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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Rcsprinter (talk) 18:15, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-notable landmark, fails WP:GNG and WP:NOTDIR. Doesn't have a name. The most significant info are the height above sea level, the race course's proximity to a railway station, and the fact that it hosts the Nilgiri Gold Cup Race. Sources are not reliable. Searches on Google yielded 8,200 results. Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 13:50, 16 September 2011 (UTC) Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 13:50, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. — The-Pope (talk) 13:59, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment the only significant mentions I can find in reliable sources are this small piece about a fire at the racecourse in the very reputable Times of India, along with a couple of paragraphs in a travel guide. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 14:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Ooty is more commonly known as Ootacamund. There are plenty of reliable sources here. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:59, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Hmmm, there are indeed mentions of "racecourse" and "Ootacamund", but the thing about the subject is that it doesn't have a name. I see "Wellington Race Course", but because the article doesn't have an name upon which we should base our searches, I find it really hard to determine if the books are really about the race course in question, or whether they're talking about some other race courses. Phil, do you know the name of the Ooty race course? Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 14:21, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Ootacamund is the former name, it's now reverted back to Udhagamandalam, but Ooty is still the most popular usage, sources exist using a variety of these names. Some online sources I found [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. It's the only high altitude race course in India and it's been holding races for over 125 years now and has a rather queer history to it too -- the land was originally converted to a man-made lake and then reclaimed to make the race course (why the Brits had to spend money to make a lake and then drain it to get a race course I can't tell!), so I'm surprised at the rather sparse availability of online sources (but I believe that's more to do with search strings -- I didn't just try searching for "race course" and look at all the books available). The LP and a couple of other guides allude to the history. —SpacemanSpiff 17:19, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - It seems a renaming is in order. Perhaps to Udhagamandalam race course or Ootacamund race course? ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹^Speak 18:03, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd think it ought to be Race Course (Ooty); the name and how it is referred to by reliable sources is just "Race Course", however, that's the case with the one at Vadodara, Delhi etc. The place name in parenthesis serves our disambiguation purposes. —SpacemanSpiff 18:18, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and rename - As has been demonstrated, there are many mentions of this location. I favour a rename to Race Course (Ooty) per [[SpacemanSpiff's rationale above. ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹^Speak 18:25, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• keep - I will change the name Race course, Ooty to as the name above. but one point see the Talk:ooty page link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ooty there the discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move Udhagamandalam to ooty. so i am going to change as Ooty race course. santhosh k 06:25, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
• keep - Topic is notable per availability of reliable sources. Here's a starting point: here. Northamerica1000 (talk) 11:15, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment- what shall i do next stop the discussion. i didnt any response for lost 2 days.santhosh k 10:14, 23 September 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ksanthosh89 (talk • contribs)

• There's no need for you to do anything. This discussion has been running for a week now so an admin or other uninvolved editor will close it soon. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:40, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.