Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Big Sky Ski Resort

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep --SPUI (talk) 03:22, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

Big Sky Ski Resort
Advertising. RickK 07:43, May 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Subject is notable, but this is an ad. Sjakkalle 08:16, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Article has been rewritten and is a valid stub and not advertising now. Keep and expand. Sjakkalle 07:05, 6 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep. Embryonic article about a prominent vacation destination that was nominated VfD within 24 hours of creation.  I don't even get film developed that fast!  I live over a thousand miles away, yet I've heard of it.--Unfocused 14:02, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Rewrite. We need an encyclopedic article on this, but not an inadequate tour guide which doesn't even bother mentioning which state it is in. Average Earthman 15:17, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep pending cleanup. Topic passes the notability bar (it's gotta be within the top one percent of best-known North American ski venues), so let's give a chance for the article to be developed.  Unfocused, there are editors who scan the list of newly-changed articles looking for vandal entries to delete; please don't be offended that yours got VfD'ed, but instead keep improving it so others will find it worth keeping.  Note that articles are often started in a /Temp page, then moved to article space when completed.  Barno 15:54, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Barno, it wasn't my article, but I still think editors are insane to VfD patently obvious topics for WP articles this quickly. It was VfD'd in less than 15 minutes, and it was a pretty basic starting point for an article.  This is just plain hostile to new WP users.  --Unfocused 16:05, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Your personal attack is noted and filed away for future reference. RickK 18:42, May 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * His personal attack? I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with him on the issue, but he seems to be speaking quite reasonably. That was uncalled for. Meelar (talk) 18:44, May 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * I apologize if you feel attacked. I was speaking of behavior, editors in general, and in the plural. I certainly did not intend it to be personal.  I WILL be more circumspect in the future when using the potentially inflammatory word 'insane'.  Although I wouldn't read it that way, I see the potential for insult I did not notice before posting earlier.  Regarding 'filed away for future reference', an explicit 'no comment' from me.  --Unfocused 21:03, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and extreme cleanup. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 16:16, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep and NPOV (which I've just done some of, as I love the taste of money). --SPUI (talk) 16:41, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep needs improving nut no prob to me CustardJack 16:47, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I cannot understand how an article about a major ski resort could be listed for deletion. Add the location (Montana) and it's a perfectly good stub. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 16:50, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Um, because historically the response to blatent advertising/self-promotion has been to delete the article and re-write from scratch? The idea is to discourage advertisers. --Carnildo 22:54, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I think we'll have to agree to differ. This looks like a pretty good stub for a ski resort. If it's self-promotion, it's also good information. Far from blatant, and a very welcome article as far as I'm concerned.  The IP address seems to be at Brown University, based in Providence.  Quite a long way from the piste! Let's just assume good faith, shall we? --Tony Sidaway|Talk 23:40, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Organic expansion is our friend! Samaritan 17:34, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Ski resorts are real places with real communities of interest and should be kept on principle. My family lived for six years in an Australian ski resort namely Perisher Valley which is part of the Perisher Blue complex. I can assure you that it had and has a community of interest. My dad was chair of the local Chamber of Commerce and a member of the local volunteer fire brigade for example. Capitalistroadster 23:47, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep -- notable resort - Longhair | Talk 02:42, 6 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep, notable. Leithp 23:31, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


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