Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Shire in Bend, Oregon USA


 * 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 keep and cleanup/expand. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihon joe 22:24, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

The Shire in Bend, Oregon USA

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I think this article is about a non-notable housing development or that the article needs a large cleanup. Natl1 22:56, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete as spam, with some clumsy grasping-at-straws attempts at asserting notability. --Calton | Talk 00:01, 24 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep the page. I am new to adding to / editing Wikipedia, but I am a long time user and fan of the site. I created the page about The Shire in Bend, Oregon. It is true that The Shire in Bend is a small development in a small town. But what warrants "notability" if not an unsolicited interview on the BBC, an unsolicited interview with The Economist, unsolicited interviews with various newspapers in the US and Canada who then feature The Shire in print, blogs around the world talking about The Shire, and a consistent #1 return on Google without a paid adword, etc? No advertising has been paid for, yet people are talking about The Shire located in little old Bend, Oregon. I agree that the writing needs to be improved. I am working on better copy for the page. Rather than deleting the page, keep it up and give me (and others) time to improve the content. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bendshire (talk • contribs) 09:10, 24 December 2006 (UTC).
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 14:39, 27 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep and cleanup. Apparently notable mainly for having an unusual name, but we have Intercourse, Pennsylvania, which is notable for the same reason. Tevildo 15:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * But Intercourse is a town. This is a housing development. -- Kicking222 15:42, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. -- Kicking222 15:42, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep AfD is not cleanup, so the quality of this article (which is indeed poor) should not be a factor. The development does seem reasonable notable though, considering the multiple news reports.  Maybe a merge to Bend, Oregon though.  FrozenPurpleCube 16:41, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. I have likewise been in print, been interviewed and been on TV.  That doesn't make me prima facie notable.  Probably there'd be some press coverage if I named a housing development "Dick Cheney Must Be Set On Fire Village" or "George Bush Is The Son Of God Tower," but I don't see why this outfit's self-promotion and unsourced assertions should get any more space than I would.  RGTraynor 19:40, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, give way more details, and clean up. The biggest problem I have with this article is that, while it certainly asserts notability, it doesn't actually say precisely what this is.  Granted that I'm gleaning from context that it's a housing development in Bend that's fashioned more or less in the fashion of The Shire as found in Tolkien's works, but please, be explicit about this!  Pictures! Website! Be bold here!  Tell us all about it! --Dennisthe2 23:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep needs expansion but the citation of sources shows at least some notability. Eluchil404 16:32, 1 January 2007 (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.