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828:. (note that i have a partial understanding of how merge is done, how content is transferred, so its possible im off base) until this becomes an actual position, or has significantly more coverage, it appears to be a minor news event being used to promote discussion of the issue. ill pass on the author of the article being part of this, that could be fixed, though he needs to understand how COI works. i think on balance this is just not notable on its own, but is a minor part of the mens rights movement. regentparks comments are quite germaine regarding the quality of the references. 560:. The article is about a 'proposed government office' and the Telegraph article makes it quite clear that there is no such proposal in existence. One MP calling for a minister for men in a single parliamentary debate does not make it to the level of a 'proposed government office'. (If we took every single suggestion that every single parliamentarian has made in parliament and used that to assert notability, we would be in big trouble!) (I know you're a borderline keep but these two sources are really giving more reason to delete than to keep!) -- 169: 501:
The Telegraph reference says a 'cross-bencher had a novel solution to youth unemployment. Lord Northbourne wanted a Minister for Men," and then goes on to say that Lord Falconer, the Minister of State, Cabinet Office said that this was not a serious question. We apparently have a case where a single
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article mentions the idea only in passing, I think it serves to situate the idea in its broader context (the same idea and rationales used to percolate in students' unions and in the lobbies of NUS Conference, FWIW). At any rate, this is as close to a borderline case as I'd ever be willing to keep,
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is inapplicable: In a nutshell, it requires that an "article should fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by a reliable source, and should do so in proportion to the prominence of each." It expressly contemplates "articles specifically about a minority viewpoint...."
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redirect ("M&R"), or expressed support for a M&R when the nomination closes. Given this state of play, two things seem clear: that there isn't a consensus to delete, and one is unlikely to form in the day's run time left on this AFD. We're headed toward a no-consensus close. Can I invoke
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Thusfar, I see three users supporting deletion, (the nominator, RegentsPark, and Drmies) and five users who oppose deletion (myself, Artw, Mercurywoodrose, Mas 18 dl, and Pointillist). All the users opposing deletion except Artw have either predicated their opposition to deletion on a merge and
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Well, the New York Times reference is a passing tongue-in-cheek reference to a generic idea of a minister for men (as the yang to a minister for women's yin). It does not say that there is a 'proposed government office' of this sort, not even as an implication. I don't see it as a meaningful
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as stated above, and therefore it rightly deserves to be a page (an entity within its own right) on Knowledge (XXG). What's even more scandalous about this article being nominated for deletion is that it is packed with high quality, sufficient and trust-worthy references.
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I can support such a conclusion. By including the issue as just one part of a larger item on Men's Rights, I believe Knowledge (XXG) will have struck the proper balance between giving the issue its visibility without giving it the undue validity of its own article.
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is simply not covered by the bare statement that it has been. That Lord Falconer, qua the representative of a government with no intention of adopting the proposal, was dismissive of the concept is unsurprising and has little bite. While you're correct that the
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There are a range of sources and references which support this as a valid, sufficient and high quality article within its own right. It has had quite a bit of attention and I am in agreement with person above; Knowledge (XXG) has a
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page (regardless it exists is inconsequential), however, I suggest reverting this article back to its original/initial - past form as it carries more info in regards to this particular topic. --
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The several single-purpose account contributions to this discussion were attempts to pervert our processes through sockpuppetry. I have struck the discussion contributions.
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issue is tricky, but, mutatis mutandis, I'm persuaded by the references collected in the previous AFD that we have sufficient sourcing for at least a brief article (cf.
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and I agree with individual near top of this material - It should not have been nominated for deletion and should be reverted to initial version.--
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apparently frivolous reference in parliament that has been dismissed as non-serious is elevated to the level of 'proposed government office'. --
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The article points to sources noting that it was raised in both the Lords and the Commons. If it has been proposed, it has been proposed - by
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The Times article does not mention 'minister for men' in the same sense as this article at all and cannot be considered as a source to meet
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There are holes in the nomination; in connection to the delation criteria of which this article has been nominated for (in question). --
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topics like thse ones do have a place on Knowledge (XXG); but i do not agree with person below, i don't think it should be merged with
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per Mercurywoodrose. An interesting subject, sadly I don't believe it has enough reliable sources for its own article. --
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to propose that we save ourselves time and bother, close the AFD now, and add the M&R templates to this article and
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page (Yes, I understand that that exists within the cabinet), however, in connection to this, this certain article is a
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If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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policy, addressing how much weight is given to various views within an article, as opposed to a policy like
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as it is a separate ideological point of view on a certain political concept, therefore it should stay.--
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is the only applicable guideline, and this article skates about as close to the line as I get before
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The result of this debate is consensus to keep, but merge and redirect. This is a good candidate for
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The article seems to be an amalgam of a few opinions and the topic doesn't appear to be notable. --
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That would certainly seem to be the consensus so I've no problems with merging and redirecting. --
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and as my comment above hopefully made clear, I won't lose any sleep if consensus is to delete.
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to having created the article with the express purpose of furthering his cause, this violates
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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I have struck out this attempt to pervert the course of debate through sockpuppetry.
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I have struck out this attempt to pervert the course of debate through sockpuppetry.
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I have struck out this attempt to pervert the course of debate through sockpuppetry.
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However, you are invited to participate and your opinion is welcome. Remember to
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Perfectly reasonable article which can be built upon. Many references as well.--
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to the topic. I further believe that, because the author has admitted
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supplies the rule of decision. We have coverage from the BBC, the
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can be, well, rinsed out. I've done some cleanup on the article.
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The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.
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policy addressing whether an article ought to exist at all. The
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page: more people will read it and fewer will vandalise it. -
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among Knowledge (XXG) contributors. Knowledge (XXG) has
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astonishingly it does seem to have the sources to meet
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Please see my comment on the sources above. Thanks. --
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