Talk:Nothing, Arizona

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I declare this to be the coolest Wikipedia article evar --bī-RŌ 06:47, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

This article is intresting yet this article is a stub. Have you ever thought about expanding this article? PrestonH 05:14, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

This is great to have at least a gas station in the middle of Nothing. When I get there, I'll get a picture. Do not delete the article. Solarapex 02:46, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

This article is really too amazing. .....i would like to share it to as much people as i can Ankita Nair (talk) 22:27, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

NPOV

Recent edits to this article possibly contradict the Wikipedia NPOV guidelines. Please discuss S-man64 10:25, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Which parts of the article need NPOV?

PrestonH 18:09, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

The descriptions of the gas station and the owner toward the bottom of the article in my opinion. S-man64 06:39, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Nothing is actually considered a town by quite a few people from Arizona, They are technical incorporated within Arizona with the minimum amount of people necessary [Gregory Allen, El Mirage Resident].

Was this article vandalized?

For some reason, this article looks as though somebody did a little to it. Or is it supposed to look like that.

I can't see any apparent vandalism. Could just be some confusion about the article. S-man64 12:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Formal tone?

I say scrap the tone template. This is a great article that probably reflects the atmosphere of a town of four. We should keep the article as it is. --74.104.224.144 02:40, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I have just re-written the article. I have not been able to find any state records or maps that document the actual existence of this town. I am assuming good faith, but it seems this place is just a novelty-gas-station. Hopefully the more encyclopedic tone of this article does not detract from the actual charm of Nothing, AZ! Nimur 02:49, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Another note - in my long experience of dealing with rural towns, the distinguishing feature of a true town is almost always the existence of a federal post office. Even towns with population zero have a post-office. This town clearly does not; so I am assuming it is not officially considered a town for legal (and encyclopedia) purposes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nimur (talk • contribs) 02:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC).

Oh, good point. Your new version is probably a better encyclopedia article too. I guess you're right to change the mood. --74.104.224.144 02:55, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Not a Ghost Town

Since it's been purchased and is being developed again, I removed the Ghost towns in Arizona category. --Transity ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:13, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Technically, it was a ghost town at one point, right? tedder (talk) 19:26, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure I agree with that, actually. It sounds like, when it was initially in use, it was the equivalent of South of the Border (attraction), only much smaller and less well-known. I wouldn't call either of these "towns" in any way - they are roadside attractions to me. So when a roadside attraction is abandoned, it is then a ghost town? In my opinion, no. It's closer to an abandoned amusement park.

In addition, the land was bought and used for residential and commercial purposes by a small group of people, then sold (after changing hands in between) to another person who is using it for commercial purposes. It was out of use for a very short period of time it seems - less than two years. Even if this did qualify for the "town" part, I don't know that this short period of non-use is enough to make it a "ghost town."

So, was this non-town which was in use for 30 years, abandoned for two, and is now back in use ever a "ghost town"? Not in my opinion, no.

That said, I am going to steal a category idea from the South of the Border article. --Transity ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:55, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Works for me. It's just one of those interesting things- for instance, if a school is turned into a hotel, should it still be in Category:Schools? I do agree with you in this case- it's a boutique ghost town at best. tedder (talk) 19:59, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Unless there is a reliable resource out there that calls it a ghost town (I did a brief search and didn't find one) then I would not include it in the Ghost towns in Arizona category. I'm not familiar with it, but even if it wasn't actually a town that doesn't stop it from being a ghost town. There are many examples of places that are ghost towns that were never a town at all. Since the definition of a "ghost town" is so subjective the only real way to call a place a ghost town is if it is cited in a reliable resource as a ghost town.Narthring (talk • contribs) 04:39, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps it's not even a well known ghost town... 92.20.161.205 (talk) 07:17, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I re-added "ghost town" to the article today, then noticed this discussion. It's listed as "historical" on GNIS, which generally means uninhabited or at the bottom of some lake. The use of "ghost town" on Wikipedia is very arbitrary. Thanks for your input on whether "ghost town" should be removed. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:22, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

There's Nothing to see here. Move along, please. - Denimadept (talk) 20:10, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Father's Day gift

If someone won this, consider the "Thank you" card. - Denimadept (talk) 18:56, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

If someone wants to add a pic of what Nothing used to look like

Can find it here: https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/attachments/img_2239-jpeg.656897/ 198.2.104.242 (talk) 00:57, 28 April 2024 (UTC)