubiquitous in such places. All the same, it is something of an advert. Makhnono! 02:56, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment. But, it looks like you are in Portland, and your perspective of the publisher's notability may not be valid anywhere else. -- Dalbury^(Talk) 02:52, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
    • Comment. I am in Massachusetts. The Wooden Shoe is in Philly and Paper Matches is in Indianapolis. Microcosm materials are fairly widespread in radical circles; the problem is internet verifiability of that. Makhnono! 19:41, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
      • Comment I see that I was mistaken about you being in Portland. I apologize for any misunderstanding on that. -- Dalbury^(Talk) 21:09, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Important independent publisher, has some very interesting zines. Needs to be NPOV'ed, though. Voyager640 06:06, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Did a little bit of work on the page. Doesn't look too POV actually. Voyager640 06:09, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
    • Hey, Voyager - can you quantify "important"? The hits I found (of which there were several) were for a UK company of the same name. What did you find, please? - Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] (W) AfD? 11:22, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Each of the published titles get a few hundred Google hits. There doesn't seem to be much buzz about any of the them. Still looks like a non-notable publisher of non-notable comics. -- Dalbury^(Talk) 02:48, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

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.