Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rally Fries

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete per WP:V, no sources whatsoever. Sandstein 22:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rally Fries

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Non notable month old "tradition". Wikipedia is not a repoisitory of television show gimmicks. Nuttah68 06:12, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom, unless for some reason there happens to be massive news coverage of said "tradition". David Mestel^(Talk) 06:23, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per lack of notability and even then, the scope of notability is limited to a small region Corpx 06:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above, this tradition is way too new. JIP | Talk 07:39, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - lacks apparent notability. Bart133 ^{(t) (c)} 16:52, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - On the same lines as Rally Monkey. May not be a "Tradition" but has appeared nationally in every ballpark the Mariners have played in. Wikipedia is a good place for people to learn about things they see in the real world and if people see signs, they can come here to learn about them. May need to be rewritten to remove reference to "tradition" and change to "Fan interaction". See this published article in the Seattle Post-Intellegencer on 8/13/2007 where it is referred to as a "Tradition".[1]--Brownnet 23:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Every team has its own set of traditions and I dont think we should be having articles about each of them either Corpx 04:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - There's no reason this article should be deleted. If you operate under the policy that it's only known in a specific region and is too recent, then there are tens of thousands of articles on Wikipedia that would fall under the same guidelines and must also be deleted. The "Rally Fries" are becoming a legitimate -if still somewhat localized - pop-culture entity. I'm not a Mariners fan, but I do have DirecTV's Extra Innings package, and whenever I switch to a Mariners games - even road games - I hear it mentioned. There's no reason to delete this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.100.214.1 (talk • contribs)
Keep - Wikipedia is meant to bring together free information. This is not the same as a "TV Gimmick" because it has nothing to do with television viewership, but is meant more for the enjoyment of the Seattle Mariners baseball game.24.16.49.190 04:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - This is just an in-game gimmick, comparable to the hovercraft 'race' during Mariners games, and has only been around for a few months. This is very different from the Rally Monkey, which is not only a mascot but took five years after consistent appearances at games to be noteworthy enough to be included here. --Mr. Vernon 04:18, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I believe that it would be ridiculous to delete this article on the grounds that it is not notable enough. If one of the thousands of people watching these games on TV wants to know what the rally fries signs are all about, they should be able to find out from Wikipedia. Just like any other entry on some random D-list actor or a japanese cartoon that was on for a week a decade ago, or whatever. When it gains more notoriety, then there will be more to add. Defenitely keep this article Scitzengiggle 06:06, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- — Scitzengiggle (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. --Mr. Vernon 02:42, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- — Does that really make his opinion less credible? He makes a good point. I'm not going to judge something because they're new. You didn't start out with a ton of contributions. --ErikG803 05:45, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The rally monkey is notable because it did get some national TV airtime and media attention, to the chagrin of all baseball fans outside of orange county. There's no guarantee this is will be notable in the future, and if it does, then it's a piece of cake to bring it back. hateless 21:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Seattle Mariners if we must keep at all. Fan "traditions" related to singe teams can readily be filed there. Mangoe 20:31, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I tried looking up rally fries a number of times before just hearing Sims and Blowers mention there was a Wiki article on it. I google'd rally fries and low and behold, here it is. I find none of the above reasons valid for removing this. It provides information on the history, though brief, of something a lot of Seattlites and others around the nation are curious about. If you don't like it up here, don't read it. It's really not that big of a deal.

Keep - This page was very helpful to those who were curious about the origin of this tradition, and provides solid information on a new trend in Seattle. If a page is helpful at all, chances are it's a keeper. --ErikG803 05:43, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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