Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wheeling Police Department

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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 was merge. I have redirected to Wheeling, West Virginia; knowledgeable editors are encouraged to merge relevant and verified information. seresin | wasn't he just...? 20:39, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wheeling Police Department

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Is a specific police department notable? Doesn't look like it in this case, wails WP:N and WP:RS. Wizardman 03:29, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. Are we to have an article for every single city and town's police force? I should think not and absent any indication that this particular police force is especially notable, or, indeed, any references at all, I should also think we can do without this superfluous article. OlenWhitaker • talk to me or don't • ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ 03:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC) 03:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, fails WP:ORG for local orgs as it lacks independent reliable source coverage. TRAVELLINGCARIMy storyTell me yours 03:50, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge the first paragraph (and probably some more) with Wheeling, West Virginia. A police force is a major public service which I would expect to see mentioned in an article on the locality, but it is only of local interest. However, most of the article just says that this police force does what all police forces do. Sjakkalle (Check!) 07:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep if reliable sources are produced, otherwise merge to Wheeling, West Virginia. I would think that there would be several reliable, independent sources about any significant police department. I am surprised nominator didn't think merging the content was a good idea as per WP:BEFORE and WP:N#Articles not satisfying the notability guidelines. DoubleBlue (Talk) 15:10, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. With 83 officers this is a large department. There are also sources and mentions in the news here, here, here, here, and even a mention from America's Most Wanted here. This department also appears to be old. There is a mention here of one of their officers being killed in 1868. KnightLago (talk) 21:35, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Unless thee is really some substantial events to write about, i think the bar for police departments should be rather high, perhaps cities of a half-million or so, certainly not 30,000. Even for mayors, we want someshere between 50,,0000 and 100,000. DGG (talk) 23:51, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
While that is something to be discussed, that is not the current bar. The current bar is notability through reliable sources. Sources which I have provided above. And since this department is so old, I am sure I could find more sources if needed. KnightLago (talk) 19:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
I removed those sections as copyvios. KnightLago (talk) 22:09, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Most departments will be the subject of reliable source coverage. Vegaswikian (talk) 02:18, 15 March 2008 (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.