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The result was no consensus‎. ✗plicit 12:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Roanoke-Chowan Pork-Fest (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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A mere 2 google news hits. Fails GNG and WP:EVENT. LibStar (talk) 11:59, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Food and drink, Events, and North Carolina. LibStar (talk) 11:59, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Lazy nom - Nominator should have searched beyond google news. With a few minutes worth of looking, I added 4 WP:RS to put GNG to bed. WP:BEFORE seriously applies. Toddst1 (talk) 01:03, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Please refrain from WP:ADHOM comments. I think an event needs non-primary and non-local sources as per WP:GEOSCOPE, otherwise every local barbeque would get an article.

  Out of the added sources "Taylor, Holly (23 August 2023). "Pork Fest Revived". Roanoke-Chowan News Herald." is a local source, "Whole Hog Barbeque Series. North Carolina Pork Council" hardly looks independent. this one is an event listing from a non-independent source and very amateur site which looks almost like a blog. this one is a line mention and not WP:SIGCOV. LibStar (talk) 01:10, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  as per WP:EVENT, there is no evidence of WP:LASTING effect or more broad national significance as per WP:GEOSCOPE. This is just a locally run barbeque event. LibStar (talk) 01:13, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:GNG is demonstrated: Significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject is well established by the coverage in four independent publications:

1. Virginia Pilot
2. Tidewater News
3. Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
4. Eastern Living

The article doesn't have to pass both WP:EVENT and WP:GNG. A topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

Toddst1 (talk) 15:43, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Let's move on from what the nominator could or should have done and focus on policies please.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 14:51, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla _{Ohhhhhh, no!} 05:27, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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