Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rennie's Mill: Historic Homes and Early Residents


 * 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. postdlf (talk) 15:32, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

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"Article" which, as written, is serving as little more than a directory listing of who used to live at what address on a particular street at various points in history. This is not what an encyclopedia is for — if you could write a properly sourced article about the historic significance of the street itself, that would be one thing, but the fact that "Anastasia Dunn, widow of Michael" lived at 18 (East) Rennie’s Mill Road in 1871, and on and so forth all the way up the road throughout the years, is not the kind of information that such an article should contain. Delete with fire. Bearcat (talk) 01:02, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 01:14, 26 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Userfy The article is simply a directory of people who have lived along Rennie's Mill Road since the mid-19th century. This is a clear-cut violation of WP:NOTDIRECTORY. However, Renee's Mill is on the list of historic sites of Canada and likely meets notability requirements. While this doesn't excuse the policy breach, the article's author has shown an interest in revising the article. I believe that userfication is the best solution as it will allow for substantial corrections to the article without keeping it in the mainspace. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 03:14, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:21, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 03:21, 26 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 03:35, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination and per Spirit of Eagle Nick-D (talk) 09:01, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Revise. I am willing to make a revision that would conform to standards--this is my 1st page in wiki.  the reason why these listings are of value is the historic legacy, 6 of Newfoundland's prime ministers lived on this street, but too few people, even those who put together the evidence supporting the "historic designation" of many of these homes got the evidence wrong, confusing famous fathers with their sons because they shared the same name. I am really the first person to comb through the original directories and pull out the information relevant for this historic district and show comparisons among houses.  Klossoke (talk) 23:46, 26 June 2014 (UTC)klossoke
 * If you want to save the article, remove the listings of everyone who has ever lived on Rennie’s Mill and find some reliable sources beyond the directories to describe the mill itself (as well as to prove its notability). I would also read Your first article to get a good feel of what’s required of a Wikipedia article. In the meantime, we could userfy your article. This would take the article out of the main encyclopedia space and make it a user page, which would give you the ability to edit and improve it without fear of deletion. Is this an acceptable outcome to you (because it’s almost certainly going to be deleted if left in the article space as is)? Spirit of Eagle (talk) 01:05, 27 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete -- I vote thus with some regret. This is potentially valid local history, but it has no place ion WP. Possibly userify temporarily to give the creator a chance to take it elsewhere.  It is merely non-encyclopedic, rather than being pure rubbish. Peterkingiron (talk) 21:56, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Yes, that's my view as well. I imagine that this would be useful for a local history association or website, but it doesn't meet Wikipedia's inclusion criteria. Nick-D (talk) 08:37, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Just a comment, but Rennie's Mill is a National Historic Site of Canada. This article is almost certainly notable, its just written in a way that is at odds with Wikipedia policy. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 16:32, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Good point. I'd say this is a candidate for WP:NUKEANDPAVE, then. There aren't enough sources present to support the content already there. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 06:27, 29 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete There's no part of this that could be used to make a legit article. --Rob (talk) 09:10, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
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