Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belgian-American Association of Detroit


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The result was   delete. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 01:32, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Belgian-American Association of Detroit

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This article, started in September, is of an organization that does not seem to be notable to me. When I prod tagged it, it was under construction, and the creator's (who had done no work since October) response to my prod tag was to remove it and continue adding details, but no reliable sources.

I want the Wikipedia community's opinion on whether or not it is notable before too much more work is done on it. Careful Internet searches revealed only a few indications that this club exists, but nothing that would be notable. For example, it does not seem to have influenced politics in Detroit, incubated any famous businesses or had any controversies in its 82 years. Joey the Mango (talk) 17:38, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Michigan-related deletion discussions.  -- TexasAndroid (talk) 17:46, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
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 * Delete The article reads like an advertisement for a non-notable club. Pastor Theo (talk) 20:16, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment has anyone actually searched in newspaper articles over the entire period of the clubs existence? Any Detroit library should have files. To the best of my knowledge, there are none on the internet, but that's not the sum of human knowledge. it is possible that the war-time years in particular might have some material. DGG' (talk) 03:34, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * When they only get cursory mention in the book Belgians in Michigan, I think not. (The context is quite peripheral, the subject is a feather bowling club) Joey the Mango (talk) 04:33, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Frequent references to 'we' and 'our club' suggest that either the principle author is too close to the subject for impartiality, or the text was lifted verbatim from the club's publicity. Wavehunter (talk) 16:06, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
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