Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Historic Boystown


 * 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   redirect to West Hollywood, California. Dubiously sourced with a strong suspicion of a promotional conflict of interest. Consensus is that this at best warrants a mention in the context of the wider area. ~ mazca  talk 12:13, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Historic Boystown

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Article is primarily WP:PROMO for the efforts of one Larry Block to get a certain designation for an area of West Hollywood. Article created and all substantial edits are by User:Blockpartyweho -- Block Party in West Hollywood is a store owned by Larry Block, as explained in the earlier revisions of this page. Nat Gertler (talk) 04:14, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect with West Hollywood, appears to be somewhat notable (but not so much under the moniker "Historic Boystown") riffic (talk) 21:19, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Redirect to West Hollywood. First off, the article is factually incorrect.  Los Angeles, California is in fact a separate city from West Hollywood, California, unlike the opening of the article states.  The history of the now-iconic gay neighborhood of West Hollywood is synonymous with the history of this article subject.  It's basically the same topic.  It would be like having a new article about the gay history of The Castro, San Francisco when the existing article already contains that history.--Oakshade (talk) 21:28, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:15, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 21:16, 29 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Agree with Redirect. The designation "Historic Boystown" hasn't even been officially recognized by West Hollywood at this time - it's still just a proposal - and even if it ultimately is recognized, the information properly belongs in the West Hollywood article, with a redirect from this name. --MelanieN (talk) 00:29, 2 May 2011 (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.