Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oakland Zoo (cheering section)
down here so it doesn't get buried in the mass of indents) There is nothing wrong with the article's primary author coming into an AfD to defend his or her work, especially when constructive arguments can be made. "Blog" is a dirty word when it comes to the  crowd. No matter how credible a blog may be, they see that word and their eyes glaze over. ESPN and SI citations would carry far more weight as references than Pittsburgh papers covering Pittsburgh stories. At least they would with me
— User:DarkAudit, 05:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:RS (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)