Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stewart Avenue

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 was delete. --Coredesat 05:08, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stewart Avenue

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This street (allegedly a thoroughfare in Bethpage, New York does not appear notable enough. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 13:18, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

• This article hurts my eyes when I read it, it's so non-notable. Delete. WMMartin 17:55, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect with Bethpage, New York per WP:LOCAL, the town article needs more content and this article isn't really about the road itself, it's about a lot of stuff about the town (the local school, big local businesses, etc.); information that should be kept, just not here. JYolkowski // talk 23:35, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Move anything useful to Bethpage and Delete. Glendoremus 18:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
  • We can't do that, under the GFDL we need to keep the article history to properly attribute the authors. JYolkowski // talk 00:13, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, JYolkowski // talk 00:19, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

• Comment If it remains, we should ensure that Stewart Avenue does not redirect to any particular location, as the name is quite common. Perhaps move to Stewart Avenue, Bethpage and delete the redirection, then merge to Bethpage, New York? Would that comply with the requirements of the GFDL? JulesH 00:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
  • It would, as the article history would now be at Stewart Avenue, Bethpage. JYolkowski // talk 00:43, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, per nomination. --PKT 02:01, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Comment - Much information can be moved to Bethpage but I believe that Stewart Avenue also runs through Garden City and perhaps some other villages. Or is that a different Stewart Avenue? In any event, a straight redirect to Bethpage might be misleading. Newyorkbrad 03:06, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, per nom. Nothing notable worth merging, and a redirect would be inappropriate. --Dhartung | Talk 06:43, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Roads (excluding highways) do not warrant their own articles, no matter the size. --Fred McGarry 10:34, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Uh ... Wall Street? Yonge Street? WilyD 15:22, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment - Are you honestly comparing Bethpage to Manhattan and Toronto, and can you not see the differences between the world's financial center, a former Guinness Book "world's longest street" and a street whose only apparent claims to fame are having the HQ of a Fortune 500 company, an old grocery store, and a Subway restaurant? Geoffrey Spear 17:47, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
      • I am honestly saying that Roads (excluding highways) do not warrant their own articles, no matter the size is false, by providing counterexamples - you may note I already argued for deletion of this article. WilyD 19:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Although 4 lanes might come close to notable as a transport route, I don't think it quite gets there. I didn't vote merge because I can't find anything useful in it.Dolive21 14:44, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Unless it was actually desginate as a state or U.S. Route, I can't see how this road is worth an article. Merge local roads to the town would be impractical.-- danntm ^T _C 15:18, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Most opinions here are based simply on a hatred of an inclusion of streets in Wikipedia. Note Fred McGarry's comment above. However, clearly streets can be notable content, as there are many articles on streets on Wikidpedia.Therefore, arguments based on that motivation are invalid. If we don't want to include Stewart Avenue, it should be because it does not warrant an article, not because we dont't like articles on these topics. This appears to be a main thoroughfare, that would be comparable to major streets in any other city. I think this can be either merged or renamed to Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, and would do it the most justice. Nlsanand 15:28, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
  • I've already voted delete, so I won't double-dip. The article doesn't claim notability and doesn't say anything to establish it. I don't see some kind of bias against roads in (most of) the above comments, just an appraisal of the lack of notability for this one. Glendoremus 17:09, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - the article lacks relaible sources - if sources are added, then Keep WilyD 15:57, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Sure, the main thoroughfare of a tiny town might be notable, but I'm going to have to see some evidence of its notability if you want to convince me it deserves an article here. Geoffrey Spear 18:25, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete No evidence of notability. Just because things exist (utility poles, streets, 2 lane hiways, mailboxes, fire hydrants, bus stops) is not sufficient reason to have articles about them. Edison 18:56, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Probably created by a student at the externally-linked college. Of no interest outside of Bethpage. DrKiernan 10:30, 2 December 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.