Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/I Want That!
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- 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 and expand. Sr13 00:29, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] I Want That!
Usually, I'd rarely consider a TV show non-notable, but this was previously tagged for speedy delettion, and then the speedy deletion tag was removed without explanation. Right now, there is very little information in this article. Weak delete. --Nlu (talk) 06:32, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- Strong keep and expand. I plugged "I Want That!" and "HGTV" into Google and got over 140K hits, many of which seem to assert notability. I'm don't watch TV much, so I'm far from an expert on the subject, but I'll see what I can do to this article. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Actions • Words))) 15:02, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- Keep and expand. This article in its present form is nearly worthless, but the show itself is notable, as it is still in production and runs weekly on a widely-available cable network in the United States, in three different flavors:I Want That! Kitchens, I Want That! Baths and I Want That! Tech Toys. Horologium talk - contrib 15:35, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- Keep assuming article is expanded and sourced prior to the close of this AfD. I have no knowledge of the show so I can't do much for it, myself, but as stated above a search seems to establish notability. If, however, no work is done by the close then my recommendation is to delete with no prejudice against valid re-creation. Arkyan • (talk) 15:45, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- Strong keep. I orginally removed the speedy from this, because while the entry itself was almost nonexistent, the notability of this television program is clear (it is popular enough to have inspired several spin-offs). I prompted the original author to expand the text, but that hasn't happened. I guess one of us will have to roll up our sleeves and fill this puppy out (personally, I don't want to, as I'm not a big fan of TV). If Ten Pound Hammer is up to it, I'll applaud. -- P L E A T H E R talk 17:57, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.