Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MV Island Sky

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 (non-admin closure) The consensus below is that MV Island Sky is a notable ship. Darkspots (talk) 02:00, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

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I really have no idea about this: are ferries notable automatically or not? The number of articles we have on them seems to suggest they are, but just what evidence is given here that this ferry - not even built yet - could be considered notable? Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:19, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Come to think of it, if it's not yet built then is it a violation of our policy regarding balls? Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 16:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

• Weak delete I think we're OK as far as WP:CRYSTAL goes as it is apparently already under construction and physically exists but I do not feel that this ferry has any notability, particularly as its predecessor on the same route does not - Dumelow (talk) 17:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Comment, many of the sources for MV Island Sky on the net are for a cruise ship and not for this ferry - Dumelow (talk) 17:11, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

• Weak delete unless rewritten from secondary sources. My thinking on ferries is that they are potentially inherently notable as they essentially serve the same purpose as a highway. In many cases they are the only access to someplace. In almost all cases they constitute a major government or public-private enterprise. So there are strong reasons to think of ferries as notable.--Dhartung | Talk 17:42, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

• Keep More information will be available once she is launched and more still once she enters service. Ships generally seem to be notable, as long as verifiable info is provided. Mjroots (talk) 07:42, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 15:57, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
• WikiProjects notified: WikiProject Ships, WikiProject Canada, WikiProject British Columbia. — Bellhalla (talk) 21:07, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
• Keep. Ferries appear to be generally considered notable. This isn't a case of WP:CRYSTAL, as the ferry is under construction and is about to be delivered. The article is backed up by an appropriate and reliable source. Skeezix1000 (talk) 21:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of British Columbia-related deletion discussions. -- DoubleBlue (Talk) 03:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
• Keep wp:ships would consider this notable enough as we have many articles written on developing ships and two FA on ships that were only half built and then scrapped. --Brad (talk) 21:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment - For those interested, the two FAs Brad refers to are: USS Illinois (BB-65) and USS Kentucky (BB-66). -MBK₀₀₄ 03:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
• Keep - This article meets the notability threshold of WP:SHIPS, and since the vessel is under construction, the ship will get some press attention during commissioning and throughout its service life. -MBK₀₀₄ 03:33, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
• Keep - It needs work, but should exist just as the several other ferries in Category:BC Ferries do. --KenWalker | Talk 06:41, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
• Keep per MBK004's comments. It's not a violation ofWP:CRYSTAL. Parsecboy (talk) 13:40, 16 May 2008 (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.