Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swiss in Sri Lanka

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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:18, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Swiss in Sri Lanka

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the number of Swiss, 400, is very small. whilst the number itself is not a reason for lack of notability unless these 400 Swiss expats/migrants do something notable then it's not worth having a stand alone article. could not find anything specific [1] LibStar (talk) 23:24, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per the outcome of the deletion discussion at White Argentine. No evidence that "Swiss in Sri Lanka" are a notably distinct and unique cultural group separate from Swiss generally or Sri Lankans generally. Barring extensive coverage of the notability of this subgroup, the topic would be better covered in articles such as "Immigration to Sri Lanka" or "Demographics of Sri Lanka". - DustFormsWords (talk) 02:55, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Switzerland-related deletion discussions. cab (call) 03:55, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. cab (call) 03:55, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ethnic groups-related deletion discussions. cab (call) 03:55, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete "distinct and unique" has nothing to do with notability, and the reasons for deleting White Argentine were WP:OR issues specific to that article. However as LibStar points out, there's no evidence that this tiny community has any non-trivial coverage. News about Swiss diplomats organising talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government does not confer notability on the Swiss expatriate community of Sri Lanka. cab (call) 03:55, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

White Argentine was decided on the basis that, though there may BE "White Argentines", and some people may BE "White Argentines", there was no evidence of "White Argentines" as a topic of discussion in reliable sources, or of it being a term with a distinct, identifiable and well-known meaning used by any notable group. That's the case here - no evidence that "Swiss in Sri Lanka" are discussed in reliable sources separately from "Swiss" or "Sri Lankans" generally. But we're agreed that either way it's a delete here, so that may all be besides the point. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DustFormsWords (talk • contribs) 04:21, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete since there's no indication that this small group of people (presumably mostly diplomats and aid workers) have been the subject of significant coverage in reliable sources. There more of these articles I see, the more I think that people are just combining pairs of nationalities and host countries to come up with them. Cordless Larry (talk) 20:27, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is a small group and isnt really notable, so I might as well merge it into Immigration to Sri Lanka, after I make it.--Blackknight12 (talk) 04:56, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails notability. Ahmetyal 19:18, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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