Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Apliu Street


 * 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 keep--Ymblanter (talk) 06:42, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

Apliu Street

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Non-notable street in Hong Kong. The article fails to provide sufficient sources or even details in the text, to support its notability. Delete as per Notability and WP:RS. Note that existence does not prove notability. Wikipedia is not a directory of streets or a travel guide. The information in the article would be better suited to WikiVoyage. The article was previously PROD but the tag remove with the comment, "substantial coverage exists, inappropriate for prod." However, no new references or links to said 'substantial coverage' were added to the article so the notability issue remains. Rincewind42 (talk) 00:11, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Substantial coverage is cited in the article, although the nominator evidently disagrees that it's substantial coverage. This is one of a large number of cookie-cutter nominations intent on wiping out the existing comprehensive coverage of the streets of Hong Kong. Unfortunately I find myself responding with a repeated objection. I don't think these deletions would result in an improvement to the encyclopedia.  I wouldn't necessarily object to thoughtful, substantive mergers of these street articles into one or more collective articles in keeping with the teachings of WP:PRESERVE; wholesale deletion is not consistent with my conception of our editing policies and the values that explain why this project exists. --Arxiloxos (talk) 02:11, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - In addition to the coverage indicated by Arxiloxos, I've found more.  Nicknamed "Apple Street" as shown by the last source, it appears very famous for its market of electronics.  This nom has been making a slew of Hong Kong street AfDs with little regard to WP:BEFORE. --Oakshade (talk) 03:22, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hong Kong-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:43, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:43, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep – Enough with this barrage of thoughtless AfDs. There are certainly some HK streets that do not deserve coverage, but it has become clear there is no effort to distinguish between the notable and the non-notable. Apliu Street is perhaps the most famous street in Sham Shui Po. Many Hong Kong articles are poorly referenced and neglected, because generally these subjects get more attention on the Chinese Wikipedia. I have slowly been working to improve referencing on Hong Kong subjects over the past year and many articles which were long stubs have recently been improved by the community. Wholesale deletion is not the answer. Citobun (talk) 01:22, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Satisfies GNG. James500 (talk) 22:56, 10 August 2014 (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.