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 no consensus to delete. However, I find it very strange that the scandal that supposedly makes this building notable is not mentioned in the article. This should be nominated again in the future if a clear, sourced assertion of notability is not added. Chick Bowen 02:36, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Metropolitan Courthouse[edit]

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Another non notable highrise building in Albuquerque. Nothing remarkable or notable about it. Fram 12:34, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Apparently 53m high. since when did we have articles about them?Kfc1864 talk _{my edits} 13:44, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. 1. Largest and busiest court in the state [1] (significant gov't institution). 2. Focus of significant corruption scandal [2] (pdf) [3] [4] and 3. Prosecution of that scandal spilled over into the U.S. Attorney firings controversy.[5]. • Gene93k 14:03, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  Comment to above Your points 2 and 3 would be addressed by WP:NOTINHERITED. The scandal is notable, the building associated with the scandal is not. Yngvarr (t) (c) 14:19, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete The article doesn't mention the scandal and even if it did, the building isn't exactly tainted. Would the motel in Maine, where Mohammed Atta spent the night of 9/10, merit its own article? Mandsford 15:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• If there are multiple reliable sources giving non-trivial coverage to it, that would be a yes. --Oakshade 03:52, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - This courthouse appears to have been the subject of great media attention by reliable sources due to its cost [6] and scandal [7] [8]. --Oakshade 03:52, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Not notable, any arguments for notability mentioned here are absent in the article. I don't think it is notable with those arguments, either. Phasmatisnox 02:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete No doubt locally notable in Albuquerque, but is that enough?--Bedivere 21:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete  ALKIVAR™ ☢ 07:44, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep notable per Oakshade and [9] --W.marsh 13:51, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I visit my mother near ABQ at least annually. Big, notable building, and likely to become more so. Bearian 00:54, 12 October 2007 (UTC) Needs better sourcing, of course. Bearian 00:55, 12 October 2007 (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.