Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amateurs Radio Algeriens


 * 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 was no consensus. There seems to be no consensus here for batch deletion. Feel free to renominate individual articles. (If your going to nominate many of them, spread them out so its not flooding AfD all at once, and people have time to look for sources for each article, doing them too quickly can cause objections to mass nominations) Monty  845  17:30, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Amateurs Radio Algeriens

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A series of 83 articles on amateur radio societies: generic copy&paste content, tagged for notability since 2010.


 * Amateurs Radio Algeriens
 * Radio Amateurs of Canada ‎
 * Bangladesh Amateur Radio League ‎
 * Radio Amateur Society of Thailand ‎
 * Radio Society of Sri Lanka ‎
 * Korean Amateur Radio League ‎
 * Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society ‎
 * Philippine Amateur Radio Association ‎
 * Pakistan Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society ‎
 * Macau Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Japan Amateur Radio League ‎
 * Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia ‎
 * Amateur Radio Society of India ‎
 * Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society ‎
 * Chinese Taipei Amateur Radio League ‎
 * Chinese Radio Sports Association ‎
 * Radio Club Venezolano ‎
 * Radio Club Uruguayo ‎
 * Radio Club Peruano ‎
 * Radio Club Paraguayo ‎
 * Liga Panameña de Radioaficionados ‎
 * Club de Radioexperimentadores de Nicaragua ‎
 * Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores ‎
 * Radio Club de Honduras ‎
 * Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala ‎
 * Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador ‎
 * Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba ‎
 * Radio Club de Costa Rica ‎
 * Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados ‎
 * Radio Club de Chile ‎
 * Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão ‎
 * Aruba Amateur Radio Club ‎
 * Radio Club Argentino ‎
 * Emirates Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Ukrainian Amateur Radio League ‎
 * Telsiz ve Radyo Amatörleri Cemiyeti ‎
 * Association Tunisienne des Radioamateurs ‎
 * Syrian Scientific Technical Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs ‎
 * Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer ‎
 * Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles ‎
 * Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia ‎
 * Slovenský Zväz Rádioamatérov ‎
 * Savez Radio-Amatera Srbije ‎
 * Russian Amateur Radio Union ‎
 * Federația Română de Radioamatorism ‎
 * Qatar Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Rede dos Emissores Portugueses ‎
 * Polski Związek Krótkofalowców ‎
 * Norsk Radio Relæ Liga ‎
 * Association Royale des Radio Amateurs du Maroc ‎
 * Mongolian Radio Sport Federation ‎
 * Asociația Radioamatorilor din Moldova ‎
 * Mauritius Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Malta Amateur Radio League ‎
 * Radioamaterski Sojuz na Makedonija ‎
 * Réseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes ‎
 * Lietuvos Radijo Mėgėjų Draugija ‎
 * Lesotho Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Radio Amateurs of Lebanon ‎
 * Latvijas Radio Amatieru Līga ‎
 * Kuwait Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Kazakhstan Federation of Radiosport and Radio Amateur ‎
 * Associazione Radioamatori Italiani ‎
 * Israel Amateur Radio Club ‎
 * Irish Radio Transmitters Society ‎
 * Iraqi Amateur Radio Society ‎
 * Íslenskir Radíóamatörar ‎
 * Radio Amateur Association of Greece ‎
 * Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club ‎
 * Réseau des Émetteurs Français ‎
 * Suomen Radioamatööriliitto ‎
 * Eesti Raadioamatööride Ühing ‎
 * Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører ‎
 * Croatian Amateur Radio Association ‎
 * Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs ‎
 * Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain ‎
 * Asocijacija Radioamatera Bosne i Hercegovine ‎
 * Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs ‎
 * Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen ‎
 * Österreichischer Versuchssenderverband ‎
 * Unió de Radioaficionats Andorrans

For comparison purposes, articles not part of this nomination because they have more content (but still questionable notability) and are better suited for stand-alone discussions:

Renata (talk) 13:31, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * South African Radio League
 * Radio Society of Great Britain
 * Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society
 * Wireless Institute of Australia
 * New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
 * American Radio Relay League -- most developed article
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:41, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:41, 25 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Redirect to International Amateur Radio Union. -- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:11, 25 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Redirect to International Amateur Radio Union, where basic descriptions can be added to the list there if anyone endeavors to do so. North America1000 16:45, 25 April 2015 (UTC)


 * For Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs, slight keep: the appellation "Royal" is awarded by the state and is not really common - it certainly indicates that the society has official recognition as a civic organization, rather than just being a non-notable band of enthusiasts. —Brigade Piron (talk) 08:13, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * But "official recognition as a civic organization, rather than just being a non-notable band of enthusiasts" is actually true of all of them. The existence of a national representative organisation for amateur radio in member countries is an explicit requirement in terms of the rules of the International Telecommunications Union. Such organisations are required to exist by international law. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 17:23, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree with Roger. All of these societies are organized into some soft of non-profit entities. But just because they exist, does not mean they are notable. Renata (talk) 18:28, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:38, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - for all of them. J 1982 (talk) 11:30, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
 * User:J 1982, why? Renata (talk) 20:45, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - I dont see any real argument to delete. This massive network of radio amateurs are notable, as they are presented in media, we have sources about them, and looking as a joint entity its even more important. radio amateurs were vital part of international struggle and most of then needs to be expanded, and not redirected... -- Ąnαșταη  ( ταlκ )  12:17, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * @User:Anastan What sources in the media? If you have access to independent reliable sources for these stubs please add them. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 16:23, 8 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Each of these articles must be evaluated on their own merit and these should not be AfDed in a aggregate nomination. The premise of the nomination, that these topics are not notable because they are short and mass-produced, it not viable. Notability is assessed independent of article length or quality; it is the potential and availability of sources which is important. I have investigated Norsk Radio Relæ Liga, which represents one of the smallest counties. Said organization has an entry in a general-purpose encyclopedia, the gold standard for notability. The organization is part of the official search and rescue capability of the country, collaborating closely with the Ministry of Justice. A news search found 171 entries printed news sources, many of which were about the organization. It is natural to believe similar amounts of information can be located for other organizations, emphasizing the need for an independent investigation of each case. Arsenikk (talk)  22:11, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Not sure I searched French Google for sources and found one news article about the 50th anniversary of this organization. I added that. If anyone found one more source then this article would meet WP:GNG.  Blue Rasberry   (talk)  14:33, 13 May 2015 (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.