Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nauru-United Kingdom relations


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The result was   keep. TravellingCari 01:57, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Nauru-United Kingdom relations

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Trivial relationships described. Not every couple of countries need this article. Check Articles for deletion/Kosovo–Nauru relations. Magioladitis (talk) 22:37, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.   —Magioladitis (talk) 22:38, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Given history of Nauru and the UK, particularly in relation to the phosphate mines on Nauru, and the joint-administration of Nauru by Australia, New Zealand and the UK, there are notable relations to be expanded upon on this article. A WP:STUB is not reason to delete. --Russavia Dialogue Stalk me 22:41, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Oceania-related deletion discussions.   -- Russavia Dialogue Stalk me 22:44, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.   -- Russavia Dialogue Stalk me 22:45, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep: unlike Kosovo Great Britain indeed has non-trivial relations with Nauru. There is a potential for a good article Alex Bakharev (talk) 23:28, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Just because you don't live in Nauru doesn't mean its relationships to other countries don't matter. Fumoses (talk) 23:56, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - the UK has had historic links with Nauru since WWI. It was part of the British Western Pacific Territories between 1914 and 1921. Smile a While (talk) 00:36, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - Nauru was a former German colony until it was invaded by Australia in 1914. In World War II it was shelled by the Germans and occupied by the Japanese, almost leading to the decimation of the Nauruan population.  After achieving independence Nauruans were amongst the wealthiest people in the world per capita, for a while owning the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere and running a play in the London West End.  Collossal mismanagement led to hard times, forcing the Government to do the dirty work for the US concerning North Korean defectors, and Australia concerning Afghan asylum seekers.  In short, for a country with a population of around 10,000 it has a pretty wild history, and thus I cannot believe that something important cannot be found concerning UK-Nauruan relations.
 * Delete, trivial intersection of countries and part of a very long list of non-notable X-Y relations articles. Stifle (talk) 13:25, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Has potential to be a reasonable article given the history of relations which is not just a trivial relationship.Davewild (talk) 21:36, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - merely being a stub at this time is not a criterion for deletion. Wily D 12:19, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, can be expanded in the future, relevant topic. --Soman (talk) 11:37, 23 October 2008 (UTC)


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