Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boston Duck Tours


 * 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. In two weeks of discussion, nobody other than the nominator has argued for deletion. Michig (talk) 09:01, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Boston Duck Tours

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Non-notable company. Extensive referencing is deceptive: the cited references point to the history of the vehicles used by the company, or to various events that the boats have been used for, or to the company's own web page, but do not indicate extensive coverage of this company. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:35, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Keep - I agree that the sourcing needs work but the company has become something of an icon in Boston. GabrielF (talk) 16:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Massachusetts-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 17:46, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:39, 19 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge with Duck tour --Northernhenge (talk) 19:19, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:05, 26 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep – Significant, ongoing coverage in reliable sources confers to topic notability. See and click on some of the links, for starters. Northamerica1000 (talk) 07:53, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment – References I added to the article, and there's more available; topic passes WP:GNG:
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 * Comment – Coverage about a company's involvement in accidents or other dog-bites-man news items, does not establish notability. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 14:06, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment – What about the other articles listed above? Northamerica1000 (talk) 23:12, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I was just pointing out that the list claiming to establish notability is padded. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 23:31, 26 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Ample coverage out there. Not just the Boston Globe and Boston Herald articles, but also Hartford Courant, The Milwaukee Sentinel , and others.   D r e a m Focus  09:04, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
 * We'd need to show how the sources get beyond just saying wp:ITEXISTS though. I still think this material would augment the Duck Tour article but isn't notable in itself. Is there anything distinctive about this particular duck tour? --Northernhenge (talk) 17:01, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep The company's involvement in flood rescue in Wayland, Massachusetts was distinctive, as is the Ducks becoming a part of local Boston tradition in professional sports parades. Also, the safety record of a company carrying 600,000 passengers annually in one city is quite a bit more important than "just another man bites dog story" (IMHO). Trilliumz (talk) 17:57, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
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