Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Westmoreland Mall

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The result of the debate was delete. -- AllyUnion (talk) 11:06, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Westmoreland Mall

Page should be deleted. It is a shopping center, not notable. I am in favor of large notable malls that are famous. But suburban malls? They almost read like spam. I would never expect to find this information in an encyclopedia. 67.41.179.191 10:09, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

FYI: This was put on Vfd by 67.41.179.191. Zzyzx11 07:38, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comment -- Then what do we do with the ones on the List of shopping malls?Zzyzx11 07:38, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

-- Get rid of them all as far as I'm concerned HowardB 18:24, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

-- Oh, delete, by the way. HowardB 18:26, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Strong delete. I believe there's nothing notable about shopping malls, as every town has at least three of them. I see little point in the list, either. Note that 95% of all links on there are red. There's probably some shopping malls worldwide that are notable for some reason, those should be listed. But the current list is as pointless as the List of dog names (because there's no feasible limit to it, and its members are inherently unencyclopedic). Radiant! 09:27, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)
Delete, non notable suburban mall. Megan1967 09:30, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Merge with the town or keep. Malls are large and significant in their local area. Kappa 09:35, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Most shopping malls are not notable. List of shopping malls should go, too. --BM 12:59, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete. This isn't the West Edmonton Mall. (Merging a brief note into the city's article would probably be harmless, though.) --TenOfAllTrades | Talk 16:55, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Strong delete. IMHO, way below the bar of notability as a mall. Please note the List of shopping malls is also listed in the VfD (just below). vlad_mv 04:35, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Keep. The Mall of America, West Edmonton Mall and the King of Prussia complex are all suburban malls which are famous because of their size. The latter two malls were once a lot smaller, about the size of a typical surburban mall, which were eventually expanded and remodeled to their present size today. As the author of the Westmoreland Mall article, I feel that you are making a mistake by wanting to delete my article because you feel that it has no importance to the general public. There is a growing number of mall historians today that study the history of shopping malls and how they affect the nature of the community and the businesses surrounding a mall. While the Westmoreland Mall may not be very notable, it is the largest mall outside of the Laurel Highlands region of Pennsylvania, plus the mall site has an historical significance, and you can read about that by checking the article. My question is why are you attempting to delete my article and only this one? I've checked the other articles and they don't have the same notice on them. (this post by anon 64.12.117.9 - Clockwork Soul)
Delete - There are "mall historians?" They must have very proud parents. – Clockwork Soul 06:53, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Comment. As pathetic as it sounds, yeah there is. A mall wasn't just invented to drive everyone's minds into the world of consumerism that we find in America today. When inventor Victor Gruen talked about his plan for a shopping mall, it wasn't just going to be a retail building surrounded by parking lots, he was talking about creating a turn of the century community, a place with houses, schools, parks, and smack dab in the center--a shopping mall. The mall was supposed to be the centerpiece of the community, like an indoor downtown. But his remarkable concept turned disasterous. It didn't go as planned, and he realized that the shopping mall was driving all the mom and pop businesses out of business, and he died regretting that. 64.12.117.9 07:36, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Notable only because of something that happened there before the mall existed. Rick K 07:54, Feb 27, 2005 (UTC)
Delete. Not notable. --Carnildo 08:00, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Delete. One mall. Not important. Hell, half the stores don't even have article themselves. -- Riffsyphon1024 08:03, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Comment. And does that make it a second rate mall? Those anchors are native to this region plus they are just as good as Macy's or Bloomingdales, although the latter two are way beyond my budget. 64.12.117.9 08:50, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Comment. Please refer to the article on the Laurel Highlands. This mall plays an important economic role for the entire region.

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