Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Colchester Bus Station

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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 delete this version. There really isn't anything to merge, but I suspect a case could be made for an article which included pictures, citations to local news stories, and an outline of the development of the new facility. The current article does not meet that description. Mackensen (talk) 20:51, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Colchester Bus Station

Colchester Bus Station (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Contested ProD. Wikipedia is not: a travel guide, an indiscrimate collection of information. No assertion of notability. Original research. A great many places have bus stations, why would each one deserve an article? Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a bus timetable. -- IslaySolomon | talk 03:45, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete as per nom. Bwithh 03:52, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep - I know bus stops aren't really notable, but it seems the main bus station in a city the size of Colchester (population 104,390) is. --Oakshade 04:52, 23 November 2006 (UTC) Vote chaged to Merge per comments below, especially Tubezone. Transporation hubs I think are still notable, but not automatically. --Oakshade 16:50, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment Why? -- IslaySolomon | talk 05:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
      • A city transporation hub, similar to a city's primary airport or train station. --Oakshade 05:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
        • Comment OK, yes, Heathrow Airport and Roma Termini station are of course notable. This is just a bus stance (a temporary structure according to the article) in a town. It has no architectural, historical or cultural significance whatsoever. It's just a bus station [1]. -- IslaySolomon | talk 05:18, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
        • Comment Oh and the bus station is already covered here in the main article. -- IslaySolomon | talk 05:19, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
        • Comment Yes, three more good examples of notable transport hubs. I'm not really seeing your point. -- IslaySolomon | talk 05:30, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
        • Comment Actually, I'm seeing us edging pretty close to WP:POINT here. I think it's best to just leave this alone lest it descend into a debate on inclusionism for varying sizes of transport hubs. I'm standing firmly by my nomination. -- IslaySolomon | talk 05:33, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
          • Good idea. We'll agree to disagree. --Oakshade 05:37, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete. I am completely convinced that this article should be deleted per IslaySolomon. Sr13 07:11, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong delete Wikipedia is not a travel guide, and this article looks like original research ("locally referred to as just 'the bus station'", "about three minutes walk from the town centre", etc.). Ultra-Loser [ T ] [ C ] 07:17, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per precedent and as buscruft (I'm a a bit of a busnut myself). This isn't even really an intercity station, local bus stations are not notable. This is basically just a downtown city/suburban bus stop, it hosts a whopping total of 4 National Express services. A pointer to web info on local Colchester transit can be included in the main Colchester article. AFAIK, damn near every bus line in the UK has a web page where routes, maps and timetables can be seen or downloaded, zero need to duplicate in WP. Precedent is that only notable intercity bus stations such as the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Victoria Coach Station should be included. Tubezone 08:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. ViridaeTalk 10:29, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Redirect, If it's already mentioned in Colchester as stated above, I suggest a redirect. - Mgm|(talk)
  • Merge' With all due respect to anyone who lives in Colchester, but is this station really that notable? Like others before me, I suggest that we merge tha article. --Skully Collins Edits 13:56, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge to Colchester, as suggested by the ideal course of article development under WP:LOCAL, failing that, Delete outright.-- danntm T C 17:21, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge to Colchester. - FireSpike Editor Review! 23:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect per Mgm, who raises a very cogent argument (and danntm, who points to the appropriate guideline supporting that argument), or Delete per nom. Xtifr tälk 04:45, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. WMMartin 16:25, 28 November 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.