Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Settlements on the A38

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. Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 13:53, 23 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Settlements on the A38

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WP:NOTSTATS. Links to notable towns can be handled in A38 road. Rs chen 7754 01:35, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Transportation and United Kingdom. Rs chen 7754 01:35, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I was going to point to that same section of WP:NOT. –Fredddie ™ 01:50, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. per nom. Indiscriminate list that is mostly included already in the A38 road article. Ajf773 (talk) 02:06, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge Rather than deleting this article, it would be better to merge this with the A38 road article. Rillington (talk) 02:23, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:NOT and there is no need for this when A38 road already contains a route description. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 02:35, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per nom. Towns can be mentioned in the A38 road article. Dough4872 11:14, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete everything within Wikipedia's scope is already covered at A38 road, the rest of it belongs in a specialist publication like the SABRE wiki. Thryduulf (talk) 11:29, 15 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to A38 road: redirects are WP:CHEAP and this would be better than deletion. I am also fine with merging per Rillington. InterstellarGamer12321 (talk | contribs) 07:53, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I'm not seeing the rationale for this deletion nomination. The AfD nominator has given a What Wikipedia is Not reason of WP:NOTSTATS. In my limited engagement in AfD discussions this is the first time I've seen this policy used as the reason for deletion. I've read the WP:NOTSTATS paragraph but don't understand how the policy is being applied.

Would User:Rschen7754 or anyone with knowledge of this policy please explain how WP:NOTSTATS relates specifically to the article under discussion here? — It would be of great help in forming my opinion. Rupples (talk) 23:46, 18 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It provides a list of the cities that A38 runs through, without any explanation. There is no reason why this information can't be included in the actual article (in some sort of narrative) - plus, there are a lot longer roads that don't have separate cities lists. --Rs chen 7754 23:50, 18 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to A38 road. In its present state I see this article as a navigational aid to places linked by the A38. It provides a structured at-a-glance style for readers not wishing to search through the narrative text to ascertain whether or not a place is on the A38. As an alternative to deletion, I suggest the article content is merged to A38 road in the form of a collapsible navigational template box. Granted, there would be some duplication with the primary destinations section of the A38 infobox but I feel this negative is overridden by a potential loss in readership of the articles on the smaller villages and towns listed from there being one less wikilink to them should the article be deleted. Rupples (talk) 21:17, 19 March 2023 (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.