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The result was keep. A possible Merge can be discussed on the article talk page. Liz Read! Talk! 23:26, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
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- Deiannewela ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
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Does not meet WP:GNG and WP:PLACEOUTCOMES. No reliable source. Hongsy ( talk) 14:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Hongsy ( talk) 14:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Delete Utterly non-notable, it's actually a suburb of Kandy - and this article is even misspelled, it's Deiyannewela. If you absolutely had to, then move the article and then redirect to Kandy. But deletion is just as valid an outcome - there's literally nothing to be said for the place. Best
Alexandermcnabb (
talk)
14:22, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- I have a few more noms in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sri Lanka, fyi. Hongsy ( talk) 14:27, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi @ Alexandermcnabb
- I have a few more noms in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sri Lanka, fyi Hongsy ( talk) 12:46, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 15:37, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Weak keep/merge with Kandy::This is a legally recognized populated place, a suburb of Kandy. There are articles with a trivial mention of this place in Sinhalese, typically arrests of people from the area, like this, this, this and this. There doesn't appear to be much encyclopedia-type content written about it though, but I sure that there are sources in Sri Lanka which could be obtained to write an article on it. Kandy Library would be a good place to look if we have any editors from that city on here! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:15, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
- Delete - There's nothing source able that can be written about this place. There's also no evidence of legal recognition which is required for a GEOLAND pass. Calls for merging it need to be clear about what they think should be merged since the page has zero verifiable information on it at present. The location in the article isn't clearly linked to the supposed neighbourhood. FOARP ( talk) 13:20, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep: The place is a village, or
Grama Niladhari division, in
Gagawata Korale Divisional Secretariat, Kandy. A search on "දෙයියන්නේවෙල ග්රාම" (Deiyannewela Village) gives snippets like:
- "...the third place is No. 261 Deiyannewela Village Officer T.M.C. Mr. Prasanna Thennakoon ..."
- The police mentioned that this village officer is attached to Deiyannewela village officer domain."}
- It has been revealed that the land with an area of fourteen (14) acres and two (2) roods and twenty one (21) perches located in Gangawatakorale, Kandy district, in the domain of Deiyannewela Village Officer, has been misused since the year 2010.".
- There is not a lot written about it, but it is a legally recognized populated place, so passes
WP:GEOLAND. @
Hongsy: have you checked for Sinhalese sources before nominating this and other Sri Lankan articles?
Aymatth2 (
talk)
16:15, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
- hi @ Aymatth2
- yes, I have checked and cannot find anything notable before nominating this and other articles.
Hongsy (
talk)
14:04, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
- Unfortunately https://www.gangaihalakorale.ds.gov.lk/, which should give some official information about the village (technically a village officer domain, which is not quite the same thing), is not responding. But the first set of search results shows that the village was hit by a catastrophic flood that left up to six inches of mud inside the houses, the village officer was arrested for selling fake documents to parents of schoolgirls, teak wood was being imported to the village illegally, the Deiannewela Rasingdev College is well known, two men operating s lawnmower in the cemetery were struck by lightening and killed, a great battle in which an entire Portuguese division was destroyed took place in what is now Deiyannewela, and so on. The typical goings on in the village are well reported and could form the basis for a much more extensive article. Again, it is a legally recognized populated place. Aymatth2 ( talk) 15:43, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:11, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗ plicit 23:49, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- Keep, was the location of the first public housing tenements in the country. Dan arndt ( talk) 03:25, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- Keep. Satisfied this is a legally, recognised populated place. It's the name of a ward, a place within the ward and the site of the National Hospital (Teaching), Kandy. Deiyannewela is referenced now and historically. Has presumed notability under WP:GEOLAND. Rupples ( talk) 19:03, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- 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.
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The result was keep. A possible Merge can be discussed on the article talk page. Liz Read! Talk! 23:26, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
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- Deiannewela ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log | edits since nomination)
- English (Find sources: Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)
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Does not meet WP:GNG and WP:PLACEOUTCOMES. No reliable source. Hongsy ( talk) 14:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Hongsy ( talk) 14:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Delete Utterly non-notable, it's actually a suburb of Kandy - and this article is even misspelled, it's Deiyannewela. If you absolutely had to, then move the article and then redirect to Kandy. But deletion is just as valid an outcome - there's literally nothing to be said for the place. Best
Alexandermcnabb (
talk)
14:22, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- I have a few more noms in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sri Lanka, fyi. Hongsy ( talk) 14:27, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Hi @ Alexandermcnabb
- I have a few more noms in Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sri Lanka, fyi Hongsy ( talk) 12:46, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 15:37, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Weak keep/merge with Kandy::This is a legally recognized populated place, a suburb of Kandy. There are articles with a trivial mention of this place in Sinhalese, typically arrests of people from the area, like this, this, this and this. There doesn't appear to be much encyclopedia-type content written about it though, but I sure that there are sources in Sri Lanka which could be obtained to write an article on it. Kandy Library would be a good place to look if we have any editors from that city on here! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:15, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
- Delete - There's nothing source able that can be written about this place. There's also no evidence of legal recognition which is required for a GEOLAND pass. Calls for merging it need to be clear about what they think should be merged since the page has zero verifiable information on it at present. The location in the article isn't clearly linked to the supposed neighbourhood. FOARP ( talk) 13:20, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
- Keep: The place is a village, or
Grama Niladhari division, in
Gagawata Korale Divisional Secretariat, Kandy. A search on "දෙයියන්නේවෙල ග්රාම" (Deiyannewela Village) gives snippets like:
- "...the third place is No. 261 Deiyannewela Village Officer T.M.C. Mr. Prasanna Thennakoon ..."
- The police mentioned that this village officer is attached to Deiyannewela village officer domain."}
- It has been revealed that the land with an area of fourteen (14) acres and two (2) roods and twenty one (21) perches located in Gangawatakorale, Kandy district, in the domain of Deiyannewela Village Officer, has been misused since the year 2010.".
- There is not a lot written about it, but it is a legally recognized populated place, so passes
WP:GEOLAND. @
Hongsy: have you checked for Sinhalese sources before nominating this and other Sri Lankan articles?
Aymatth2 (
talk)
16:15, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
- hi @ Aymatth2
- yes, I have checked and cannot find anything notable before nominating this and other articles.
Hongsy (
talk)
14:04, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
- Unfortunately https://www.gangaihalakorale.ds.gov.lk/, which should give some official information about the village (technically a village officer domain, which is not quite the same thing), is not responding. But the first set of search results shows that the village was hit by a catastrophic flood that left up to six inches of mud inside the houses, the village officer was arrested for selling fake documents to parents of schoolgirls, teak wood was being imported to the village illegally, the Deiannewela Rasingdev College is well known, two men operating s lawnmower in the cemetery were struck by lightening and killed, a great battle in which an entire Portuguese division was destroyed took place in what is now Deiyannewela, and so on. The typical goings on in the village are well reported and could form the basis for a much more extensive article. Again, it is a legally recognized populated place. Aymatth2 ( talk) 15:43, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:11, 4 November 2023 (UTC)Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗ plicit 23:49, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- Keep, was the location of the first public housing tenements in the country. Dan arndt ( talk) 03:25, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- Keep. Satisfied this is a legally, recognised populated place. It's the name of a ward, a place within the ward and the site of the National Hospital (Teaching), Kandy. Deiyannewela is referenced now and historically. Has presumed notability under WP:GEOLAND. Rupples ( talk) 19:03, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- 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.