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266:, it only seems the nom just wants an article deleted for unknown and possible arbitrary reasons. To me, this reads "I don't think there should be articles about any temporary bridges." Again, a bridge being "temporary" in of itself is not a valid reason to delete an article about a bridge. I see you have also nominated 270:
for deletion for generally the same reason and that AfD is showing a preference for "keep." In this bridge's case, there is no indication by any source that there are even plans for a replacement. Calling a bridge "temporary," besides not being grounds for article deletion, isn't in this case in
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guideline here right? I'll leave it to others to decide whether being voted Toronto's best bridge by Now magazine is a notable achievement, seeing as we don't really have a guide for how famous a temporary bridge has to be before we have an article on it.
468:. The bridge has a historical marker and coverage by a secondary source, and it appears to have some significance within the Scarborough community. As far as its temporary construction goes, it's survived for 55+ years, which means it outlasted the 159: 401:
per arguments above. The bridge is not a temporary structure, and its method of construction plays no part in its notability, unless that construction was notable itself. The bridge is notable from the links above.
290: 212:- It's not clear why the nom feels this topic is non-notable, except that it is a "temporary bridge." Temporary bridges can be notable (in this case, the "temporary" bridge has been functional for decades). 153: 345: 114: 87: 82: 431: 91: 319: 119: 74: 235:
I can't say non-notable temporary bridge any clearer than by saying 'non-notable temporary bridge' I'm afraid. I assume you don't want me to copy paste the
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even though that bridge was supposed to be permanent. (Maybe that means the Bailey bridge was a lot better-engineered than the Tacoma Narrows bridge.) --
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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comment - its not a temporary bridge, its a permanent fixture.
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180: 39:). No further edits should be made to this page. 516:). No further edits should be made to this page. 384:demonstrates that the subject is notable. -- 8: 320:list of Ontario-related deletion discussions 340: 314: 434:for full background to this nomination. 344:: This debate has been included in the 318:: This debate has been included in the 18:Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion 7: 218:labels this Toronto's "Best bridge." 24: 194:. Non-notable temporary bridge. 271:any practical sense accurate.-- 71:Old Finch Avenue Bailey Bridge 63:Old Finch Avenue Bailey Bridge 1: 497:22:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC) 477:21:48, 15 January 2010 (UTC) 470:Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) 461:21:34, 13 January 2010 (UTC) 444:12:25, 13 January 2010 (UTC) 423:02:32, 12 January 2010 (UTC) 394:22:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC) 382:Toronto's Historical Plaques 373:03:38, 10 January 2010 (UTC) 57:03:29, 16 January 2010 (UTC) 361:23:22, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 335:23:21, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 302:23:03, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 281:22:47, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 250:22:24, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 231:20:54, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 204:20:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC) 533: 509:Please do not modify it. 32:Please do not modify it. 262:When a nom only types 44:The result was 371: 363: 349: 337: 323: 524: 511: 414: 411: 408: 370: 369: 350: 324: 185: 184: 170: 122: 112: 94: 54: 34: 532: 531: 527: 526: 525: 523: 522: 521: 520: 514:deletion review 507: 412: 409: 406: 380:. Coverage in 367: 268:Barker Crossing 127: 118: 85: 69: 66: 50: 37:deletion review 30: 22: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 530: 528: 519: 518: 503: 502: 501: 500: 499: 480: 479: 463: 446: 425: 396: 375: 364: 338: 311: 310: 309: 308: 307: 306: 305: 304: 284: 283: 255: 254: 253: 252: 215:Now (magazine) 188: 187: 124: 120:AfD statistics 65: 60: 42: 41: 25: 23: 15: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 529: 517: 515: 510: 504: 498: 494: 490: 486: 485: 484: 483: 482: 481: 478: 475: 471: 467: 464: 462: 458: 454: 453:Peterkingiron 450: 447: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 426: 424: 420: 416: 415: 400: 397: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 376: 374: 365: 362: 358: 354: 347: 343: 339: 336: 332: 328: 321: 317: 313: 312: 303: 299: 295: 292: 288: 287: 286: 285: 282: 278: 274: 269: 265: 261: 260: 259: 258: 257: 256: 251: 247: 243: 238: 234: 233: 232: 228: 224: 220: 217: 216: 211: 208: 207: 206: 205: 201: 197: 193: 183: 179: 176: 173: 169: 165: 161: 158: 155: 152: 149: 146: 143: 140: 137: 133: 130: 129:Find sources: 125: 121: 116: 110: 106: 102: 98: 93: 89: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 67: 64: 61: 59: 58: 55: 53: 47: 40: 38: 33: 27: 26: 19: 508: 505: 465: 448: 427: 405: 398: 381: 377: 341: 315: 213: 209: 189: 177: 171: 163: 156: 150: 144: 138: 128: 51: 45: 43: 31: 28: 264:non-notable 154:free images 242:MickMacNee 237:notability 196:MickMacNee 190:Contested 489:SmokeyJoe 386:SmokeyJoe 368:Exit2DOS 353:• Gene93k 327:• Gene93k 289:See also 273:Oakshade 223:Oakshade 115:View log 436:Mjroots 428:Comment 192:WP:PROD 160:WP refs 148:scholar 88:protect 83:history 52:JForget 474:Elkman 404:Martin 132:Google 92:delete 294:-Arb. 175:JSTOR 136:books 109:views 101:watch 97:links 16:< 493:talk 466:Keep 457:talk 449:Keep 440:talk 430:see 419:talk 399:Keep 390:talk 378:Keep 357:talk 342:Note 331:talk 316:Note 298:talk 277:talk 246:talk 227:talk 210:Keep 200:talk 168:FENS 142:news 105:logs 79:talk 75:edit 46:keep 351:-- 325:-- 182:TWL 117:• 113:– ( 495:) 459:) 442:) 421:) 392:) 359:) 348:. 333:) 322:. 300:) 279:) 248:) 229:) 221:-- 202:) 162:) 107:| 103:| 99:| 95:| 90:| 86:| 81:| 77:| 48:. 491:( 455:( 438:( 417:( 413:1 410:5 407:4 388:( 355:( 329:( 296:( 275:( 244:( 225:( 198:( 186:) 178:· 172:· 164:· 157:· 151:· 145:· 139:· 134:( 126:( 123:) 111:) 73:(

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