Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cuban Arco Progresista (Social-Democratic) Party


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) — Theopolisme ( talk )  00:01, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Cuban Arco Progresista (Social-Democratic) Party

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Entirely to promote party - created by single use account, no other contributions, deletes tags. Jamesx12345 (talk) 23:00, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Completed incomplete nom. &mdash; Train2104 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cuba-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:44, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:44, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
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 * Keep I favor a relatively low threshold for inclusion of articles about political parties, especially for opposition parties in one-party states like Cuba where natural opportunities for coverage by reliable sources are constrained. That being said, this party easily meets the general notability guideline. Spanish Wikipedia has a better referenced article that could provide sources for expansion of the article in English, Partido Arco Progresista. A Google News Archive search for the Spanish name "Partido Arco Progresista" yields a fair amount of coverage, such as this article about a 2010 party congress, this 2008 article about the party's stand on cooperation between Cuba and the European Union and this article in a German publication about the party and its leader. Frankly, I fail to detect a promotional tone, though the article can certainly use expansion, referencing and copy editing. This is a matter for the normal editorial process, and deletion is not the solution, in my opinion.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  03:34, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cullen328 and other sources such as this book. Phil Bridger (talk) 15:28, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - Per WP:NONPROFIT, "organizations are usually notable ... if the scope of their activities is national or international in scale" (as a national political party is) *AND* if information about the organization is verifiable by "multiple third-party, independent, reliable sources"; citations provided by User:Cullen328 and Phil Bridger provide the sources. --Lquilter (talk) 15:04, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - I echo Jim/Cullen's sentiments that we should have a comparatively permissive attitude towards the inclusion of political parties, their leaders, and their youth sections. This is the sort of material that a comprehensive encyclopedia SHOULD include. One of two social democratic opposition parties in Cuba, per the page on the group in Spanish Wikipedia. Sourcing is not what it should be and it appears the organization's website is down; nevertheless, the sourcing Jim provides seems sufficient. Carrite (talk) 05:52, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
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 * 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.