User talk:Oddfellowsfraternity

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IOOF Philippines
I see that you reverted my edit in which I redirected Independent Order of Odd Fellows Philippines to the parent Independent Order of Odd Fellows article, noting in the edit summary that:
 * This talks about the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the Philippines and its history in the country

My response to that is a somewhat blunt "so what?" The article is sourced almost entirely from publications of the IOOF itself, which are not considered reliable sources because they are not independent. The IOOF is a grand organization, and its history in many countries could be long and well written, but in general, it is not notable to people outside of the organization. You'll note that no other national chapters of the IOOF have their own article (other than Sweden's, which is problematic and will probably be addressed next); not even the United States where the IOOF was first founded as an entity separate from the British Oddfellows. Why is the organization in the Philippines any more notable than these other countries' chapters?

I note from your username that you have an obvious conflict of interest in this matter. Please refer to the relevant guidelines before you continue editing. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:48, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Philippines for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Independent Order of Odd Fellows Philippines is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Independent Order of Odd Fellows Philippines (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:51, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

September 2012
Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Independent Order of Odd Fellows Philippines, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. -- WikHead (talk) 17:10, 6 September 2012 (UTC)