Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dutchess Mall

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. WjBscribe 04:35, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dutchess Mall

Unsourced article about a very ordinary mall which has been bulldozed and which seems to fail WP:N. This stub appears to have little hope of expansion for want of sources. 31 unique Ghits, most are directory listings of chains who list having a store there, property agents' or hotels listings. So far nothing which really indicates the mall is known at all outside the local community. Wikipedia is not a directory of defunct malls. Ohconfucius 04:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

change to keep (from delete) following rewrite. Kudos to excellent work by TenPoundHammer! Ohconfucius 04:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ per these other mall articles appearing. Doesn't assert notability. Has no sources to satisfy WP:ATT. Reads like a directory entry. Too many guidelines/policies not being met to even consider keeping this. Arkyan  ^(talk) 15:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Check it out. I added a bunch of sources and notability is now established. It's no longer a stub, nor is it a directory page. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Actions • Words)))} 01:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. Again I say, Google isn't always an accurate gauge of notability. I'm sure that if someone could find some in-print sources (newspaper archives, old photos at the library, etc.), then any possible notability could be asserted. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Actions • Words)))} 04:22, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep per the major overhaul I gave this article. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Actions • Words)))} 02:19, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Arkyan Frise 03:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The unsourced article doesn't assert notability. Dimitrii 17:02, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. It does now. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Actions • Words)))} 01:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Merge~~ into Fishkill (town), New York. The mall does have history however it is not clear that it is notable enough to merit an article at this point. Given time to develop in the town article, it could come back. There were many articles written about the mall over the years so there are sources for anyone with the time to flesh out the history. It was unique in some ways like the first mall in the county with a greenhouse. Vegaswikian 21:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I found a metric buttload of sources online; ~~I'm going to rewrite and expand the article.~~ Significant rewrite made. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Actions • Words)))} 01:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I'm changing my opinion after the rewrite and added references. Note to closing admin. The votes before the rewrite may need to be given less weight since they are basically for an article that no longer exists. Vegaswikian 04:58, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per recent re-write. --Arnzy (talk • contribs) 07:21, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per excellent rewrite. I'd like to commend TenPoundHammer for actually taking the time to improve these articles instead of just saying they can be improved. Arkyan  ^(talk) 14:36, 3 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.