Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bottled water in Armenia


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The result was no consensus. North America1000 04:30, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Bottled water in Armenia

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No indication of notability or context for creating such an article. WP:OR. Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 17:32, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. North America1000 17:34, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. North America1000 17:34, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Armenia-related deletion discussions. North America1000 17:34, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * The context is obvious from the title itself, so the issue here is notability. A quick news search finds sources such as this, this, this and this, and a look at Google Books and Scholar finds plenty of coverage of the levels of arsenic in bottled Armenian water exported to the United States, Russia and Iran. It would seem to make more sense to start with one article on the whole national industry rather than separate articles about the individual brands. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 18:44, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 01:33, 14 November 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:43, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete- Reads like a directory listing, a few basic facts followed by a long list of producers grouped by region. Neiltonks (talk) 13:25, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete: Concur with Neiltonks. WP:INDISCRIMINATE '''- Je rg li ng ''' PC Load Letter 18:50, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Notability is a function of the available sources. Would the two editors giving "delete" opinions above like to explain how the sources that I pointed to above don't amount to significant coverage in independent reliable sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.17.222.157 (talk) 19:28, 21 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep, mineral water industry is a major industry in Armenia, and the article is not just a list (it has 2112 bytes of prose). Note, from 1992 Country Profile: "Armenia is also a major producer of mineral water. It has more than 700 wells, concentrated around" (https://books.google.com/books?id=XqQUAQAAMAAJ p. 36) "ome 50 Armenian factories specialize in bottling mineral spring water. During Soviet times, it was recommended that mineral water be drunk three times a day, at the beginning of every meal, as a curative for a multitude of diseases. Literature of that era proclaimed the water's trace elements in lists that would have rivaled Mendelev's table of elements! Armenians like to say, “Our mineral water is our oil.” You will always see bottles of Arzni, Bjni, or Jermuk mineral water at" (https://books.google.com/books?id=0oXYX9Qzx9oC&pg=PA160) "For instance, Armenian mineral water “Jermuk” was found to contain arsenic at concentrations ranging up to 600 μg/L and ... This popular mineral water has been widely available in the Soviet Union for decades; now it is widely sold at least in" (https://books.google.com/books?id=EDPOBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA218)--Soman (talk) 20:49, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Water bottling has a major contribution in the GDP of Armenia, as well as the exports of the nation. The article will be updated with well-sourced info about the industry and related production as well as export data.--Preacher lad (talk) 11:56, 23 November 2016 (UTC)


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