Talk:Queensland Law Society

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Removal of CSD tag[edit]

There's a precedent which indicates that a "State Bar Association" in the US is inherently notable, and this is essentially the Australian equivalent thereof. I'm not entirely sure that it's a case of nobody being able to work as a solicitor without membership, but there's absolutely a claim of inherent notability, albeit in a sub-stub of an article. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 06:57, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Where is this precedent? WP:A7 also is not about notability, but "No indication of importance". I am reinstating the CSD tag as I believe it was correctly applied in good faith. Cheers, Dresken (talk) 07:26, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'll hunt the exact wording up for you. Can't find it in so many words at the moment, but I came across it most recently skimming through AFD nominations, so it's out there somewhere. If we're going to debate the "importance" of the article's subject, though, then I'm happy to do so. A "peak professional body" in a state of a large country is an indication of importance. This judgement is made with all the good faith in the world, just as I'm sure that the tag was initially applied in the same spirit. I think we can both agree that a bad-faith CSD tagging would be either a flagrantly inappropriate one ("page not in English", for example) or one done to make a point. Neither is the case here. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 08:03, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The faith in tagging is not an important issue. The question is of correctness. CSD criteria are tightly and objectively worded. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:41, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. My response regarding the faith or lack thereof was purely because the point had been made. As it stands, this tag claimed a lack of importance, and this is not the case. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 09:17, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm surprised the faith statement was addressed really. To me, the original removal statement seemed to be at odds with the reason why A7 would be applied - I questioned my decision whether to reinstate the CSD or just leave a message - and I came to the conclusion that it was both "correctly applied" and "in good faith" so I should reinstate and be clear on my reasons for doing so. I didn't believe that it would be misinterpreted to be making any statement or aspersions about what faith others thought it was made in or what faith others were operating in. I am sorry that it caused confusion or offence. While I think the second reasoning was a lot clearer than the first - with hindsight, I should have just asked my question and waited. Cheers, Dresken (talk) 11:55, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]