Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Commons Shopping Center


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The result was   no consensus.  MBisanz  talk 03:03, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

The Commons Shopping Center

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Contested PROD. Non-notable shopping center  Dough 48  72  00:34, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of West Virginia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:21, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Shopping malls-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:21, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. Doesn't seem to be anything unique or noteworthy about this chopping center. Bitmapped (talk) 05:18, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak keep as a cursory search turns up in-depth coverage in reliable sources (,, , , etc.) but I'm unsure of the specific shopping center's impact on the region. - Dravecky (talk) 07:29, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per Dravecky's sources, which I've added. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:39, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * These sources still do not lay claim to the notability of the shopping center. There is nothing special about AAA moving to the shopping center or a hotel being built.  Dough 48  72  02:06, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The sources about the Bed Bath & Beyond store seem more than sufficient to me. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 02:48, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeed, as notability is not a competition and specialness is not a valid criteria. - Dravecky (talk) 02:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Third store in [sic] Virginia (the shopping center is in West Virginia) is not really that special. If it was the first that may lend notability. I still do not see it here.  Dough 48  72  03:07, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep In addition to the sources Dravecky linked, there are sources about Martinsburg's attempt to annex the mall plus some sources in the Herald-Mail that I can't link unless I can find their archive. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 08:32, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The details about the annexation don't give enough reason why this shopping center can have an article. This detail can perhaps be mentioned in the Martinsburg, West Virginia article.  Dough 48  72  22:12, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia so we've got space for articles on subjects of all sorts, as long as they meet a minimum notability threshold. - Dravecky (talk) 00:19, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Regarding shopping centers, usually enclosed malls and large lifestyle centers are notable. Big-box power centers and strip malls are typically not notable.  Dough 48  72  02:06, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Automatic Strikeout  ( T  •  C ) 01:33, 23 January 2013 (UTC)


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