Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ifish

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:41, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ifish

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Appears to fail WP:NTV and WP:GNG. Tagged for notability since 2014 DonaldD23 talk to me 19:18, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Television, Sports, and Australia. DonaldD23 talk to me 19:18, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to the Paul Worsteling article, he's more notable.Oaktree b (talk) 22:30, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No notability.Keep changed per sources found by Cunard and some of them I was able to confirm by directly searching for the article's titles in Google. TarnishedPath^talk 10:49, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Paul Worsteling. Very little real coverage. Doctorhawkes (talk) 03:01, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. "IFISH crew have a ball in the Bay". Hervey Bay Observer. 2014-12-08. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "EVERY minute spent on the water inside Fraser Island was described as “amazing” by Paul Worsteling from IFISH with Tackleworld. The Australian and international fishing television show, which has almost 300,000 Facebook followers, spent four days filming a segment in Hervey Bay this month, chasing golden trevally, queenfish, mac tuna and variety of reef fish. The Melbourne-based crew, made up of Paul, his son Jet, wife Christy, cameraman, producer and sound tech, jumped on board Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing with local guide and Observer Fish Tales columnist Andrew Chorley as their host. ... IFISH with Tackleworld has just started filming its 10th season on Australian and international television. They produce 10 one-hour episodes for channel 10 and 30, half-hour episodes for ONE every year."
2. Vickery, Colin (2010-09-01). "Must See". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "All of those who used to love Rex Hunt kissing fish will find plenty to like in iFish. In this first episode of series five, host Paul Worsteling visits some favourite fishing spots including South Australia's Arno Bay with cricket legend Merv Hughes, as well as Lord Howe Island, Gladstone in Queensland and Vanuatu. Fish on the iFish hit list include bluefish, barramundi, elephant fish, giant trevally and red bass. The way Worsteling goes off when he lands a monster 99cm snapper, you'd swear it was better than sex."
3. Articles about Logie Awards nominations:
  1. "Series fishing for glory on TV". Cranbourne Leader. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
    During the Logie Awards of 2012, Ifish received a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program. The article notes: "Local fishing icon Paul Worsteling says he's still pinching himself after his series made the top five for one of television's top gongs. IFISH TV has been nominated for a Logie award for most popular lifestyle program against seasoned campaigners Better Homes and Gardens, Getaway, Selling Houses Australia and Ready Steady Cook. ... The nomination is believed to be the first time a fishing program has made the final five of the prestigious award."
  2. Precel, Nicole (2012-12-05). "Cranbourne - TV fisherman Paul angling for awards success". Cranbourne Leader. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
    The article notes: "HE cast his first fishing line at 12 -- and 27 years later, professional fisherman Paul Worsteling has been nominated for two Logie awards for his TV show IFISH with TackleWorld."
4. Mortimer, Luke (2021-01-28). "Coast Gets Rave Reviews". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "THE Gold Coast’s offshore and estuary fishing grounds will get a valuable plug across the country after Australia’s top fishing show jetted north for a last-minute visit. iFish, which screens on Network 10 and YouTube, will air two episodes, featuring a hunt for marlin about 50km off the city and catching prawns on the Logan River. ... Before long, iFish was gearing up at Labrador to head out alongside Coast fishers boasting considerable local knowledge. ... Come Tuesday – Australia Day – iFish set off on a catamaran chasing black marlin."
5. Oliver, Robin (2008-09-08). "Pay TV - Saturday 13 September". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The review notes: "This fast-moving series is supposedly for fisherfolk at all levels but really it is more for those who can afford to visit the top spots, hire the best boats and meet knowledgeable skippers. Paul Worsteling visits Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast and searches for blue-eye trevalla. Then it's off early to Port Phillip Bay, where the gummy sharks seem anxious to be on telly."
6. Newsome, Brad (2010-09-02). "Saturday, September 4 - Pay TV". The Age. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The review notes: "Why would you start a series with clips from last season? It's cheap, I suppose. This episode has host Paul Worsteling catching snapper in South Australia (with Merv Hughes), barramundi in Queensland and the poor old elephant fish in Victoria."
7. Mortimer, Luke (2021-01-28). "iFish host Paul Worsteling and executive producer Tom Hughes hit Gold Coast during marlin run". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "iFish, which screens on Network 10 and YouTube, will air two episodes, featuring a hunt for marlin about 50km off the city and catching prawns on the Logan River. Executive producer Tom Hughes said he and host Paul Worsteling heard last Wednesday marlin were “going off” on the Coast. ... Before long, iFish was gearing up at Labrador to head out alongside Coast fishers boasting considerable local knowledge. ... Come Tuesday – Australia Day – iFish set off on a catamaran chasing black marlin. ... The episodes are due to screen in the next 10 weeks."
8. "IFISH host stops in Noosa to film episode". Noosa News. 2016-10-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "THE name Paul Worsteling may not seem like a recognisable one to most but if you asked any angler they would know Paul is the host of one of Australia’s most popular fishing shows IFISH with Tackleworld. Last week Paul, his wife Christy, son Jet and IFISH crew stopped in Noosa to film an episode for this year’s show."
9. "Fishing royalty is visiting". Fraser Coast Chronicle. 2013-10-09. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "Arguably one of Australia’s most widely recognised fishermen, Worsteling is the host of Network Ten’s popular IFish show and is on Fraser Island chasing tailor and filming a couple of family TV specials with his fishing-mad family and two-man film crew. ... Now in its ninth season, IFish dominates television screens five days a week across the country on the Ten Network and Foxtel’s Lifestyle show. The Fraser Island shows are expected to screen later in the year."
10. Coghlan, Scott (2013-08-04). "TV host lured - to boat show". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  The article notes: "Worsteling hosts the TV show IFISH and will attend the October 11-13 event at the Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club. ... IFISH covers all kinds of fishing fresh and saltwater, boat and land-based and basically everything in between. All of which makes Worsteling the ideal guest at the show."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Ifish to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 09:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Cunard, I tried accessing those archived pages and I just came up against errors saying "This page isn’t working". I was able to find some by directly searching using the article's headings. Fishing royalty Paul Worsteling is filming Fraser Island, iFish host Paul Worsteling and executive producer Tom Hughes hit Gold Coast during marlin run and IFISH crew members have a ball in Hervey Bay. TarnishedPath^talk 10:45, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Pinging Happily888 (talk · contribs), who removed the proposed deletion. Cunard (talk) 09:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The show passes WP:GNG. The article does need some expansion and updates, although significant coverage in reliable sources above does indicate that iFish is notable and should not be deleted. Happily888 (talk) 05:35, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting to assess new sources.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:23, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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