Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sar Jalal


 * 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 no consensus. slakr \ talk / 02:39, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Sar Jalal

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I'm not quite sure what this article is about. A large water tank? A settlement that grew up around it? In any case, there are no references, and I haven't been able to find anything substantial about it. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:55, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  Human 3015   TALK    05:39, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 11:42, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment This looks like a bona fide historical site that might be notable, but I have no clue based on the article what happened there. It seems like the body of the article is copied from a book, and the lead is a list. If this is from someone who isn't good at writing, help is available, but it needs to be sourced, and the article needs to say what it's about, assuming people who aren't from anywhere near Punjab are going to be reading it. If the original author chimes in, or anyone else who can explain this article, it would sure help. Dcs002 (talk) 06:04, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 04:13, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - The opening of the article reads like it's a dab page, but the main body is about the water tank. No notability shown, and the vast majority of the article is a quote taken from a book, so there are copyvio issues. The creator of the article was informed of this discussion, but hasn't edited in over a year, otherwise I'd say userfy.  Onel 5969  TT me 13:29, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete. I am not even sure why was this claimed to be notable and how did it survive for four years on Wikipedia? Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk)  08:05, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. I found what appears to be another reference to this in The Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce. Also, Caravanserais along the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan (near the top of page 176).  Certainly, the existing quote needs to be edited to avoid copyright issues, but between those three sources, we've got more than enough to meet WP:GNG, especially taking into account the WP:BIAS against non anglo-european topics, and historical topics which are under-represented in the on-line corpus of literature.  The article is a mess, but that means it needs fixing, not deleting.  Topics like this are why we are writing an encyclopedia.  -- RoySmith (talk) 15:46, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep and massive overhaul per RoySmith. - HyperGaruda (talk) 19:51, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, also mentioned in p. 53, verified geographic location. --Soman (talk) 00:26, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment/Merge? Is this the same Sar Jalal that is now called Wah Cantonment, or Wah Cantt? Look under the History section of that article and it says Sar Jalal is its former name. I also found that information on this travel web page for the current Wah Cantonment. My geography and knowledge of history in that area is poor, so please check me on this. If this is correct, then a simple merge with Wah Cantonment would be in order. It would also explain why it's so hard to find information when searching for Sar Jalal. Dcs002 (talk) 00:44, 8 November 2015 (UTC)


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