Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massachusetts Governor's Mansion

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.

This AFD is hereby closed; the article may be kept. —Encephalon 08:09, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Massachusetts Governor's Mansion

This article is about a hypothetical building; it simply states that there is no governor's mansion. Db099221 20:47, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Yes, I realize that I was the one who nominated the article for deletion, but it has since been improved significantly, thanks to Fg2. --Db099221 00:52, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

There are many, many "significant" projects that have never been built, but I don't agree that it's encyclopedic. It's somewhat analogous to a movie that never makes it out of development hell or a bill that never becomes a statute. I'm also a small bit concerned about opening the floodgates to every failed project that never came to be. I still maintain my "delete" comment above. Agent 86 01:46, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete in fact, CSD A1 ({{db-empty}}) probably applies. Not even stub quality. Agent 86 20:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Wikipedia is not a crystal ball.--Húsönd 21:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Changed my stance to Neutral following article expansion by Fg2.--Húsönd 04:01, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Why would someone even take the time to create an article like this? --דניאל - Danielrocks123 ^contribs 22:09, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Because the template, at the time, had a red link pointing to it, and it was a better idea than leaving open the potential for someone from out-of-state to incorrectly assume there is one. Sahasrahla 09:01, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Delete Things that don't exist don't need articles to tell us they don't exist. --Hyperbole 22:22, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Delete This article will never be more than it currently is unless they decided to build a mansion for the Governor. TJ Spyke 22:55, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep There have been proposals to acquire a mansion, and these proposals are of historical interest. I've added four of these proposals to the article. It is now a legitimate stub. Fg2 00:50, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep since expansion. Yes, the proposal of somethings is notable even if they never get built/bought/whatever. Here is something never built that has an excellent article: Green Line (Seattle). SchmuckyTheCat 02:32, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Oy. I guess the floodgates are open after all. Agent 86 03:50, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

For your other analogies, here are 64 bills that never became a statute Category:United States proposed federal legislation, and plenty of movies that never made it out of production: Category:Unreleased films, Category:Unfinished films. SchmuckyTheCat 04:37, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, thanks to the expansion of Fg2. Sahasrahla 09:01, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per above. --badlydrawnjeff talk 10:58, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. —Encephalon 08:07, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

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.