- 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. Sandstein 07:38, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
- Letter George Washington Mohammed Ben Abdallah 1 Dec 1789 ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View log · Stats)
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This is not an encyclopedia article. This is a transcription of a historical document with a brief summary of the document's contents. I understand that the page's creator has good intentions by rewriting an 18th century letter that's hard to read in its original form. But Wikipedia is not the right place to do that. The transcription belongs on Wikisource. It does not belong here. Also, the title is totally ungrammatical. If the page is kept, it will have to be moved. Simon Peter Hughes ( talk) 12:57, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
- Well, looking around, I can see the letter quoted or mentioned briefly in some sources, but I don't think that any of it constitutes the sort of in-depth, intensive discussion to be considered a notable letter. The title is not pretty, much of the article is simply the text in full, and it contains some unsourced analysis/summary/paraphrasing. This should indeed be on Wikisource, not as its own article. It would be helpful to mention the letter at Morocco–United States relations and Mohammed ben Abdallah, though. Delete. GAB gab 01:25, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
- Delete or userfy until the author has a chance to recreate it on wikisource. It so obviously belongs on s:Author:George Washington I'm almost itching to do it, but that would rob Justanyone of the attribution due for his work. for (;;) (talk) 08:52, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
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