- 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 keep. Liz Read! Talk! 22:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
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There is a major lack of sources for verification. Ktkvtsh ( talk) 21:45, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction and fantasy-related deletion discussions. Ktkvtsh ( talk) 21:45, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy Keep as no coherent policy-based deletion rationale articulated, see NEXIST. Many sources such as this readily available in Google Scholar which even in snippet/preview view substantiate the bare facts of the organization as stated in the article. This is transparently a real, venerable, and notable science fiction society that's been commented upon in the academic press: precisely the sort of thing Wikipedia should cover. Jclemens ( talk) 22:26, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: In addition to Jclemens' source, there are several pages about the organization in The Immortal Storm: A History of Science Fiction Fandom, published in 1954. I also found a 1944 newspaper article from the Ontario Expositor about the American and Canadian branches of the organization: " Fiction Stranger Than Truth, State Fans of Fantasy". Toughpigs ( talk) 22:42, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: The major problem with this page is that it lacks inline references, which someone has decided consitutes a reason for deletion. It just needs work. This page details an important part of the science fiction fannish world and, as such, needs to be retained. Perry Middlemiss ( talk) 22:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:12, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- Speedy keep: This is an institution of many decades' duration. AfD should never be used as a method of asking for improvement in citations. (Full disclosure: I was briefly a member of FAPA, and am still a member of another SF a.p.a.). -- Orange Mike | Talk 04:38, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
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