Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WCTC Shopping Center

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The result was delete. Anybody desirous of recovering content under a redirect for the purpose of merging can request this at WP:REFUND without further reference to me. Stifle (talk) 09:22, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WCTC Shopping Center[edit]

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The article does not meet WP:GNG or WP:NBUILD: "Buildings, including private residences and commercial developments, may be notable as a result of their historic, social, economic, or architectural importance, but they require significant coverage by reliable, third-party sources to establish notability." WP:BEFORE showed WP:ROUTINE coverage, but not significant coverage that addressed the subject directly and in-depth or that established it meets NBUILD. // Timothy :: talk 19:44, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Shopping malls-related deletion discussions. // Timothy :: talk 19:44, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. // Timothy :: talk 19:44, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Oceania-related deletion discussions. // Timothy :: talk 19:44, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Nothing of significance for this place. Ajf773 (talk) 20:48, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: As per nomination, nothing significant here -- Whiteguru (talk) 09:48, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, apparently "houses the largest department store in the country" isn't a claim to notability? It clearly is, and the sources bear this out. Other sources also claim it to be the largest in Palau, itself a valid enough claim to warrant keeping. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 07:17, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, Per nom. Nothing that makes the place notable. Alex-h (talk) 07:41, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Koror City. This is a three story center with a large grocery store and 10 stores total. Can't find sig coverage. But as a big/well known place in the city, it should be mentioned there. The parent company (West Caroline Trading Company) is a much bigger enterprise and has an interesting history - having been formed after a US initiative to grow the private economy when Palau was administered by the US Navy after WWII. But we have no article on the company either. Merge per WP:ATD. MB 17:20, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Palau only has a population of ~18k, so it's not like "largest mall in the country" is a big claim. I didn't find coverage in RS, but I didn't look extremely hard. Another redirect/merge target could be Economy of Palau; I imagine it's up there in terms of the country's retailers. Calliopejen1 (talk) 00:38, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Koror City as someone suggested sounds like a good idea. Otherwise, delete. On its own it is not notable. Expertwikiguy (talk) 18:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment for closer: since there is an RfC currently under discussion at AfD about what is considered proper sourcing for determining mall notabiity, it may be worth holding these open until that is finished. If a close is made, it would be very helpful for the RfC if you could explain how you evaluated the sources in terms of notability, routine, run of the mill coverage, and how you feel voting and !voting influenced this AfD. Thank you, // Timothy :: talk 07:11, 5 September 2020 (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.