Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Perlovka

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. --Luigi30 (Taλk) 13:46, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Perlovka

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Apparently is the red light distrcit of Prague. Does that mean it warrants its own entry, or can it be merged or deleted? Montchav 01:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

It can probably be merged into Prague, although there currently isn't a section about the red light in that article. (By the way, I sorted this under "Places and transportation") Hersfold ^(talk/work) 01:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

P.S. - If the article is sufficiently expanded (looks like it'll need a helluva lot of work, though), it probably could stand on its own, with just a blue link in the Prague article. As it stands, however, it could be deleted under CSD A1 or A3.

• This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 11:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

• Weak keep. In fact it is not a red light district but a street (with some prostitutes around in the night but basically a normal street in the centre of Prague). Its official name is Perlová ulice (Pearl Street) but the name Perlovka is used as the shortened version colloquially. You can see it on the map. Because it originates in the Middle Ages, I would not delete the article, only rename to the true name of the street.--Ioannes Pragensis 14:01, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep as a street in Prague if expanded, strong oppose to merge to Prague. ≈Tulkolahten≈^≈talk≈ 20:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. The street is only known as a place of prostitutes in Prague. If needed it may be mentioned in Prostitution in the Czech Republic. Otherwise there are 0 notable things. If kept do not rename, next to nobody uses the official name. Oppose merging anything into Prague. Acc. to [1], a publication by Prague magistrate, they pushed the prostitutes out of the city centre. If true then in decade two the street will be forgotten once again. 11:38, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Really? In all official sources, maps etc. I've ever seen, the street is cited as Perlová ulice, and the naming conventions are clear. "Perlovka" is only Prague colloquialism (something like Kurfürstendamm vs. Ku Damm in Berlin - we use the official name and Ku Damm is a redirect). - Regarding the notability, the street's history and architecture has been mentioned in many reliable sources, therefore I guess it can be regarded as notable enough to stay. I suspect that this anonymous editor have not seen the article because it mentions at least one notable building in the street.--Ioannes Pragensis 17:16, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes, officially it is. Perlová ulice in Plzeň may claim the name as well. IMHO there should be an article about the monastery and possibly the modern house and these could give a brief info about the street. Keeping not so good article about NN street (as opposed to individual structures) may encourage people to generate dozens or hundreths of such stubs. Pavel Vozenilek 08:20, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

• Delete Too small and fragmentary to be worth keeping. No reliable sources. Otherwise why shouldn't we have an article on every street in downtown Prague? Re-creating an informative article with reliable sources might be allowable if notability could be shown, e.g. history books that specifically comment on the street. Plus, we could be exceeding our mandate as the English Wikipedia if we keep articles whose only verification is in Czech. EdJohnston 01:56, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per above. The Filmaker 03:21, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per above. There is little here to justify keeping the article, and I note that the Czech WP does not appear to have an article on the street.--Kubigula (talk) 03:44, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per above. If we had a WP:STREETS guideline, this would undoubtedly fail. RFerreira 08:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
• Comment: "No reliable sources." - there is of course a lot of reliable sources, the first external link in the article leads to the official site of Prague 1 District and it specifically comments on the street and its history. - "If we had a WP:STREETS guideline, this would undoubtedly fail." - the street is about 700 years old and a part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site - the historical centre of Prague. It was there already before we knew that America exists.--Ioannes Pragensis 10:06, 4 April 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.