Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chortle

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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 Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2006-12-27 09:42Z

[edit] Chortle

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nn website, no assertion of notability, fails WP:WEB, alexa of 111,330 Booshakla 18:09, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete. Unremarkable advertizing web site about a few obscure comedians. Replace by a plain pointer or redirect to Wiktionary:chortle. Anthony Appleyard 18:26, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - not notable per WP:WEB. I couldn't find anything noteworthy through Google and absolutely nothing through Google News. Jayden54 18:40, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Anthony Appleyard. Keep wiktionary pointer. --- RockMFR 18:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Anthony Appleyard. Danny Lilithborne 20:44, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - Chortle is far and away the most important and comprehensive UK website for stand-up comedy. Many of these acts may be "obscure" to an American audience or those whose only awareness of stand-up is TV. Chortle is the first choice for finding objective reviews and comment on UK circuit live stand-up comedians and comedy. It has been running for several years and is updated daily. Of course, there is some advertising, but how else would it be commercially viable? Edwardx 10:43, 22 December 2006 (BST)
  • WP is not a directory. Booshakla 21:34, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per Anthony Appleyard. It's mere advertising, and its hard to see that it could become anything else. ArtVandelay13 14:22, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep I know I'm the one who mentioned the non-notable status of Chortle in discussing the deletion of the Tumbleweed Awards page, but the problem is with the policy that requires us to defer to mainstream media for notability. If this goes on we'll start losing huge chunks of our online culture and, while it may be fuelled by press releases and froth, Chortle is an important part of the British online comedy landscape. Deleting it would be a mistake--Mr. Analytical 15:10, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR SOTCAAA, THEY LOVE THIS VINDICTIVENESS 86.31.48.65 17:10, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep; appears perfectly notable in a Brit context. Ford MF 21:02, 26 December 2006 (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.