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==FAR of [[Civil Air Patrol]]== |
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Please read [[WP:EL]]. [[Wikipedia is not]] a link farm. Links should only be added if they contain ''encyclopedic'' information relevant to the article. I have reverted those additions. -- [[User:Mwanner|Mwanner]] | [[User talk:Mwanner|Talk]] 23:45, 10 June 2006 (UTC) |
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==[[Civil Air Patrol]]== |
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Hey JColgan, I think the [[Civil Air Patrol]] article has graduaed to an FA and I wanted your input. The only problem I see is one {{Citation needed}} tag. <small><span style="color:green;">'''''I'm</span> </small>[[User:Flightx52|Flightx52]]<small><span style="color:red;"> and</span> [[User talk:Flightx52|I approve this message]]'''''</small> 20:51, 16 April 2011 (UTC) |
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Said link provides an appropriate resource for residents of those areas, namely non-profit programs. |
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It is not commercial or inappropriate to those areas.[[User:JColgan|JColgan]] |
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:''Please'' read [[WP:EL]]. [[Wikipedia is not]] a link farm. Your proposed standard— all resources appropriate to residents of an area— would allow ''hundreds'' of external links in any article covering a population center. ''Please'' don't start making up your own standards. |
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<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning orange.svg|48px|alt=|link=]]</div>A discussion is taking place as to whether the article '''[[:Delaware County Youth Initiative]]''' is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to [[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]] or whether it should be [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deleted]]. |
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The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Delaware County Youth Initiative]] until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines. |
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:Further, your editing history on the [[Delaware County Youth Initiative]] article makes it clear that this is ''not'' a disinterested addition on your part. It may not constitute spam in the ordinary sense of commercial interest, but it is not far off. I am going to remove these links again. -- [[User:Mwanner|Mwanner]] | [[User talk:Mwanner|Talk]] 15:55, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.<!-- Template:afd notice --> [[User:The Squirrel Conspiracy|The Squirrel Conspiracy]] ([[User talk:The Squirrel Conspiracy|talk]]) 04:43, 24 March 2020 (UTC) |
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::You will notice, for instance, links to a country club that is not in the municipality listed. Both DCYI and HCI links provide information on programs and events in those communities, without requiring a link to each individual group - Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Explorers, Venturing, "cadet" programs (Sea Cadets, Civil Air Patrol, etc.), clubs, after-school programs, etc. A standard of a portal to that information reduces the need for such links and provides relevent information about and to those communities.[[User:JColgan|JColgan]] |
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:::The portal notion would be fine, ''if'' there was any need for links to community service. There isn't. And the existance of the link to the golf club link means nothing-- it too should and will be removed. If one bad link deserves another, we're in big trouble. -- [[User:Mwanner|Mwanner]] | [[User talk:Mwanner|Talk]] 16:29, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
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::::Except they are the living, breathing piece of the community - beyond stats on population and race. They include the churches, schools, and other establishments that actually make up those communities.[[User:JColgan|JColgan]] |
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:::::That's fine-- so ''write'' about them, but don't ''link'' to them. There's a major difference. The only place a link to these orgs belongs is the article ''about'' the orgs. See [[WP:EL]]-- [[User:Mwanner|Mwanner]] | [[User talk:Mwanner|Talk]] 16:46, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
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::::::I thought writing about, say, a major regular community event or a major organization would be more along the lines of advertising than linking. Am I wrong? Both organizations are big parts of the communities and are offically recognized by their governments, but culturally, this county has more of a habit of allowing NPOs and NGOs to do things rather than creating governmental offices. I would appreciate your insight.[[User:JColgan|JColgan]] |
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:::::::You have already written an article on the [[Delaware County Youth Initiative]] which no one is complaining about, and I can see no reason why we couldn't have an article on the [[Healthy Communities Initiative]] and/or [[Rose Tree Media]], if they are sufficiently [[WP:notability|notable]] to deserve articles. We have hundreds (thousands?) of articles on commercial establishments, from [[Avon]] to [[Zipcar]]. The only restrictions are that they be sufficiently notable, and that the article be npov and encyclopedic. And (as per [[WP:EL]]), articles may contain an external link to their official website(s). |
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:::::::Events, too, though the notability standard might be more difficult to reach with an event article. But see [[Terry Fox Run]] as an example. -- [[User:Mwanner|Mwanner]] | [[User talk:Mwanner|Talk]] 17:25, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
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::::::::Thank you for that. When I get the time, I am planning to do an article on the Healthy Communities Initiative at the national level. Since, for instance, HCI is integrated with the school district/municipalities, would it be appropriate to have a section in one of those articles (perhaps instead of an independent article?)[[User:JColgan|JColgan]] |
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(Time for a margin reset) |
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If the local group is doing something unique, then it might make sense. You could also add a ==See also== wikilink in articles on locales pointing to the article on the national org -- at least I'm not aware of any standards saying that's a no no. (I should have thought to suggest that before). |
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Just keep in mind that what you're writing is an encyclopedia, not a community resource directory. I apologise for harping on this, but as Wikipedia's traffic ranking grows, more and more people are starting to look at us as a great way to gain traffic, and it's getting pretty intense-- I spend more and more of my time here trying to keep external links in check. |
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Cheers! -- [[User:Mwanner|Mwanner]] | [[User talk:Mwanner|Talk]] 19:17, 11 June 2006 (UTC) |
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 5 March 2023
FAR of Civil Air Patrol
[edit]Civil Air Patrol has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here.
Hey JColgan, I think the Civil Air Patrol article has graduaed to an FA and I wanted your input. The only problem I see is one [citation needed] tag. I'm Flightx52 and I approve this message 20:51, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
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Nomination of Delaware County Youth Initiative for deletion
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Delaware County Youth Initiative is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Delaware County Youth Initiative until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 04:43, 24 March 2020 (UTC)