Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Federation Against Drugs


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The result was   no consensus. henrik • talk  20:36, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

World Federation Against Drugs

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I can't find any indication of notability for this advocacy group. The only references I can find to them are from other advocacy groups (or advocacy groups claiming to be newspapers, like the one currently in the article). Unless there is evidence of the group being the subject of significant discussion in multiple independent sources, the article should be deleted. Qwyrxian (talk) 02:54, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The start of the organization is mention in the president Bush's National Drug Control Strategy Annual Report 2009, page 33 as an important part of a future anti-drug strategy An organization that hold conferences with participation of 50 non governmental organization is of public interest. Dala11a (talk) 16:21, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Here is an example from the website Drugwarant.com. The author obviously do not like WFAD but see its statements as a significant part of the ongoing discussion about Drug policy.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:21, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The inclusion in the NDCS annual report is a good one, and leans towards indicating the group is notable. But that still only leaves us with one reference--the drugwarant.com is a blog and probably shouldn't be in the article even if it's kept, per WP:RS. Do you have any more reliable sources that talk about this group? Qwyrxian (talk) 03:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)


 * WFAD was invited to the 4TH SESSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS FOR DRUG CONTROL AND CRIME PREVENTION in ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 28 SEPTEMBER TO 02 OCTOBER 2010.  The conference that WFAD arranged in 2010 is mentioned  in the International Narcotics Control Board  Report  of 2010 about  the World situation, Page 193 Dala11a (talk) 23:18, 14 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JohnCD (talk) 23:18, 14 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Ther is an article at peda.org, January 23, 2012: "International Drug Policy Groups Evaluate The Global Impact of Drug Legalization" that quote the chairman of WFAD Dala11a (talk) 23:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
 * PEDA does not appear to be a reliable source. This subject is borderline, but I think it still isn't quite notable enough.  Qwyrxian (talk) 09:36, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * How about this source, Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet in Norway, about WFAD, injection rooms for heroin addicts etc.Dala11a (talk) 23:30, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The text is not about WFAD. It is about UN conventions on drugs vis-a-vis safe injection rooms. Apparently two organisations submitted comments that included a statement by ICNB's president at the first WFAD conference. The Norwegian anti-drug organisations don't have their own arguments to why SIF would fly in the face of the UN conventions, but are refeering to ICNB and UNODC. However, the two latter's understanding of the conventions is in it self not important and the Department of Health goes on to side with the Department of Justice that previously had reviewed the issue. Steinberger (talk) 15:05, 18 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep WFAD is a mostly a confederation of anti-drug organisations and even if it is barly notable in it self, many of the participating organisations are notable as they are influential in their respective countries. WFAD's non-conference activities are not influential enough for notability, however. So I think the article should include a list to these participating organisations if it is kept. Some have Wikipedia articles already and others should have. Steinberger (talk) 15:26, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, B  music  ian  01:42, 21 February 2012 (UTC)


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