Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wilson Hall (Oregon State University)


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The result was Delete  --Philosopher Let us reason together. 22:38, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Wilson Hall (Oregon State University)

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This is a college dormitory, nothing more. There's no evidence that it is so notable that it requires its own encyclopaedia article. Fails WP:GNG andy (talk) 12:04, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 *  Week keep. Yeah, just a dormitory I suppose but it is an important feature on campus and its construction and rehabilitation were big events. Also, as a student group it appears to be a significant in the community. There are quite a few RS in article, and given its pre-internet nature it is reasonable to assume their are much more of the same offline. JORGENEV  12:23, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Change to regular keep after seeing Category:University and college dormitories in the United States. Such an article is not at all unusual; supported by precedent, so the 'its just a dorm' is unpersuasive. It seems like every single Georgia Tech dorm has an article (see Category:Georgia Institute of Technology residence halls). JORGENEV  12:26, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete As the nominator stated, dormitories are not notable generally. There is no need to create an article over such a thing as a dormitory. Moreover, the table under "Resident life" is a survey with people's personal opinion — Wikipedia is not to be used to state opinions. Lastly the article fails to explain that dormitory in great detail or why the article was even created. —> εϻαd ιν  ΤαΙk Ͼδητrιβμτιoης 17:13, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:39, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oregon-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 17:39, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. Just because other buildings exist doesn't make all buildings notable. Nothing has been provided to indicate it is anything but a run of the mill dormitory. tedder (talk) 00:44, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Reliable sources don't matter? JORGENEV  08:31, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Reliable sources are only part of the picture. Reliable as to what? Many of the dormitories that have their own articles are notable for something in particular such as being historic buildings (Pioneer Hall (Oregon)), having an unusual design (Sage Hall) or simply being enormous (Bancroft Hall). Frankly, a lot of the other dormitory articles ought to be culled too. andy (talk) 10:02, 23 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per tedder and andy. A couple of sources identifying the dorm as interesting/significant of itself would be required to establish notability. -Pete (talk) 04:54, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Oregon State University. There's nothing to indicate this is anything other than a run-of-the-mill dormitory. While we are at it we should also delete Category:Oregon State University residence halls, of which this is article is the only entry! --MelanieN (talk) 22:35, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
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