Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of towns and cities with names derived from the word salt

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The result was delete. postdlf (talk) 19:44, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of towns and cities with names derived from the word salt

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Mildly interesting list, but arbitrary inclusion criteria contrary to WP:LISTN and WP:SALAT, and no evidence that the subject of the list (placenames named after salt) satisfies general notability criteria. No less arbitrary or appropriate for an encyclopedia than a "List of place names derived from "mountain" or "people named Jackson" or "containing 12 letters". There is no real connection between the places listed (presumably some have a history of salt production, or are near saltwater, but so what?), and drawing any similarities between the different uses, in different languages, would likely constitute original research. --Animalparty-- (talk) 23:45, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. lavender|^{(formerlyHMSSolent)}|lambast 00:03, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. This is trivia at its worst. I actually created a similar list years ago, but at least I saw to it that it was expunged. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:22, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I concur with Clarityfiend and Animalparty. This is too indiscriminate and trivial. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:32, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This list EXISTS?? I don't know if I find it more funny or sad. Anyway-delete. Wgolf (talk) 02:26, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think I'm equally disappointed that it's lacked low-hanging fruit like Saltville, Virginia or Salt, Staffordshire for 3 years. If you're gonna go trivial, at least be thorough! --Animalparty-- (talk) 03:26, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I just can't really see where this would pass notability guidelines. At best this is pretty much original research and random trivia. It's not exactly the same thing, but it does remind me of this webcomic. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:36, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above and WP:SALT. Hoho. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 06:38, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete What's next, List of towns and cities with names derived from the word new? Sheesh, WP:OR. (also, hat tip to Lugnuts for making the obvious SALT joke). Nate • (chatter) 18:24, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The topic isn't entirely arbitrary nor is it entirely non-notable, and it need not be WP:OR. I note that The Oxford Journal of Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation reported (briefly) on the topic, Saltworks (an industry page) discusses it, and the book Salt in Cheshire covers the topic. Perhaps a list isn't the right format for this, but the topic could plausibly be encyclopedic. Pburka (talk) 23:35, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, those articles discuss notable topics of salt and its cultural and historical significance. It would be perfectly encyclopedic to mention that many places around the world are named after salt, perhaps in History of salt or Salt#Production, or a new section, with a few select examples. I disagree however that an open-ended list of every named place derived from salt is a useful addition to this encyclopedia. Not all facts in existence need listification on Wikipedia. --Animalparty-- (talk) 23:52, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete WP:NOTDIR This perfectly fits the "Lists or repositories of loosely associated topics" reasoning to a T. AlbinoFerret 14:42, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Unencyclopedic topic, pure trivia. Carrite (talk) 16:36, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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