Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Food and drink in Manchester

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The result was delete. Can be restored if somebody wants to use the content in the main article. Sandstein 08:10, 9 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Food and drink in Manchester

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List of trivia that reads more like a poorly-worded advertisement. Not an encyclopedic article. Parrot of Doom 18:50, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:57, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:57, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. Andrew D. (talk) 13:34, 2 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: I agree with the nominator; moreover, WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE, and to the extent there are any truly notable aspects of Mancunian cuisine with WP:RS coverage they can be folded into the city's article under Culture/Cuisine. - Julietdeltalima (talk) 20:23, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wikipedia is not a travel guide. (edit conflict) –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 20:24, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Mccapra (talk) 21:04, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No clear primary topic. Barca (talk) 22:54, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep/merge The main article about Manchester doesn't seem to contain anything about the feeding of its people. For example, the link to Curry Mile, which we find in this article, is not in the main article. Such details are not trivia; they are significant features of the city and so we should retain and build on this per the policy WP:PRESERVE. To demonstrate the notability of the topic and its potential, see the source Feeding the Victorian City – a substantial and respectable book specifically about the food supply of Manchester. Andrew D. (talk) 13:14, 2 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect/Light Merge to Manchester, with no prejudice against restoring it to its own article if it is ever re-written properly. This is definitely a topic that could be a properly written, well sourced article, however the current article is terrible and, quite frankly, does not have any content worth preserving. As stated in some of the deletion arguments above, it falls completely afoul of WP:NOTTRAVELGUIDE, and is written more like an advertisement than an encyclopedic article. As such, redirecting it to the main Manchester article, and possibly adding the useful links as mentioned by Andrew Davidson there, seems like the best solution for now. I would also suggest that, should the article wind up being kept, or is ever properly recreated in the future, it should be retitled to Cuisine of Manchester, as that appears to be the standard title for these kinds of articles, such as with Cuisine of New Orleans or Cuisine of New York City. Rorshacma (talk) 16:02, 2 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Manchester. Corn cheese (talk) 07:19, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- this is not TripAdvisor. Cassianto^Talk 08:30, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Food wise, I'm not seeing evidence of anything beyond a WP:MILL food scene, a street of curry shops (MILL in towns with an immigrant neighborhood and, of couse, a few micro-breweries have sprung up.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:02, 7 August 2019 (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.