Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laundry room

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. Consensus against deletion. Discussion to merge with utility room can continue on the talk page. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 (talk) 01:39, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Laundry room[edit]

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This lacks so much noteability that most wikis don't even have a page for it. It hasn't had any kind of notability references pretty much since it's creation, and has sat in it's current condition for pretty much a decade. Time for it to go. Jtrainor (talk) 20:06, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, it's a concept that doesn't exist in all societies that benefits from explanation. McPhail (talk) 00:55, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with utility room. They are virtually the same thing, and the latter actually has sources within the article. Waddles 🗩 🖉 20:49, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 21:48, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It seems clear to me that the nominator has neglected to do any sort of WP:BEFORE check and is nominating this solely because "it's sat in its current condition for pretty much a decade" which is not a valid deletion rationale. Whether or not other wikis have a page for an entry has zero bearing on if it is notable or not. I have a current GA that only exists on enwiki, that doesn't mean it fails notability! If not kept, a merge to utility room would not be terrible. Outright deletion would be stupid, this is a very common term in the United States. As for notability, there's a million articles out there, including many books that include the words "Laundry room" in their titles, but to name some specific examples of coverage, see [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. The assertion that laundry room "lacks notability" is hilariously incorrect, this obviously clears GNG by a landslide. The only real rationale here would be, again, a potential merge with utility room, but an argument can be made that a laundry room and a utility room are different topics, with the laundry room being primarily a North American topic. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 02:23, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Trainsandotherthings: Does it pass WP:NOT though? ––FormalDude ^talk 02:52, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Why wouldn't it? SportingFlyer T·C 16:54, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'd also like to mention that Laundry room is listed as a level 5 vital article. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 19:30, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I feel like it probably isn't a vital topic. ––FormalDude ^talk 06:34, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with utility room. No need for two articles about essentially the same thing. Utility room is the more generic term. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:19, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep/merge I'm not sure I'd favour a merge as I've never heard the term "utility room" before, at least not one where utility room would be the page we keep over laundry room. However merge discussions can take place elsewhere, and there's absolutely no reason to delete this. The idea it's non-notable is laughable - a quick scholar search shows research into laundry rooms and real estate which would be enough to pass GNG. SportingFlyer T·C 16:53, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and expand. This article focuses on private homes. Many many apartment complexes and apartment buildings (especially in older urban areas) have Laundry#Shared laundry rooms, which is NOT the utility room. (https://mla-online.com/MLAOnline/Resources/Laundry_Room_Guide/MLAOnline/Laundry_Room_Guide.aspx?hkey=1cc449e8-788f-4cdc-9ae2-4e4cd97f0204) Interesting in NYC they're in the basement, in Rome, they're on the roof. It can be a cultural phenonmena. (https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-rules-of-my-apartment-buildings-laundry-room).Djflem (talk) 06:59, 19 December 2021 (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.