Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Island province

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Improvement seems mandatory though. (non-admin closure) Rcsprinter (message) @ 20:17, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Island province

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The article is just a list of places fitting a particular term. It seems a rather unnotable list of areas, that would be massive and unwieldy if fully filled. As an article, it seems like more of a dictionary entry than an encyclopaedia one. CMD (talk) 16:34, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. 15:21, 15 August 2012 (UTC) • Gene93k (talk) 15:21, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and expand following the line of island country and list of island countries. 218.250.143.183 (talk) 21:43, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, TheSpecialUser ^TSU 01:37, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and improve - Contains elements of a valid list article per WP:LISTPURP, and the overall topic has received coverage in reliable sources to varying degrees. Examples: [1], [2], [3]. Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:00, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The overall topic was not mentioned at all in those sources. They're each simply about a province that happens to be made up of islands. It's not a notable juncture, anymore than mainland provinces would be. CMD (talk) 15:33, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.