Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/North American monetary union
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
The result was Withdrawn - a merge seems the best way to solve this. Will (talk) 18:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] North American monetary union
cites no sources, OR, possible POV piece. Cites few sources and reads like OR. Will (talk) 15:40, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
- Weak Delete. A google search on "North American Union" reveals what seem to be dubious hits with the exception of this one: Urban legend of "North American Union" feeds on fears. If it is to be kept, it needs a complete rewrite, since it's presented very straightforwardly. Moonriddengirl 16:06, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
- Speedy Keep, but to a previous version - This is NOT the way to handle a single, disruptive user who keeps reverting the changes of others over the course of one day. The origianl article needed a lot of work, but is was basically NPOV. A comparision of the primary docuement with the above piece on the NAU reaveals a huge difference - the primary source deals with the actual pos and cons of a monetary union of North America along the lines of the Euro, and did not get into the urban legends at all. Please, this AFD should be speedied as Keep, and the disruptive user dealt with individually. However, if the article s allowed to stand as it is as basically a conspiracy piece, then it should be deleted, as such materail has no place on Wikipedia. - BillCJ 17:39, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
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- The AFD process was not designed to be an excuse to avoid discussions. While the Speedy keep was being overturned, I found the very similar American currency union, which has abundant sources. I was in the process of proposing a merger of the two pages when the AFD was refiled. I sincerely hope that the American currency union is not nominated for deletion soon, esp. by the same editor. That would be vary sad indeed. - BillCJ 18:45, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
- Keep. Whatever the state of the current article, currency union is a concept discussed by serious people in serious venues. E.g., Diane Francis, "A good marriage: Loonie-Greenback: Now is the time to discuss currency union with the U.S." Financial Post, October 3, 2002, p. 3 (quoting the opinions of various economists on the viability and desirability). In the decade or so before that, it was an idea that arose regularly in Canadian circles. There's surely an article to be written about this. Bucketsofg 18:38, 28 July 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.
