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The result was merge to List of tool-lending libraries. Split decision. Merge Sudbury, all others keep. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tool libraries in Canada

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Sudbury Tool Library (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)
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Series of articles about tool-lending libraries in Canada, none making any substantive claim of notability per WP:ORG and all relying almost entirely on primary sourcing to the libraries' own websites — except for the occasional citation to census demographic data for the city that the library in question happens to be located in (which is not coverage of the libraries), the only reliable source anywhere in the entire set is a single article about the Sudbury library in the city's local community weekly (which would be acceptable as one source amid a diversity of sources, but is not widely distributed enough to confer WP:GNG by itself if it's the article's only source.) "Notable because it exists" is not a thing we do on Wikipedia — notability must be earned by meeting specific criteria that none of these claim to meet, and/or referencing the topic far better than this. (And for what it's worth, while I can't actually prove anything, something about the fact that these all happened at once is pinging my conflict of interest radar.) Delete. Bearcat (talk) 16:03, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 16:21, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:20, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I rarely disagree with Bearcat but I'm seeing some surprisingly news significant coverage, just by clicking on the "news" links above, from major papers like the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star... not little mentions in many cases but actual articles. Sudbury's the weak link, to be sure, but that one aside, the other cities' tool libraries may well have garnered enough coverage to meet notability minimums.... Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:57, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Museums and libraries-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:03, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I only recently set up the Tool Library sites, and fully intend to include links to various newspaper (National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star) accounts to establish notability minimums. Although most of the news coverage is for the major city tool libraries e.g. Vancouver (1st), Toronto (most branches), Halifax; Sudbury was interesting as an outgrowth of the public library system. I set up the sites, after reading about the Ottawa tool library and in a similar style to the other Canadian public library sites I put together. Victoriaedwards (talk) 14:33, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 18:09, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep the following four below. Meets WP:GNG. Sources below.
  1. ^ "Toronto's first Tool Library gears up to open in Parkdale". thestar.com. 5 February 2013.
  2. ^ "How-to books and tools to do the job: Soon, Downsview library will offer both". thestar.com. 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Tool Library's Alternative Gift Fair lets you swap your items, land free gifts". thestar.com. 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "The Toronto Tool Library Brings a New Model of Resource Sharing to Parkdale". torontoist.com.
  5. ^ "Thousands of loans later, Toronto Tool Library turns one in Parkdale". insidetoronto.com.
  1. ^ Tristin Hopper (10 April 2013). "Vancouver at forefront of sharing revolution". National Post.
  2. ^ Naoibh O'Connor. "Vancouver tool library builds success in first year". Vancouver Courier.
  3. ^ "SFU's Certificate in Community Economic Development takes aim at corporate monoculture". The Vancouver Observer.
  4. ^ "Tonight's Steele on Your Side: Tool library". British Columbia.
  1. ^ "Effort to launch tool library in Halifax underway". cbc.ca. 29 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Make. Do. with Halifax Tool Library". The Chronicle Herald.
  3. ^ "Halifax Tool Library nails its grand opening". Metro.
  4. ^ "Look under 'T' for table saw: Group trying to start Halifax's first-ever tool library". Metro.
  5. ^ "New tool library". CTV News Atlantic.
  6. ^ "Tool time". The Coast Halifax.
  1. ^ "Calgary Tool Library open for business and already growing". Metro.
  2. ^ "Courtney Hare - Community Economic Development - Simon Fraser University". sfu.ca.
  3. ^ ,Bruce Weir. "Home improvement improved with a Calgary tool library". www.calgaryherald.com.
  4. ^ "Calgary's Tool Library offers an affordable option for the handy at heart". 660News.
– Also please note that on Wikipedia, the absence of citations in an article (as distinct from the non-existence of sources) does not indicate that the subject is not notable. Topic notability is based upon source availability, rather than the state of sourcing in articles. North America1000 18:52, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have to agree, Keep all but Sudbury. As for the new London tool library article, I see a London Free Press article and some sort of London community paper article. 22:25, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 10:07, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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