Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of U.S. state beverages


 * 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. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:37, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

List of U.S. state beverages

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Um, this is twaddle. "Official State Beverage"? Say what? This is just a collection of marketing endorsements, and the major source, from which most are taken, is unreliable. Guy (Help!) 23:34, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. If this was List of Official Beverages of sporting leagues/events/something, I'd be thacking it with the delete stick and hard. Official state beverages, however, is another kettle of fish. Like it or not, a "State Beverage" is on the same level of notability as a state bird or state flower; they're not marketing endorsements, they're actually things passed by the legislature. Do the legislatures in question have too much time on their hands? Probably. But it doesn't change the fact that this is, indeed, a notable topic. - The Bushranger Return fire Flank speed 00:22, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. ^What he said...Smarkflea (talk) 00:47, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 03:16, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 03:16, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete: such state endorsements would appear to have little real significance -- do most states serve milk at formal official dinners? And the choices appear to show little in terms of imagination (being mostly 'milk'). What's next, official state pizza toppings? HrafnTalkStalk(P) 09:27, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I would further note that Alabama also has an official state: Bible, Salt Water Fish, Mineral , Rock , Horse , Fresh Water Fish , Game Bird , Folk Dance, Nut, Fossil, Renaissance Faire, Alabama State Championship, Official Mascot & Butterfly, Insect, Reptile, Gemstone, Shell, Outdoor Drama, Barbecue Championship, Agricultural Museum , Horseshoe Tournament, Historic Theatre, Outdoor Musical Drama, Tree, Soil, Quilt, Wildflower, Amphibian, Fruit, Spirit, Mammal, & Tree Fruit (sorry, no official state pizza topping). I would suggest that lists of such obscure state emblems goes well beyond the line of WP:IINFO. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 10:06, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * But it's well within the remit of WP:NOTPAPER, I might point out. A lot of those more obscure ones could easily be in a table in the state's article, yes. But "official xxxs" that a large number of states have (as opposed to, say State Quilts!) should be lists. - The Bushranger Return fire Flank speed 18:18, 4 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep It is interesting to note that in no case is the official beverage beer - shurely shome mishtake? Anyway, this information is contained in numerous almanacs and encyclopedia such as Collier's encyclopedia and so is appropriate for us too. Colonel Warden (talk) 11:40, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * failed verification on that Collier's link. HrafnTalkStalk(P) 18:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Page 81. Colonel Warden (talk) 19:27, 4 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: The article under discussion here has been flagged for rescue by the Article Rescue Squadron.  Snotty Wong   converse 17:50, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - In my opinion, this is a very silly topic and is borderline unencyclopedic, but somehow it appears to documented enough to pass WP:GNG. Snotty Wong   converse 17:50, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep States have official birds, amphibians, flowers, foods, beverages, and a lot of other stuff.  D r e a m Focus  16:21, 7 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. What a bizarre thing to have. I'm looking forward to the "state pizza-toppings" article, soon as the other states realise that Hawaii's already got one it's surely only a matter of time. pablo 11:28, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - (1) it easily passes [WP:GNG]] as one of those sorts of things that is clearly notable; (2) it passes WP:LIST as something that should be in this format, as opposed to just a category; (3) it is easily sourceable and verifiable with a mix of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, as may be seen by recent efforts to rescue it through sourcing; and (4) just the sort of thing that our core readership -- high school and middle school students -- would look for here at WP. Bearian (talk) 00:45, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep This subject obviously shows much notability as pointed out by The Bushranger, Bearian ect Venustas 12 (talk) 01:19, 9 December 2010 (UTC).
 * Strong Keep As long as all entries are cited. It's one of many state insignia, for the which the laws creating them are passed by state legislatures. It's true that many of these, especially the beverages, become official because of some food-production-related board's lobbying efforts--obviously the state milk promotion boards have a lot of money and influence--but that doesn't make them any less official. A lot of the state flowers, birds, etc., were lobbied for by the states' schoolchildren. Again, that doesn't make them any less official. It's also true we don't need lists with only one entry. See List of U.S. state neckwear. Valfontis (talk) 02:21, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. In referenced to the nom, the world is 95% twaddle, so notable twaddle is 95% of wikipedia.  Americans drink a lot of milk, apparently.--Milowent • talkblp-r  18:24, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
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