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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 20:56, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A dictionary definition. There is no reliable sourcing found via BEFORE that discusses the concept of record fairs as a whole, and this is the only source I'm able to find at all. There are some notable record fairs, which have articles, but this doesn't appear to have one valid redirect target. PROD declined without explanation, so we're here. StarM 19:32, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. StarM 19:32, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• We do not seem to have an article on consumer fairs, which ISBN 9789783352506 tells me is not quite the same as a trade fair. Uncle G (talk) 08:49, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply to Uncle_G, I think some trade show/fairs have a consumer element, where others are industry only at least here in the US. Record fair sounds more unique than swap meet to me as well if a record fair is music trade only, so the parallel is there. StarM 13:33, 14 April 2021 (UTC).[reply]

    • Examples of consumer fairs are book fairs, antique fairs, auto shows, and video shows […]

      — ISBN 9780075497004 page 310

      A record fair is a consumer fair, just with records. Most of what is said in this article generalizes to consumer fairs and could probably be renamed and refactored into an article on consumer fairs. Uncle G (talk) 02:07, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete I think in this case I can safely say this is a dictionary defintion. It does not in any way cover when or where they may have occured or anything else. We would need sourcing to show that these exist and happen in a way that people cover them.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:30, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: per nom, clear case of WP:DICDEF, once again, no idea why it has been de-proded CommanderWaterford (talk) 12:01, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: WP:DICDEF Case. Sonofstar (talk) 20:14, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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