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The result was keep. Noting that the article has already been moved to The Pearl Island; if there's a desire to discussing the naming further, feel free to start an RM discussion. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 18:27, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
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unreferenced, promotional content — The Anome (talk) 13:00, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- Before that major edit, at this revision, I don't see much, if any, promotional content, and has many citations. I'll restore that revision. ~ Eejit43 (talk) 13:49, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- Keep seems to be a notable enough land form (island) or neighborhood of Doha. Think the article should be viewed in a similar context to similar (man-made island) neighborhoods of Dubai, such as: Deira Islands, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Jumeirah. Epluribusunumyall (talk) 06:27, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- The name of the Island has changed from "The Pearl Qatar" to "The Pearl Island". Please refer the following articles published in news portals in support of this discussion, I request you to kindly go through it and update the title of the page to "The Pearl Island" instead of "The Pearl Qatar"
- Here is the list of few news articles mentioning the correct/updated name. Please go through it for the validation... Thank you so much
- https://www.gulf-times.com/article/651340/qatar/the-pearl-island-achieves-full-visitor-capacity-since-world-cup-start
- https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/01/2023/qatars-hospitality-in-global-spotlight
- https://www.iloveqatar.net/events/entertainment/the-pearl-island-world-cup-2022-activities-beach-centrale
- https://www.gulf-times.com/article/651289/qatar/world-cup-visitors-laud-qatars-cleanliness-facilities
- https://dohanews.co/the-pearl-island-all-set-and-ready-to-welcome-the-world-cup/
- https://www.gulf-times.com/article/651723/qatar/double-celebration-in-qatar-on-super-sunday
- https://www.gulf-times.com/article/651295/qatar/live-it-all-in-qatar
- https://www.gulf-times.com/story/723357/UDC-Tower-is-first-on-The-Pearl-Island-to-receive-
- https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/13/11/2022/corinthia-yacht-club-set-to-open-its-doors-on-the-pearl-island
- https://www.gulf-times.com/article/651827/qatar/the-world-is-spellbound-as-qatar-delivers
- https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/26/11/2022/qarnevale-quartier-kicks-off-at-the-pearl
- https://www.gulf-times.com/story/719569/UDC-nears-full-rental-occupancy-at-The-Pearl-Island
- https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/12/2021/udc-signs-pact-to-establish-and-operate-the-pearl-international-hospital
- https://www.arabianbusiness.com/interviews/property/qatar-s-udc-completes-sale-of-pearl-offices-for-343m-656583
- https://www.qna.org.qa/en/News-Area/News/2022-06/22/0052-udc-the-pearl-island-records-77-percent-increase-in-vehicle-influx
- https://www.qatarday.com/pearl-island-records-entry-of-90-million-vehicles
- https://www.wud.qa/the-pearl-island-records-77-increase-in-vehicle-influx-udc/
- https://www.qatarliving.com/events/eid-al-adha-celebrations-pearl-island
- https://www.qatarevents.co/events/eid-al-adha-celebrations-the-pearl-qatar-2
- https://www.onlineqatar.com/events/latest-news/9259-pearl-island-records-entry-of-90-mn-vehicles-since-2016
- http://welcomeqatar.com/10-fun-facts-about-qatar/the-pearl-island-view/ Shamailaijaz (talk) 08:29, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Qatar-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:50, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- Keep As Epluribusunumyall has said, it is as notable as other man-made islands, notably in Dubai. The tone of the article has at times been heavily promotional, but the current version, reinstated by Eejit43 is more neutral. The title does need to be changed, but I initially baulked at the suggestion that it be "The Pearl Island, Qatar" (wouldn't "Pearl Island, Qatar" suffice?). The use of the definite article, a capitalised 'The', should usually be avoided (see WP:THE), but there are clearly multiple sources which call it 'The Pearl Island' (a branding style apparently created and maintained by the island's developer, UDC), so I guess it could be regarded as similar to a company name like The Coca-Cola Company and other examples given in the article naming guidance. Paul W (talk) 09:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- comment - The Facebook references should be removed and replaced by reliable sources. Paul W (talk) 14:33, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- I've already shared the list of reliable sources for the name change (whhich is now "The Pearl Island"). please check the news articles one by one to confirm the name change. Shamailaijaz (talk) 10:04, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- comment - The Facebook references should be removed and replaced by reliable sources. Paul W (talk) 14:33, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- Keep As Epluribusunumyall has said, it is as notable as other man-made islands, notably in Dubai. The tone of the article has at times been heavily promotional, but the current version, reinstated by Eejit43 is more neutral. The title does need to be changed, but I initially baulked at the suggestion that it be "The Pearl Island, Qatar" (wouldn't "Pearl Island, Qatar" suffice?). The use of the definite article, a capitalised 'The', should usually be avoided (see WP:THE), but there are clearly multiple sources which call it 'The Pearl Island' (a branding style apparently created and maintained by the island's developer, UDC), so I guess it could be regarded as similar to a company name like The Coca-Cola Company and other examples given in the article naming guidance. Paul W (talk) 09:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- Keep —Cote d'Azur (talk) 19:05, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
- Keep and move to current name per references listed above // Timothy :: talk 15:28, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
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