Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laona Junction, Wisconsin


 * 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 redirect to Laona and Northern Railway. Sorry to be overriding you,, but I simply fail to see a valid reason why this should be kept as is at this time, and deem it unlikely that relisting this will yield a change. The one person arguing for keeping is free to look up sources in their spare time, and if they think there is enough to write a proper article once that is done, then there's nothing that prevents them doing so, but the consensus of this discussion at this time is clear and is based on both analysis of at least some sources and other valid policy grounds. (non-admin closure) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:37, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Laona Junction, Wisconsin

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This was the point where the railroad tracks to Laona (CDP), Wisconsin departed from the main line, mislabeled as a populated place by GNIS. News coverage is not significant and does not indicate a separate community at this location. I would normally consider a redirect, but in this case the junction is several miles from the community. –dlthewave ☎ 04:17, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. –dlthewave ☎ 04:17, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. –dlthewave ☎ 04:17, 26 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Oppose: The article should be developed, not deleted. This article was unsuccessfully proposed for deletion in 2020, and several editors recommended keeping it. Doremo (talk) 04:42, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * What content would you suggest adding? I looked over the previous discussion and searched the newspaper archives, but most of the coverage seems to be either trivial or actually about the nearby town of Laona. I'll consider withdrawing if significant coverage can be found. –dlthewave ☎ 04:57, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * There's content available at Newspapers.com (159 articles mentioning Laona Junction). However, I'm currently waiting for a subscription renewal, and so I cannot access the articles at this time. Doremo (talk) 05:23, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * obvious delete There are plenty of governmental references which make it quite clear that Laona Junction only existed as the place where the Laona and Northern Railway met up with the Soo Line, the other end of this short line being a factory in Laona itself, the only reason the line was built. Topos and aerials show a single building which is very obviously an isolated station or maybe just a tower. Mangoe (talk) 01:35, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * redirect to Laona and Northern Railway. Djflem (talk) 05:02, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Laona and Northern Railway, with no prejudice against recreation as a standalone article if sources are incorporated and one is actually written. Plenty of references talk about it, but always as a rail junction. jp×g 02:31, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  04:59, 3 October 2021 (UTC)


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