Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Historic Districts Council


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The result was Speedy keep. Nominator has withdrawn, and there are no other delete votes. (non-admin closure) NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:37, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Historic Districts Council

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This article does not seem to have any reliable secondary sources to support its notability. Its only sources, before I removed them, were to a phishing site. A few reliable sources mention this organization in passing, but this is mainly set up like an advertisement for the organization. epic genius (talk) 17:23, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. epic genius (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. Blatantly non-neutral, no significant coverage found by a quick GBooks search. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 17:29, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. North America1000 15:08, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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 * Comment -- This sounds as if it may be a significant campaigning organisation. No Gbooks source is likely to be available, but what about newspapers?  Peterkingiron (talk) 12:04, 9 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - seems like a significant organization by mentions alone, even if the sourcing isn't there yet. —Swpbtalk 20:55, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - News turned up dozens of brief mentions, of the type which would indicate it passes WP:BASIC, from the Village Voice to Politico, to the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle had a nice little article about a lawsuit the group filed to save E.A. Poe's house from destruction. There's a very nice mention, found on Books, at HERE, in which the organization is interwoven into several pages (as their acronym HDC). Again, quite a few significant mentions of the organization showing its importance to the historical preservation of NYC, as exhibited by this type of reference, albeit brief, shows the significance of the org. They are apparently covered in detail in a book about the Poe house controversy: NYU's Legal Agreement: The Inside Story.  Onel 5969  TT me 23:40, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam Sailor Talk! 23:52, 12 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep. I find plenty of significant coverage in independent, reliable sources both via Google Books, Highbeam, and Newspaper Archive, subject easily meets WP:CORPDEPTH. A selection of book sources.


 * . Sam Sailor Talk! 00:30, 13 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I would like to withdraw my nomination now. The subject is apparently marginally notable. Is there a way to do that? (However, I'm still seeing some advertorial-type writing on the page, which I am trying to clean up.) epic genius (talk) 01:30, 13 November 2015 (UTC)


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