Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Woodstock Community Center


 * 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 speedy keep. I'm withdrawing the AfD; I admit I had not considered the aspects pertaining to the building as such.  DGG ( talk ) 01:10, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Woodstock Community Center

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Neighborhood community center in Portland ; the references are entirely notices to local events, and not reliable for ntoability.  DGG ( talk ) 04:47, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep, of course (I created the article but would vote to keep regardless, per WP:GNG). There are many Wikipedia articles about community centers with similar referencing. This is a n historic 1920s building and former fire station now operated by Portland Parks & Recreation. In addition to local papers, the article uses The Oregonian, Reed College, the City of Portland, and other references. I am disappointed that we are discussing the deletion of an article like this. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:05, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. National or international sources are NOT required for notability of organizations, per WP:ORG and WP:AUD: "Evidence of significant coverage by international or national, or at least regional, media is a strong indication of notability." Yes, some of the references are documenting local events, but at least three of the regional references (from The Bee and 2 from East Portland News) document the grassroots, volunteer nature of the organization. It meets notability, IMHO. Grand&#39;mere Eugene (talk) 18:51, 25 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment Historic building status for this former fire station built in 1928 is claimed above, but there is no evidence of listing of the building on state or federal registers, nor does the article make a claim of historical significance. --Bejnar (talk) 20:09, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I did not mean to imply historical status, simply that the building had history and is more than just a "neighborhood community center" (though it is named after the neighborhood in which it stands). My mistake. I should note that, although this itself does not establish notability, simply searching "Woodstock Community Center" in The Oregonian archives yields 516 results. Of course, many of these appearances will be passing mentions, but my point is that there is much more research to be done here and deleting the article is not taking all information about this center into account. I strongly advocate that we keep this article and ask users to please be more judicious about the articles we nominate for deletion and to complete thorough research before voting to delete content.--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:17, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. Agree with previously cited reasons, and would add WP:NEXIST. This building existed as a fire station in a major metropolitan area for 28 years, and has been in constant use by a major city agency since then. As an 87 year old building it's extremely likely that additional sources for notability exist that just aren't readily available online. Big Smooth 23:02, 25 September 2015 (UTC)


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