Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tallest buildings in Rockford, Illinois


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The result was delete. Missvain (talk) 02:38, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

List of tallest buildings in Rockford, Illinois

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There are no tall buildings in Rockford and none under construction.

This fails WP:LISTN for multiple reasons:


 * Firstly, the list has no navigational purpose as the overwhelming majority of the buildings featured are not notable enough for their own Wikipedia article.
 * Secondly, this topic does not have WP:SIGCOV in WP:RS. Database listings in Emporis and Skyscraperpage do not constitute significant coverage.
 * I see no evidence that the topic 'List of tallest buildings in Rockford' is covered as a group by reliable secondary sources but I am happy to be proved wrong here.
 * No significant high-rise building under construction so little chance of future notability; no point in sending to draft.
 * The city is not the largest in Illinois nor is it the capital.
 * I really do not believe that a building being taller than 30m makes it notable. We do not set the bar so low in Chicago so why are we doing it here?
 * This currently violates WP:NOTMIRROR as the article mostly mirrors Emporis.

Similar AfDs for reference: List of tallest buildings in Amherst, Massachusetts and List of tallest buildings in Thunder Bay Spiderone  22:45, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  22:45, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  22:45, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  22:45, 4 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep Agree to disagree on several points. Under WP:LISTPURP, this list page still fulfills an informational purpose (perhaps more so than an navigational one), I do concede that it does need its source information attended to (experts on the subject, perhaps?); however, List of tallest buildings in Chicago uses nearly exactly the same sources.  In terms of city notability, this is the largest city in IL that is NOT Chicago (or its suburbs).  If we were to start taking apart every similar like this, the Lists of tallest buildings in the United States template would be left only with Chicago and New York City, which defeats its purpose. --SteveCof00 (talk) 09:02, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 * The difference between this list and Chicago is ultimately coverage. Chicago is home to St. Regis Chicago, the tallest structure in the world designed by a woman. This alone gets coverage, for example here and here and here. Chicago was and still is hugely influential in the world of skyscraper development. It is the subject of numerous books, for example this, this and this. Also, this article explains how even the great Burj Khalifa and the Jeddah Tower can be linked to Chicago. If a similar amount of importance and notability can be found for Rockford then I'll happily change my stance to keep. Spiderone  10:12, 7 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete Some of the building have minor local articles about them, but I don't see anything that meets WP:LISTN "One accepted reason why a list topic is considered notable is if it has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources" Jeepday (talk) 18:41, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, NLIST, and . This list fails every element of my standards for such lists: nothing over 17 stories, only one or two notable buildings, in a city known for trivia more than tourism, and a standalone list that does not make sense to me. Bearian (talk) 19:24, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete - as per then above, does not appear to meet WP:NLIST. Onel 5969  TT me 22:04, 10 December 2020 (UTC)


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