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The result was delete. Sandstein 06:13, 26 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Grudging delete. I get the point the article writer is trying to make, but the whole thing sounds like original research. Every city is "specialized" in some sense, in that there's invariably some part of the local economy that's more prominent than the national average, but the leap from that to "specialized city" is such a weird claim that it needs strong sourcing to back the claim up, and those sources don't appear to exist. There are also some very dubious claims in the article that no genuine geographer or social scientist would make, which makes me strongly suspect that this is a school paper of some kind. (As an example, I've just removed some nonsense about London ceasing to be a port city following the end of the British Empire - the Port of London is one of the busiest ports in the world and employs over 30,000 people - and the idea that Bukhara is dominated by the carpet-making industry is just plain weird.) I can't see how this is saveable, as I don't believe the sources exist. Mogism (talk) 09:43, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep but obviously needs more references supporting the topic. A valid topic that can be expanded. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:35, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Looks like completely original research. Beastiepaws (talk) 08:40, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note that the above comment is by the nominator of this AfD. Eluchil404 (talk) 07:53, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. While it may well be possible to have an article on this topic, though perhaps at a different title, Mogism makes a compelling case that WP:TNT applies in this case. Eluchil404 (talk) 07:53, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I fail to see the notability factor in this article. It is reminiscent of students at a high school being asked to write an essay on different types of cities. Like Mogism, I think some of the assertions are generalisations and sweeping statements --Zananiri (talk) 17:45, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The topic itself is notable by the number of academic writings using that topic. I have added several references at the bottom. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:45, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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