Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WikiProject Islam:The Shia Guild

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The result of the debate was No consensus. --malathion ^talk 06:11, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam:The Shia Guild

Totally inappropriate. A POV based dividing of editors works against NPOV policy, not towards it. Wikipedians should work together, not as US vs THEM but as a whole. Dividing people, classifying them into distinct group, is how ghettos form, and how racism starts. To try this is to claim that editors of belief X must all believe what everyone else of belief X is. US vs. THEM, is a false dichotomy. Truth is not black and white, there are many many shades of grey. To push one POV, or to try to balance only one side of the scales, leaves the other side unbalanced, making the system push naturally toward the POV of the balancing side. This is not appropriate. This is not right. This is not a wikipedian way of behaving.

• Delete ~~~~ ( ! | ? | * ) 19:23, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, nonsense BillyCreamCorn 21:45, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. I believe this is a good faith project. Also, I don't think there is anything wrong with having a project, that is designed to make sure that a specific PoV is not misrepresented, according to Wikipedias NPoV policies. -- Karl Meier 21:59, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, NPOV must be built by representing all sides. Kappa 00:50, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep as with the two above. --Striver 02:21, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. -- Darwinek 08:07, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, Per nominatorGateman1997 16:34, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Delete ridiculous.  Grue  19:49, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. edit constitution for NPOV. mikka (t) 22:23, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
• KEEP. This vote shouldnt even be taking place, and is clear evidence of malicious intent against Shi'a religion and editors. If youre going to delete this Wikiproject, then also be consistent and delete the following Wikiprojects:
  1. Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement
  2. Wikipedia:WikiProject Jehovah's Witnesses
  3. Wikipedia:WikiProject Buddhism
  4. Wikipedia:WikiProject Judaism--Zereshk 17:05, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

It wouldn't be up for VFD if it was like those 4 projects. But it isn't. It is explicitely for editors with a single POV, not a single interest. Wheras those 4 projects are for anyone interested in their subject, whether pro- or anti-, this "guild" is explicitely for people only with one POV. ~~~~ ( ! | ? | * ) 18:34, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Certanly not, where did you get that idea from? --Striver 11:39, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

• delete __earth 17:06, August 10, 2005 (UTC) zereshk, its not malicious intent. Shia could still be dicussed under Islam. FYI, 3 others guilds within project islam, namely sunni, SIIEG and another one that I don't remember are being considered for deletion too.
• Keep ObsidianOrder 10:54, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

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