Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stella (television show)

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The result of the debate was: keep. sjorford →•← 14:05, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stella (television show)

An article on a television show that has yet to be shown. -- Longhair | Talk 02:21, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Delete -- Longhair | Talk 02:21, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Unless it never does actually appear. - Douglas
• Keep If doesn't get aired after June 28th then I think it is pretty much a delete but it seems like its on the track to be on the air because of the promotional stuff. --Chill Pill Bill 02:37, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Its not a crystal ball job because its four weeks away. Many confirmed future events have articles - Eurovision Song Contest 2006, for example. Hedley 02:42, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. If we delete it now, it will just be restored when it goes to air. Besides, there are verifiable facts about it now such as starting date, cast etc. Capitalistroadster 04:08, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, verifiable without the use of crystal balls. Kappa 04:48, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. The show is only a few weeks from starting. That's not a case of Wikipedia being a crystal ball since there are probably already commercials airing for it. Will need expanding once it's on, though. 23skidoo 15:07, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Delete: Until it happens and proves itself notable, it is not appropriate for an encyclopedia. Not every show is encyclopedic. The show has to exist, not be anticipated, and it has to prove itself. This has nothing going for it, no matter how much you as a reader are looking forward to it. Geogre 19:24, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. The predictions that this will be notable enough for an encyclopedia article are just that. It could bomb and be pulled after the first episode airs. --Carnildo 21:35, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. If it did get cancelled after one episode, that would make it even more notable. (See List of television shows canceled after one episode). And is there even a single Comedy Central series of the last five years which would get VfD'd? And if not, isn't being a series on Comedy Central sufficent to establish notablility? Two of the three creators already had their own Wikipedia entries. Their previous project (The State) already had an entry. And the featured interview in the July 30, 2003 AV Club of the Onion was dedicated to the Stella stage show, so this thing is notable even without the TV show. --Arcadian 04:33, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, since it seems nearly ready (possibly entirely ready) to air. You 21:42, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
• keep even if it does not air it is still notable Yuckfoo 21:45, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Those of you who think notability is a problematic standard should bookmark this one too... ESkog 02:12, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Comment how close to an event do you need to be before the crystal ball rule does not apply? Vegaswikian 05:49, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Promos are being shown on Comedy Central every day, now, so they are promoting it. Given the status of The State and the Stella show itself, it's definitely notable, even if it folds after an episode. Worst case scenario, it can be merged eventually with The State or an article on the Stella troupe itself, but that would be crystal-balling. As it is right now, it should stay. --khaosworks 18:57, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. It would be silly to delete it now and then re-write it later. It seems like such a non-controversy. --Wasabe3543 13:39, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. There are articles for movies that have to yet to be filmed and for TV pilots that never got picked up, so why not for a TV show that is presumably complete? --feitclub 17:14, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

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