Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exum Mountain Guides


 * 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. Baseball,Baby!  balls  •  strikes  23:56, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Exum Mountain Guides
This article may be valid, but it seems to be simply a commercial listing. Perhaps expansion would offer more reason why it is noteworthy enough to merit an article? CPAScott 13:20, 7 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Maybe I should start with an article about Glenn Exum? The service has been inside the Teton Park for over 80 years and has assisted MANY famous people including US Presidents to reach the summit of The Grand. Many of their guides are famous climbers in their own rite. It is a commercial interprise but also VERY important to to the category I added it to. Anyways....--Tom 13:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd assert the solution is in your answer to me. "has assisted MANY famous people including US Presidents to reach the summit of The Grand"  (etc.)  I think if this kind of information was added to the article, it would denote it as noteworthy.  Right now, I think it is lacking that criterion.  Can you expand, please?  CPAScott 13:28, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * sure, I'll try...--Tom 13:33, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I am having difficulty finding sources for the US Presidents part so I can't add it. Maybe I should take my own advice and start with an article about the founders of the Exum Guides. Mr. Exum pasted away recently and certainly appears to warrant an article. I have to take the kiddies to the museum but will work on these atricles over the next few days. Thanks!! --Tom 14:20, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Nominating an article for deletion as being "simply a commercial listing" in need of expansion, just over 1 minute and 50 seconds after its initial creation, might have been a bit soon. AFD is not the only tool in the toolbox.  Uncle G 15:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Uncle G ... thanks for the link. It's a little hard knowing all the proper ways to edit and tag articles on Wikipedia as there isn't really a consise and easily navigable hierarchy (that I know of anyway).  That link helps.  Best CPAScott 16:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep The article needs a major expansion, but they are one of the most notable mountaineer tour guide outfits in the U.S., and many prominent mountaineers have worked for them over the years, some of which have achieved first ascents of peaks all over the world.--MONGO 04:58, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Per above comments by user MONGO.--Tom 12:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)


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