Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ski Bums

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 17:44, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ski Bums

Social organization. (Procedural listing; count me as neutral) BanyanTree 15:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Travel club with 400 members, not notable despite their charitable work. NawlinWiki 15:30, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Delete - As it is now, the club doesn't pass Wikipedia notability criteria (not enough non trivial published articles). If someone digs up sources that make this more than a 400 member outing club, I'll gladly change my vote. -bobby 15:32, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. According to WP:CORP, "trival" coverage refers to the like of simply reprinting directory listings, "announcement of club meetings" or "store hours." The articles on this organization are long and involved and credit a reporter... not just "store hours". Time Out New York has a huge readership in New York City, and Next Magazine has a wide circulation in New York City's gay community. Being from the gay press doesn't make something trivial. Per WP:ORG, these are not "internal documents".
• Keep. It is the largest club of its kind in the United States. Plus, minority-based organizations are inherently smaller, but no less significant. If Wikipedia allows for other similarly-sized LGBT sports organizations like NYCGHA, Kings Cross Steelers and The Gay Football Supporter Network, I see no reason why this article shouldn't pass muster. User:Fry1974 17:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment The fact that other articles on nonnotable groups exist on Wikipedia may just mean that nobody has noticed them yet. I've now listed Kings Cross Steelers for deletion below. The other two organizations actually run sports leagues, so I'm not quite as ready to list them for deletion. NawlinWiki 16:56, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. This is notable.Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 14:43, 1 November 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.