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222:. They are on a CNET list, but it's a fairly large list and not really the type of thing that would give absolute notability. I do love the website and I've used it for sourcing in the past, but I have to say that I don't think it passes notability guidelines. If anyone can find reliable sources that talk about the website in depth, I'm willing to be swayed. With the risk of launching a potential lengthy argument from fellow fans of the site, I just don't see anything that goes into depth to show that this passes GNG. 213:
Kotaku after another editor pointed it out to me, albeit not with the intention to have it deleted. In any case, the problem here is that while this is certainly a very popular site and something that you could use as a reliable source, there really isn't a lot of coverage that is specifically about
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the website. Popularity doesn't translate into notability, it just makes it more likely something will gain coverage. Other than a handful of articles such as
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What's wrong with keeping the article as a stub? It has three reliable sources noting it, one of them critically assessing its writing style.
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I was wondering about the vote tag myself, removed for now. If it becomes an issue it can be added, as is the usual practice.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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d, did Patriarchy just rear its rape head again? - Patricia Hernandez reports." --
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as far as I can see. Brief search turned up several sources: Referenced Kotaku
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I didn't initially think about that- a redirect would be a good idea.
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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frequently cited by others and significant in its market. —
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Fair notice: I first noticed the lack of RS and coverage
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