Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/HacDC

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The result was keep or "nomination withdrawn", take your pick. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:49, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HacDC

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I cannot find any significant third-party coverage to establish the notability of this building. The sources in the article are all self-published, and so it fails WP:GNG, WP:ORG, WP:N, and WP:V. ArcAngel (talk) ) 09:36, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/HacDC_In_The_Press and note that HacDC is a hackerspace, not a building. MissionControl 17:47, 8 February 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MissionControl (talk • contribs)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. -- All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 23:25, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Washington, D.C.-related deletion discussions. -- All Hail The Muffin Nor does it taste nice... 23:26, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:53, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep HacDC was one of the first of the "new wave" hackerspaces, like NYC Resistor and Noisebridge (also on Wikipedia with around 10 other hackerspaces Category:Hackerspace), to be created in recent years. If sources are the issue, it was the subject of an article in the Washington Post and has been mentioned by Make Magazine, Wired, MSN, and NPR. Its Spaceblimp project was also chronicled by the popular DCist blog. Tfine80 (talk) 00:49, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep HacDC is well recognized in both the hacker community and in the mainstream media as one of the first wave of hackerspaces in the US. It has been the subject of national radio([1]) and newspaper ([2]) coverage, and (partly due to its location in Washington, DC) is seen as a key bridge to outreach to the US government from the hacker community.Rmadams (talk) 01:42, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep As legitimate as the other hackerspaces listed in Wikipedia. Covered in several local media, and recently became an official 501(c)3 organization. --Kevin Cole (talk) 02:05, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep HacDC has been listed NPR, Washington Post, MSN Local Edition, DCist, Make Magazine's Website, and Twilio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ITechGeek81 (talk • contribs) 04:45, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep HacDC has been a fantastic outlet for free electronics classes and educational parties such as other methods of roasting and brewing coffee. I've enjoyed their fantastic networking classes for years and they are still a very active "club" in Washington DC. - C.Hom 03:52, 11 February 2011 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.71.112.138 (talk)
Keep And referenced by other spaces of note... [3] 75.148.218.210 (talk) 22:22, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per comments above. --Kumioko (talk) 00:29, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment At this point it's pretty clear there are sources out there, I just wasn't looking in the right spots I guess. As long as they get added to the article, that's fine by me. Therefore, I request this AFD be closed per WP:SNOW. I'd do it myself, but I nominated it, so I cannot. ArcAngel (talk) ) 23:11, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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