Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Extreme Skiing Championship

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 no consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:42, 24 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

World Extreme Skiing Championship

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Dubious sport event sparsely mentioned by the media. I consider its notability doubtful. Also the fact that the article was created by Michaelcozad (talk · contribs) might raise some WP:COI concerns, since this event "was the idea of Michael Cozad". bender235 (talk) 22:08, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep The article currently stays as WP:PROMOTION, but there are a lot of sources like ESPN - WESC still postponed due to weather, ESPN - World Extreme Skiing Champs returns, ESPN - Guerlain Chicherit returns, ESPN - Low tide in Valdez, The Ski Channel - Tailgate Alaska announces return of World Extreme Skiing Championships, and even U.S. Department of Commerce Report on Alaska Domestic Market Report - Alaska Travel and Tourism Industry Sector. However, it seems the event is postponed indefinitely (and maybe even renamed, according to [1]), making most of the sources fail per WP:NOTNEWS which states routine news reporting on things like announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia. But if you search for World Extreme Skiing Championship(+s) there are still some sources, especially under the books section: (Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL). Nimuaq (talk) 00:19, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:53, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 09:53, 17 May 2011 (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.