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The result was speedy keep. (non-admin closure) Linguist^un Eins ^uno 03:00, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

History of Middle Eastern newspaper publishing

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There is no consensual definition of the Middle East. ARBN19 (talk) 11:44, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of questions if you don't mind - what were you thinking "Middle East" to mean when you created the article, and do you think there could be an alternative title that might might better cover your intended scope? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:15, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would say speedy keep per WP:SKCRIT #1. Category:Middle East and the main article Middle East provides enough reasonable definitions. This is not an argument for deletion. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:54, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:54, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:54, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - that's an absurd rationale for AfD of a well-sourced page.XavierItzm (talk) 19:16, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

speedy keep, as above. Geo Swan (talk) 13:02, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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