Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monkey Day

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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. —Kurykh 00:36, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Monkey Day

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Nonnotable student invented celebration. google search for "Monkey Day" + december 14 shows no reputable references `'Míkka 17:14, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep. The references all look legit, cover different years and different countries and even US states. It's a serious thing done in a silly and somewhat immature fashion, but noteworthy. It it more widely published than many other articles. Author would do good to add more content, though. Pharmboy 17:24, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak keep, has some good third party refs and some not-so-good ones. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 17:26, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
  • delete - non-notable. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:18, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Kurykh 18:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Comment It was made up one day several years ago, and several reliable sources have reported on it, in different years. I understand the test you are applying (and in general agree with the policy), but I think you are applying a bit harsh in this one particular case. I would ask those who choose delete to look at it closely and google it if they have not yet. Pharmboy 20:52, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Age does not lend notability, and I find that this is not a venerable cultural institution of a particular university. It's a thing made-up by art students at a single college that has failed to draw the attention or participation of any significant coverage. Trivial mentions of one fringe subcultural activity do not equal notability. VanTucky (talk) 21:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
Strong Delete - an event without any notability. I quote from one of their links "And, actually, it won’t be many humans and they won’t be spread very far around the globe. In fact, it might just be a couple of wacky art students in Lansing partying in someone’s basement." Come on people this does not begin to rate as notable. --Storm Rider (talk) 21:11, 1 August 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.