Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lucas, British Columbia


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The result was delete Lucas and keep Taft.  MBisanz  talk 04:17, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

Lucas, British Columbia

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Includes: Two unsourced geostubs, supposedly settlements in British Columbia. However, BC Geographical Names lists both as railway points, not settlements, and I cannot find any other evidence that they are populated places or otherwise pass WP:GEOLAND. Lennart97 (talk) 13:22, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Lennart97 (talk) 13:22, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of British Columbia-related deletion discussions. Lennart97 (talk) 13:22, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete both unless sources can be found to establish notability. –dlthewave ☎ 13:38, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 'Comment. Taft, British Columbia does seem to be a railway siding, but it also has Taft Road and the http://www.crazycreekresort.com/ Crazy Creek Hot Pools Resort. It was named after William Howard Taft. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:35, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * That's interesting, the resort website mentions "historic ruins of the old town of Taft" and that the resort "was once a Mill town and Railtown called Taft BC established in the late 1800s", so apparently there once was a settlement. We'd still need a reliable source saying that, of course. Where did you find that it's named after the president? Lennart97 (talk) 15:47, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I see that you got that from the BCGN, and that you added sources to both articles. I don't see any evidence yet that either place is/was a settlement and not just a railway siding, though. Lennart97 (talk) 15:52, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Lucas for sure. As for Taft, if a reliable source can be found, either keep or merge into another article, such as Columbia-Shuswap Regional District. Masterhatch (talk) 15:58, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Taft, delete Lucas Found a source that calls Taft a "town":
 * I couldn't find anything for Lucas though. Jumpytoo Talk 20:55, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find anything for Lucas though. Jumpytoo Talk 20:55, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Clarkcj12 (talk) 04:36, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Lucas (I thought I'd PROD'd all these stupid railway point "settlements" years ago), and merge Taft per Masterhatch since it's historical and barely any information exists about it. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 00:06, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Taft, as it has been shown to be a town (at least at one point) and not just a siding. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 01:55, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Taft, per above. gidonb (talk) 15:56, 11 December 2021 (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.