Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Camp Wachusett

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 delete. - brenneman^{L} 08:31, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Camp Wachusett

Advertising, non-notable RayaruB 20:18, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

• A summer camp. There is nothing special about this summer camp. There is nothing notable about this summer camp. It's an average, american summer camp. Delete —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Saberwyn (talk • contribs) .
• Delete as non-notable. -- Kjkolb 22:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
• This is not an advertisement, it is a listing for a summer camp similar to the listings for other camps and schools. Furthermore, it is quite notable for many people as it is one of the oldest summer camps in the country. Simply because you are not familiar with or care about the subject does not give you the authority to determine whether or not the entry is notable. If you do not think it is notable, then I suggest you do not waste your time reading it again.Btm6280 22:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per as nn. Joe 22:42, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Not quite an advertisement, but it doesn't seem notable enough to warrant an article. Only 163 hits on Google with most being camp directories. --TheKoG (talk|contribs) 14:44, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
• Comment The notability of this particular camp is not the issue. Wikipedia is designed to be an informational resource for all internet users, researching all subjects. The site includes thousands of articles about people and places that can hardly be considered notable. Their removal, however, would be extremely detrimental to the usefulness of the site. Naturally, Wikipedia is not the obvious research destination for all subjects, simply because other resources exist that can provide more comprehensive information. It is, however, the obvious destination for an internet user looking for basic information on an obscure, or even seemingly unimportant, subject. Therefore, so long as the information contained in this article is true, the fact that the subject is not a household name is entirely irrelevant. -Colin Mead —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.185.240.121 (talk • contribs).
  • Comment No, it's not. See Wikipedia:Notability. We feel that something needs to have some kind of importance in order to be listed here. Mangojuice 17:41, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment I think you may find it useful to read Wikipedia:Verifiability. The search on Wikipedia works differently than Google's search. In order to find an article here you have to know the name of it. If a user already knew the name of it then they could certainly find the website to this camp. If Google can come up with no other sources for this camp, then what is on this page that the camp's own website cannot contain? A Wikipedia article is an encyclopedic compilation of the information on a subject, but if that information only exists on the subject's own website, then what is the point of the Wikipedia page? --TheKoG (talk|contribs) 17:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. This page is neither encyclopaedic, nor of any importance. Furthermore, the fact that it is written in the first person suggests to me it is an advertisment or it is something of a joke. Opiniastrous 10:35, 15 April 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.