Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poeketi Airstrip

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The result was Keep - nomination withdrawn (non-admin closure)Whpq (talk) 17:03, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Poeketi Airstrip[edit]

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Poeketi is located near Drietabbetje and uses Drietabbetje Airstrip, Poeketi Airstrip's own ICAO code, used in the article, does not exist beyond this Wikipedia. Thus, Poeketi Airstrip does not exist at all. A little look at Google Earth affirms this. Belgian man (talk) 07:34, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete based upon Belgian man's search that shows no confirmation of the existence of this as an ICAO designated airstrip. Withdrawing delete based on below, although I'd call this a keep only because Mjroots showed that it's served by an airline. This is the classic example of a kitten article, with one person giving each of his or her kittens a name and then dropping them off for other people to take care of, in this case 40 kittens [1]. Put 'em on a larger page if you don't want to do anything with 'em. I have zero respect for that type of practice. Mandsford 14:44, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:43, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the article states that the airfield is served by Blue Wing Airlines, this is confirmed by the Airline's own website, thus is exists and can be demonstrated to exist. OK, it's not LAX or LHR, but notable enough to sustain an article. Mjroots2 (talk) 06:08, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I think it is quite ridiculous to suggest that I would nominate an airport article just because it would be not as notable as an international airport, I said I thought this airport did not exist. I know Blue Wing Airlines lists Poeketi and sent them a message. For those who understand Dutch, see also the discussion at my talk page nl:overleg gebruiker:Cars en travel#Poeketi. It seems probable that the airstrip serving Drietabbetje is located in the smaller village of Poeketi, but that it is named after Drietabbetje because Drietabbetje is better known and probably much bigger as well. Greetings, Belgian man (talk) 08:20, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Belgian man, my comment wasn't aimed at your nomination for AfD. The rationale you gave shows that it was made in good faith. I'd only heard of it because of the recent crash suffered by Blue Wing Airlines. Mjroots (talk) 17:58, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination cancelled: after a discussion on the Dutch Wikipedia, it seems probable that Poeketi Airstrip does exist, as the Blue Wing Airlines website shows as well. However, it remains quite strange that Poeketi Airstrip and its ICAO are that poorly documented on the internet. Belgian man (talk) 06:39, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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