Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/RefugePoint
- 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 delete. No valid argument was brought up by the clearly canvassed voters. Owen× ☎ 05:02, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
RefugePoint[edit]
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Sourcing is largely not independent and the remaining sourcing fails to provide significant coverage. Fails WP:NORG and WP:GNG. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
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- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Organizations, Kenya, Switzerland, and Massachusetts. UtherSRG (talk) 11:42, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. Key information about the organization, including its mission statement and how many people it has reached have changed. Abfdesigns (talk) 20:19, 8 May 2024 (UTC) — abfdesigns (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- "It has a mission statement" is not relevant. Almost every organization has a mission statement. DS (talk) 04:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. The mission statement for this organization was recently updated and the new changes reflect this. Editor has updated this wiki to be less promotional/more neutral, as well as added multiple external sources. Alipapp7 (talk) 17:37, 13 May 2024 (UTC) — Alipapp7 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- "It has a mission statement" is not relevant. Almost every organization has a mission statement. DS (talk) 04:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. I opened many of the refs and none supported notability. They were trivial mentions, routine coverage or tangential. This is a small organisation and not suitable for inclusion. Desertarun (talk) 13:15, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Desertarun, thanks for your feedback. I genuinely want to improve this page and provide accurate and helpful information. I am not sure what the standard for what constitutes a small vs large organization, but I noticed that many organizations that would be considered "peer" organizations to RefugePoint also have pages, such as HIAS, Women's Refugee Commission, Church World Service, and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). I see that IRAP's page is flagged as a "stub" and has this note from Wikipedia: "This article about a philanthropic or charitable organization in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it." The page about RefugePoint is an article about a charitable organization, and the edits I suggested were an attempt to help Wikipedia to expand information about the organization and to update outdated information. If there are specific action steps that can be suggested to improve this page and avoid deletion, please advise. Thank you.Abfdesigns (talk) 15:59, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- You've given no valid arguments for keeping this. You need to read our notability policies, particularly WP:NORG. Further, your arguments amount to whataboutism, which is not an arguemnt that should be used here. The specifics you need to understand is that the sources need to fulfill WP:SIRS; if there are not three sources that all meet SIRS, then the subject is not notable, and therefore does not merit an article. - UtherSRG (talk) 22:40, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Desertarun, thanks for your feedback. I genuinely want to improve this page and provide accurate and helpful information. I am not sure what the standard for what constitutes a small vs large organization, but I noticed that many organizations that would be considered "peer" organizations to RefugePoint also have pages, such as HIAS, Women's Refugee Commission, Church World Service, and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). I see that IRAP's page is flagged as a "stub" and has this note from Wikipedia: "This article about a philanthropic or charitable organization in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it." The page about RefugePoint is an article about a charitable organization, and the edits I suggested were an attempt to help Wikipedia to expand information about the organization and to update outdated information. If there are specific action steps that can be suggested to improve this page and avoid deletion, please advise. Thank you.Abfdesigns (talk) 15:59, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 20:32, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
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