Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of literary societies

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The result was keep. Nakon 01:09, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of literary societies[edit]

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WP:N Jx242 (talk) 08:40, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. At least some of the entries have their own articles and are therefore presumably notable. There's nothing wrong with a list of notable societies. Whether the redlinked ones should be there is not an issue for Afd. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:45, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Everymorning talk 14:15, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep WP:VAGUEWAVE. Andrew D. (talk) 19:26, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This does seem a parochial list, containing American university societies, but not for example the Académie Goncourt, Royal Society of Literature, etc. As someone had suggested on the Talk page, it could be better named as something like "List of American college literary societies" and considered as such? AllyD (talk) 20:22, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:07, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – A valid article per WP:NOTDUP relative to Category:Literary societies. Consider renaming the article to List of American college literary societies per content in the article relative to Category:College literary societies in the United States. NORTH AMERICA¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:08, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: This list seems to be redundant, given that college literary societies already exists and that page contains such a list--which is more complete, accurate and with more information. Potentially, maybe the list on college literary societies should be transferred to this page--or that list of literary societies should be moved to list of college literary societies, unless someone completes this page with a more comprehensive list of literary societies outside of college and the US? Ultimately it's just misleading and redundant. Jx242 (talk) 23:18, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The College_literary_societies#List_of_literary_societies_in_the_United_States list has greater information and references, and sits in an article describing the context of these College societies. Perhaps at some point that list should be split from its main article but as it stands the article presently at AfD is superfluous and lacking in references. AllyD (talk) 20:34, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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