Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Providence Marketplace

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. Sourcing concerns not addressed. (The addition of references to press releases by the developer does not constitute the addition of independent sources.) Shimeru 17:54, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Providence Marketplace

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Fails WP:N and probably WP:NOT#SOAPBOX as well. - Cyrus XIII 22:43, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

• Note this article has been merged, (discussed and requested before the AfD nomination) with Providence MarketPlace, I have already started cleaning up the article, History section has three reference sources, one county, one media, and the third is a nationally associated real estate company(not necessarily independant) in addition to property owner. Gnangarra 06:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Alternative is to userfy the article while its complies Gnangarra 06:35, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
• Note: Since the notability and potential advertisement concerns still stand, the AfD notice has been re-inserted into the article's new incarnation (Providence MarketPlace). - Cyrus XIII 07:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete (both) per nom. The addition of sources helps the article meet verifiability, but I don't see any demonstration of notability. The fact that it exists isn't in doubt, but that isn't enough for an article. --DeLarge 09:42, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

• comment this should does indicate notability The building of Providence MarketPlace was identified as as a key element in establishing the area on the interstate 40 exit as a satilite community of Nashville. source [1] Gnangarra 07:52, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• comment It helps, but as per WP:Notability, "A topic is notable if it has been the subject of at least one substantial or multiple non-trivial published works that are reliable and independent of the subject." Providence Marketplace is mentioned in that article, but is not the subject of it; the subject is the city's development in general. Also, the more local a newspaper's coverage, the more sources are needed. One article about the marketplace in the NYT or WSJ would be sufficient, but once you get down to The Tennessean, I'd expect 2-3 articles, with more substantial coverage than three short sentences in a 1500-word story. Is there any other coverage you can find that'd help? --DeLarge 09:07, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• Weak keep. I think I am opposed, on general principle, to articles on shopping malls. However, this one does seem to be of significant impact to the local economy, and I found some other coverage that squeaks it through the notability requirement, IMO.[2] [3]--Kubigula (talk) 03:38, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

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