Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ark-La-Tex (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. Withdrawn by nominator. TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 02:02, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ark-La-Tex

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:GEOLAND. Not listed as a geographic area on GNIS. While several commercial enterprises are called "Ark-La-Tex", I was unable to find any secondary sources which describe this as a unique geographic region. This source describes it as a "widely used local shorthand for the intersection of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas". Hardly deserving of a Wikipedia article. Magnolia677 (talk) 13:32, 6 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator.

Keep. The first AfD correctly closed as a speedy keep because, as was demonstrated at length there, this has become a widely-used term for the cultural and economic region. Its boundaries are elastic but its existence and characteristics are widely discussed. As the find sources links above show, GNews has 28,000 hits, not surprising since the media in the region all use the term. So do more academically inclined works. GScholar produces more than 500 works including works on geology, biology, and agriculture. A University Press of Mississippi book analyzes the area's music culture [1]; a TCU Press book tells us, "The Arklatex is a world in itself while still remaining a part of the four states that comprise it" [2]. Easily passes GNG. --Arxiloxos (talk) 17:03, 6 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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