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The result was No consensus. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 03:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Archaic (comic)[edit]

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Contestes prod. Non notable self-published comic by two otherwise non notable authors. James Abrams plus Archaic gives 68 distinct Google hits[1], and Brett Marting plus archaic gives 60 Google hits (mostly the same as the other search, of course). Neither produces a Google News hit. Was nominated for the Golden Chazzies, a completely unknown award that gets a grand total of 33 distinct Google hits and no Google News hits[2]. So the only potential source we are left with is a mention in a list from Wizard Magazine. Fails thus WP:NOTE. Fram (talk) 20:22, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Comics and animation-related deletion discussions. —Emperor (talk) 22:15, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per WP:NOTE, unless a better solution is suggested. Seems a shame to just toss all that information. -- Jelly Soup (talk) 23:46, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong delete, utterly non-notable, self-published comic. Get rid of it and the pages of the authors. Wizard magazine and Internet fan sites like Silver Bullets are not enough to justify notability requirements. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 11:52, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong keep. When talking about specialist literature like comics, Wizard and Silver Bullet are the New York Times and Washington Post. Receiving an accolade like the #4 indie comic of the year should be accolade enough to establish notability. I've added some refs which should additionally demonstrate the subject's encyclopedic notability. Ford MF (talk) 22:10, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Keep per Ford's reasoning and efforts. McJeff (talk) 02:00, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep due to refs from wizard.Yobmod (talk) 13:50, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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