Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/STARFLEET International Conference

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 was keep. MBisanz ^talk 05:56, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

STARFLEET International Conference

Non-notable event; reads like an advertisement. No references to third-party sources. --EEMIV (talk) 01:51, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Move it to that Star Trek wikipedia.Troyster87 (talk) 02:34, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- NOTE: This editor has been indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet. - Dravecky (talk) 03:10, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Beam it up, Scotty.... to Wikia Unencyclopedic for our purposes, belongs on a Star Trek themed Wiki, not here. -Senseless!... says you, says me 04:28, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I still am not quite sure if it truly would be better off on a Star Trek themed site, but it meets our notabality guideline now with the sources that were added - Keep. -Senseless!... says you, says me 21:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as the article is about a long-running real-world event and not a fictional "Star Trek" event, multiple on-topic articles in reliable third-party sources are available (it took me all of about 15 seconds to find articles in the Charlotte Observer and Fort Worth Star-Telegram), and AfD is not cleanup. I'll work to whip this article into shape but a stampede to delete without any attempt to flag concerns first is not called for. - Dravecky (talk) 05:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - unencyclopedic. Sounds like an ad. Move it to the Star Trek Wiki! Math Cool 10 ^{Sign here!} 05:13, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No opinion, but if it gets kept it will need to be moved since the current name violates MOS:TM. TJ Spyke 05:57, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Update - I have taken the editing axe to the prose, chopped out the minutia, added a fistful of references from reliable sources, and done a bit of formatting. There's still plenty to be done to expand this article about a real event but it's now in a state that I assert proves notability per the guidelines. - Dravecky (talk) 06:05, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Proponents suggesting moving to a star-trek themed wiki should reconsider their opinions, due to the fact that neither such wiki hosted by wikia will accept this article, as (1) neither cover content related to fandom, and (2) neither uses the GFDL license so cannot accept content moved from here. Sources added to the article suggest this is a notable conference, and I see no reason not to cover it. JulesH (talk) 08:52, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete patently unencyclopedic. If even the Star Trek wikis won't take it, that's all the more reason we shouldn't either. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 10:15, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The notion that a Star Trek Wiki's focus on a fictional universe should influence which real-world subjects are covered at Wikipedia is odd. For example, they have no Barack Obama or ham articles but do cover George W. Bush and bacon. Also, per WP:UNENCYCLOPEDIC, the "unencyclopedic" !vote is hollow and devoid of meaning a deletion discussion. - Dravecky (talk) 17:24, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notable event. Does not read like an advertisement. Lots of references to third-party sources. Kudos to User:Dravecky who has demonstrated what is to be done in such cases before bringing articles here. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:43, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Real-world notable event that is more appropriate here than in a fiction-based wiki. Agree that cleanup is needed, but deletion is not. Teekno (talk) 18:50, 11 March 2009 (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.