Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snafu Comics (3rd nomination)

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The result was keep. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:10, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Snafu Comics

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Still gathering dust after three "no consensus" AFDs between 2006-2010 (ETA: The first was at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TIN The Incompetent Ninja). I did yet another WP:BEFORE and could find no reliable sources. Previous arguments to keep were based on the Web Cartoonist's Choice Award, but as AFDs such as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Applegeeks (2nd nomination), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sabrina Online (2nd nomination), and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jack (webcomic) (3rd nomination) prove, this is not a major enough award to meet WP:NWEB. No one else has proven that better sources exist. The current sources are a seemingly self-published book that only mentions Snafu for a sentence, and a Publisher's Weekly article that is not primarily about Snafu. The title turns up only 41 results on Google, and I was unable to find anything better. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 16:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Webcomics-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 16:37, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep – There's not much here. The Publisher's Weekly article is really solid. I think the Comix Talk review is also really good, though we've never properly established its status through WP:Webcomic sources. I do consider an award as a decent citation, and these three combined could make a decent article. I can't find anything about the MIT Press book, but a mention in there would also help. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 17:20, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 23:52, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: While the submission describes the Ito book as "seemingly self-published", this doesn't appear to be the case. It is published by MIT Press, a university press associated with MIT. The lead author, Mizuko Ito, is a cultural anthropologist and a Professor in Residence at the University of California. I think this submission would be stronger if first it was determined to what extent this subject is covered in that book. HenryCrun15 (talk) 05:27, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:08, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: A final relist to solicit more opinions on this AFD discussion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:39, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per HenryCrun15. Not only is the Ito source published by a university press and written by notable academic authors, it also discusses the subject in considerable depth, contrary to the noms claim of only passing mentions. See box 7.1 which runs over four pages starting on p. 311. That is all about the web comic and its founder, SnafuDave. SnafuDave is also discussed in other places in the book. There also appears to be non-trivial coverage in this book but I only have a snippet. SpinningSpark 15:20, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Maplestrip. The books are worth investigating as well. --Kiz o r 12:32, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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