Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/History of US and Canadian license plates

 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. Mackensen (talk) 00:30, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

History of US and Canadian license plates
Delete Is basically covered in US and Canadian license plates Spotteddogsdotorg 02:44, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Keep The article can be expanded to describe the changes that license plates have undergone in the past century. The article was just created, and there hasn't been much time for completing the entire thing yet. I think this is a worthwhile article to keep, and we shouldn't rush to delete this page. Absecon 59 03:58, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This seems as if this user created this entry to provide cover for the Historical Mississippi License Plates which seems to be created to show off his collectionMississippi licence plates. So my Delete vote still stands, now adding vanity into the mix. If you want to show your plates off, other than illustrating a point, get your own website. Spotteddogsdotorg 14:29, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Delete Sure it can be expanded, but so can US and Canadian license plates. Let's not split that article until we have to. Isaac R 03:21, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * There is much information in this article that does not appear in US and Canadian license plates but this article should be merged into that one. -EDM 03:53, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article is better on its own and I suspect will be expanded considerably. US and Canadian license plates is already at 15K and should continue to cover the current situation and link to this history article. Double Blue  (Talk) 05:59, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge back into main article. I see no reason to delete it. - Mgm|(talk) 10:07, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This article and the related one on Mississippi look to me like somebody's project that will eventually expand to cover all states/provinces.  Give them the benefit of the doubt. Kaibabsquirrel 16:13, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge into main article. Melvis 16:26, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * User's 16th edit, 8 of which are VfD votes. Kaibabsquirrel 21:02, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, at least until it can be determined whether there will be enough interest in the subject to expand it into a full project. It was just created yesterday, and the article author took the time to visit the VfD and make a comment.  --Dachannien 16:32, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete There is a page like this already. ConeyCyclone 17:28, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Account created 17:05, 12 Jun 2005 and almost all edits are to VfD. Kaibabsquirrel 20:04, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and merge. Hohokus 18:34, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Account created 9 Jun 2005 and almost all edits are to VfD. Kaibabsquirrel 20:04, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Jinkleberries 19:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Account created 19:40, 12 Jun 2005 and almost all edits are to VfD. Kaibabsquirrel 20:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete there is a page about US and Canadian license plates and it belongs there. Toasthaven 22:01, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * User's 59th edit. User's first ever edit was a VFD vote. Kaibabsquirrel 05:42, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge info into US and Canadian license plates that isn;t already there. -R. fiend 05:26, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Dsmdgold 13:20, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge what little info there is here into US and Canadian license plates; there is no evidence for potential growth here; even the author's own Historical Mississippi License Plates article offers little more than his photos. carmeld1 01:34, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I disagree with you here. The initial contributor spent half an hour  just last night adding more info on periods from 1977-present for Historical Mississippi License Plates and I see no reason why others would not add information they find to this article as well. There is interest in historical licence plates.  Double Blue  (Talk) 02:22, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I doubt anyone but him cares. And if it took him half an hour to write out a bunch of years and load a few photos plus a handful of paragraphs he's not going to finish this article any time soon, much less the 49 other states, 13 or so Canadian provinces and territories, Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. There's potential for a viable article there I suppose, but I'd like to actually see it before I vote keep. -R. fiend 02:58, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't think there should be a deadline to finish nor should the initial contributor be required to do all the work. Having the article will encourage others to add any bits of info they have. If you believe a viable article is possible but concerned about it, perhaps you should add something like a tag.  Double Blue  (Talk) 03:29, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep SchmuckyTheCat 04:11, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with US and Canadian license plates. Pburka 00:45, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages.  Please do not edit this page .