Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Provisional IRA South Down Brigade


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:14, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Provisional IRA South Down Brigade

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Group does not appear to meet notability standards. Only one reference, and that has no link so it is difficult to verify. Contested PROD, removed by User:The De-PROD Meister during his October 11 reign of terror. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 17:53, 11 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete - as the original nominator for deletion, i feel that the article fails to meet notability standards, with virtually all statements provided being dubious and sounding like original research. The "PIRA South Down Brigade" can be easily given a mention in the main PIRA article as a branch of the group with any future statements added that can be sourced. The original PROD by me, which was seconded by another editor, was due for expiration just before User:The De-PROD Meister's rampage and as no-one contested the deletion for the duration of the PROD is there need for AfD? Mabuska (talk) 09:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Strictly speaking, we have to go through the AfD when a PROD has been removed, even when it was done in the way that the now-blocked "Meister" did it, so here we are. The result will be the same, anyway. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 14:16, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Couldn't find any reliable sources. Armbrust  Talk  Contribs  16:25, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Any reliably sourced information should be upmerged to PIRA and a note should be made in PIRA that the brigade/command existed. Buckshot06 (talk) 20:22, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete without prejudice to recreation. This topic might be notable in its own right but I can't see any information specific to this particular wing of the IRA, other than two unsourced and possibly libellous claims about informants. The tone of the article also makes me think someone wants to gloss over the IRA's less savoury activities. No objection to an article that contains substantial information about the brigade from reliable sources. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 21:23, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete: no evidence of notability established, sourcing is very very thing. The one ref seems to be only a tangental mention, not an actual work about the unit. No prejudice to recreation if done properly.  bahamut0013  words deeds 21:32, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - per nomination. Anotherclown (talk) 14:25, 15 October 2010 (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.