Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belizean people


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The result was   keep. Keep (non-admin closure)  D u s t i SPEAK!! 03:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Belizean people

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No such ethnic group has been recognised to exist, as far as I can tell:

1. At Belize's 2000 census (see p. 43 here, or here), no one is recorded as having self-identified as an ethnic Belizean. Belize is inhabited by Mestizos, Creoles, Garifuna, Maya, Germans (Mennonites), East Indians, and others. These are discrete ethnic groups that identify as such. They may start to call themselves "Belizean" in the future, but until that time arrives, it is not our role to crystalball.

2. Independent sources also do not refer to the existence of a Belizean ethnic group. There are certainly discussions of ethnicity in Belize (eg here), but these make clear the country's multi-ethnic character. It's definitely a subject worth discussing, but at Demographics of Belize, not in an article about an ethnic group no independent source treats as extant. Biruitorul Talk 23:33, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: Is this article even talking about a purported ethnic group at all?  I think it means "Belizean people" as in "folks who are from Belize," in the same vein as we have British people, Chilean people, People of the United States, and so on.  I don't see the problem; am I missing something?   Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 23:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The infobox is the one used for ethnic groups, although your examples do raise a valid point. Maybe until/unless this is expanded we could move this to List of Belizeans? - Biruitorul Talk 01:44, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think that's the right thing to do, since although the article does contain a list it also covers material that's not really listlike, such as "About 1 out of every 3 Belizeans now live overseas and outside of Belize." You're right that it's not much of an article yet, but I think the best course is just to tag it for improvement.  And as to the infobox, the other "People" articles I mentioned above seem to use the same one.   Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 03:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ethnic groups-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I think the nominator failed to read the first sentence of the article. It doesn't purport to be about an ethnic group. It's about people who are from Belize. —Largo Plazo (talk) 04:24, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, while I appreciate the nominator's hard work in finding and looking through census data and so on—something not too many editors would have the initiative to do—I think the nomination was predicated on an easy misunderstanding and should be withdrawn.  Glenfarclas   ( talk ) 06:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep We have articles about people from nearly every nation, and in this regard, it's no different than People of the United States, one of the suggested alternatives when one types in the phrase American people. I suppose we could should call it "People of Belize" to be consistent.   I'll resist the temptation to say "Oh, buh-lease!"  Mandsford (talk) 15:25, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Not about an ethnic group - agree with other commenters. Bazonka (talk) 17:32, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
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