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The result was keep. ✗plicit 23:47, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I cannot identify sufficient numbers of independent reliable non-local sources covering the topic in depth, indicating it is not notable under WP:GNG/WP:NORG. Izno (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Izno (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. Izno (talk) 01:22, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment this is a strange one. Is the Port of Poulsbo just the port (the harbour) for the City of Poulsbo, Washington? If so, then we're talking about a place and should apply WP:GEOLAND, right? By way of an example, the city of Newcastle, Australia is a city, and the Port of Newcastle is the seaport within Newcastle Harbour. In turn, it is operated by the Newcastle Port Authority. The authority needs to pass WP:GNG (or WP:NCORP, depending on your proclivities), but the city, port and port authority are all different entities. In this instance we have both a Poulsbo Yacht Club and Poulsbo Port Commission (two other organisations involved). St★lwart¹¹¹ 07:03, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  Yes, I saw evidence that the use of the phrase "Port of Poulsbo" might refer to an actual port, but I don't really think that matters because I'm pretty sure the current article about a specific marina. The current article doesn't say what it is in the lead, but there is a "Port of Poulsbo Marina" a bit into the article, and the user who created it seems to have been interested in marinas. Either way, what's there and what I saw in the reliable sources didn't indicate that this particular topic as-written is something worth preserving. I think it might be reasonable to delete and red link it for a possible new article or possibly redirect to the city for expansion later. Izno (talk) 14:31, 21 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  The article might be about a marina but it doesn't reference a specific company that runs it and the content should probably be focused on the location. Incidental reference can be made to any organisation involved, but I don't think the subject here needs to pass WP:NCORP; it's a place, not a company. St★lwart¹¹¹ 00:47, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  Izno, just to be clear, I've seen your other nominations of non-notable commercial marina operations and believe you're right in each of those instances. I think this article just happened to get it wrong. They may have intended to write about the marina (within the port) but have written about the port itself, which I think is notable. Port of Poulsbo Marina would not be notable. St★lwart¹¹¹ 06:11, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - per WP:GEOLAND. I've done some work to clarify that the article is about the geographical location and not any particular commercial enterprise responsible for its management. Its owner, from what I can tell, is the city of Poulsbo itself. St★lwart¹¹¹ 04:17, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP:GEOLAND: "Populated, legally recognized places are typically presumed to be notable". The port is a legally recognised place (in fact, it has a specific, City-appointed commission), and the sources confirm it is populated, both on land, and with "liveaboards". St★lwart¹¹¹ 01:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - the article describes the entity/organization, as the geographic location is not independently notable. It's a bog-standard public marina that has one notable article in The Seattle Times but otherwise only routine mentions. SounderBruce 07:00, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It did (incorrectly). It doesn't anymore. St★lwart¹¹¹ 01:22, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep (Wikipedia:HEY) per GEO, satisfies GNG. Djflem (talk) 06:48, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep as improved. BD2412 T 06:31, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, as it is a notable geographic location.Jackattack1597 (talk) 18:51, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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