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| *'''Delete''' That would make a great slogan, "The Buffalo Beast: ''At least as Notable as Catholic Central High''." As for my "vandalism" of the Mark Ames article, if you think adding a fact about the libel judgement against his newspaper, supported by a citation and a link to a reputable news source, is vandalism, then that just proves your own bias and bad faith. Maybe it's Dsol who doesn't deserve to be listened to. He probably works at one of these zines or ''is'' Mark Ames himself. | *'''Delete''' That would make a great slogan, "The Buffalo Beast: ''At least as Notable as Catholic Central High''." As for my "vandalism" of the Mark Ames article, if you think adding a fact about the libel judgement against his newspaper, supported by a citation and a link to a reputable news source, is vandalism, then that just proves your own bias and bad faith. Maybe it's Dsol who doesn't deserve to be listened to. He probably works at one of these zines or ''is'' Mark Ames himself. | ||
| ::You know anyone can see your ip and past contributions, right 70.56.209.158? is a link to your vandalism edit. The edit didn't mention anything about libel, and included no link to a newspaper. Rather, it added the following quote to the article: | |||
| *'''Delete''' Vanity page, no proof of noteworthiness or general significance, looks like self-promotion. | |||
| :::"That's ''it''?? It must have been pretty easy to make a rep back then. That column's not even that great. Where's the invective? I was expecting some kind of gonzo tour de force... I guess even the great Ames had to compromise & sell out back in the day." | |||
| ::I don't think that denying this easily checked fact will add any credibility to your case here. ] 18:36, 21 November 2005 (UTC) | |||
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The Beast (newspaper) (nominated by user:70.56.209.158 -- Dsol 18:40, 21 November 2005 (UTC)) This article concerns a marginal, local 'zine type publication which is not consequential or influential enough for listing in an encyclopedia. Why do all journalists and bloggers get Misplaced Pages articles about their businesses--just because their trade is writing? Why isn't there a Misplaced Pages article about Al's Towing of Lackawanna? Also, who would go to a general reference work to find out about a publication like this, if they really didn't already know about it? I think entries like this generally amount to little more than schemes to inflate the Google rankings for whatever page, and increase website traffic. Eyeballs can be monetized, after all. I'm not saying it's an outright scam; all I'm asking is, what purpose does this type of article serve and who is behind it? Discuss amongst yourselves...
- Speedy keep. Clear bad faith nomination. Vague objections amount to nothing without really providing a clear basis for questiong notability. This ip has about 5 edits, one of which was used to vandalize Mark Ames, co-editor of the other newspaper that Taibbi edited. As to the substance of the issue (though this nomination doesn't deserve it), I think the utility for the reader is obvious, especially for the reader having read a bit of/about the paper and wanting to know its history. The paper seems to enjoy fairly wide circulation, certainly has notable contributors, and is at least as notable as the many, many high schools which have articles. Note also that the article is a stub, and could probably be expanded with links showing syndication and discussion of Beast articles in larger media outlets. Dsol 10:12, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
- Delete There's nothing notable here, no references to reputable sources, just looks like self-promotion.
69.253.195.228 13:37, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
- Delete That would make a great slogan, "The Buffalo Beast: At least as Notable as Catholic Central High." As for my "vandalism" of the Mark Ames article, if you think adding a fact about the libel judgement against his newspaper, supported by a citation and a link to a reputable news source, is vandalism, then that just proves your own bias and bad faith. Maybe it's Dsol who doesn't deserve to be listened to. He probably works at one of these zines or is Mark Ames himself.
- Delete Vanity page, no proof of noteworthiness or general significance, looks like self-promotion.