Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wacky Waters Adventure Park


 * 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   no consensus.  So Why  22:50, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Wacky Waters Adventure Park

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Non-notable water park that has been closed for a while. The article basically says that, it was a water park and is now closed. The "Commercial Jingle" section is just an advertisement and the "Attractions" section is clearly inaccurate, now that the park is no longer there. So we are left with two sentences that are actually accurate now.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 05:01, 15 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep The fact the park is closed does not disqualify it from inclusion here. Besides, a Google news search confirms its notability: . Ecoleetage (talk) 05:46, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Take some time to click on a few of the links. Most of them have nothing to do with this Wacky Waters.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 05:51, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, but I did...and some (not all) of them do. In any event, being a defunct organization does not merit deletion. Ecoleetage (talk) 06:22, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct, but only two sentences are now notable on that page.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 06:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, that's two notable sentences, isn't it? We can always work on expanding and enhancing the article, no? Ecoleetage (talk) 06:48, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see how, since it is closed. I'll just wait to see what other users think.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 06:51, 15 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete: It would have fought for notability if it were still in existence and it ain't getting better from here. -- Kickstart70 T C 19:39, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable in life, even less so in death. Proxy User (talk) 20:22, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - "Not existing anymore" is NOT criteria for Wikipedia article deletion and former existence doesn't make any person or entity less notable. Astroland, Rocky Point Amusement Park, Heritage USA and countless others are all "not existing anymore" either.  --Oakshade (talk) 22:30, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Those 3 examples are far more notable, and have more page info. How can you turn it from a 2 sentence stub, into an article, when it is non-existent now?  C T J F 8 3 Talk 23:56, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - As what Oakshade said, just because it doesn't exist anymore doesn't mean it's suddenly non-notable. Two sentences, it's a valid stub.  The attractions is change to former attractions, and wallah. David WS  (contribs)  23:54, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Bit of a problem here...it's true that notability does not expire, but that in itself does not prove notability existed in the first place. -- Kickstart70 T C 02:46, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 00:01, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note Comments like "even less [notable] in death" are unhelpful considering notability doesn't decline at all because of death/closing/whatever - please restrict comments to your valid reasons for deletion. Note further that I have no opinion on notability/otherwise of this waterpark.--Philosopher Let us reason together. 19:26, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - In Iowa, any sizable, dedicated water park is notable, and this one operated for decades. When the rescue training center opens up and gets its own page, I'd be open to merging the two pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.255.95.151 (talk) 02:08, 19 November 2008 (UTC)


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