Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mallard, California

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The result was delete. Being discussed for 11 days, the notion that the article should be kept has only been supported by an unsubstantiated claim. Geschichte (talk) 05:23, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mallard, California[edit]

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A railroad siding (hence the alternative name, Mallard Siding, in GNIS). Durham call it a locality on the Southern Pacific RR. No evidence that it was ever a community and not otherwise notable. Glendoremus (talk) 05:02, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Glendoremus (talk) 05:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Glendoremus (talk) 05:04, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. There's no evidence of notabillity for this entity. Fails WP:GEOLAND and WP:GNG Paul H. (talk) 01:20, 13 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep"Even abandoned places can be notable". The place was an old city. There are sources attesting to the existence of this settlement. Meets WP:GEOLAND. ✍A.WagnerC (talk) 02:46, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please share sources showing that this was "an old city." I couldn't find any indication that this was a town. Glendoremus (talk) 03:32, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Paging Dr. Sources, paging Dr. Sources to the AfD...?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ♠PMC♠ (talk) 04:50, 20 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. No post office. Alameda County Place Names says there were two railroad sidings with that name, so WP:STATION applies. Searching GBooks for "Mallard Alameda" results in a number of trivial railroad-oriented hits. Nothing I've seen supports the notion that this locale was legally recognized, so WP:GEOLAND #1 is not met. There are only trivial mentions, so WP:GEOLAND #2 is not met. Cxbrx (talk) 20:44, 20 October 2020 (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.