Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MacNab Street Presbyterian Church (Hamilton)


 * 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 No notability asserted ~ trialsanderrors 04:46, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

MacNab Street Presbyterian Church (Hamilton)

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Delete non notable non verifiable Адам Райли Talk 20:34, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination --Mhking 23:12, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Do Not Delete contra nomination --User:DBD22 23 December 2006 (UTC)- article should be revised and expanded. This Church is a historical site located in the historic centre of the second largest city in Ontario. The congregation was organized on August 29, 1854 - before the founding of the Government of Canada in Ottawa in 1867. The congregation maintains a historical exhibit of artifacts, pictures and mementos of the past. This article could be reworked in a very interesting and informative way - encompasing the history of Southern Ontario and the role played by the this congregation and the witness of faith in Early Canada. At some time, I might be interested in doing this revision, or assisting in some way.

Possible sources (all located in the Hamilton City Library) might include:

The Presbytery of Hamilton: 1836-1967 [R285.271352 PRE ESC] (and the 1990 sequel, Wee Kirks and Statly Steeples) A Century of Beginnings. 1841-1941 Toronto: Presbyterian Publications, [1941] [R285.2713 C333b CESH] A Brief and Fragmentary History of MacNab Street Presbyterian Church, Hamilton. 1854-1954 [1954] [R285 M231br CESH]
 * Bailey, T. Melville et al
 * Barclay, William
 * Ketchen, Beverly


 * Keep I saw enough in the google search to convince me that an offline search would be fruitful. The current pastor was in 2002 the moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in Canada.  GRBerry 04:27, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete. There is nothing in the article that asserts notability. Also note that based on the categories used, this article is about the building and there is nothing in the article about the building so there is no reason to keep. Vegaswikian 07:54, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I think the argument about the categories is proof that our categorization for churches is ridiculous, not that there is a problem with the article. The building is the least important aspect of a church.  But that is how we have chosen to write our categories.  GRBerry 15:06, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Bacl-presby 22:18, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Once again, it's obvious some folks are seeking to pull Churches off of Wiki like they were Christmas Trees in a Toronto courtroom! The ENTRY IS A STUB, and WILL be expanded upon; Do we seek to Afd every member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats or Hamilton Bulldogs taxi squad? Perhaps one should read Managing Editor Andrew Faiz's comments about Wikipedia in the January 2006 Presbyterian Record ...
 * Delete This has the possibility of being notable enough as per [User:DBD22]]'s notations - but they need to be included in the article. Right now it's just a list of "Ministers" - giving absolutely no indication of notability. SkierRMH 03:42, 29 December 2006 (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.