Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/O'Farrell Street

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 redirect to Tenderloin, San Francisco. This will not preclude interested editors from trying to create an expanded article. --BDD (talk) 20:08, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

O'Farrell Street[edit]

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Non-notable street. Unreferenced article, its one claim to notability fails WP:NOTINHERITED. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 18:53, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect - to Tenderloin, San Francisco without prejudice to recreation if somebody wants to get serious about sourcing out a piece — which I believe can be done. Inconsequential stub at this point in the article's history, but this is one of the landmark streets of San Francisco, the "main drag" of the Tenderloin District. Regarded as "San Francisco's Sleaziest Street - Yesterday and Today," in this historical essay. I realize that it is unconventional to argue for a redirect at AfD for what very probably is a notable topic, but I feel that given the ultra-minimal coverage of the piece, WP users would be better served by redirection to the nice piece on the urban district of which the street is a part at this juncture. Apply the policy of WP:iGNOREALLRULES, use common sense to improve the encyclopedia. Carrite (talk) 19:31, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would not have any issue whatsoever with this. It doesn't justify a standalone article, and if it is of reasonable notability, then a section in the relevant district article is perfectly fine, rather than what would be a permastub. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 19:52, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:16, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I could write this one and make it stick, I'm pretty sure. But that's three or four hours I don't really have... Carrite (talk) 21:10, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

BTW: Named after Jasper O’Farrell, the civil engineer who made the first official US government survey of the city and mapped out the city's streets and major lots. Per SF Call, Sept. 8, 1901, magazine section, pp. 5, 7. Another potential redirect target, but I think the one I mention previously is better. Carrite (talk) 21:15, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - No indication of notability. Dough 48 72 01:02, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Tenderloin, San Francisco. I would take issue with the idea that it's not notable, but until someone writes a better article it should go to the Tenderloin. Acroterion (talk) 02:27, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Tenderloin, San Francisco - FriscoKnight
Keep Notable street which is obviously easy to expand and reference. See also WP:BEFORE, WP:INSPECTOR, WP:RANDY, &c. Warden (talk) 17:12, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It will be nigh-on impossible for this to grow beyond a stub, which means it is better located in the main street article (or O'Farrell's) Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 17:39, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
See also WP:AGF, WP:ITSNOTABLE. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:02, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RANDY? Really? Either a) Randy isn't applicable here, or b) You are accusing the nom of being Randy, which isn't nice or accurate p b p 15:03, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm more bothered by the fact that Warden appears to have assumed this is my first ever AfD, and that I'm a brand-new user, than the things they've spammed at me. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 15:50, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to O'Farrell. Not all streets are deserving of their own articles, and the one reference in the article is about O'Farrell, not O'Farrell street p b p 17:31, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Tenderloin, San Francisco. where information on the street can be summarised in context vis-a-vis being a permastub. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 18:03, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration.

Keep I agree with Warden about the notability of all major streets in all cities. Unfortunately, I doubt our view is the consensus here, but I continue to be of the opinion that there is always enough information available to make a potential article, and that the stubs should beleft in order to facilitate it. DGG ( talk ) 01:31, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Tenderloin, San Francisco It doesn't seem obviously notable to me. Most references to it are trivial and all this information could be contained in the neighbourhood article. Lastly, the Randy and Inspector mentions are really bad faith things to point out and do not advance nor strengthen the keep camp's argument. Especially with no evidence or explanation except a pointy footnote. Mkdw ^talk 07:09, 2 May 2013 (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.