Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Red Sulphur Springs Hotel


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The result was Keep. Keeper  |   76  17:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Red Sulphur Springs Hotel

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A hotel like this one does not deserve to have a standalone article. -  Niaz  (Talk •  Contribs)  15:53, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep or merge, but open to changing this. (I'm not sure I understand the deletion reason -- a more concrete deletion reason might change my opinion.) I've added a source to the article, but it definitely needs more sourcing for notability. Unfortunately, a structure which has been closed this long will not have many online sources, so this one will need someone who wants to trudge down to a library in the area. If this isn't kept, I recommend merging with Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.--Fabrictramp (talk) 16:10, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Unsourced (I'd like to see something for the claim that guests who died there were secretly buried in "to protect the hotel's reputation"; inaccurate (President Martin Van Beau?); irrelevant (a hotel that closed 90 years ago?); and too similar to the more famous resort of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Maybe it's not a hoax, but it's not worthy of an article either. Mandsford (talk) 17:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge into Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The hotel is likely to be integral to the history of this small town, but since it's not really notable enough for a stand-alone article, merging into the "parent" article (which could certainly use the expansion) is probably the best course of action.  Gnome de plume (talk) 17:49, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge & redirect to Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia seems appropriate in this case, as the hotel doesn't deserve its own article but is probably substantial in that community. &mdash; alex.muller (talk • edits) 18:17, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - redirect to neighboring town possible, but not necessary. verifiable and notable based on existing sources, expansion and further verification warranted (as always).  &there4; here&hellip;&spades; 23:16, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,


 * Merge into Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia per Gnome and alex. Some inline citations connecting specific statements to the listed sources wouldn't hurt, though. Deor (talk) 00:59, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - notable for its history, though the article is very poorly written and sourced.  Altairisfar talk  01:52, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - per Altairisfar. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 07:27, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep notable individually-- we should have the important resort hotels, now or historicallyDGG (talk) 18:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. Although sourcing for the article is currently below standards, subject hotel is likely notable. A Google Books search result provides some references for article verification and expansion. — Satori Son 16:19, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


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