Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/K.R.Circle Mysore

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The result was delete. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:44, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

K.R.Circle Mysore[edit]

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Removed PROD. This is not even a road, but just an intersection. No claim of notability. No refs to demonstrate in-depth coverage in RS. MB 03:51, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ Comment While being an intersection is not inherently non-notable (see Times Square in NYC or Dupont Circle in D.C.), there are no RS's I could find that indicate this is notable, although perhaps Wikipedians living in India could find better sources than I could in the US. John M Wolfson (talk) 04:01, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. KCVelaga (talk) 04:21, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. KCVelaga (talk) 04:21, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 10:20, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The Circle is the site of notable landmarks. There is a well known statue of Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV there, after whom it was named. The repair of this feature was a substantial news item in The Hindu. It is listed in multiple guide books, eg [1]. One corner of Mysore Palace and two of its boundary roads meet the Circle. In an article about police using PA systems to harangue traffic violaters in all the major circles, the Star of Mysore describes K.R. Circle as a "prominent landmark" of the city. And just to add my two cents on the idea that intersections are not notable, just off the top of my head, just in London, there is Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Seven Dials, Parliament Square, and Angel, Islington. Surprisingly, Oxford Circus is a redirect, but take a look at Category:Road junctions in London for the full list. In India, The Hindu thinks these sort of road junctions are notable enough to have a series of articles on "The story of circles". SpinningSpark 15:32, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The Hindu article is about the statue and makes passing mention of the Circle, mention in guidebooks is not in-depth coverage, the news article on police PA systems makes another passing mention. The fact that the article says the circle is a "prominent landmark" does not make it notable to WP without WP:SIGCOV, nor is the fact that there are other notable intersections. "The story of circles" article may contribute to the notablility of traffic circles in India, but not to every one it mentions in passing. MB 17:35, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:12, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have to take issue with MB for ruling out sources on the statue in KR Circle not adding to notability of the circle. City roads are rarely, if ever, notable as plain roads, rather they are notable because of the things in them. There are more than enough landmarks to justify an overview article. Besides the the statue and the palace I mentioned above, KR Circle contains Devaraja Market, for which we do not have a separate article, but has some coverage in sources, maybe even outright notable; Vegetable and Milk Marketing in Developing Countries talks about it for several pages and says it "is the most important buying place". Also has some coverage in People, Space & Economy of an Indian City. It also gets a lot of news coverage, particularly the conservation/demolition debate of this 130-year-old building; The Hindu, Star of Mysore, Times of India. SpinningSpark 12:47, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Rubbish computer (Talk: Contribs) 09:04, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Mysore or Strong Delete - no references at all - does not meet WP:GNG or WP:GEOROAD, which states that "Topic notability for county roads, regional roads (such as Ireland's regional roads), local roads, streets and motorway service areas may vary, and are presumed to be notable if they have been the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable and independent of the subject" - K.R.Circle Mysore is not notable - Epinoia (talk) 20:12, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete pending evidence of non-trivial coverage from reliable publications about this subject. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 (talk) 21:10, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nomination. A trivial subject vying for Wikinotability without success. Online searches in the local or the English lingo sprout forth a lame harvest. -The Gnome (talk) 09:37, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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