Talk:Southern Provinces

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This should be integrated into the article for Western Sahara.

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Should have a map too.

[edit] Delete Article, integrate into Western Sahara

I fail to see the point of this article. It is merely duplicative of the Western Sahara information and frankly no English speaker (ex-Moroccan) ever refers to the Western Saharan territory as "Southern Provinces." This is merely Moroccan agit-prop, and while it may very well be provoked by the rather excessive amount of Polisario pages, I see no reason why one sin should justify another sin. (collounsbury 17:54, 15 March 2007 (UTC))

Some months ago, an editor, S710, had proposed that both "the Southern Provinces" and the "Free Zone" be merged with "Western Sahara", and be deleted as separate articles. They could be separates paragraphs in the WS article. But some people out there refused that the free zone article be merged and insisted on it being separate. No one cared about the Southern provinces, which was merged since then until I restored it. If you mean to revive the idea of S710, I strongly support it. If you mean just targeting this article, no, Southern Prov. and free zone are both POV in my opinion and you can't deal with one without the other. --A Jalil 21:21, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

There's a seperate article on the Free Zone? Good lord. Yes, I would merge the bloody lot of it together rather than having all these confetti articles hither and thither. I had no bloody idea the Free Zone arty existed. Bloody nuts. Bloody Hamada and it's got more artys than some major countries. (collounsbury 18:58, 20 March 2007 (UTC))

True, there's a million. But conflict, interests, etc. Wonder if there is an article for "hamada", by the way...

As for merging or deleting, I don't mind either way, as long as all relevant info is preserved somehow, and both articles are treated the same way. Arre 03:21, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Yep. There are more articles on Western Sahara than I would say 20 african countries grouped together. The backer plan II in 2003 was such that many taught that with the Republicans in office and with a high caliber diplomat as Baker asking for the plan to be forced on the parties, many jumped to the idea that "that's it". Militants and Polisario support groups started grow like mushrooms. On Wikipedia, some militants had such a zeal that you would think they behave as if someone (high in Polisario)is checking every day how the boys' are managing. The reward will come later when the long-awaited republic will be a reality. I remember I told koavf (but he never listens), and I tell Arre now, that whatever we write, and how much we disagree on things, all we write here changes nothing on the ground, and will never do. Expect fish to live outside water, but don't expect Morocco giving away the "Southern Provinces". The rest is just B*******. Cheers. --A Jalil 10:18, 21 March 2007 (UTC)