Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of commanders of the LTTE


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The result was  keep, nomination withdrawn. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 12:10, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

List of commanders of the LTTE
I'll Withdraw this nomination.


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 * Delete, The LTTE article already links to the major commmanders of the LTTE; the others are insignificant and dedicating a page to them doesn't make sense. HumanFrailty (talk) 22:22, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 22:36, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 22:36, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a valid list, almost all the entries are sourced and it is definitely not possible to have the entire list on the main article. The article is in need of clean-up and restructuring, but that is an editorial problem. - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 22:39, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The thing is there is no need to have this list. They are only notable in relation to the LTTE. HumanFrailty (talk) 23:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * That notion fails to offer any argument against keeping this article. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 23:20, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The LTTE article discusses what there is to discuss about the LTTE and specific articles handle the major commanders. Wikipedia is not a directory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_wp_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_directory

Does that offer a suitable argument, Nishi? HumanFrailty (talk) 02:13, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The name's Nishkid64, not Nishi. By your standards, I suppose we could use the "Wikipedia is not a directory" argument for all lists. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 19:13, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

This one article consist many names, keep it as it is informative.-Iross1000 (talk) 03:40, 29 July 2009 (UTC).
 * KEEP:
 * KEEP: Useful info, and I see no reason to remove any of it.--Icemansatriani (talk) 06:42, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Per WP:LIST thsi article provides information to readers and researchers, navigation and future development of articles. All apprently backed up by WP:RS sources and written in a WP:NPOV manner. Taprobanus (talk) 13:23, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Per WP:LIST and as per SpacemanSpiff it is well sourced.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:18, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Ltte military commanders are self-named. they are not conventional standard and are not real commanders. and as all these listed terrorists are now dead why bother. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.118.161 (talk) 06:17, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The LTTE was one of the most formidable militant groups in history. They were in many ways like a conventional army. The Sri Lankan Civil War was one most deadliest wars in recent history. Therefore the LTTE's commanders deserve a mention in Wikipedia. There are many lists of military commanders on Wikipedia, usually within the main article, but the LTTE article is already way too long to have a list added to it. I do however think the article can be improved. Obi2canibe (talk) 20:46, 29 July 2009 (UTC)


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