Iorazev

Articles for Deletion//IAYG

Hello Iorazev, I read through your comments on the articles for deletion page for the International Association of Young Geographers. Many of your points are well articulated, such as the fact that lesser developing countries will not have enough coverage. Emperor Napoleon did delete my middle school article, but the only reason I am advocating for a delete is because, on similar premises to my own article that was deleted, the article contains no other sources besides links to its own website. While the IAYG website indicates it has formed geography associations in countries like Ghana and Nigeria, there is simply no further information besides a single page on the website about each of them. Even if news coverage is less in LDCs, there should at least by some online record of NGO or the governments mentioned on the IAYG website that they are collaborating with the IAYG. For example, I see the official seals of South Sudan, Nigeria, and Swaziland, but no official reciprocation on any of the government's websites. Also, you mentioned the Association taking charge of the Philippine Geography Olympiad. The post on the website is simply a flyer advocating registration. The competition itself has been running for eight years, longer than the IAYG, which was founded in 2017. This Filipino Government Website mentions the competition and the fact that it is hosted by a local university, but no mention of the fact that the IAYG coordinates it. (http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/advisory/2018/DA_s2018_002.pdf) Pictures would be appreciated as proof of the IAYG's activities, however, a few gatherings of members may not be sufficient enough to justify. I am willing to withdraw my deletion motion if IAYG can post some sort of Press Release with more elaborate statistics of their activities. Again, the organization is commendable in its aims, and geography education should become a greater priority in society, however, at this time the organization may not be notable enough for Wikipedia. RainWizard29422 (talk) 18:37, 14 February 2018 (UTC)