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Reversion of edits, October 2014, plus issues in general[edit]
The floor seating capacity of the Carlson is approx. 6,500. I have yet to see a source which states that the Alaska Airlines Center exceeds that. The approx. 4,500 figure is for hockey. We've already been through another editor trying to push coverage of this topic even further in the direction of a hockey fan's POV fork.
Deleting valid content due to non-presence of sourcing and replacing it with content of far lesser encyclopedic value backed strictly by primary sources. As much as many Alaskans don't particularly care for Sarah Palin, her inauguration is far, far more relevant to the context of this topic than something like Larry the Cable Guy. The very first concert held there, which was Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, was also far, far more relevant, though mainly due to it being one of his last concerts before his death. The following concert was The Judds, also perhaps notable in that it was one of their last concerts before Naomi Judd was diagnosed with her illness. Please don't state or imply that something is not notable merely because it happened in 1990; there's enough of that sort of attitude polluting Wikipedia as it is. "Unverifiable items"? Unverifiable by what standard? Just about any major event held here is at least widely reported locally. KTUU and KTVA have their trucks here many times every year for various events, which should make evident that there are events reported on a larger scale.
Speaking of concerts: the first concert I ever attended there was by a local band named Skellum, who played without any house lights whatsoever in front of about 35 people. Interesting experience, but not terribly notable. It may be notable, however, in the context of the local political battles which preceded the arena's construction. Many in the community pushed for this to function as a community center and not strictly an arena. The Art Buswell Room, on the arena's west end, fulfills much of that purpose, including and particularly Chamber of Commerce meetings and political debates. SMG also operates a catering department out of the arena, which competes with local businesses.
Then there's also events such as the AFN conventions (four of the five conventions held outside of Anchorage since the organization's inception in 1966), WEIO, trade shows, graduation ceremonies, et. al., which are also plenty notable within the article's context – oh yeah, don't forget the most recent Arctic Winter Games. See mention above of extensive media coverage of those events. This doesn't exactly suggest that AWG only received trivial coverage. How about the ceremonial city council meeting on November 10, 2003 marking the centennial of the incorporation of the City of Fairbanks? Could very well be notable with the context of the topic, too, don't you think? Or even the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing over the future of Eielson Air Force Base or the public memorial for Troopers Johnson and Rich, both well-attended and well-reported. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 19:36, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
