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This page contains lists of articles and images which are recommended for deletion. Any Wikitraveller can recommend an article or image for deletion, and any Wikitraveller can comment on the deletion nomination. Articles and images are presumed guilty until proven innocent. After fourteen (14) days of discussion, if a consensus is reached to retain an article, it won't be deleted. Otherwise it will be deleted by an administrator. Please read the Nominating and Commenting sections prior to nominating articles/images or commenting on nominations.

See also:

[edit] Nominating

The basic format for a deletion nomination is the following: 

===[[Chicken]]===
* '''Delete'''.  Not a valid travel article topic. ~~~~

Please follow these steps when nominating an article or image for deletion:

  1. First read the deletion policy and verify that the article or image really is a candidate for deletion. If you are unsure, bring up the issue on the talk page.
  2. For the article or image being proposed for deletion, add a {{vfd}} tag so that people viewing the article will know that it is proposed for deletion. The {{vfd}} tag must be the very first thing in the article, right at the very top, before everything else.
  3. Add a link to the article or image at the end of the list below, along with the reason why it is being listed for deletion. Sign your vote using four tildes ("~~~~"). List one article or image per entry.
  4. If you're nominating an image for deletion, make sure it's actually located on the English Wikitravel - images that are located on Wikitravel Shared must be nominated for deletion there instead.

[edit] Commenting

All Wikitravellers are asked to state their opinion about articles and images listed for deletion. The format for comments is: 

===[[Chicken]]===
* '''Delete'''.  Not a valid travel article topic. TravelNut 25:25, 31 Feb 2525 (EDT)
* '''Keep'''.  There is a town in [[Alaska]] called Chicken. ~~~~

When leaving comments:

  1. First read the deletion policy and verify that the article or image really is a candidate for deletion.
  2. You may vote to delete, keep, or redirect the article. If your opinion is that the article should be kept or redirected, please state why. If you are in favor of redirection, you may suggest where it should be redirected to. Sign your vote using four tildes ("~~~~").

[edit] Deleting, or not

After fourteen (14) days of discussion, there will probably be consensus one way or the other. If the consensus is to keep, redirect or merge, then any Wikitraveller can do it. If you are redirecting, please remember to check for broken redirects or double redirects as a result of your move. Remove any VFD notices from that page, and archive the deletion discussion as described in the next section.

If the result is delete, then only an administrator can delete. Check if any article links to the image or article in question. After removing those links, delete the image or article. However, if the image is being deleted because it has been moved to the shared repository with the same name, do not remove links to the images, as the links will be automatically be pointed to the shared repository.

[edit] Archiving

After you keep/redirect/merge/delete the article, move the deletion discussion to the Archives page for the appropriate month. The root Archives page has a directory. Note that it's the month in which the action was taken, rather than when the nomination was first posted, that should be used for the archived discussion; that way, recourse to the deletion log can lead subsequent readers right to the discussion (at least for the pages that were deleted).

If the nominated article was not deleted, then place another (identical duplicate) copy of the deletion discussion on the talk page of the article being kept or redirected.

[edit] April 2012

[edit] One month of Southeast Asian diving and culture

  • Delete. While this is marked "usable", it appears to simply be an an outline. It doesn't look like there's anything to merge, and since it's been more than one year since the last substantial edits this article is subject to deletion. -- Ryan • (talk) • 01:22, 10 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Get a diver (Peter?) to check if there is anything worth merging into Scuba diving, then delete. Pashley 23:15, 11 April 2012 (EDT)
    • I don't see anything that needs merging. Could you merge any content that you are concerned about so that this vfd can be resolved? Alternately, if anyone else could comment it would allow this nomination to move to a resolution. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:35, 22 May 2012 (EDT)
      • My guess is Pashley's comments were referring to the advice about flying and insurance, which Scuba diving does cover. Therefore kill as appropriate. Travelpleb 12:05, 4 June 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Kaesimsa

  • Delete, with any useful content merged into the article for the nearest town (which is what?). As stated at the beginning of the article: "Kaesimsa is a temple in North Korea." There shouldn't be Wikitravel articles for individual temples. Ikan Kekek 02:31, 14 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Delete and merge to Chilbosan mountains I guess. Jjtk 03:49, 14 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Is a mountain worthy of its own article? Perhaps the scant content in both Kaesimsa and Chilbosan would be better employed in trying to make Donghae Coast into an article worth reading. It doesn't look like North Korea has sufficient content to make several layers of district articles. Travelpleb 08:27, 19 April 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Longqingxia

  • Delete. From the article: "Longqingxia[...]now is the [Beijing] city reservoir." We don't do articles on bodies of water. Ikan Kekek 05:22, 18 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Weak Keep.  : I don't think the body of water rule applies. The main decision here is whether it is an attraction or a destination. It seems to be too far from Beijing to be part of that article, and you can camp there. I'll defer to the opinion of someone more familiar with the area, however. --Inas 05:53, 18 April 2012 (EDT)
Why wouldn't the body of water rule apply? Ikan Kekek 10:14, 18 April 2012 (EDT)
As with most of these discussions, the article isn't just about the body of water, but it is about the region about it, where you can walk, shop, camp, etc.
My observation, after having many discussions on deletion based on the 'body of water' rule, it rarely informs us whether to keep or delete. A article on a mountain is just as likely to be on the hit list as a lake. The question is whether it constitutes a region to be visited, and if so whether that region fits, or if the information should be included elsewhere. --Inas 00:35, 19 April 2012 (EDT)
I think it is a merge & redirect candidate. Merge because it seems to have some info worth keeping. Redirect because it is a possible seach term and because policy is to redirect rather than deleting where possible.
It would be be worth keeping only if it fit well into the Beijing district hierarchy, which I do not think it does. Pashley 03:42, 19 April 2012 (EDT)
Seems to be in Yanqing County, therefore it would make sense to include in information in Beijing/Rural Beijing? --Inas 00:24, 20 April 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Moskenesøya

  • Delete This page has almost no content. Can be added to the region page which itself could use extra content. Cheyenne 00:32, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Redirect to Lofoten. The name could could be a valid search term.Travelpleb 03:03, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Keep. --Inas 20:46, 1 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Værøy

  • Delete This page has almost no content. Can be added to the region page which itself could use extra content. Cheyenne 01:47, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Redirect as above. Travelpleb 03:31, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Keep --Inas 20:46, 1 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Rajrappa

  • A temple that shouldn't have its own article. –sumone10154 20:03, 30 April 2012 (EDT)
  • Redirect as appropriate. --Inas 23:42, 1 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] May 2012

[edit] Image:IMG 0534.jpg

[edit] Image:Catext001.jpg

[edit] Image:Beach.JPG

  • Delete. Orphaned image. The original image might be salvageable if someone wants to de-orphan it, but the current version has a weird yellow border effect that (IMHO) makes it un-usable in a travel guide article. Delete as an orphaned article per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 00:14, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Beach.jpg

  • Delete. Orphaned image. Like Image:Beach.JPG, the original image might be salvageable if someone wants to de-orphan it, but the current version has a copyright notice on it and no indication of source or license. Delete as a potential copyvio and as an orphaned article per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 00:14, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Intramuros Spanish Structures.jpg

  • Delete. The image indicates it was taken from another web site, but there is no indication that it can be re-used CC-SA. See User talk:Alas for some concerns that were raised with the uploader about licensing. -- Ryan • (talk) • 13:11, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Baluarte de San Diego.jpg

  • Delete. The image indicates it was taken from another web site, but there is no indication that it can be re-used CC-SA. See User talk:Alas for some concerns that were raised with the uploader about licensing. -- Ryan • (talk) • 13:11, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:56783571 01f7938479.jpg

[edit] Image:Untitled1.jpg

  • Delete. Orphaned image of a non-descript rocky beach with no indication of location. Unless someone knows where this was taken and wants to put it in an article it seems unlikely to ever be de-orphaned, so delete per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 20:11, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Three Goreges Dam.jpg

[edit] Image:Melbourne accommodation luxury 8.jpg

[edit] Image:Image-Image-Neve em itatiaia.jpg and Image:Image-Neve em itatiaia.jpg

[edit] Image:Be chadipur.jpg

  • Delete. Orphaned image that appears to be a test. No location or source, it is only 204x142, and the description is "hi". Delete as a potential copyvio and an image that is unlikely to ever be de-orphaned per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 20:11, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Mccloudhotelpics 1.jpg

[edit] Image:Hideaway Bungalow Kuta Lombok.jpg

[edit] Image:IMG 3519n.jpg

[edit] Image:Totani Resort.jpg

[edit] Image:Mvc-001s.jpg

  • Speedy delete. Orphaned duplicate of Image:Templeview2.jpg, no need for two copies of the same image. -- Ryan • (talk) • 20:11, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Gi-Map D.png

[edit] Image:Gallery-41729533-500x500.jpg and Image:Pension VICTOR.jpg

[edit] Image:Txistu.jpg

  • Delete. Orphaned image of a rod of some sort. Unless someone knows what this is and wants to de-orphan it, delete per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 20:32, 28 May 2012 (EDT)
  • It's a Basque folk instrument, a sort of flute. The article on Vitoria-Gasteiz has mention of the instrument. Whether it should be deorphaned, I have no strong opinion. This image seems to be a previous version of the image used on Wikipedia, so its loss will not dent the world's digital documentation of obscure instruments. Travelpleb 09:28, 31 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Picture 071.jpg

[edit] Image:LexingtonDowntown.jpg

[edit] Image:Villa Naga Maya.jpg

[edit] Image:Yellowstone July 2007 035.jpg

[edit] Image:JadeEmuGuesthouse.jpg

[edit] Image:Sl1.jpg

[edit] Image:Sl2.jpg

  • Delete. Orphaned thumbnail of what appears to be some sort of battle re-enactment. This is a very small image without a source specified, so unless someone knows what this is and wants to de-orphan it, delete per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 20:32, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Lake Nakuru Entrance Gate.JPG

[edit] Image:YUS 200802 07 01 003.jpg and Image:YUS 200802 07 01 002.jpg

[edit] Image:Isaland View Abseil.JPG and Image:Island View Abseil.JPG

[edit] Image:IMG 8369.JPG

[edit] Image:Mansion.jpg

[edit] Image:P2080246.JPG

[edit] Image:Pomelo.jpg

  • Delete. A low-quality image of a citrus fruit, currently only used in the Perak (Malaysia) article. Should pomelo, common throughout South East Asia, be considered worthy of inclusion anywhere in Wikitravel, there is a much better image on Wikimedia Commons with Creative Commons licencing that is used on Wikipedia. However, I don't think a nondescript non-entity like pomelo deserves any mention on this site.Travelpleb 01:29, 31 May 2012 (EDT)
  • Provided this image is removed from the Perak article then the image would be orphaned and deletion would be appropriate in accordance with the deletion policy. -- Ryan • (talk) • 01:34, 31 May 2012 (EDT)
  • Delete this jpeg and substitute the other image. Perak, and especially the region around Ipoh, is famous throughout Malaysia for its pomelos, which are considered to be of high quality. Pomelos may be common in other parts of Southeast Asia, but not in other parts of the Malay Peninsula, so a picture of a pomelo is definitely appropriate for the Perak article. Ikan Kekek 01:39, 31 May 2012 (EDT)
  • I'm with Ikan on this one. I'd never heard of pomelos until I travelled to SE Asia. Pashley 01:49, 31 May 2012 (EDT)
  • Speedy delete - there's now a nice picture with the same name on Wikitravel Shared, so getting rid of this file will bring the new picture into all the Wikitravel articles needing pomeloes. Travelpleb 09:19, 31 May 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Taiping lake garden.JPG

[edit] Image:Batu Pahat landmark.JPG

[edit] June 2012

[edit] Image:Paris-eiffel-tower-hr.jpg

  • Speedy delete. Orphaned duplicate of Image:Paris-eiffel-tower.jpg, no need for two copies of the same image. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:58, 3 June 2012 (EDT)
  • This is the higher resolution version. Can we keep this and delete the other? That seems to be the intention of the uploader — Ravikiran 02:34, 4 June 2012 (EDT)
    • They are both showing as "768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg" for me, so I think they are the same size and resolution. The original upload of Image:Paris-eiffel-tower.jpg shows a file that is 11kb, but the higher resolution version was then uploaded as a new version of that file on 5-Feb-2005. -- Ryan • (talk) • 11:00, 4 June 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Imlil cafeaksoual.jpg

[edit] Image:Yosemite-7.jpg

[edit] Image:Sierra leone freetown countrylodge.jpg

[edit] Image:Dreamland bali.jpg

[edit] Image:BuffaloFans.jpg

[edit] Image:Huygens surface sum.gif

  • Delete. Orphaned image of the surface of one of Saturn's moons. While many of us would love to visit, this one will likely not pass the can you sleep there test any time in the near future. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:58, 3 June 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:Red hook circa 1875.gif

[edit] Image:Rygepolitik.jpg

[edit] Image:Odessa accomodation.jpg

  • Delete. Orphaned image, and I'm not quite sure what it's supposed to be or if it is just an inside joke (caption is "Typical accomodation in Odessa"). Unless someone wants to de-orphan this delete per Wikitravel:Deletion policy#Reasons to delete images. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:58, 3 June 2012 (EDT)

[edit] Image:North Cape bar around midnight.jpg

[edit] Image:Hotel Doria and Hotel Europa.JPG

[edit] Image:Luxshire front.jpg

[edit] Image:Seminyak Beach Resort.JPG

[edit] Template:VegetarianRestaurant

  • Delete. This is simply an "eat" listing tag, not a template, and thus does not seem very useful. In addition, per Wikitravel:Using Mediawiki templates#New_Mediawiki Template proposals new templates should be discussed prior to creation, and this one was not discussed. -- Ryan • (talk) • 10:57, 4 June 2012 (EDT)
  • Delete Full agreement, couldn't be it a speedy delete due to instant creation? Jc8136 12:15, 4 June 2012 (EDT)
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