Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bristol, Washington


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The result was delete.  —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 07:53, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Bristol, Washington

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We're out of the plains here, so no grain elevators, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of sidings pretending to be "unincorporated communities" This one's typical: the "few homes" appear to be one house with a barn and nearly a mile away, another house. That hasn't changed since 1960, and I find nothing saying things were different earlier. Mangoe (talk) 03:35, 4 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Another article about a "community" that has never existed; junk. WikiJoeB (talk) 05:15, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Engr.  Smitty   Werben 05:52, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. Engr.  Smitty   Werben 05:52, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Delete. United States Geological Survey references it with founding decades ago. It is on Google Maps. The place exists. I honestly don't know the policy for hovels, or whatever, but if a ghost town in that very county with surely only the ruins of a single building can be listed on Wikipedia, then this makes sense. Maybe a line or two about the voting precinct or school district can help it along... deletion seems out of standard practice for locations, but maybe that is a much bigger discussion.Outdatedpizza (talk) 11:34, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia, ! WP:GEOLAND is the relevant guideline here; it requires that populated places either be legally recognized or meet our General Notable Guideline through in-depth coverage. GNIS is not reliable for labeling a place as a community (see WP:GNIS); Google Maps is largely based on GNIS, and WP:NGEO specifically excludes maps from establishing notability. Likewise, just about any place on the map is within a voting precinct and school district, so those aren't going to help with notability even if they're reliably sourced. –dlthewave ☎ 13:11, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * The guidleine offers some editor discretion and points to an essay, but I certainly get the reasoning. I used the County parcel viewer and noticed it did not label the community. I'm OK with changing to delete. Thanks for the info Outdatedpizza (talk) 01:31, 11 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Fails WP:GEOLAND and WP:GNG. Avilich (talk) 20:00, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Merge into Kittitas County. Not a populated place for which there is enough info for an article. But I find there are some obscure mentions of Bristol, such as this which talks about developing houses on the flatland between the highway and the river, and this which talks about the Taylor (family) cemetery in Bristol. Since the area is known as Bristol to some extent, a redirect and a sentence or two in the county article provides something should anyone look for this place. MB 01:42, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete. Article is about a small town with not much notable aspects. HelpingWorld (talk) 07:03, 12 December 2021 (UTC)


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