Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Canon of Amsterdam


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The result was delete. No one's recommending keeping, and this has been open 11 days. Deor (talk) 18:00, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

Canon of Amsterdam

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This look like a non-notable list. The only cited reference is the web page of the contest itself, which is offline now. I can't find any other reliable sources with significant coverage. Google News Search returns no hits. Similarly, Google Books search returns only one, self published book.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  13:17, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
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 * Comment - can you comment on the Dutch spelling of the subject, Canon van Amsterdam? I haven't had a chance to look very closely, but google news and books give results for that spelling. Smmurphy(Talk) 15:12, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment I have no problem accessing the website, but that is not an independent source. The cited further reading book source is also available: De canon van Amsterdam and is, itself, cited in several Amsterdam guides, e.g., Imagining Global Amsterdam: History, Culture, and Geography in a World City and Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 15:42, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete -- This appears to be a list of 50 topics related to Amsterdam, selected by the authors of a book as "windows" on the city. Many are significant (and have articles) but the selection of this (rather than some other) 50 is the author's and is ultimately a POV issue.  Peterkingiron (talk) 17:10, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per Peterkingiron's reasoning and because the whole thing seems so promotional in spirit. --Lockley (talk) 01:50, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Upon reflection, I agree with Peterkingiron. Smmurphy(Talk) 18:12, 31 May 2017 (UTC)


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