Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of personnel 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 00:26, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

List of personnel 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

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Aside from the obvious WP:V challenge of proving all of these people actually served in the unit, there is little reason to chronicle people who don't meet WP:N on their own. Also, take into account the maintenance issue. Formerly prodded, prod tag removed by 70.91.192.37 .Consequentially 22:05, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOT. This is indiscriminate information of no encyclopedic value. --Dhartung | Talk 22:14, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete useless list containing people in which they (all of them) look they done have any articles--JForget 01:26, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as this is pretty much the definition of a directory entry. I'm doubtful enough about listing commanding officers of military units, but the whole personnel roster?  Not appropriate for Wikipedia.  FrozenPurpleCube 04:56, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per all above. I don't understand why there would be a directory of the 508th Bomb Squadron in Wikipedia when there isn't even a general article about the squadron to explain why it is notable. --Metropolitan90 05:47, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * delete as copyvio - if you follow the link at the bottom of the page, you'll find a website where this personnel list is duplicated exactly. Also, delete for lack of context: only the link tells you that these guys were in WWII. Also, just the fact that it's no more than a list is enough for deletion. Note, I personally like the idea of keeping this information stored somewhere for posterity, as I feel otherwise that the soldiers of WWII will be forgotten; I just think Wikipedia isn't the appropriate place to keep lists of all veterans. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad 14:32, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not a copyvio, as this is merely information that comes from PD sources and does not constitute a creative work. IOW, it's basically like copying a phonebook.   FrozenPurpleCube 15:38, 6 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Sorry, much as I idolize and appreciate our WW2 vets, this is not the place to make an article on every member of a squadron in the Army Air Forces. I assume that the 508th has a website, and this would be a welcome addition there.  Mandsford 22:32, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete if the group were notable for a specific action and the list was of people who were in the group at that point in time then I MIGHT change my stance. But as is... Balloonman 16:07, 9 August 2007 (UTC)


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