Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila

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The article is nothing but a duplication of an existing page, which is the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Formal naming conventions of Philippine universities and colleges states that main campuses adhere to the institutions' generic name (see state colleges and universities naming conventions). UP System is an exemption, because each campuses are of equal standing with each other. If we'll continue to use PUP for the system and PUP Manila for the main campus, it seems like PUP Main is just like the different PUP campuses. PUP Main (or what you call PUP Manila) is the PUP itself. Also, it doesn't have the same standing as other campuses since its is the Main and the most important entity of the university. It's just that the university has extension campuses and branches. See the conventions used by University of Michigan, Mindanao State University and University of Washington. PUP Manila is not recognized by CHED as the official name for the PUP main campus. It should be simply called PUP in formal documents, except for satellite campuses. It is the same convention used by other philippine universities and colleges. The article PUP and PUP Manila create confusion for others, because they will think that PUP Manila is just a branch of PUP. PUP is not a full-fledged university system like the University of the Philippines or University of California. It is a university in Manila with extension campuses around the country. Isko1901 (talk) 22:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

• Delete. Your argument above is persuasive. But the main PUP article should make this point clearer. -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 16:12, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
• Redirect to parent article. Plausible search term for someone wishing to look up the article for the main campus, and redirects are cheap. -- RoninBK _{T C} 19:18, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. —• Gene93k (talk) 20:12, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Philippines-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 20:13, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

• Keep, I think: Before I vote definitively one way or the other, what's the difference between this article and an example I'm more familiar with, the University of Toronto vs the University of Toronto Mississauga? Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:59, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
• Because in this case the Manila campus is the primary one, not the satellite. You would not have a separate article on "University of Toronto: Main Campus" -- RoninBK _{T C} 22:55, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

:::Ahhh. I concluded the opposite from the text above. Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:00, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

• Merge & Redirect - The article itself is only supported by one reasonable source reference and itself doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:LOCAL in its present form. If it can be improved with more citation from reliable third party sources it maybe saved from AfD, however at the time of this comment this article is lacking. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 18:58, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

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