Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Midgham Lock


 * 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 no consensus.  Sandstein  10:23, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Midgham Lock

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I believe this Kennet and Avon Canal Lock article does not meet WP:GNG (WP:NBUILD), as there is no significant source coverage directly addressing the individual Lock available. I believe there is little possible notable information to include, and therefore the article is not worthy of inclusion on Wikipedia. The information in this article is also duplicated in List of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Grid Ref/Listed Building/Rise or Fall are all part of this table - hence deletion of this article would not result in any loss of information anyway).

I am also separately nominating the following Locks for deletion as well - however I will nominate them individually, as it is possible some may have more notability or be deemed worthy of keeping for a different reason and may hence deserve their own AfD discussion (as per WP:MULTIAFD). (list omitted) Mangoe (talk) 15:20, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Note: I believe some Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal are notable, and therefore I have not included those pages which I believe meet WP:GNG in an AfD. Thank you for your consideration and comments. Mxtt.prior (talk) 21:16, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Mxtt.prior (talk) 21:16, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Mxtt.prior (talk) 21:16, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Procedural close per WP:TRAINWRECK. Narky Blert (talk) 21:33, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 20:00, 25 March 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep Clearly accepts that a canal lock can be notable. There are going to be reliable sources for each of them, and in this case someone has created a family of pages on the locks of the K&A canal, which could become quite a useful resource. It isn’t particularly useful for now, except for the photos, but they are still good things to have. I should say add  tags and give them a few years to develop, review again in due course. Moonraker (talk) 00:14, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 00:24, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep I only looked at the first one, Midgham Lock, only later realising it was merely the first of a long list. I can't think of a good reason why it is beneficial to remove the sourced information about who built the lock and when. If all this type of information was included in the list, converting to a redirect (maintaining the history) would be a reasonable possibility. The nomination is factually incorrect for this lock but I haven't checked the others. Thincat (talk) 09:13, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately this didn't quite go out of my mind. There are many references to this lock in books about the canal or the region and, although each is somewhat in passing, together they would make up a substantial article. The Kennet and Avon Canal article, when it discusses the restoration of this lock gives a reference that suggests to me it has greater coverage but the contents do not seem to be accessible online. If I splashed out £3.68 I could see what it says. Thincat (talk) 10:17, 3 April 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.