Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/An injury to one is an injury to all


 * 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   Keep. Continue to discuss a merge though.  Syn  ergy 07:05, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

An injury to one is an injury to all

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The slogan is certainly not notable enough for inclusion. This isn't Si Se Puede. Suggest we delete and merge. Arbiteroftruth (talk) 00:49, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * OPPOSE and there's already a discussion to merge. There are other political slogans which are just as notable as this one. It may not be in common usage today but it was a very popular slogan in the 1930s. Ask anyone involved in the labour movement and they will tell you it is a notable motto.MiltonP Ottawa (talk) 00:51, 4 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep – Sorry to disagree, but there does seem to be enough coverage of the slogan to at least expand on the article as shown here . I noticed that this coverage from well established – reliable – creditable – and trustworthy sources not only in the USA, but international outlets as well to establish Notability.  ShoesssS Talk 00:58, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. This does not appear to be a bona fide deletion nomination but rather a merge proposal. There is already a merge tag on the article and an ongoing merge proposal discussion at Talk:Industrial Workers of the World. AfDs are not really appropriate forums for discussing merge proposals and should be used for actual deletion discussions. So it would seem that this AfD should be closed on procedural grounds. I don't have a firm opinion on the merge proposal itself, but the slogan does appear to be notable and to have substantial coverage. Even a filtered GoogleBooks search gives 167 hits. Nsk92 (talk) 05:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep -- As much as I dislike articles for "slogans", there are a lot of them. From support our troops to have a nice day.  Theoretically, if we delete this one, we'll have to delete all the others.  And I'm lazy.  --Nik (talk) 10:56, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * keep An article is a good way to document this piece of history, which is what any slogan is. Hmains (talk) 05:20, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * KEEP As others have pointed out, the slogan is certainly notable and has been around for more than 100 years. Since Wikipedia, in its wisdom, sees fit to collect articles on other slogans which have been around for much less time, it makes sense to keep this one. SmashTheState (talk) 19:56, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * KEEP I've seen this slogan on signs at numerous job actions and protests. It is a very popular slogan, and it has a history that can be verified from Haywood's book, published in the late 1920s. Richard Myers (talk) 08:48, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep – This slogan is 'notable,' in widespread use, and despite its origination with a single union - the Industrial Workers of the World - has been taken up by nearly every union in the English speaking world when they engage in solidarity actions. To add a new reason to the reasons in favor of 'keeping' by others above, I note that this historical appropriation means that the issue of origination and attribution would be difficult to address properly in the context of an article on the IWW generally. Given that other, much less notable slogans are part of the Wikipedia article set, it seems that this one should definitely be kept.Erik.w.davis (talk) 18:29, 7 August 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.