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The result was keep. —GFOLEY FOUR— 00:55, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New England Summer Nationals[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. There is some routine coverage in local papers, but no significant coverage of the event in third part sources. The shows site [1] claims as many as 75,000 attendees in the past, but this is not corroborated by any independent sources. Dbratland (talk) 18:21, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I made this article a long time ago before i understood alot of wikis policies, and it is admittedly a horrible article, but there are plenty of reliable sources out there such as [2], [3], and [4], which i all found after only a few minutes of looking. The Summer Nationals are one of, if not the largest yearly event in Worcester, the second or third largest city in New England depending on the census numbers you use. This alone should have it passing notability guidelines. Over the next few days i will attempt to fix up and expand the article with reliable sources.--Found5dollar (talk) 05:00, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. The article needs to be improved upon and expanded, not deleted. From The Worcester Telegram: "Donna McCabe, president of the Central Massachusetts-Worcester County Convention & Visitors Bureau, said she expects the show to draw about 100,000 visitors. Organizers said about 2,000 attended the first event two decades ago and, in peak years, about 200,000 have participated."[5] The event also appears to attract people from outside of Worcester and Massachusetts. A Google search for the term brings up over 66,000 results, which is significant for a relatively local event. It is, apparently, the largest automotive event on the East Coast.[6] DVDs of the event are for sale on Amazon.[7] Fan-made videos exist on YouTube.[8] It is by no reasonable measure non-notable. --TimothyDexter (talk) 21:00, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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