Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stars Hollow

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 Keep per improvements to article during AFD. Davewild (talk) 17:58, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stars Hollow

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This article asserts no notability through reliable sources, and as such is just an in-universe repetition of plot elements from the Gilmore Girls articles. As such, this is all duplicative, this can be safely deleted. Judgesurreal777 03:39, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

• Strong Keep The setting for a series which was as much of a character in the show as the actual people in the town, and is well-described with real-world examples. If you watch the series you know that without Stars Hollow, Gilmore Girls loses half its character immediately. Nate · (chatter) 04:16, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

And that's why the location is most likely mentioned a ton in the actual articles on Gilmore girls. That does not establish, however, notability for this location per WP:FICTION. Judgesurreal777 04:27, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

• Merge & Redirect: No need for this separate information. I would have said delete, but this really isn't covered that well in the main article, so merge to Gilmore_ Girls#Plot. - Rjd0060 04:31, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
• Merge the last bits, about the set and the real world info into Gilmore Girls per the TV MOS and redirect. Collectonian 11:44, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
• Merge Per above. Twenty Years 15:38, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep, as there are a few sources that discuss the inspiration for Stars Hollow and the history of the set (which was actually used for The Music Man and The Dukes of Hazzard). Someone could use these newspaper pieces to build up the article:

• Ken Beck. "Stars Hollow exists only in Hollywood". The Tennessean. 3 September 2006.
• Greg Morage. "The Search for Stars Hollow". The Hartford Courant. 19 September 2002.
• Cathy Maestri. "Welcome to the unreal world". The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise. 19 December 2003.
• Scott Pierce. "Visit to tiny town led to show idea". The Deseret News. 22 February 2001. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zagalejo (talk • contribs) 22:20, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Well put them in the article and I'll withdraw the nomination for deletion. Judgesurreal777 22:51, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

I'll get to it soon. There's been a flood of AFD noms this weekend, which have been distracting me from article building.

You're welcome to add the references if you like. :) Zagalejo^^^ 02:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

What can I say, there are a lot of bad articles going bye bye this week. Sadly I cannot add the references, as all you have posted is the reference info, not the information itself. Judgesurreal777 03:29, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Please be civil. This is not a bad article as you might claim, it needs referencing but beyond that it's hardly "bad". I will help with the work when I get time tomorrow (I'm prevalent in the GG fandom). Nate · (chatter) 03:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Zagalejo added the sources into the article, while I added a link to the town's plat from a former extra from the series. Hopefully this suffices your concerns; I will continue to source further on if more are needed. Nate · (chatter) 06:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Much better!! I would recommend adding a few more, and you might be ready for a Good Article!! Judgesurreal777 16:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Withdraw - The article has demonstrated limited notability, which was the contention of this AFD. Judgesurreal777 16:40, 3 December 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.