Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Charlotte, North Carolina)[edit]

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not notable. we might as well make articles about every church in the US WikiCopter^Radio_Checklist^{Formerly AirplanePro} 00:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep due to Festival: For the sole reason that the church's "Yiasou Festival" is noted in several articles, I think that is notable (so a seperate article might be born from this) but with nothing coming up in the National Register of Historic Places, it doesn't have notability of being historical, nothing important (that I can see) has happened this (with the exception of this festival), it is just your run-of-the-mill Greek Orthodox church. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:27, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Due to notability shown below by Thincat, that I didn't know was available prior to my vote, I am changing my vote to Keep but still think more references need added to the page. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 13:54, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No view as now, but it is a cathedral, so it is not "your run-of-the-mill Greek Orthodox church". We do not have articles on all churches, but I think, for example, that we do have articles on all Anglican cathedrals in the UK. --Bduke (Discussion) 01:42, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I actually added an article last week about Raphoe Cathedral in Northern Ireland, and there are still a couple to add. But a Cathedral of a major denomination is notable. JASpencer (talk) 18:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
keep. Claims of notability are present (although not all referenced). Ulad (talk) 05:17, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, please. There are plenty of cathedrals in the U.S. that have articles (see List of cathedrals in the United States) so they seem to be accepted as having an inherent notability. Also, the article claims additional notability. Thincat (talk) 13:48, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, there are endless articles on Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in the US, and not many about Orthodox cathedrals. This is one of the few Greek Orthodox Cathedrals in America, not to mention it is the only one in North Carolina, which I think makes it notable. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 14:07, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep Rather a thin article, and devoid of independent referencing, but could well be expanded not deleted, in my opinion. Cathedrals of major denominations are likely to be notable, but more evidence would be welcome. Peridon (talk) 14:18, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:24, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:25, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Expandable does not mean expendable. This is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral, so is inherently notable. It is the only Greek Orthodox Cathedral in North Carolina, which is additional notbility. JASpencer (talk) 18:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep at the very least, the festival it holds is plenty notable. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 18:54, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, cathedrals are far beyond typical churches. Some sources are already present, and anyway if we consider bishops pretty much inherently notable, it's only reasonable to extend the same recognition to the places where they have their cathedrae. Nyttend (talk) 23:23, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep -- This is a cathedral, perhaps of a denomination that is not large in the area, but a cathedral nonetheless. But merge with Charlotte, North Carolina in preference to deleting. Merging, with the place where it is situated, is commonly a good solution for NN churches. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:33, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - it's a cathedral, not "every church in the U.S." Frank | talk 00:18, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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