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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) →TSU ^tp* 08:16, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Baxt[edit]

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Unreferenced place-stub, contains no useful factual information. Unverifiable in it's current state. Salimfadhley (talk) 22:12, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• This is possibly the city of Baht, which is a city. The Russian pronunciation of "x" is roughly the English "h" sound. Baht is a significant place that should have an article. I see that "Baht" is re-directed to Thai baht, the Thai currency. Perhaps "Baht" should go to a disambig page or a Baht (Uzbekistan) article should be created. --Oakshade (talk) 23:09, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Uzbekistan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:31, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy keep, I have completely re-written the article which is now a start class.--Ymblanter (talk) 10:40, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Substantial improvements, but I cannot help feeling that Baxt seems like a WP:RUNOFTHEMILL kind of place. Like all towns it appears in atlases, but is this sufficient to show notability? --Salimfadhley (talk) 21:15, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Precedent for many years has been that that is sufficient for us to have an article about a settlement. I would also point out that WP:RUNOFTHEMILL is an essay that has attracted much more opposition than support. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:20, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per Ymblanter and Phil Bridger. Even far less substantial settlements would be quickly kept as long as they were verified. There's just the problem of the name. The Russian/Uzbek spelling is "Бахт" (see Russian WP article here). It seems "Baht" is the more common name in English. There definitely needs to be at least a re-direct on the Thai baht page. --Oakshade (talk) 21:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  Uzbek currently uses the Latin script, and the Latin spelling of the town in Uzbek is Baxt. I agree though that either a DAB or a link from the Thai baht page should be made.--Ymblanter (talk) 06:16, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – The encyclopedia also functions as a gazetteer, per Wikipedia's Five pillars. Also keep per Wikipedia:Notability (geography). Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:20, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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