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Preston Public Library

Preston Public Library (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Delete. Previously nom'd as a mass deletion. In my review I'm not seeing how this passes WP:CORP. I was looking and I may have missed it but I'm also not seeing a blanket GNG exemptions to libraries. The coverage seems trivial when there is some. Unbroken Chain (talk) 18:58, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Museums and libraries-related deletion discussions. Unbroken Chain (talk) 18:58, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Minnesota-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:28, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Comment – I'd say GNG is the more accurate measure just because a library is a place and this isn't really about it as an organization. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:15, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• I'd actually assume N:ORG applies as it does to other non profits. I don't find coverage to indicate the library meets it, but redirect to Preston, Minnesota as a viable ATD. Star Mississippi 22:02, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  Previous experience has taught me that notability of organizations can be more muddied when they tick other boxes (e.g. a place). The recent debacle I had about school districts is a good example of that (Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 188#School districts and GEOLAND). Anyways, since no one has linked it yet, this is the link to the previous mass AfD linked in the nomimation. I've searched for previous AfDs about libraries to see if there was any particular recurring argument that comes up during these and so far I've found:

  • Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sutter County Library – no consensus
  • Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adams County Public Library – mass nomination, merged to respective locales
  • Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Halifax North Memorial Library – redirect
  • Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Catoosa County Library – kept, arguments were about GNG, not ORG
  • Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Huron County Library – deleted, arguments were about GNG, not ORG

  Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 23:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  It's a little muddy with non city museums too, since they tend to get more coverage than your regular small town org. And like libraries, they're an org in and of the place, especially local history ones. To me it remains the best barometer since it's easier to address depth vs. x museum / y library hosts this event. Star Mississippi 23:50, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  I think you can still use GNG as a metric while discounting "library hosts this event", given the latter is very routine coverage. I've never tried to use something of that nature as a claim to establishing notability. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:11, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Museum of Modern Art Equatorial Guinea

Museum of Modern Art Equatorial Guinea (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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A search in gnews and gbooks by its English and Spanish names yields very little. The foreign language versions of this article are also only sourced with 1 reference. Fails WP:ORG. LibStar (talk) 01:04, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Visual arts, Museums and libraries, and Africa. LibStar (talk) 01:04, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Redirect to list cited in article - non notable and the article consists in entirety of exactly the information given in the name! Llajwa (talk) 17:46, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 02:34, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Merge/Redirect to list. - Altenmann >talk 03:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Museo Interactivo Kaná

Museo Interactivo Kaná (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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It used to exist and there is some coverage, but I am not convinced it meets WP:ORG or WP:GNG. Has been in CAT:NN for 14 years; hopefully we can now resolve it. Boleyn (talk) 19:01, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Museums and libraries and Mexico. Deltaspace⁴² (talk • contribs) 19:07, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Keep and move to Museo de Ciencia y Tecnologia Veracruz under which it has better sourcing albeit very local. I think there's enough to get it to WP:ORG. Star Mississippi 21:35, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
• Delete I agree with @Boleyn, I do not believe it meets Wikipedia:GNG and Wikipedia:ORG. Avishai11 (talk) 21:24, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 04:00, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NotAGenious (talk) 06:04, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]