Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cambridge University Law Society

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 of the debate was Keep. Yanksox 14:13, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cambridge University Law Society

The article makes clear what this is - a departmental social student society. Not noteworthy outside the confines of the department. Dr Zak 12:41, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes - it does. Oxford Law Society pointed out their page to us. So we thought we would follow suit. User: NWP20 1:45, 25 May 2006 (BST)

it is noteworthy outside the department. former members are huge in number,and derive from across the world. It is one of the oldest and largest societies from Cambridge University, and such a history should be recorded, acknowledged and appreciated! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.111.8.103 (talk • contribs).

The thing to do would be to provide verifiable evidence for this assertion, like reports from the local or preferably national news. Dr Zak 13:04, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Comment: There are 38300 Ghits.--Jusjih 13:10, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Only 94 of those are unique, though, and looking at those hits nothing says what those folks actually do. Dr Zak 13:18, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Is noteworthy in my opinon. Cvene64 13:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep well known, but I have put POV tag on, as it reads like a promo. Tyrenius 18:03, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I'm the guy who first created it. I was the out-going president. I made it sound self-congratulatory because... it was my baby, right? But this is a society of prestige - I could list you twelve ex-presidents who are now HC/CA/HL judges, senior partners in noteworthy Solicitors firms or in fact give you a life story of our Honourable President - Lord Mustill. (Legend that he is). I thought the point of wiki was that anyone could add. No-one had set it up before, so I did. I'm not entirely qualified to fill all the details - but isn't the point that it will gradually grow? User:NWP20 25 May 2006 19:07 (BST)

OK - I have now edited it of ALL "bias." Any other problems with it. (I know I'm not supposed to take this personally but I am - just looked at those Googles. The story about us not paying is FALSE - journo's, grumble.--NWP20 18:33, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep and rewrite Dlyons493 Talk 20:10, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep but Rewrite Oxbridge law societies are historically important parts of the English legal profession. This article should really focus more on history and influence than on student activities though Bwithh 22:56, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - there aren't too many organizations in the world that are significantly more important than this one. - Richardcavell 23:24, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep A poor article, but the number of distinguished former members must be quite enormous. Piccadilly 23:36, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and rewrite This is not just an average student society. (Although I think Richard may be putting it a bit strong) :-) Badgerpatrol 01:12, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per the comments above; not an average student society. Yamaguchi先生 01:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Per comments above. Give the editors a chance to improve the article. --Starionwolf 04:23, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

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 article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.