Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virginia towing laws

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 Nakon 16:05, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Virginia towing laws

Delete I hope I am not being rude when I say this, but there is absolutely nothing notable about this article. Ecoleetage (talk) 12:56, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - We're really scraping the bottom of notability here.--WaltCip (talk) 13:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I enjoyed reading this article and think it adds value to Wikipedia.--Ibmflorian (talk) 14:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Any policy to back your argument up beyond WP:ILIKEIT and WP:USEFUL?--WaltCip (talk) 14:19, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't make my way throught the policy yet. First of all, the statement "absolutely nothing notable " could be found in the article is very generic. Only posting an article for deletion with a statement like that is not profound enough. The article is of an acceptable length, explains the background of the Virginia towing laws and backs it up with examples from city laws. There are plenty of references available. Although the article needs to be maintained and expanded there is no good reason to delete it.--ibmflorian 17:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And how are these towing laws different from any other towing laws, in any other state/province/municipality/county etc? Please explain. Ecoleetage (talk) 17:44, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They might be different, they might not be - I am no expert about this. Does it change anything about the notability of this article? We would better spend our energy in investigating your question in a new article about Towing Laws than debating whether or not to remove this article.-- Ibmflorian (talk) 17:57, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The regulation of a particular industry is a subject that is notable and worthy of an article in an encyclopedia. I think that this page should be part of a larger article about laws governing the towing of road vehicles (this is a spinoff of "predatory towing"). Since this is a matter that is regulated at the state and local level, the laws in Virginia should be contrasted with those in other American states. The title suggests "mundane", but the subject of limitations on a licensed business is anything but mundane. Mandsford (talk) 14:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Response - Why Virginia's towing laws? Where are the other 49 states and the District of Columbia? Ecoleetage (talk) 15:26, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Virginia was the home of Jamestown, the first English settlement.--WaltCip (talk) 15:42, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You missed the obvious bad pun: Yes, Virginia, there is a towing law! Ecoleetage (talk) 16:01, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. This is original research and synthesis based on an editor's interpretation of primary sources. There is no indication that Virginia's towing laws are unusual let alone "at the forefront" of anything, and such laws will vary by state and local circumstance. We already have an article predatory towing discussing the pitfalls of private towers generally of which this article purports to describe a solution. --Dhartung | Talk 21:23, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:SYN. Stifle (talk) 14:53, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Virginia-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 18:45, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:SYN.Divinediscourse (talk) 20:54, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, ostensibly about Virginia towing laws but the article is actually a WP:SOAP about predatory towing practices. Delete per SOAP, COATRACK, etc. KleenupKrew (talk) 09:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, I am with Eco on this one. The author appears to have a grudge against someone. I tried to wikify and adjust the article but, I can't turn it into something useable. It has a serious POV spin on it. Once the POV is removed you are left with an article about obscure VA laws.--Adam in MO Talk 12:45, 20 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge There's already an article on Predatory towing, which links to here. I don't see anything especially notable about Virginia that warrants a special page. Plvekamp (talk) 19:06, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Take your pick: a synthesis, a POV fork, original research, reads like a magazine or newspaper article, a soapbox... in each case, the solution is removal. Avoiding these by comparing towing procedures of various states or countries would then run afoul of Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. B.Wind (talk) 04:19, 24 April 2008 (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.