Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Border

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

The result of the debate was no consensus, defaulting to keep. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 20:51, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Portal:Border[edit]

This portal is not chiefly about borders; it's a clever POV-fork in portal space. The main article Border is featured, and a few links to List of land border lengths, etc, but the prominently featured content is along the lines of: Tom Tancredo, Eurabia (with a featured flag madeup by the portal author), Mexica Movement, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, Jihad Watch, these are immigration issues, not border issues, and they all document anti-immigration POVs. <eleland/talkedits> 07:20, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak delete - I can see how the topic could potentially be made into a portal, but I have to agree that the focus of the content certainly seems to be on the U.S.-Mexican border in general and immigration in particular. That being said, I am not ready to call it a POV fork, as it could just as easily be a product of systematic bias. Still, the effect is the same, and so I'm leaning towards deletion in the absence of more universal content. --jonny-mt 16:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong keep - This portal is about a controversal topic. But I do think that borders and immigration are connected and that this portal is neutral.Tre2 17:16, 9 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tre2 (talk • contribs) — Tre2 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Keep - I think portal was created to accompany the creation of a WikiProject relating to the subject, with discussion on the subject now being at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Archive#Borders. Subject is notable enough, but I acknowledge that the extant content of the portal can and should probably be modified. I don't think that's necessarily enough to call to have it deleted, though. John Carter (talk) 18:15, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep - There are only political correctness reasons to delete this portal.Cmmmm 21:07, 9 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmmmm (talk • contribs)
  • Delete without prejudice to creation of Portal:Borders, or rescope and rename - the topics of "borders" and "immigration" are distinct, and I agree with the nom's assessment that (whether deliiberately or by accident) the portal does not live up to its intended/supposed purpose. Black Falcon (Talk) 17:48, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Conceivably, one could write a great portal regarding borderlands, but the stridency of this particular portal is unmistakable and should be eliminated with a strong message against such propagandizing. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:48, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep everything that's nominated for MfD, especially stuff that's as cool as this. Obuibo Mbstpo (talk) 18:00, 15 March 2008 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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