Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mailstorage

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 keep, after recent edits. Further reorganisation with self storage and Personal Self Storage may need to be done, but the details are beyond this AfD. Deryck C. 21:59, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Mailstorage

Mailstorage (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

This sounds too much as if it was covered already. At least it should be merged to self storage. It also sounds very speculative of the future of the subject.Jasper Deng (talk) 07:10, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

• Delete (or Merge) as above, self storage seems enough coverage on this very dull subject. Perhaps Mailstorage is basically a (sourced) joke? (Can we get away with a real dullard parody of an article?) Anyway, no need for yet another article on the matter. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:52, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

• As a free encyclopedia, it may be that some people will actually find this useful. Just because some may find it 'dull', doesn't mean that some may not find it useful. It is a new industry just as car sharing was a new industry (different to car rental) and both have their own Wikipedia pages - not sure how this is different... As it is different to self storage, would be better to delete it rather than merge if people feel it is too 'dull' for Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.163.17 (talk) 09:06, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately, whether the information is useful or not doesn't factor into the debate over whether it should be included in the encyclopedia. The critical factor is whether the subject is notable. In this case, the subject might be too new a concept to have the sources we'd need to keep it - which just means that an article is premature. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 14:09, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

• Merge into self storage or just move to storage by mail. I'm not convinced that enough sources exist to render this particular topic notable on its own and it's especially clear that the term "mailstorage" isn't a common way to refer to the concept in English. §everal⇒|Times 15:06, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
• Keep merging in the contents from Personal Self Storage . This seems a distinct topic from self-storage in general, with just about sufficient references. DGG ( talk ) 19:06, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • The article as it stands cannot stay in terms of its tone and formatting. Not a common name for the topic.Jasper Deng (talk) 20:09, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
• Keep, maybe rename to Mail storage. Topic just meets WP:GNG:

• Palmer, Shelly (March 31, 2011). "Storing Your Stuff by Mail". Fox News, New York. Retrieved February 4, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
• Chicago Sun-Times. "Naperville-based Storage Firm Thinks Outside the Box". Chicago Sun-Times.

—Northamerica1000^(talk) 08:25, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. Northamerica1000^(talk) 08:42, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

• Keep NorthAmerica1000 has found coverage providing this topic is notable and well covered. Dream Focus 11:07, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
• Keep This article is now well documented and shown to be notable. Although apparently not considered for AfD discussions, users may well find this article to be useful. The rename suggestions should be seriously considered once the AfD is resolved. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
• Merge: No matter the outcome of the AfD, fixes are needed. At the very least, this article and Personal Self Storage need to be combined. As to whether Self storage should be an ultimate merger target of all three articles, I am leaning to yes. At first glance, "mailstorage" sounds like a baloney term. It has no authentic English hits on google news, google news archive, and google books. I also can't ignore that this article was created by a new account, which also has created one other questionable article related to a [1] apparent small niche business venture. The concept of storing stuff by mail, however, clearly exists based on NA1000's research, and would merit some mention in the self storage article. Lastly, people need to throw or give more stuff away.--Milowent • ^hasspoken 14:08, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

• Comment - Check out this search, under the terms "Mail storage" - page hits are there: Link. Northamerica1000^(talk) 13:12, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 17:22, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

• Comment - Renamed article to Mail storage (grammar correction). Northamerica1000^(talk) 14:09, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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.