Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Owner builder

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 Self-build. As noted by User:Epinoia, this has no references, hence it fails WP:V in its current form and thus can't be merged. The history will still be there, so anybody is free to reuse text, with the requirements that they provide a WP:RS to meet WP:V and proper attribution per WP:COPYWITHIN. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:13, 25 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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How-to article, unsourced, no indication of why this is a significant or notable term. Might be suitable for transwikification to Wiktionary, I don't know how that process works. creffett (talk) 00:25, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• It does not in the case of articles that are not dictionary articles. See Project:Wikipedia is not a dictionary for an explanation of the difference. Uncle G (talk) 00:35, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  Uncle G, got it, thanks for the pointer. creffett (talk) 00:43, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to self-build. Subtle regional differences between the meaning of the two terms can be discussed in that article.----Pontificalibus 06:47, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep The title is a legal term used in the US and Australia, as there are building codes in such countries. The general topic is poorly served on Wikipedia; I had to start a page for house-building myself. Policies such as WP:ATD, WP:IMPERFECT and WP:PRESERVE apply. Andrew D. (talk) 22:40, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 08:48, 18 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Icewhiz (talk) 08:48, 18 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge/redirect to Self-build. Just because this term is legally defined in one place doesn't mean it can't be discussed in the same article as a term with an identical concept. Reywas92^Talk 06:45, 19 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment, entering "owner builder" into WorldCat brings back numerous magazines with this title so it appears to be a well known term/concept. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:59, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• and why not merge self build into this article? Coolabahapple (talk) 02:01, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Self-build - Merge not advisable as this article has no references - Epinoia (talk) 18:36, 23 August 2019 (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.