Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boscov's Downtown Binghamton


 * 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 Speedy Delete WP:G5. (non-admin closure) Septrillion (talk) 13:34, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Boscov's Downtown Binghamton

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A single store of department store chain, not a historic site (it opened in 1984), so I don't understand why this would be notable. Looks like it got some local news coverage because the store may close, but that's routine. Wikipedia is WP:NOTDIRECTORY of every store. Rusf10 (talk) 05:28, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

I am also nominating the following related page:
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 08:59, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 08:59, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - The Binghamton, and probably the Wilkes-Barre, page fails on WP:LASTING, with all the news in a very brief time (three single bits on WB, basically status updates). WP:AUD might be an issue for both pages' sources. I'm not especially confident either way regarding other grounds of source suitability. I would also agree that the simple creation/closure of fairly normal stores would not be sufficient to generate the needing notability Nosebagbear (talk) 10:34, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. The references are adequate. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 16:45, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * How so? Septrillion (talk) 17:17, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - No evidence of notability. Received only WP:ROUTINE coverage. We don't need an article on every store. Septrillion (talk) 17:17, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete Author is now blocked for block evasion. Septrillion (talk) 05:23, 26 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - Sources are local coverage only, and this is just an individual store among a large chain. Fails WP:AUD; if there is anything individually notable about this particular store it should be included on the corporate main page.  Scr ★ pIron IV 17:22, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 *  Redirect  both and selective merge to a sentence or two each at Boscov's, a short article where the references would be a nice enhancement. As per WP:PRESERVE.E.M.Gregory (talk) 01:37, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * That would be undue weight, unless we go ahead a write a few sentences about every single Boscov's store in existence. I don't see why these are any more or less notable than their other 44 locations.--Rusf10 (talk) 06:16, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Adding reliably sourced info about a couple of individual stores would not require adding every store.E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:10, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 23:53, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 23:53, 19 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete both articles per WP:CHAIN
 * "Many companies have chains of local stores or franchises that are individually pretty much interchangeable—for instance, a local McDonald's. Since there is generally very little to say about individual stores or franchises that is not true for the chain in general, Wikipedia should not have articles on such individual stores. In rare cases, an individual location will have architectural peculiarities that makes it notable,..."
 * This is just straightforward application of a simple rule.  Merging into Boscov's might work, but would likely give too much weight to the two individual stores. Smallbones( smalltalk ) 12:25, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Concerns that can best be addressed by expanding the article.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:08, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I did a small expand, source, tweak to main Boscov's article, a reasonably solid, well-sourceed article about a century-old regional department store chain.  It would be useful, parsimonious, and  simple to merge these two articles to the Boscov's page  As per WP:PRESERVE.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:27, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * There is absolutely nothign that sets these two stores apart from the other 44. No need to mention them at all. Removing trivial information is consistent with WP:DON'T PRESERVE--Rusf10 (talk) 17:27, 25 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete - An individual location of Boscov's is not notable enough for an article.  Dough   4872   00:06, 26 April 2018 (UTC)


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