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Can't really see how this list is suitable for Knowledge (XXG)'s article space, it seems to simply be a directory/linkfarm of largely non-notable organisations that have the words "...Without Borders" or "...Sans Frontieres" in their name. They could all in theory have some inspiration from the name
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I've cleaned up the list by removing non-notable entries, so at least the article has has a proper list-based article format. I'm still undecided as to whether this is a compelling organizational concept. There are sources out there that treat
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This is a trivial grouping by shared name. The things on the list may all be similar, but it will exclude many other similar organizations that have a different name form. This is not a grouping by any common characteristic of the
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organizations as a conceptual whole, but I haven't found much in depth discussion of the concept or defining attributes, other than being international in flavor. --
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A lot of people have contributed to this list, presumably thinking that it is worth that effort.
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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I agree that this grouping isn't compelling and doesn't belong in an encyclopedia.
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to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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