Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wahweap, Arizona

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The result was keep. I'm taking action on the Keep proposals and leaving any possible Renaming to the editors here to undertake. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:51, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wahweap, Arizona[edit]

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this is a recreation area/resort on Lake Powell, not a settlement. It would seem nice enough if the lake level is sufficiently high, but it's not notable as such, and certainly doesn't pass WP:GEOLAND. Mangoe (talk) 04:08, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete I guess? This one seems to at least approach WP:GEOLAND, or maybe I'm just miscalibrated from seeing a bunch of outright nonexistent Arizona towns recently, and surprised to see any coverage at all :)

I found one source with a nontrivial history of the place: Kupel, Douglas E. “PRESENT AT THE CREATION: Art Greene and the Development of Recreational Facilities on Lake Powell.” The Journal of Arizona History 44, no. 4 (2003): 375–92. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41696806.

But also, it's a terribly boring story of some guy showing up and building a tourist town, and anything we could add to that probably approaches WP:TRAVELGUIDE. ℰmi1y_⧼T·C⧽ 08:45, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Geography and Arizona. Shellwood (talk) 09:04, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Seems to be a similar case as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bullfrog, Utah. An article could be warranted under a different name and concept, but not as a community. Could also be merged to Lake_Powell#Development or Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Reywas92^Talk 15:38, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Although I wouldn't be opposed to refocusing it or renaming it to Wahweap Marina, which is Wahweap's main attraction. Its a sturdy little put-in on lake Powell, with a solid contingent of houseboats serving as permanent residences. I got 859 news results on Google for it. Compared to the other Arizona place names that are just railroad sidings, Wahweap is an actual place that does brisk business (or at least does when the lake has water...) CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:15, 15 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It even has a climate box, and how about adding some of these news references to it? B137 (talk) 16:50, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting as Delete, Keep and Rename options were all proposed.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:26, 22 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and Rename. Wahweap Creek says it empties into Wahweap Bay, location of Wahweap Marina. It pipes Wahweap Marina to Wahweap, Lake Powell which redirects to Lake Powell. All this should be fixed and point to this article, renamed to Wahweap Marina where it could be expanded to talk about the number of houseboats there, the campground/RV park. Searching indicates Wahweap primarily means the marina, so I don't see that this could be covered as a populated place but as a recreation area. MB 18:28, 24 November 2022 (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.