Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Somaliland Independent day


 * 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   Move to Independance Day (Somaliland). Spartaz Humbug! 03:13, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Somaliland Independent day

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This orphan article is duplicative of the existing article Somaliland. It contains no major content not already covered in that article and the title is slightly wrong, so there is no point in making it a redirect. An article about the independence day itself might be justifiable but this article doesn't actually cover that topic. DanielRigal (talk) 21:19, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Somalia-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 01:03, 21 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Only one sentence about independence, only one of the two references mentions the date.  Somaliland has 73 references, so this is likely to be a notable and interesting topic under the correct name with sources, this title and this article should be deleted with prejudice.  Unscintillating (talk) 03:39, 23 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - I agree 100% with the nominator that the article was dreadful. And the article title is probably not a good choice with Independence Day (Somaliland) probably being a better choice.  However, the topic is notable as there is coverage of the Independence Day celebrations in Somaliland.  The Voice of America has coverage.  A google news search shows plenty of articles related to the celebration of indpendence including stuff like meeting with Donald Rumsfeld, renewed attempts of formal recognition; many of the articles include descriptions of parades and other gatherings. I've stubbed the article to basic fact, but there's probably more that can be added that is specific to the celebration of the day versus Somaliland in general. -- Whpq (talk) 18:59, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Why not start a new article? It seems logical that since the topic of this article is not English, that any sources that reference such a title would by definition of English not be reliable.  Unscintillating (talk) 00:41, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Huh? The article was in English. -- Whpq (talk) 01:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I have no idea what I said that was not clear. When I said "topic", I was referring to "Somaliland Independent Day".  There is no such thing, it should be "independence" not "independent".  Your work that you have put in on the article could have been used to create a new article, now the technicalities are increasing because there are good edits on top of something that could have been easily deleted.  Unscintillating (talk) 23:28, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Looks like a real holiday. The title should be modified and the article should be expanded with the references found, but I don't see the need for deletion here. Qrsdogg (talk) 14:58, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment And then the original title must be deleted.  Unscintillating (talk) 23:28, 25 May 2011 (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.