Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alternative List of countries by date of independence


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.  

The result of the debate was Merge and redirect to List of countries by date of independence. This merge requires a fair bit of work and research, so I'm just going to apply the merge tags instead. Deathphoenix ʕ 14:38, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Alternative List of countries by date of independence
We shouldn't have "alternative" articles. Its already covered by List of countries by date of independence. Maybe it could be moved to List of present countries by date of independence or something similar. But bringing it to AfD anyway -- Astrokey44 |talk 04:28, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge with List of countries by date of independence if there is anything worth merging. Otherwise, delete.  I completely agree that there should not be "alternative" articles. NoIdeaNick 05:10, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The list doesn't seem to be so bad. Actually, compared to the eternally-disputed List of countries by date of nationhood and List of countries by date of independence, it seems to be somewhat better defined. Just the title is really bad. Maybe it should be moved to List of countries by most recent day of independence or unification? Kusma (討論) 05:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Rename List of present countries by date of independence per nom. Roy  boy cr ash  fan  [[Image:Flag_of_Texas.svg|30px]] 05:43, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Can't see the need for this list. -- Krash (Talk) 06:14, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge . If there is something wrong with List of countries by date of independence, fix it.  Don't create a Bizarro version of it.   dbtfz talk 06:31, 3 March 2006 (UTC)  Come to think of it, no reason to merge.  Who's going to link to this or look it up?   dbtfz talk 06:33, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per NoIdeaNick. -- S iva1979 Talk to me  09:53, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per NoideaNick Cursive 13:18, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Rename. I read the guidlines about deletion and there is nothing wrong with this article according to the list. Those who wants deletion, just pick your reason from this list: Deletion policy. I think that only merging is debatable.--Daanschr 22:06, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. per nom and Dbtfz. It's a fork that should have never happened. Seems to be only making unecessary work for editors. Fix problems with the original article, don't fork it. Metta Bubble 02:50, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. I am wondering about the jurisdiction here. Is the Deletion policy important, or is everything decided with a majority vote and can anything be deleted just like that? This is better then earlier experiences in which an article of mine was deleted by one person and i had lost all data even on My Contributions.--Daanschr 08:39, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. This is a wiki, not a courtroom. Are you suggesting there are no possibilities for merging the content of this article with the other list? Metta Bubble 00:00, 8 March 2006 (UTC)


 * comment. I am new with this. Merging is possible, but then i should join the politics of the other articles. My first remark would be that a country is mentioned only once.
 * Delete we shouldn't be supporting "alternative" versions of articles; there is no stopping the tendency once indulged. Carlossuarez46 18:01, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment If you put it this way, then i agree with you. I don't like viewpoints. There is only one reality. It was not my meaning to start a long range of alternative articles.--Daanschr 21:46, 8 March 2006 (UTC)


 * 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.