Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vanchiyankulam Mavilankeni


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The result was redirect to Vanchiyankulam. Seraphimblade Talk to me 07:45, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Vanchiyankulam Mavilankeni

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I looked for some sources and the added source is all I found. The rest is wikipedia, likely some of its derivatives and weather reports. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 21:55, 6 January 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 22:54, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 21:55, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:06, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment, as per WP:NGEO, populated, legally recognized places are typically presumed to be notable, even if their population is very low. Dan arndt (talk) 01:48, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, this is good. I'd agree on that, but I couldn't find anything mentioning a population. Maybe it's a bay, a mountain? What do we know, can we source? Paradise Chronicle (talk) 02:35, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok in the foreword the abbreviations are explained and PPL shall translate into populated place. It's on page I, the first page. But I still can't find out how many people live there. And if a stub creator finds out that only this source is enough, we will have to expect a new wave of stubs.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 02:44, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * What Dan says is true, but GNIS is not reliable, per WP:GEOLAND, for the designation as a populated place. The same applies to its predecessors. This appears on Google Maps, but I don't think that can be regarded as reliable - it probably uses GNIS as a source. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:49, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Link to the RfC for the GNIS where the close is generally reliable for place names and coordinates but for generally unreliable and not satisfactory for legal recognition per WP:Geoland. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 13:03, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Markussep gave me this source on the census of 2012 in the Sinhala language. It looks good, with graphics and maps, but I can't read it, but maybe someone else can.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 20:48, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment:I received a better one in the English language now from Chanaka L and as to the info there, Vanchyiankulam exists and has a population of 511, but Vanchyinkulam Mavilankeni or something similar was not found to be described by me. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 05:56, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete - No reliable sources for the purposes of passing WP:GEOLAND, nor can I find any myself. I say this with some reluctance, since Wikipedia's systematic bias may lead us to miss existing sources (eg. offline or non-English sources); however, without reliable sources we cannot even verify that this is (or once was) a legally recognised populated settlement, so deletion is the only option. WJ94 (talk) 18:45, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep. A google map search shows there are two churches in the area. It seems like it's little more than a hamlet. Bearian (talk) 18:14, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Per WP:GOOGLEMAPS other sources should be preferred for boundaries etc. if available. We have an official source where Mavilakeni is not mentioned. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 18:47, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Vanchiyankulam - It's confusing as there are conflicting sources. Google Maps and the US Gazetteer have both Vanchiyankulam and Vanchiyankulam Mavilankeni down as separate villages/populated places. The Village List website doesn't, but does have Mallikainaddy associated with the GND Vanchiyankulam. Mallikannaddi is also listed as a populated place in the Gazetteer, page 193, with the same co-ordinates as Vanchiyankulam. The Village List website states it's the "Creation of IT Unit (Home Affairs Division)- State Ministry of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management", so assuming it's official, it seems better to go with that, but retain this article's page history in a redirect. Rupples (talk) 10:22, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * As the one who nominated the article for deletion I agree to a Redirect per the arguments presented by Rupples. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 23:23, 13 January 2023 (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.