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Matt Wisniewski

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This digital illustrator/artist who combines images found on Tumblr does not meet WP:GNG nor WP:NARTIST criteria for inclusion. The citations consist of primary sources (interviews), blogs, a pay-to-play site, and minor publications, none of which contributes to notability. There is no coverage of his work in the form of reviews or critical analysis in major art or design publications; nor coverage in art history books, thus failing WP:SIGCOV. There are no exhibitions of his work in notable galleries, nor works in the permanent collections of museums or national galleries. He has designed an album cover, a couple book covers, and has created illustrations for some magazines, but these are just accompanied by a photo credit only. Commercial artist-illustrators are not inherently notable just for making their work or simply publishing illustrations; that is business as usual WP:MILL. A WP:BEFORE search finds only social media, blogs or user-submitted content. Bringing it here so the community can decide whether or not to retain the article. Netherzone (talk) 19:15, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - Tumblr is the AOL of MySpaces. Bearian (talk) 09:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:NARTIST. WP:TOOSOON.--WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 14:49, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Society of Scribes & Illuminators

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There is only one source here, and it's from the organization itself. I've barely found any coverage at all on this organization, let alone significant independent coverage. Its talk about membership and reputation also comes across as promotional Shredlordsupreme (talk) 21:53, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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"Weak Keep"- though not as well cited with SIGCOV in my searches so far, did come across these: one in the Thomas Ingmire article, where he is a Fellow of this group, another is a hit from google news, though not exactly about the org and a short description from Britannica.com with this, not opposed to Draftify as an ATD.Lorraine Crane (talk) 10:07, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tahitian Woman with a Flower

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Can be classified as a dictionary definition, as it's just a basic description for an obscure painting sourced from the painting's official website, aka WP:PRIMARY. There's no other sources in the article beyond that. Doing a WP:BEFORE, I only found entries of the painting in various catalogues or basic descriptions of this or other similar paintings. Apparently nothing exists (from my search) that significantly covers this subject. Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 08:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep I'm surprised the article's so short - I would have said that was one of Gauguin's better-known works! Even the Paul Gauguin article says more about it. Searching for the original title, Vahine no te Tiare, turns up more references than our current title; some of these are catalogue entries but many have a fair amount to say about the work (to pick a few at random: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Looks like there's plenty to build a better article around. Adam Sampson (talk) 13:08, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
weak keep: Some discussion of the painting here [1], [2]. It's indexed in the MoMA [3]. Oaktree b (talk) 13:09, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To be clear that MoMA page is a drawing with the same title.[4] Jahaza (talk) 19:31, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, according to Prideaux (and Gauguin), this was his first Tahitian portrait.[5] Jahaza (talk) 18:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for a variety of reasons, all of which seem obvious (additional sources brought forward in this discussion, major studied artist, museum sources, historical value, etc.). Randy Kryn (talk) 12:35, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Acting International

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Bringing this to AfD since it can't be speedied under A7. The article is built entirely on primary or self-published sources with nothing that offers independent or significant coverage. Did a quick search online, and everything out there is just passing mentions. Junbeesh (talk) 08:08, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, very new Wikipedia article which suggests it is here for promotional purposes. There's surprisingly little about the drama school online, certainly nothing in independent, reliable, non-industry sources which would allow it to pass the WP:NCORP notabilitiy criteria. Sionk (talk) 09:08, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep – Acting International has operated since 1980 and is a long-standing bilingual drama school in Paris with verifiable alumni, including internationally notable actors such as Julie Gayet, Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Craig, Keira Knightley, and Milla Jovovich. These individuals are reliably sourced via IMDb and widely covered elsewhere. The school is cited across independent actor biographies and agency listings. While broader secondary coverage is currently limited, the institution meets WP:ORG for its longstanding operation, influence on notable individuals, and verifiable contributions to the performing arts. Improvements have been made to ensure neutral tone and accuracy, including clarifying that some award mentions (e.g., New York Movie Awards) are part of the indie/online circuit.

Enjoyman (talk) 22:30, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Currently, aside from the subject's own website, there is not a single WP:RS cited. Most of the citations are to IMDb. -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:56, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - as Ssilvers, pointed out, it's not independently sourced, IMDB being unreliable and the subject having a conflict of interest. Lacks easily accessible significant coverage in reliable sources. The problem is that the page discusses living people, for which we require real sources. If you find anything, ping me. Bearian (talk) 10:12, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Matt Wisniewski

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This digital illustrator/artist who combines images found on Tumblr does not meet WP:GNG nor WP:NARTIST criteria for inclusion. The citations consist of primary sources (interviews), blogs, a pay-to-play site, and minor publications, none of which contributes to notability. There is no coverage of his work in the form of reviews or critical analysis in major art or design publications; nor coverage in art history books, thus failing WP:SIGCOV. There are no exhibitions of his work in notable galleries, nor works in the permanent collections of museums or national galleries. He has designed an album cover, a couple book covers, and has created illustrations for some magazines, but these are just accompanied by a photo credit only. Commercial artist-illustrators are not inherently notable just for making their work or simply publishing illustrations; that is business as usual WP:MILL. A WP:BEFORE search finds only social media, blogs or user-submitted content. Bringing it here so the community can decide whether or not to retain the article. Netherzone (talk) 19:15, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - Tumblr is the AOL of MySpaces. Bearian (talk) 09:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:NARTIST. WP:TOOSOON.--WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 14:49, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tahitian Woman with a Flower

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Can be classified as a dictionary definition, as it's just a basic description for an obscure painting sourced from the painting's official website, aka WP:PRIMARY. There's no other sources in the article beyond that. Doing a WP:BEFORE, I only found entries of the painting in various catalogues or basic descriptions of this or other similar paintings. Apparently nothing exists (from my search) that significantly covers this subject. Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 08:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep I'm surprised the article's so short - I would have said that was one of Gauguin's better-known works! Even the Paul Gauguin article says more about it. Searching for the original title, Vahine no te Tiare, turns up more references than our current title; some of these are catalogue entries but many have a fair amount to say about the work (to pick a few at random: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Looks like there's plenty to build a better article around. Adam Sampson (talk) 13:08, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
weak keep: Some discussion of the painting here [6], [7]. It's indexed in the MoMA [8]. Oaktree b (talk) 13:09, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To be clear that MoMA page is a drawing with the same title.[9] Jahaza (talk) 19:31, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, according to Prideaux (and Gauguin), this was his first Tahitian portrait.[10] Jahaza (talk) 18:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep for a variety of reasons, all of which seem obvious (additional sources brought forward in this discussion, major studied artist, museum sources, historical value, etc.). Randy Kryn (talk) 12:35, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Eames Lounge Chair Wood

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One ref to a related item, and one non-WP:IS ref. Smells like a failure of WP:SIRS to me. - UtherSRG (talk) 21:06, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

UtherSRG, you're experienced enough to know we don't do nominations based on smell or existing refs. Please do you research. ~Kvng (talk) 14:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Not notable under WP:N in current form, unless there's a plethora of secondary, independent verifiable sources out there that I can't find. Jacquesparker0 (talk) 21:51, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Looks like it is on the cover of this book[11], in the interior of this book[12], and in the permanent collection here [13] and also here[14] of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. I found those very quickly, so I expect there is much more. Asparagusstar (talk) 22:26, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'll add that in addition the many other museums listed below by Netherzone, this is also in the Grand Rapids Art Museum[15] who write: "the LCW was awarded the distinction, 'Best Design of the Century' in 1999 by Time Magazine," which is here.[16] Runners up were Pennsylvania Railroad class S1 steam engine and the Swatch watch. Asparagusstar (talk) 18:41, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep - The Eames Lounge Chair Wood is an internationally known iconic chair design by the artist/designers Charles and Ray Eames. It is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (links above in Asparagusstar's comment), the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institution [17], the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art [18], the High Museum of Art [19], the Denver Art Museum [20], the Victoria and Albert Museum [21], the National Museum of American History [22], the Carnegie Museum of Art [23], among many others. The nom states that Smells like a failure of WP:SIRS, however I don't think SIRS applies because the Eames Lounge Chair Wood is not a corporation/business/organization, it is considered an iconic work of American art and design history which was produced in multiple form. Its notability as an art/design object is established by the fact that top international museums hold this object in their collections. This Eames chair is extremely well known and has been written about in multiple design history books as well, thus also meets WP:GNG based on the dozens of books that provide coverage of the chair which are easily found in a BEFORE on Google Books. Netherzone (talk) 02:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Also found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design, New York [24] the Saint Louis Art Museum [25], the Minneapolis Institute of Art Museum [26], the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [27], the Brooklyn Museum [28], and more... Also here is an article in Architectural Digest, How Charles and Ray Eames’s 1946 LCW Chair Changed Furniture as We Know It, providing significant coverage on how the LCW chair impacted seating design when it was invented in the mid-century. Other articles about the chair: Time Magazine Charles and Ray Eames: Simply Genius [29]; Hyperallergic Magazine [30]; The Guardian [31], and more... Netherzone (talk) 19:23, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think being in the permanent collection of a major museum would make an artwork notable, not sure how that applies to chairs... I'd still say that helps notability. Oaktree b (talk) 13:30, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Found this article in The Economist [32]. Also, the chair is on main display at the V&A in London [33] and at the Art Institute Chicago [34]. (For anyone willing to search for sources, the model is commonly known by the initialism LCW.) -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:35, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, a notable topic about a creation of a notable couple who made it fashionable to be seated. And per above Keep comments. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
weak keep: it seems to be the designer's signature piece [35], [36], [37]. Oaktree b (talk) 13:29, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of arms of Lethbridge

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No independent RS on the page. Mentions can be found in local media, but given that most of the page here is a description of the image, surely this would be better included as a section on Lethbridge where the image is already shown. WP:NOPAGE JMWt (talk) 13:25, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge with Lethbridge: Not independently notable. Content should be merged into the city page. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 15:46, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Merge with Lethbridge: Agree with Merge - Merge content to relevant section and Delete Asteramellus (talk) 23:46, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Lethbridge - little more than a stub! Nfitz (talk) 04:11, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nick D. Kim

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The lack of independent sourcing to establish notability is still an issue since the 2009 discussion. Sources are still not present to establish his notability.

Since that discussion, he has been mentioned in many books, but those are passing mentions crediting him for the pictures used in them. Roast (talk) 07:05, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete The single source referenced in the article is not an independent source as it is written by the subject. The claim of notability in the article is ‘best fan artwork’ from a fan convention, which is not a notable award that would be considered as "won significant critical attention" or any other part of WP:ARTIST. My search for other possible significant coverage in independent reliable sources turned up nothing. I found instead a self-published book and wikipedia copies. Asparagusstar (talk) 19:46, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. His citation count is solid but falls short of WP:NPROF#C1 for me, and I don't see any indication that he passes any of the other NPROF criteria. I unfortunately couldn't find any independent coverage that would indicate that he is notable as a cartoonist. MCE89 (talk) 12:06, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per the ascertained judgement of the notability of the subject as a cartoonist reached in the 2009 deletion attempt. Randy Kryn (talk) 09:41, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As I am sure you know, notability standards have changed a lot since 2009. Do you have any sources to demonstrate his notability as a cartoonist? No usable sources at all were presented in the 2009 discussion. MCE89 (talk) 09:45, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep while generally an h-index of 27 is not quite enough to pass the bar of NPROF by itself, combined with other activities it usually is based on discussions in the past. In this I would argue that the comic activity is substantial enough to confer notability. --hroest 17:38, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's possible, but I don't see any independent commentary on his cartoonist activities. Barely anything is cited, either. This specific subcategory of the Sir Julius Vogel Award does not seem to be enough to confer notability. -- Recon rabbit 23:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - passes WP:ARTIST. The subject, a New Zealander, won the Sir Julius Vogel Award, which appears to be a prominent award in that country. The article could do with better sourcing, though.--DesiMoore (talk) 15:22, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

More specifically, he won the Fan Award for best fan artwork. What is your evidence that this is a prominent award? The article for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards barely even establishes that the set of awards as a whole is notable, let alone that it is a well-known and significant award or honor. And even if the actual professional Sir Julius Vogel Awards are significant enough to establish notability, it seems like an enormous stretch to claim that winning the fan art award is enough on its own to make someone notable. MCE89 (talk) 15:36, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, for example, according to the Sir Julius Vogel Award article, the "fan award winners" from "1997-2000" are "details unknown." It would be interesting to hear which of the four criteria of WP:ARTIST could possibly be met by winning a "fan award" that no one else can remember who won for four years at a time. Asparagusstar (talk) 19:29, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@DesiMoore Even then, there's about nothing else establishing him. In a similar case to Taufik Rosman, the article would be better as a redirect to the award. Roast (talk) 18:11, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. I'm not opposed to a redirect, if that's the case. DesiMoore (talk) 15:21, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Admittedly I'm not familiar with WP:NPROF, but it looks like he could meet #C7a, as he appears to be the go-to expert for NZ media on a number of issues, most notably meth contamination: [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] Nil🥝^Talk 07:48, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And some more: [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

Just for some context - in NZ "methamphetamine contamination" of housing (especially rentals) was a huge concern a ~decade ago, and numerous "testing" services were set up (which were in all likelihood no more than snake oil salesmen). Dr Kim was in the media a lot during that time, basically saying the fears were overblown. Along with the media stories, there's a journal article here, featuring Dr Kim - [51]

And some other articles I found not related to meth but other environmental contamination stories in the media - [52] [53] [54] [55] Nil🥝^Talk 01:17, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete it is an unsourced BLP and not a single secondary source that provides any real coverage of Kim as a person has been provided. Traumnovelle (talk) 04:30, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - WP:BEFORE does not provide any reliable sourcing for the claims made in the article. Science and Ink appears to be self published, as does Succeed in Science and Avoid Getting a Real Job. I don't see anything online to show notability. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 01:18, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Even though sources provided by Nil NZ just above are not yet in the article they seem to provide further notability. The subject also won a Sir Julius Vogel Award. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:33, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep because the sources found by NilNZ above convince me that notability is proven. Unfortunately for this person, googling "nick cartoon" tends to get you Nickelodeon, sort of a search engine optimisation nightmare. David Palmer//cloventt ^(talk) 05:07, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Because there is literally only one source in the article (a primary citation to his just his dissertation), and the rest is completely unsourced and/or simply original research, we are left to find coverage elsewhere. I would have voted to keep given that he was the recipient of the Sir Julius Vogel Award (which, given that it had a page, I thought might be grounds for notability), but MCE89's comment above has convinced me that the award is somewhat dubious (its unclear if it actually should have a page at all) and may not qualify as a a well-known and significant award or honor. GuardianH 18:54, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I've added all of my above urls to a refideas list on the talk page. Also it turns out that there are two Wikidata IDs for Kim d:Q7026976 & d:Q98773898. I've been expanding identifiers on the first one (used by the article), but I imagine they'll need merging over there...

I linked up his profile from SCOPUS [56], but will leave it up to someone more familiar with NPROF to assess against C1. As mentioned above, there's numerous reliable sources calling him an expert in environmental contamination, so I would still argue he meets C7, even if the article in its current state does not reflect that. Nil🥝^Talk 02:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Poplar Row

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First source is about a house on the street, not about the street. Other sources are commercial listings of houses for sale, or a source that doesn't even mention the street[57]. The "best" sources I could find were also about the old farm, not indepth sources about the road[58]. Lacks notability. Fram (talk) 08:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Street doesn't not meet WP:NPLACE which specifically asks us to rely on WP:GNG. I don't see the independent reliable sources needed to establish that, not from here not from a cursory search. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 09:52, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kazasker Mosque, Kadıköy

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Current article sourced only to UGC. I have not been able to find any other sources in Turkish about this building (though I have turned up sources on mosques with the same name in other cities). Does not appear to be notable. Mccapra (talk) 19:15, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Has only two sources. ~Rafael! (He, him) • talk • guestbook • projects 23:14, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

actually it’s a single source used twice. Mccapra (talk) 06:54, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

St John's Wood Road Baptist Church

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The article is short, sourced only from the subject's website, and has at times been edited to read as a website for the church. I don't believe the article establishes notoriety (e.g., 50 members, lacking secondary sources). Mad Jim Bey talk 22:43, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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delete not seeing the notability. Mangoe (talk) 02:48, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above and my longstanding standards. While the congregation is almost 100 years old, the building and its programs are much more recent and ordinary. Bearian (talk) 17:16, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Westin Dhaka

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Plenty of non-independent press releases about events, food offerings, and routine management changes. Listed briefly in the hotel directory sections of travel guides.

No significant coverage in independent, reliable, selective sources of the history or architecture of the building. Occasional coverage of the financials of the public company that owns it (Unique Hotel and Resorts, a subsidiary of Unique Group, which is a possible redirect target).

The only non-routine coverage relates to a ruling-party minor functionary accused of running an escort service out of the hotel. When the story broke in 2020, there was much press speculation along the "how could the hotel not have known" lines, but no employees were ever charged.[59][60] Does not meet WP:NBUILDING or WP:GNG. Worldbruce (talk) 16:30, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Westin Hotels & Resorts the subject is a WP:BRANCH Czarking0 (talk) 16:37, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm neutral, but I am seeing some discussion in even scholarly journals, though the first few hits are from students who were able to do research through internships provided by the hotel for business schools. Most of the results are about events at the hotel. Typically five-star hotels in countries without a lot of five-star hotels are generally notable. I'm not !voting keep because I haven't seen any clearly non-routine sources in English, but I won't be surprised if they exist. SportingFlyer T·C 17:08, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features)#Engineered constructs says:
Buildings, including private residences, transportation facilities and commercial developments, may be notable as a result of their historic, social, economic, or architectural importance, but they require significant in-depth coverage by reliable, third-party sources to establish notability.

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1. "ব্যবসা টেকাতে সুবিধা চায় ওয়েস্টিন হোটেল" [Westin Hotel Seeks Benefits to Sustain Business]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2021-08-23. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "হোটেল দ্য ওয়েস্টিন ঢাকা একসময় জমজমাট থাকলেও গত দেড় বছরে বেশির ভাগ সময়ই অলস কাটাতে হয়েছে। করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ ও নানা রকম বিধিনিষেধের কারণে দেশি-বিদেশি ব্যবসায়ীসহ অন্যান্য পেশাজীবীরা কম এসেছেন। বিভিন্ন করপোরেট অনুষ্ঠানও কমে গেছে। এই রেস্তোরাঁয়ও অতিথির সংখ্যাও ছিল নগণ্য। ফলে পাঁচ তারকা হোটেলটি আর্থিক সংকটে পড়েছে।"
  From Google Translate: "Although once bustling, it has spent most of its time idle in the last one and a half years. Due to the infection of the coronavirus and various restrictions, domestic and foreign businessmen and other professionals have come less. Various corporate events have also decreased. The number of guests in this restaurant was also negligible. As a result, the five-star hotel is in financial crisis."
  The article notes: "২০০৭ সালে রাজধানীর গুলশানে ২৪তলা ভবনে ওয়েস্টিন ঢাকার যাত্রা শুরু হয়। হোটেলটিতে বিভিন্ন ধরনের ২৩৫টি কক্ষ রয়েছে। তার মধ্যে ১৯৭টি স্ট্যান্ডার্ড কক্ষ, ৩৭টি সুইট ও ১টি প্রেসিডেনশিয়াল সুইট। এ ছাড়া একাধিক রেস্তোরাঁ ও অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য জায়গাসহ বিভিন্ন সুযোগ-সুবিধা রয়েছে। ওয়েস্টিন ঢাকায় সরাসরি ১ হাজারের বেশি কর্মী কাজ করেন। এ ছাড়া হোটেলটির সম্প্রসারণ অংশের নির্মাণকাজ দেখভালের জন্য আছেন শতাধিক কর্মী।"
  From Google Translate: "The Westin Dhaka started its journey in a 24-story building in Gulshan, the capital, in 2007. The hotel has 235 rooms of various types. Of these, 197 are standard rooms, 37 are suites, and 1 is a presidential suite. In addition, there are several restaurants and various facilities, including spaces for events. More than 1,000 employees work directly at Westin Dhaka. In addition, there are more than a hundred employees to oversee the construction of the hotel's expansion."
2. Dhruba, Golam Mujtaba; Rudrakkha, Rudra (2020-03-05). "A visit to The Westin Dhaka at the centre of Papia scandal. A visit to The Westin Dhaka has revealed that the number of guests has dwindled as it is currently at the centre of a scandal involving a ruling party operative who had allegedly run escort services at the hotel". Bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "An official cited the global coronavirus scare as one of the reasons behind the drop in the number of guests during the visit to the hotel on Wednesday. Police said the hotel breached unofficial rules of informing the law enforcers about a guest who is staying for a long time, in this case, the expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamia Noor Papia who spent millions on rents of the most expensive suit and bar of Westin. ... The 24-storey hotel is owned by Unique Hotel and Resorts Limited with businessman Mohd Noor Ali as the managing director. Ten days after the arrest of Papia, security checks are mandatory to enter the hotel. ... The smoking zone on the floor was totally empty. So was the bar and Prego restaurant on level 23. ... No customer came to the restaurant, which had been abuzz with visitors at all times a few days ago, in half an hour. A person was swimming in a pool next to another smaller restaurant on level five."
3. Riayn, Ratib রাতিব রিয়ান (2019-01-16). "নিয়ম মানে না হোটেল ওয়েস্টিন, দুর্ভোগ পথচারীর" [Westin Hotel does not follow rules, pedestrians suffer]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "দীর্ঘদিন ধরে ফুটপাতের একটি অংশ দখলে রেখে গাড়ি পার্কিংয়ের ব্যবস্থা করেছে হোটেল ওয়েস্টিন কর্তৃপক্ষ। এর ফলে পথচারী চলাচলে সমস্যা হচ্ছে। গাড়ি ওঠা-নামার জন্য ফুটপাত দখল করে বানানো হয়েছে র‌্যাম্পাস। ঢাকার গুলশানের এই পাঁচ তারকা হোটেলে আসা অতিথিদের গাড়ি হোটেলের পার্কিং এলাকা থেকে ওই র‌্যাম্প হয়ে প্রধান ফটকে যাচ্ছে। ফুটপাতে এভাবে যানবাহন চলাচল করায় ব্যাহত হচ্ছে পথচারীদের চলাচল। ফলে ওই সড়কের ফুটপাত অংশটি এখন হোটেলটির দখলে চলে গেছে। ফলে পথচারীদের চলাচল সীমাবদ্ধ হয়ে পড়েছে। স্থানীয় পথচারীরা বিষয়টি নিয়ে অভিযোগ করলেও এটির কোনো সমাধান যেন নেই।"
  From Google Translate: "The Westin Hotel authorities have been occupying a part of the sidewalk for a long time and have arranged for car parking. As a result, pedestrian movement is being affected. Ramps have been built by occupying the sidewalk for cars to get on and off. Cars of guests coming to this five-star hotel in Dhaka's Gulshan go from the hotel's parking area to the main gate through that ramp. The movement of vehicles on the sidewalk in this way is being hampered. As a result, the sidewalk section of that road has now been occupied by the hotel. As a result, pedestrian movement has been restricted. Although local pedestrians have complained about the issue, there seems to be no solution to it."
4. Ali, Asma (2024-01-01). "Prego presents authentic Italian cuisine". The Bangladesh Monitor. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "Since its opening in 2007, The Westin Dhaka has been one of the culinary choices of the city. Being an international hotel chain, Westin Dhaka introduced a good number of global cuisines for food lovers. Coupled with a variety-like the Pan Asian food restaurant, refreshing light bites and drink poolside spot and a 24-hour deli-there is also a specialty fine-dining Italian restaurant named Prego at the hotel. Prego is an Italian-only place and possibly the only one of its kind in Dhaka. True to its name, it serves authentic Italian cuisine at an open kitchen. ... Prego is at the topmost floor of The Westin Dhaka, open from 6:30 pm till 10:30pm. The location makes it one of the most beautiful restaurants in Dhaka as it gives a mesmerising view of the city skyline."
5. Akter, Sayeda (2008-03-19). "Dhaka's five-star boom". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "Dressed in the finest traditional sherwani and paggree, the doorman ushers guests into the marble lobby of The Westin Dhaka, the capital's latest five star hotel situated in the heart of Gulshan. Inside groups of foreign businessmen and guests recline in the trendy egg shaped chairs, sipping coffee and eating delicate pastries. It is midmorning and the café is doing a brisk trade, as it has done since the hotel was opened in July last year. ... Leading the boom have been the newly opened hotels, the 235-room Westin ... All three hotels have been built in the north of the city, exploiting better access to Zia International Airport and the garment belt in Ashulia-Savar as well as the headquarters of the major mobile telecom operators. They are also either inside, or close, to the capital's diplomatic zone and therefore largely unaffected by hartals, enforced general strikes that bring commercial activity in the rest of the city to a standstill."
6. "Executive Travel". South China Morning Post. Agence France-Presse. 2002-07-22. Factiva afpr000020020720dy7k0080x. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "Dhaka decadence: A luxury hotel which has already been four years in the building in Dhaka by the US-based Starwood Hotel and Resort Worldwide group, is finally to open its doors next year, AFP reports. The US$36 million, 25-storey hotel, which began construction in 1998, will be called Westin Dhaka and will open its doors to guests at the end of next year. The five-star hotel will have 250 rooms and is located in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka's Gulshan diplomatic area."
7. "New 5-star hotel to be built in city". The Independent. 1999-12-21. Factiva tinde00020010912dvcl0034f.
  The article notes: "A new 5-Star hotel is going to be constructed in Dhaka soon. Borak Travels Pvt Ltd of Bangladesh and internationally reputed Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc yesterday signed a contract to manage and participate jointly in the investment of Taka 2,000 million for building a 5-star luxury hotel at Gulshan in the city. The name of the hotel will be 'The Westin Dhaka'. ... The Westin Dhaka, which is already under construction, will have provisions for guests including 250 guest rooms, specious executive floor and lounge, presidential suite, grand banquet hall, meeting rooms, restaurants, swimming pool, health clubs, business center and other facilities. This hotel will be capable of employing 500 people."
8. Hasnine, Nehal (2024-09-02). "Officials complicit in business and political scandals across 26 rooms". Bonik Barta. Archived from the original on 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  The article notes: "The Westin Hotel, located in Gulshan, has been revealed in the law enforcement investigation to have been used by government officials, business people, and politicians to carry out various criminal activities in at least 26 of its rooms. ... The indictment further states that Papia used 26 rooms at The Westin Hotel during those four months, for which she paid BDT 32.32 million for the room rent. ... The Westin Dhaka began its commercial operations in Gulshan on July 1, 2007. It is managed through Unique Hotel and Resorts PLC, a company in the travel and hospitality sector."
9. Leung, Mikey; Meggitt, Belinda (2009). Bangladesh: the Bradt Travel Guide. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-84162-293-4. Retrieved 2025-07-27 – via Internet Archive.
  The book notes: "Among 5-star hotels in Dhaka, this is the newest option. Early reviews indicate that the hotel is still getting its kinks out. Local aid organisations or embassies will probably be able to get the best rates. Has spa & swimming pool & broadband in all rooms. This is the best hotel in Gulshan, so if your business is up here, this is where you'll want to be."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow The Westin Dhaka to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 10:54, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - based on assessment by @Cunard and new sources mentioned.Darkm777 (talk) 01:35, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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