Arts and Styles
Criteria supporting notability
- Subject of an independent article/documentary: Sole or majority subject in the media, either a news article or a TV program. Be careful with 'niche' publications; check they are not related to the school teaching it. If it is an internal magazine with an annual issue it probably isn't notable, but a style big enough to produce a widely distributed monthly magazine may well be notable—though sourcing from it should be treated as with all primary sources.
- A long externally verifiable history (i.e. secondary sources, not the club's website that says it has existed since 10,000 BC...)
- Multiple notable practitioners (see Martial artists)
- A large number of students: Try to be objective. Remember that there are over 6 billion people in the world.
- Competitive successes in large inter-style tournaments: For example UFC 1
Criteria supporting deletion
- Short history: created in last 5–10 years (less than 2 years and significant counter arguments would be needed but remember notability is not inherited)
- Single/few schools that teach the art
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- Neither of these is conclusive but they are a reason to look more closely.
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