Deletion of List of Tea Party protests, 2009 (3rd nomination)

Comment: per :" A list topic is considered notable if it has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources."  The Tea Party protests have obviously been discussed as a group by reliable sources.  The fact that this article is in abysmal shape is '''not''' a reason to delete it.  If the shape it's in offends the nominator or other editors here, they  should fix it, not try to goad others into fixing it by bringing it to AFD.  The fact that most of the items on the list are not in themselves notable is also not a reason for deletion: "Because the group or set is notable, the individual items in the list do not need to be independently notable" ( again).  The fact that there aren't many other lists of protests is a complete red herring and not based in policy.&mdash
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN||WP:LISTN)