Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Splendid China Tower


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The result was   keep. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  04:57, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Splendid China Tower

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This "mall" is non-notable. Apart for one Toronto Star article, which introduces Splendid China Tower (i.e. local advertisement -- not a commercial, but an introduction -- of a new mall), there are no third-party sources. This "mall" has a tiny market share/number of shoppers compared to its next door neighbours Market Village and Pacific Mall. nat.utoronto 19:28, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Malls-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  19:41, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  19:42, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - The Toronto Star article is substantial. The text of a topic that passes WP:NOTABILITY looking like an advert is a matter of editing, not deleting. --Oakshade (talk) 20:25, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Shppping centers of 343,400 square feet are below the size that is notable, in the absence of something really special. DGG (talk) 21:02, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - The fact that the Centre had to seek gov't permission to post an English Language sign in an English Speaking country makes it Notable. Added to article w/Cite Exit2DOS2000  •T•C•  03:13, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * So if I hypothetically opened a mini-mall up in Georgina, Ontario, where, just for this example, had a one language sign bylaw, and I wanted to have a second language up, by that fact alone my shopping centre is notable? Hardly. Splendid China Tower is a non-notable mall, and is basically a tiny extension of a gargantuan "Chinatown". nat.utoronto 16:09, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * That is not a very well-presented or logical rhetorical question. --Mr Accountable (talk) 05:42, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Area: As an ethnic mall I am sure there is leeway for categorical bypass of the uncited guideline in the comment about notability and shopping mall area. This ethnic mall looks like a very notable ethnic mall.  + The controversy + Future expansion plans. --Mr Accountable (talk) 05:42, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Ethnic Mall my ass. Do you even know how many "ethnic" malls, or more specifically Chinese shopping centers are in the Greater Toronto Area? A lot. I would like to refer an AfD: Articles for deletion/First Markham Place. If anything, First Markham Place is a much larger complex, and much larger clientèle than Splendid China Tower. FMP is an "ethnic" mall. But if FMP is non-notable, then how is Splendid China Tower notable? Clearly it isn't. If one was to go to this shopping centre, one would find that it is emptier than Fairview Mall when it decided to shut down several stores before they began redevelopment. nat.utoronto 09:25, 12 February 2009 (UTC)


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