Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NoToPope Coalition


 * 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   Delete. BJ Talk 02:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

NoToPope Coalition

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This article has no/few sources, and doesn't establish how the "group" is important or significant. It's more or less blatant advertising, as it exclusively promotes some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become even remotely encyclopedic. Their are thousands of atheist/raelian/socialist groups in the world, and most are hardly noteworthy; this is no different. I mean, if you're part of the group or hold it's views, you may see it as significant, but in reality, the wider world is not affected by it's presence, and doesn't even no of it's existence. The article doesn't even establish what the group does (if anything), what their goals are, their core beliefs etc. The only reason this article was created is because anti-WYD advocates wanted to heighten their profile on the internet, since the Australian print media and television/radio stations are relegating their "stories" to footnotes. The article is essentially a fluff piece about a non-notable group trying to gain publicity. Alice Mudgarden (talk) 12:38, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. - Alice Mudgarden (talk) 12:38, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Or Merge with World Youth Day 2008 (although there's hardly any salvageable, notable information).


 * Redirect to World Youth Day 2008, and allow a merger to there if there is anything worth merging that isn't already there. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 14:02, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Even the one reference supplied barely mentions the group. They'll be completely irrelevant in a week anyway. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:23, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete A flash in the pan publicity stunt, with no evidence of permanent notability. Ecoleetage (talk) 17:08, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - The group is temporary alliance of anti-Catholic organizations that will almost certainly cease to exist after World Youth Day. There is actually more information in the World Youth Day article about the group than there is in the actual article. Merging the article is pointless because the only information that isn't in the World Youth Day article is a partial list of members. Gudeldar (talk) 18:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - Just another publicity stunt. Hapsala (talk) 22:56, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * STRONG DELETE Athiests complaing about religion. Portillo (talk) 01:53, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Retain or re-direct or Merge, do not delete. This could be marked as a stub. I helped expand it, with links. I do not think it is ads. It is notable due to court grant of the right of free speech. I am a closed Catholic and is against atheism. But atheism is also protected by constitutions. The links are important and show the value of this fundamental right. As lawyer and jurist, I consider this, more of cultural and legal article than religious. Definitely it is not ads. If only it had template stub, it could metamorphose to a good article. Just sayin. --Florentino floro (talk) 08:50, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - The isssue is not about Catholicism vs Atheism and all of that, it is about whether or not this group is notable - which it isn't. The group is not recognised as significant by traditional media and the internet, so this article is hardly necessary. P.S, to the above user, your positions as a "juror" and a "lawyer" in real life (if that really is the case) carries absolutely no weight at all in matters related to Wikipedia's content. Frvernchanezzz (talk) 08:55, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - This is propaganda to this group. User:trs (User talk:) 08:55, 19 July 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.180.161.122 (talk)
 * Merge with World Youth Day 2008. The protests against the Pope's visit are worth covering, but I don't think this group needs its own page - particularly since its 'notability' is likely to prove extremely temporary. Essentially, this is a group notable for one event, and while the event is notable, the group is not. Terraxos (talk) 15:33, 23 July 2008 (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.