Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Buses Route 498

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The result was delete. Randykitty (talk) 09:14, 15 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

London Buses Route 498[edit]

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There is nothing in the article that demonstrates its notability, and bus routes have generally been seen as inherently non-notable. Unlike a state highway, which is very tangibly fixed in place, a bus route is ephemeral and subject to re-routing, changes in frequency, or other aspects of their configuration at any time. The fact that it is listed in a navbox does not mean it needs to exist, as List of bus routes in London can contain the information present here without need for a full article. Imzadi 1979 → 20:39, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. -- Eclipsed (talk) (email) 20:46, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. -- Eclipsed (talk) (email) 20:46, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This is a run of the mill bus route of no outstanding interest. Fails WP:NOTTRAVEL, WP:NOTGUIDE at the least.Charles (talk) 22:42, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- A year or so ago, we undertook a mass deletion of articles on bus routes. I do not know if this one missed the cull or if it is a re-creation. Whichever it is it should go. Such articles require regular maintenance, which the bus operators will do on their own websites, but WP cannot guarantee to do. Without such maintenance articles become obsolete and thus give misleading information, which is worse than useless. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:38, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Charles & Peter - Nothing encyclopedic about a bus service, Anyone wanting travel info should obviously visit the Operators website!. –Davey2010^Talk 17:54, 8 August 2015 (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.