Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vollan prison


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The result was speedy close -- withdrawn by proposer — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Anome (talk • contribs) 21:38, 26 December 2011‎

Vollan prison

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I can't find a clear source for this. The source given, which appears now to be at http://www.prisonstudies.org/info/worldbrief/wpb_country.php?country=158, rather curiously only contains the word "Vollan" as the surname of the modern director-general of prisons in Norway, which is either a surprising coincidence or a sign that something is wrong with the sourcing. I propose this article for deletion as unverifiable, and lacking WP:RS.

I have similar misgivings about the redirect Vollan concentration camp, which redirects here, and which therefore also has the same problems. Given that numerous other articles link to "Vollan concentration camp", I think a thorough dig for sources is in order, as otherwise this may also indicate problems with those other articles. -- The Anome (talk) 21:10, 26 December 2011 (UTC)


 * OK, I can find some contemporary New York Times report of a WWII Vollan prison as a concentration camp via http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Vollan+prison%22&tbm=nws&tbs=ar:1, so I'm removing this AfD: the surname match appears only to be a weird coincidence. -- The Anome (talk) 21:38, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
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