Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Buddhist Centre

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 no consensus given the lack of strong opinions and belief in, but not evidence of, sourcing. If this comes back in a few months still without sources that fact will be prejudicial. GRBerry 15:10, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] London Buddhist Centre

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The name is a misnomer, this is just a centre for the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, one Buddhist group of many, and a particularly controversial one. I don't believe we can have an article for every dharma centre in the world. The article seems promotional in tone, has no independent references and contains detail that makes me think it was written by the FWBO themselves. All the associated businesses in the area (mentioned in the article) are also owned by the same group. Secretlondon 11:17, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Weak keep but we need real sources here. I believe that this is the main cent[er][re] of the FWBO, and that makes it one of the more prominent Western Buddhist centers in the world. I would like to see some reliable sources, but don't have access to the usual reference at the moment. I certainly agree that most centers are not notable enough for an article, but I think that this one is a rare exception. bikeable (talk) 18:56, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, W.marsh 22:13, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

• Weak keep: I've tagged the page for additional sources. Subject seems notable, just needs more to verify it. If this comes back in a couple months, with no additional sources, I would say delete it. - Rjd0060 22:33, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
• Weak delete. Doesn't seem particularly notable. Their website claims that it is "one of the largest urban Buddhist Centres in the West", but it's not clear exactly what that means and I can find no reliable 3rd-party verification of the claim (which seems odd if the claim is true). Cosmo0 21:09, 13 October 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.