Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kolkata cuisine

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. No prejudice towards a merge discussion. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:04, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kolkata cuisine

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Unfinished thing about a local cuisine, but so incomplete that it makes no sense at all. The Banner talk 15:06, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. 16:33, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:33, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I don't think the nomination really states a case for deletion, but we have a much more informative article about Bengali cuisine. Calcutta is a major city and may as well support an article about its cuisine, and this stub alreadu tells us a bit about its history, but I'll defer to people who know better as to whether readers would be better served by a redirect. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 16:19, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Just because it is stub doesn't mean it needs to be deleted. Clean it up. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:57, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- The tags are there for the last 25 months and still I haven't seen an effort on this article The Banner talk 17:13, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - Generally speaking, there isn't a deadline. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 05:48, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - True, but a bit of progress would be nice. The Banner talk 15:01, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Kolkata being a major city in India, has a rich cosmopolitan history which grew with advent of people from different part of the world. Kolkata's cuisine has been influenced by Mughals, Chineese, Jews, Parsis, Greeks, Europeans and not mention other Indian states. It cannot be totally equated with Bengali cuisine. It seems like an unfinished stub, but it will have lot of content if added. May be a cleanup will help, but not a deletion. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 13:15, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Does the cuisine of Kolkata differ from the larger Bengali cuisine? This is a factor that we could use in determining whether to keep or merge the article. I hope this helps. With regards, Anupam^Talk 04:08, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In this context, I would like to point out that even though Bengali cuisine has a larger impact, certain city centric developments, for eg. the Bakeries like Nahoums, Flurys; Chinese food at China Town; Armenian, Jew and English cuisine; typical street foods like Kathi roll, cutlets are more or less Kolkata-centric and should not be equated with Bengali cuisine. I have a strong feeling that some content from Bengali cuisine should be moved to Kolkata cuisine, as certain things are more or less Kolkata-centric rather than showing a true picture of Bengali cuisine. This article will act as a space to discuss such things in much more details. I will request you to check this book http://books.google.co.in/books?id=btECzLTe6kMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=foods+of+kolkata&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cEMjUbODCMHqrAeBooC4Bw&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 09:38, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I still don't see a clear distinction between the Bengali cuisine and the Kolkate cuisine. I guess redirecting this article would be the best option for now unless somebody makes the difference clear (and backs it up with reliable sources) The Banner talk 15:01, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Being WP:NOTFINISHED is an argument to avoid in deletion discussions; seeing it used for a nomination is baffling. Notability does not depend on the article's being finished or not; an article that hasn't been worked on, regardless of for how long, shouldn't be deleted for that reason as AfD is not for cleanup. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:49, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or merge into Bengali cuisine. I think it's potentially notable, but it's not clear to me that the diffreences matter. Bearian (talk) 20:01, 21 February 2013 (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.