Unofficial Followup

It's been brought to my attention that the Wikipedia article on Unofficial was removed because it did not pass notability standards. Put in simplest terms, Wikipedia articles must be about something of note. Otherwise, anybody could put up an article about themselves.

Cast in that light, the whole situation makes a little more sense. Unofficial is still essentially a promotion or a gimmick that was organized by the bars in Champaign, so in that regard it is just a local event. The fact remains, though, that Unofficial is a big deal on campus. People from other universities come to Champaign to join in festivities; alumni and people from across the country have been known to make plans to come to campus for the day or the weekend. This definitely sounds like a notable event to me.

The situation might make some sense when discussed in terms of notability, but I still question the timing of the article removal. Think about the hundreds or thousands of people that post articles about themselves. How long does it take for those articles to be removed? I wouldn't be surprised if people from the University or the city of Champaign were involved with this.