Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pedestrian Bridge (Reed College)


 * 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 redirect to Reed College. czar 15:57, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Pedestrian Bridge (Reed College)

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college trivia. Only local and college references.  DGG ( talk ) 23:32, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oregon-related deletion discussions.  JudgeRM   (talk to me)  00:20, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions.  JudgeRM   (talk to me)  00:20, 10 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep (disclosure: article creator). Since this article was nominated for deletion, I've expanded it slightly and added some additional sourcing. Yes, many of the sources are Reed-related, but I still think there is enough coverage to expand this article with more detail. In addition to the sources incorporated into the article's prose, I added a couple "external links" and posted more sources on the article's talk page, one of which is this link at 'Reed Digital Collections', which has 7 more sources to add. The schematic design and construction updates, in particular, are helpful and will allow a more detailed article, much like the Blue Bridge (Oregon) article, which is also about a bridge on the Reed College campus. This latter article is close to meeting GA criteria (I hope to promote it to Good article status soon). I think the same can be done for the Pedestrian Bridge article, with perhaps slightly less detail. IF consensus concludes this subject does not require a standalone article at this time, please move this page to the draft space and do not delete. I'd appreciate having more time to develop this article if needed. I also wonder if there are some city sources that could be added to discuss the "troll habitat" naming! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:29, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:HEY. Bearian (talk) 19:59, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment, sorry but i can't see how this is notable, all the references are from the Reed College, isn't this a case of WP:PROMOTION?, the same can be said for Blue Bridge (Reed College), they are mentioned at Reed College, which could be expanded if required. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:28, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Reed College. Non notable on its own. Any worthwhile content (such as it is) can be included there. K.e.coffman (talk) 17:36, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment: what stumps me about this article is that the bridge does not have a name. Thus it sounds trivial, as I image articles on "Footpath (Municipal Park)" and "Overpass (Highway 95)". An article without a proper name for its subject sounds odd and veers into "indiscriminate amount of information". K.e.coffman (talk) 23:53, 17 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment – at the very least, a merge to Reed College would be more congruent with Wikipedia's editing policy, in this case because the Reed College article has no mention of the topic at all at this time. North America1000 17:37, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * But that could very easily be changed, and the amount of detail even in just this current short article is more than is necessary for the main Reed College article. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:30, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * possibly (at about 6500 words it could have few hundred more without exceeding recommended word limit at WP:LENGTH), then maybe a rename of List of Reed College buildings to List of Reed College structures, and info added there? Coolabahapple (talk) 01:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer keeping the list at its current title to remain more consistent with the other lists in Category:Lists of university and college buildings in the United States. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:35, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:32, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
 * (Cheeky:))Comment, so there are no notable non-buildings ie footbridges on any other usa campus? mmm.. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:04, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, jcc (tea and biscuits) 14:27, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep It's nichey but Reed College itself is RS. BlueSalix (talk) 23:22, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'm curious as to why an apparently utterly unremarkable footbridge opened in 2008 should be considered notable. Would someone like to enlighten me? Is there something I'm not seeing here? -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:39, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Merge to Reed_College I can't find enough independent coverage for this rather pedestrian (sorry) pedestrian bridge to merit a separate article. Not overly long and could be easily merged into the main article, with any overage trimmed by normal editing. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:33, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify, the bridge is mentioned and linked at Reed_College. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:36, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, sorry. Then a very selective merge if desired, or a redirect. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:49, 20 August 2016 (UTC)


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