Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silicon Bayou

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was redirect to Greater Houston. Consensus is not to keep this. The ambiguity with respect to Louisiana, if it exists, will need to be resolved editorially (e.g., by a hatnote, a dab page or a mention in the target article). Sandstein 22:13, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Multiple issues. First, the article as-written is promotional. Second, the entire content is a content-fork of Economy of Houston/List of companies in Houston. Third, the term "Silicon Bayou" more commonly refers to the tech industry in Louisiana, so Economy of Houston is not a plausible redirect target. power~enwiki (π, ν) 07:27, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. power~enwiki (π, ν) 07:27, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. power~enwiki (π, ν) 07:27, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. ^{Engr. Smitty Werben} 10:51, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Was created only a day ago and fails WP:GNG and WP:NOTABLE.

–Cupper52^Discuss! 11:48, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The article doesn't fail WP:GNG, as it's listing notable events. The only thing the article misses is references to names that trace back to the article's name at hand. This can easily be added, as this term is common. As mentioned above, the term Silicon Bayou also commonly refers to Louisiana. This, however, doesn't warrant deletion either. New Orleans/Louisiana can be added in a similar way that Silicon Prairie reflects on both Chicagoland and Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ParaguaneroSwag (talk • contribs) 18:42, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Greater Houston. There are exceptions (such as Big Apple) but generally, city/region nicknames such as Motor City just direct to the location they describe. You could obviously create a Motor City article if you wanted to, there are plenty of sources. But, there is nothing gained by having a separate article. This article is simply describing an aspect of Houston. That is, it is describing the tech industry in the region as opposed to discussing the independent significance of the nickname. The section on the Texas Medical Center simply says what the TMC is. It's well intentioned but it should be redirected. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 14:24, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment When you search for information, it appears it applies to both Houston and New Orleans. Based on this, it should be treated like the Silicon Prairie article with both, or deleted. Redoryxx (talk) 23:26, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I agree with Redoryxx. We should mention New Orleans in the article as well, as New Orleans is also associated with the term, as is Houston. ParaguaneroSwag (talk) 3:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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.