Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of golf courses in Iowa


 * 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. v/r - TP 00:44, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

List of golf courses in Iowa

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WP is not a directory. TBM10 (talk) 20:06, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 23:24, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Golf-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 23:25, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 23:25, 5 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep – Per Wikipedia is not a directory, the article is appropriate, as the article has an organized focus and is not, per Wikipedia directory guidelines, like "Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics". The article can also serve to promote the creation of new articles for notable golf courses. Northamerica1000 (talk) 01:28, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Only one item on the list is bluelinked, and even that item seems to be non-notable, meaning that if the list were populated, it would indeed serve as a linkfarm or directory. –Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 01:33, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment – The item on the list that wasn't mentioned in the nomination to delete above, Duck Creek Park and Golf Course, is notable per Wikipedia guidelines for establishing notability (refer to references section in the article). The logic that other links on the list being bluelinked would lead to the article itself being a linkfarm is false, because only notable articles should be created, and linkfarms are listed per linkfarm as:


 * – Mere collections of external links or Internet directories.
 * – Mere collections of internal links, except for disambiguation pages when an article title is ambiguous, and for lists to assist with article organization and navigation; for these, please follow the guidelines outlined at Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists#Lead and selection criteria.
 * – Mere collections of public domain or other source material
 * – Mere collections of photographs or media files


 * Lists with links to other Wikipedia articles would not be a linkfarm, because they would be links to Wikipedia articles, not external websites. Northamerica1000 (talk) 01:50, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Most of the references (ie. the ones that are not trivial, passing mentions) all appear to be not only local but affiliated - the entity that administers the park is not exactly a third-party source that can attest notability! And yes, I'm obviously aware that a list of links to other Wikipedia articles is not a linkfarm, but if these other courses are non-notable and articles cannot be created, we're not going to get that list of bluelinks. –Roscelese (talk &sdot; contribs) 01:56, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete or Purge all empty sections and non-notable entries.Stuartyeates (talk) 07:49, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. WP is not a directory. If Northamerica1000 thinks that this list is appropriate, then the sky is the limit: we'll get "List of restaurants in Iowa", "List of bakeries in Iowa", etc... -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 12:49, 12 September 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.