Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/First Church (Demotte, Indiana)


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 08:24, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

First Church (Demotte, Indiana)

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Fails WP:GNG without multiple independent sources covering the subject in detail. References are either human interest stories from a small media outlet, published by the church itself or a brief mention in an architectual magazine. TM 18:22, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete: non-notable small town church; nothing of any particular notability. Quis separabit?  19:52, 18 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete this isn't a notable topic for all the reasons stated above, I also don't see a reason why someone would need this information in the first place. This article is not only written sounding like promo, but I think the most likely reason someone would make an article like this is to use Wikipedia as a means of promotion and recognition for their company. Definitely not meeting WP:PROMO or WP:GNG. Grapefruit17 (talk) 21:02, 18 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Do not delete I have been working to edit the article so that it does not sound like a promo wp:promo can be changed and fixed. Definitely would be open to advice and help in making it less promotional and more neutral. Considering the fact that the church is larger than the entire town that it is in (Wheatfield Indiana) and almost the oldest continuously operating community institution in Demotte or Wheatfield Indiana, and in addition to local sources it is published with a major write up in a nationally circulated magazine (RCA today) I would argue that it does meet the notability standards. If this article is not notable than all small town articles like Demotte's Wheatfield's and others would need to be deleted. User:johnjurohill —Preceding undated comment added 22:53, 18 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Do not delete This church and this article have historical significance. It's an organization that has been a pillar of it's community since the late 1800's. It's longevity alone should justify this article.  There is also a miriad of published sources from local papers to national magazine publications that have noted the significance of First Church and it's contributions within its sphere of influence.  Let's fix the promotional language and stick to substance that actually informs about this organization. User:grantolomeo  —Preceding undated comment added 23:44, 18 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Well, it is the first church, not the second or third, so that must be notable. Just kidding, this clearly fails GNG, so Delete.--Rusf10 (talk) 00:19, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! Baby miss  fortune 02:26, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions. Merry Christmas! Baby miss  fortune 02:26, 19 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Fails GNG,ORG, etc. etc. etc. It also seems to violate PROMO. If the article creator wants to put a link to the church's website on Wheatfield, Indiana, with a little bit of the non self-promotional parts of this article on Wheatfield, that'd be fine. South Nashua (talk) 17:30, 20 December 2017 (UTC)


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