Talk:Open Europe

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Seems to be a one sided description of what Open Europe does. Dones't give a neutral description.

Agree. Reads like a Party Political Broadcast. --Red King 22:52, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I'll take a shot at cleaning it up a little, but I don't know if much can be done. I can't find much information about the group, other than what's on their own website. Liam Plested 18:54, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

This has clearly been written by somebody at Open Europe. posted at13:19, 12 July 2006 by user:Sharkinfested (Talk | contribs) per history

I've tagged it NPOV and Article for Deletion. It is irredeemable. --Red King 20:41, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why has this page been deleted again?

This organisation is a reputable think-tank (far more so than some of the one-man-and-his-dog outfits which have articles on wiki). See[1] and Stockholm network. So why has it been deleted? If it is NPOV surely it can be edited accordingly? Sceptic 12:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

It was apparently deleted as re-created text according to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open Europe. If you think it should be re-created, bring it up at Wikipedia:Deletion review. There are a few things that should change with the article before re-creating, such as removing all of the external links that are peppered throughout the article—select a few important, relevant ones and put them at the end of the article under sections "External links" and "References", where appropriate; another thing the article needs is references from outside sources, not just publications by the organization. The Guardian link is good, but it looks like it might just be in something like a business directory; events or actions covered by newspapers and magazines would be good. —Centrx→talk • 14:30, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

OK, thanks. I will look at deletion review page. The Guardian link is a Special Report, not a directory: "In this special report we profile Britain's leading thinktanks and explain what they are up to." [2]. How can I edit the article while it is still deleted? Sceptic 15:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

You could copy and revise a draft at User:Sceptic/Open Europe draft; make sure there is a link to it here if you use a different name. —Centrx→talk • 17:02, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I've put in a request to undelete it, but don't know how to access the deleted article to edit it. Sceptic 17:24, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

It seems to me that Open Europe is exactly the sort of body that should be listed here given its important role in UK politics. Just look in any newspaper and it is always being quoted. Alexuk 17:04, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First attempt at a NPOV re-write

I have placed a draft re-write at User:Sceptic/Open Europe draft. Any thoughts? Sceptic 18:41, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Open Europe (second nomination)

The result of this AfD discussion was keep.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  14:22, 28 August 2006 (UTC)