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*'''Keep''' - Friends Reunited is becoming as popular with UK school-leavers as the school yearbook has always been with graduating high-school students in the US. *'''Keep''' - Friends Reunited is becoming as popular with UK school-leavers as the school yearbook has always been with graduating high-school students in the US.
::So is Classmates.com in the USA which is almost identical in function, its been speedy deleted twice. ] 05:32, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC) ::So is Classmates.com in the USA which is almost identical in function, its been speedy deleted twice. ] 05:32, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
:::Point taken. How about merging it into a new general article about "Internet Contact & Reunion Organisations"? These are definitely a new phenomenon worthy of an encyclopedia entry ] 16:38, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' without question. It's a phenomenon.] 07:00, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC) *'''Keep''' without question. It's a phenomenon.] 07:00, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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Friends reunited

commercial advertising spam. Alkivar 02:23, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)

  • Indeed. Delete. JFW | T@lk 03:09, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Move to Friends Reunited and improve. Notable UK website, often referred to in the British news. Average Earthman 09:51, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep An original idea for a contact website that now covers many countries incl. UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany & Ireland. Regularly in the UK news. Has spawned copycat sites such as Forcesreunited.org.uk lostamigos.net etc. Article needs expansion though
  • Strong Keep. Does need a lot of work, but it's a massivly popular in the UK (and now internationally). Alexa ranking on friendreunited.co.uk 1,697. Darksun 11:46, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Gets almost constant television coverage in the UK, millions have used it etc etc ] 11:48, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep, at a glance; it's certainly an element of UK popular culture (the sort of thing tjhat's unsurprising to see in newspaper cartoons, &c). Shimgray 14:26, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep Famous in the UK, constantly in the news and offers a free service. No more "commercial advertising spam" than BBC News 24! --Sp82 17:08, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep - easily passes notability test -- The Anome 17:13, Nov 7, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep - Friends Reunited is becoming as popular with UK school-leavers as the school yearbook has always been with graduating high-school students in the US.
So is Classmates.com in the USA which is almost identical in function, its been speedy deleted twice. Alkivar 05:32, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Point taken. How about merging it into a new general article about "Internet Contact & Reunion Organisations"? These are definitely a new phenomenon worthy of an encyclopedia entry Adambisset 16:38, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep without question. It's a phenomenon.Dr Zen 07:00, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)