Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/St. Giles Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)

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.

The result of the debate was keep (no consensus). Not entirely sure here, since churches have often been deleted if they are less than a hundred years old and not particularily large or unusual. But I feel that 5d-4k is beyond my discretion to call anything else than a "no consensus" when the arguument is one over notability. Sjakkalle (Check!) 13:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] St. Giles Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)

Delete as non-notable. Ned Scott 21:38, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Gwernol 21:47, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I'm not sure what the threshhold for a church is, but, for example, Category:Churches in Ottawa contains many items of comparable quality to this one. This seems like a reasonable stub in that light. --Deville (Talk) 22:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Comment Actually, that just kind of seems more like there's more of these articles to be nominated for AfD. Just because there are others like it doesn't mean it's any more notable. This church has been around for a while, maybe if we could get some history on it in the article. That might change my mind. -- Ned Scott 23:47, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Nice little article. Scranchuse 02:09, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Comment nice? NICE?? you know, I try to keep an open mind here.. I try to see things from other people's perspectives.. but there is nothing NICE about that article at all. I'm not saying the topic at hand isn't nice, I'm saying it's an uninformative stub, with no useful information at all, even if the church it was talking about was significant. Other than saying "this existed" that article contributes NOTHING. nice??? find yourself a Welcome to Wikipedia message and read up on some of those articles.. -- Ned Scott 03:09, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

• • Be calm. Breathe. Exploding isn't going to help, either way. -- Saberwyn 07:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
• As for the article, a quick Google gives 126 uniques for ["St. Giles Presbyterian Church" Ottawa]. The majority of these appear to be mirrors of this article (or previous versions), directory listings, and appearances in 'links' sections on websites for other congregations. There is nothing I can find in Google, or within the article, that suggests that this is any different than the run-of-the-mill place of worship. If evidence to the contrary can be provided from reliable sources, I will reconsider, but at this time, delete. -- Saberwyn 07:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
• Remark for interest sake. I have lived in BC for the past 10 years. I am not Christian (or Presbyterian). I have been to one church in the past ten years. This church was it. --maclean25 01:10, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Deville. Ardenn 01:57, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: My understanding, having visited this church a couple of years ago, is that it is not historically insignificant for Ottawa. -Joshuapaquin 01:31, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
  • If information along these lines, complete with cited, reliable sources can be provided, I will reconsider. -- Saberwyn 10:24, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Short of Westminster Abbey, there are few churches which merit documentation here. Denni ☯ 01:54, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Many churches are worth note, even if not churches of long history and moneybags. Kukini 06:02, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete parishcruft. no claim to notability either the building or congregation. Carlossuarez46 23:56, 29 March 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.