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The result was no consensus to delete, default to keep. Redirected to outreach until rewritten, because there's just no meaningful content here right now. Sandstein 21:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Community outreach[edit]

As it stands, its little more than a dictionary definition. I'm not sure how this could be improved into an article....I realize that the idea behind the term is important...but is there a better way to express it in an article? LegoTech·(t)·(c) 15:20, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Many notable organizations have a position for a Community Outreach Director/Advisor/Coordinator. Michelle Obama functioned in this role. I would say that the concerns expressed above are tantamount to a cleanup, not an AfD. MrPrada (talk) 17:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Very Weak ~~Keep~~Delete While I would normally agree with MrPrada, I do have to side with the nominator on this one. There is very little room for expansion apart from listing EVERY community outreach program there is, or, god forbid, naming all prominant community outreach directors like Michelle Obama. I say we can live without this article. Carter | Talk to me 18:46, 24 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete MrPrada is correct that the topic itself is notable, but it is a broad one that would require an enormous amount of expansion... and respectfully, this article in its present state seems to fail WP:NOT given its limited development. Townlake (talk) 19:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Community outreach is an important aspect and significant topic of not only economy, but to society also. Several books have been written only on this topic.

Community Outreach and Publicity by Kathleen Petrie, ISBN: 0888022301
Community Outreach Handbook ISBN: 0949469009
Community Outreach by Vincent T Covello, Erin Donovan, John E Slavick
Community Outreach: Focusing on Assessment (1997)
Community Outreach by Barbara Brown ISBN: 0894430149
Community Outreach by Edward Stemme
A Guide for Community Outreach by Shirley Kurz (1992)

At present the article too short and a stub and not well-written, but an underdeveloped article needs rewiring and expansion, not deletion. The article certainly need to be expanded and needs massive referencing. References can be easily found on this subject. What is need to do a general overview of the concept of community outreach, this should be written carefully with maximum possible sources. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 11:56, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Nobody's saying to salt the topic so it can never be written about. It just needs to be restarted; there's really nothing to salvage here. Townlake (talk) 15:21, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Delete as empty. The topic may be notable, but the article is not encyclopedic. We loose nothing by starting from scratch. Maybe some information and citations from the above potential sources could save it. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:44, 28 May 2008 (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.