Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Womansplace Bookstore

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 14:11, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Womansplace Bookstore

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Ephemeral local bookstore, utterly fails both the GNG and WP:CORP. Of the "sources" given in the article, three of them turn out to be small 1" and 2" cut-and-paste ads in obscure small-press publications, two others are short ad blurb in local APA newsletters, and the mention in the only published book listed is a namedrop. One can admire the article creator for the research skills needed to dredge up these half-century old obscure mimeoed sources, but meeting notability criteria they do not.

This is one in a string [1] of questionable article creations by the editor, a number of which have already been deleted, forcibly relocated to draftspace, or are up for AfD or prod. Ravenswing 12:53, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Ravenswing 12:53, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. Ravenswing 12:53, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Arizona-related deletion discussions. Ravenswing 12:53, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Love a great old school feminist bookstore, but, this one doesn't past muster for WP:GNG. I did my due diligence by also looking on Jstor and Google Books and found nothing. I also checked Newspapers.com (where I am a paid subscriber) and found nothing but a few passing mentions in advertisements. Perhaps there are offline sources or books about Arizona history that document the subject, but, I find that hard to believe given it's lack of even internet coverage. Often there are blogs or publications that cover these types of cultural subjects, and even those don't exist (not that they would contribute to GNG, but, it shows how insignificant this one bookstore was, IMHO). Missvain (talk) 16:01, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and Missvain. We don't include contemporary bookstores with similar profiles, and shouldn't include this one. Advertisements are not coverage that helps meet GNG. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 17:56, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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