Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SSS islands

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) ––FormalDude (talk) 06:43, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

SSS islands

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This is just an unofficial name that has no standing. There are articles for each of the 3 SSS islands. Each can include a note there they are collectively called the SSS. This should be nothing more than a re-direct. Laurel Lodged (talk) 14:30, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Laurel Lodged (talk) 14:30, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Caribbean and Netherlands. — Ætoms ^[talk] 14:51, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Where would you propose redirecting this to? I'm open to that but don't see a good target. The ABC islands (Leeward Antilles) are also an unofficial name for nearby islands, and this seems to also a reasonable way to describe the island grouping. There are a number of book and news results in English and Dutch about these together. Reywas92^Talk 15:44, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Since you asked, if redirected it would be to Dutch Caribbean. You can read below that this is not an option I support. No need to answer, your opinion is clear and I respect your opinions! Just thought it would be nice if someone would answer the question. gidonb (talk) 15:45, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The grouping of the three islands is of historical significance, being a former colony of the Netherlands and a former island territory (comparable to a province or region) of the Netherlands Antilles. The grouping is also used a lot in modern contexts as a subdivision of the Dutch Caribbean. Perhaps the article could be renamed "Windward Islands (Dutch Caribbean)", which is more formal and more commonly used. — Ætoms ^[talk] 15:44, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: There's no issue of notability here. And it seems likely worth being more than merely a redirect, so discussion on content can occur outside AFD. Its not a neologism, i see it in books from the 80s [1][2] --Milowent • ^hasspoken 18:53, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
keep significant for historic reasons—blindlynx 19:29, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the acronym/moniker is used in RS. There is historical significance Lightburst (talk) 02:50, 8 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per Ætoms. This is a historical name for these islands, and redirecting the article to Windward Islands would remove an explanation of a historical category. Nythar (💬-❄️) 04:11, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Beyond the history already highlighted above, these three Dutch territories continue to share services. Most notably in healthcare. gidonb (talk) 15:40, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, nothing to add — TheThomanski | t | c | 17:06, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.