Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skinner Creek


 * 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. The indication in WP:GEOLAND is that natural features are "often notable", not that they always are. Consensus in this case is that it is not. Potential to redirect to List of rivers of Missouri if that list was expanded to include meaningful information about this stream, but currently it only gives the name. RL0919 (talk) 04:13, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Skinner Creek

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Non-notable body of water in Missouri. The only sources are GNIS (official geoname database) and an toponymic source. A Google search returned no hits beyond a listing on a fishing database. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 18:29, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 18:29, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 18:29, 8 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Question What was the Skinner Creek referred to in the "Skinner Creek News" section that frequently appeared in Union, Missouri newspapers in the 1920s? Could it at one time have been a settlement or neighbourhood? Pontificalibus 19:21, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete or possibly redirect to List of rivers of Missouri and add it there as a tributary of Big Creek (assuming the map Google brings up is accurate). Per WP:GEOLAND, no " notable, provided information beyond statistics and coordinates" is available, so no standalone article is warranted. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:13, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - This federally recognized, named creek is notable per WP:GEOLAND, and "information beyond statistics and coordinates" is indeed found in the article, specifically the name origin.– Gilliam (talk) 22:22, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete/redirect No substantive sources establishing notability. The idea that every item on this massive list of mere names needs its own article is preposterous. Being named after something is an insignificant statistic not warranting notability. Content can be provided in a main article, not that we really need to include every small stream. Reywas92Talk 01:51, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete This creek is so small that there is far from enough info for an encyclopedic article. I usually try to find redirect targets whenever possible, List of rivers of Missouri would need expansion first. The GNIS coords for the mouth do align with a Big Creek, but following that on the map shows it flows into Brush Creek then Meramec River which flows into the Mississippi. List of rivers of Missouri show Mississippi River/Meramec River, but Brush Creek/Big/Creek/Skinner Creek are all missing from the tributary tree. MB 05:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:GEOLAND we keep "lakes, streams, islands, etc" ...information beyond statistics and coordinates is in the article. Wm335td (talk) 18:38, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * The rest of that goes on to say "The number of known sources should be considered to ensure there is enough verifiable content for an encyclopedic article." That has not been met with a sentence about the name. MB 04:32, 10 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:V, I can't find any reliable sources about such a stream in Missouri, but there is one that night be notable in Wisconsin. Bearian (talk) 01:31, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Nonsense. The article plainly states Skinner Creek exists in Franklin County, Missouri, and this fact is supported by a reliable source with coords.– Gilliam (talk) 20:38, 12 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete Not enough RS coverage to write an encyclopedia article. The fact that it's named after something does not establish notability; all names come from somewhere. –dlthewave ☎ 19:36, 12 January 2020 (UTC)


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