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 Keep. The consensus below is that sources demonstrate that it was notable in the past and so is worth covering on Wikipedia. Eluchil404 (talk) 05:01, 4 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Frontier Fiesta

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Non-notable campus festival. Only sources are a festival playbill from the 1959 and a stack of yearbooks. I don't see anything salvageable in that article. GrapedApe (talk) 05:15, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:39, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:40, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, ~~for now~~. - Looking at the Frontier Fiesta's webpage, it lists its run from 1946-1959 as its height of popularity when it achieved national acclaim, prompting Life Magazine proclaimed it the “Greatest College Show on Earth.”[1] As notability is not temporary, this does seem to suggest that the article could be salvaged and these claims should be further explored before deletion. This also could fall under WP:LOCAL. CrazyPaco (talk) 02:41, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Update. I have located a Life Magazine story on the festival, which would seem to denote notability, although I have not yet sourced the quote. I will add the Life Magazine coverage to the article. CrazyPaco (talk) 02:51, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also seems to have made it into a United Press article that found its way to newspapers at least in New York and Oregon.[2] My guess is that more of these will be uncovered and that this festival was indeed notable, at least in its heyday. CrazyPaco (talk) 03:13, 20 February 2012 (UTC). Also found a Houston Press article describing controversy surrounding the festival.[3]. The more I look, this certainly is a notable festival.CrazyPaco (talk) 03:30, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, B music ian 06:15, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The article is severely bloated and needs to be cut drastically, but CrazyPaco's diligent efforts demonstrate the notability of the subject.--Arxiloxos (talk) 20:35, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:EVENT this lacks significant coverage in multiple reliable sources, what sources exist are either local or do not cover the event in significant detail. Mt king ^(edits) 09:08, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep article needs to be trimmed down.. but the amount of information now available demonstrates notability.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:12, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Sufficient sources are (now) present to establish notability. The article desperately needs to be shortened and rewritten, though. ElKevbo (talk) 21:23, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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