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Wikivoyage:Votes for deletion/August 2009

Archive for Project:Votes for deletion acted on in August 2009. If you can't find the chronicle that interests you here, try Project:Votes for deletion/July 2009 or Project:Votes for deletion/September 2009 for things that may have happened earlier or later, respectively.

North Sea

 * Redirect (but where?). The current article is spam and I was going to speedy delete it per Project:Bodies of water, but there are five articles that link to it, so I suspect a redirect would be more useful since some editors seem to think it is a valid article.  I'm stuck on where to redirect to, however - Europe?  Scandinavia?  British Isles? -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:09, 31 January 2009 (EST)
 * My personal opinion is that bodies of water should be disambiguation pages listing major destinations surrounding them. In some cases, such as Great Lakes, we can almost treat it like a region.  (WT-en) LtPowers 16:49, 31 January 2009 (EST)
 * The current disambiguation page seems like a good compromise. I wouldn't recommend that all bodies of water get disambiguation pages, but the fact that this one is frequently wiki-linked seems to indicate that some sort of page is called for. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 08:29, 11 March 2009 (EDT)
 * Strong Delete. Keeping bodies of water is a slippery slope.  There is no consensus on how to redirect them.  No clear way to disambiguate them.  Do we redirect to places that offer cruises, or to islands in them, We should only consider keeping this after a serious rework of our bodies of water policy, so we know where we are going and what we want these articles for.  Great Lakes is not an exception to the existing rule, as it is a name of the region surrouding the bodies of water already. Redirecting the North Sea to the a high level or region doesn't help the traveler. --(WT-en) Inas 18:15, 1 February 2009 (EST)
 * It's not really a region in our hierarchy; it overlaps the actual regions Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Ontario. (WT-en) LtPowers 08:37, 2 February 2009 (EST)
 * Delete. What (WT-en) Inas said. Current policy doesn't allow anything else. (WT-en) Texugo 21:10, 1 February 2009 (EST)
 * Project:Deletion policy: "The rule of thumb is, if it is a real place, redirect rather than delete. Major attractions and geographical areas can and should be redirected, but articles about restaurants, bars, hotels, and other such commercial establishments should be deleted rather than redirected, in order to curb touting.". -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 21:15, 1 February 2009 (EST)
 * I think the point here is "where would you even redirect it?" The North Sea borders four top-level European regions. Is it really even useful to redirect this to Europe as whole? (WT-en) Texugo 21:52, 1 February 2009 (EST)

 * Redirect to Europe. Perhaps that will one day help some confused person. And perhaps it might dissuade that confused person from creating the article again. It's a geographical location, so redirecting should be fine. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 01:14, 2 February 2009 (EST)
 * Keep as a disambiguation page. It should state that our policy is to not write articles about bodies of water but about the land instead and they could be looking for any of the countries in Europe that border onto the North Sea. This should discourage people writing about the North Sea itself. If people do then the page could be protected. - (WT-en) Huttite 03:57, 2 February 2009 (EST)
 * OK - I have added a disamiguation style page - rough first cut just see how it might fly - I think it has potential, even if it is just lots of links. It could tell someone if you can get into a country via a North Sea port, for example. This is something you would not know unless you knew which article to read. The North Sea article now tells you what are the likely candidates for information. Perhaps this is a standard to adopt for all major bodies of water (Oceans and Seas) that do not currently exist. - (WT-en) Huttite 09:13, 2 February 2009 (EST)
 * IMO. It is of no value to the traveller. It hinders them. They can go to each of those countries, and find nothing about the North Sea.  They would be much better off with the normal wiki search function, which would at least find articles that reference the north sea, rather than this disambig which points them multiple high level articles which don't.  --(WT-en) Inas 17:53, 2 February 2009 (EST)

 * Keep per Huttite. (WT-en) LtPowers 08:37, 2 February 2009 (EST)

 * I think this is a good solution, and would work for other oceans for which a redirect simply would not work. I would, however, recommend disambiguating by continental section, rather than country (e.g., Scandinavia, Beneluxe, British & Irish Isles, etc.), because someone searching for a region as broad as the North Sea is looking for something broader than an individual country. Moreover, if we were to use this as a precedent for other oceans, it would be silly to have a Pacific Ocean disambiguation for every nation and territory that touches it. To Ian's point about the search function—travelers can still use the search function, rather than the "go" function if they choose to, so I think that shouldn't be too much of a concern. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 18:09, 2 February 2009 (EST)
 * My point was if a disambig adds more value than the standard search, then lets do it. Lets point people at what they are looking for.  But if the disambig detracts value from the search, and points them away from any reference to what they are looking for, we have to wonder why we are doing it.   We are just wasting the travelers time.  Lets face it, a person doing a search for the north sea, isn't going to be very far advanced once redirected to Europe or similar are they?  They still have to search for what they are looking for. Unless all they were looking for was a geography lesson, and that isn't really what we are here for. --(WT-en) Inas 18:39, 2 February 2009 (EST)

 * I suggest we put this on hold and hold a discussion about creating new policy at Project:Bodies of water. If we were to start allowing disambiguation pages for bodies of water, I would really want to work out a system first-- criteria for when to disambiguate a body of water (versus when to redirect it, etc), criteria for what types of articles should be pointed to, how to deal with each type: rivers, bays, etc. I also think that if we were to start doing this, it would have some potential implications for other region-spanning features such as mountain ranges, deserts, and forests. That said, maybe even Project:Bodies of water is not an adequate place for this discussion, but the point is: This is a precedent-setting matter, and the Votes for deletion page is not really the place to pave new policies. (WT-en) Texugo 19:43, 2 February 2009 (EST)

 * Can we close this now that we have a sort of consensus? —(WT-en) Ravikiran 23:14, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

 * I'd say so. (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 18:16, 25 July 2009 (EDT)

 * As soon as someone who actually understands that new consensus fixes it up? It would be nice to close this month. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 00:12, 29 July 2009 (EDT)

 * I have no idea if the new consensus is a firm one, but I do believe that the page is compliance with the policies on bodies of water and disambiguation pages as it is written now. — (WT-en) Ravikiran 04:35, 31 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Keep, at least for now. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:00, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Bristol Channel

 * I cannot decide whether to Delete or Disambiguate this body of water. I have proposed it here because the policy says we don't normally create such articles (but sometimes we do!) So I want to get a feel for where the tide of opinion is running on this article and perhaps provoke discussion about these sorts of articles generally. Perhaps the policy is too indecisive. - (WT-en) Huttite 11:14, 14 February 2009 (EST)

 * Weak don't redirect I still maintain that the purpose of a disambiguation or redirection is to point somebody in the direction of where they might find the information they are looking for.  If we can define what the user is looking for, and we have that information located somewhere else, then a redirect or a disambiguation makes perfect sense, and we should just do it as a matter of course.  When either of these factors is missing - when it isn't at all clear what the user is looking for, or that information isn't located in a few fixed places in the guide, we are not helping anyone with a redirect or disambiguation.  Redirecting to a higher level region isn't useful if it makes no mention of the search term, as the user is still left with nowhere to go.  We are better off just letting it fall back to the default search, where are least the user will be presented with a listing of all articles that match their search, in relevance order.  In this case the text of this article it seems to more resemble a travel topic for navigating the waterway.  Again, we could end up with a article for how to navigate most navigable waterways, and that may be a valuable thing, but at the moment that fits more within our travel topic hierarchy then it does within our destination hierarchy.  --(WT-en) Inas 18:44, 26 February 2009 (EST)

Hold We apparently really need to root out a policy on this, since alot of us are starting to second guess the current one. (see discussion for North Sea above). --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 21:06, 2 March 2009 (EST)

 * Can we close this one too? — (WT-en) Ravikiran 23:15, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Keep, at least for now. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:00, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Image:Double sun Sunset icebergs at Baffin Bay.jpg
There is no indication that the uploader took this photo, and the site it came from does not indicate that it is CC-SA licensed. Additionally, images should be uploaded to shared, not English Wikivoyage, as indicated by the giant red box on the upload page.

 *  Delete Keep. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:35, 25 February 2009 (EST) UPDATE: the situation was resolved, so looks like the image is good to keep. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:58, 26 February 2009 (EST)
 * Keep I am Mila Zinkova and I took this photo, but honestly I do not really care what you do with this--(WT-en) Mila 11:37, 25 February 2009 (EST)
 * Hi, Mila. You've uploaded some really nice pictures!  Since you have previously published these photos on the web, it can be hard to tell sometimes whether something was just swiped without permission or not.  =)  It might help if you were to put a notice on your web page where the photos are found that says "these images are licensed CC-by-sa 3.0" with a link to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ -- or even just a note that says "I am User:Ushlavtuman on Wikivoyage".  Either one of those would prevent similar discussions in the future.  =)  Thanks for your contributions.  (WT-en) LtPowers 18:52, 25 February 2009 (EST)
 * Thank you.--(WT-en) Mila 10:21, 26 February 2009 (EST)

 * Keep. (WT-en) Mila is engaged in the discussion, and any further issues can be resolved by directly.  --(WT-en) Inas 18:51, 26 February 2009 (EST)
 * Move to shared - (WT-en) Texugo 00:16, 27 February 2009 (EST)
 * Keep/Moved to shared I'm not doing it, but if someone else wants too... :) --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 21:06, 2 March 2009 (EST)

 * Result: Keep. It can be moved to shared later, along with all of Mila's other uploads.  (WT-en) LtPowers 21:00, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Las Piedras
Delete this page was started by an ananymous user in spanish. Then all content was remowed. (WT-en) ViMy 17:20, 28 February 2009 (EST)
 * Keep; it is a real place, or rather several according to Wikipedia . Probably needs to be a disambig page here too. (WT-en) Pashley 20:00, 28 February 2009 (EST)
 * Yes I know. There is one in Puerto Rico, and two in South America. But the question are, will we get articles for this places? I searched spanish Wikivoyage, and found no articles. But of course a Disambig-page is at least a start... (WT-en) ViMy 14:00, 2 March 2009 (EST)
 * Keep; Even a disambiguation page is more useful than the current article. The fact that someone started it suggests we might get articles, sometime in the future. Even if we don't, a gap has at least been identified. - (WT-en) Huttite 07:35, 9 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Keep (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 18:16, 25 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Deleted by User:(WT-en) Cacahuate on June 16. Recreation as a disambiguation page should be fine.  (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Ria formosa
Copyvio from, no content otherwise. Redirection to Algarve is another option. - (WT-en) Dguillaime 20:25, 6 March 2009 (EST)
 * Keep - Copyright Violation is not sufficient reason to delete a page. Tag it as a copyright violation and/or redirect to the page where the attraction is best listed if it cannot become an article. (WT-en) Huttite 09:29, 7 March 2009 (EST)
 * Delete. We can't keep copyright-violating text in the history of an article.  Better to delete it outright, and if a redirect is desired, one can be created afterward.  (WT-en) LtPowers 15:49, 7 March 2009 (EST)

 * Policy discussion moved to Project:Deletion policy

 * Wipe and redirect to Algarve, unless someone wants to argue it deserve an article of its own. There are plenty of instances where copyvio text has been inserted into an existing article along with our original content, and it's been dealt with by deleting the copyvio text. The history is there to show we fulfilled our obligations. Seriously, think through the consequences here. As a vandal, I could nuke Paris by dropping copyvio text into the second paragraph. Then Wikivoyage would have to delete the entire history of the article to get rid of that copyvio. After it was recreated, the entire valid revision history (and contributors) would be lost. Nose, spite, face, etc. On the other hand, we would need the contributor to explicitly say he or she had rights to re-license that text. We absolutely should not assume they did. (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 13:56, 8 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Policy discussion moved to Project:Deletion policy

 * Keep, either as an article or redirect if needed. Copyright text and images are removed, we've never wiped history before for that. I also removed a line that was confusing in the deletion policy – (WT-en) cacahuate  talk 16:09, 8 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Redirect to either Ria Formosa or Algarve—with very limited knowledge, I would recommend the latter. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 22:25, 9 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Delete! The title is wrong, should be Rio Formosa. All of the text is a copyvio. Nuke it. (WT-en) Pashley 09:34, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
 * Spelling mistakes should be redirected not deleted. - (WT-en) Huttite 05:02, 18 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Keep as redirect to Algarve. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

European route E45
Tagged as an itinerary but written (scantily) like a Wikipedia article about only the Danish portion of the road. As we don't write articles about highways except for special cases like the Dalton Highway and Route 66, I'm going to have to vote to
 * Delete - (WT-en) Texugo 07:23, 8 March 2009 (EDT)
 * Keep, this article could be part of the Routes Expedition. But it has to be rewritten, and expanded to cover it's entire length. As it is now it is more or less a WP article. (WT-en) ViMy 08:29, 11 March 2009 (EDT)
 * The articles-about-random-highways aspect of that expedition has not been ratified by any kind of consensus and should not be pursued until the community deems it necessary. Articles about highways are, by current policy, limited to special cases only. (WT-en) Texugo 09:03, 11 March 2009 (EDT)
 * Is this a special case, then? Finland to Italy sounds like an interesting trip. Do people actually set out to make that journey? If so, then an article on the whole route would be a valid itinerary. (WT-en) Pashley 11:24, 11 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Delete All the time, but they don't necessarily follow that route. Outside Scandinavia and Benelux where they are well integrated in the national system, European routes are quite arbitrary, and poorly signposted. The situation is improving though, but not to a point where it merits articles outside the two regions above. E39 is a much better example of an itinerary that could potentially be useful. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 11:49, 11 March 2009 (EDT)
 * Then it would be OK make an article about E6, witch runs Trelleborg-Kirkenes. At least in Norway E6 is rather "famous". Not saying that I will make such an article... (WT-en) ViMy 10:43, 22 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Keep I agree with ViMy.

 * Delete per Project:What is an article?. This article can always be recreated later as a travel itinerary, but in its current form it is not a Wikivoyage article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 15:22, 30 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Delete. Recreation as an itinerary is allowable but seems unlikely at this point. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Jeita
This seems to be no real place. (WT-en) ViMy 08:27, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
 * Seems like it is a destination. There are some grottos in Lebanon called Jeita. (WT-en) ViMy 19:12, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
 * An attraction, not an article. What is the nearest city? (WT-en) Texugo 19:46, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
 * We don't have a lot of Lebanese cities, but it's 15 kilometres outside Beirut, so I guess that can count as suburbs. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 20:07, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

 * Keep - It could be a park article, and I think that 15km makes it a sufficiently remote attraction that it warrants its own article. Otherwise a disproportionately large amount of text might be devoted to it somewhere else. Better it is contained in the current article in that case. It is not doing any harm where it is. Anyway, policy is to merge and redirect, not delete, this sort of attraction. - (WT-en) Huttite 05:10, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
 * According to WP, the entrance to this grottos is in the town of Jeita. And the grottos is a major atraction. A city article? (WT-en) ViMy 09:33, 10 May 2009 (EDT)

Jeita is very impratant for tourisim in lebanon, but the article written about it is very week, it shouldn't be deleted but rewritten. —The preceding comment was added by 77.42.189.189 (talk • contribs).

 * Yeah, Wikipedia says Jeita is a town name. The content currently here could easily be cleaned up and become an attraction listing in an article on the town.  (WT-en) LtPowers 15:56, 2 August 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Keep as stub. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Kloster Weltenburg
I don't know anything about the location, but it is listed as a single monastery, which I don't believe Wikivoyage covers. There is no city page for the city that it is listed as being in/near. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 09:17, 28 April 2009 (EDT)

 * Um. We just need to find somewhere to put the content.  --(WT-en) Inas 02:18, 29 April 2009 (EDT)
 * Keep. Huh? Been There. Written it :) It is a nice place and definitely a great attraction. Great nature, architecture, history, beer :) I do not see why it should be deleted. Of course, add content - make it a part of a larger article about the surrounding park or may be some close city. I have just described what I have seen and it is definitely worth to be in the guide. Send some explorers there! :) (WT-en) Kyknos 09:02, 29 April 2009 (EDT)
 * Hi, Kyknos. I think this monastery is probably better suited as an attraction listing within a destination article, rather than having an article of its own.  Project:What is an article? explains our guidelines on this subject.  (WT-en) LtPowers 09:57, 29 April 2009 (EDT)
 * I completely agree, but within what destination? I do not know the area. There is a big park around which seems interesting on the maps and a bunch of small cities I do not know anything about. So I think it should stay as it is until someone can add more content (and rename article as needed). (WT-en) Kyknos 10:04, 29 April 2009 (EDT)
 * Do you have a pamphlet or something from this monastery that gives an address? That might be the easiest way to figure out where to place it. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 10:23, 3 May 2009 (EDT)
 * No, but according do the German Wikipedia (if I understand it correctly), Weltenburg is a district of nearby town Kelheim - but we have no content for it now. May be someone with better German should look at it. (WT-en) Kyknos 18:26, 3 May 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Move to Weltenburg, which is the name of the nearest settlement. There is a clear consensus we should keep this information, and that seems the best location.  It will need to be converted from an article about the monastery to one about the settlement.  (The settlement is in Kelheim, for which we don't have an article yet.)  (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Izakaya
A type of Japanese pub, should be merged into Japan. (WT-en) Jpatokal 22:23, 7 May 2009 (EDT)

 * Merge & redirect. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 04:33, 12 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Should it really be redirected after the merge? I don't think a redirect is really necessary for something like this. It's not a destination or a site. If someone is searching for "Izakaya" and doesn't know it's Japanese, I'd say they need a dictionary not a travel guide. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 10:56, 9 June 2009 (EDT)
 * The redirect is for attribution purposes. (WT-en) LtPowers 10:58, 9 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Really? It just seems like creating a redirect page for everything would lead to an overabundance of unhelpful redirects. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 11:09, 9 June 2009 (EDT)

 * There's no such thing as an overabundance of redirects—they do no harm. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 18:05, 9 June 2009 (EDT)

 * Unless they lead someplace that winds up confusing for the user. =)  (WT-en) LtPowers 08:38, 10 June 2009 (EDT)

 * Delete. Unless we want to create redirect pages for every word of the native language of each destination, this doesn't make much sense as a precedent. (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 18:16, 25 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Merge to Japan. I've tagged the article accordingly.  (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Kochi (Kerala)

 * Delete: duplication of Cochin, maybe copied from Cochin. -- (WT-en) Tatata 09:13, 16 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Shouldn't it be redirected then? (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 09:52, 16 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Yes, it should be redirected. (WT-en) Pashley 01:39, 1 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Out of curiosity, why is it "Cochin" on Wikivoyage when the city is more widely known as Kochi? Even on the article itself, it is referred to as Kochi everywhere except as its page name. It seems like Cochin should redirect to Kochi. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 11:02, 9 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Actually, the up-to-date name is Kochi . Anyone against a reverse redirect? (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 19:47, 27 June 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Redirected by User:(WT-en) Cacahuate on May 16. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Antaiji
This is the name of a temple in Shinonsen, Hyogo. It is already mentioned in the Meditation in Japan page. No travel page links to it. Unless someone would rather redirect it (after creating a page for the city), there seems to be no reason to keep this. (WT-en) ChubbyWimbus 05:41, 20 May 2009 (EDT)

 * Well, it's a destination or part of one, so it should either be turned into a full-fledged article or merged into the one it belongs to. (WT-en) Jpatokal 07:48, 20 May 2009 (EDT)

 * Result: Move to Shinonsen, which now needs to be converted from an article about the temple to one about the destination. (WT-en) LtPowers 21:28, 5 August 2009 (EDT)

Cayo Ensenachos, Cayo las Brujas and Cayo Santa Mar;ia

 * Delete, because: it's a copyvio from and trivially-Google-searchable others, it's all promo copy with little or no salvageable travel information; it's a title that's simultaneously long, covers what should be multiple separate articles, and misspelled (Mar;ia), giving it no value as a redirect.  No one of these would be fatal, but when you add them all up, I think it's time to delete and start over.  - (WT-en) Dguillaime 13:32, 9 July 2009 (EDT)
 * Delete. As per reasons given above. (WT-en) Tarr3n 05:03, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
 * Outcome: Deleted. - (WT-en) Dguillaime 02:33, 8 August 2009 (EDT)

Dragonheart

 * Delete. I don't have high hopes for this article developing, and am not sure what the intent was to begin with. Two weeks before a vfd runs out should be plenty of time to see whether someone is working on a real article. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 13:02, 12 July 2009 (EDT)
 * Delete. Nothing going on with this one. (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 18:16, 25 July 2009 (EDT)
 * Outcome: Deleted. - (WT-en) Dguillaime 02:33, 8 August 2009 (EDT)

Image:Pfäffikon Overview.png

 * Delete I tried to import that map put first it doesn't worked and then i uploaded it under image:Pfaeffikon Overview.png. Thanks, (WT-en) jan 03:40, 3 August 2009 (EDT)

 * Speedily deleted at uploader's request. In future, could you please upload images to shared instead of here, so they can be used on all languages?  - (WT-en) Dguillaime 03:43, 3 August 2009 (EDT)

HI-Montreal youth hostel

 * Delete. Not a destination.  No merge necessary because the content was also added to the Montreal article.  (WT-en) LtPowers 13:53, 4 August 2009 (EDT)

Tirur

 * Delete - In this form not ready for Wikivoyage. -- --(WT-en) Rein N. 04:44, 14 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Keep - It's a genuine destination in Kerala. Needs some work though... (WT-en) Tarr3n 05:02, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
 * I've added a template and some basic info gleaned from Wikipedia and Indian Railways. Seems to be a pretty important tourist destination with an annual literary festival. Kerala is on my mental wishlist for future travel so give it a year or two and I might be able to write a proper article about this place! (WT-en) Tarr3n 05:29, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
 * OK Keep - Is now a start of an article - --(WT-en) Rein N. 06:02, 14 July 2009 (EDT)

Outcome: Kept. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 21:45, 9 August 2009 (EDT)

Project:LanguageTr.php
AFAIK, this and all other LanguageXX.php files are a holdover from the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth and MediaWiki didn't have the ability to edit itself via MediaWiki:Allmessages. This should be nuked, or possibly redirected to the appropriate Expedition, so people don't waste their time. (WT-en) Jpatokal 22:47, 20 July 2009 (EDT)

Outcome: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 21:48, 9 August 2009 (EDT)

Platja de Pals
Outcome: renamed and templatized. - (WT-en) Dguillaime 16:43, 11 August 2009 (EDT)
 * Delete We don't make articles for beaches. (WT-en) ViMy 16:10, 6 June 2009 (EDT)
 * Rename to Pals and outlineify.  (WT-en) LtPowers 17:50, 6 June 2009 (EDT)

Tuul river Nomad's Sacred Valley
Was about to speedy this one, but than had second thoughts, so vfd it is - text has been copied to the authors user page. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 08:45, 28 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Delete and delete the user page too — copyvio from several tour agency sites, presumably all owned by the same owner/SEO slut? --(WT-en) Peter Talk 00:08, 29 July 2009 (EDT)

 * Regardless of Copyvio's - Mongolia's ger camps in general is a tricky case - with much of the countryside by and large being nomad land, there often really is no nearby city to fit them into. Should we refer them to the Aimags or what do we do? --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 15:32, 30 July 2009 (EDT)
 * I'd agree, delete for a number of reasons, but Stefan's point is well taken: we need to do better with destinations/topics like this. It's time to revisit the "rural destinations" issue. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 21:51, 9 August 2009 (EDT)

Outcome: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 16:32, 21 August 2009 (EDT)

Munnar-kodaikanal and Munnar- Kodaikanal route
There are 3 pages with almost the same information. Keep Munnar-Kodaikanal Delete Munnar-kodaikanal Delete Munnar-Kodaikanal route

The first one has all the links to it and the most recent change. The second and third pages are orphans. Apart from the recent addition to the first page the information on all three pages appears to be identical. Suggest deleting the second and third.(WT-en) Chris1515 18:00, 30 July 2009 (EDT)

 * I'd merge & redirect all three to Munnar to Kodaikanal. Munnar-Kodaikanal looks like a single place name, when in fact it's a route between two places. (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 18:45, 30 July 2009 (EDT)
 * Redirect. See Project:Deletion policy. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:53, 30 July 2009 (EDT)
 * All 3 Pages Now Redirected. Thanks for the advice. As suggested by Gorilla Jones above I have now merged and redirected all 3 pages to Munnar to Kodaikanal and given the new page an itinerary template.(WT-en) Chris1515 17:22, 7 August 2009 (EDT)

Nashik_online_marketing

 * Delete, it's spam. Thx, (WT-en) jan 05:07, 10 August 2009 (EDT)
 * Speedied --(WT-en) inas 07:45, 10 August 2009 (EDT)

XianGaoXinQu
Not sure this is even worth a redirect.
 * Delete - (WT-en) Texugo 09:48, 11 August 2009 (EDT)
 * Delete. I get 82 hits for it on Google, and I'm anyway not sure what it is. Might be a blogger trying to boost his SEO? --(WT-en) Peter Talk 16:36, 11 August 2009 (EDT)
 * Speedied. (WT-en) Jpatokal 23:42, 11 August 2009 (EDT)


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Wikivoyage:Votes for deletion/August 2010

Archive for Project:Votes for deletion acted on in August 2010. If you can't find the chronicle that interests you here, try Project:Votes for deletion/July 2010 or Project:Votes for deletion/September 2010 for things that may have happened earlier or later, respectively.

Siem Reap Tours with English speaking driver

 * Delete. This is either an advertisement or a first-person account, neither of which meet the Project:What is an article criteria.  I didn't speedy-delete it only because if it's a first person account then hopefully the contributor will see this and contribute to Siem Reap instead (but please read our Tour policy first). -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 02:47, 1 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete! My guess is it is an ad. IP address it was posted from is in Cambodia, which is odd for a traveller reporting now on a 2007 trip. (WT-en) Pashley 04:45, 1 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Also, it appears to be a copyvio. Identical text at . (WT-en) Pashley 04:51, 1 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Based on Pashley's info and the fact that this user hasn't returned I'd be fine with a speedy delete, unless anyone objects. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 09:17, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Looks like a speedy to me. (WT-en) Pashley 09:44, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Speedy Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 09:55, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Perito Moreno (2005-01-01).jpg
Non-commercial license on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/feffef/448513287/ -- (WT-en) LtPowers 15:03, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:005 05.jpg

 * Delete. Unused, poor quality image of an unknown beach.  If anyone feels that this should be kept please indicate what article to incorporate it into. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:03052007484.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a person with no model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:06SEP27 96 edited-1-small.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a recognizable dancer with no model release.  Smaller version of Image:06SEP27 96 edited-1.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:06SEP27 96 edited-1.jpg

 * Delete. Larger version of the above image.  Unused image, recognizable person with no model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:072.jpg

 * Delete. Unused, poor quality image of the back-end of a Quantas jet.  If anyone feels that this should be kept please indicate what article to incorporate it into, although I'd argue strongly that it's not of high enough quality to use in any of our guides. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:076.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of benches in the Sydney airport terminal.  This is unused, and it's non-descript enough that adding it to the Sydney article wouldn't improve the article in any possible way. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:08072007282.jpg

 * Delete. Unused and very blurry image of a rock on Tioman island.  The image is of too poor quality to make it worthwhile to add it to that article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:086.jpg

 * Delete. Blurry, unused thumbnail of a cafe(?).  No indication of what article this could be added to, but the small size and poor quality make this a candidate for deletion rather than anything to add to an article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:087.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail of a picket fence from the same user as Image:086.jpg.  If anyone feels that this should be kept please indicate what article to incorporate it into, although the small image size and lack of license info suggests this might be a copyvio. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:089.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail of a street somewhere from the same user as Image:086.jpg.  If anyone feels that this should be kept please indicate what article to incorporate it into, although the small image size and lack of license info suggests this might be a copyvio. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:090.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail of a harbor somewhere from the same user as Image:086.jpg.  If anyone feels that this should be kept please indicate what article to incorporate it into, although the small image size and lack of license info suggests this might be a copyvio. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:0SG.JPG

 * Delete. Unused image, of what I'm not entirely sure - scarves?  If anyone feels that this should be kept please indicate what article to incorporate it into. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:38, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:1 424475033l.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image, apparently of someone named "Melvin".  No model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:42, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:1158729361 5736.gif

 * Delete. Unused image of an anime(?) princess.  No model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:57, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:112 1243 sketch.jpg

 * Delete. Unused cartoon image of a kid doing a handstand.  No model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:57, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:12-08-06 1900.jpg

 * Delete. Unused, blurry image of something at night, but what exactly I can't tell.  Image is of such poor quality as to be of no use for our guides. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:57, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:12345.gif

 * Delete. Unused cartoon image of an elephant, which violates our "no cartoon images of elephants" guideline. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:57, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:15042007040.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a guy sitting at a computer.  No travel value, and no model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:57, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:15042007088.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a guy holding a soda.  No model release, and unless someone wants to start a "How to hold a soda while traveling" article then this also has no value for travel. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:57, 30 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:56, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Voyageurs national park

 * Delete. This broken redirect page points to a non-existant page. The only difference in name is capitalization. There are no links to this redirect page. (WT-en) Bill in STL 18:38, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Keep. While we (surprisingly) don't yet seem to have an article for Voyageurs National Park, that is a valid destination so a redirect would be the preferred solution. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:46, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Withdrawn. Page added for the park so this redirect now points to a real page. (WT-en) Bill in STL 23:51, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Redirected. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:32, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Travel Guide Agra

 * Delete - The useful information has been merged to the Agra article. This article title doesn't meet the guidelines so a redirect is not useful. --(WT-en) Sebindi 10:47, 6 August 2010 (EDT)

Speedy deleted. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 16:26, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Speedy Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:32, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Template:Coordinates

 * Delete. Unused template that duplicates the functionality of Template:Geo. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:23, 3 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Not sure. The functionality is not duplicate at all; Template:Geo displays nothing on the screen and only creates RDF code.  Template:Coordinates displays a box within the article that shows the coords and a link to Google Earth.  Now, granted, we have no provision in our guidelines for such a feature, but someone at some point thought it might be a good idea.  I think I might prefer we discuss whether or not we should make coordinate display more prominent; if we do, this template might be useful.  (If we don't, then I would suggest redirecting this to Template:Geo as a useful alias, rather than deleting it.)  (WT-en) LtPowers 08:04, 4 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Redirect - I don't think anybody (maybe except a few experts) have any use directly viewing the coordinates in an article. It will only clutter the guide. The information is great to use for other (yet to be developed?) features but the display of the numbers seems useless. Therefore redirect to the RDF-Template Template:Geo and lose this info box. --(WT-en) Sebindi 11:14, 6 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Redirected. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:37, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:20051005151914941.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a hotel pool.  Advertisement for a business and thus not an image we're likely to ever use. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:13859 b2.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image meant to promote a specific Days' Inn hotel.  Advertising images are called out as something Wikivoyage specifically does not use. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:13859 c3.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image meant to promote a specific Days' Inn hotel.  Advertising images are called out as something Wikivoyage specifically does not use. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:13859 g1.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image meant to promote a specific Days' Inn hotel.  Advertising images are called out as something Wikivoyage specifically does not use. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:1813546-Shopping After Sunset in Korat-Nakhon Ratchasima.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:2649658-Jungle Ville-Nakhon Ratchasima.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:2074605-Som Tam Papaya Salad-Nakhon Ratchasima.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a plate of food.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Fes01.jpg

 * Delete. Thumbnail image with a border around it, currently used in the Nakhon Ratchasima article.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:21-22 MB.jpg

 * Delete. Grainy image of a bus, currently used in the Nakhon Ratchasima article.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Pic-mission.jpg

 * Delete. Thumbnail image with a border around it, currently used in the Nakhon Ratchasima article.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Pic15.jpg

 * Delete. Image of a temple in Thailand, currently used in the Phimai article.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:3236542-The Biggest Mall In Korat-Nakhon Ratchasima.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:00, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Greyicon.png

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:04, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Sm3.png

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:04, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Sm2.png

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:04, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Sm1.png

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image.  See Special:Contributions/(WT-en) LQuach.  This user uploaded a variety of images without license specified, some of which are tiny thumbnails, some of which have borders, and all of which seem to have been taken with different cameras.  This screams "copyvio", so it's best to get rid of the lot of them. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:04, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:383053487 12259a004c b.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image, recognizable person with no model release, and it appears that it was meant to advertise swimming with dolphins at a specific resort. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:08, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:4098b.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image with a copyright notice on its bottom right, with no indication that the image has been CC-SA licensed. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:42, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:Resize of 4098b.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image with a copyright notice on its bottom right, with no indication that the image has been CC-SA licensed. Smaller version of Image:4098b.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:42, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:4100.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image with a caption in the bottom left - since there is no license specified this is suspicious.  If anyone wants to keep this image please indicate what article to include it in. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:42, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:58663729.Kasauli hills3.jpg

 * Delete. Unused thumbnail image with a border.  The borders, size, and lack of license makes this suspicious as a potential copyvio. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:42, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:A.S.M-1-.jpg

 * Delete. Unused advertisement for an Arabic language school. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:A2.JPG

 * Delete. Unused image of a person, no model release provided, no value for use in a travel guide. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:ABCD0001.JPG

 * Delete. Unused image of a person, no model release provided, no value for use in a travel guide. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:ATE 2111 BA (Large).jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a person, no model release provided, no value for use in a travel guide. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:B013516.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a mobile phone store in Japan.  Duplicate of Image:SGR.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:SGR.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a mobile phone store in Japan.  Duplicate of Image:B013516.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:51, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:BALI 1.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image that looks like it was pulled off of a Bali tourism web site.  The caption, lack of model release, and subject are all arguments for deletion. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:53, 31 July 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 17:11, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

The Green Route

 * Delete. After two edits in three minutes, the creator of this page removed all content, leaving an empty page and no links. (WT-en) Bill in STL 18:14, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:46, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 15:01, 16 August 2010 (EDT)

St Julian's

 * Delete. This page duplicates information on the page St. Julian's (period after St). Already merged information from this page to the new one. Pages with links to here already updated to point to St. Julian's. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Redirect to St. Julian's. When there are multiple spellings for a destination a redirect is preferred to a deletion. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:46, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Withdrawn. Thanks. Page has been redirected. (WT-en) Bill in STL 23:29, 2 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Redirected. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 15:01, 16 August 2010 (EDT)

Ko Lanta Dive Guide

 * Delete. Very similar to the above, in fact, and not convincingly a valid article.  — (WT-en) D. Guillaime 20:42, 12 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Let me see what I can salvage from it to relevant sites first. --(WT-en) Peter (Southwood) Talk 08:42, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Has this article been lockes somehow? I am unable to edit it. -- (WT-en) Peter (Southwood) Talk 09:07, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
 * No, there's nothing in the protection log. Do you get an error message of some sort?  (WT-en) LtPowers 11:10, 13 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Weak keep. If the user who created this guide was not plastering his/her company URL all across our site I think this would be a clear keep - much of the information is pretty good - but the article should not be used as a promotional tool for any particular company. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:39, 13 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Merge into Ko Lanta, Ko Phi Phi, Ko Ngai, etc. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 05:01, 14 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Useful content has been merged into Diving in Thailand The article may be deleted as it is now empty. -- (WT-en) Peter (Southwood) Talk 06:08, 21 June 2010 (EDT)
 * If it's been merged, the redirect needs to remain for attribution purposes. (WT-en) LtPowers 08:17, 21 June 2010 (EDT)

Outcome: redirected (WT-en) Pashley 00:11, 18 August 2010 (EDT)

Egypt Air

 * nominations for Turkish Airlines and LAN Airlines moved to separate nomination, per policy ((WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:50, 19 June 2010 (EDT))

Almost empty article, not really sure what to do with it, so I decided to place it here. I don't see any use for it, so I think deleting is the best option.

 * Delete. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 10:42, 8 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Unsure, I could see the use of these articles, but other sites probably does a lot better job at it than we ever could. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 17:58, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Delete. Stub that hasn't gotten a significant edit in over a year. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:54, 19 June 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:15, 19 August 2010 (EDT)

Turkish Airlines

 * separated from the Egypt Air nomination, per policy ((WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:50, 19 June 2010 (EDT))

Almost empty article, not really sure what to do with it, so I decided to place it here. I don't see any use for it, so I think deleting is the best option.

 * Delete. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 10:42, 8 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Unsure, I could see the use of these articles, but other sites probably does a lot better job at it than we ever could. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 17:58, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:15, 19 August 2010 (EDT)

LAN Airlines

 * separated from the Egypt Air nomination, per policy ((WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:50, 19 June 2010 (EDT))

Almost empty article, not really sure what to do with it, so I decided to place it here. I don't see any use for it, so I think deleting is the best option.

 * Delete. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 10:42, 8 June 2010 (EDT)
 * Unsure, I could see the use of these articles, but other sites probably does a lot better job at it than we ever could. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 17:58, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:15, 19 August 2010 (EDT)

Hiking in Czech Republic and Hong Kong Hiking
I have nothing against hiking, but these two articles are almost completely empty. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 17:40, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Keep me, let them stay, valid topics, and someone might get inspired. --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 17:58, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Delete. If someone has something to say, they can create and article and say it, or possibly add it to the main article.  Creating stubs for everywhere you can hike prior to information being available there doesn't add any value.   This article was created by anon 18 months ago.  This was their only edit, and they haven't added any content. --(WT-en) inas 18:59, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Delete both since neither have received a substantial edit in over a year, and per policy stub itineraries get deleted after a year if they receive no further edits. As an aside, it is helpful to have one nomination per article (unless they are copies of one another) as it is awkward to potentially have to argue to keep one and delete another. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:42, 19 June 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:27, 19 August 2010 (EDT)

Hackberry
A ghost town, population 544. The only thing to see is a handful of abandoned buildings. No place to stay. It hasn't appeared on official Texas highway maps since 1992, and even Google Maps can't find it properly.
 * Redirect to The Colony or Frisco (Texas). (WT-en) Texugo 19:43, 3 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Redirect I'll trust the locals here --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) talk 17:58, 8 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Any further guidance on which of the two towns to redirect to? Barring further clarification, and based on a five minute search for this place using the Google, I'd lean towards a delete since I'm not sure that a redirect that may or may not be correct would actually be a good thing. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:21, 16 June 2010 (EDT)

 * Could always just redirect a level higher, to Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 07:54, 1 July 2010 (EDT)
 * Is that correct though? The first suggested redirect target, The Colony, is currently listed as being in Prairies and Lakes, not Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.  My concern is that normally we create a redirect as an aid to the traveler, but in this case I'm not sure if 1) we're redirecting to the right place and 2) this redirect would be of any value at all. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 12:14, 1 July 2010 (EDT)

 * Well, look for yourself. It is not true that Google Maps cannot find it properly, it is here with Frisco to the East and The Colony to the South. And seems to be in the Megaplex when looking there. --(WT-en) globe-trotter 09:07, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

 * Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, but when I search via Google maps I get a location that's midway between Houston and San Antonio: . In either case, if a redirect to Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex makes the most sense then I don't object. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 14:53, 2 July 2010 (EDT)

 * Redirect The Hackberry that Google Earth directed me to is adjacent to Frisco. Hackberry the ghost town is located in Lavaca County, which is between Houston & San Antonio. Since the former seems to just be a few housing developments in a suburb, I'd say the ghost town is more interesting and this should be a redirect to the sub-region Post Oak Savannah.  (WT-en) AHeneen 02:31, 20 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Redirected to Post Oak Savannah. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:37, 21 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:C-\struklji.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a plate of eggs.  Even if it wasn't unused, the filename on this image suggests that it might just be a test image.  Also, this is a duplicate of Image:C-\štruklji.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 02:48, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Delete. (WT-en) Pashley 20:10, 19 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Image:C-\štruklji.jpg

 * Delete. Unused image of a plate of eggs.  Even if it wasn't unused, the filename on this image suggests that it might just be a test image.  Also, this is a duplicate of Image:C-\struklji.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 02:51, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:!Most wanted articles

 * Delete. Per the article talk page this was nominated for VFD back in 2004 and kept because, per Evan, "It's a side-effect of making queries, and mostly harmless".  With the current version of the software I don't think that's true any longer, so this page should be able to go away. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:12, 8 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. List is from 2004, not current. Current list is accessible on Special Pages list. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:!Short articles

 * Delete. This article exists for the same reasons as Project:!Most wanted articles, but it is no longer needed and can be deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:28, 8 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. List is from 2004, not current. Current list is accessible on Special Pages list. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:!Dead-end pages

 * Delete. This article exists for the same reasons as Project:!Most wanted articles, but it is no longer needed and can be deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:28, 8 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. List is from 2004, not current. Current list is accessible on Special Pages list. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:!Orphaned articles

 * Delete. This article exists for the same reasons as Project:!Most wanted articles, but it is no longer needed and can be deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:28, 8 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. List is from 2004, not current. Current list is accessible on Special Pages list. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:!Long articles

 * Delete. This article exists for the same reasons as Project:!Most wanted articles, but it is no longer needed and can be deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:28, 8 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. List is from 2004, not current. Current list is accessible on Special Pages list. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:!Popular articles

 * Delete. This article exists for the same reasons as Project:!Most wanted articles, but it is no longer needed and can be deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:28, 8 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Delete. This list does not appear to be accessible through the Special Pages list, but a list of popular articles from six years ago seems not helpful now. (WT-en) Bill in STL 19:10, 8 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:59, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Travel agencies

 * Speedy delete. This article was created to promote a specific travel agency, which goes against our Tour and Project:Don't tout policies.  Ideally this should be redirected, but I didn't see an obvious place to redirect to so a speedy delete probably makes the most sense. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 01:51, 20 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Speedy Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 02:21, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:IRC channel

 * Delete. Unless I'm mistaken this IRC channel is completely unused, so the page referencing it is misleading. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:47, 9 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Keep. I'd rather not leave redlinks in old discussions that pointed to this.  We can mark it as inactive.  (WT-en) LtPowers 18:52, 9 August 2010 (EDT)
 * I'm OK with keeping it if needed, but there are only five links to that page, not counting the VFD, which could be cleaned up fairly easily. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 19:37, 11 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Well, it's also nice to have it around in case anyone wants to start it up again. (WT-en) LtPowers 20:52, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Kept. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 19:39, 23 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:Protection log

 * Delete. Obsolete page - phased out many years ago by newer Mediawiki versions. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:26, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 19:43, 25 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:Popular articles

 * Delete. Obsolete page - phased out many years ago by newer Mediawiki versions. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:26, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 19:43, 25 August 2010 (EDT)

Category:Euro 2012

 * Delete. This category is out of policy. The existence of the category page invites misuse. Removing the category page at least leaves the categories as red-links when used. (WT-en) Bill in STL 13:17, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:55, 26 August 2010 (EDT)

Category:Euro 2012 Host City

 * Delete. This category is out of policy. The existence of the category page invites misuse. Removing the category page at least leaves the categories as red-links when used. (WT-en) Bill in STL 13:17, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:55, 26 August 2010 (EDT)

Category:Euro Cup 2008

 * Delete. This category is out of policy. The existence of the category page invites misuse. Removing the category page at least leaves the categories as red-links when used. (WT-en) Bill in STL 13:17, 11 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 16:55, 26 August 2010 (EDT)

Project:Local spam blacklist/Barcelona Apartments blacklist

 * Delete. I've moved the content to Project:Local spam blacklist.  Keeping this page clutters up the Wikivoyage: namespace, which is currently in the process of being cleaned up. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:36, 13 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Delete. I'd be happy to see those offending agencies not listed anywhere on Wikivoyage. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 21:55, 14 August 2010 (EDT)

 * Delete [&Redirect]. As an original creator of that page, I'm fine with deleting; ideally with redirect to the above link, but the latter is not critical for me. --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 16:42, 17 August 2010 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 18:54, 27 August 2010 (EDT)

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Wikivoyage:Votes for deletion/August 2011

Northwest Airlines
Despite the continued existence of the American Airlines article, we haven't generally allowed airline articles so far, and I don't see a reason to maintain an article for one that no longer exists. Maybe there is somewhere to redirect it?
 * Delete or Redirect - (WT-en) texugo 09:50, 17 April 2011 (EDT)
 * Comment No article on Delta? Time to create Airlines, just to move the content to, and later to merge its details to content on Delta? --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 19:55, 19 April 2011 (EDT)
 * That's kinda my point. Airline articles were never really given the go-ahead in the first place, and this and the American Airlines articles were the only ones created. (WT-en) texugo 23:57, 19 April 2011 (EDT)

 * Maybe even better idea could be to merge NWA and AA articles into Airlines, thus both giving a start to a travel topic with enough content, showing those considering to add another airline how it could look like, and also make the floodgates less open than they are now with existence of dedicated articles on individual airlines. --(WT-en) DenisYurkin 16:43, 21 April 2011 (EDT)

 * Either articles on all airlines should be allowed or the article on American Airlines should be deleted. And since I don't think the article on AA, which seems useful to me, should be deleted, I would have to dissent with any decision to disapprove of any other airline guides. That is, unless merging them all into Airlines is really the best policy. Right now, there is no such article, and I would think it would be very long and unwieldy, if it were to cover for every airline what American Airlines covers for one. My proposal would be to Redirect Northwest Airlines to an article about Delta and encourage the creation of new articles about airlines that are informative and not promotional. (WT-en) Ikan Kekek 22:35, 23 April 2011 (EDT)

 * Since this discussion is becoming more about policy than about a specific VFD, please use Project:What is an article, where this has already been discussed at some length. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:42, 23 April 2011 (EDT)
 * Given that the company is no longer operating, is any of the info relevant anymore? If not I'd say delete. Discussion on the proposed Airlines article hasn't advanced to action yet. Deleting this will at least eliminate one factor in the debate. - (WT-en) Cardboardbird 22:28, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Outcome - Defunct airline. Deleted. - (WT-en) Cardboardbird 09:24, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Beef.jpg
It looks like a copyrighted image from istockphoto

 * Delete - (WT-en) Shaund 22:54, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
 * I'm worried about Image:Hot springs.jpg, too. It's found in the same article (Banff) and uploaded by the same user.  I can find the hot spring image used here, at a higher resolution but with slightly different cropping and sharpness.  The two images came from the same source, which I can't find.  I suggest looking at all of User:(WT-en) Laura Marshall's uploads, as I'm afraid it looks like she had very little regard for copyright.  (WT-en) LtPowers 11:50, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Delete - Delicious but obviously and copyvio (WT-en) Cardboardbird 21:42, 28 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Outcome - Deleted - (WT-en) Cardboardbird 09:05, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Same-sex marriage
Merge and redirect to Gay and lesbian travel? (WT-en) Eco84 19:52, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
 * I'm OK with a delete. We aren't here to help straight people plan their weddings either. (WT-en) texugo 02:00, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
 * In the interests of avoiding a debate, redirect to Gay and lesbian travel. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 08:23, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Merge and redirect - The topic is relevant as a travel topic but surely it would be better incorporated into the existing Gay and lesbian travel. - (WT-en) Cardboardbird 21:42, 28 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Outcome - Merged and redirected to Gay and lesbian travel. -(WT-en) Cardboardbird 08:59, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Longwood Gardens
An article for a botanical garden in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. If there's anything useful in the article it could just be moved to Kennett Square. (WT-en) Eco84 20:44, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Delete - (WT-en) texugo 21:51, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Merge & redirect to Kennett Square. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 22:58, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Merge and redirect - A some of the important bits can be moved to Kennett Square. It has one park listed already, but not this one. - (WT-en) Cardboardbird 21:42, 28 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Outcome - Some info merged to Kennett Square and the page deleted. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 10:55, 1 August 2011 (EDT)

Duchy of Lancaster
Another Lancashire division like the slew of them vfd'd above in June.
 * Delete or Redirect somewhere - Overzealous subdivision. (WT-en) texugo 09:49, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Redirect to Lancashire, although a delete is very tempting given the amount of messing around there has been with our Lancashire and Greater Manchester articles, and the amount of time wasted clearing those up. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 10:03, 13 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Outcome. Redirected to Lancashire. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 10:55, 1 August 2011 (EDT)

Innerline permit
Article copied from Wikipedia about a very specific type of travel permit applicable to Indian citizens only. Doesn't really merit its own article. (WT-en) texugo 01:46, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

 * It is valid information about travel, and might be a search term, so I'd say the obvious thing is merge & redirect. However, I'm not at all sure where to merge to. India? A region that includes these provinces? (WT-en) Pashley 20:52, 8 June 2011 (EDT)

 * Merge into India and redirect there, perhaps as a sub-section.--(WT-en) Burmesedays 10:53, 1 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Bed &Breakfast Glacier View.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned promotional image, and that damnable ampersand causes all sorts of issues when viewing and editing the page - this link should work for viewing the image page. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 03:20, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 14:39, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:C&Basin2b.jpg

 * Delete. Unused artwork that apparently also appears at  http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ab/caveandbasin/natcul/index_E.asp with no indication it can be re-used under the CC-SA license (see Talk:Banff).  Because of the ampersand in the file name this link should work for viewing the image page. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 03:28, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 14:39, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:South Africa Patensie-Log View B & B.jpg

 * Delete. Promotional image for a bed & breakfast.  I've orphaned it since images of hotels aren't typically allowed, so this can now be deleted.  Because of the ampersand in the file name this link should work for viewing the image page. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 03:28, 24 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 14:39, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:I-75.png

 * Delete. This image page isn't actually an image, it simply displays Image:I-75 shield.png.  I'm not sure what the idea behind that was - there aren't any links to this page - so I'm nominating it for deletion since it seems unnecessary. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 19:07, 26 July 2011 (EDT)
 * This filename would be more conventional than the actual filename is, but that's an issue for Commons, I suppose. It looks like Eco was trying to create a redirect, but our version of MediaWiki doesn't support redirects to the Image namespace.  (WT-en) LtPowers 22:03, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:39, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:156337927WiZHtT ph.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image that is a duplicate of Image:156337927WiZHtT ph.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:04, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:39, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Guevara001.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image, and at only 178x118 it's too small to be of much use in any article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:04, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:39, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:PICT0001.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image.  The current version is a tiny thumbnail that is a clear VFD, but it looks like someone accidentally uploaded a different image on top of the original.  The original, however, is so blurry as to be unusable, so I'd suggest deletion. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:04, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:39, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Ischia map.jpg

 * Delete. This image is orphaned, and while the uploader claimed to own the copyright of this map there is some question based on the variety of different image quality, size and naming that were uploaded by this user, so it's probably safest to delete it. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:04, 26 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:39, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:CitaraBeachForio.jpg

 * Delete. This is a lower-quality version of Image:CitaraBeach.jpg - we don't need two of the same image. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 23:04, 26 July 2011 (EDT)
 * Delete - No reason to keep it - (WT-en) Cardboardbird 21:42, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:39, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Images from Special:Contributions/(WT-en) Shoichiro
The four images below were uploaded from what appears to be a shared account that was used for a class project.

Image:4000000001247 20070817123224.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image with a copyright notice on it and no indication that it can be re-licensed under the CC-SA.  Also a duplicate of Image:Spaceworld.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:00, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Spaceworld.jpg

 * Delete. Image with a copyright notice on it and no indication that it can be re-licensed under the CC-SA.  Also a duplicate of Image:4000000001247 20070817123224.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:00, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Hardtacks.jpg

 * Delete. The size, arrangement, lighting, and image quality make this almost certainly a commercial image, and there is no indication that it can be re-licensed under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:00, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Kyoryu-haku.jpg

 * Delete. This one may actually be legitimate, but given the issues by the other three it's probably safest to err on the side of caution.

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Amoebar interior.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image that was apparently uploaded to promote a specific bar, something that is typically discouraged on Wikivoyage. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:XX$.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image that was apparently uploaded to promote a specific bar, something that is typically discouraged on Wikivoyage. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Pharia.JPG, Image:Aparthotelpharia.JPG and Image:IMG 7427.JPG

 * Delete. Three copies of the same image, all orphaned, and all apparently uploaded to promote a specific hotel, something that is typically discouraged on Wikivoyage. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:BIgWhiteDirections.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned map that looks like it was taken from a web site, and there is no indication of source or that it can be licensed under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Best place sign.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image that is a duplicate of Image:Best place sign.jpg. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Stoomvaart.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image that was apparently uploaded to promote a hotel in the CitiHoliday chain, something that is typically discouraged on Wikivoyage. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:CitiHoliday.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image that was apparently uploaded to promote a hotel in the CitiHoliday chain, something that is typically discouraged on Wikivoyage. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Logosmall.gif

 * Delete. Orphaned image, non-travel related logo for a school in Bangalore. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:ClassRoomPhotos.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image, non-travel related commercial image for a school in Bangalore. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Cookin.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image of a recognizable person with no model release provided. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Cop.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image of a police vehicle, and at just 143x93 it's unlikely that this could ever be useful. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:La bella.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image of a non-notable business in Ho Chi Minh City.  While this may not have been uploaded for promotional purposes, under current site guidelines it is unlikely to be an image that could ever be used in an article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:La bella.psd

 * Delete. I assume that this is a Photoshop file for Image:La bella.jpg, but Wikivoyage cannot display such files. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Creation.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned, low-quality image of a non-notable business in Ho Chi Minh City.  While this may not have been uploaded for promotional purposes, under current site guidelines it is unlikely to be an image that could ever be used in an article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Shopping lacquerware.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image of a business interior in Ho Chi Minh City.  While this may not have been uploaded for promotional purposes, under current site guidelines it is unlikely to be an image that could ever be used in an article. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Current Montreal Metro Map After Extension.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned photograph of a map of the Montreal metro.  The file is licensed "public domain", but the map that is the subject of the photo is copyrighted by the Montreal transit authority so without their permission this cannot be legally used here. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:41, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:14, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Chicago top down view.png

 * Delete. Orphaned map of Chicago that has been superseded by newer versions. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

 * Keep. I've re-added it to the main Chicago article, as it details the three-level streets downtown (crazy traffic patterns!), which no other map of ours does (or can do). --(WT-en) Peter Talk 23:14, 10 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Kept. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:19, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Airport articles are discouraged, and although ATL is busy, it's largely a transfer airport and not exceptionally complex or isolated -- doesn't really fit into the exceptions, and the useful bits from the article could easily transfer into Atlanta without overburdening it.

 * Merge and delete. — (WT-en) D. Guillaime 20:37, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Seems like a transfer airport is a better candidate for a standalone article, because the majority of passengers using it don't care about Atlanta and just want to know how to get around the airport. (WT-en) LtPowers 22:55, 27 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Merge and delete according to policy at exceptions (this clearly isn't one).--(WT-en) Burmesedays 03:24, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

 * How do you figure it isn't an exception? The example exceptions are Kansai and Heathrow, both of which are smaller airports than Atlanta in terms of land area, number of passengers moved, number of flights, and number of destinations. —(WT-en) BigPeteB 09:44, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

 * I should have been more specific perhaps. My memories of Atlanta are that it is not especially complex or interesting, and as it handles relatively few international flights, has only run-of-the-mill shopping and dining options. Kansai and Heathrow are the direct opposite of those factors. The article bears that out by not being very long, and could easily be merged into Atlanta. Heathrow and Kansai by contrast would seriously over-burden their respective city articles. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 10:28, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Okay, now I understand your point. In that case (and it's easier to see this in hindsight than when I started the article) I agree that there's really not much info in spite of it being such a large airport, and it could easily be merged. I'm happy to do that sometime next week after I get back from a trip. —(WT-en) BigPeteB 11:27, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Merge and delete - I agree with what Dguillaime said: "not exceptionally complex or isolated" = "doesn't really fit into the exceptions". (WT-en) texugo 09:58, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Merge and redirect. I don't see any reason why this shouldn't be a redirect, but the arguments for merging seem persuasive. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 11:32, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

 * Actually, I meant merge and re-direct also. That creates an easy search term which our crappy search engine will recognise. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 11:51, 28 July 2011 (EDT)

Result: Merge. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:28, 13 August 2011 (EDT)

Images from User:Laura Marshall
The following uploads from User:(WT-en) Laura Marshall are low-resolution and appear to have been taken off the web. No authorship or licensing information is included.
 * Image:Banff Avenue Summerweb.jpg
 * Found higher-res version of image here; note the clouds as proof it's the same.
 * Delete unless the uploader can provide some indication that this actually can be used under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
 * Image:390.jpg
 * Found high-res version of image here.
 * Delete unless the uploader can provide some indication that this actually can be used under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
 * Image:Rocky Mtneer.jpg
 * Found higher-res (but differently cropped) version of image here; note the clouds. This is not the source for the image Laura Marshall uploaded, but it's clear they came from the same source image.
 * Delete unless the uploader can provide some indication that this actually can be used under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
 * Image:Hot springs.jpg
 * Found higher-res (but differently cropped) version of image here; they clearly came from the same source image.
 * Delete unless the uploader can provide some indication that this actually can be used under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
 * Image:Springs1.jpg
 * There is one very widespread image of this resort that is very similar but clearly taken at a different time than this one. Nonetheless, it's so low-res as to be practically useless, and the resolution does raise copyright suspicions.
 * Delete unless the uploader can provide some indication that this actually can be used under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
 * Image:Banff.jpg
 * Can't find this one online, but it's too similar to the others not to include.
 * Delete unless the uploader can provide some indication that this actually can be used under the CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 13:26, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Laura Marshall has at least three other uploads; one was just deleted via VFD discussion; Image:C&Basin2b.jpg is under discussion ; Image:Jasper.JPG appears legit and includes full authorship and licensing information.

-- (WT-en) LtPowers 13:00, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 19:51, 18 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Downtown-reno.png

 * Delete. Orphaned image.  This is apparently a line drawing of streets in downtown Reno, but in its current form is not usable within a Wikivoyage article and has been superseded by Image:Downtown-Reno2.png. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Downtown-reno.svg

 * Delete. Source SVG for Image:Downtown-reno.png -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:NorthCarolina.png

 * Delete. Orphaned map of North Carolina.  Has been replaced by Image:North Carolina regions map.png. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:NorthCarolina.dat

 * Delete. This is apparently some sort of data file for Image:NorthCarolina.png, which has been replaced by Image:North Carolina regions map.png. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:NorthCarolina.svg

 * Delete. SVG file for Image:NorthCarolina.png, which has been replaced by Image:North Carolina regions map.png. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Kochi.jpg

 * Delete. Orphaned image of recognizable children on a bus with no model release provided. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Bkkroutes.png

 * Delete. Orphaned transit map.  It has been explicitly re-licensed under the CC-SA, but as an orphaned image there is no need to keep it around per the Project:Deletion policy and getting rid of it may avoid some confusion since images with explicit copyright notices on them are usually not re-licensed CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Map trains cph.png

 * Delete. Orphaned transit map.  It has been explicitly re-licensed under the CC-SA, but as an orphaned image there is no need to keep it around per the Project:Deletion policy and getting rid of it may avoid some confusion since transit maps like this one are usually not re-licensed CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Map trains cph.svg

 * Delete. SVG source for Image:Map trains cph.png. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Britishisles.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image, has been replaced by Image:British Irish isles.png. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Gulf Of Thailand map.png

 * Delete. Orphaned map image.  Given that it was uploaded by User:(WT-en) Jpatokal the licensing is probably fine, but per the Project:Deletion policy if it's not being used then there is no need to keep it around. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 22:15, 7 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Beprepared.jpg

 * Delete. This may have been meant for a user page, but it's currently orphaned, non-travel related, and there is no model release provided. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Various Business Images
The images below were all uploaded before the current image policy was established, but images of non-noteworthy businesses are typically discouraged and these have now been orphaned.

Image:Itsagrind1.jpg

 * Delete. Image of a coffee house. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Itsagrind2.jpg

 * Delete. Image of a coffee house. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Itsagrind3.jpg

 * Delete. Image of a coffee house. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Speedtrap1.JPG

 * Delete. Image of a cafe. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Speedtrap2.JPG

 * Delete. Image of a cafe. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Stadtalm-room-view.jpg

 * Delete. View from a hotel window. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:DSC01702.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image with no model release. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Pelcal.PNG

 * Delete. Orphaned map(?).  I'm not sure it's high enough quality to be usable even if someone can figure out what it is. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Map to Penang Bird Park.jpg

 * Delete. Map scanned from a park brochure, but there is no indication that it can be re-licensed CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Penang Free Shuttle Bus Route.jpg

 * Delete. The image page states that this was copied from another site, but gives no indication that it can be re-licensed CC-SA. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Penang Map.JPG

 * Delete. Map indicates it was scanned from a brochure and that "Verbal approval granted on Nov 18, 2005", but given some questions surrounding the user's other uploads it's not clear that this really can be used CC-SA so it's probably safest to delete. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)

Image:Trishaw.JPG

 * Delete. Orphaned image.  Another scanned Penang image that notes "Verbal approval granted on Nov 18, 2005."  However, since this is orphaned, and since the licensing is suspect, deletion seems safe. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:35, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

 * Delete all orphaned images listed here as quickly as possible to de-clutter this page.--(WT-en) Burmesedays 21:21, 8 August 2011 (EDT)

Result: Deleted. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 20:31, 23 August 2011 (EDT)