Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big Dig

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 nomination was speedy keep - no obvious reason for delete. ➨ ЯEDVERS 15:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Big Dig

Afd added by User:206.32.147.254, but nomination not completed.

• Oppose - not sure of the logic behind this nomination. This is certainly a noteworthy event; I talked to people in London who had heard of it (and laughed at us for it). Dbinder (talk) 14:29, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Big Keep - not sure why this was tagged, it's well sourced as one of the largest and most expensive projects in the U.S. DrunkenSmurf 14:46, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose - It's still significant even though it's finished. Should we remove all historical articles? --Kmsiever 14:48, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose - I'm not a Bostonian yet, but The Big Dig is an (at least national) example of transportation projects gone not quite right. The recent commuter death in one of the tunnels makes this article clearly relevant. --UltraNurd 14:52, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Keep - Obviously historically significant (and may even require a current-event tag given the news of the collapse last night), and no rationale given for deletion. This one is a no-brainer. - RPIRED 14:52, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strong SPUI keep. Interesting botched project and decently referenced article. Kimchi.sg 14:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Keep - User:206.32.147.254 made the nomination, but gave no reason, and in fact failed to even create the AfD page. Failure to follow AfD procedure. Smells like a troll to me. Moulding 15:00, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Anons cannot create pages, so it is not their fault they can't complete the nomination page. Don't assume bad faith, please. Kimchi.sg 15:03, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

• Speedy Keep, per Dbinder and others above. -Tapir Terrific 15:07, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Strongly Oppose - Big Dig was in the headline news today for the falling concrete wall that killed someone. I found this article an extremely useful resource
• Speedy Keep, as per others. --Merovingian {T C @} 15:16, 11 July 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.