Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Algiers Coffee House

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. There are no secondary sources to attest to notability and the article fails WP:V. There is no logic in a merge into Brattle Theatre, an unconnected business (also unsourced as it happens). A page on Brattle Hall sounds like a good idea but that is not for here. TerriersFan 22:13, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Algiers Coffee House

It sounds like a review. Even if we cleaned it up, what significance does this restaurant have? Yes it is a historic building, but if we created an article for every single business and restaurant and coffee house that coincidentally site on a "historic" building, we'd have another 200 stubs and worthless articles. Aren't we trying to improve the quality of Wikipedia, articles and the site itself? Crad0010 21:37, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete It probably was a review. it even gives t he ingredients and prices for one of the dishes. It is in a historical building, & there should be an article for the building, Brattle Hall.--there is none at present.We should be glad to have another few thousand articles on historic buildings, but not on NN current occupants DGG 02:48, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, I suppose. I did create this sometime in the past, something I seem to have forgotten till it showed up on my watchlist. In the intervening time someone clearly added some strangely review-like aspects to the article, which certainly don't belong there. That being said, Algiers is the oldest operating cafe in Harvard Square, and is frequently featured prominently in books set in Harvard or about harvard - I can remember a recent bestselling murder mystery and Zadie Smith's last in particular. I would urge against deleting it, as coffeehouses in significant locations that serve as a particular intersection for intellectual life tend to get referenced over and over again. I did intend to at some point work on the article to make it comparable to, for example, Cafe Pamplona, which is a comparable establishment. Hornplease 04:32, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
• Shorten and merge with Brattle Theatre. Brattle Hall is a red link. I would suggest that be removed and Brattle Theatre be expanded to cover both. However, in merging the present article should be greatly shortened. Details of menus are not encyclopaedic. If retained the article title should be changed to reflect its location. There must be many coffee houses in the city of Algiers. Peterkingiron 22:04, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sr13 20:11, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. No assertion of notability, no sources. It's mentioned in Harvard Square, and unless someone can convince me otherwise, that's enough. Clarityfiend 21:02, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Merge or delete per Clarityfiend. Ford MF 09:32, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletions. -- -- pb30<talk> 16:30, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletions. -- -- pb30<talk> 16:30, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
• Deletenot notable. IP198 14:34, 15 June 2007 (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.