Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium


 * 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 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. Any content worth merging is available under the article history. Randykitty (talk) 10:25, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium

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The content of this article is purely directory like. Wikipedia is not a directory. There is no content of any encyclopaedic value here Andrewgprout (talk) 16:47, 21 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep Consensus is overwhelming that Division I basketball arenas are notable, and notability is not temporary so the fact that the arena is no longer in use is irrelevant. Smartyllama (talk) 16:49, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Consensus by who. Notability is based on particular articles not by a genre of article. If this article is notible and not simply a directory entry then more must be able to be reliably added. I’m not sure why you mention temporary as an issue the rationale for removal  above do not include this as an issue - please be careful not to use standard replies to issues like this. Andrewgprout (talk) 17:08, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. Smartyllama (talk) 16:51, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Smartyllama (talk) 16:56, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect /Merge -To the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Fits nicely within that piece. ShoesssS Talk 17:46, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep/Merge - Division I basketball arenas are generally notable enough for their own articles, even if they are no longer in use. Yes, this article lacks a lot of content, but it could be expanded. Another option would be to merge this content into the University of Maryland Eastern Shore article.  Dough   4872   21:16, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 16:44, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 06:10, 1 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Merge with University of Maryland Eastern Shore. There's not much here, nor does it seem like much material could ever be written. Per guideline WP:AVOIDSPLIT: In this case, editors are encouraged to work on further developing the parent article first, locating coverage that applies to both the main topic and the subtopic." Split back only if by chance this ever can be developed.—Bagumba (talk) 08:37, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment If this is to be merged, Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball seems a more appropriate target than the main article on the school. Smartyllama (talk) 11:00, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Except that Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball has also used this gym. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:16, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 * So Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks then. That should cover both of them. I still say it should be kept, but it makes more sense to merge it with the athletics article than the university article if we're going to do that. Smartyllama (talk) 21:06, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 17:24, 3 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep I added a source. I'm not sure how expandable it is - searching was difficult because there are a few Tawes Gymnasiums in Maryland - but there's nothing wrong with it as a stub since I think WP:NEXIST is satisfied. Just to figure out when it was named after Mr. Tawes, when it opened, when it got renovated to see if there are newspaper clippings... SportingFlyer  talk  03:59, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for trying to expand it. However, the added source is not the significant coverage that GNG requires.  Per the guideline WP:WHYN: We require "significant coverage" in reliable sources so that we can actually write a whole article, rather than half a paragraph or a definition of that topic. Permanent stubs should be merged to WP:PRESERVE.—Bagumba (talk) 11:05, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I didn't say the source passed WP:GNG (I just used it to cite the capacity,) I'm just saying sources can be found. SportingFlyer  talk  18:24, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   17:04, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Merge / Redirect to University of Maryland Eastern Shore and add a line to the basketball section listing the previous venue and the current one. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:16, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 * There is no basketball section on the main university page. Perhaps you're thinking of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks, or the more general "Athletics" section on the main uni page with a link to the main athletics article via hatnote? Smartyllama (talk) 21:09, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
 * , either place could be used. If the athletics page wants to go a basketball section and venues then sure. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:12, 9 January 2019 (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.