Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of state visits to the Philippines


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The result was   Nomination withdrawn. LibStar (talk) 23:57, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

List of state visits to the Philippines

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whilst visits can be verified, this list serves little encyclopaedic value and be easily covered in relevant bilateral articles. If we had List of state visits to the United States, it would be several thousand entries. If a single visit is notable it is best served in articles like Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to the United States. also nominating:
 * List of state visits to India LibStar (talk) 06:38, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philippines-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:37, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:38, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:00, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep I completely fail to understand your rationale. Both of the two articles are well sourced. (10 and 29 respectively, greater than most average stub articles). Your other rationale that "If we had List of state visits to the United States, it would be several thousand entries" is also incomprehensible. We do not judge a article by the criteria that it has a US counterpart or not. Hence speedy keep. The Legend   of Zorro  09:15, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * state visits worldwide are almost a daily occurrence, is it Wikipedia's job to record every single visit? My 2nd point is this series of articles just creates a precedent for other similar class of articles. Perhaps next List of overseas visits by Queen Elizabeth II. LibStar (talk) 09:40, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * You're too late, see List of state visits made by Queen Elizabeth II Siuenti (talk) 10:41, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * May be we should start making List of state visits to the United States also. The Legend   of Zorro  10:46, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I suspect that people would be surprised at how comparatively rare they are. --AJHingston (talk) 11:22, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep, a natural grouping of moderately notable events. Trying to find these by navigating bilateral articles would be extremely inconvenient. Siuenti (talk) 09:41, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep State visits have a diplomatic significance that distinguishes them from other sorts of diplomatic encounter, or the relevant head of state deciding that they would just like a holiday somewhere. The question of which heads of state have made one to any particular country is a reasonable search topic for an encyclopaedia. There are problems with the List of state visits to India article in that the two lists include visits that are not actually state visits in the formal sense, but that can be cleaned up. --AJHingston (talk) 11:14, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment I fail to understand the relevance of the proposed US list. Different countries may merit different article structures to convey notable information thoroughly and effectively. romnempire (talk) 18:04, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
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