Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Uda Makuruppe


 * 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 keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Editors can discuss a possible article page move and creating other redirects on the article talk page. Liz Read! Talk! 01:03, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Uda Makuruppe

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Does not meet WP:GNG and WP:PLACEOUTCOMES. No reliable source. Hongsy (talk) 02:50, 9 November 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 01:15, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Sri Lanka. Hongsy (talk) 02:50, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Comment. Described along with Palle Makuruppe as a village in A gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon. Combined population given as over 200 in 1871, 1881 and 1891.. Rupples (talk) 20:17, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep. Satisfied this was recognised in the 19th century censuses as a populated place. Can be retained under WP:GEOLAND as notability is not temporary WP:NTEMP. Mapping indicates residences thereabouts per OpenStreetMap and aerial views but boundaries of the settlement appear not to be strictly defined. Acknowledge there's little to say, but this shouldn't mean wiping communities off Wikipedia (if I'm allowed to put it in such terms). It may be preferable to place such settlements in list form within an an article covering the lowest administrative area with a redirect, but that's a separate decision and would probably require a policy change.  Rupples (talk) 03:28, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment. Added some detail. Article could be retitled Makuruppe and Palle Makuruppe redirected here, given the gazetteer source has a combined entry and Makuruppe is the only name shown on OpenStreetMap.Rupples (talk) 08:13, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Makuruppe - satisfies WP:NGEO. Dan arndt (talk) 05:45, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment. So long as redirects are in place it benefits the encyclopedia by merging nearby settlements, when there seems not much chance of developing the individual articles beyond a short stub. So in this case having Makuruppe as the article title with redirects from both Uda Makuruppe and Palle Makuruppe seems the way to go. Rupples (talk) 09:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


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