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The result was delete. ♠ PMC♠ (talk) 02:29, 7 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Maine VegFest

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A small, local food festival without multiple independent, in-depth sources covering the subject itself. User:Namiba 12:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC) reply

Keep - This festival has been in operation for 15 years and gets press coverage every year. This discussion needs to be added to list of Animal-related deletion discussions. BrikDuk ( talk) 08:55, 15 April 2020 (UTC) reply

You should read WP:EVENT. Length of routine coverage are not standards for inclusion.-- User:Namiba 12:08, 15 April 2020 (UTC) reply

The coverage of the event is significant coverage. Not passing mentions. The largest newspaper in Maine covers it every year. Coverage includes critical analysis of Maine VegFest. Example of critical analysis ^[1]. BrikDuk ( talk) 17:19, 15 April 2020 (UTC) reply

It's an annual event being covered by the newspaper which is published in the same city as it occurs. Per WP:EVENT, this does not qualify as notable.-- User:Namiba 17:58, 15 April 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. User:Namiba 12:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. User:Namiba 12:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions. User:Namiba 12:37, 14 April 2020 (UTC) reply

• Delete Unfortuantly, have to agree with User:Namiba. As awesome as VegFest is, it's not notable for an encyclopedia entry. For reference, see WP:GEOSCOPE: "An event affecting a local area and reported only by the media within the immediate region may not necessarily be notable." The list of exceptions to this rule don't seem to apply here, as VegFest is only covered by domestic Maine sources, and has no regional impact that can be backed up with verifiable sources. ClaudeDavid ( talk) 03:31, 21 April 2020 (UTC) reply

• @ BrikDuk: If you have a chance, could you list, say, the three to five most compelling sources that would substantiate notability under WP:NEVENT? I'm seeing a lot of sources exist in the wild but every one that I've seen seems at least borderline ROUTINE, non-independent, etc. Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 08:32, 23 April 2020 (UTC) reply

• Delete. This seems like a straight-forward application of WP:EVENT. Since all the coverage is local and/or routine, the notability guideline is not passed. BenKuykendall ( talk) 21:41, 29 April 2020 (UTC) reply
• Delete' with regret, but we have deleted the articles of many such local festivals. Bearian ( talk)
• Comment. I'm pretty sure WP:EVENT doesn't apply to annual festivals. It's clear from the context that it's talking about things that happen once, like a wedding, a crime, or a sporting match. I don't know what the appropriate guideline is, but I don't think it's EVENT. pburka ( talk) 22:39, 5 May 2020 (UTC) reply

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