Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Koldok, North Dakota

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 no consensus‎. As this is due to lack of participation, there is no prejudice against speedy renomination. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 08:28, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Koldok, North Dakota

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Another GNIS stub, this time fleshed out slightly by commentary from the entry. And this time, searching is quite fruitful, for it shows that this was one end of a helper district on the railroad (see here for instance). This is borne out by the aerials, which show the traces of a turning wye decades after it was abandoned. Unfortunately, they also show nothing else there, and I ican find no reference to this as a town per se, thought I get lots of hits on the nearby WMA. So this appears to be a NN rail spot. Mangoe (talk) 16:04, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

• Delete - I can’t find evidence this was a populated place, fails NGEO. Also I am unable to establish it meets GNG. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 16:25, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and North Dakota. Shellwood (talk) 16:26, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
• Per this it was a railroad station - haven't done a full GNG search. SportingFlyer T·C 16:30, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
• Comment. There is a Koldok State Game Management Area (the nominator calls it the "nearby WMA") listed 2.5 miles east of Oriska, 216 acres, according to https://gf.nd.gov/wma-listing The coordinates (pretty close to the alleged settlement) are given as 46.93914°N 97.73983°W / 46.93914; -97.73983 at https://www.mindat.org/feature-5059990.html So perhaps Koldok, North Dakota could be moved to Koldok State Game Management Area and reclassified as a park or protected area or something like that as a legally recognized place, although the online hits don't add up to passing GNG. It's a hunting area at least part of the time, so calling it a protected area may not be accurate. Or perhaps there should be an article on the State Game Management Areas of North Dakota or Fish and game management in rural North Dakota. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 17:33, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. User:Eastmain, can you be more concise on what action you seek to happen here?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:55, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Move to Koldok State Game Management Area. It might have been a populated place when the railroad station was there, but the game management area can more easily be verified. I would characterize it as a park rather than a populated place. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 18:00, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the response. I haven't seen moves like this happen very often in AFDs but let's see what others think. Liz ^{Read! Talk!}

I'd be ok with the move, but would the game management area meet GNG? If so, would you have the time or inclination to modify the revised article to demonstrate that. Would it help if I volunteered to assist? 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 23:32, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relist to consider page move and address 78.26's questions.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:06, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

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.