Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Legion Post No. 1


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 20:37, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

American Legion Post No. 1

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This American Legion post is only notable if it is actually the founding post of the American Legion, but there is no clear indication that it is. Although the idea of the American Legion was born in France in the days following the end of World War I, the actual founding of the organization occurred in Minneapolis. (See American Legion and its reliable sources.) Immediately following the founding, posts were chartered in several foreign countries, France among them. But in general, individual posts or branches of an organization are not separately notable from their parent organization unless there is something specific that sets the branch apart, and in this case, there does not appear to be anything of that nature. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:02, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 11:57, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete - I wrote a good deal of the current iteration of American Legion, for what it's worth. There are a pretty large number of American Legion Post #1s around the United States; the number itself is not that big a deal, nothing to go into WP:IAR mode over. Outside of that, it seems a pretty easy delete on the basis of lack of substantial coverage in independent sources. Certainly whatever historical importance exists for a Paris Post is already intimated in the American Legion piece and its contemporary importance (and coverage) is negligible. Carrite (talk) 14:43, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 17:44, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete: "Post #1" != "first American Legion hall" or even continuously meeting group, so, as above, no notability for this "post." Hithladaeus (talk) 18:49, 29 May 2015 (UTC)


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