Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Waycross, Indiana

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 03:40, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Waycross, Indiana[edit]

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Another case of "populated place" not meaning "settlement", because Waycross isn't the location of the camp and conference center: it is the facility itself. Waycross was opened by the diocese in 1957, and it pops up in a previously blank spot on the topos shortly thereafter. I'm marking this for deletion rather than some other outcome for three reasons: first, all I'm getting for it besides its website is directory listings, so notability is an issue anyway; second, there's nothing much in the article that would be useful in making an article anyway; and third, there should be no redirect from this name because it would allow the misconception that this is a settlement to persist. The article on the diocese doesn't mention the facility, but it should be called by its proper names (it's often just called Waycross) in linking to a section there. Mangoe (talk) 03:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Christianity, Geography, and Indiana. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:41, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Leaning delete, though there actually is some coverage of the Waycross Episcopal Camp and Conference Center: in the Brown County Democrat in 1999 and again in "Making a difference through cookies" in 2017. The cookies article explicitly refers to Waycross as the name of the children's camp and conference center, not as the location ("Brown County"). Cielquiparle (talk) 10:50, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Per the above, and per what I can see from county maps and histories, the site doesn't appear to be anything more than a camp and conference center. ╠╣uw [talk] 11:21, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Waycross Episcopal Camp and Conference Center. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 12:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Article is factually incorrect as this is a camp, not a community, so WP:GNG applies. I'm not sure it's met from the sources above. I suggest delete "without prejudice" so that an article about the camp (not any supposed "community") could be re-created if more sources are found. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 13:51, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete If someone wants to establish notability for the local church camp (questionable) that can be done separately; repurposing a false article about a supposed community is not necessary. Reywas92^Talk 14:29, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. If enough other sources are found, one could make a separate article for Waycross Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, but it seems misleading to keep an article called "Waycross, Indiana" and presenting it as a "community". Incidentally, a search for "Waycross" in Indiana newspapers over time mostly returns articles about Waycross, Georgia. Cielquiparle (talk) 21:26, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I agree with everyone, and add that if Cielquiparle and ╠╣uw won't even vote to keep it, it's time for it to go.James.folsom (talk) 03:17, 20 April 2024 (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.