. Consensus for maintaining the status quo is clearly evident. Further discussion about what action to take with other similar redirects should occur at Talk:Delhi Metro. (non-admin closure) CycloneYoris talk! 00:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Deletion reason: The official name was Modern Industrial Estate metro station. PDM is the title sponsor, but not the official name. PDM has used this page for advertisement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AkshayKakkar (talk • contribs) 05:34, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
- Comment. After the nom moved the page to the new target, he removed mention of the old name. Question to {{u|AkshayKakkar}}: wasn't the station known as PDM University Modern Industrial Estate metro station at one time? See [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z-1sGmlGzzc/W0n0Yh-EOQI/AAAAAAAAQSw/DovhM72TdscYhjCYSUnCzsz4LF-U7566wCLIBGAYYCw/w960-h960-n-o-k-v1/ image] for reference. And it's now known as PDM University Pandit Shree Ram Sharma metro station? See [https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipM5_GK2t-iD1iyv05W45RCjooslJufKjERnfpVf=w1080-k-no image] for reference. Jay (talk) 15:49, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
Comment. As mentioned, the nom {{diff||1046931299|1032476225|moved the page on 17 September}}, two weeks before this RfD, to Pandit Shree Ram Sharma metro station. The nomination is technically malformed (lists the wrong target). 85.67.32.244 (talk) 16:11, 8 October 2021 (UTC) WP:STRIKESOCK -- Tavix (talk) 03:35, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
Keep as {{tlx|R from former name}}, if the station were known as this, officially or not. We have {{-r|Emirates Stadium}} for example, even though "Emirates" is the name of a sponsor, and the stadium goes by other names for some purposes. 85.67.32.244 (talk) 16:09, 8 October 2021 (UTC) WP:STRIKESOCK -- Tavix (talk) 03:35, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
- Thats not how it works for Delhi metro. Title brand gets the rights to put on ads at the metro station. For example Sikanderpur metro station has Bank of baroda as title sponsor [https://www.bhaktibharat.com/photo/delhi-metro/sikanderpur.jpg]. The official name is still Sikanderpur metro station. List of official names can be found here: [http://www.delhimetrorail.com/]. Even the audio announcement is Sikanderpur metro station, and not Bank of Baroda Sikander metro station [https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/43-and-counting-station-branding-is-doing-wonders-for-delhi-metro-revenue-5160850/]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AkshayKakkar (talk • contribs) 14:26, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
- : As per [https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/43-and-counting-station-branding-is-doing-wonders-for-delhi-metro-revenue-5160850/ this article], {{tq|outdoor and indoor advertisement space, painting of the station in a brands’ colour, prefix/ suffix to the existing name of the station are the key areas offered to the licensees}}. {{tq|However, the renamed station is not made a part of the Metro’s announcement systems inside trains or at stations. Some of the prominent stations that have been renamed are MG Road, Huda City Centre, Noida City Centre, ITO, Janpath among others.}} Jay (talk) 15:41, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
:::As I said, {{tq|Keep... if the station was known as this, officially or not}}. See WP:OFFICIALNAME. My !vote was and is a qualified keep; if no evidence can be shown that this name is common, it can be deleted. We still have {{-r|Ally Pally}} targeting Alexandra Palace, though that has never been its official name. 85.67.32.244 (talk) 17:11, 9 October 2021 (UTC) WP:STRIKESOCK -- Tavix (talk) 03:35, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
- Comment for Deletion since there are as many as 50 metro stations with a title sponsor, but none of them are known with their sponsor name. Even the news articles call them without their sponsors name [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/bharat-bandh-delhi-metro-shuts-entry-exit-at-pandit-shree-ram-sharma-metro-station/articleshow/86548356.cms] Akshay (talk) 15:58, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- Keep. Apart from anything else, the pages were at these titles. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 18:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- The bigger discussion that should happen (perhaps at Talk:Delhi Metro) is what should be the outcome for the other re-branded stations in the case they start having redirects. There are 250+ station articles listed in List of Delhi Metro stations and I have not checked to see how many of them have sponsor redirects. Articles with mention of the sponsor name (even though unsourced) are potential sponsor redirects. See Honda 2 Wheelers Delhi University North Campus, Dabur ITO, Wave City Center, etc. The Delhi Metro website has published [http://www.delhimetrorail.com/advertiserlist.aspx this advertiser's list] where 53 stations and their sponsors are listed under SEMI NAMING/CO-BRANDING. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/station-names-earn-cash-for-metro/articleshow/49941306.cms This TOI article] mentions Wave Noida City Center, Jagran Vaishali, ONGC Shivaji Stadium, Vodafone Belvedere Towers, IndusInd Bank Cybercity, and Micromax Moulsari Avenue. These are sources enough for inclusion in the respective articles, unlike the current redirect under discussion, where we have only photographic evidence (which is probably good enough for this redirect). Jay (talk) 19:20, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
- How often do these sponsors change? I'm certainly inclined to keep, since these are or were valid real-world names for their respective topics. But if sponsorship changes frequently, more often than annually, I could see the possibility of a maintenance headache. --BDD (talk) 22:07, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
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