Deletion of Shark episode

Comment: per EDDY's arguments and the fact that, as indicated by this articles reference list, this subject has been covered in reliable sources and officially-published independent sources. The Delete arguments are invalid because they're saying the topic isn't notable simply because it's only "alleged" to happen and that "this kind of ''maybe it happened'' material can be covered by the Led Zep journalists." That doesn't prove anything about how much the topic is being covered in reliable sources. "Laughable that this would be an encyclopedic topic" (a vague  argument) also doesn't prove anything about the subject's notability either. Whether an article stays or is deleted depends on reliable coverage of the article, and this subject has that, so there
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:UNENCYCLOPEDIC)

Comment: I am a hopeless Led Zep geek so of course I am familiar with this story. It will always be a part of the band's folklore but it is an ''alleged'' incident that has become legendary after 40 years of people talking about it like it really happened. It does have a seemingly solid source in the book by Stephen Davis, but the only known originator of the legend is Richard Cole whose memory and reliability have been placed in doubt, to put it politely. See the '''Contributions to published accounts''' section of Cole's WP article for some sourced interviews on that matter. Back to the shark thing,  has multiple guidelines that could be used to strike down this article, including original thought and rumors. Anyone in favor of keeping the article or merging to the band need to show a policy concerning an old rumor becoming legendary enough to keep as a LEGEND rather than as true history
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)