Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pierre Bossier Mall (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 22:47, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pierre Bossier Mall

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Last AFD closed as no consensus after only one week due to someone digging up sources. Closer inspection, however, shows that the sources dug up were only tangential: one merely mentioned that GGP bought the mall and several others; one mentioned a store's opening in passing; and the rest were similarly trivial. There are some hits on Gnews, but they are only incidental, trivial coverage and nothing dating from before 2002 (the mall opened in 1982). For example, I know the mall had a Service Merchandise in it, but the only source I can find to verify that is a real estate listing. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 20:53, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Malls-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:09, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as the mall is the subject of in-depth coverage by reliable sources (which I have just added to the article). Additionally, there is quite a bit of coverage in the Google News archives from the 1990s and a bit from the 1980s but Google only reveals it when you select a custom date range. (Google News is quirky like that.) Here are the articles, not revealed by the first AfD, that discuss the mall and its retail prospects in depth, not merely as a transaction or a single store opening. - Dravecky (talk) 23:06, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Mahfoufi, Michelle (January 9, 2005). "The pie is getting bigger". The Times. Shreveport, LA. p. I1.
- Jennings, Angel (July 14, 2005). "Boardwalk, mall compete for shoppers in Bossier City". The Times. Shreveport, LA. p. B6.
Keep: Sufficiently large and sufficiently notable in the region for retention.--Milowent • ^talkblp-r 06:25, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the above added refs; not sure which ones were added after AFD 1, but these seem to be solid. UltraExactZZ ^Said~ Did 14:37, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Appears to be an important mall mentioned in multiple sources. Dough 48 72 05:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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