Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kudzu (comic strip)

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The result of the debate was to speedily keep. The nomination was withdrawn. –Abe Dashiell ^(t/c) 02:22, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kudzu (comic strip)

It's had months to expand, and hasn't done so. Its primary reason for existence appears to be to carry external links. Richardcavell 00:30, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Now I withdraw my nomination. Dpbsmith has improved the article, which now demonstrates notability. - Richardcavell 06:45, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I think this is a simple case of: if your own newspaper carried it, you regard it as notable; if it didn't, you've probably never heard of it. Apparently the strip has been continuing—the website has strips from 2006—but I (and Fan1967 and Joelmills) didn't realize that, because my paper, and presumably theirs, hasn't carried it for years. I actually thought he had stopped drawing it. Marlette is an editorial cartoonist for Newsday and won a Pulitzer prize for his editorial cartoons... which I see our skimpy article on Doug Marlette mentions.

• Comment: about 31,800 Ghits for Kudzu "comic strip"--Jusjih 00:39, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Speed of expansion is not a criterion for keeping an article. Why don't you expand it yourself? Grace Note 00:40, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Haven't seen this strip in years, but I used to love it. Clearly notable. Fan1967 01:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I just found out it was syndicated in 300 newspapers. I remember Will B. Dunn who would read from a Bible, something like "In the name of the parent or guardian, the offspring, and the holy mojo" and then mutter "I hate these modern translations." Dpbsmith (talk) 01:39, 15 June 2006 (UTC) I guess the strip is still running. Dpbsmith (talk) 02:03, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• Strong keep per Dpbsmith's contributions to the article. I used to read this one when I was a kid. --Joelmills 03:17, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Dpbsmith. Frankchn 11:36, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.