The result was redirect to Borough High Street#David Bomberg House. The "keep" !voters all fail to address which specific source(s) can be used to estabilish notability under WP:GNG. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 10:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC) reply
Another article on a UK university accommodation block that does not look important enough for an encyclopaedic entry Mtking ( talk) 01:28, 18 March 2011 (UTC) reply
1. BNP Parabas Real Estate (July 2010). "Southwark Student Housing Study". List of halls in Southwark arranged by Institution. Southwark Council, London, UK. p. 13. Retrieved March 20, 2011. – This source is a directory of the numerous student housing facilities in Southwark. David Bomberg House is listed on page 13 and shares that page with another student housing facility. Directory entries do not establish notability because they are not as calculated and selective as sources that purposefully delve into a specific topic.
2. Boehm, Klaus; , Lees-Spalding, Jenny (2006). Student Book 2007. Crimson Publishing. p.
492.
ISBN
9781844550739. {{
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link) – the subject receives merely a passing mention: "Campus accommodation offers four halls of residence: McLaren House, Dante Road, New Kent Road and David Bomberg House – pretty decent considering the location." David Bomberg House is not discussed in a significant manner in this source.
3.
"David Bomberg House".
RateMyArea.com. Retrieved March 18, 2011. {{
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4. "David Bomberg House: Resident's Handbook 2006–07" (PDF). London South Bank University, UK. 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2011. – a student handbook, a primary source, cannot be used to establish notability.
5.
"The artist David Bomberg".
Digital Ladywood, UK. Retrieved March 18, 2011. {{
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help) – this article's subject is David Bomberg, the namesake of the housing facility, which receives a passing mention: "One of the Halls of residences, David Bomberg House is named after him."|publisher=
6. David Bomberg Burton-on-Trent Bomb Store Picture to Sell at Bonhams, artdaily.org – the bottom of the source states, "(With information from Wikipedia)". Wikipedia mirrors do not pass Wikipedia:Reliable sources.
7. "A Lasting Legacy" (PDF). Connected. 6. London South Bank University: 11–13. Spring 2009. – this article discusses David Bomberg the artist but fails to mention David Bomberg House.
8.
"Late night licence in Borough High Street granted despite dozens of objections".
London SE1, UK. 9 December 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2011. {{
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help) – the subject receives only a passing mention: "A petition signed by 112 students living at David Bomberg House above the premises was also received and the building's freeholder London South Bank University formally registered an objection."|publisher=
The references are either primary source or passing mentions, neither of which enable David Bomberg House to pass Wikipedia:Notability. A Google News Archive search returns one source (see ref #8 above) and a Google Books search returns two sources, one of which is ref #2 above and the other of which cites its source as Wikipedia. Generally, I would support deletion. However, there are plausible merge targets for this article. Dr. Blofeld ( talk · contribs) has merged the article to Borough High Street#David Bomberg House, an action which I endorse per WP:PRESERVE. Cunard ( talk) 10:08, 24 March 2011 (UTC) reply
The result was redirect to Borough High Street#David Bomberg House. The "keep" !voters all fail to address which specific source(s) can be used to estabilish notability under WP:GNG. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 10:10, 25 March 2011 (UTC) reply
Another article on a UK university accommodation block that does not look important enough for an encyclopaedic entry Mtking ( talk) 01:28, 18 March 2011 (UTC) reply
1. BNP Parabas Real Estate (July 2010). "Southwark Student Housing Study". List of halls in Southwark arranged by Institution. Southwark Council, London, UK. p. 13. Retrieved March 20, 2011. – This source is a directory of the numerous student housing facilities in Southwark. David Bomberg House is listed on page 13 and shares that page with another student housing facility. Directory entries do not establish notability because they are not as calculated and selective as sources that purposefully delve into a specific topic.
2. Boehm, Klaus; , Lees-Spalding, Jenny (2006). Student Book 2007. Crimson Publishing. p.
492.
ISBN
9781844550739. {{
cite book}}
: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp=
ignored (|name-list-style=
suggested) (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) – the subject receives merely a passing mention: "Campus accommodation offers four halls of residence: McLaren House, Dante Road, New Kent Road and David Bomberg House – pretty decent considering the location." David Bomberg House is not discussed in a significant manner in this source.
3.
"David Bomberg House".
RateMyArea.com. Retrieved March 18, 2011. {{
cite web}}
: External link in
(
help) – this source is a directory listing.|publisher=
4. "David Bomberg House: Resident's Handbook 2006–07" (PDF). London South Bank University, UK. 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2011. – a student handbook, a primary source, cannot be used to establish notability.
5.
"The artist David Bomberg".
Digital Ladywood, UK. Retrieved March 18, 2011. {{
cite web}}
: External link in
(
help) – this article's subject is David Bomberg, the namesake of the housing facility, which receives a passing mention: "One of the Halls of residences, David Bomberg House is named after him."|publisher=
6. David Bomberg Burton-on-Trent Bomb Store Picture to Sell at Bonhams, artdaily.org – the bottom of the source states, "(With information from Wikipedia)". Wikipedia mirrors do not pass Wikipedia:Reliable sources.
7. "A Lasting Legacy" (PDF). Connected. 6. London South Bank University: 11–13. Spring 2009. – this article discusses David Bomberg the artist but fails to mention David Bomberg House.
8.
"Late night licence in Borough High Street granted despite dozens of objections".
London SE1, UK. 9 December 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2011. {{
cite news}}
: External link in
(
help) – the subject receives only a passing mention: "A petition signed by 112 students living at David Bomberg House above the premises was also received and the building's freeholder London South Bank University formally registered an objection."|publisher=
The references are either primary source or passing mentions, neither of which enable David Bomberg House to pass Wikipedia:Notability. A Google News Archive search returns one source (see ref #8 above) and a Google Books search returns two sources, one of which is ref #2 above and the other of which cites its source as Wikipedia. Generally, I would support deletion. However, there are plausible merge targets for this article. Dr. Blofeld ( talk · contribs) has merged the article to Borough High Street#David Bomberg House, an action which I endorse per WP:PRESERVE. Cunard ( talk) 10:08, 24 March 2011 (UTC) reply