Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Americans in Philippine Scouting


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The result was delete. postdlf (talk) 15:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Americans in Philippine Scouting

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Delete-overspecific topic of dubious notability. The sourcing is there, but the importance is not. Editor is eager and energetic but has been content-forking these Philippine Scout articles for weeks, and they simply don't bear that much detail on Wikipedia Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:02, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * See also recent Articles for deletion/Chief Scouts of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines for an example of another Philippine Scouting content fork. Separate biographies should be written, with "Americans in Philippine Scouting" as a category at best. Not a topic for a standalone article.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:10, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm considering a bulk afd of all of these content forks below, which belong back in a parent article. There is no restraint or moderation on the editor's part. has tried to mentor him, and I have left comments on talkpages, which are met with walls of TLDR text.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:28, 27 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Kapatirang Scout ng Pilipinas→Boy Scouts of the Philippines
 * Boy Scouting in the Commonwealth of the Philippines→Scouting in the Philippines
 * Chief Executive Officers of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines→Boy Scouts of the Philippines
 * Chronology of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines→History of Scouting in the Philippines per Naraht
 * Early History of Scouting in the Philippines→History of Scouting in the Philippines per Naraht
 * History of Scouting in the Philippines→keep per Naraht but focus
 * Presidents of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines→Boy Scouts of the Philippines
 * I have mergetagged all of these, each of the target articles already have merge discussions on the talkpages.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 04:16, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I feel the need to note, as Naraht has pointed out, we would really like to come here, work with us, I'd rather save his hard work where it can be saved, I respect his passion and don't want to see it disappear wholesale, just to absorb that Wikipedia is collaborative and there are standards in place for article depth and content.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:39, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philippines-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:42, 27 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:NOTWEBHOST. I don't believe Wikipedia should be used to list histories of everyone who's been a member of the Boy Scouts, not matter how well-researched. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 13:52, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Remerge and trim. I think there is probably enough even after trimming for a History of Scouting in the Philippines. I'd love to suggest another article of set of articles as a guide for similar articles, but haven't been able to find one. From looking at Category:World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations, it appears that the only other members of the WOSM with multiple articles are BSA and the Scout Association in Britain, but neither has a history even close to this level. And this feels more like an intervention than an AFD. 1/2 :)Naraht (talk) 14:46, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Trivial and over detailed for an encyclopedia. The role of Americans in Philippine Scouting should already be covered in other articles, and notable individuals should have their own biographies.Thoughtmonkey (talk) 16:31, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. The article also claims that "not a single American figure in Philippine Scouting has ever been invited to revisit the Philippines." How could this claim possibly be proven? In any event, some of the people listed in this article are identified as having died in the Philippines, so those people either never left the Philippines or they came back on their own without having to be invited. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:29, 28 October 2016 (UTC)


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