Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
I seem to have caused a bit of a stir on the AfD for the article Ghost ramp. I commented that if the Keep advocates don't fix the fundamental problems identified with the article at its previous AfD two months ago - which are: no reliable source for the name, no reliable source for the description and all the inclusions sourced to maps and satellite photos, i.e. original research - then I will delete it as original research.
Without discussing the actual reliability of the sourcing -- which, it seems to me, would require evaluating the quality of the huge mass of references provided for the article -- I'd just like to say that I don't believe AfD is really an appropriate way of dealing with incorrect article titles, which is what this nomination really seems to be about.
I doubt anyone would deny that there are such things as unused ramps and highways, and the nominator himself has since started a separate article on [[Unused highways]] and advocated a redirect or merge there. As it happens, I find this a reasonable solution; it's just that I wish it had been proposed on [[WP:RM]], where it really belongs, in the first place.
Of course, this kind of thing does happen, often starting with a "delete or at least rename" nomination. I've done it myself in the past: see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vinkadecimal]]. "Rename" is indeed a valid conclusion for an AfD debate, and may often be a good compromise solution. I just wish more people would consider that option _before_ taking the matter to AfD.