Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Smiley Morning Show

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 - At time of nomination, lacked sources, but three independent reliable sources have been added establishing notability in their market. —dgies^t_c 16:42, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Smiley Morning Show

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Non-notable radio show - lacks multiple features in independent reliable sources. Google turns up 40 unique hits [1] amoung them a NUVO's Best of Indy 2003 - #1 in "Best morning radio show", [2] but other results are trivial mentions of the show. Searching for "Smiley Morning Show" nets 179 unique results but without more relevance. [3] Awyong J. M. Salleh 15:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

• KEEP Within the last 24 hours, additional links and independant sources have been added to this entry. Given the regularity of the show being named "Best Morning Radio Show" in the 12th largest city in the United States, it seems to in fact be a notable radio show and is of interest to those in the large listening area (along with those listening in simulcast via the internet). Bouse 01:02, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
• Delete The 'best morning radio show' poll was taken by readers of a magazine; I can't consider that a reliable source. All of the other links point to nuvo.net, the website of the host's employer. We need multiple independent sources. Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 19:12, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I suppose by the "readers of a magazine" theory we should discredited anything Rolling Stone says about music. Magazine sources are independent and reliable.Bouse 20:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
    • I never said that the magazine itself was unreliable. I was saying that, often times, magazine-conducted polls tend to be biased in front of the group with the most vocal proponents. Besides, are you honestly comparing "Indianapolis Woman" to Rolling Stone? And in any case, we have no idea what the sample size of the 'best morning radio show' is. Best out of the state? county? city? It doesn't really say. Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 21:19, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
      • Given that the magazine in question is based in Indianapolis, the sample size seems obvious- Indianapolis. And with a value judgment such as "best," you have to rely on polls; how else do you judge value? Speaking of judging value, who's to say that one magazine is better or more reliable than another? Sure, with a larger magazine such as Rolling Stone, the circulation size is bigger; however, their target audience is bigger to match. Local newspapers are quite reliable to local citizens. David 06:58, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• KEEP Veinor- untrue. Nuvo.net is not the employer of the host. The host's employer is Entercom Communications, Inc., d/b/a WZPL Indianapolis. David Smiley receives no pay from Nuvo, a high-circulation society newspaper in the Indianapolis area. David 03:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Misread it; still want to delete it though. We only have two sources. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Veinor (talk • contribs).
    • Many articles start out completely unsourced. They will come.

Three more IP addresses on the article's talk page seem to be "Keep" votes. Would these count? (Is there a WP policy against it?) David 04:06, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

• Comment Against IP voting? No (though a simple IP 'keep' vote is highly discouraged). Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 21:19, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

• KEEP The Smiley Morning Show is notable primarily in the Indianapolis metropolitan area but is also known worldwide due to its available as a stream on the station website. The morning show has won numerous awards, both from local newspapers such as Nuvo and industry organizations. Schultmc 17:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

• KEEP i hate this show but it is notable around the indianapolis area.Somethinghadtodie 06:28, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

• KEEP The Smiley Morning Show was named best Hot AC Morning Show in the country for 2006 by radio industry trade publication FMQB. 68.57.206.183 09:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)Scott

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.