Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Festival for Peace

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 no consensus. W.marsh 19:13, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Festival for Peace

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Was originally nominated for speedy deletion, and I felt uncomfortable doing so. Appears to be fully original research and lacking in notability, considering this line from the text: "This is a first-hand eyewitness account and there are few, if any, corroborating sources that still exist today." SchuminWeb (Talk) 13:30, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

• Delete: Article does not assert its importance or provide any credible notability. - Rjd0060 14:09, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

• Author respectfully begs to differ on the Notability issue. The article describes a concert which was a) one of a group of such concerts set to raise money for anti-war candidates (as described by Ms Joplin in cited interview on US nat'l television in Aug 1970) and b) the last time janis joplin performed with her original band as well as her last major performance before her death. I do not yet have in hand the proper corroboration of several of the factors that make this article noteworthy, so can not post them yet. As I, and hopefully others, develop them they will be. In my opinion, the function of Wikipedia is to present information and increase knowledge of events and items with some intellectual, historic or news value. I believe that a series of anti-war concerts in the Vietnam era, which drew a wide spectrum of the top folk, blues, soul, jazz and rock artists of the period to raise funds for anti-war candidates meets that standard. Just because an event has been buried for decades does not erode its notability. I hope you'll agree and allow myself and others to work on this article in progress. sincerely,

Bebopnjazz 16:59, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

• VERY weak keep. A stadium sized concert with that many notable acts could pass a WP:N test, but sources need to be found, so I say "hold on" and give it a chance to be fleshed out by author(s). Also, the last paragraph, as it stands at this writing, is an aside, and belongs in the discussion page, not article page as it does add anything to the encyclopedic nature of the article. W/O major improvements, I'll change to delete. -- Keeper | 76 19:28, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

• Keep Notable, because of the artists who played there and for historical perspective on recent concerts like Live 8. User:Krator (t c)

• Change from VERY weak keep to Weak Keep. The article is improving based on contribs by Bebopnjazz, but more reliable sources need to be found. Be careful not to just "assert it's importance" based on your own knowledge and opinion, however correct they may be; it makes the article sound more like an "argument for why it should be notable" instead of an article that encyclopedically states the facts as they happened. Doing so will lead to a re-nomination based on an original research (WP:OR) issue. I have no doubt that the event is notable, just needs sources. Have you checked the bio pages/google for the artists that performed? Perhaps their pages will lead to some sources that document the concert (reliably)? Just my thoughts. I don't know enough about the event or artists to contribute myself, sorry. Keeper | 76 15:08, 29 September 2007 (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.