Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Forest, Washington

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The result was keep‎. Doczilla _{Ohhhhhh, no!} 06:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Forest, Washington

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Reference 2 on the article itself is Meany's place names, and he says that Forest was a post office briefly located at Newaukum prairie. Please remember that post offices back then did not always use the same name as the place where they were, in alot a cases that place didn't exist.The fourth reference (jtenton) is a semi unreliable source that also says it was post office, and the sources used to make that claim are basically also the story of a post office, a school district, and election district named forest. It was also earlier a grange district. As you might imagine such things appear in newspapers but you want find any of those news papers that ever say it was a town. The remaining sources are of no use, and I haven't found anything further than those that actually give any substance on it. James.folsom (talk) 23:58, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. James.folsom (talk) 23:58, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:00, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Forgot this part, Washington State place names [1] couldn't be bothered to mention it and it was published in the '70s.James.folsom (talk) 00:03, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep on the basis of the explanations at the article's talk page, Talk:Forest, Washington. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 13:59, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Please see the Talk:Forest, Washington for my sourcing research. Forest, though never large, has existed as a community in some form or fashion since the late 1890s. Instead of deletion, we simply expand the article, fleshing out the details. I volunteer to do so. Shortiefourten (talk) 17:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla _{Ohhhhhh, no!} 04:12, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Shortiefourten's comment on the talk page. Walsh90210 (talk) 01:07, 25 May 2024 (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.