Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old Rajans Scouts Association

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 merge related articles to this one, and clean up.. There's no clear consensus that the topic is necessarily viable after that, so the merger doesn't exclude a later renomination for deletion. Sandstein 09:30, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Old Rajans Scouts Association

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A single scout group in a single college. We have almost never including articles on individual chapters of national associations. I note also the highly promotional wording: "It was a very refreshing and fascinating programme which any scout can remember with pride" There might be a point in a general article on the series of meetings, but the best way even to handle them would be to mention them in a single line in the article on the national association. see below for my further comment about merging into here DGG ( talk ) 04:43, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is one other possibility: a merge to Lake View Park International Scout Centre. DGG ( talk ) 06:20, 22 February 2013 (UTC) DGG ( talk ) 06:20, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:13, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:13, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:14, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge. It has become clear over many years now that individual Scout Troops or Scout Groups are hardly ever notable. A large number of such articles have been redirected or deleted. If the Scout Group is not notable, then an old boys association for a Scout Group is less notable. It should be merged with Dharmaraja College or Lake View Park International Scout Centre, but the content would have to be cut back considerably. --Bduke (Discussion) 21:36, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is the first ever old Scout association in Sri Lanka which has over 35 years of history. Up to now it has organised 7 international events. Beside its separate body, its not the Scout Group or the college. So I believe its notable enough to keep as a separate article in Wikipedia. I'l rewrite the article to avoid promotional wordings. Please keep this article in wiki. --Chandana.uduwela 03:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

- Rewrite the article to avoid promotional wordings. Please check & keep this article in wiki. --Chandana.uduwela 08:05, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. There is a trove of events related to this association currently nominated for AfD - and rightfully so, as individually they do not stand out. However, if the one or two sources for each of those articles are merged into this one, then this article should stand on its own. The problem seems to be that this association's content was spread out across multiple articles when it should have all been kept here. MezzoMezzo (talk) 10:00, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Single scout groups are not notable LGA _talk^edits 10:02, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non-notable promotion page. May merit a one line mention on another article. DiverScout (talk) 10:30, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. As suggested by MezzoMezzo, added all the event details in to this article. And also removed promotional wordings. So please keep this artcle. Chandana.uduwela 08:05, 25 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I am now inclined to support the suggestion that MezzoMezzo makes above. To explain it more fully the following articles have been deleted or are also at AfD:-

Dharmaraja Centenary JIM 1987 - at AfD which is still open but a merge here has been suggested.

RANSAI 2008 has been speedy deleted.

Rajans Millennium Jamboree 2000 has been speedy deleted.

RISGO Centennial 2013 - at AfD with the conclusion to merge here.

Rajans JIM 2003 - at AfD which is still open but a merge here has been suggested.

The involvement of this Scout Group and more importantly this Old Rajans Scouts Association, makes it significanlty different and more notable than any other Group I have heard about. I will strike out my comments above. --Bduke (Discussion) 06:58, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I am willing to agree to merging all the material here, if the article is rewritten in encyclopedic language. Taking everything collectively, there is probably enough notability. I'd withdraw the AfD formally, except that another editor has said delete. DGG ( talk ) 04:44, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DGG ( talk ) 04:44, 28 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per MezzoMezzo, there are enough sources to support notability if the other articles are merged here. --Cerebellum (talk) 16:45, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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