Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Japanese Historical Maps


 * 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   no consensus. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:26, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Japanese Historical Maps

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This page is merely an advertisement. This website is not notable enough to have its own article. Paaerduag (talk) 06:48, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. Needs a bit of re-writing, but given the educational, non-profit nature of the website in question, it's hard for me to call this spam.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 09:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC).
 * Comment: being educational or non-profit, however 'worthy' does not guarantee a free pass. -- Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 16:56, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:48, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. According to WP:NOT, "Wikipedia articles should not exist only to describe the nature, appearance or services a website offers, but should describe the site in an encyclopedic manner, offering detail on a website's achievements, impact or historical significance." There are plenty of other sites that link to this one, often with a short description of its nature; but in the absence of substantive treatment in reliable secondary sources, this fails the general notability guideline, I think. It's a site that could be certainly be included as an external link in relevant articles, but not a topic for an article of its own. Deor (talk) 03:36, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * delete - This article from the Chronicle for Higher Education might be about the website. Unfortunately, it's a premium article.  But in any event, even if it were this represents only a single source.  -- Whpq (talk) 17:04, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep It was named the "Internet Resource of the Month" in GEO World. It is also mentioned here: . --Apoc2400 (talk) 12:45, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete as non-notable. However, the content of said website is notable as an article. SYSS Mouse (talk) 01:52, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep I know this is non-standard logic, but here we go... The site itself it encyclopedic and contains invaluable encyclopedic information.  Since we can not recreate the content of the site on Wikimedia (right?) I think that a link to it represents a "second best" way of moving forward the goals of Wikipedia.  Is there a policy to back up what I just said?  No.  I still think it's a good idea, though. - Richfife (talk) 02:41, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It points up that the guidelines are incomplete and full of holes. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:15, 1 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. As indicated above, there is some (but not conclusive) evidence that this site passes WP:WEBSITE. As an encyclopedic article on the subject, it's no great shakes, but that's why they call these thnigs "stubs". Until such time as someone has the knowledge and impetus to create a good article on the subject (either on the site or on historical maps of Japan) this will have to do. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:17, 1 September 2009 (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.