Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OpenBBQ/OpenJam

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Perhaps try again when the event has become more established. Encyclopedias report, more than announce. -Splash^talk 21:45, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] OpenBBQ/OpenJam

Sounds like fun but its a local event held one Saturday afternoon in late spring. Maybe getting the Open Source community to eschew holy wars is notable in its way but not, I think, to the extent of having a Wiki article.

• Delete as per my nom. Dlyons493 Talk 17:29, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Sounds like a good old time, but delete per nom, I fear. PJM 17:36, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep While I'm sure that judgement comes from a lot of experience, it doesn't feel like there's much consideration involved. The notability of OpenBBQ/OpenJam isn't just the purpose stated, but that it's 1) the first event of this kind, and 2) that it is a charity benefit event for what is arguably a notable debate going on in the Raleigh, NC area. Wouldn't the philanthropic nature of this event make it notable? As for the localness and the fact that it's only one day, I would argue that the Austin City Limits Music Festival is also a local festival that started with only two days. Since there is no official notability policy, I guess I'd like to see a little more argument for why this wouldn't be considered notable. Where is that line? What makes one event important and one not? --Mattfrye 17:49, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

• Comment The Austin festival would not have met Wikipedia's standards when it was first launched, either. However, it later became notable. Fan1967 17:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Comment Point well taken. --Mattfrye 17:58, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete NN, almost advertising--Nick Y. 18:34, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Comment So it looks like a lost cause. I'd rather have this article gone than to have it out there with a "this might be deleted sign on it." --Mattfrye 18:38, 25 May 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.