Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of amateur radio organizations (old)


 * 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 Keep. Non-admin closure per WP:DPR. Serpent&#39;s Choice 05:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

List of amateur radio organizations

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 * arbitrary & haphazard list of mostly external links delete Cornell Rockey 13:51, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per link farm. --Tainter 14:28, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:LIST. If this list were to include every amateur radio organisation, past or present, it would become stupidly long, and the topic doesn't merit a series of separate lists. Walton monarchist89 17:00, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * KEEP STRONG KEEP There isn't any point to delete it, but there is a reason to keep it. Before this article existed, this was the problem in Amateur radio by deleting this article you restart the horror of what was. This article isn't hurting anything... it might annoy you, but it does far more good than bad. Also this list includes active amateur radio organizations which transmit on a world-wide scale and can be heard all over the globe. Anonym1ty 22:54, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Might want to avoid the WP:ILIKEIT args. --Dennisthe2 00:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That wasn't a like it argument, it's a fact of life argument. I at one time thought the article wasn't a good idea (see article's talk page) and I changed my mind.Anonym1ty 15:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep At the very least merge into an article on amateur radio organizations in general. However, keeping this list seperate is preferable since these are major organizations in the field of amateur radio, not just 'hobby clubs' or small local clubs. If there can be a list of all the fortune 500 companies in wikipedia then our version of fortune 500 amateur radio clubs should be allowable. --The Great Radish 23:09, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep List has long outgrown inclusion in a parent article. Many links go to articles for individual organizations. StuffOfInterest 23:31, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep per discussion, but clean it up. We can't merge this, and this is one of those scenarios where keeping a list would be vital - many ham clubs aren't going to be in here for probably obvious reasons, but it is also one of those things that are better served by a list than a category. --Dennisthe2 00:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep and improve in any appropriate way. If the complaint is "arbitrary and haphazard," the solution is to provide inclusion criteria and organize it, not to delete it. Fg2 07:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * strong keep and clean up LazyDaisy 13:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - This list meets at least two of the purposes of lists indicated in the WP:LIST guideline. It provides valuable Information and structure for further Development. Each of the categories could potentially break off into their own wiki page (i.e. Amateur Radio in Africa, etc.), but until then, the links to the main sources provide access to information that would otherwise be difficult to access. thistlechick 17:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - This page is very useful, but it could be better if it were split up into a bunch of pages by geographical regions and interest group categories. Obvious categories include HF, DX, VHF/UHF, Repeaters, Microwave, EME, Digital Modes, RTTY, PSK31, CW, etc.  It is far too long as a single page.  Its usefulness will improve if it is split into a bunch of pages.  N8KH —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 158.147.83.143 (talk) 18:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC).
 * Keep. Borderline case at first glance as it is mostly external links.  But this is an encyclopedic topic, this is useful information, and a list like this does have a place in Wikipedia but would take up too much space in a more general article on amateur radio. Dragomiloff 00:23, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. This list centralizes a lot of useful information, although I tend to agree that it might be more useful if organized geographically.  ChardingLLNL 01:59, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Meets the criteria of being "encyclopedic" in that it provides broad based access to the scope and variety of Amateur Radio Organizations, Worldwide. It appears to have suffered from lack of knowledge by the organizations which should be listed, and secondarily the limited ability by those organizations to enter data in the required formatting. I suspect that now that many who were previously unaware of the page are aware of its existence and utility, it will gain entries with improved formatting and linkage as users learn to use the editing process more effectively. Perhaps the ARRL (American Radio Relay League) could assume a proactive role in better organizing and maintaining the data.   RoyRetreat
 * STRONG KEEP It's a useful reference list and avoids cluttering the main article. And how does it ever help Wikipedia to remove information????? 14:49, 31 January 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GCW50 (talk • contribs).
 * See WP:NOT a collection of random information. Please read policy before commenting, and please remember to sign your posts. Walton monarchist89 14:46, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
 * "'Strong Keep'" It's a valid list and maybe the only one of its kind with such a world-wide reach and coverage. Thanks. 2 February 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 30jimbo30 (talk • contribs) 13:27, 2 February 2007 (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.