Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rat Bastard Protective Association


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The result was   merge to Bruce Conner.  MBisanz  talk 16:54, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

Rat Bastard Protective Association

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tongue in cheek "association" that was apparently just a name for a group of artist friends. no work associated with the group specifically. artist is notable, of course. I dont see enough here to even mention it seriously at his article. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 07:51, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Cheers, Ri l ey    00:12, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect and merge the sourced content (the first paragraph) to Bruce Conner. Discussions about the Rat Bastard Protective Association and its historical members do show up frequently in works about Conner (sometimes referring to the "Society" instead of "Association"), and I think this belongs in his article. I haven't found any RS substantiation for the stuff (some of it previously deleted) about LG Williams and the current existence of the "Association". --Arxiloxos (talk) 00:44, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
 * That line is both a BLP failure and a verifiability failure in any event and I'm gonna nuke it now. Carrite (talk) 17:21, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:49, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment - Here are some book sources:, , , . These have passing mentions, but perhaps additional sources are available. Northamerica1000(talk) 00:52, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge to Bruce Conner, where the passing mentions will establish it as worthy of a brief paragraph. Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:54, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge to Bruce Conner. Seems to be a GNG fail as a standalone article, but a redirect to Conner with some information there would be quite appropriate. Carrite (talk) 17:17, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Northamerica1000 does provide some sourcing. I don't think a Delete is viable based on that, nor am I sure that it's sufficient for a Keep of a standalone piece. I still believe this would best be a section in Conner's biography with a redirect. Carrite (talk) 17:20, 14 December 2012 (UTC)


 * merge/delete - Even charitably reading the sourcing included, at best makes this an informal group of friends/colleages who made a joking name for themselves. It is not an actual organization. Gaijin42 (talk) 15:49, 17 December 2012 (UTC)


 * After consideration and more source searching, merge to Bruce Conner. Coverage is a little scant for a standalone article. Northamerica1000(talk) 06:54, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
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