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Proposed deletion of Frank Stuart Patterson


The article Frank Stuart Patterson has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
 * WP is NOT a MEMORIAL

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion.  DGG ( talk ) 22:07, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Author's Response to proposed deletion:

No memorial was implied. Apparently a reviewer inferred it. Naming an airfield after an individual or family is akin to naming a building, a street or a stadium. It does not a memorial make. Delete it if you wish -- but I saw no Wiki entry specifically about Lt. Frank Patterson, and it seemed an oversight. If someone would like to edit or tweak the entry, that might be a better choice rather than deletion. I have no edits to offer.

This is my first Wiki entry, and perhaps someone may have taken umbrage at a detail, a vocabulary choice, or a formatting issue. Assistance or clarification might be better than deletion.

Here is more detail -- somewhat redundant, but more: There was never any suggestion that WP is a memorial. It was merely the name given to the airfield. It was done in honor of both Lt. Patterson, a test pilot who died there, but also in gratitude to the Patterson family, successful business owners in the Dayton, Ohio area who helped raise significant funds to expand the land available for the military base. Some of the additional land obtained by the Patterson fund raising was simply named "Patterson Field." It was adjacent to "Wright Field" which was named in honor (but NOT as a memorial) to Wilbur Wright, also from Dayton. Later, when the 2 fields were merged, the base was named Wright-Patterson -- not as a memorial, but to retain the names of the 2 fields. Martiguy (talk) 03:11, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks for creating Frank Stuart Patterson, Martiguy!

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Joseph2302 (talk) 17:10, 5 February 2017 (UTC)