Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Simon's Pub


 * 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   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:15, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

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The pub is not notable and written as an advertisement for the private establishment. Gian (talk) 12:14, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Few pubs, bars or restaurants are notable enough for their own article, and the same is true of this one; it's located in Sliema, a town of about 13,000 people in Malta. I would say the same about it if it were located in London or Los Angeles, however.  Mandsford 12:26, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Hard to see what the particular notability of this pub/bar is. The one claim to importance that the article makes, that it is a 'landmark' is unsourced. --Korruski (talk) 14:35, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - I'd like to comment on what Korruski stated regarding the landmark. I'm Maltese and it's a normal pub like every other. I didn't even know about the pub existed, let alone a landmark for "locals and foreigners alike". --Gian (talk) 14:49, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * You're allowed to preface a comment with "delete, as nominator", and nominators do it all the time, nothing wrong with that. By the same token, the article's creator would be allowed to preface his or her coment with "keep".  As otherw will point out, it's not a vote, but it is helpful when the admin is looking at who stands where.  Mandsford 16:59, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok Thanks --Gian (talk) 18:01, 23 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:43, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:43, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. According to the Rough Guide this bar serves the best cocktails in Malta. That's not necessarily a reason for keeping, but should be taken into account along with the sources in the article, rather than going by the guesswork and personal impressions that seem to underlie the previous comments in this discussion. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:42, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - That guide is not a reliable source as per WP:SPS, the descriptions provided in that rough guide are advertisements provided by the owner himself. --Gian (talk) 21:00, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * What evidence do you have for that? Rough Guides is a reputable publisher, and some of the entries for other bars include statements such as the clientele including "snobbish middle-class students" and the food being "barely palatable", so I very much doubt that they are written by the establishments themselves. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:22, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Dloh cierekim  04:41, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Sourcing in the article is not significant in that it is not indepth coverage of the subject. That a Festival is held there does not make it notable. Landmark it does not appear to be in the notable sense. There is not source attesting to landmark status, perhaps the term was hyperbole. I searched for significant coverage and did not find it. Willing to keep an open mind
 * 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.