Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lansing Mall

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. Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:06, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lansing Mall

Lansing Mall (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Second largest mall in the Lansing, Michigan area. No claims to notability. JChap2007 05:21, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

As the article makes clear (but my nomination unfortunately didn't), Lansing only has two malls. I grew up near there and this mall is incredibly non-notable. JChap2007 22:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

• KeepNotable mall. Edison 06:02, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Notable why? The article claims nothing. Shimeru 07:35, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment It might be useful for WP to develop criteria for mall articles specifically. Some undoubtedly deserve their own article and many clearly do not. Where does the community wish to draw the line? (I know nothing of Lansing, MI and thus cannot comment on the significance of this mall, though the article is pretty well-written so I lean to Weak keep). Allon Fambrizzi 08:23, 16 November 2006 (UTC)Allon Fambrizzi
• Weak Keep, since Lansing is the capital of Michigan, I believe that this mall asserts some notability as it is quite a big mall. The second largest mall in a big city is considered notable. --Terence Ong _{(C | R)} 08:36, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Just to note, Lansing is not what most would consider a "big city." It is comparable to Ann Arbor, MI and Kalamazoo, MI in size, and far smaller than Grand Rapids. Allon Fambrizzi 08:50, 16 November 2006 (UTC)Allon Fambrizzi
  • And, just to note, it only has two malls. JChap2007 22:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Still don't see how a Mall, a bleedin' shopping centre, can be notable, no matter the size.SkierRMH 10:01, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

I think that malls like West Edmonton Mall have some claim to notability, but I think most malls, like, um, most schools, do not merit space in Wikipedia. Denni ^talk 19:46, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete There are tons of big malls like this one. No encyclopedic value here. Macy's in New York, GUM in Moscow, La Rinascente in Milan or Galeries Lafayette in Paris may qualify due to their historical significance, but this one? There is a cute grocery near my home, selling excellent cheeses hard to find elsewhere. It smells far more distinctive than this thing. Stammer 11:19, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
  • It's not even a big mall. JChap2007 22:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete who cares, Wiki isn't a travel guide Missvain 14:34, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Completly fails to assert notability scope_creep 14:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment We do have a List of shopping malls in the United States and articles on many other malls. I don't know how that cuts (maybe they should all be deleted) but just wanted to throw it out there.--TheOtherBob 17:48, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:MALLS. Denni ^talk 19:38, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment There's a whole project? Interesting - I'm always amazed at the variety of interests people have. Anyways, I'm not sure I understand yet why this mall fails WP:MALLS. I don't think I disagree with you at all (I don't think I have an opinion one way or the other, to be honest), I just don't think I understand.--TheOtherBob 19:45, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Should have stopped the rot with schools. WMMartin 18:36, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

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.