Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gothenburg City Hall

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 speedy close because no-one, not even the nominator, actually wants this article deleted. Do not bring articles to Articles for deletion when you want them renamed, not deleted.

Renaming the article over the top of the edited redirect doesn't involve the deletion of this article. Such moves are the province of Wikipedia:Requested moves. However, (a) a name change is a matter for the article's own talk page (which hasn't even been created, I notice, let alone used for discussion of a proposed name change), not AFD; and (b) editors should pay closer attention to the edit summary given when this article was renamed from Gothenburg Stock Exchange, before being rash about renaming. Uncle G (talk) 18:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gothenburg City Hall[edit]

I'm not sure this is the right place for this, but I can't see another route. If wrong, perhaps someone can redirect to a suitable location. The article starts with the words "The Stock Exchange is a building in Gothenburg" and is about the stock exchange, not the city hall. It links to and from the Swedish article on the stock exchange. the obvious solution, I though, was to move the article to a new title Gothenburg Stock Exchange Building, but this already exists as a redirect back here. Similarly, Gothenburg Stock Exchange. Confused and running round in circles, it would seem easier to delete these and start again. Again, apologies if I'm in the wrong place. Emeraude (talk) 13:08, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge. Merge with Sweden. TopGearFreak ^Talk 13:26, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Sweden? That's a bit rash, don't you think? I can picture an AfD in Swedish Wikipedia for San Francisco City Hall and somebody says "Merge to United States." --Oakshade (talk) 17:12, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This looks like a very historic building, as shown in the Swedish article on the stock exchange. I think the confusion lies in its dual usages in its history. According to English sources I've found, it was built in the 1840s as a stock exchange, but transformed into city civic offices in the early 20th Century. [1] I think even as just the stock exchange and/or the city hall of a major city makes it notable in itself. It's also apparently Heritage listed [2]. Perhaps a redirect to Börsen, Gothenburg would be in order. --Oakshade (talk) 17:01, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Undoubtedly a notable building (just look at it!) but my concern is the article and/or its name. If, as you say, it has had dual uses that might explain the confusion. And also why it is such an insignificant article at the moment. Swediah Wiki refers to it as a Stock Exchange - and presumably they should know - so I feel we should in English. So perhaps its advisable to delete the Stock Exchange article and then rename this as Gothenburg Stock Exchange. Is that possible? Emeraude (talk) 17:57, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - I don't think a rename of this article would be controversial. A deletion is not in order though. If you are talking about deleting the the Swedish article, you would need to take your case up at Swedish Wikipedia (how's your Swedish?). --Oakshade (talk) 20:09, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - Impossible to rename, because alternative page already exists as redirect! That was my point. (Not suggesting playing around with Swedish Wiki, beyond altering interwiki link if changes made here.) Emeraude (talk) 20:24, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 17:57, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I think that content of this can be developed from the Swedish article cited by Oakshade, and the aid of a Google translation Börsen, Göteborg and this [3]. It seems to be enough of an historic landmark in Gothenburg to merit its own article. However, someone with a knowledge of Swedish should probably augment the google translation. Mandsford (talk) 18:51, 24 November 2008 (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.