Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Guildhall at SMU (2nd nomination)


 * 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. A distinct possibility of a merge exists in this discussion, which can be further delineated on an article talk page. (non-admin closure) NorthAmerica1000 04:10, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

The Guildhall at SMU
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This article fails WP:GNG. University departments are not notable by default, see also Notability (universities). Seems it was kept seven years ago; since then the article has not been developed at all, and I think our policies are more clear on this. Pinging participants of the former AfD: User:JzG, User:GroovySandwich, User:Josh Parris, User:Hahnchen, User:TJ Spyke, User:Nuttah, User: Pizzahut2, User:Drew30319, User:RockMFR. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 14:28, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep - Or merge. Passes WP:N now like it did 7 years ago.  Sources available - . - hahnch e n 21:39, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Are those sources reliable? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 18:09, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. Doesn't seem the situation has changed since the previous afd. The reasoning to keep it isn't just because it is a university department, which is the argument presented by the nominator. — RockMFR 15:29, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Merge, individually trivial but worthy of mention in the wider article on SMU. This does not require AfD. Guy (Help!) 22:01, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Merge: It's just a building on a college campus, let's put it there. If there was more information on it, it might need it's own article, but not with what we've got here. Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 23:54, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 04:49, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep, although move/merge to a new list article on buildings or departments at SMU would be okay too. I've noticed a number of AFDs on university buildings recently, despite it being pretty well established that a list of any major university's buildings is fine to have, separate from the university main article.  For SMU, there is navigation template Southern Methodist University which lists a number of buildings already having articles.  Definitely okay would be a list-article listing those individually notable ones and also lesser ones. -- do  ncr  am  17:12, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * If this was a building, I wouldn't have nominated it here. If it is, the article gives no hint that's the case; I nominated it as as an organization that doesn't pass Notability (Organizations), and presumably is located in one or several rooms within a part of a larger and likely notable university building. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:57, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * It seems from http://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/AboutUs/GeneralFAQ that it is a program/department in one building. I grant I don't know what the origin of the term "Guildhall" is, although it sounds like a building.  There is no indication that the program is located in a building of that name though.  I agree the notability depends on the program/department. -- do  ncr  am  11:39, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * 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.