Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Lebanese people in Curaçao


 * 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   merge to List of Lebanese people in the West Indies.  MBisanz  talk 17:01, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

List of Lebanese people in Curaçao
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I don't beleive this is enough content for a stand alone article nor is it notable. I wouldn't know where to merge the contents if at all, so deletion is a likely alternative, so I brought the article here for discussion. If the page contents could be saved by merge it is perferable. But deletion is the best option right now. Outback the koala (talk) 03:23, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. There are a number of similar lists for Haiti, Dominican Republic and some other countries in the West Indies. If this is not kept, perhaps they could all be merged into List of Lebanese people in the West Indies. Pburka (talk) 03:58, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree with that proposal, if the discussion yeilds a keep. Outback the koala (talk) 04:31, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * To be clear, I proposed this merge as an alternative to deletion. If the article is kept I see no reason to merge it. Pburka (talk) 01:42, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * My mistake, a poor word choise. I simply meant thats a good logical suggestion I would be open to. Outback the koala (talk) 04:32, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge per the proposal above. Also please note that I fixed the links in this AfD - you're supposed to replace the PageName with the article name. Lukeno94 (talk) 10:11, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep as Is The West Indies is a very diverse region and the region's nation should be kept apart. The region's countries are distinct in their languages nd cultures. What's next? Lumping the U.S. and Canada together? Keep article as is.--XLR8TION (talk) 16:08, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The thing is, the number of notable Lebanese people in the West Indies is not going to be particularly high, and there are far less people in the combined West Indies than there are in Canada or the USA, so that comparison doesn't work. Lukeno94 (talk) 21:25, 28 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Sovereign states and dependent territories should not to be lumped together. It's insulting, wrong, and misleading.Therefore your opinion is weak.--XLR8TION (talk) 01:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Insulting me doesn't help, and I'm not insulting any country at all. The West Indies is a relatively low-population area; there is no justification for all these small articles whatsoever. There are two people in this list; making this list completely pointless on its own. Also, it's an internationally known region, not some made-up mishmash, so they SHOULD all be grouped together. Lukeno94 (talk) 08:59, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lebanon-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:28, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:28, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:28, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge per the suggestion above. I don't think something like List of North American ports is insulting to any of the countries listed. Siuenti (talk) 17:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - the term "West Indies" is rarely used for the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, so "List of Lebanese people in the Caribbean" would be better. The article says "people of Lebanese descent" - since much of the immigration occurred in Ottoman times or during the French mandate, the distinction between Lebanese and Syrian is murky. Per common usage, "Syrian-Lebanese" or "Syrian and Lebanese" would be much better. Finally, contrary to what some have said, the number of prominent people in the Caribbean of Levantine Arab descent is actually pretty high and includes at least one Prime Minister (two if you used the cultural designation of West Indian that includes Belize) and a substantial proportion of our prominent businessmen. Guettarda (talk) 21:16, 29 November 2012 (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.