Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/How to close a swimming pool

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 delete.--Fuhghettaboutit 05:31, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How to close a swimming pool[edit]

Delete was originally tagged for speedy deletion as a copyvio of the linked page, but the author asserts permission, any way - WP is not a how-to guide which is basically what this article is. Carlossuarez46 17:50, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Wikipedia is not a how to guide. Tx17777 17:54, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - as a how-to guide, and an unsourced (self-described) essay/article. ◄Zahakiel ► 18:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete What the hell kind of article is this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.114.32.227 (talk) 18:08, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

One about swimming pools. And how to close them. Lugnuts 18:23, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete According to WP:NOT#GUIDE "While Wikipedia has descriptions of people, places, and things, Wikipedia articles should not include instructions, advice (legal, medical, or otherwise) or suggestions, or contain "how-to"s. " Need I say anymore? Calgary 18:47, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as unsourced how-to. Jakew 18:52, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as unsourced how-to and copyvio, and do not move to wikibooks; editor who created the page claims to own the rights, but as far as I can tell that has not been confirmed, and the web site where the content is hosted contains an assertion of copyright. -- Vary | Talk 19:37, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, single-sourced how-to, obvious copy-and-paste from somewhere. Realkyhick 19:59, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Definite violation of WP:NOT#GUIDE. Article is not sourced and not written in an encyclopedic tone; actually, it's not an encyclopedic topic. Useight 20:13, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
uber mega delete This article violates oh so many policies, its hard to know where to start. WP:NOT#GUIDE for starters. The editor even claims the article was written by himself which would probably turn into WP:OWN. DBZROCKSIts over 9000!!! 20:27, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Non-encyclopedic and reads more like a guide than an article (and it is). AR Argon 20:33, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete on all counts. Wasted Time R 22:40, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wiki is not a guide and also smells like a copy/paste version.--JForget 23:42, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOT#HOWTO. Dbromage [Talk] 00:13, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete WP:NOT#HOWTO, WP:OR, poorly written/essay, includes some sort of copyright notice, and author signed on the page itself. This is not good. OSborn^arf 03:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC) (Edit: Possible legal problems because of that copyright notice. OSborn^arf 03:36, 29 August 2007 (UTC))[reply]
Delete - topic is already covered in an encyclopedic manner in Swimming pool#Winterization. I don't have to repeat that Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. --Elkman ^(Elkspeak) 15:18, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per all of the above. ♠TomasBat 16:43, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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.