Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dobong Public Library

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 create List of public libraries of Seoul and merge there. Page name only my suggestion, feel free to change it. lifebaka++ 11:31, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dobong Public Library

This Korean public library is not notable. The article contains only the library's street address and links to its web-site (in Korean) and to a list of the public libraries of Seoul. Wikipedia is not a directory. Delete.

Background to this AfD: a month ago there was a mass creation of stub articles about the public libraries of Seoul. Omitting a few that seemed to me possibly notable, I listed an AfD proposing deletion of 19 on grounds of non-notability, citing WP:NOTDIR and WP:NOTGUIDE. The general view at the AfD was that they should be considered individually in case some of them might be notable. The result of the AfD was "No consensus, other than these should be nominated separately. No prejudice against immediate renom, as long as they are not bundled together." Rather than relist immediately I have waited a month to see if any sign of notability appeared, and now bring this one as a test case.

If there is a consensus to delete this, I will construct a composite article "Public Libraries of Seoul" covering them all and giving the basic address and web-site links; this would still be against the spirit of WP:NOTDIR but could well be expanded by editors who know Korea into something interesting and encyclopedic with details of history, lending growth rates, most popular types of book, changes in reading tastes, other services provided, relation to education system, place in Korean culture, etc.

I will then start to PROD the others which still seem non-notable, in order not to clog up the AfD list with a stream of similar cases; of course, anyone unhappy with that approach may contest any of the PRODs. Some individual library articles which are notable will no doubt survive. JohnCD (talk) 21:27, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Korea-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:12, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Museums and libraries-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:14, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete article makes no claim of notability, and provides no independent sources. If there are any more like this, maybe they could be speedied. Phlegm Rooster (talk) 02:06, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge all carrying over whatever specific information is present. DGG (talk) 02:33, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge all to the proposed Public Libraries of Seoul. While most are not individually notable, there is nothing wrong with a list of libraries in a given city because it has clear inclusion criteria. TravellingCari 05:01, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge some of them. At least notable libraries deserve to have their own articles.--Caspian blue (talk) 12:22, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.