Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Otago


 * 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. Withdrawal from nominator (non-admin closure)  CASSIOPEIA(talk) 12:52, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

West Otago

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Said to be the name for a region in Otago, without significant coverage in reliable sources dedicated to the name itself. Otago would be a proper redirect target, but there's nothing in this to salvage, so AFDing. — Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 15:19, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:31, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:31, 26 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Otago. Ajf773 (talk) 19:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep I am told by Southland-born and raised residents of North Otago that this is very much a region and not part of South Otago. Described by them as covering Tapanui ('flu) Kelso and Heriot. See this. Can't provide more citations than suggesting looking up "West Otago" in Google which comes up with "About 48,400 results". This kind of thing is what Wikipedia is here for. (0.44 seconds)" Eddaido (talk) 23:25, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. This is very much a distinct region of Otago, centred around Tapanui. And if you wish I could provide you with any number of references which refer to it. And before you say "well, that could simply refer to the west of Otago", all of these references are to West Otago, i.e., the area around Tapanui and Lawrence (which, geographically, are not in Otago's westernomst part). Grutness... wha?   01:46, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I've expanded the article a little. Grutness... wha?   02:22, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
 * It could still probably be merged into Otago and I already saw the Google hits for "West Otago school", "West Otago Theatrical Society", etc, before I AFD'd this (because this AFD wasn't based strictly on Google hits). Thus far, you've presented the most compelling argument.— Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 02:52, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Withdrawing although this could still probably be merged somewhere.— Mythdon ( talk  •  contribs ) 11:34, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per . SportingFlyer  talk  02:37, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - Geographical area. Keep as per Grutness. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:53, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - Keep as per Grutness. Sheldybett (talk) 05:29, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect' or Move to Otago - unless we intend to split the Regions in New Zealand into north, south, east, and west, which seems pointless. NealeFamily (talk) 04:58, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * A lot of New Zealand's regions have sub-articles based on areas within them which have historically been regarded as having their own character, such as Central Otago, King Country, Wairarapa, Mid Canterbury, Thames Valley, Hibiscus Coast, Seventy Mile Bush, Te Urewera, and Maniototo, for instance... West Otago is no different to these. Grutness... wha?   13:50, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gutness. Looking at the list though Central Otago Mid Canterbury, Thames Valley, and possibly the Hibisduc Coast do not seem to merit their own articles under WP:GEO and WP:GNG. My reasoning is that the Otago article could easily include the sub-areas without overloading the article; and Canterbury could include mid-Canterbury. If you look up North Canterbury it redirects you to Canterbury, although South Canterbury has its own article. A redirect would seem more appropriate here. NealeFamily (talk) 23:09, 30 October 2018 (UTC)


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