Talk:Gerber/Hart Library

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on August 9, 2006 Template:Votepage Template:Result

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[edit] Improvement list

  1. Explain who/what Gerber and Hart are/were and why a library is named after them.
  2. History of events leading to its founding
  3. Facility. Has the library existed in any other location? Is the building is occupies new or renovated? What were the costs of building/renovating for use as a library.
  4. Collection. What types of materials does the library hold? Are there any particular strengths or niches in the collection that make this LGBT library different than others?
  5. Location. What kind of neighborhood is the library located within?
  6. Administration. Who/How/What is the governing body of this library.
  7. Non-profit Mission. What specific, measurable activities as this library participated in that fulfils its mission.
  8. Controversy. Has the library, its staff, funding or any other aspect of it been involved in a notable controversy?
  9. Spawn of fame/greater notability. Has any person, trend or tradition started at this location before going on to gain greater notability among the larger community?
  10. Interwiki. Does this article have any close relationships with the subject of other WP articles? If so, explain.
  11. Images. This article could benefit from relevant images of the subject.
  12. Tables/charts. Are there any lists or potential lists or statistics that would better be included as a chart or table rather than a list or written in paragraph form?
Davodd 17:19, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion . The result of [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{}|the discussion]] was {}.

[edit] Proposed deletion

Koavf, your proposed deletion was so fast (less than 2 minutes), it could make one assume that you have an extensive knowledge of libraries in general and gay-specific libraries in particular. Since "non-notable" invariably implies a degree of judgment, can you elaborate on your reasons for proposing the deletion? -- RayBirks 17:03, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Sure This article is not encyclopedic. If we have this, we might as well have First library with a magazine, Largest library on an island, List of people with two or less ears, etc. Why should we have an article on a library with 14,000 books? It took less than two minutes to read because there is virtually no content, and I find it doubtful there ever will be. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 18:26, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
    • The non-notable claim is invalid. Davodd 22:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
      • Davodd, for those of us still learning, what criteri(on)(a) did you use to decide the non-notable indication was invalid? I considered removing the "prod" (proposed for deletion) marker on my own but had not yet gotten it together. Reading WP:Notability was only partially helpful. -- RayBirks 23:10, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
      • Okay. The claim about the non-notable claim is invalid. See how we get nowhere when you're flippant? -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 23:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
        • Koavf, again for us learners: Did you mean to use only 3 colons for indenting? Your reply seems to be to Davodd and not to myself, which suggests a different indent. (If you make a correction, please correct this comment to follow you.) -- RayBirks 00:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
          • Re: "Davodd" Yes, I was trying to respond to Davodd. That's why I don't like these semi-colons. Ugh. Feel free to re-format this edit however you see fit to make it intelligible and retain its meaning. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 00:55, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
        • I recommend reading User:Uncle G/On notability and User:Uncle G/Wikipedia triage. Uncle G 18:47, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
I apologize if my terseness was offensive. On second reading, I would have been offended if it was in response to something I did. User:Uncle G is correct. - Davodd 01:08, 10 August 2006 (UTC)