Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Civil Responsibilities Union

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result of the debate was Delete. Avi 05:10, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American Civil Responsibilities Union

Severely non-notable group, self-styled as "ACLU alternative" with one relevant google hit AFAICT [1] (to its homepage). Sdedeo (tips) 04:22, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per WP:ORG; as mentioned by nom, few google results [2]--TBCTaLk?!? 04:27, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per TBC.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  04:35, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Wikipedia is not yin and yang - it does not need an opposing article for every article, especially if the opposite is non-notable. Too many anti-neologisms and non-notable nemesis or counter-organisations have been appearing recently. SM247 08:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, fails WP:ORG. --Coredesat talk 08:16, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, nonnotable. NawlinWiki 15:34, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment. Not a hoax. 99 Google hits when you search by the full name at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&q=%22American+Civil+Responsibilities+Union%22&btnG=Search , and one of the hits is a message[3] from 1996, so the group has been around a long time. Even so, while the group is real, I'm not sure that it's notable, especially since I didn't see any figures for the number of members or its annual budget. --TruthbringerToronto 16:28, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment. Actually, I do see anyone in this discussion who clamed that this was a hoax.70.48.110.85 17:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. nonnotable, promo KleenupKrew 20:20, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment I got 96 Ghits, probably not all distinct (e.g. closer examination will probably show some are off-site copies of the article under discussion!). That doesn't seem very notable, given how easily someone can generate Ghits by using a sock/shill to post comments to blogs, etc. ---CH 05:05, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep stubs are cheap, at least as far as 99 google hits goes. Joeyramoney 02:57, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete for non-notability, and possibly merge info into the ACLU article, under "Conservative critics." Penelope D 03:43, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
• Hyperstrong Keep. This group is noted in AZ and CA for being against illegal immigration. I have seen the sign facing CA, saying:"Welcome to California, home of illegal aliens.", and on the other side, facing AZ,"You are leaving California, home of illegal aliens.", the only contact info given was www.acru.com. The are opposed to the ACLU on many issues and matters. Martial Law 22:12, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Comment: This billboard was located at Quartzite, AZ. Martial Law 02:34, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Comment: Please provide a reason why it should be kept. A billboard is not evidence of notability. Ladlergo 01:17, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete -- Non-notable. Atlant 22:07, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above (WP:ORG). Ladlergo 01:17, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

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.