Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aid station


 * 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   speedy keep. Withdrawn by nominator with unanimous !keep votes. The Bushranger One ping only 05:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Aid station

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No sources and only definition. Delete or move to Wiktionary.  nerd fighter  20:43, 22 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep but rewrite. Nom is absolutely right - current article is nothing but a DICDEF. But I think this could be expanded with better examples (military, marathon, cycling, music festivals, etc.) and better sources. This book, for example, details their function and history with regard to the Chicago Marathon in particular. So my argument is more for keeping the title rather than this "article". WP:TNT is relevant, I think. Stalwart 111  22:23, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems an important aspect of endurance races. I'd say it's a little more than a dicdef at this point, but it just needs expansion. I'll apply a stub tag. --BDD (talk) 22:55, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Maybe "nothing but" was a bit harsh. Ha ha. Maybe "not much more than..."? Anyway, stub tag was a good idea. Stalwart 111  00:02, 23 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Can we find sources to assert its notability? If not it should be deleted per WP:NOTE.  nerd fighter  00:21, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I think there are about 30 hits in the book I linked to and many discuss history, importance, awards for "best aid station", etc. and that's just for the Chicago Marathon. I'm certainly happy to do some more digging for a wider range of sources. I just think this article defines the idea too narrowly; limiting it to marathons only when a quick search suggests military aid stations (in the field) are actually the more extensively covered version of the concept but are not mentioned at all. Stalwart 111  00:41, 23 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  czar   &middot;   &middot;  00:32, 23 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment - per my comments above, I have had a crack at adding to the article. There's still more to go but I've expanded on what was there, included other examples and provided some references. Stalwart 111  03:30, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep, although the article needs a significant amount of work, AfD is not a substitute for article improvements. The subject has received significant coverage in multiple reliable sources. Therefore the subject meets WP:GNG and deletion is not advised. Now unless there is a good WP:TNT argument, I will mozy on.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 22:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 22:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 22:22, 23 April 2013 (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.