Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virtual tourism

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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. Pascal.Tesson (talk) 15:46, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Virtual tourism

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Article is WP:OR and doesn't satisfy WP:N. The subject matter is can be adequately covered by Virtual reality and by various travel-related subjects Torc2 11:47, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: WikiProject Tourism has been informed of this ongoing discussion. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 13:19, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge with Virtual reality. Not notable on its own. --Blanchardb 15:50, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - sounds like marketing buzzword crap —Preceding unsigned comment added by Towel401 (talk • contribs) 16:49, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete or redirect (Tourism?). JJL 22:46, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. A google search for "Virtual tourism" -wikipedia garnishes 65,500 hits. Kingturtle 17:45, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Tikiwont 08:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)--Tikiwont 08:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment - Ghits for the phrase aren't enough to salvage the article. It's spectacularly poorly written and entirely unsourced OR. It changes gears half-way through the first paragraph from describing satellite mapping websites to being an ad for an Italian company that does VR historical reconstructions. Nothing clearly indicates whether the topic is a form of virtual reality or just a method of vacation planning. Torc2 09:44, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete subtle WP:ADVERT. --Brewcrewer 10:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Virtual Reality since the term Virtual tourism seems to be notable -- ¿Amar៛Talk to me/My edits 10:43, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Tourism - or just delete. The article here is largely WP:OR imo, plus the subtle advertising is also noted. Springnuts 12:39, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment - This does appear to exist, so it's not a hoax -- see [1], for example. But it needs too much work to rescue, IMHO. Bearian'sBooties (talk) 04:44, 17 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.