Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anti-corruption initiatives by civil society in India


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The result was   merge to Corruption in India. as a fork Spartaz Humbug! 03:08, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Anti-corruption initiatives by civil society in India

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Just a weak article overall. Hardly any "encyclopedic" information. Also by doing a quick read through the article suggests it is in the point of view of the author. Intoronto1125 Talk  Contributions  02:54, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment: We don't delete articles because they are "weak". If the topic is notable, and it is verified by reliable sources it should stay (although, in some cases, it should be merged into other articles if that make more sense.  At the moment, the article does need improvement, but I think there is underlying information here worth keeping.  Actually, I just looked around, I found a better place for this: Anti-corruption efforts in India.  There really isn't a difference between "civil society" and India in general, so I think the right solution is to Merge the useful information in this article into that one. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment You should see how they deal with it in non-civil society. --MoonLichen (talk) 05:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete One in a series of POV forks related to India. They pose harm, but scattering contentious content in many places unlikely to get much notice.  I don't see enough good content to bother with a merge..  --Rob (talk) 05:40, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 18:53, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 18:53, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete; POV soapboxing --Reference Desker (talk) 00:35, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - POV essay. Please put some effort into a sourced article on "Zero Rupee Notes," if possible, that would make the point that is trying to be made more subtly and would give us all something interesting to read. Carrite (talk) 05:43, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Whoops, too late, see: Zero rupee note. Now this is a POV essay and a fork. Carrite (talk) 05:44, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Zero rupee note now improved. That was actually really interesting to do, I'm going to take another look at this nomination. Carrite (talk) 16:28, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Strong keep—so the article isn't very good. But the topic is notable and there are stories in mainstream Indian newspapers every single day about anti-corruption initiatives by civil society. See Anna Hazare and Jan Lokpal Bill for instances. Sure, the page needs improvement, so let's go to it. ╟─ Treasury Tag ►  presiding officer  ─╢ 12:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - Upon further review, this is not an essay at all, it's a list of organizations. I've tweaked to make that clear. I've also gained a new appreciation over the last couple days as to how pervasive the corruption problem is in India and how newsworthy efforts to battle it are. Carrite (talk) 16:47, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * As a list, this has finite content, logical connection, and suitable function as a collection of in-links. The piece itself is obviously a poor job at the moment, but very much a set of notable or borderline notable organizations and a good basis for further work. Keep and improve. Carrite (talk) 16:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * For a highly-recommended quick little read on the magnitude of the problem of corruption in India, those interested might want to take a look at Centre for Media Studies, India Corruption Study 2005: To Improve Governance: Volume I — Key Highlights, New Delhi: Transparency International India, June 30, 2005. Carrite (talk) 16:55, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge to Corruption in India This article is one of many forks which have been unnecessarily created by one editor. - Sitush (talk) 02:06, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - The details like civil society initiatives are important but also too long to be included in main article. IAC, Anna Hazare and other initiatives are very important. The article needs improvement, deletion would be too easy a solution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.79.236.0 (talk) 15:54, 18 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment: above is weird. Not an invalid comment per se, but the first contribution from the IP user, and s/he forgot to sign. - Sitush (talk) 16:03, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Baseball   Watcher  21:43, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge to Corruption in India, notable mainly in that context, unclear why it needs a subarticle. It's regrettable that many articles about important India-related topics seem to be characterized by poor organization, poor writing and a lack of critical distance.  Sandstein   07:12, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep: Article is referenced and clearly contains notable information.  It would be a good merge candidate, as indicated by others, if there were editor consensus that a merge was appropriate.  If you think the article is weak, then be bold and improve it.  Ebikeguy (talk) 15:55, 21 May 2011 (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.