Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Norwegian Consulate General, Houston


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The result was   no consensus. One two three... 20:32, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Norwegian Consulate General, Houston

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This article does not meet the GNG - there is not significant coverage in independent reliable sources. Of the 7 sources currently listed, 3 are directly related to the consulate, 1 is a map that verifies the consulate exists, 1 is a map of an office building, 1 is an article about the Norwegian consulate in Minnesota which has 2 sentences on the consulate in Houston (trivial coverage), 1 is an article about Norwegians in Houston which mentions the consulate only in passing (trivial coverage). Karanacs (talk) 14:22, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Delete as nominator Karanacs (talk) 14:22, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: Let's look at the Chronicle source: http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4610819
 * The quotes show that the consulate, or the "incubator" building that houses the consulate gets significant coverage
 * "Counting on business growth of expatriates, the Norwegian government is starting a business incubator for its citizens in Houston. "
 * "The Norwegian government is expanding its consular offices into a new building. "
 * ""This is an indication how important we feel Houston is for Norway," Seim said of the building, which will also house the consulate's office. The incubator organized by the consulate and Innovation Norway will help foster small businesses and medium-size businesses. Small Norwegian companies that invent products or want to do business in Houston will operate out of the incubator's Montrose-area building. "
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 14:32, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Those sentences are focusing more on the project that Norway is undertaking. I don't see any way these three bullets are more than trivial coverage. Karanacs (talk) 15:05, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
 * File:ConsulateNorwayHoustonTX.jpg - This is the project. It's meant to coordinate the activity between the Norwegian government (consulate) and several Norwegian businesses. The article discusses the consulate itself and the building which is the "project"
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 15:23, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep per Reliable Sources, and arguments of User:WhisperToMe. – Phoenix B 1of3 (talk) 21:17, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * What reliable sources? The one source that barely mentions the consulate? Karanacs (talk) 21:20, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 1 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete as above - or, if Embassy of Norway, Washington, D.C. is created, merge/redirect there. Neutralitytalk 23:22, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep because useful to readers and inherently notable per WP:ORG and WP:NOTPAPER. Dualus (talk) 19:53, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * These aren't reasons to keep. See WP:ITSUSEFUL and WP:EVERYTHING. Also, where's the reliable sources treating this in depth? Sure, WP:ITEXISTS, but that doesn't mean its notable. And WP:ORG - the page you link to - explicitly states: No inherent notability. Neutralitytalk 23:25, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * This one: http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4610819 - There is significant coverage related to Norway House, which is a joint project between the consulate and "Innovation Norway" - To make this clear, using the quotes I found above and some more content from this article, I expanded the article WhisperToMe (talk) 11:23, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - There is significant coverage on Norway House, which is a project of the Norwegian consulate and "Innovation Norway" - Not only did the consulate help organize it, but it moved its own offices into the building. WhisperToMe (talk) 11:23, 7 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, causa sui (talk) 19:14, 9 November 2011 (UTC)




 * Delete as lacking in-depth coverage from independent third party sources. Stuartyeates (talk) 05:58, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * delete fails WP:GNG despite this AfD existing for several weeks no one has cone up with evidence of significant in-depth coverage. LibStar (talk) 11:38, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - now that reliable sources discussing the consulate have been found. Pantherskin (talk) 22:04, 15 November 2011 (UTC)


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