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Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians

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Delete - This article needs to be deleted, because:

1. It doesn't include any reliable source since it was created some years ago;
2. It gives fake information about the congress that never existed. Konullu (talk) 14:04, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

EyyubVEVO (talk) 14:10, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Delete - Please delete this page as it does not refer to any reliable source, which is expected, as there were no such Congress. Ricardo Shaxvelyan. 94.21.93.77 (talk) 14:18, 9 February 2013 (UTC) This template must be substituted.

Yeah, "Ricardo Made-up-Armenian-name-yan". Good to see Misplaced Pages's traditions of sock/meat puppetry are still alive and well. Have fun! --Folantin (talk) 21:49, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Delete - It tries to give false information about an organization that never existed and no reliable source since it had been created. ahuseynov86 14:28, 9 February 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahuseynov86 (talk • contribs)

Strong keep (Now REDIRECT - see below) Evidence that this existed is given, for example, by Stephen F. Jones in Socialism in Georgian Colors: the European Road to Social Democracy (Harvard University Press, 2005), page 259: "In late September , the Congress of Eastern Armenians was convened, representing all parties and organizations. The Dashnaksutiun had 113 of the 200 or so delegates." Google Books reveals other references to its existence. --Folantin (talk) 14:34, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

• Update: redirect to Armenian National Congress (1917). Almost certainly the same thing, much better sourced article.--Folantin (talk) 20:28, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
• Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Log/2013 February 9. Snotbot  t • c »  15:06, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Comment. I searched for the name of this congress in the book you mentioned and search results show that it was mentioned only once which was small body of the organization in South Caucasus (articles about small bodies of similar organizations are not subject to the separate WP article), this article misinterprets the facts and overestimates its role. I also searched on Google and Google Scholar, they also show zero result that can be considered reliable third-party and verifiable source. Best, Konullu (talk) 17:34, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

No, it's mentioned in books such as Hrach Tasnapetean's History of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (1990). Moreover, it's now obvious this congress is the same thing as the Armenian National Congress of 1917. (In fact there is a disambiguation notice on Misplaced Pages saying this at the top of the page here). See below. --Folantin (talk) 17:45, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Delete No sources provided, dubious article. Hittit (talk) 15:58, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. LlamaAl (talk) 16:17, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Delete Article has no reliable sources, facts cannot be confirmed neutrally. --Verman1 (talk) 16:27, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Comment Um, try using Google books. The existence of this congress is now established using reliable sources. --Folantin (talk) 16:41, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

It's also becoming increasingly apparent that this is simply another name for the Armenian National Congress held in Tbilisi in 1917, which is very well documented indeed. See, for example, Richard G. Hovhanissian The Republic of Armenia: The First Year 1918-19 (University of California, 1971) page 16 ff. --Folantin (talk) 16:53, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

• Keep if the sources that Folantin mentioned can be added, then I think we have enough to establish the truth and notability of this Congress. Howicus (talk) 17:00, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Comment It should probably be renamed as Armenian National Congress (1917—18) (not entirely sure when it ended) or something like that, as Armenian National Congress appears to be its most common name in English. Unfortunately, there is also a modern coalition called Armenian National Congress, so this would mean some disambiguation. --Folantin (talk) 17:06, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Delete - As you mentioned, I read in the book "Socialism in Georgian Colors" one sentence about "Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians". However, I don't think that one sentence mentioned in one place is enough to create one wikipedia article. Alismayilov (talk) 19:03, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Delete per all the above "delete" arguments and per user:Folantin. "Strong keep" implies a POV position, especially if it is based on a one-sentence (or one time, I have not read the book) reference in a book which is not a monography. --E4024 (talk) 21:22, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

There's a strong bias on this page but it's not mine. It's pretty obvious that the "Congress of Eastern Armenians" Jones (in his Harvard University Press publication) is referring to is simply another term for Armenian National Congress (1917) and should be redirected there. In both the "Congress of Eastern Armenians" and the "Armenian National Congress", the Dashnaks "had 113 of the 200 or so delegates." --Folantin (talk) 21:39, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Comment While we are discussing here, one of the users defending the "strong keep" option at the beginning, later a merger (merger with an article that s/he is the creator of :-) makes me feel like we are being kind of ... (could not find an approppriate word). Do other people not think there is something weird here? Am I the only one who feels this way? Admins, please, this is a snow and speedy delete. (Not voting twice.)We are facing a smoke-screen here. --E4024 (talk) 23:28, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

What the hell is your problem? I've provided evidence, based on books, that the Congress of the Eastern Armenians and the Armenian National Congress of 1917 are one and the same thing. I have consequently created a new article at Armenian National Congress (1917), given that that is its most common name in English. It has extensive sourcing. It is encyclopaedic. A simple redirect will solve the problem of the many pages linking to the Congress of Eastern Armenians. Everyone interested in building an encyclopaedia should be satisfied with this. --Folantin (talk) 09:03, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

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