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The result was Snowball keep - not a "small village" but a mid-sized city, which are notable by extensive precedent. --Haemo 17:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-notable small village in Sri Lanka. Cyclopediafixer 15:21, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong keep, unless there is a belief that it does not exist. Real (officially recognised) locations are always notable, be they villages or countries. J Milburn 15:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. It's a "small village" of 95,000 people.[1] Even if it were a village it would be notable enough as a confirmed settlement. --Dhartung | Talk 15:36, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Towns and cities are generally considered notable on Wikipedia. --snowolfD4 ^{( talk / @ )} 16:30, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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