Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chez paul

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The result was Speedy keep. Nom withdrew. SynergeticMaggot (talk) 04:13, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chez paul

Tempted to nominate for speedy, but the Blues Brothers reference may just get it through. Still, does not seem to be notable to me per WP:N and WP:Notability (organizations and companies) and it is completely lacking references. ukexpat (talk) 20:22, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong delete for virtually no assertation of notability. I agree that the Blues Brothers ref might be just enough to avoid A7, but not by much. Either way, this restaurant doesn't seem to have been covered in any reliable sources. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 20:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No assertion of notability; no references; no verifiablity. This place's only possible claim to notability is the unsourced assertion that a scene from the Blues Brothers was filmed in the dining room. Even if that were backed up with a proper reference, it's not nearly enough to meet WP:N standards. OlenWhitaker • ^{talk to me} or _don't • ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ 20:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC) 20:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Would seem to beckon the appraoch of Wikipedia:Geogre's Law. Buy while it has been defunct for a decade, when it was open, this was the oldest French restaurant in Chicago, and only exceeded in prestige by Le Francais. Google News Archive Google Books--Dhartung | Talk 22:11, 13 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Question. Okay, not a uber-Wikipidean like y'all but isn't part of the idea of Wikipedia the idea of collaboration? I'd hoped to start an article on Chez Paul that others would then run with, perhaps someone still living in Chicago with better access to their public library system. If you delete this after 2 days, how's anyone going to get a chance to contribute? Isn't Dhartung's references out of the Google news archive enough to show it was *once* notable? And isn't that enough? Is it up to the first person that starts an article to be its sole supporter? Should I just take his google news link and use them as references? Will Hughes (talk) 05:43, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I went ahead and did just that. I support all efforts to keep Wikipedia clean so if people still don't think this merits an entry, I guess I'm just outvoted. But ask anyone over 40 who lived in Chicago and they will have heard of it. Will Hughes (talk) 05:43, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Notability clear from Google book search, and the verified fact that it was Chicago's oldest French restaurant adds to that. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:58, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per above. There's lots of material to work with from the Chicago Tribune archives, among other sources. I should note, however, that the interior scenes in The Blues Brothers were not filmed in the restaurant, but in a replica of the restaurant. I have a cite for that, which I'll add to the article shortly. Zagalejo^^^ 21:52, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nomination withdrawn - based on recent edits. – ukexpat (talk) 15:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.