Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WikiProject National anthems

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The result of the debate was Keep, but may be userfyed by reasonable request of only contributor (presumbly until safely set up). Hedley 00:15, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:WikiProject National anthems

Firstly, I know this is a WikiProject. However, the success of Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/WikiProject Addressing Anti-Jewish Bias has prompted me to create a VfD for this project. My reasoning is that, like several WikiProjects, there is no interest in it whatsoever. In two and a half years only one 'edit' has been made to the page, which was adding it to a category ([1]. Also, i'm unsure theres any need for such a WikiProject. Certainly, when it gets this inactive (the creator was an anon who hasn't edited since 2003) it should just be deleted. Hedley 17:00, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

• Delete If there are clear criteria for deletion of WikiProject pages, someone please point me to them, otherwise I will assume that total inactivity for a year is a reasonable benchmark. -Harmil 17:32, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
• Comment I'm not sure that it would be wise to set a policy of permanently deleting WikiProjects, even if they are inactive. A new set of wikipedians could conceivably find the project interesting and be able to work on the foundations of those before them. Perhaps some method of archiving them would be better. --BaronLarf 21:03, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
  • Well, given the state of this one, theres nothing to archive. Its three years of bear bones - One list, a badly spelled introduction sentence, and some comments about renaming it which were made in 2002. I doubt theres anything worth keeping anywhere. Hedley 21:14, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Granted, there are few people who are interested in national anthems (like me). However, unlike the one VFD mentioned above, this is not dealing with POV but of national symbols. Plus, if the main concern is about who will run it, then I will. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:44, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
• Keep since Zscout will run it. Kappa 23:52, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Zscout370 wants to run it, and I agree with Zscout370's argument about difference between the two WikiProjects being compared. —Markaci 2005-07-14 T 03:04:10 Z
• Delete long term inactive project. JamesBurns 08:27, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - wikiprojects have no expiration dates. I would not suggest deleting wikiprojects (unless they are potentially offensive) if they are inactive or even if their purpose would have been fulfilled (which I do not think would happen any time soon). Interest in a specific wikiproject waxes and wanes just like everything else in this world. Note that I am not active in any wikiproject. Maybe Wikiprojects could find a way to periodically try to attract interest of new contributors? - Skysmith 11:21, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but rename to fix capitalization. The difference between this one and the anti-jewish bias one is that this one is pushing verifiable information, while the latter is pushing POV. We have a category for this, Category:Inactive WikiProjects. Radiant_>|< 12:18, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete Long term inactive project, and I don't buy the archival argument. There is nothing to archive. Hiding talk 07:11, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
• Question, can it be moved to my user space after the VFD is finished? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:57, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
  • I'd say so, as your the only person interested in it. Theres three votes (one yours) relating to your willingness to run it. Three keep are for not deleting Wikiprojects, three are delete. As the only 'contributor' to it, userfication shouldn't be a problem. Hedley 00:02, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
    • Ok, just let me know when it happens, please. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:04, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
      • VfD is closed, feel free to move it. Hedley 00:15, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

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