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The result was merge to Sonic the Hedgehog#Cultural impact. Barkeep49 (talk) 01:24, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Summer of Sonic[edit]

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Non-notable convention whose article is very weak, rife with unsourced fancruft and relying on primary/fansite sources. Pretty much the only secondary source I could find that wasn't routine content is this Vice article, which is someone's personal account of the event. Not sure if that would help; even if it did, the article still wouldn't likely stay. The best option for the article would be a merge with Sonic the Hedgehog#Cultural impact. ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 21:01, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 21:01, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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• Comment from nominator: Did a wider source search. A BBC article with a significant coverage of the event. I found several mentions in video game articles, such as this, but I don't think they count. Found through Guinness World Records list that the convention has won two records for first and longest-running fan convention for video game character, which may not count given lack of reliable coverage. Not sure if the BBC article would save the article. ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 21:05, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - I also have a mention from VG247 here, which calls Summer of Sonic "the well-established UK equivalent" to San Diego Comic-Con, which I think is a bit over the top, but VG247 is considered reliable per WP:VG/S. I wonder if any UK-based editors might have access to print sources about the topic. Red Phoenix ^talk 23:09, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also covered by Retro Gamer here. VG247 has more articles here and here. Here's another article in Polygon, and [1] one from VideoGamer. At the moment, I remain neutral on whether to keep or merge, but there's significant coverage to warrant a mention in the encyclopedia somewhere. Red Phoenix ^talk 23:17, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Those look quite WP:ROUTINE, to be honest, but I do agree those make Summer of Sonic worth mentioning on Wikipedia. ❤︎PrincessPandaWiki (talk | contribs) 01:41, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      • Exactly the idea. Routine coverage alone does not establish notability, but many occurrences in reliable sources and in concert with notability-conferring articles help in fleshing out a subject and making that ultimate determination. Whether or not it's article-worthy yet, I have yet to decide, but it's enough I think the subject could be covered somewhere. Red Phoenix ^talk 03:25, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I wonder if there's a possibility of a larger "Sonic fandom" article, of which this would fit in and thus make for a better article overall. --Masem (t) 21:20, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • If such an article were to exist, that would be an acceptable merger in my eyes. @TheJoebro64: As the prime editor over the Sonic the Hedgehog article, has there been enough sources in your research, do you think, to justify an article about Sonic fandom? Red Phoenix ^talk 21:53, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Red Phoenix, it's not even a question. The amount of coverage the Sonic fandom has received is staggering. JOEBRO64 22:15, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge to Sonic the Hedgehog#Cultural impact — more specifically, maybe one or two sentences using the Vice and BBC articles establishing it's a popular convention in the UK, started by a fan community (I don't think we need to namecheck Sonic Stadium as that community), and supported by Sega. Leave the redirect as being valid. A Sonic fandom article would be possible, but that would be a project - maybe one Joebro or I or WP:SEGA would take on down the road, but likely not right away. So, a short merge for now, and then potential expansion if and when a Sonic fandom article arrives. Red Phoenix ^talk 14:25, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge in agreement with the above source analysis (not watching, please ((ping))) czar 04:17, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge per Red Phoenix. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 21:42, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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