Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Key MBTA bus routes

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, defaulting to keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 19:27, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Key MBTA bus routes

delete per WP:NOT. wiki is not a directory of information on public transport. More relevant, up to date and accurate information is always available directly from the transport authority. Wiki adds no value by being a repository of this brainlessly copied information on routes, itineraries from the operator. Ohconfucius 11:01, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. --Porqin 12:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• The nomination does not describe the article, which includes history as streetcars and trackless trolleys. This merged article was created as an alternative to a separate article for each route. These routes have a long history with relatively few changes. --SPUI (T - C) 18:24, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete its a bag of crapPlowright 21:36, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, per SPUI's comments. Bus lines, with enough history to make notable, is worthy of WP's coverage, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Buses route 1. I don't see anything brainless about this article, the histories of each bus route are usually not available via any transportation authority. hateless 21:39, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, verifiable and better than 15 stub articles on each individual route. JYolkowski // talk 22:33, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, although the formatting of the article may not be superb, it hatelss incdicated, provides more depth on significant Boston-area bus routes than one is likely to be able to readily find from the MBTA website, and it is (as indicated by JYolkowski) much better than a bunch of short, separate articles on each bus route. Thus, this article provides deeper coverage--than likely available from MBTA--of significant bus routes in one single, unified article.-- danntm ^T _C 23:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Valuable history and priority information not readily available from the operator. Fg2 01:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. Try an article describing why buses form an essential element of public transport in Massachusetts Bay. Garrie 05:02, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per danntm. Although I agree this needs a cleanup. --Arnzy ^{(whats up?)} 11:42, 11 August 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.