Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Isabella Bank


 * 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   delete. This is a tricky one. Apparently there is only one "Isabella". To Bank or not to Bank? And both articles are one-sentence stubs at the moment, so there's nothing to merge. That said, Isabella, Belize has an infobox, map, and coordinates, and this doesn't. Ergo, this one is going bye-bye, and if it can be verified that "Isabella Bank" is the correct name of the village, the other article can be renamed to Isabella Bank, Belize. The Bushranger One ping only 05:57, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Isabella Bank

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Unreferenced article about a non-notable settlement in Belize FiachraByrne (talk) 14:49, 25 August 2011 (UTC) 
 * If it can be confirmed, it should be kept as inherently notable. But may be a duplicate of Isabella, Belize? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 16:44, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Logan Talk Contributions 15:16, 1 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Latin America-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 15:40, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Belize-related deletion discussions.  — Logan Talk Contributions 15:45, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 18:56, 1 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge as per above. The fact that there is insufficient information to distinguish it from other places makes it unlikely to be built into anything useful. Stuartyeates (talk) 06:46, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - fails WP:V. Sorry, but merge is out because we don't know whether or not this is the same place. We also don't even know if it exists as at all as a designated place. There are a couple of blog-type entries but no reliable sources. It may be a village in its own right or it may an informal description of an area. The problem with a redirect is that it would be confusing to readers since, looking here, it seems most likely that searches would be aimed at the US bank. Bridgeplayer (talk) 16:33, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, v/r - TP 02:09, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

 Isabella Bank is a small village in the Belize District in the country of Belize, It is located on the banks of the Belize River approximately two miles from the village of Bermudian Landing. The population is around 100 persons at this time. It can be reached by traveling the Northern Highway out of Belize City to the junction of the road that branches in to Burrell Boom (a large village). There is a paved road from Burrell Boom to Bermudian Landing, and from there a dirt/gravel road to Isabella Bank. The reference to Isabella, Belize sound be removed since it is NOT the complete name of this location.Yo14ptl (talk) 01:22, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment (but lean to keep). Not sure if these are exactly what is called for in references, but I have found a few that do indirectly point to the existence of this village.  Firstly, the Belize Department of Education list a school under the address of a village called "Isabella Bank". (Oddly, a search for a village of "Isabella" does not bring anything up.  Secondly, a 2009 report from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre states that it was conducted in the "village of Isabella Bank".  Thirdly, the Mission Resource Network, lists a mission as existing in Isabella Bank.  Fourthly, in this report the FOA selected the village of "Isabella Bank" (page 5) for its study on potential hazards to communities.  Fifthly, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency included a "Isabella Bank" in its list of communities effected by a 2008 flood.  Sixthly, a google search shows a number of results by Channel5Belize and 7NewsBelize that mention "Isabella Bank".  Ravendrop 02:36, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Question Do you have a source for this? Or is it simply your own knowledge of the area? Ravendrop 01:30, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I lived there for 20 years and know there area intimately. I have a house a numerous tracts of land in the village. I can document with sources all the facts needed as I have time.Yo14ptl (talk) 01:41, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, it seems clear to me that we have one settlement that is called either 'Isabella' or 'Isabella Bank'. I respect the local knowledge of Yo14ptl but the problem is that 'Isabella' seems to be the accepted name of the settlement. For example GNS and other sources Falling Rain and others. We certainly can't have two pages on the same place so we need to decide on which is the correct name. Bridgeplayer (talk) 02:24, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.