Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John C. Wells Planetarium

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The result was merge to James Madison University. Davewild (talk) 19:16, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

John C. Wells Planetarium

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Wikipedia is not a repository of irrelevant information. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 17:24, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to James Madison University, retaining the useful factual information and losing the promotional information. @Wikicology: your nomination is somewhat deficient in that it does not clearly state why you feel this article consists of "irrelevant information". WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 19:24, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
WikiDan61, WP:WWIN say it all and I don't have to write a million words to buttress a point. You probably should not mention me unnecessary at WP:AfD in the future. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 19:49, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There are plenty of articles about it in the local newspaper [1], but I find nothing beyond that. If we accept secondary schools because we assume they would have local coverage, I think a planetarium is at least as notable, and it definitely has local coverage. It is also in many lists of planetaria in the US, so it is known. If not kept, then I agree with Dan61 that this should be merged to the University site. LaMona (talk) 18:07, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment The linked articles all appear to be little more than events announcements. Planetariums that are attached to larger institutions tend not to have their own articles (see Hayden Planetarium or Vanderbilt planetarium). So too with this subject. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 18:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I could go with a merge as a second choice as long as it gets its own section that can be linked to the list of planetaria. The newspaper articles are more than event announcements, so they do need to be added since this article is essentially unreferenced. LaMona (talk) 12:56, 2 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to James Madison University, per the common outcomes on planetariums. On it's own, fails WP:GNG, but the content could improve that article. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:07, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, in its current state, the article reads like a corporate web site. Note the use of 'our", as in "our telescopes", "our full-day Space Explorers camp", and a plug for booking private events. I don't want to remove a large part the article during a pending deletion review, but the events section at least should go, along with Current shows and part of Usage. The article violates WP:NPOV, and might also run up against WP:COI based on the user name of the main editor. Generic1139 (talk) 21:42, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:14, 4 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95 ^Talk 13:49, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Seems salvageable to me. See NBC News, Daily News Record, WMRA Public Radio, etc.Anythingyouwant (talk) 06:44, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge - to James Madison University. Anything significant can be said there without overly burdening that article, but the current article fails WP:GNG on its own. The NBC News story and WMRA source that Anythingyouwant linked to are WP:ROUTINE. Inks.LWC (talk) 19:07, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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John C. Wells Planetarium

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