Talk:Natural Law Party of Canada

message: Just before the 2003 Federal election, the Natural Law party presumably paid to have a multi-page supplement detailing its party platform (and related ideas) printed in multiple newspapers in Canada.  I don't know how many papers it ran in, but I think it ran in the three major Toronto papers at least.  (Those by themselves must have cost a fortune).  It would be interesting to add this to the article if a reputable source can be found.  I kept the one that came in my newspaper, but I suspect it got lost in all the moves over the past few years.209.202.70.226 (talk) 21:12, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes this could be an interesting addition to the article.  Perhaps you can find a source online. --BwB (talk) 08:44, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've read about that insert, or another one like it, and I should be able to find the source again.   Will Beback  talk   09:02, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

text: I figured that might be a mistake. By 2003 the party was already winding down. If you still have that brochure then hang on to it. It might be worth something someday.   Will Beback  talk   21:52, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Newspaper Supplement during 2003 Federal Election 

message: I just can't see why any readers would be interested to learn that some extremely marginal political figure thought the NLP were crazy.  It isn't an interesting analysis in its own right and the speaker isn't important enough for their commentary to be automatically noteworthy.  In short--who cares?  What does it add to the article?Pwrm (talk) 22:43, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:NPOV calls on us to include all significant points of view. Rankin is a perennial candidate in Canadian elections, and is notable person. Can you suggest other views to add to the article, or are you suggesting that we exclude all published views of the party?   Will Beback  talk   22:51, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm suggesting that Wikipedia restrict itself to views that come from people who have some expertise related to the subject at hand,  are close to the subject in some fashion, are important public figures, etc.  Maybe Rankin is a bigger deal in Canada than I realize, but being notable enough to have a Wikipedia article and being a perennial candidate doesn't automatically make a person very important--not important enough for it to be worth mentioning their views on a topic that has little to do with them.  Generally when I read something about politics I could care less what the Communist Party's opinion on it is, and I'm guessing most other readers also find this quotation uninteresting and its presence in the article inexplicable.  Do you think all articles about Canadian politics would benefit from the addition of a quote from the Canadian Communist Party?  If not, what makes this one different?Pwrm (talk) 23:08, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Rankin has some expertise in the field of fringe Canadian political parties. If this is the only view expressed about the topic, then it might be of interest. Certainly if other, more prominent views have been expressed then those should be given more weight.   Will Beback  talk   23:13, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

text: As for the "who cares?" argument, the cited source puts the characterization in its headline: "Fringe parties include 'right, left, crackpot'". The article, published in the The Gazette of Montreal, is mostly devoted to summarizing Rankin's views of the political landscape, and the NLP in particular. So a major Canadian newspaper cared enough to devote a few hundred words to her views of the party.   Will Beback  talk   23:40, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Naomi Rankin]] 

message: I propose that Natural Law Party of Ontario and Natural Law Party of Quebec be merged with this article. Comments? -- — Keithbob • Talk •  21:44, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The NLP was a short-lived and electorally unsuccessful party. These three articles are all very short and are not going to get any longer. Ontario and Quebec have a combined daily traffic in single figures. Readers' interests will be better served if all the content is available on one page. Spicemix (talk) 23:02, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

text: *That remains true four years after I made the first merger proposal. So of course I agree there should only be one article. Merge. -- Ohc ¡digame! 01:30, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for sticking around! Spicemix (talk) 11:17, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears there is a consensus for a merger. If there are not objections then I think we should go ahead. Comments?-- — Keithbob • Talk •  20:25, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Since this merge discussion has been ongoing for 25 days and no one has objected to the merger. I am going to go ahead today. Thanks to all who have participated.-- — Keithbob • Talk •  19:00, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge Proposal

message: Tags are not badges of shame. Since there is no active discussion I am removing the outdated tag. If anyone has OR concerns please describe them here so that they can be discussed and corrected.-- — Keithbob • Talk •  19:47, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing OR tag from 2009

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