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The result was Withdrawn Funny how sometimes it takes a trip to AFD before anyone can be arsed to find any sources. Come on, people, let's stop letting articles rot forever and a day. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 02:54, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Tagged for primary sources since 12/07 with obviously nobody giving a rip. Only secondary sources are trivial mentions. The only non-trivial source I could find after weeding through Google News was this, and I don't think it's enough to build an article on. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:14, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll give you the first and third, but the second is a one sentence mention, and the fourth is a school newspaper. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:59, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The second one isn't a one sentence mention. Go to the page and scroll down. Read "and in 1998, FanFiction.net was created" to "favorite work or offer reviews to other authors". Joe Chill (talk) 21:04, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I also found this. Joe Chill (talk) 21:16, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll give you the first and third, but the second is a one sentence mention, and the fourth is a school newspaper. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:59, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: in addition to the sources mentioned by Joe Chill, at least two of which appear to be substantial, a little Googling also finds this and this. Scog (talk) 21:14, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The first source is trivial, but the second one isn't. Joe Chill (talk) 21:17, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per sources found; needs work. COI alert: I have published fan fiction, but not on this website. Bearian (talk) 21:44, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, what Bearian said. COI note here - I too have written fanfic, but not here. --Dennis The Tiger (Rawr and stuff) 22:32, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep top 850 worldwide/near top-500 US site ranking according to Alexa and one of the largest sites of its type around. I do have stories published on the site but regard it more as a necessary evil to get my work out to a wide audience and otherwise feel neutral about it. Nate • (chatter) 23:18, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- 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.