Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stone Cross, West Midlands

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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 keep. The page has been much improved during the course of the AfD. Definable places are, in practice, considered notable and that is reflected in the debate. If anyone still prefers a merge then that should be pursued by way of a post-AfD talk page discussion. TerriersFan (talk) 17:38, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Stone Cross, West Midlands

Nominator's Rationale: What is notable about this place that makes it deserving of a wiki article? I feel like a tourist (talk) 05:40, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Dekete (or merge to West Bromwich/West Midlands (county)); no claim of notability. JJL (talk) 13:30, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep or Merge Should be kept in some form--Rockybiggs (talk) 15:18, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep if references are added, as currently there are none! If it is indeed "a major interchange" there must be SOMETHING that can be cited? I'm not too sure about the list of shops there, though... Maybe I ought to add Tesco Metro, Waitrose and The Tote to the Paddock Wood article! LOL! -- JediLofty User ¦ Talk 16:03, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 22:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep I have added more information and references, it appears to have sufficient notability, as it is more than just a residential area. The article can still be expanded, and information about places is often found in books and not available on the internet, and if not expanded it may eventually be merged, but that can be decided in a separate discussion about this and other articles, either on article talk pages or as part of the West Midlands WikiProject. --Snigbrook (talk) 13:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment I still don't understand the claim of notability here? JJL (talk) 14:05, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Places are considered to be notable (see WP:OUTCOMES), and articles similar to this one exist for many of the suburbs of large towns and cities in the UK (and other countries), and usually pass AFD as "keep" if sources are found. However, there are guidelines being proposed that may change the situation. The proposal is currently unclear (for example, "city" is not defined, and the official meaning varies between countries). The resulting guidelines will probably recommend articles such as this to be merged. This article, together with another 4 or 5 articles, would be merged into West Bromwich, with most of the content going into a new "geography" section of the article. --Snigbrook (talk) 16:30, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.