Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taiwanese archipelago

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 delete. Black Kite (talk) 14:35, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Taiwanese archipelago

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Relisting per Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2012 February 8. I abstain. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 19:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Taiwan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:40, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I will add my argument later. In the meantime, I have brought this AfD up at WikiProject Taiwan. wctaiwan (talk) 05:22, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, per the sources listed as reference in the article, and submitted by several editors including I myself in the previous AfD and in the DRV. 218.250.159.25 (talk) 21:30, 15 February 2012 (UTC)Blocked as sock[reply]
Comment: Incoming links and redirects to this page should be restored for the time being. 218.250.159.25 (talk) 21:30, 15 February 2012 (UTC)Blocked as sock[reply]

IP comments added from Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Taiwanese archipelago--Jac16888 ^Talk 14:11, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, as a Taiwanese archipelago (separate from Islands of the Republic of China and the island of Taiwan) is not a recognised concept.

As a Taiwanese editor, I have not been taught the concept in my education or during everyday life.
There is little direct discussion of the concept in reliable sources, particularly ones dedicated to geography. This is despite the fact it would be quite a major concept were it widely recognised.

Google searches in English and in Chinese do not reveal much usage in reliable sources.
Assuming that it represents a serious effort at sourcing by those who argue for keeping the article, the sources in the revision at the time of writing are inadequate. See my analysis on the talk page.

I dispute the statement that "台灣諸島" means "Taiwanese archipelago" in Chinese. Instead, it loosely refers to "the (various) islands of Taiwan", with the meaning varying with time (Japanese-rule era / modern) and context. As such, references to "台灣諸島" are not evidence that a Taiwanese archipelago exists. wctaiwan (talk) 12:39, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete because I trust the analysis of wctaiwan. SchmuckyTheCat (talk)

Delete Wctaiwan's analysis is convincing. This article at best is about an obscure, non-notable concept, and at worst is a misleading synthesis of sources. After deletion, a redirect to List of islands of the Republic of China may be desirable. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 01:45, 23 February 2012 (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.