Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/P.A.W.S.


 * 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. No arguments for deletion, period. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:38, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

P.A.W.S.

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I was Contacted By PAWS San Diego. They wish for the article to be deleted. Most data is inaccurate, they will have a volunteer recreate the athletic when ready. They are not affiliated with PAWS an Francisco Charles E. Keisler (talk), A+ Network+ and Security+ Certified 20:17, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep your paws off. PAWS San Diego wants to delete an article that is also about the San Francisco organization? Just delete the San Diego section. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:51, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep we really can't delete an article simply on their say-so without a good reason. Also, their volunteers should generally avoid editing the article for COI reasons. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  23:09, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:13, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * The volunteer is supposed to correct the data which are inaccurate (COI allows for correction of factual data), and not "recreate the athletic". COI is meant to reduce the bias on articles. Rewriting it would probably introduce bias, so the article is a Keeper, if not even applicable to SNOW-closure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by One.Ouch.Zero (talk • contribs) 11:36, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep But badly needs sourcing♦ Dr. Blofeld  12:39, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The "Pets are Wonderful Support" concept has ample coverage in reliable sources. (and GScholar also seems to have a decent amount of literature on PAWS's concept of pets as patient support, if anyone's interested). The current article's references to "chapters" and (in the infobox) to San Francisco as the "headquarters" may be inaccurate; based on the San Francisco group's website, they have encouraged the formation of P.A.W.S. groups in other locations (and even have a "start-up kit") but each local organization is independent. So we'll need to revise the article accordingly. --Arxiloxos (talk) 14:42, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Also: I'm not sure about the periods in the current title of this article. The San Francisco organization's website doesn't seem to use them.  The San Diego organization does, mostlyu. A random check of a few of the other PAWS groups seems to indicate than some do and some don't.  On the other hand there are lots of notable organizations (and other subjects) called "PAWS", see Paw (disambiguation).  Some thought might be given to whether this article is correctly named. --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:11, 6 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep per Arxiloxos. -- Joaquin008  ( talk ) 20:39, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - this is a national program, not just limited to California. Disclosure: I have given time and money to that program in Albany, New York. Bearian (talk) 21:56, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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