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• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Islands-related deletion discussions. Masterhatch (talk) 15:39, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Masterhatch (talk) 15:36, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cowie Island (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Firstly, I want to say I don't do this very often so if I make a mistake or miss a step, please forgive me. I do not believe this island meets notability requirements. I can only find one source and there seems to be nothing special about this very small island. Masterhatch (talk) 15:18, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Cree Lake; see also WP:GEONATURAL. There's not much to be found online about this island apart from placename databases and weather websites. No hits on ProQuest, Google Scholar returns 1 citation (no preview), and Google Books returns a number of hits, but most are for the unrelated "Cowie's Island". Mindmatrix 20:41, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting to see if there is more support for Redirection.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:41, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect (to Cree Lake) seems reasonable. I searched several reference databases through my library and nothing about this Cowie Island except name-only mentions in some old books. Similar results on Google/Scholar/Books today. This might just be a name on a map with nothing more ever written about it. --Here2rewrite (talk) 04:20, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Osprey Island (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Article about a small freshwater island in an inland reservoir, not properly sourced as passing inclusion criteria for geographical features. As always, every island on earth is not automatically notable enough for its own standalone article just because it exists, and we need to see reliable source coverage and analysis about it to establish its significance -- but this is referenced entirely to primary sources that are not support for notability at all, such as maps, tourist directories and government or organizational reports, with absolutely no evidence of WP:GNG-worthy sourcing shown at all.
An island needs a lot more than just basic verification that it exists before it becomes notable enough for an encyclopedia article. Bearcat (talk) 17:41, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Scotland and Islands. Bearcat (talk) 17:41, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: there is no evidence of an "Osprey Island" in the cited sources – the ordnance survey map cited shows an unnamed island in the reservoir, and the PDFs mention islands without naming them. It looks like the term "Osprey Island" is at best a local nickname that so far has no documented use outside of UGC in a Facebook group. Even if the term had been in use, it probably wouldn't need its own article separate from Gladhouse Reservoir – if there is any material worth saving here, merge it into that article (without using the name "Osprey Island", because the sources don't support it). Joe D (t) 19:11, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The name came from what I had heard from many locals, as well as the Facebook Group. I found the island very interesting and thought it was notable and should have an article because it had an Osprey nesting site, which is quite a rare animal in the region. I thought that the article would by more informative if it used a real name instead of "Unnamed island" or something else. The name was what I heard after real life and online research, most locals you ask will call it that. I think the article is definitely helping raise awareness for an important site, and the name Osprey Island, although not listed on the Ordanance Survey, is pretty much the official name of the island. I don't really have anything else to say, the article is certainly not misleading in any way. ThatAntGuy (talk) 19:38, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Unfortunately that will fail Wikipedia:Verifiability – it must be possible to verify the content with published sources.

I have added mention of ospreys and one of the sources to the Gladhouse Reservoir article – the sources describe the reservoir as an osprey breeding site, so we should be doing the same, there's no need for a separate article about the island. Joe D (t) 16:43, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]