Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of roundabouts in North America


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 09:32, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

List of roundabouts in North America

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This list has significant potential to become EXTREMELY bloated. Some states and provinces have hundreds of roundabouts, perhaps even pushing 1000 or more. Considering the frequency of roundabouts throughout North America, I do not see how they are notable enough to all be listed here. Locational references would be needed for every location to prove whether or not it is indeed a roundabout, rotary, circle, or any other variety of circular intersections. In short: it is a long, steep slippery slope. Bossi ( talk ;; contribs ) 17:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete practically unmaintainable list that isn't going to be of any use to anyone. If we have any notable roundabouts then create a category for them. Hut 8.5 17:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * As a matter of interest, in YHO, what makes a roundabout "notable" ? What would be your view were this article renamed "List of Notable Simon Cursitor " ? -- Simon Cursitor 11:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Some articles, such as the "magic roundabouts" of Swindon and Hemel Hempstead, are notable for their design -- which is currently a relatively rare configuration. I would still suspect a list of "notable" roundabouts to be risky, as defining notability could be particularly difficult.  Some may say that a grade-separated crossing of an alternate mode through the roundabout's right-of-way would make it notable -- some may agree; some may disagree.  I could see a category of notable roundabouts, perhaps, as that shifts the notability criteria to a per-article basis and does not provide a forum for an overabundance of information.  --Bossi ( talk ;; contribs ) 21:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete, extremely indiscriminate, as roundabouts are a standard feature of traffic engineering. — Krimpet (talk/review) 17:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. One of the roundabouts are for US 20 "somewhere in Indiana".  Memory serves right, US 20 is RIFE with the things.  Let's also not forget the Long Beach Traffic Circle, old town Orange, California's plaza (which employs - that's right! A roundabout!), and a series of roundabouts scattered throughout some residential areas of Yorba Linda, California.  Just one problem - the ones in YL aren't notable (they're just there and I even played on one as a child), and...well, it's just better handled by a category. See WP:LIST. --Dennisthe2 17:58, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete there are at least a half dozen roundabouts/traffic circles in Davis, California and at least a half dozen more in U.C. Davis, by extrapolation there are perhaps a few hundred thousand of these in North America. Too many to list. Carlossuarez46 19:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: Wow. This list will only grow. How about we start a list for every diamond interchange in North America? :)  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 19:21, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete California has many roundabouts; the town called Patterson (population about 18,000) has at least three alone. Places like Los Angeles have even more. This article will likely become very long. Acalamari 20:28, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as per all the above. But made me smile Madmedea 21:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, pointless list. Punkmorten 21:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - a serious case of undercategorization. We don't do lists of non-notable things (even our List of people is restricted to those who have articles - the notability thing is taken as given).  Highly ephemeral.  Chris cheese whine 11:04, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


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