Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IPA2 (2nd nomination)

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The result was delete.. CitiCat ^♫ 01:15, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] IPA2

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I couldn't find any proof that this writing system is used anywhere else except the website PersianDirect.com . That organization calls itself "The Persian Linguistic Association", but it looks like a website operated by a few people and not an academic society. Most pages on that website, except the page that describes IPA2 are under construction and it also has a forum with almost zero messages. Searching Google for "Pársik IPA2" yields a lot of Wikipedia clones, but i couldn't find anything substantial that will prove its notability. Some people on the talk page proposed merging this into Romanization of Persian, but i disagree - a system that is only used by a very small group of people, who developed it by themselves shouldn't even be mentioned on Wikipedia unless there are verifiable external sources about it. Amir E. Aharoni 07:31, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Extremely interesting idea, but there is no realistic possibility of introducing the Latin alphabet under the Islamic Republic. Anyone can propose ideas like this, but until they make their way into Parliament, or at least are seriously taken into consideration by the academic community, they are not notable. --Targeman 20:37, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Comment: Right, but actually the Islamic Republic is not the major problem. If there is any proof that this system is used by Persian speakers outside the Islamic Republic, it will be notable enough for me and i shall call off this AfD immediately.

Curiously, the phone numbers on the PersianDirect.com website use the Iranian calling code +98. --Amir E. Aharoni 21:06, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I highly doubt this system is used by Iranians abroad. As you pointed out, the forum on persiandirect.com is all but inactive. Nothing on the internet attest to its usage anywhere. --Targeman 21:29, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Comment IPA always stood for the International Phonetic Alphabet. I'm surprised if the Islamic Republic of Iran has a program for introducing the Roman alphabet. I understand from above that there's an article called Romanization of Persian, however, and this seems to be a logical merge. Mandsford 22:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Don't merge, As i said, i would be opposed to a merger. This would present this system as one of the notable proposals, while it is not. Plus, i have grave doubts about the legitimacy of the "Romanization of Persian" article, too, but i'm still checking that.

Confusion with the International Phonetic Alphabet is indeed annoying, but that alone is not a reason for deletion. --Amir E. Aharoni 06:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CitiCat ^♫ 00:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

• Delete I find the nominator's reasoning convincing. Doesn't appear to have caught on or even generated significant discussion or interest beyond its own website. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:57, 20 August 2007 (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.