Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gray Ghost (boat)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Sr 13 03:51, 24 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gray Ghost (boat)

Usually, I only nominate articles in my field of knowledge. This is a boat and I don't know much about boats. However, after reading the article, it seems that there are millions of boats like this. Why have an article about it? Given the amount of work that has gone into it by different accounts, I am a bit hesitant, which is why it is AfD instead of PROD.

To get jingoistic, it's unverifiable, non-notable and unattributable. -- Jitse Niesen (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Unsourced, clearly somebody's vanity article. FrozenPurpleCube 14:38, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy or otherwise preserve, but get it out of mainspace. There's no reason for 'just some guy's boat' to be included without significant press coverage. But this is a reasonably well-crafted article. it would be a shame to just chuck it outright. Too good for WP:BJAODN, but not right for main. DarkAudit 14:50, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Bunch of fishing buddies and their boat are not notable. Deor 15:08, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and sail it out to sea -- although it is a pleasant surprise to see a vanity page that's actually well-written. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 16:15, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, BJAODN might be worth it for all the effort that went into it. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 00:45, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"Legend has it that every time the Gray Ghosts engine throttles up, General Robert E. Lee himself salutes from heaven and the heroes of the Confederacy stand at attention and awe of her mighty power." Delete. Lankiveil 01:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Delete Seems harsh, given that it is, as TPH says, well written. Somebody took care over it. But that is not enough to save a non-notable article, at the end of the day. Adrian M. H. 14:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Vanity. Authors should pay for their own webspace. I donate money to Wiki, but not for articles like this. SilkTork 18:45, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Replace as Wikipedia's homepage. I thought the article was wonderful and enlightening. Probably the best ever.
Retain great look into the United States' smaller boats and crews. madidus1 14:27, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.