Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michel Aoun - A Lebanese Perspective


 * 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 of the debate was delete. Resistance is futile! Mailer Diablo 17:54, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Michel Aoun - A Lebanese Perspective
Apparently intended to be a POV fork of Michel Aoun, which is currently protected due to disputes. PROD contested by author. Sandstein 08:32, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, most or all of the material covered in Michel Aoun.Bjones 14:01, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per Bjones. No Guru 16:59, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, legitimate concerns should be taken to the Michel Aoun talk page and consensus reached there. POV forks are not a solution.--Isotope23 21:26, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per above --Khoikhoi 06:51, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * DO NOT DELETE This article is the Lebanese version, whereas the protected article represents the Syrian perspective --Lebanese Historian 07:44, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * APPEND THIS ARTICLE AT THE END OF THE PROTECTED SYRIAN PERSPECTIVE This article is the Lebanese version, whereas the protected article represents the Syrian perspective --Lebanese Historian 07:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete A transparent POV fork after having been prevented from POV-ing the original article.--AladdinSE 21:01, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Lebanese Historian, please read the talk page. CG 08:27, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Keep this article and remove the protected version developed by AladdinSE because it is purely biased, inaccurate and does not comply by Wikipedia's standards. Fares_S 01:06, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * KEEP THE ARTICLE. This version should become the original MICHEL AOUN article. accurate 03:07, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment to Lebanese Historian, Fares_S and accurate: I have no idea about the issues here, but please read WP:POVFORK. Content disputes must be settled in the main article. Creating your own preferred version is not allowed. Sandstein 06:56, 19 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Definitely KEEP. This article is by far more objective and accurate than the version that has been published and blocked. NaylaM 01:06, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment to Sandstein: Dear Sandstein, Thanks for your concern. I appreciate your initiative to settle this issue in a fair manner that abides by Wikipedia's regulations.


 * In order to give you a first flavor about the issues at stake, I would like to refer you to the following website that shows the result of a poll undertaken during the coming week and targeting around 100,000 Lebanese citizens (Sample representing 3% of the WHOLE LEBANESE POPULATION).


 * PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE:
 * http://lebanonvoting.com/index.php?vote=4


 * Then, I would suggest that you read the biased article developped by AladdinSE that totally contradicts the Lebanese opinion reflected by this poll, and many other polls that reflect the opinion of the majority of the Lebanese people.


 * It is not acceptable to delete the Lebanese version and to retain and protect the Syrian NEGATIVE AND BIASED version developed by AladdinSE.


 * I would propose that you APPEND this article along with the Syrian version of AladdinSE, as a starting point for discussion. We could afterwards discuss every detail, in order to reach some common understanding, and develop TOGETHER a unified version characterized by historical objectivity.


 * Thanks for your cooperation and understanding,
 * Fares_S
 * Hello, Fares_S. It may well be that the present version of Michel Aoun does not reflect the view of a majority of Lebanese. However, this is not important here.


 * First, Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view, not from a Lebanese (or Syrian, or Swiss, or American...) point of view. So what all of you should do is work on a version of the article Michel Aoun that fairly presents all points of view, for example like "Lebanese think that he did X, while Syrians think that he did Y".


 * Second, this debate is not about the content of the article Michel Aoun. It is about whether the article Michel Aoun - A Lebanese Perspective should be kept. Wikipedia policy is clear here: It is a POV Fork and must be deleted for this alone. It does not matter if it is the best thing ever written on Wikipedia. Take what's good about it and use it to make Michel Aoun better.


 * Best regards, Sandstein 05:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. Great article!! Very objective. The best I've ever read about this topic. Recommend to keep!! TammamS 12:12, 20 March 2006 (UTC) -- This user has two edits in total. Sandstein 05:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)


 * KEEP. We should keep this great article GC 12:25, 20 March 2006 (UTC) -- This signature has been forged by User:128.103.108.239. Sandstein 05:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete this POV fork and move important information as per Isotope23. Green Giant 02:21, 21 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment: I urge administrators to take action against blatant Sock puppetry used to push bias and POVs in Lebanese-relatred articles as well as to influence this vote.--AladdinSE 00:25, 22 March 2006 (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.