Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/U.S. Route 66


 * 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   speedy keep. Unproductive and not funny. Please use userspace rather than actual encyclopedia processes for attempts at humor. See WP:AN.  Sandstein  17:48, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

U.S. Route 66

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Decommissioned highway. Highway no longer exists, article shouldn't either.  Dough 48  72  03:02, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete—perfectly obvious that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials doesn't consider this roadway worth existing, so it must not be notable.  Imzadi 1979  →   03:04, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The United States thought Osama bin Laden wasn't "worth existing" and now that he don't, He still seems quite notable.  Mlpearc  ( powwow ) 04:11, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I guess the Osama bin Laden article should be deleted too! He does not deserve an article!  Dough 48  72  04:14, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Get your kicks! Bulldog73 talk da contribs  go rando 03:05, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * But its gone! We don't have articles on nonexistent things!  Dough 48  72  03:07, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Decommission per nom. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:06, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. It seems to be a standard that decommissioned routes, even minor ones that nobody cares about, still have articles. &mdash;  P C  B  03:11, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Nobody cares about Route 66! If they did, it would still exist rather than I-10, I-15, I-40, I-44, and I-55!  Dough 48  72  03:13, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete We only need articles for existing routes, like County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York) and County Route 104 (Suffolk County, New York); if Route 66 were anywhere near as notable as those routes, it wouldn't have been decommisioned. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 03:21, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. "It's gone! We don't have articles on non-existent things!" I guess we should remove all dead US presidents from the encyclopedia as well? Who came up with this anyway? Route 66 was a famous road, and remains notable even after decommissioning. I'll bet more Americans have heard of Route 66 than have heard of Chester A. Arthur.
 * I'd be for that idea. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln don't need articles.  Dough 48  72  03:59, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep per the fun police. –Fredddie™ 03:54, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't think the fun police patrol this route.  Dough 48  72  03:55, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep - That's funny that it no longer exists because I'm looking out my front window, it's still there and with traffic. It's a National Icon for Pete's Sake Mlpearc  ( powwow ) 04:04, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * But its not called US 66 anymore! It does not exist and therefore the article should not exist either!  Dough 48  72  04:06, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * That has to be the silliest rational I every read. Everything in history doesn't exist anymore either, What do we do with all those pages ?  Mlpearc  ( powwow ) 04:15, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete, Baby, Delete! Wikipedia is about the present, not the past.  Dough 48  72  04:16, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Funny story, though, instead of getting my kicks, I simply got kicked on that road.  -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 04:29, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * And its time we kick the road off of Wikipedia.  Dough 48  72  04:38, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect to U.S. Route 666. Didn't you hear? It exists again. It is the road to hell. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 05:30, 1 April 2012 (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.