Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of members of the American Legislative Exchange Council

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) BusterD (talk) 02:02, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

List of members of the American Legislative Exchange Council[edit]

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WP:NOT Wikipedia is not a directory, it seems like this is an attempt to simply create a directory of any person or organization associated with this particular group. There are NPOV issues noted already but It seems to me like there is somehow a notability issue although I'm not sure how to classify it, the ALEC organization itself is notable but it seems like there isn't a notable reason to create a directory of all the members and associations of it on Wikipedia. Maybe I am wrong I don't delve into the administrative parts of Wikipedia much, but I thought it was worth bringing your attention to for discussion among wiser heads than I. Bystander1234 (talk) 01:09, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It seems to pass the guidelines for a list. It has clear guidelines for inclusion, it's limited in scope, it appears to be manageable. Although WP:NOTDIRECTORY, this really isn't a directory. It's more of a reference, which is OK. Roodog2k (talk) 15:50, 2 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep looks good enough for a list to me, this is not really a directory IMO. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 02:34, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The article could definitely use some cleanup to ensure neutrality in the intro and perhaps some reformatting so that the article is not one long list, but I do not believe the page needs to be deleted. Paris1127 (talk) 08:01, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There is ostensibly non-neutral commentary in the introduction but this seems to have been derived from normally reliable sources. It would be better if the claims were not being reported in Wikipedia's voice. However, I would suggest removing most of this material and referring to American Legislative Exchange Council which is the right place for such information (and which is better written). These are entirely editorial matters and provide no reason at all for deletion. The list article is notable in itself and it is well-referenced. Thincat (talk) 12:03, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Well-sourced with reliable citations and meet guidelines per WP:LISTN. Per previous comments, it needs cleanup, but there appears to be no valid reason for deletion.--JayJasper (talk) 17:01, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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