Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. James Day Celebration
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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 00:31, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] St. James Day Celebration
Non notable 'holiday' relating to basketball. Google doesn't seem to throw up any reliable sources, but a second pair of eyes would be appreciated on that front. Prod was removed with the comment "This is a de facto holiday observed throughout the United States, observed accross professions and socioeconomic levels." J Milburn (talk) 18:54, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Deletion has been proposed on the basis of its non-importance. As the author, I would argue that the NCAA tournament phenomenon and its effects on the US economy are widely recognized in the wikipedia and the media at large. The movement toward a national holiday is relatively young--seven years and counting. However, if this article is deleted now, the wikipedia community will lose early documentation of a social phenomenon near its inception.
Note also that the article is under construction, and additional supporting references are projected to be added in the coming weeks. Derekdsimmons (talk) 19:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
- Delete Cute idea, probably will be celebrated much like International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but unfortunately there isn't enough support for this new holiday yet to justify inclusion in Wikipedia. Feel free to prove me wrong, you have about 4-5 days... -- RoninBK T C 21:43, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
- Delete. Wanting something to be declared a holiday doesn't make it WP:Notable, although I do find it somewhat delicious that someone is proposing an American holiday to honour a Canadian invention. Accounting4Taste:talk 03:38, 20 January 2008 (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.
