Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Co-operative living arrangements

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The result was Keep. JERRY ^talk _contribs 15:28, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Co-operative living arrangements

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No references, definitely some original research and not really encyclopedic Pollytyred (talk) 01:08, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

• Comment - this is certainly a notable subject, but I assume it must already be covered elsewhere on Wikipedia. If it is, we could handle this with a merge and redirect, as well as encouraging this (apparently very industrious) new editor to contribute to that article. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete Essay that weaves together a bunch of original research (well, opinion, really) around concepts already covered elsewhere, e.g. cohousing or roommate. While there are aspects these hold in common we would really need something well-sourced to make an article here. --Dhartung | Talk 06:17, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
• Weak Keep an article can be written on this, and this is not a bad attempt to do one, though it was apparently done as an essay . Add sourcing, and it might well be OK. Has anyone tried? DGG (talk) 08:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
• Keep References plus both internal and external links have now been added. This is not "original research" but a brief summary of existing knowledge on this topic. This summary information does not exist anywhere else in Wikipedia. This topic is notable due to the recently increased interest in co-operative living alternatives. This article focusses on the actual arrangements that people make in these situations and provides a valuable reference for those who are considering these possibilities. AfD status should be removed.Speers (talk) 22:38, 4 February 2008 (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.