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The result was keep. Consensus that the overall sourcing of this article does meet the notability guidelines. ~ mazca ^talk 01:24, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:CORPDEPTH, reliable sources used only have a trivial mention and a BEFORE search only brings up press releases. Rusf10 (talk) 17:34, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Reliable independent in-depth sources are here (note: TAP => The Alternative Press, ie previous name) and here and here. TAPinto is what is called a "hyperlocal" news source, covering many (50+) communities in the important New Jersey and New York market. It came into prominence when many traditional local newspapers went out of business, laying off people, going belly up, and the ranks of local journalists have been decimated in the United States over the last decade according to MediaShift. TAPinto and Patch are what's left. TAPinto is an online, more cost-efficient replacement which fills an important void in local coverage, and it is often the only media for many towns. Further, larger, more traditional publications such as NJ.com, the Newark Star-Ledger and others all read TAPinto, often quote TAPinto stories, such as here and here and here and here and here and in countless other instances, that is, TAPinto plays a key role in local news. When Stephen Colbert interviewed Jerry Seinfeld in a NJ coffee house, TAPinto was the first to report it.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 19:51, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, but that's still pretty weak, its only two sources with in-depth coverage (I don't think that Street Fighter source can be consider reliable). And Stephen Colbert interviewing Jerry Seinfeld isn't exactly breaking news.--Rusf10 (talk) 22:59, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 11:05, 17 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 11:05, 17 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Meets GNG per above sourcing. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 21:35, 17 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Meets GNG.Djflem (talk) 15:41, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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