Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of diplomatic missions of South Ossetia


 * 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. The 2 "delete" !votes challenge the notability of the country, not whether or not this article should exist. Otherwise there's no consensus to delete. Opinions on keeping and merging are both sound so I'm going to choose not to stick a big purple tag on the article. The merge discussion can continue on the article's talk page. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:24, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

List of diplomatic missions of South Ossetia

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Non-notable list of diplomatic missions for a widely unrecognized nation. Merge into the South Ossetia article at most, and delete. Tyrenon (talk) 08:09, 4 June 2009 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:09, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge to Foreign relations of South Ossetia. Items on a list do not have to be notable, only significant and verifiable. Drawn Some (talk) 10:57, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Yes, it's very unrecognized, but regardless even if there is a single Embassy established there, I think that we should mention it. That's why this list exists - as lists for all other diplomatic missions around the world (including list for other paritialy recognized territories). Alinor (talk) 05:48, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 12:05, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (country)-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 12:05, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Calling yourself a country doesn't make you one. 71.3.53.121 (talk) 15:33, 10 June 2009 (UTC) User:71.3.53.121 made 19 WP:JUSTAVOTE and WP:JNN AfD recommendations in less than 30 minutes after being templated as a single-purpose account on WP:Articles for deletion/Chain smoking — Rankiri (talk) 16:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Merge and rd to Foreign relations of South Ossetia. JJL (talk) 00:12, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The "country" isn't that notable since the vast majority of the international community doesn't even recognize them. Niteshift36 (talk) 00:15, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge to Foreign relations of South Ossetia per Drawn Some. Also, the first pillar says that WP incorporates elements of Almanacs and Gazetteers, and I believe that lists such as this one--provided the info is verifiable--qualify as includable under this provision. Yilloslime T C  01:28, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, after a fair bit of thought. I disagree with Niteshift36 that South Ossetia "isn't that notable"; I think it's received a positively huge amount of coverage in reliable sources.— S Marshall   Talk / Cont  03:05, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge with Foreign relations of South Ossetia. Better to have a single, more substantial article than two stubby articles. Majoreditor (talk) 04:08, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Despite the fact that South Ossetia is not recognized by most countries, it is still the de facto government of that region and is currently recognize by Russia and Nicaragua. The government is not some micronation. It should not be merged since other countries (whether fully recognized or not) have articles in the same format as this. --98.154.26.247 (talk) 07:40, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Just improved the article. It is a shame that politics find its way into Wikipedia deletion debates. We are here to document notable encyclopaedic items. If there are embassies/consulates it is notable. 212.188.108.144 (talk) 10:00, 11 June 2009 (UTC) — 212.188.108.144 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Merge As others said.  Expand once (and maybe when) the country gets more international recognition. Corpx (talk) 14:00, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep A standard Wikipedia entry. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 17:26, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to the foreign relations article: tiny list that's not likely to get much bigger any time soon, and (unlike lists such as List of counties in Delaware) doesn't provide in-depth information on its subject that isn't already being provided at another article. Nyttend (talk) 18:01, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment (Keep)  I  oppose to merge the article because if you take a look at Category:Lists of diplomatic missions by sending country (can't put on the link), it is appropriate to stay in this format rather than merge with foreign relations. In addition, look at the List of diplomatic missions in South Ossetia, it is the equivalent of this article. Therefore if this article is merged then shouldn't that article be merged also? --98.154.26.247 (talk) 07:53, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
 * (About the crossed out keep word) This is a misunderstanding. An AfD discussion is never a vote. Sometimes I and other editors have to put a template to remind people that the AfD discussion is to reach a consensus that are agreed by most or all of the people, not by a majority vote. Furthermore, my purpose of adding a "keep" in a parentheses is just a supplement to my comment. I know that I already expressed my support of keeping the article, but the remark can quickly express what my comment is about and what side am I supporting as I made my comment here. --98.154.26.247 (talk) 01:36, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * whilst it is not a vote, editors are not permitted to say keep or delete more than once. LibStar (talk) 07:40, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Foreign relations of South Ossetia, these missions do not have official status as most countries do not formally recognise South Ossetia. LibStar (talk) 07:53, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep routine. We do one of these for every country, because the list is genrally quite long and fits better as a separate article. DGG (talk) 05:40, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge into Foreign relations of South Ossetia - given almost no one grants recognition and that is unlikely to change, we may as well fold it in elsewhere. Also, 98.154.26.247, let's not be absurd: just how do you expect this to be "rescued"? - Biruitorul Talk 02:11, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not being absurd. Article Rescue Squadron is a group working to prevent worthwhile, yet sometimes badly written articles from being deleted. I didn't made up the name by myself. Also, see this category page for yourself. Almost every country in the world, despite of their recognition and the number of diplomatic missions, have a similar article there. Why shouldn't this country have the article in same format in order to maintain integrity of that category? --98.154.26.247 (talk) 01:36, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep there's room for improvement beyond a mere laundry list and the list as a whole is a notable topic in military history.  Them From  Space  18:45, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep/merge. No reason to delete but if an appropriate parent article exists a merge could make sense since there is so little here.  -- Banj e  b oi   08:18, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to Foreign relations of South Ossetia. The list will remain short in foreseeable future, and its contents will fit in one or two lines of the parent article (itself quite laconic). NVO (talk) 12:08, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep (1st preference) or merge to Foreign relations of South Ossetia, there is no reason I can see to delete this. Thryduulf (talk) 19:34, 16 June 2009 (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.