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Five Points, Switzerland County, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Another five-way intersection which this old map shows had a school and nothing much else. The school also shows up on the oldest topos but has sincve been replaced by a power substation. I get no indications that this was a town per se. Mangoe (talk) 12:23, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - nothing else beside the five-way intersection. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 16:16, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Antiville, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Same reasons as Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hubbard, Indiana (2nd nomination); overstated existance by GNIS and is unnotable. Roasted (talk) 05:23, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - just like the Hubbard discussion, nothing more than a rail point. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 16:40, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Avonburg, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Yet another nothing there place about which I can find nothing except a soil series which might not even refer to this place. Mangoe (talk) 03:07, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - non existent rail point. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 16:08, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Antioch, Switzerland County, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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This appears to be a short-lived 4th class post office named after a Methodist church which was almost half a mile north of the intersection, more or less across from its cemetery, which is still there. The church appears to have been torn down around 2005, but it is shown on older topos and can be plainly seen on aerials. County histories refer to the church but make no mention of a town, and there's nothing significant at the intersection. No evidence that this was an actual settlement. Mangoe (talk) 02:01, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - per nominator. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 20:32, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
List of countries receiving snowfall (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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There is enough difference in this as compared to what was deleted in 2007 (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of countries receiving snowfall (2nd nomination). However, the same arguments apply here. Mainly it falls afoul of Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. As well it's unsourced and the "All elevations" section contains places that are not countries and it never snows in the United States. CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 18:52, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just took a better review of the previously deleted list. That one was somewhat more complete than this. CambridgeBayWeather (solidly non-human), Uqaqtuq (talk), Huliva 18:54, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - let's quote the words from the 2007 AFD, which describe the article state perfectly.
"WP:NOT#IINFO; snow falls in lots of countries, that doesn't mean a list of those countries is encyclopedic. What next, List of countries receiving rainfall?". Masaruemoto, 2007. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 16:12, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Addams (crater) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Seems to fail WP:NATFEAT. There's not much information discussing it outside of its coordinates and various statistics such as depth and size. I don't believe it simply being on Venus makes it any more special or notable. -Samoht27 (talk) 16:56, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz Read! Talk! 01:29, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Emirate of Shabiya (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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A search for "Emirate of Shabiya" (including alternate spellings) yields almost no results. The article appears to be a synthesis of scattered historical claims, creatively assembled to portray a continuous political entity under that name. It includes a few citations, but the sources I checked do not verify the claims or support the existence of a sovereign emirate. Some don’t even mention the word "emirate." Mercier refers to the Chabbiïn/Chabbîa as religious leaders of a tribal faction who established a "veritable kingdom" near Kairouan, but this seems to be a figurative description of regional dominance rather than evidence of a recognized political state. Mooonswimmer 01:22, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was draftify‎. plicit 23:37, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of countries by raspberries production (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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There is an nearly infinite number of lists, many of which do not merit inclusion in Wikipedia. This lump of trivia is one such. TheLongTone (talk) 15:28, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify just as notable as the other variants in the template navigation bar at the end of the article, but with only one country, it is not a list of countries (yet). I disagree that it's in conflict with Raspberry#Production because that one only lists the top 5 countries of one year. The other separate articles are far more detailed with many more countries and not limited to just one year. Once more countries are added, it can be moved to article space and linked under Raspberry#Production as a main article, like is done for example with Pear#Production. Punkt64 (talk) 19:17, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete or draftify. This isn't necessarily an invalid topic for a list in principle if it were complete, but a list of just one country isn't a list we need to keep — especially if it's so badly formatted that the table is flying off far past the page margins into scroll-right territory, which tables should never, ever do. Bearcat (talk) 14:07, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Draftify Clearly this is not yet a list because it contains only one entry but it has the potential to become a list of valid interest. Spideog (talk) 19:48, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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West Grove, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Another visit to the 1876 state atlas, and again, you know there's nothing there, except that in this case the topos show the "West Grove Cemetery". And what I'm finding in searching is that hits are mostly for a Quaker meeting which was apparently here. But I'm not getting anything else, so this seems to have been an isolated meeting house. Mangoe (talk) 09:43, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete‎. Liz Read! Talk! 02:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wayne, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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An obvious former rail spot, now one of the places you can park to access the trail that replaced the old train line. Mangoe (talk) 02:34, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. plicit 23:49, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

South Richmond, Indiana (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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This needs much better documentation than our friend the 1876 atlas, especially since there is no obvious feature on the topos to which it can be attached. Possibly it was a rail point; possibly it just means "the south part of Richmond", which is what I'm getting from GHits. But I'm not finding any clear sign of a separate town. Mangoe (talk) 16:51, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Humboldt Industrial Area, Minneapolis (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Non-notable neighborhood. Cites a database entry, a blog post, and two passing mentions. Neighborhoods don't generally have inherent notability, and this one doesn't even have residents. Could reasonably redirect to the broader community of Camden, Minneapolis. — Moriwen (talk) 18:03, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Camden, Minneapolis. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 21:16, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This is an officially designated neighborhood in Minneapolis by the City of Minneapolis. It is part of a complete series of articles on all official neighborhoods. Minnemeeples (talk) 02:36, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak keep There's little about this neighbourhood, and it does need to pass GNG. However, there's not nothing about this neighbourhood, including significant coverage in at least one book and a couple mentions in scholarly articles. The question is really do we redirect or do we keep a full set of the official neighbourhoods in this city? I think both are justifiable - GNG is questionable but not at zero, a redirect would destroy the fact every other neighbourhood has an article (though it's possible some others may need to be redirected as well). I'm erring on the side of keeping. SportingFlyer T·C 23:57, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep. The article has undergone substantial edits since the initial listing and was recently re-rated as start class. Minnemeeples (talk) 15:41, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was delete‎. Eddie891 Talk Work 11:22, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yucca Inn, California (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Fails WP:NPLACE and WP:NGEO. Doing a WP:BEFORE search, topos only show this as a point, while aerials show no development besides dirt roads until around 1995. Not a place officially in the US census. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 16:30, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Delete. While there is evidence of several lodgings called "Yucca Inn" in California during the 20th century, there is no reliable source confirming that "Yucca Inn" is an "unincorporated community" as suggested by the 1981 USGS entry. Cielquiparle (talk) 12:53, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    A lot of these unincorporated communities with no population have no sources confirming their existence. These mysterious 1981 USGS entries, which have been common with these articles I've submitted AFDs for, are not a reliable source. ロドリゲス恭子 (talk) 19:15, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. If there are one or more other places also called "Yucca Inn," let those articles be sourced and evaluated independently. Darkfrog24 (talk) 16:30, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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The result was keep‎. Eddie891 Talk Work 14:05, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mill Hill, Blackburn with Darwen (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Run-of-the-mill suburb with no indication of notability. Database source only. Could redirect to Blackburn. — Moriwen (talk) 19:45, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep: needs work but it meets the criteria of WP:GEOLAND (it has been a matter of debate in the past whether UK electoral wards fit the "officially recognised place" criterion, but in this case couple it with plenty of historic and contemporary coverage and I think it clearly meets the other criteria anyway). I think that under WP:ENGPLACE it should probably be moved to Mill Hill, Lancashire? Joe D (t) 16:03, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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