Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Direct 8

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) →B music ian 03:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Direct 8

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This is unsourced article about a commercial entity. Notablity has never been demonstrated not is tis article sourced . Since its creation it has no significant content . It has required ongoing maintenance work as well as a CPVIO involvements in its history. Its inclusion is considered more harmful than beneficial and the AdF request - with a speedy prejedice BO; talk 14:29, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep, per WP:SNOW and lack of WP:BEFORE. Multiple easy-to-find significant secondary sources: Le Parisien, 20 Minutes, Le Figaro, Le Point, La Croix... Cavarrone (talk) 15:09, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of France-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:08, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:09, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Reliable secondary sources are available that are comprised of significant coverage about the topic. Also, importantly, per WP:NRVE, ..."The absence of citations in an article (as distinct from the non-existence of sources) does not indicate that the subject is not notable." See also: WP:IMPERFECT, "Wikipedia is a work in progress: perfection is not required." Northamerica1000^(talk) 01:19, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Significant coverage shown by Cavarrone. SL93 (talk) 01:58, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Some sources:

(in French) Direct 8 devient une « vraie » concurrente
(in French) Direct 8, Nicolas, les femmes et le coup de ciseau - 20minutes.fr
(in French) Direct 8 s'offre l'équipe de France Espoirs, actualité Médias 2.0 : Le Point
(in French) Direct 8 : la chaîne du direct - télévision - la-Croix.com
(in French) Programmes TV - «Direct 8 est devenue un média de masse» - Divertissement - Le Figaro TV

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 09:20, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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