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Despite the title the article is primarily about the representative office of Montserrat in London. Lacking secondary sources to demonstrate notability per
WP:GNG.
AusLondonder (
talk)
10:25, 21 April 2024 (UTC)reply
Comment: The current article is poor, but I'm certain that the topic is notable: after all, we're talking about the relations of the United Kingdom with one of its overseas territories! There should be some space somewhere for encyclopedic coverage of how the central government of the United Kingdom relates to (the government of) one of its overseas territories.
At the back of my mind, a history section could be easily constructed from existing content at
Montserrat. From a Geography class case study in my school days, I remember the UK government's
donations to Montserrat following its volcanic eruption received quite some coverage. Also,
this (non-independent) webpage from the UK Government can point to other important events or episodes worth mentioning.
Nonetheless, three concerns prevent me from !voting Keep:
Firstly, would any such article simply be a
WP:COATRACK? We would need to find some reliable, independent sources that discuss the topic qua topic, rather than a miscellany of "here's how the UK and Montserrat interact with each other".
Finally, I'm not convinced this is the best article title for the topic. It suggests that Montserrat is a sovereign state, rather than a self-governing territory, and that feels odd to me. And while I'd happily support a redirect or merge as a
WP:ATD, I can't find any appropriate target.
So, my instinct is that there is a notable topic here, but the current article doesn't do it justice, and I don't think the article title does either. I'm not sure if the topic merits a standalone article, and there's no obvious alternative to deletion.
IgnatiusofLondon (he/him â˘
âď¸)
16:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC)reply
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.
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.
Despite the title the article is primarily about the representative office of Montserrat in London. Lacking secondary sources to demonstrate notability per
WP:GNG.
AusLondonder (
talk)
10:25, 21 April 2024 (UTC)reply
Comment: The current article is poor, but I'm certain that the topic is notable: after all, we're talking about the relations of the United Kingdom with one of its overseas territories! There should be some space somewhere for encyclopedic coverage of how the central government of the United Kingdom relates to (the government of) one of its overseas territories.
At the back of my mind, a history section could be easily constructed from existing content at
Montserrat. From a Geography class case study in my school days, I remember the UK government's
donations to Montserrat following its volcanic eruption received quite some coverage. Also,
this (non-independent) webpage from the UK Government can point to other important events or episodes worth mentioning.
Nonetheless, three concerns prevent me from !voting Keep:
Firstly, would any such article simply be a
WP:COATRACK? We would need to find some reliable, independent sources that discuss the topic qua topic, rather than a miscellany of "here's how the UK and Montserrat interact with each other".
Finally, I'm not convinced this is the best article title for the topic. It suggests that Montserrat is a sovereign state, rather than a self-governing territory, and that feels odd to me. And while I'd happily support a redirect or merge as a
WP:ATD, I can't find any appropriate target.
So, my instinct is that there is a notable topic here, but the current article doesn't do it justice, and I don't think the article title does either. I'm not sure if the topic merits a standalone article, and there's no obvious alternative to deletion.
IgnatiusofLondon (he/him â˘
âď¸)
16:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC)reply
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.