Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biggar Road

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. Wily D 10:53, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Biggar Road[edit]

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There is no point on having a VERY short article about a not well known hamlet in North Lanarkshire. The article has an infobox with some details, but that's about it. No matter how much information could be found about Biggar Road, it is still a waste of time to have an article on it. DrDevilFX (talk) 20:16, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:20, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep~~ per WP:NPLACE: "Cities and villages anywhere in the world are generally kept, regardless of size or length of existence, as long as that existence can be verified through a reliable source. This usually also applies to any other area that has a legally recognized government, such as counties, parishes and municipalities." --Sammy1339 (talk) 17:49, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Yeah I never read WP:NPLACE. Anyway, the only source of Biggar Road I have found existing as a settlement is Google Maps. --DrDevilFX (talk) 20:55, 27 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Does not appear to be a recognised settlement. I can find no evidence of a sign announcing one has arrived in it, which is our usual standard for articles on British settlements. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:32, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Relisting comment: We will need to decide whether Biggar Road should be deleted or kept.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, DrDevilFX (talk) 19:35, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: This appears to be just a road off a B road in Cleland, North Lanarkshire. The North Lanarkshire Council website gives it minimal attention, with just mention of a playpark on that road in Cleland. No evidence that it is considered as a place in its own right. It is already briefly mentioned in the Cleland article and that seems sufficient. AllyD (talk) 21:04, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: The Cleland, North Lanarkshire article does NOT mention any settlement/village named Biggar Road. The Cleland village itself is partly defined by extending to a point on Biggar Road, the road. There is no support there of any "location" being termed Biggar Road. --do ncr am 00:41, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Or perhaps redirect to Cleland, North Lanarkshire, IF someone can document that Biggar Road is a sub-settlement of the village of Cleland. Note the Cleland article does not support that yet...the Cleland article mentions Biggar Road as a street like other streets that it mentions, not as any settlement. The Keep vote argument by User:Sammy1339 above seems to be invalid, because they cite from wp:NPLACE about places having a legally recognized government, which Biggar Road apparently does not have. --do ncr am 00:41, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think I've solved the mystery. This is a village called Biggar. Which is not in Cleland. And this is a road called Biggar. Which is in Cleland. So the article should be renamed. --Sammy1339 (talk) 00:54, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, well there are two places in the U.K. named Biggar actually, Biggar, a village in Cumbria and Biggar, a town and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, each of which already have articles. Perhaps Biggar Road in North Lanarkshire is named for the possible fact that it goes towards Biggar in South Lanarkshire (just guessing whether it goes towards there). The two plus also Biggar Road are listed within List of United Kingdom locations: Bi, a list-article of locations that has no sources given whatsoever. ~~Perhaps an AFD for List of United Kingdom locations: Bi would be in order...~~(i was not serious about that). And, Biggar Road is still not established as being a place, despite being listed in List of United Kingdom locations. :( --do ncr am 01:14, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as being, in fact, a road. I also removed it from the list. @Doncram: Don't AfD the damn list. I cannot understand this fetish for deleting lists. --Sammy1339 (talk) 01:25, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, yes, striking that comment about deleting List of United Kingdom locations: Bi. I wasn't serious about that. I am actually a big supporter / past developer of list-articles...they help a lot, including by serving as good places to redirect not-separately-notable items to, often. --do ncr am 01:59, 3 November 2014 (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.