Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Batavia, Suriname

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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 Keep per sources found by User:Sandstein. NawlinWiki 16:03, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Batavia, Suriname

Delete. It is a three word article!! It either needs to be expanded fully, or deleted. It seems the last edit was a while ago. Talk to Auroranorth 08:43, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep. Towns are generally considered notable. Sandstein 20:59, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. Okay, towns are generally considered notable. But this article just says it is a town. Can't find any other information about it, not even the population. There has got to be a limit to notability! QuiteUnusual 21:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Verifiable towns are inherently notable. [1] I think shows that it does exist. Is also located in the Saramacca District. T REXspeak 23:33, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete — i'm sorry, google doesn't spit out anything . i don't think that website is enough to verify it to me. JoeSmack Talk(p-review!) 01:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Real town, ergo notable. Just because the article is a substub at present is no reason for deletion. -- Necrothesp 01:21, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Necrothesp. I've expanded the article very slightly, BTW. Grutness...wha? 06:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete unless sourced. That "Batavia Books" link that User:Dinosaur puppy found seems to be a publishing house in the Netherlands with no obvious connection to this supposed place. Precedent for deleting unverifiable locations exists; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gnaa, Nigeria (3rd nomination). ergot 16:43, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Googling for "Saramacca batavia", i.e. with the district name, provides ample indication that the town exists: [2], [3], [4]; and [5] indicates it's even on Google Maps. Sandstein 19:51, 26 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.