Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seahorse villa

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The result was delete. czar 02:05, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Seahorse villa

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Non-notable topic. The term "seahorse villa" refers not to a general type of dwelling, but rather to the name given to a single development of what are little more than fancy houseboats in Dubai. While the development has received some local press coverage (what large housing development hasn't?), it really doesn't rise to the level of encyclopedic notability. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 17:34, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Arab Emirates-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:53, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Jack Frost (talk) 08:25, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:14, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:15, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Using your logic, then, an apartment is a glorified hut, and the Eiffel is just a giant toothpick. Please do not use Wikipedia to air your personal grievances. Also, this project and its architectural innovations have been getting attention from the international press (unlike most other large housing projects in Dubai). Anyone with even a modicum of real estate knowledge would know about the seahorse villas, so I believe the topic is notable, and shouldn't be considered "not-notable" just because you yourself lack that knowledge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delorean212 (talk • contribs) 19:44, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. It's not notable on its own as a house type as it appears only in one development, in Dubai, and all sources reference the development as such. If it gets built in other places it may become notable. SportingFlyer (talk) 20:44, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely do not delete. Notability does not depend on how common a house type is, but how innovative it is. How many Eiffel towers or Burj Khalifas are there around the world? That's a poor excuse to delete this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delorean212 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - I can't find a single mention of this actually being a general term rather than a specific housing development project, so the article as it currently stands would have to be rewritten to reflect that. Since the housing project is not notable (notability in Wikipedia has a specific meaning that has nothing to do with being innovative) the article should instead be deleted. Once the term (or the project) does become notable, someone who is not involved with it will probably create an article about it. --bonadea contributions talk 12:21, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I also want to note this AfD page has been blanked and the AfD post removed on the article several times now. SportingFlyer (talk) 19:03, 23 February 2018 (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.