Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 January 14

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14 January 2007

David Beckham move to Los Angeles Galaxy – Speedily closed; unambiguous – 20:57, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
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Being on the main page is not a reason to speedy keep an AfD; it's not relevant. Closure should be overturned and either the AfD should be restarted or resumed. Rory096 20:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Endorse speedy procedural keep Yes it is. See
    WP:CSK Bwithh 20:39, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
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The Carrion Fields (MUD) – Deletion endorsed – 21:17, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
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Consensus on the deletion of this article only applies to a former article under the name of "Carrion Fields". "The Carrion Fields (MUD)" article was re-written specifically to address the problems that led to the deletion of the "Carrion Fields" article in 2005. Yet "The Carrion Fields (MUD)" was deleted for the same reasons as the "Carrion Fields" article was. The consensus reached in 2005 only applies to the "Carrion Fields" article, not to the "The Carrion Fields (MUD)" article. A request for prompt reinstatement is subsequently being made. 84.192.125.204 18:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Endorse deletion. It was originally deleted for lack of notability, which this new article does not assert. I'd like an admin to restore for the sake of seeing if G4 was valid, but A7 would have applied anyway. -Amarkov blahedits 18:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The article describes a multi-user dungeon which has been operating since January 1994, and which has had its code copied by several newer muds as well. Muds that lack notability do not last 13 years.  :-) It is a rather invalid assessment. 84.192.125.204 18:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Since when did longevity supply notability? I've been living for two years longer, and I'm not notable. My grandpa has been living for sixty years longer, and he still isn't notable. Longevity isn't even an assertion of notability. -Amarkov blahedits 18:41, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Since when is an individual person a direct comparison to a free-to-play public mud that requires a solid fanbase to merit its continued operation? You also oddly make no mention of the second fact; that this mud has had its code copied on several occasions by newer muds. Why do muds which suppossedly are not notable get their code copied exactly? 84.192.125.204 18:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think you're using the same definition of "notable" I am. My definition is in
WP:N, which says, paraphrased, "must have multiple independent sources discussing the topic". Excluding forums and blogs, you have 1, and that 1 is questionable. -Amarkov blahedits 18:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
Yes, I am rather new to Wikipedia, am not very familiar with its guidelines, and have been welcomed by having hours of work arbitrarily deleted in my face without prior notice or explanation from anyone. But this is completely besides the point of course. Are you basically saying I first need to link to for example references from websites such a TopMudSites which discuss this particular mud and the impact it has made on the mudding community at large over the (many) years? 84.192.125.204 18:47, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It is quite amazing to see how a new user is virtually treated as a type of criminal for merely trying to save hours worth of editing to an article he wrote in good faith for this website. I am definitely drawing a number of conclusions from this, and the majority of them are not positive. As it is, could the article at least be reinstated for a brief period to 'see if G4 is valid', so I can at least make a notepad copy of the content should I ever be able to meet these guidelines at some point in the future? Or, could you please copy the full content of The Carrion Fields (MUD) article's edit page in a notepad, and send this to [email protected] through attachment? I would hope that there actually exists at least one administrator on this entire website who is capable of showing a hint of a benign and helpful attitude towards a newcommer. 84.192.125.204 19:10, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Assumption of bad faith, anybody? The close must either have been crooked or due to stupidity, it couldn't possibly have anything to do with
WP:RS, could it? Endorse close, no new arguments, just new attacks. User:Zoe|(talk) 00:19, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
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Ill Mitch – Speedy deletion overturned, relisted at AfD – 21:22, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
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NOTARIETY IN A NATIONAL MAGAZINE ESTABLISHED Jellonuts 17:02, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reinstate this page. He was reviewed in April, 2003 STUFF Magazine on Page 38. This establishes enough notariety.

  • Note: This is actually about Ill Mitch which was deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ill Mitch, then deleted twice more as recreations, the most recent being today. Metros232 17:05, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: I understand that, but I have established sufficient notability so I do not understand why the latest page is being censored? Jellonuts 17:17, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Overturn, AfDed article was deleted 6 months ago, for different reasons than notability. -Amarkov blahedits 17:38, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Overturn This is a new article so whatever reasons there were for the old one are null. When it was made the author was not aware of previous deletion. I see no reason why this article is censored Jellonuts 17:50, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Um... yes... there is no good reason... that's why I said overturn. -Amarkov blahedits 17:51, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • Note:Sorry, I misunderstood and did not see you had said "overturn." Thanks
  • Comment: It was only while nominating this for AFD that I noticed that it had a previous AFD. If this is overturned, I will AFD for nn reasons. Obviously as the person who deleted this for the third time, I vote keep deleted. The JPStalk to me 18:41, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Feel free to do that, but I don't see why. -Amarkov blahedits 18:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Why do you want it deleted? Notability is established and I worked hard on it. The guy produces records, has songs on itunes, has been mentioned in Stuff Magazine, has high google, and has high hits on his web site. What else would you like in order to establish notability as an internet phenomenon? ?Jellonuts 18:53, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Deletion review isn't the place for such discussions, but fails
WP:BIO (which specifies multiple independent sources). The CDs are not available on the popular websites I've checked [1]. The JPStalk to me 18:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
  • Where is the proper place to discuss this then, I am new and I do not know? deletion review is not the place to discuss reasons for deletion or reinstatement? Where else is there? Also, check itunes, that is a pretty popular web site, so itunes, Stuff Magazine, google are three independant sources, right? Jellonuts 19:04, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Why can't you at least do a temporary undelete since it was deleted without discussion? Restore it and go through the discussion process instead of deciding it for yourselfJellonuts 19:53, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated the page and supplied all of the references and image tags. I am requesting one more time, after all this work, that the block be lifted so that I can replace the page with the new one. Then, if you don't like it you can nominate it for AfD and go through the discussion process rather than tyrannically deleting it without a discussion. I have satisfied the notability requirements, even if newspapers and national magazines are not good enough for YOU, they are good enough for wikipedia requirements and notability is specifically supposed to NOT be a subjective criteria. Please lift the block.Jellonuts 12:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where did you update the page, so that others can review what you did? And please quit referring to proper deletion processes as "censorship". User:Zoe|(talk) 21:04, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It appears Jellonuts has created the page on his user talk page, see User talk:Jellonuts. Metros232 21:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Metros. Having read that, I still have to say that no reliable sources have been provided. User:Zoe|(talk) 21:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to request one last time, since the 5 days are up, that this be unprotected so that I may restore the page and then it can go through the process of AfD if you so wish.Jellonuts 13:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Endorse - The request is faulty, as the requestor has too much of a vested interest in the topic; the account was inactive for a year, and all edits since reactivation on 15 November 2006 are related to this artist. Google brings up the artist's site, myspace, and a bunch of forums, none of which contribute to notability. There appear to be no other articles, and the artist has no entry on Allmusic. As the available sources I can find qualify as self-published, article fails notability. MSJapan 22:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]


How do you "self-publish" in Stuff Magazine, or the Colorado Daily Newspaper? You know what, I've spent too much of my time on this. I tried to contribute, and it is obvious neither I nor my contributions are wanted here. I am tired of being judged and wasting my time on an article that obviously nobody wants on their wikipedia. Judge me because I have spent all my time on THIS article lately? Well, my time is important and if I did not have to spend all my time fighting against people who would rather throw any technicallity they can at me rather than help me learn, then maybe I would have time to contribute to other articles. Do whatever you want! I'm frustrated and I'm done. I truly hope you treat future new users with fair intentions better than I've been treated. If you make us all feel unwelcome and drivien away, wikipedia will not work as it was intended. You lost an educated and well-intentioned contributor today, and for what? Is wikipedia better off now without this article? How? You may think so, but I think not. There was an entry here about a silly rapper guy who has a weird cult fan following, odd but noteable. Granted, not on MTV or Time Magazine, but among many people and among several independant, reliable, highly circulated sources. (I can't believe you don't consider Stuff Magazine a mainstream publication? You better delete Stuff's wiki article too becasue it is not notable, right?) Now, it is deleted and anyone who ever wanted to seek information about it on wikipedia is SOL, and I am discouraged and disappointed. Congratulations, you win, but the wikipedia project loses. Jellonuts 00:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Chris SulloNo consensus closure overturned, relisted at AfD – 21:35, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
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The other related articles Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Susam Pal, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian Seifert, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open Security Foundation, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Toufeeq Hussain in this series have been closed as delete or are clearly going towards a delete. But this one was closed as "no consensus". I believe that closing admin User:Cbrown1023 failed to notice that none of the two users who voted keep had a valid argument. One of them cited "Desperate wish" as the reason to keep the article, the another one cited what he called "notable references" -- but I clearly pointed out that none of these references are notable. Out of four links provided, one says that he is mentor for Summer of Code projects, second mentions that he is one of the many volunteers for OSVDB, third mentions he is author of a web scanner tool, fourth one has just one sentence: "Nikto, by Chris Sullo, is based on the next generation LibWhisker library." Jyothisingh 14:19, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Delete I don't see much to establish notability. TonyTheTiger 18:48, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ask your security folks what tools they use to make sure wikipedia.org is secure... I bet you they use Nikto as part of their kit. Yes, this is my article. No, I didn't write it. Have fun, whatever your decision is. —The preceding
    unsigned comment was added by Csullo (talkcontribs) 06:08, 13 January 2007 (UTC).[reply
    ]
 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks,
trialsanderrors 07:39, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"Being the primary subject of multiple non-trivial published works"
Chris Sullo and Nikto are referenced in several computer security handbooks and scholarly works. Please refer to the following lists of works via Google or directly on cirt.net
In his 2006 list of top 100 network security tools, notable security expert Fyodor lists Nikto as #12.

Nikto is listed as #1 in the more defined class of web scanners. In 2003, Nikto was awarded #16.

While the entries listed above include Chris Sullo and his work as one of several sources of reference, this also establishes the criteria of "Published authors, editors and photographers who received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work"
"The person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their [sic] specific field"
The following is evidence of Chris Sullo's contribution to the security industry:
  • Chris Sullo, Nikto, and
    OSVDB
    are widely known and well regarded within the computer security industry. This is evidenced by the reference material listed earlier as well as mentions made at various computer security conferences.
  • Chris Sullo is the published author to publicly released vulnerabilities in Trillian, Apache, Verity Ultraseek, cPanel,

Netgear routers, MySQL Eventum, Cyclades Alterpath ([1, 2, 3), and more.

  • Chris Sullo is not just "one of the many volunteers" for
    OSVDB
    ; he is a founder, board member, and project leader.
  • A short list of jobs where Sullo's published work, Nikto, is listed as required or preferred areas of expertise for many jobs. Similarly, Nikto is often a topic of instruction in computer security classes.
  • Sullo's published work, the Nikto database, is in use by several commercially available security products.
  • As pointed out earlier, Chris Sullo is not the primary subject of these multiple non-trivial published works.
    Nikto Web Scanner has already got an article of its own, and it mentions that Chris Sullo is the author. That's fair enough, in my opinion. Jyothisingh 14:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]


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Mindstar Productions – Articles can be userfied on request – 11:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
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references available Requesting undeletion of the following articles
Mindstar Productions
Mindstar Aviation
Cinergy Motion Picture Production System
Cinergy MPPS
Cinergy Script Editor
Per the following note from an admin, sufficient references were provided, but weren't listed in the article at the time of deletion. The notice I received from the admin is listed below:

The references you gave are fine, and there are others. You may be able to get your article undeleted, take a look at Wikipedia:Deletion review. For now, I created a temporary page under your userspace: *****. This shows the proper way of referencing. --ElectricEye (talk) 18:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC) IGuy 19:15, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, trialsanderrors 07:31, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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ECourier – Deletion endorsed – 21:38, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
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INAPPROPRIATELY_DELETED Jaybregman 01:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC) I believe the administrator

steel359's judgement and conduct ought to be carefully reviewed in light of the above. Jaybregman 01:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

  1. "Our company"
  2. Excerpt from the article: "eCourier uses an
    Operations Research
    can be applied to solve real-world bottlenecks. In addition to dispatchinG deliveries within seconds eCourier allows customers to track deliveries on a map in real-time as their couriers move from allocaTion to collection through to delivery and sends immediate proof of delivery emails the second a delivery has been completed."
  3. This is a contested speedy. Shouldn't be on DRV anyway.
  • I am not going to entertain this any further. --
    Steel 02:28, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
  1. I understand, but that in itself should NOT be used as a reason to categorise the *content* as advertising. To do that one should only look at the *content*
  2. Excerpt from the article: "eCourier uses an intelligent dispatch and Fleet management system A.I.B.A. to match incoming bookings to the most appropriate couriers through analySis of rEaL-time data including traFfic & demand patternS, weathER conditions and indiVidual courIer performaNce.

Fact. See references at Times Article, Silicon.com, etc.

Operations Research
can be applied to solve real-world bottlenecks. See reference at Michael Trick's Operational Research Blog, from an Academic at CMU, see the post from 23 June. eCourier allows customers to track deliveries on a map in real-time as their couriers move from allocaTion to collection through to delivery and sends immediate proof of delivery emails the second a delivery has been completed." Included in Times article but refers to factual descriptions of the product.

Yes it is a contested speedy--if it should not be here where should it go? The article says to leave a message on your talk page which was done and to appeal here if refused, which is how I take your response. Do you really think "I am not going to entertain this any further" is appropriate when the topic of discussion is summarily deleting information without discussion?

I have read the Conflict of Interest guidelines thoroughly and I think we all need to step back and remember a few points here. First, I don't believe I did write the original article, I just edited it (please could an admin check this and post). Second, the COI guidelines make very clear that although editing an article in which you have an interest should be avoided, it is not forbidden and if your interest is declared and the SUBSTANCE of your edits are fair, there is no problem. "All text created in the Wikipedia main namespace is subject to rules covering criteria for articles (what Wikipedia is not); encyclopedic quality (verifiability and original research); editorial approach (neutral point of view); as well as the Wikipedia copyright policy. All editors are expected to stick closely to these policies when creating and evaluating material. WHO has written the material should be irrelevant so long as these policies are closely adhered to." Note my emphasis on the last sentence, these are from the guidelines themselves. What I don't think is right about this discussion is that people are inferring something about the content of an article (that it's not just advertisement, but blatant advertisement) SIMPLY from my declared status as an editor with some COI. That is not right and contrary to the COI policy. The two users who posted above have not indicated any specific content from the article which would characertise it as "blatant advertisement". If it is so blatant, could someone please indicate this with reference to the CONTENT of the article? I also note that the criteria for speedy deletion is not just advertisement (ANY article written on a company by anyone will by its very nature contain what can be seen as advertisements assuming it describes its products and services) but that it be "blatant". It's quite frustrating that no one will engage me in a substantive discussion here. Anyway, following on from

GRBerry's comments, I suggest that the article be restored so references can be added carefully to each assertion. This is good practice anyway particularly in situations where COI is a declared issue. Comments on this can be recorded on the discussion page of the article and editors can modify as needed. Surely this is a better option than removing all discussion on this subject? I will post a version of this article Here Jaybregman 12:22, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

However, I think we can modify the sentence to be more neutral: eCourier has taken a different approach to logistics than previous companies such as FedEx (cite to first sentence of this quote and include quote in reference), rather than attempting to "simplify operations to make exceptions rare", the

Peer to Peer
model practiced by eCourier "de facto make[s] every transaction an exception...Each courier pickup is a dynamic, real-time, semi-optimized event" (add other cite and link to full article).
This is more powerful as it uses the text of the reference to make the point. It makes clear the difference between editor assertion and ideas of veritable third party sources. Do you agree? Is this chance acceptable?
Jaybregman 10:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

            • "eCourier [was] founded in 2003 by entrepreneurial Dartmouth College alumni Tom Allason and Jay Bregman to revolutionise the express delivery market."
              • I take it you are probably not disagreeing with the first part of the sentence (but please note in a later revision the word "entrepreneural" was removed). However, if you do, note cite here [4] from CNBC European Business magazine: "the two first met at Dartmouth University..." (please note the author erroneously calls Dartmouth a university, I'm sure there is more discussion on this at Dartmouth College.

Ok, so the second part of the sentence "to revolutionise the express delivery market". I see your point as to how this could be interpreted as non-neutral. I think it is more powerful to change it to
eCourier [was] founded in 2003 by Dartmouth College alumni Tom Allason and Jay Bregman. The company states it is "determined to revolutionsise the way a courier comapny looks after both its couriers and clients" (include cite to [5] which is already there). This way, it is clear what the company is asserting on its corporate site as its mission (c.f. "Google's mission statement is to 'organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful" Google article, which includes link to corporate site). Do you still have any issues with this sentence?Jaybregman 10:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

            • "eCourier uses an intelligent despatch and fleet management system A.I.B.A. to match incoming bookings to the most appropriate bicycle, motorbike and van couriers through analysis of real-time data including traffic & demand patterns, weather conditions and individual courier performance."

I personally think the citations to this are sufficient. But again, it's more powerful to use the text of the citations in the decription, it has the added benefit of making the article more encyclopedic and eliminating the appearance of pushing unverified information. So, we can do this: eCourier developed and uses in its operations an intelligent despatch and fleet management system it calls A.I.B.A. The system "uses a detailed geographical model of its London operations, including predicted and actual traffic patterns, weather, package demand, real-time courier availability, and other data" (Release 1.0 article, p11) to "[match] jobs and couriers in real time, using its knowledge of where they are" (ibid). How does it work? "AIBA knows where all th eCouriers are, and it knows what they are carrying and how fast they are moving. This information is combined with the latest traffic and weather reports. The computer also compares the journey with previous patterns, allowing it to calculate the impact of a traffic jam, a thunderstorm, or just a busy Friday afternoon. It then uses this information to predict a travel time for the collection and delivery and allocates each new delviery to the most appropriate courier. The whole process takes milliseconds."(See Despatch Manager article [6]. Note I also could have used Release 1.0 for a more technical discussion of the inner-workings, but I wanted to keep it simple and vary the sources used).
Do you still have any issues with this sentence?Jaybregman 10:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

            • "A.I.B.A. is an example of how Operations Research can be applied to solve real-world bottlenecks."
              • I don't see the problem with the citation, but it's again stronger to change to:

A.I.B.A is a "great example of how an entreprenurial company can use Operations Research to gain tremendous competitive advantage". And add cite to Michael Trick's OR Blog (author is CMU academic. I also cited this above (have listed google cache here because main site is having issues, see 23 June post) [7]
See also [8] where The Economist notes "...an elaborate algorithm that is now at the heart of eCourier's business, in much the same way as a mathematical formula drives Google's search engine". Do you still have any issues with this sentence?Jaybregman 10:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

            • "In addition, eCourier allows customers to track deliveries on a map in real-time as their couriers move from allocation to collection through to delivery and sends immediate proof of delivery emails the second a delivery has been completed."
              • Again, these are factual descriptions of the company's products and services. By its very nature any article on a company will include this (see again Google and c.f. "Google is well known for its web search service, which is a major factor of the company's success. It indexes billions of web pages so that users can search for the infomration they desire through the use of keywords and operators.") However, there is no real problem with a re-formulation:

eCourier's web site allows customers to "track their courier on a map in real-time, with [time] estimates for pickup and delivery." After the delivery is completed, "the client then receives an instant e-mail proof of delivery complete with digital signature of the signer." (cite to Despatch Manager article available here[9]) The company has set up a demo of its online tracking system here track deliveriesJaybregman 10:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

            • "By re-engineering the traditional business model the company has been able to capture market share very quickly and differentiate on both value-added offerings and service in an otherwise commoditised marketplace."
              • Ok, fair point, should be fleshed out individually. Suggested change

eCourier has grown substantially since it started operations in September 2004 with only four couriers: "After just 19 months of operations, eCourier is handling 15,000 deliveries per month, for some of London's largest investment banks, law firms, and retailers" FT ([10] with "85% of the company's bookings [made] over the internet". (The Economist, see cite above). Do you agree with this change?Jaybregman 10:12, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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mass AfD
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Livingston Airline Destinations (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (restore|AfD
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Vote was 10 of 16 to delete, should have been closed as no consensus especially knowing that this article from an obscure airline was going to be used to justify deleteing articles for major airlines. Votes for deletion did not consider the reasons why the articles exist. They were first created when this information became large relative to the size of the airline article. By splitting this data out, the parent article size becomes more manageable. The destinations are encyclopedic since they define the very nature of many airlines. The are easy to verify from any travel website, airport websites, government required notifications, government approvals and many other sources, so the votes citing

WP:V should have been considered with less weight. It this vote is upheld, it may set a very interesting precedent. It would in effect support deletion of any type of destination list. That could lead to deletions in other areas. Vegaswikian 01:30, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
]

  1. The list is not an indiscriminate collection of information because information on where an airline flies is relevant to the coverage and therefore encyclopedic.
  2. Unless you are seriously claiming that the airline schedule is not a reliable way of determing where an airline flies (why on earth would an airline say they fly to a place if they don't?), I cannot see any way in which this article is
    unverifiable
    .
  3. Newspapers frequently report about airlines coming and leaving their local airport, so
    notability
    should not be a major issue.
  4. It is not a travel directory, but valid information about where an airline goes. The book I have on airlines (Modern :Commercial Aircraft) is paper and is therefore forced to say things like "Heavens Airlines flies to 43 destinations in North America, Europe and Africa", as an online reference we can do better and provide the full destination list.
At least two of the "delete"s presented no real argument for deletion, I will mention CyberAnth and Akihabara ("delete this along with some other articles" with no reasoning). Hence, I think AFD got this one badly wrong and this should be undeleted.
(The reason I am saying "merge" is that the airline in question here is small (a fleet of only six aircraft) and a destination list for an airline of that size can be reasonably put into the article.) Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:11, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks to WKnight's offer to undelete for merging purposes I have placed the list into the main
    Livingston Airlines article with some modifications due to updates. Can we call this discussion over now? Sjakkalle (Check!) 12:33, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply
    ]
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