Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Booth's Harbor, Ontario

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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 no consensus to delete. W.marsh 15:22, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Booth's Harbor, Ontario

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Articles for deletion/Booth's Harbor, Ontario
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Not sure if this place exists at all, but doesn't seem to be an actual village or contain any historical harbor. Collectonian (talk) 00:55, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete, zero Google hits, so it must not be an actual settlement. Ten Pound Hammer • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 01:00, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete: There are some hits on Google, but I don't see anything that would make the place actually notable. - Rjd0060 (talk) 01:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - it does in fact exist. Geographical features such as this are notable. --Oakshade (talk) 04:05, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - I agree with Oakshade. The community, although unincorporated, does exist. GVnayR (talk) 04:23, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Could use a bit of expansion, but no reason to delete it. It exists, it's a named community, it's notable. Hersfold (t/a/c) 04:31, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
    • The creator of the article just expanded it to note that it is in Norfolk County. According to the Norfolk County tourism page: "Booth's Harbour is a seasonal trailer park and marina catering to fishermen and recreational boaters." It is in St. Williams. That doesn't sound like a notable city to me (and it indicates that the article's name is misspelled) [1]
  • Delete. It does appear to be just a trailer park. I couldn't find it in the Canadian Geographic Names database. No Google News or Books results. Though I am happy to keep all verifiable human settlements per WP:OUTCOMES this doesn't strike me as meeting even that lenient standard. --Dhartung | Talk 07:21, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. For geographic locations, it is Mapquest, not Google, that is the more adequate reference. The place does exist, albeit as a small village. The article fails to mention that the village is on Lake Erie, just across the bay from Long Point. --Blanchardb-MeMyEarsMyMouth-timed 10:25, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
    • I just added that fact today. GVnayR (talk) 12:24, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge with Norfolk County, Ontario, as I doubt the article can be significantly expanded. --Angelo (talk) 16:59, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep even a short stub is sufficient for a geographic feature, regardless of expandability. DGG (talk) 01:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge per Angelo, it's a trailer park, it isn't notable This is a Secret account 23:26, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete forget issues of principle in respect of "keep all places", this is fundamentally unverifiable from reliable sources. Guy (Help!) 23:34, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Does appear to be a real inhabited settlement, which can be verified as existing from[2]. It looks like the article is misspelled and should be Booth's Harbour. Davewild (talk) 12:19, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
  • A one word mention doesn't mean it meets WP:V This is a Secret account 22:02, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
    • I agree but I have no doubt it is verifiable and can be verified by someone with access to relevant sources that are not readily available on the internet. What I am establishing with that link is that it does exist and that is an inhabited settlement and not a trailer park as some have said above and as such I believe it should be kept. Davewild (talk) 22:12, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Unsure - google maps location. Although small, it seems the settlement does exist, and "all permanent settlements are notable" is one of very few rules that have been broadly agreed in the past. If the place turns out simply to be a development site with a prospective settlement, or a trailer park, or marketing only, or some other kind of non-settlement, that would be different, but it does look like a genuine established harbor on the map pics..... FT2 (Talk | email) 01:19, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - local realator services refer to "the village of Booth's Harbor" [3], and bed & breakfast to "the hamlet of Booth's Harbour" [4]. The Norfolk county bylaws refer to a property at "Lot A, Plan 82B, 280 Front Road, Booth's Harbour, (Charlotteville), Norfolk", although this doesn't specifically call it a "village" or "hamlet", it does suggest it is a settlement rather than a trailer park [5]. A fourth reference, not a reliable source, may also help to provide more leads: [6] blog post "Norfolk County: Speed to be Reduced in Booth's Harbour. Booth's Harbour residents will have to slow down when travelling through the village. Council has approved the speed limit be reduced to 50 km an hour. The change is a result of the Charlotteville community policing committee fielding many requests for the change because of safety concerns and the villages many winding roads." FT2 (Talk | email) 01:33, 26 November 2007 (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.