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A management company or developer may own or operate several such malls in one city or metropolitan area, however, articles on individual properties under such a developer's portfolio should be counted as being for one mall. Nothing in these guidelines is intended to establish notability for shopping center owners, developers, or tenants, articles for which should be evaluated under the Wikipedia notability guidelines for companies and corporations (WP:CORP).
Some articles on shopping centers may be written in order to promote or advertise a particular mall. Many Wikipedians are strongly averse to the use of Wikipedia for advertising, and the assertion that Wikipedia articles are not advertisements is an official policy of long standing. Advertising is either cleaned up to adhere to the neutral point of view or deleted. In the latter case, it is listed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion.
Also, some articles on shopping centers may be written with only the most basic information about location, tenants and operating hours, and contain no information that would be encyclopedic. Many Wikipedians are strongly averse to the use of Wikipedia for directory listings, and the assertion that Wikipedia is not a directory is also an official policy of long standing. Directory listings are either cleaned up so that the article adheres to the neutral point of view and basic guidelines for notability or deleted. In the latter case, it is listed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion.
If this proposed policy becomes accepted, the guidelines listed on this page may be applied by editors in deletion debates. This page provides guidance about how to establish notability, but is intended to be advisory only and is not binding except insofar as it references policy pages. The major relevant policy pages regarding notability on Wikipedia are What Wikipedia is not: WP:NOT and Verifiability: WP:V.