Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Petaling Jaya Museum


 * 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 keep. BD2412 T 23:26, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Petaling Jaya Museum

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fails WP:ORG Gnews in English and Malay names yields just passing mentions. One would expect a museum aged over 12 years to get more coverage. LibStar (talk) 05:39, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Museums and libraries-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 05:42, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Related ongoing AFDs include: Articles for deletion/Kite Museum (Melaka), Articles for deletion/Melaka Transportation Museum, Articles for deletion/Petaling Jaya Museum. --Doncram (talk) 05:32, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Malaysia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 05:42, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   15:18, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. wp:ITSAMUSEUM; article has sources which provide significant coverage and seem substantial to me; i expect further sourcing available about museum's opening, closure, re-opening, more. --Doncram (talk) 04:40, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I am not sure if this is entirely different or same as the Museum of Asian Art, also in Petaling Jaya, also known as "Muzium Seni Asia", also conceivably known sometimes as Petaling Jaya Museum. Insight Guides: Explore Kuala Lumpur states that Petaling Jaya "boasts an excellent museum and conservatory" meaning that one, which it goes on about. If it is different, it is notable also and should be linked from the AFD topic article, and an article for it should be created in order to continue/expand Wikipedia's coverage about museums of the world, which are basically all notable (except small private never-open-to-the-public ones).  If it is same, then there is substantial more to add to the current article.  There are 8 hits in "Google books" search link above, but the specific coverage about the museums is not available via free previews.--Doncram (talk) 04:52, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * From further browsing, it seems to me to be the same, and there is lots available. The museum hosts important exhibitions which get coverage, e.g. 2017 article in New Straits Times. The current Wikipedia article makes it sound very boring, but it seems more likely to me that it is interesting and up-and-coming in fact. --Doncram (talk) 05:05, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * "Wikipedia's coverage about museums of the world, which are basically all notable": That is false, museums have no inherent notability. LibStar (talk) 07:36, 13 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:ITSAMUSEUM. KartikeyaS  (talk) 07:24, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * WP:ITSAMUSEUM is an essay. You haven't addressed how notability is met. LibStar (talk) 14:16, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. None of the sources in the article are reliable in the wikipedia-sense (WP:RS). The only reasonable coverage presented is the New Straits Times article, and it barely provides any information about the museum. Fails WP:GNG. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 21:27, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- RoySmith (talk) 23:51, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep we keep Museums - even better when they pass WP:N. Other non trivial sources exist. Lightburst (talk) 00:31, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: I easily found another source that I don't think has been mentioned yet: "Heritage Dolls" in the New Strait Times (2017), which is a detailed description of a Petaling Jaya Museum exhibit. Also, WP:ITSAMUSEUM. Yes, that's just an essay, but essays are helpful and when they get cited a lot, it indicates that the essay makes a compelling argument. As Lightburst says, we keep museums. -- Toughpigs (talk) 03:35, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. I don't think this article should be delete. It have some references about this article and in my opinion, it should be keep. --Claude Warrior (talk) 13:54, 19 March 2020 (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.