Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Atlanta Street Gangs

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 delete due to problems detailed below. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 19:10, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Atlanta Street Gangs

I saved this article, probably unwisely, from a speedy in July (it did not qualify under any of the CSD), and added cleanup templates. While there probably is something encyclopedic to be said about the history and culture of gangs in Atlanta, this article has never been it. It is simply an unreferenced, unverifiable, purported list of the names of gangs in various districts of Atlanta, with no supporting material, commentary, or discussion. There is a reference to a book published in 1927 (!?) and a book or article published in 1998, but no mention of how they relate to this "laundry list". Delete. --MCB (talk) 05:17, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. There may be something to be said about this topic, but this certainly is not it as it is not verifiable through reliable sources. If none can be provided the answer is delete. JBsupreme (talk) 05:23, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The current article is entirely unsourced: perhaps a problem that might be overcome in the future. But this is a subject about which urban legends and disinformation abound, spread both by those who would magnify a gang's power and influence, and by those who seek power by exaggerating the problem. Sources subject to potential cross examination are particularly important in this sort of subject. The article is almost completely lacking in context to make it intelligible. (What are these Zones? Do the gangs themselves observe them somehow?) - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:06, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:23, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:23, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:24, 18 October 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.