Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Ottawa Independent Writers

Hi Shawn in Montreal, Now someone more reasonable is weighing in. All right, let's look at really how the Ottawa Independent Writers match the criteria. Is the Ottawa Independent Writers a broad-based and inclusive organization? For Ottawa, it certainly is. It is and has been for three decades the largest group of writers in Ottawa. Does it provides cultural services to a large group of people? It certainly does. It has helped ten of thousands of people in Ottawa appreciate better the literary arts over its three decades of existence. I know several members who have been with the organization for more than 25 years and enjoy every one of its events. Please don't tell me I have a COI because I am well-connected to the literary community in Ottawa (where I don't live by the way). I have connections in Montreal and Toronto as well. Is the Ottawa Independent Writers increasing its reach to the population? Absolutely! All these services and events mentioned in the article demonstrate that the organization is dynamic and growing. How does this compare to other writers' organizations in Canada? I have mentioned the QWF (of which I am an active member). In many ways, the OIW exceeds the activities of the QWF and in other ways, the QWF is more active (I mention this because you are in Montreal). What about the Manitoba Writers Guild?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba_Writers%27_Guild Its wiki page has only one reference, i.e. its website. No news articles are cited. Why hasn't it been deleted? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Italian-Canadian_Writers. The AICW is a fine organization and does good work, but it is small and by far less active than the Ottawa Independent Writers, and I know and respect AICW members whom I personally know. The AICW website lists only one hundred members. How exactly is its notability more that the Ottawa Independent Writers? Really, I think that I have made my case. As a person extremely well informed about the literary community in Canada, I say let this wiki page stay and when others have the time and inclination, they should contribute to expanding on it as the Ottawa Independent Writers continues to offer its dynamism to Ottawa and Canada. 20:21, 29 April 2017 (UTC)Literary Muse (talk)