Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Waltair Main Road

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 delete. ansh 666 19:33, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Waltair Main Road[edit]

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The content of this is more applicable to a travel guide which Wikipedia is not. Delete as per WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE Hagennos (talk) 18:57, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: I don't see how WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE is relevant here. An article on any street may mention the major buildings and establishments along the street, e.g. Champs-Élysées, Regent Street, Fifth Avenue. WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE cautions against writing it like a guide where the telephone number or street address of the "best" restaurants or the current price of a café au lait may be mentioned, however it is permissible in the article to mention notable locations. The judgement here should be about whether the road is notable enough to warrant its own article, which I cannot determine based on the references given. Hzh (talk) 18:14, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"There are so many Star Hotels, shopping malls, Hospitals and restaurants are located in Waltair Main Road like...", is an example of WP:NOTTRAVEL as it is descriptively written to suggest reads what can be found there - those locations aren't notable as such, they're just indiscriminately mentioned. Ajf773 (talk) 23:23, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A few words can be deleted, that is not the justification for the deletion of an entire article. You have misapplied WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE, which is about what not to put into an article, not whether an article should be deleted (the criteria on the deletion of an article about a road like this would be primarily about its notability). Hzh (talk) 01:30, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It can if the whole article is written like a travel guide. In this case, notability is the main reason for deletion. Ajf773 (talk) 01:41, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think I have ever read a travel guide like this, and it was not nominated for deletion on notability. Only some words need to be deleted and rewritten and the article would read fine (but may still be deleted based on notability criteria). The problem is its grammar and the attempt to big up the place rather than about WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE. WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE can conceivably be used to delete an article if the article's title is something like "Best place to eat on Fifth Avenue", but this is not. This is simply about a road, and whether it stays or not is largely about its notability. Hzh (talk) 02:34, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Do we really want to get into a stupid argument when we both agree it should be deleted??? Ajf773 (talk) 03:33, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think I have ever agreed it should be deleted. I said it should be deleted if if it is not notable, and that the sources provided did not show its notability. Sources may well be found to support its notability. It's always better to try and use the correct rationale to propose an article for deletion, if nothing, it will let the person who wrote the article to know what the actual criteria is for the notability of an article, and do it better next time, like finding better sources (for example, a map is not a source for establishing notability, nor is a passing mention in an article). Hzh (talk) 11:19, 31 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Non notable street per WP:GEOROAD. Ajf773 (talk) 23:23, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Your welcome | Democratics ^Talk 07:58, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The Institute of Indian Geographers identifies the road as one of the city's main thoroughfare s. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:42, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment how does mention in IIG provide WP:GNG IIG is an independent organization and does not have any official sanction in India --Hagennos ❯❯❯ Talk 20:59, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete -- does not meet WP:GEOROAD & significant RS coverage not found. The article exists to advertise the stores that are located there -- that's not what the encyclopedia is for. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:32, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 19:17, 11 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Jdcomix (talk) 19:44, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Not enough coverage in independent, reliable sources to verify or sustian article. Fails Wikipedia's General Notability Guidelines and WP:GEOROAD. A passing mention in an article is not significant coverage. Jbh ^Talk 21:35, 18 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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