Deletion of TV Tropes Wiki (2nd nomination)

Comment: No  that are non-trivial found. I cannot see how this survived its previous nomination. Sorry, but the sources just don't confer notability, and the New York Times article mentioned in the previous AfD links to it (which doesn't mean much
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS)

Comment: Notability, as it is defined by , is explicitly ''not time-dependent''.  I think you are confusing "popularity" with "notability".  On WP, "notability" is basically whether a subject itself has received significant coverage.  In other words, are there news/magazine articles, books, encyclopedia entries, documentaries, etc., about TV Tropes ''itself''?  Not links to or references to TVT, but actually ''about'' TV Tropes.  Notability is about coverage, not use
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: I would hope the admins know how to do their job.  But you shouldn't forget that  is an ''|essay'' with unclear consensus status.  It gets linked all the time, but as has been said on this very page, links do not establish anything
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:ATA||WP:ESSAY)