Deletion of Jerkcity

Comment: If the nominator had even taken a moment to do a Google search on Jerkcity, he would have found numerous third-party references. http://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Jerkcity-Harrison-Page/dp/0966331184 Amazon.com, http://www.tcj.com/232/i_farnon.html TCJ.com, http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/09/comics/index2.html Salon.com, http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/jerkcity/ Rotten.com, http://www.nndb.com/group/844/000096556/ nndb.com, http://www.pigdog.org/jerkcity/ Pigdog.org. Now of course, you can always claim that these aren't "reliable" third-party sources, but since there's no criteria on which to base whether a source is reliable or not, you're still just making it up as you go. And applying  to an article about a webcomic where the accuracy of the article is not at issue is just double-talk
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:V)

Comment: Meets the "I heard of this from outside Wikipedia" gut feeling, is pretty long-standing, has had (apparently self-published, limited-edition) book; 227 distinct Google hits for the term (shows 202000 (!) at first), so there's probably ''some'' name-recognition. That said, probably far from being the most important web comic in the town, and there's no ''solid'' evidence of otherwise meeting ... If there's any evidence to contrary, I'd be more enthusiastic
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:WEB)

Comment: as long as it passes 's first test.  guidelines specify three criteria. If any one of these is satisfied, the article passes the  test. My feeling is that to resolve this debate in favor of keeping the article, we should focus on (1), as this is Jerkcity's strongest case for notability. I think Jerkcity will have trouble passing /2 and /3, the former because I have not seen any mention of awards for the site in this discussion, and the latter because of the requirement that sites that show the work be independent of the creators of the work
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:WEB||WP:WEB||WP:WEB)

Comment: Guidelines are made up by the community, and can be edited by anyone; they are not official policy. Verifiability is policy. Neutral point of view is policy. Notability is a guideline, not policy. Nowhere in  is Notability listed as a valid criteria for deletion. I realize that you guys do it everyday anyway, but that doesn't make it right
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Deletion policy (WP:DELETE)

Comment: Right at the top of  it says this. ''"This page is a notability criteria guideline for Wikipedia, reflecting how the authors of this encyclopedia address certain issues. This guideline is intended to help you improve Wikipedia content. Feel free to update this page as needed, but please use the discussion page to propose major changes."''. I'm pretty sure that means it's official
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:WEB)

Comment: yes, I've heard of this, too, I think it's a wonderful comic, but we aren't building an encyclopedia of wonderful things we've heard of. No, this does not meet  which is a guideline. It also doesn't meet our official  policy  "Articles should rely on reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy." "If an article topic has no reliable, third-party sources, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." It also doesn't meet our official policy that  and internet guide, and  articles about websites should "should describe the site in an encyclopedic manner, offering detail on a website's achievements, impact or historical significance." So, if we want to keep this article, find some verifiable info from reliable sources talking about the topic's significance
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:WEB||WP:V||WP:NOT)

Comment: If this site doesn't meet , then our guidelines are failing, not vice-versa.  http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Yamaguchi%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F&action=edit&amp;section=new Yamaguchi先生 07:09, 1 November 2006
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:WEB)