Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wilkinson Street tram stop

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. -- Steel 15:55, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wilkinson Street tram stop

Wilkinson Street tram stop (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Basford tram stop (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

Non-notable. As per WP:NOT 1.8 Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information L.J.Skinner_WOT?|^CONTRIBS 21:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. Articles for individual stations, even if they are stubs, seem to be easier to manage than one merged Nottingham Express Transit article with descriptions of every station. As well, articles on individual stations make it easier to add relevant station links to articles on Nottingham's landmarks. A photo would help, though. --Eastmain 21:45, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  • comment What is there to describe? Each is just a raised platform. They're all the same, just in different locations, (apart from the 3 that are part of national rail services, which I've kept). See Supertram or Manchester Metrolink for an idea of how NET could look. L.J.Skinner_WOT?|^CONTRIBS 21:53, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Tram stops are just to minor to allow their own articles (unless of course they are truely notable for another reason). It is not like a train station but closer to a bus stop. Arnoutf 21:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. Tram stops are in general not notable. This tram stop does not appear to have been "the subject of multiple, non-trivial, reliable published works" (to quote Wikipedia:Notability). The stop is referenced in Google searches I've just done, but the Google hits do not yield articles etc. about the stop itself. The reason that tram stops are not subjects of other published works is, in my opinion, because they are relatively temporary structures: simply raised pavements with a small shelters beside - almost as easy to remove as bus stops. I must confess I had once considered nominating articles on stops on Croydon's Tramlink for this reason, but wasn't confident of getting support. I'll think again now, depending on how the AfD goes.--A bit iffy 22:39, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  • comment I's suggest you do so Iffy. I prod-ed all the NET stops which were not also train stations. Only this and one other survived (I'll AfD that too if this goes OK, as it seems to be), so maybe prod Croydon articles. I'll check Supertram, Manchester Metrolink and Midland Metro whilst I'm at it. L.J.Skinner_WOT?|^CONTRIBS 15:20, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete no claim or independent evidence of notability, any more than the corner mailbox. Edison 04:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
• Well tram stops are kind of in between bus stops and subway stations when it comes to notability. I feel that stops for trams which run in the city streets like busses can be treated like bus stops while stops for light rail systems on separate guideways are more on the level with subway stops. I am not sure exactly how the Nottingham system is. Notable or not, this article does not have much content (That Wilkinson Street tram stop serves Wilkinson Street is reasonably obvious), and it is all pretty much covered in the Nottingham Express Transit article anyway (which has a system map for example). I think we can redirect this page there. Sjakkalle (Check!) 09:42, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
  • comment I see what you're saying, but in Sheffield some street-stops (ie West Street, University, Hillsborough) and some are separated from the roads (ie Valley Centertainment, Crystal Peaks, Arena/Don Valley Stadium). Some (such as Crystal Peaks, Meadowhall, University) and notable for other reasons (shopping centre, shopping centre and train/bus interchange and one of the city's universities respectively) but if the grade saparated platforms are just raise platforms. L.J.Skinner_WOT?|^CONTRIBS 15:20, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. No evidence of notability cited: indeed, fails to be more notable than my socks. WMMartin 20:26, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, Wikipedia is not a directory. Friday (talk) 18:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete — Per nom. Wizardman 19:23, 14 January 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.