Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Troop 34

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, commentary by author and IP contributors nonwithstanding. — FREAK OF NUR_xTURE (TALK) 10:14, Dec. 25, 2005

[edit] Troop 34, moved to Troop 34 (Detroit Area Council)

non-notable, unverifiable, can't even tell which Troop 32 out the hundreds that must exist. (BTW, I've been a Webelos Cub Scout, Star Boy Scout, Sea Scout, Cubmaster, Pack Committee Chairman, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop Committee Chairman, and District Training Chairman, and I don't think any Boy Scout Troop deserves its own article.) Dalbury^(Talk) 03:01, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, per nom Tom Harrison ^(talk) 03:09, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, per nom. Pburka 03:27, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as proposed. Gazpacho 04:32, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. Although the troop is adequately identified, no Boy Scout troop deserves its own Wikipedia article. --Metropolitan90 06:48, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
  • I wouldn't go that far. There are some pretty spectacular troops out there that could deserve a Wikiarticle. This isn't one of them. Saberwyn - 21:57, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, scout troop vanity. — JIP | Talk 18:26, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete not exactly scout troop vanity, but not exactly notable  J\/\/estbrook       02:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

• keep Every scout troop deserves their own wikipedia article! This one is actually very spectacular. (BTW Eagle Scout)

[[Abduncan4 02:23, 21 December 2005 (UTC)]] 02:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

• • Comment - Abduncan4 (talk · contribs) is the originator and sole contributor to the Troop 34 article. -- Dalbury^(Talk) 03:16, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

• keep I think this is a remarkable page, and this troop as most troops deserve a wikipedia article. 204.39.56.130 19:59, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

• • Comment Abduncan4 (talk · contribs) is the originator but not the sole contributer to the Troop 34 article. 204.39.56.130 20:02, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

• Comment Abduncan4 (talk · contribs) moved Troop 34 to Troop 34 (Detroit Area Council) and then removed the AfD notice. -- Dalbury^(Talk) 00:10, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

• keep troops are notable enough to be on wikipedia User:threegee —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.43.0.36 (talk • contribs)
• Delete, nn. Pavel Vozenilek 04:48, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

• • Comment someone please explain a valid reason why this needs to be deleted? It is a quality article about a good troop. Although it currently lacks information, that is what wikipedia is for, so other users knowledgable about Troop 34, can update it. It is not irrelevant becuase other troops have wiki articles and it is good information, there is no reason why it should be deleted. Abduncan4 18:48, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

It should be deleted because this article says nothing more than "We are a Scout troop from Detroit. We do Scout-type stuff. Cool!". There is absolutely nothing provided in the article that demonstrates the importance or significance of this troop. I will admit that your troop has significance to its members and the local community, as does mine, but we're talking a state-wide or national-wide impact outside the scouting community here.

Had this come in a few days later, it would have fallen under the new expansion to the Criteria for Speedy Deletion, section A-7, which is what I have based my reasoning above on.

I should also refer you to the WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a free host or webspace provider section of the What Wikipedia is NOT policy. The material here would best be suited to a website, which you can set up for free with numerous providers. Wikipedia is not for your troop's personal homepage.

On the above, I believe that this article is a suitable candidate for deletion, and do not change the vote I provided above. If my Rover Crew suddenly received an article, I'd have it deleted, for the exact same reasons. Don't take this personally. You're probably a good troop, just not a suitable one for Wikipedia.

Good Scouting, Saberwyn - 19:52, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh how I disagree. Every scout troop is deservable of a wikipedia article. Also, the troop has a very rich tradition and history that is over 50 years old, however that information has not been organized yet, so it cannot be posted.

• Comment: As of 2003, there were 43,984 troops in the USA alone [1], and Scouting exists in over 100 countries. --Metropolitan90 07:36, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• Comment - There is nothing notable about 50 years of history; my son earned his Eagle rank in a troop founded in 1914, and it doesn't have an article. -- Dalbury^(Talk) 12:06, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
• comment = this is so notable, every signle of the 43,984 troops deserves a wikipedia article, also maybe you or your son should write an article about that troop.

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