Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Speed typing contest

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The result was withdrawn by nominator see comment below. Non admin closure. Safiel (talk) 19:46, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speed typing contest

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The article, as written, is about a particular Malaysian speed typing contest, not about speed typing contests in general. The particular speed typing contest described appears to fail WP:GNG. The only reference given that qualifies as a reliable source actually describes a NORWEGIAN speed typing contest. The other sources give do not qualify as reliable sources. The article needs to be fundamentally rewritten to describe speed typing contests in general, not this specific non notable contest. As it stands right now, Delete for failure to meet WP:GNG. Safiel (talk) 16:13, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep - Very fast nomination minutes after I declined the prod and began to rewrite the article from a topic-centric point of view. I'm still working on the article. Several references have been added, and this topic easily passes WP:GNG. The policies WP:FIXTHEPROBLEM, WP:PRESERVE and WP:ATD clearly supersede outright deletion in this case. Northamerica1000^(talk) 16:27, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep - Speed typing contests have been around since the 1880s. There are hundreds of books available that talk about this. WP:N out the wazoo. The current article seems to be centered on one Malaysian contest and will need to be expanded, but there's no reason to delete.--Stvfetterly (talk) 17:10, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral This one's a bit messy, it did start life as something different to what it is now being envisioned by both participants above, and still did when it was progressed from a PROD to an AFD discussion. That said this is a good example of why setting things like AFDs in motion without prior discussion can cause a lot of extra work. Instead of cleanly debating whether the original article - which was specifically about the new Malaysian speed typing competition - should stay, we're now stuck between talking about that subject and speed typing contests in general, while on a timer. Which are we talking about here? Speed typing in general does seem perfectly notable, but is this the best way of covering it? The big 1888 Cincinnati speed typing contest which would presumably form the basis of a general article is already covered in Touch Typing (under the first section, history). Someone another 17:53, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Withdrawing For the time being, I will withdraw this nomination, reserving the full right to renominate if the article has not been sufficiently altered. Safiel (talk) 19:46, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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