Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Knights of Divine Mercy


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The result was delete. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 05:28, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Knights of Divine Mercy

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I do not believe this organization meets Wikipedia's notability requirements. It is a group based entirely out of the unincorporated community of Pine Bluff, per the article's text, which is itself a part of the town of Cross Plains. Cross Plains (town), Wisconsin has a population 1,419. I'm skeptical that a small-town fraternal organization can be considered notable without scrupulous adherence to Wikipedia's notability policies (WP:N, WP:ORG) -- and there, it falls short. The Knights of Divine Mercy has done nothing of note to warrant attention from independent, reputable sources; the article currently cites sources run by the organization and its founder, Richard Heilman, plus a smattering of others that honestly feel a bit more like promotional content. Consider, also, that there is currently only one (1) link to the page from another Wikipedia article. I would appreciate if someone could help out by finding something, anything notable that this group has done, because otherwise it doesn't seem fit for this encyclopedia. RexSueciae (talk) 00:22, 19 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. RexSueciae (talk) 00:27, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Wisconsin-related deletion discussions. RexSueciae (talk) 00:27, 19 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:TOOSOON. If this blows up into an association of the faithful, we can bring this back. Until then, it seems to remain a local phenomenon – although it's got good press so far for something so local. Elizium23 (talk) 00:49, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete For reasons stated above and also since the org does not meet notability standards. This is a small group with a small following, and is no different than a bible study group. Sure they may have two to three articles that reference them but they, in my opinion, do not have a sustained record of coverage to justify their own article.SVUKnight (talk) 04:32, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:29, 21 November 2019 (UTC)


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