Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Billboards of Lahore


 * 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. consensus is that this article is unencyclopedic. Davewild (talk) 17:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Billboards of Lahore

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Not quite sure what to say about this one - a couple of sentences plus a gallery...of billboards! Surely this is unencyclopedic. Grutness...wha?  04:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * PS - I see this has been on AfD before... long ago, back when it was VfD. Record of the debate (no-co0nsensus outcome) is on the article's talk page. Grutness...wha?  04:14, 1 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. This would make a great series of blog posts. It doesn't look much like an encyclopedia article, however. —David Eppstein (talk) 04:24, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - it used to be a lot longer but in either version there are two problems. First, its a coatrack - its not really about the billboards of Lahore but about the culture and cost of living in the city. The material would more appropriately be included in the Lahore article. Second and more important, it makes no assertion of notability other than via unreferenced original research (eg a cellphone is a major status symbol, and disposable nappy use is a sign of a rising middle class). These things might be true but without sources its just one person's opinion. Remove the original research and we simply have a gallery of non-notable images showing products for sale the world over. The idea that billboards reflect a city's cultural identity is interesting but without reliable sources this is essentially a pictorial essay. Euryalus (talk) 07:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as unencyclopedic. Why not have a Billboards of Coos Bay,Oregon article? Could also be WP:SPAM for the corporations mentioned. Nerdluck34 (talk)12:35, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, a textbook case of something that is interesting, but not really encyclopædic. Would not be opposed to userifying it if anybody would like to post it elsewhere.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 12:51, 1 September 2008 (UTC).
 * Delete per Euryalus. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:57, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  21:25, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Advertising-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  21:25, 3 September 2008 (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.