Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MatsuriCon

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. MBisanz ^talk 01:52, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MatsuriCon

There are no claims of notability in this article describing an anime conference. Despite requests on the contributing editor's talk page (here) and the article talk page (here), the main editor has repeatedly declined to provide claims or evidence of notability.

The references do not provide support for keeping the article:

"MasturiCon 2006 Announced". Animenewsnetwork.com (2005-11-08). Retrieved on 2005-11-08. Press release announcing convention. Not independent coverage.
"MatsuriCon 2006 Hotel Change". Animecons.com. Retrieved on 2006-03-29. As stated, announcement of hotel change. Not significant coverage"
"MatsuriCon Signature Events". MatsuriCon.org. Retrieved on 2008-09-27. Conference web site roster of events. Not independent coverage.
"MasturiCon 2006 Info". Animecons.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-17. Summary statistics with no commentary or information that implies notability. Not significant coverage.
"MatsuriCon 2007 Info". Animecons.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. Summary statistics with no commentary or information that implies notability. Not significant coverage.
"MatsuriCon 2008 Info". Animecons.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-18. Summary statistics with no commentary or information that implies notability. Not significant coverage.
"MatsuriCon LiveJournal". Livejournal.com. Retrieved on 2008-10-16. Fan blog. Not significant coverage in reliable source independent of the subject.

This article should be deleted without delay. Bongomatic (talk) 15:32, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Non-notable anime con, as evidenced both by the scarcity of coverage and the very low attendence figure (400) claimed in the article itself. For comparison's sake, Otakon had more than 26,000 attendants. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:41, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per above and nominator. There's nothing to indicate particular notability of this over other anime conventions. Celarnor ^{Talk to me} 17:17, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. 400?! Not over nine thousand? And three years of events are not significative. Zero Kitsune (talk) 21:37, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails notability criteria, though I think the primary editor should have been given more then four days to find evidence for notability. However, an extensive Google search turned up no third-party coverage by a reliable source. Unfortunately the Columbus Dispatch's archives were down so a search of them can't be conducted. --Farix (Talk) 01:33, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article was created on 18 September, so its creator has had sufficient time. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 08:05, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. —Farix (Talk) 01:39, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No evidence of impact, notability, interest, or influence. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 08:05, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and Starblind. Unnotable convention that fails WP:N. -- Collectonian (talk · contribs) 17:22, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment (moved from talk page by User:Collectonian):

I don't care if this is a small convention or not. I was planning to attend Anime Punch! 2008 and I couldn't make it because my BFF was going to be the Maid of Honor in her older sister's wedding. So I decided to back out of the con and attend another one, but I really wanted to attend one this past summer so I did my research and came across MatsuriCon on animecons.com! I knew it was going to be a small con, but I still wanted to go.

Quite frankly, it's recommended that newbies attend smaller cons before attending the bigger ones. (Reference: Hey, Answerman!! from the Anime News Network) So when I came across MatsuriCon, I was like..."Sweet. Maybe I can find out more about it on Wikipedia, seeing how there isn't a lot of info about the con's past on their homepage: www.matsuricon.org!" Lo-and-behold, there wasn't an article to give me more info about it, so it got me thinking: "Maybe I shouldn't go, seeing how I don't know anything about it." But I went anyway, and I had a great time.

So what if the attendance isn't all that great after being around for 3 years? I'll bet the same thing wouldn't have been said about Ohayocon, seeing how the attendance was "all that and a bag of chips." Small or large, all anime conventions need to be given a chance, and a little publicity goes a long way; but seeing how all people do is swear by Ohayocon (so much in fact that it makes me sick)...the little guy isn't getting a chance.

-FemaleWolfDemon

P.S. However, if there is something I can do to make this more significant. Tell me! Don't just stand there and criticize, HELP! FemaleWolfDemon 09:40, October 22, 2008 (UTC)

Hi FemaleWolfDemon, I have left you a response in a new section of your talk page. Bongomatic (talk) 03:20, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.