Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Planet Ant

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The result of the debate was Keep. Redwolf24 04:46, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Planet Ant

Non notable. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Erwin Walsh

• Delete as per above; also, the article creator, William Juntunen, removed the VfD tag in breach of VfD rules. Newbie question: is this grounds for sanctions? Sandstein 19:27, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

• Considering the statements below, I'm changing my vote to keep, on the assumption that notability will be more clearly established. The VfD submision may have been premature. Sandstein 20:59, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

• Highly notable. Planet Ant is a valuable example of an artist incubator where young actors, directors, sound designers, stage managers practice their craft as they prepare more prestigious jobs. In the area of Detroit culture, at least five to ten actors in major roles can trace their beginning to Planet Ant. Planet Ant also hosts one of two vital film festivals in the Michigan. The concern has operated for at least 8 years, has won funding from Federal and State level agencies. Wmjuntunen 19:44, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

As for the VFD mark, it is the first time I've experience this mark.

• Weak keep I see a lot of weblinks to this. Still, the article itself is very weak, in his defence above Wmjuntunen's written a better entry then the article itself. If it really plays this big a role in Detroit culture I guess it should stay.

• Thank you. I usually begin an article with a stub that gives basics: location, place in time, and a general overview. I employ Wikipedia to do at least ten to fifteen drafts before leaving it alone, and then I communicate with subject-matter experts for a verification read. I understand this part of the Wikipedia process better now, and I am now collaborating with Michigan cultural writers to make certain content about our cultural life passes the ratification process. Wmjuntunen 20:11, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, I think Wmjuntunen's personal process of first adding basic information, then refining it over several days while collaborating with others is a perfectly reasonable approach given that we are all volunteers here who contribute when we can find the time. With that said, this article has good encyclopedic potential and I'd like for the author to have time to flesh it out (as it was nominated for VfD on its creation date.) --Presnell 20:46, August 14, 2005 (UTC)

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