Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Agloe, New York


 * 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) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Agloe, New York

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Fictional entry with very minimal sourcing, no hope of expansion beyond "it doesn't exist except on the maps". Already mentioned on Fictitious entry. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 17:48, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Too many otters, what happened to your sig? Normally I would lean to redirect and merge content to Fictitious entry (and, perhaps, Roscoe, New York). However, the destination article now looks like a mess, so until it's cleaned up - keep. Dumping any content into current Fictitious entry will, quite likely, destroy it. NVO (talk) 18:06, 23 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep -- actually, the whole point of the article is that it was a case of a fictitious map entry influencing reality... AnonMoos (talk)
 * Keep Well sourced and an interesting story. What's the problem? It should be included on a list of fictitious entries so people will find it.Steve Dufour (talk) 18:49, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge This would be a good merger with the fictitious entry/copyright trap article. I'm not entirely sure if it merits its own article, but the mention of a copyright trap becoming real strikes me as being merited.Tyrenon (talk) 20:29, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Of course it is fictitious, but it is also notable and verifiable. We wouldn't delete Gotham City or Metropois for the same reasons. — BQZip01 —  talk 20:58, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Surely WP has room for such anecdotes which have proper sourcing. Collect (talk) 21:12, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep article is well-sourced for its size. Edward321 (talk) 14:50, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - truth is stranger than fiction! Bearian (talk) 18:36, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - no proper reason to delete has been offered. Colonel Warden (talk) 09:14, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - The entry looks non-fiction to me. Real prominent example of real copyright trap.  Sourced to boot. --Oakshade (talk) 18:01, 29 May 2009 (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.