Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Street food of Chennai


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The result was   keep. Sam Walton (talk) 00:29, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Street food of Chennai

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I originally nominated this for CSD G11, but it got declined. I still think this article was made to promote street food in Chennai. As well, Wikipedia is not a directory of the types of street food, or any other directory. There's just no encyclopedic content in this article. Aerospeed (Talk) 16:29, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi, This is WorldGov, creator of the article. First of all, the article was not created to promote street food in Chennai. I don't think there is any statement that indicates a 'promotion' of street food in Chennai. And I still request (as I had requested earlier) the person declaring the article to be an "Article For Deletion" to mention any statement(s) that would suggest promotion. And as for the "Wikipedia is not a directory" point, I'd like to mention the following: (These are the points illustrated at WP:NOTDIR )

1) Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics (are not allowed): The article does not list "Loosely" associated topics. They list street food items generally available in Chennai, properly referenced and sourced.

2) Genealogical entries and The White or Yellow Pages (are not allowed): The entry is neither biological nor "White or Yellow Page" stuff.

3) Sales Catalogues or Non-encyclopedic cross-categorizations: The article is not a sales catalogue. And it is neither a cross categorization. There is only one categorization involved: "Street food of Chennai". It categorizes Street food, with the geographical are of Chennai. I also request the administrators to take a look at the Street food of Mumbai article, which also categorizes street food, but is not a "Cross Categorization".

I agree that the article is short, I'm finding ways to add more information. But it can't be denied that the article is properly sourced, referenced, non-promotional and in accordance with wiki rules.

Thank You WorldGov (WorldGov) 17:28, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Notes to WorldGov: If you type in a wiki link and it comes up red, but you know the article exists, check your capitals (or spelling). I've corrected the Mumbai link above. If the above post is, as I would expect it to be a Keep, you can add a Keep to it by copying and pasting the Notes from the start to my post here from the edit window (and changing to Keep, of course). One keep or delete per !voter, but you can post Comment or Notes or even Help! as many times as the time allows. Peridon (talk) 17:58, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:37, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:37, 22 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep I can see that the article needs improvement - it's a bit undecided as to whether it is an article or a List - but I can't see any objection on principle to its existence. WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS rather cancels out the importance of Street food of Mumbai here, but that doesn't mean that this page should not exist of its own importance. You can keep working on it - AfD doesn't mean construction must instantly stop. Many an article has been improved to a good condition during the seven days of discussion. Peridon (talk) 18:07, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - I can also see encyclopedic value in this article, and it does not appear to be promoting a specific product or company. Right now, the article is looking more like a list than an article, but with editing that can be changed. In addition to the sources in the article, I found this book on Google Books that includes a few paragraphs on the subject. There is also sporadic coverage on specific types of street foods . At the very least, this can be merged into the Chennai article or the Culture of Chennai article, and not entirely scrapped. Mz7 (talk) 20:42, 22 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep - Meanwhile, I am working on the article! Thank You talk for suggesting that book on Google books. It will help me a lot to improve the article. WorldGov (talk) 08:02, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Hello again! I just spent about one and half hours editing the article and I hope it is now more encyclopedic! Do take a look. Thanks WorldGov (WorldGov) 09:31, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Typical "X in Y" article. Nothing more than a list of Indian foods, each with a comment that it's locally popular. EEng (talk) 14:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep - Meets WP:LISTN as a topic that "has been discussed as a group or set by independent reliable sources". Source examples include, , , , , . NorthAmerica1000 20:45, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
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