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Response. Why I call it wrong is that the contesting user decided to demand consensus on an article that doesn't even toe the line of notability. If you look at the discussion here you can see that the consensus points to a resounding "delete", and my issue is that the extra work of the editors that
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Comment. There's no such thing as wrongly deprodding an article. The rationale was that is appeared to be notable as it states the diner was featured on FoodTV and in a food magazine. You may disagree that it makes it notable enough to keep, or have concerns about verifying the claim, but that
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trumps the Google test any day. Calton's argument is strong, which is why I'm closing as "no consensus" instead of a straight out "keep". If you disagree, DRV is as always -----------------------: -->
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Doesn't compare very well. Hmm, but those are too upscale, you say? Okay, let's go downscale, using the type of eating places the Sterns have raved about in their
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reference, I ought to point out, is from Jane and Michael Stern's "Roadfood" column, their look at backroads diners and other vernacular places.
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listed the article here and then voted could have been better spent improving Knowledge in other ways; that's why I call it wrongly removed.
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Trying out those mind-reading courses you took? The money would have been better spent on anger-management classes. --
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Meanwhile, checking and comparing search results for "Becky's Diner" with other, actually famous restaurants:
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being featured on the Food Network can be considered as establishing at least marginal notability.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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is systematically bringing disputed prods to AfD without regard to merits of dispute.
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which was removed so bringing it to AfD. Yes, it's a diner folks. Nn - suggest
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Knowledge is not a travel guide, nor is it free advertising space. --
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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Issues with verifiability prevent me from keeping.--
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Nothin' to vote for. -- 8: 143:doesn't make removing the prod tag "wrong." 635: 528: 261:Food Network anyway, and they have just 298:, nn, or more correctly - REALLY NN -, 7: 769:Still falling short, it appears. -- 24: 18:Knowledge:Articles for deletion 378:with multiple media mentions ( 1: 44:The result of the debate was 310:NN, looks like an ad to me. 406:Eat Your Way Across the USA 207:Non notable local business. 834: 798:12:33, 26 April 2006 (UTC) 778:06:15, 26 April 2006 (UTC) 505:15:36, 29 April 2006 (UTC) 487:06:15, 26 April 2006 (UTC) 474:14:15, 25 April 2006 (UTC) 458:20:10, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 420:14:20, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 367:06:32, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 355:05:00, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 343:22:02, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 315:18:52, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 303:17:19, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 289:20:07, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 244:16:49, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 212:16:13, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 200:15:53, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 188:15:32, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 176:14:48, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 158:19:36, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 148:00:11, 24 April 2006 (UTC) 134:14:46, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 121:14:24, 23 April 2006 (UTC) 98:15:33, 29 April 2006 (UTC) 810:Please do not modify it. 465:, bad faith nomination. 32:Please do not modify it. 398:also lists mentions in 514:. 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Knowledge:Articles for deletion
deletion review
WP:CORP
Cini
talk
contribs
Calton
talk
contribs
WP:CORP
that way
fuddlemark
fuddle me!
15:33, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
Becky's Diner
User:Rory096
Eusebeus
14:24, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
Kuzaar
14:46, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
Thatcher131
00:11, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Kuzaar
19:36, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Kicking222
14:48, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
Hirudo
15:32, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
Cini
15:53, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

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